ranjit burar and professor abdul sharif for their contributions.military targets in retaliation for strikes on southern lebanon. and people around the world hold rally to show solidarity with palestinians and condemn israeli genocide in gaza.

ranjit burar and professor abdul sharif for their contributions.s, at least 240 palestinians, most of them women and children, have been killed in fresh round of israeli attacks on the gaza strip. the mass resistance fighters say that they have targeted israeli cities with barage of missiles and have hit gatherings of the occupation forces in the northern parts of gaza. an american coffee chain starbucks and swedish clothing brand h&m have been forced to leave morocco as a boycott campaign against companies supporting israel gains momentum.

let's discuss all of that with my guests here in the studio with me nhs surgeant and consultant ranjit burar, a committed anti-imperialist who has written and spoken on the subject extensively. over the weekend dr. barar found himself arrested by british police a rally for his pro- palestinian views. his account of what happened in his words later on. my other guest who is joining us via skype from. salam tanzania is the professor abdul sharif, he is a professor of history in zanzibar. well, welcome to you both, um, and ranji, let me start with you, first question, the humanitarian pause, your reaction and expectations. so, thanks for having me with you. i am skeptical that we're seeing the end of the situation in palestine that has led to all the violence. what we always see in our own media, is is a false depiction of the... narrative, so if you like, it starts, all of the picture in our current media starts with that act of resistance, but it's not shown as an active resistance, it's showed as a, justified, premeditated, cold-bloaded act of murder, we're told it's an act of genocide, the