Connections Episode 112
West Bank Endgame
Mouin Rabbani Interviews Jasper Nathaniel
Wednesday, 14 January 2026
1:00 PM ET | 19:00 CET
Join us on Wednesday, 14 January for a conversation with Jasper Nathaniel about Israel’s intensifying onslaught on the West Bank. This episode of the Connections podcast examines Israel’s methods and objectives regarding the West Bank, and how these relate to its broader agenda towards the Palestinian people and the impunity Israel has been extended by its sponsors and allies.
Connections offers timely and informative interviews on current events and broader policy questions, as well as themes relevant to knowledge production. It combines journalism, analysis, and scholarship.
Guest
Jasper Nathaniel is a Brooklyn-based writer and reporter who covers the occupation through regular, on-the-ground reporting in the West Bank. He writes the Substack Infinite Jaz, and his work has appeared in The Drift, The Baffler, The Paris Review, Drop Site News, and elsewhere.
Host
Mouin Rabbani is a researcher, analyst, and commentator specialising in Palestinian affairs, the Arab-Israeli conflict, and the contemporary Middle East. He has among other positions previously served as Principal Political Affairs Officer with the Office of the UN Special Envoy for Syria, Head of Middle East with the Martti Ahtisaari Peace Foundation, and Senior Middle East Analyst and Special Advisor on Israel-Palestine with the International Crisis Group. Rabbani is Co-Editor of Jadaliyya, and a Contributing Editor of Middle East Report.