Author Archive: The Tortoise Shack

Please join us at patreon.com/tortoiseshack This is a 4 part podcast. The first part is a report from journalist Mahmoud Mushtaha in Gaza (via eSim thank you all very much) about the latest in the area, then Senator Tom Clonan, joins us to talk about the unfolding military machinations of this tragedy and to outline the political failures and combat […]

Please join us at patreon.com/tortoiseshack Note: Shortly after this recording Loay discovered that his cousin, Ashraf El-Basyouni, was killed by an Israeli airstrike. May he Rest in Peace. Our friend, NASA Engineer and Palestinian, Loay Elbasyouni, rejoined us late last night to talk about the ongoing plight of his parents who are trapped in Gaza, the lies and half-truths that […]

Please join us at patreon.com/tortoiseshack Note: Zak left me a very disturbing voice note a few minutes after we finished recording the podcast and you’ll hear it at the very start. Please help We received news of another massacre in the Jabalia refugee camp from an Israeli airstrike from Zak and quickly placed a call so as to bring you […]

Please join us at patreon.com/tortoiseshack Note: The podcast opens with a voice note sent by a clearly distressed Zak in Gaza. It was a pleasure to be rejoined by the best reporter on immigration in Ireland, the Dublin Inquirer’s Shamim Malekmian, to discuss the case of Abdullah Musleh, who finds himself trapped in Gaza because of the inefficiencies in the […]

Please join us at patreon.com/tortoiseshack CW: This podcast contains subjects that some listeners might find distressing. Palestinan-Irish man, Zak, lived in Dublin for 17 years. He’s in Gaza City now with his family and describes in the most powerful and heartbreaking way what a struggle it is right now in Gaza and how he feels (correctly) betrayed by the international […]