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This extraordinary conversation brings together two voices from opposite ends of the Gaza genocide. Hani Almadhoun is a Palestinian American who has lost more than 200 family members in the genocide, including his brother and co-founder, Mahmoud Almadhoun. Opposite him sits Anthony Aguilar, a former Green Beret and military contractor who became a whistleblower after raising alarms on human rights violations committed by the IDF while serving with the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation.
Together, Hani and Anthony confront the reality of loss, complicity, and accountability. Hani speaks from the lived pain of an obliterated family and community, while Anthony reflects on why he entered Gaza as a contractor, what he witnessed firsthand, and the moral reckoning that led him to speak out. This dialogue does not offer easy answers—it forces us to grapple with uncomfortable truths, the human cost of war, and the urgent question of where we go from here.

A conversation with:
Hani Almadhoun, Co-Founder, Gaza Soup Kitchen
Anthony Aguilar, Former Green Beret; Whistleblower, Gaza Humanitarian Foundation
Moderator: Mara Kronenfeld, Executive Director, UNRWA USA
Independent journalists are piercing through the fog of propaganda and state-sanctioned silence– safeguarding the integrity of history itself.