The Katie Halper Show

Journalists Sharif Abdel Kouddous & Yasha Levine on Israel, Iran, Palantir & Pistachios

April 23, 2026·1h 26m
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Katie talks to Sharif Abdel Kouddous, a journalist and editor at Drop Site News, about Gaza, Lebanon, Israel’s war on journalism and Kuwait’s detention of journalist American journalist Ahmed Shihab-Eldina. Then Katie chats with journalist and filmmaker Yasha Levine about Palantir, Ukraine and the war in Iran.To see the rest, please join us on Patreon at - https://www.patreon.com/posts/patreon-full-156223971Sharif Abdel Kouddous is a journalist and Middle East North Africa editor at Drop Site News, and producer of the Palestine Festival of Literature. Sharif Abdel Kouddous.Yasha Levine is a Russian-American investigative journalist, writer, and filmmaker. He's the author of "Surveillance Valley: The Secret Military History of the Internet," "A Journey Through California's Oligarch Valley," "The Koch Brothers: A Short History" and "The Corruption of Malcolm Gladwell." He's the co-host of The Russians podcast and writes at https://yasha.substack.com**Please support The Katie Halper Show **For bonus content, exclusive interviews, to support independent media & to help make this program possible, please join us on Patreon -  https://www.patreon.com/thekatiehalpershowGet your Katie Halper Show Merch here! https://katiehalper.myspreadshop.com/allFollow Katie on Twitter: https://x.com/kthalps Follow Katie on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/kthalpsFollow Katie on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@kthalps_Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

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