Philip Weiss, co-editor of the Mondoweiss blog, discusses why Palestinians are holding out for a substantial ceasefire agreement that improves their living standards, despite sustaining massive casualties in the meantime; the cracks developing in the US-Israel "special relationship;" and why the mainstream media finally has the nerve to criticize Israel's killing of civilians.

Darrin Marion, proprietor of Darrin's Coffee Company, discusses his business's sponsorship of The Scott Horton Show. Stop drinking Folgers and get free shipping on your order of Darrin's fresh roasted coffee.

Danny Muller, an activist with the Middle East Children's Alliance, discusses Israel's destruction of the civilian infrastructure in Gaza, including water and power distribution.

Ray McGovern, a retired CIA officer turned political activist, discusses the Veteran Intelligence Professionals for Sanity's (VIPS) letter to President Obama, calling for the release of evidence on Malaysia Airlines flight MH17.

Freelance journalist Ken Klippenstein discusses the US-made weapons being used by Israel to commit war crimes against Palestinian civilians in Gaza.

Noura Erakat, a human rights attorney and activist, discusses her article in The Nation, "Five Israeli Talking Points on Gaza - Debunked."

Jason Ditz, editor at Antiwar.com, discusses President Obama's efforts to change the Authorization for Use of Military Force (AUMF) so he can dramatically broaden the war on terror.

Eric Margolis, author of American Raj, discusses Israel's "war" on Gaza and why the US risks terrorist attacks by providing Israel with the weapons being used to kill Palestinian civilians.

Joshua Hughes, an American expat living in Costa Rica, discusses why he is going on a hunger strike until Israel's siege of Gaza ends.