Israel’s Aggression On Palestine and Zionism’s Relationship to Judaism, w/ Zachary Foster
What’s the history of Israel’s genocidal ambitions and the indoctrination that it requires in the Jewish community? Is Zionism really about protecting Jews or does it actually pose a danger to them? What’s the history of Gaza, Hamas and the timeline of Israel’s violence against them? To discuss this and more Rania Khalek was joined by Zachary Foster, a historian of Palestine.
Calls for Blinken’s resignation grow as serious charges of war crime revealed | Janta Ka Reporter
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken is facing calls for resignation after it became clear that he had changed the experts’ findings on Israeli war crimes to ensure an uninterrupted supply of weapons to Israel to be used in Gaza.
"Hell Is Breaking Loose in Lebanon": Israel Rejects Ceasefire Proposal as U.N. Chief Calls for Peace
Israel is continuing its bombardment of Lebanon and preparing for a possible ground invasion of the country, with the Netanyahu government rejecting a proposed 21-day ceasefire put forward by the United States, France, Canada, Australia, Japan, Qatar, the UAE and Saudi Arabia.
About 500,000 people in Lebanon have been displaced, and the Health Ministry reports at least 72 people were killed and nearly 400 wounded in Israeli attacks on Wednesday, bringing the death toll to over 620 in recent days. "There is a lot of suffering. There is a lot of hardship right now," says Beirut-based journalist Lara Bitar, who details how Israel has repeatedly attacked and invaded Lebanese territory going back decades. "The source of this pain can be pinpointed to the presence of the Israeli settler state in our region that continues to wreak havoc in Palestine, in Lebanon and across most of the world."
He’s here “to defend the indefensible,” Mehdi explains why Israel’s actions are “never justified”
“You can choose to be on the side, not of cruelty, not of criminality, but on the side of the innocent people of Gaza who are being killed as we speak by Eylon’s former colleagues in the Israeli military on the orders of Eylon’s former bosses in the Israeli government.”
Watch Mehdi’s opening statement during the Open to Debate event in front of a live audience in New York. Mehdi debated former Israeli government spokesperson Eylon Levy on whether Israel’s actions in Gaza were justified.