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This is the web version of Foreign Exchanges, but did you know you can get it delivered right to your inbox? Sign up today:TODAY IN HISTORYDecember 2, 1805: At the Battle of Austerlitz, Napoleon wins what was arguably his greatest victory against a larger joint Russian-Austrian army. The Allies suffered 36,000 dead/wounded/captured compared with only 9000 for the French. The French victory was so complete that not only did it end the War of the Third Coalition, it allowed Napoleon to create the Confederation of the Rhine among the German states that had become French clients. Emperor Francis II was then forced to dissolve the Holy Roman Empire, which had been in existence continuously since 962 and traced its origins back to Charlemagne's coronation as “emperor of the Romans” in 800.December 2, 1942: Enrico Fermi and his team create the first self-sustaining nuclear reaction at “Chicago Pile-1,” a rudimentary reactor built under the campus of the University of Chicago. This was the first milestone achievement for the Manhattan Project in its race to build a nuclear bomb before Nazi Germany.December 3, 1971: The Pakistani military undertakes preemptive airstrikes against several Indian military installations, beginning the Indo-Pakistani War of 1971, itself the final phase of the Bangladesh Liberation War. India was preparing to enter the war on Bangladesh's side anyway, so when I say these strikes were “preemptive” I am not using that term in the phony, George W. Bush “hey they might attack us someday, you never know” sense of the term. The war, to put it mildly, was a complete disaster for the Pakistanis, who were forced to surrender a scant 13 days later and had to give up their claims on “East Pakistan” (Bangladesh) while suffering around a third of their military killed, wounded, or captured. In one of Henry Kissinger's more notorious acts, the Nixon administration opted to support Pakistan despite evidence of its armed forces committing major atrocities against Bangladeshi civilians.December 3, 1984: A Union Carbide pesticide plant in Bhopal, India, spews toxic methyl isocyanate gas overnight, resulting in the deaths of between 3800 and 16,000 people and causing injury to at least 558,000 more. Union Carbide maintains that the leak was caused by deliberate sabotage, though Indian courts subsequently found several officials at the plant guilty of negligence. The “Bhopal Disaster” remains one of the worst industrial catastrophes in history and its adverse effects are still being felt by people in that region to the present day.MIDDLE EASTISRAEL-PALESTINEThe Israeli military (IDF) was advancing on the southern Gazan city of Khan Younis on Sunday, with Hamas officials and residents both reporting indications of nearby fighting and the IDF later confirming that it has sent ground forces into southern Gaza. The IDF has been ordering civilians to evacuate the eastern reaches of Khan Younis, and of course it's posted a helpful interactive map on its website that warns civilians of imminent danger provided those civilians have reliable internet access and haven't lost their special IDF secret decoder rings. Residents of Khan Younis will likely move further south to Rafah, though that city is also under heavy IDF bombardment so it's not really safe either. Israeli officials say the IDF struck more than 400 targets over the weekend, and the official Gazan death toll had risen at last check to 15,523. The real death toll may be substantially higher, given the likelihood of bodies that haven't yet been recovered and the closure of most of the hospitals that were handling casualties.Elsewhere:* Aid shipments into Gaza have resumed. The Palestinian Red Crescent Society says that 100 truckloads of aid entered the territory from Egypt on Saturday and I believe the aim was to bring in a similar number of trucks on Sunday though I have not seen any information yet as to whether that was accomplished.* The Biden administration may be “pressing” Israel and Hamas to resume negotiations, as White House spokes-ghoul John Kirby told NBC on Sunday, but there's no indication it's having any success. After the ceasefire collapsed on Friday the Israeli government recalled its Mossad negotiators from Qatar, and for Hamas's part the Islamist group's political wing has sworn off any future prisoner swaps “until the war ends.”* The administration is continuing to send large quantities of ordinance to the IDF, including massive “bunker buster” bombs. So any claim that it's really pushing the Israeli government to negotiate a ceasefire or even demonstrate greater discernment in its bombardments really doesn't hold up terribly well.* Israel Hayom is reporting that “key figures” in the US Congress have been shown the text of a “new initiative” that would condition future US aid to Egypt, Iraq, Turkey, and Yemen (all of which it identified as “Arab states,” which would be news to the Turks) on the willingness of governments in those four states to enable the ethnic cleansing of Gaza by taking in refugees. That same outlet has also reported (in Hebrew, so here's a summary from Ryan Grim) that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has asked Minister of Strategic Planning Ron Dermer to put together a plan to “thin the population in Gaza to a minimum,” which if nothing else is an incredible euphemism. The Biden administration has rejected any forced and/or permanent relocation of Gazan civilians, a point that Vice President Kamala Harris reiterated during her visit to the COP28 climate summit in Dubai over the weekend. But it perhaps could be sold on the idea of a “voluntary” (in quotes because in reality it would be anything but) evacuation that is characterized as temporary even if there's no real intention to ever let the evacuees return.* The Guardian says its reporting has confirmed the findings of that bombshell +972 Magazine piece from a few days ago, which reported that the IDF has been using an AI system called “Habsora” (“The Gospel”) to identify targets under a process that's been likened to a “mass assassination factory.” The system is producing targets faster than the IDF can attack them, including private homes where the likelihood of civilian casualties is high. Israeli officials are apparently insisting that the AI is programmed to minimize civilian risk, an assertion that cannot be squared with the high number of civilian casualties incurred so far in this conflict.* Israeli settler mobs attacked two West Bank villages in separate incidents on Saturday, killing at least one Palestinian in one of those attacks. The human rights organization Yesh Din says it's catalogued some 225 settler attacks against Palestinians in the West Bank since October 7, resulting in at least nine deaths.* On a somewhat related note, one of the people killed in last Thursday's shooting in East Jerusalem turns out to have been an Israeli civilian who shot and killed the two Hamas attackers and then was mistakenly gunned down by Israeli soldiers. Video footage apparently shows the man disarming, kneeling, and opening his shirt to demonstrate to the soldiers that he was not a threat, but one of them killed him anyway. The incident has raised issues regarding the trigger happiness of Israeli security forces and the wisdom of the Israeli government's armed vigilante program, which in addition to risking civilian Palestinian deaths also risks more “friendly fire” shootings like this one.* The Washington Post published a story this weekend about the hasty evacuation of al-Nasr Children's Hospital in northern Gaza last month. Without going into some of the grislier details, the staff was forced to evacuate by the IDF and left behind four premature infants who likely would not have survived relocation. They say Israeli officials told them the infants would be taken out in Red Cross ambulances but apparently they were left to die and, eventually, decompose. Reporters discovered their remains during the ceasefire. Israeli officials insist that they never ordered al-Nasr's evacuation and have questioned the veracity of the story, despite video evidence and a recording of a phone call that the IDF itself released in which an Israeli official appears to acknowledge the need to rescue patients from the facility. The Red Cross says it never agreed to assist the evacuation and that conditions in northern Gaza would have made it impossible for its personnel to get to al-Nasr to retrieve the infants.* I mention the al-Nasr story because it strikes me as especially galling. In general I'm trying not to focus heavily on individual atrocities or allegations of atrocities in compiling these newsletters—there would be no space for anything else otherwise. I hope readers don't mistake that for apathy about any of these stories, going back to and including the atrocities committed/allegedly committed by Gazan militants on October 7 (I know cases of sexual violence have been receiving heavy coverage of late). I feel my role here is to try to provide an overview and for me that means keeping some distance from specific events. I'm sure I don't do that consistently but it is my aim.SYRIAAccording to Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, that Saturday morning Israeli missile attack in the vicinity of Damascus killed at least two of its personnel who were in Syria on an “advisory” mission. The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights reported that the strikes killed two Syrians who were affiliated with Hezbollah as well as two foreigners, presumably these IRGC members, while wounding five other people.YEMENHouthi rebels in northern Yemen fired a barrage of missiles and drones at ships in the Red Sea on Sunday. The group damaged three commercial ships and also fired at least three drones at the US naval destroyer USS Carney, which shot the projectiles down. There's no indication of any casualties and two of the vessels reported only minor damage (I'm unsure as to the status of the third). I would not be surprising if the US military were to retaliate against the Houthis in the near future, and there is a genuine risk that this could lead to a full-blown resumption of the Yemen war—though of course that would require Saudi Arabia's involvement.IRAQIraqi Prime Minister Mohammed Shiaʿ al-Sudani reportedly told US Secretary of State Antony Blinken during a phone conversation on Saturday that Baghdad does not appreciate the US military carrying out attacks on Iraqi soil. The US attacked two Iraqi militia-linked targets on November 22 (during this newsletter's holiday pause), “killing nine pro-Iran fighters” in retaliation for attacks against US personnel according to AFP. Those attacks tapered off during the Gaza ceasefire, but as we know that ceasefire is no longer operative.On Sunday, US forces carried out a drone strike on a militia target in Iraq's Kirkuk province, killing at least five people and wounding five more. There was initially no indication as to responsibility (though one didn't exactly have to be Sherlock Holmes to solve this caper), but the US military later confirmed that it was responsible and characterized the strike as preempting “an imminent threat.”ASIAPAKISTANUnspecified gunmen attacked a bus in northern Pakistan's Gilgit-Baltistan region late Saturday, killing at least nine people and injuring at least 26 others. The bus driver was among those killed, along with the driver of a truck with which the bus collided. There's been no claim of responsibility and the main body of the Pakistani Taliban has taken the rare step of denying any involvement.PHILIPPINESA bombing targeting a Catholic mass killed at least four people and left several others wounded on the campus of Mindanao State University in the southern Philippine city of Marawi on Sunday. Islamic State claimed responsibility for the attack via Telegram. The previous day, the Philippine military said its forces killed at least 11 jihadist militants in nearby Maguindanao province in an attack targeting “suspected leaders and armed followers of the Dawla Islamiyah [i.e. ‘Islamic State'] and the Bangsamoro Islamic Freedom Fighters” to borrow the AP's verbiage. I don't know whether Sunday's bombing was planned in advance or was intended as a direct retaliation for Saturday's incident.AFRICAGUINEA-BISSAUThe president of Guinea-Bissau, Umaro Sissoco Embaló, characterized Thursday night's gun battle between elements of the National Guard and his Presidential Palace Battalion as an “attempted coup” in comments to reporters on Saturday. Embaló had been out of the country attending the COP28 summit when the incident took place and said it had delayed his return to Bissau. National Guard commander Victor Tchongo is now in government custody, but Embaló appeared to suggest that there were other coup plotters behind Tchongo and said he would open an investigation into the incident on Monday. The National Guard is part of the Interior Ministry, which AFP says is “dominated” by the African Party for the Independence of Guinea and Cape Verde (PAICG). That party, which won June's parliamentary election and now controls the government, is opposed to Embaló.BURKINA FASOThe military governments of Burkina Faso and Niger announced on Saturday that they are both withdrawing from the G5 Sahel regional counterinsurgency force. That group was formed in 2014 with the aim of pooling resources to battle the various jihadist groups that were threatening Sahelian governments. It began deploying joint forces a couple of years later, but as you might already have concluded it's had minimal impact on the region's jihadist crisis. Mali's ruling junta quit last year, so of the original five member states only Mauritania and Nigeria still remain.ETHIOPIAOfficials in Ethiopia's Oromian regional government have accused the rebel Oromo Liberation Army of killing at least 36 civilians in attacks on three villages that took place on November 24 and 27. The OLA apparently hasn't commented and there's no confirmation of the government claim, but the alleged attacks took place not long after another round of peace talks between the OLA and Ethiopian government broke down, so it's conceivable the group decided to lash out in that moment. The OLA was formed as the military wing of the Oromo Liberation Front in the 1970s but broke away from the group's political leadership when the latter reached a peace accord with the Ethiopian government in 2018. It frequently attacks non-Oromo communities in Oromia, though authorities have only said that the victims of these attacks were Orthodox Christians without reference to ethnicity.EUROPEUKRAINERussian military operations in eastern Ukraine may have hit a couple of speed bumps over the weekend. For one thing, reports that emerged on Friday suggesting that the Russians had seized the town of Maryinka, southwest of the city of Donetsk, appear to have been a bit premature. Ukrainian forces are reportedly still in control of some parts of the town, including a coking plant, though that may change in relatively short order of course. Elsewhere, the Ukrainian military claimed on Saturday that Russian attacks on the city of Avdiivka had completely ceased for a full day. That too could change in a hurry, and indeed may already have changed by the time you read this, but it suggests the Russians were at least regrouping after spending the previous several days in what seemed like intense fighting to try to take the city.The Ukrainian government says it's investigating a claim that Russian soldiers summarily executed two surrendering Ukrainian military personnel. Details are minimal but there's a video of this alleged incident circulating on social media. Needless to say, intentionally killing surrendering soldiers is a war crime.FRANCEA knife-wielding attacker killed one German tourist and wounded two other people near Paris's Eiffel Tower late Saturday. The attacker is a French national who was on a French government “watch list,” had apparently pledged allegiance to Islamic State, and was also “known for having psychiatric disorders” according to Reuters. He cited the conflict in Gaza, among other triggers, to police after his arrest.AMERICASBRAZILBrazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva said on Sunday that he has no intention of bringing Brazil into full membership in the OPEC+ bloc and would stick to “observer” status only, one day after he somewhat incoherently told reporters that he wanted to join the group of major oil producing nations to try to encourage them to stop producing oil. OPEC+ extended a membership offer to Brazil on Thursday, which I gather has raised some eyebrows given Lula's stated commitment to combating climate change. Brazil's state-owned oil company, Petrobras, is continuing to pursue new oil exploration, also despite Lula's climate change position, though he says his aim is to invest oil profits in non-fossil fuel energy alternatives (and to encourage OPEC+ nations to do likewise). Oil remains the cause of, and solution to, all of humanity's problems.VENEZUELAVenezuelans, or at least the ones who participated, apparently voted overwhelmingly in Sunday's referendum to support their country's territorial claim on western Guyana's Essequibo region. Election officials said that the vote was 95 percent in favor for all of its five clauses—the most contentious of which was a question about whether or not to declare Essequibo a new Venezuelan state and extend citizenship to its residents—though there's not much insight as to turnout. There's no indication that the Venezuelan government is planning any imminent steps to try to actualize its claim on Essequibo but the referendum has nevertheless caused some consternation in Guyana and internationally.UNITED STATESFinally, HuffPost's Akbar Shahid Ahmed offers some welcome reassurance that the worst Middle East “expert” in Washington is still central to the Biden administration's regional policy:Four men in Washington shape America's policy in the Middle East. Three are obvious: President Joe Biden, Secretary of State Antony Blinken and national security adviser Jake Sullivan. The fourth is less well-known, despite his huge sway over the other three ― and despite his determination to keep championing policies that many see as fueling bloodshed in Gaza and beyond.His name is Brett McGurk. He's the White House coordinator for the Middle East and North Africa, and he's one of the most powerful people in U.S. national security.McGurk crafts the options that Biden considers on issues from negotiations with Israel to weapon sales for Saudi Arabia. He controls whether global affairs experts within the government ― including more experienced staff at the Pentagon and the State Department ― can have any impact, and he decides which outside voices have access to White House decision-making conversations. His knack for increasing his influence is the envy of other Beltway operators. And he has a clear vision of how he thinks American interests should be advanced, regarding human rights concerns as secondary at best, according to current and former colleagues and close observers.Indeed, even though McGurk has spent nearly 20 years giving bad advice about the Middle East to a succession of US presidents—and even though his fixation on Saudi-Israeli normalization at Palestinian expense may have helped trigger the October 7 attacks—his influence today appears to be greater than it's ever been. I'm sure that makes all of us feel a little better.Thanks for reading! Foreign Exchanges is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.foreignexchanges.news/subscribe

On Friday's Mark Levin Show, the Democrat media will go to any length to smear Benjamin Netanyahu and act as mouthpieces for Hamas, like the New York Post and Joe Scarborough attacking him for things that happened when Netanyahu was not even Prime Minister. Like Donald Trump, they want to put Netanyahu put in prison because they never wanted him elected or to put together a coalition government in Israel. The Democrat party and their media surrogates are sabotaging Netanyahu-led Israel while cheering for Hamas and protesting for Hamas in our streets. Our government under President Biden and Antony Blinken has blown up the Middle East while re-arming Iran and its surrogate terrorist organizations with our tax dollars. Also, Liz Cheney is saying that a re-election of Donald Trump would put our democracy in danger, but she did not talk about the Biden administration this way while they were going after parents at school board meetings or using swat teams to attack pro-life protesters. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Secretary of State Antony Blinken quietly slipped into Israel on Thursday for meetings in Ramallah and Jerusalem to further a bold proposal that may result in a two-state solution for Israel and Palestine. Blinken believes the ongoing hostage releases and ceasefire talks provide a diplomatic opening for a long-lasting peace. Blinken outlined his proposal in a speech Thursday night. Israel must improve the lives of Palestinians in the West Bank and Gaza “in immediate, tangible ways.” Israel must provide Palestinians with a credible path toward statehood. The US will propose “practical steps” that can be taken to this end. A “revitalized” Palestinian Authority will govern a united West Bank and Gaza. The government in Ramallah must reform, end corruption, and promote a free press. My guest on this week's podcast is investment banker and Middle-East policy expert Rick Petree. His diplomatic roots, operational experience, and nuanced knowledge make him an ideal expert to assess Blinken's gambit. As Rick and I were speaking, the final 8 hostages to be released by Hamas under the 4-day ceasefire - were in transit back home to Israel after 55 days in captivity. 120 Israelis have been freed, 75 remain in captivity. We discuss how the crisis presents an opportunity for peace and how both Palestinian and Israeli public opinion seem increasingly receptive to dialogue and compromise after decades of failed security doctrines. Furthermore, the potential spoils of vast offshore gas reserves discovered between Israel and Gaza suggest possible shared prosperity if political cooperation can be achieved. No naïve optimism is warranted. And yet Blinken's maneuverings hint that behind the hostage tragedy, economic incentives, and weariness of violence, a cautious hope burns for progress between historic enemies. The ingredients for peace may be aligning if key leaders can seize the moment.

Secretary of State Antony Blinken quietly slipped into Israel on Thursday for meetings in Ramallah and Jerusalem to further a bold proposal that may result in a two-state solution for Israel and Palestine. Blinken believes the ongoing hostage releases and ceasefire talks provide a diplomatic opening for a long-lasting peace.  Blinken outlined his proposal in a speech Thursday night. Israel must improve the lives of Palestinians in the West Bank and Gaza “in immediate, tangible ways.” Israel must provide Palestinians with a credible path toward statehood. The US will propose “practical steps” that can be taken to this end. A “revitalized” Palestinian Authority will govern a united West Bank and Gaza. The government in Ramallah must reform, end corruption, and promote a free press. My guest on this week's podcast is investment banker and Middle-East policy expert Rick Petree. His diplomatic roots, operational experience, and nuanced knowledge make him an ideal expert to assess Blinken's gambit.  As Rick and I were speaking, the final 8 hostages to be released by Hamas under the 4-day ceasefire - were in transit back home to Israel after 55 days in captivity. 120 Israelis have been freed, 75 remain in captivity. We discuss how the crisis presents an opportunity for peace and how both Palestinian and Israeli public opinion seem increasingly receptive to dialogue and compromise after decades of failed security doctrines.  Furthermore, the potential spoils of vast offshore gas reserves discovered between Israel and Gaza suggest possible shared prosperity if political cooperation can be achieved.  No naïve optimism is warranted. And yet Blinken's maneuverings hint that behind the hostage tragedy, economic incentives, and weariness of violence, a cautious hope burns for progress between historic enemies. The ingredients for peace may be aligning if key leaders can seize the moment. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

From Milwaukee, Wisconsin, to the far corners of the globe, Crosstalk brings news items to listeners each Friday to keep you informed. Here's a sample of what was shared this week-----Secretary of State Antony Blinken visited Israel seemingly in part to push for an extension of the Israel-Hamas cease-fire. Since that time, rockets fired by Hamas triggered an end to this week-long pause. Fighting resumed after Israel accused Hamas of violating the truce agreement. After Hamas began firing rockets into southern Israel, the Israel Defense Forces resumed bombing in Gaza City. ----According to an Iranian official, Hamas has only used 10-12- of its military arsenal so far in the war against Israel.----Roni Kriboy managed to escape from terrorists who held him hostage in the Gaza Strip, but ordinary Gazans returned him to his captors.----Hamas terrorists kidnapped children and were trained to create a specific sign on their bodies. They would put one of the legs of the child on a hot motorcycle exhaust creating a -brand- on their bodies. This mark would help identify them if they attempted to escape. ----Israeli President Isaac Herzog told -X- owner Elon Musk that his platform needed to do more to fight and combat anti-Jewish hate as Musk visited Israel on a goodwill visit.----Tuesday evening the House voted to reaffirm Israel's right to exist.----Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer -who is Jewish- ripped the political left in a speech from the Senate floor Wednesday over its overt antisemitism in the days following the October 7th attack. Jim provided audio from the speech.

On Friday morning, Israel resumed its bombing campaign against Gaza, and the civilian death toll is once again rising. Both Hamas and Israel accused the other of violating the temporary truce. Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant has promised, “We will fight in the entire [Gaza] Strip.” Despite meekly worded suggestions from Secretary of State Antony Blinken that Israel make an effort to reduce civilian deaths, the U.S. position remains one of full-throttled support for a military campaign that has killed more than 15,000 Palestinians, the vast majority of them children and other civilians.In this special episode of Intercepted, political analyst Mouin Rabbani, co-editor of the Arab Studies Institute's ezine Jadaliyya, offers a provocative analysis of the current situation. In a discussion with Jeremy Scahill and Murtaza Hussain, Rabbani suggests that behind the belligerent rhetoric and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's proclamations he will eradicate Hamas, Israel may already be heading for a bloody quagmire it is unlikely to transform into an accomplishment of its stated goals. “We're now well into the second month of this war, and the most Israel has been able to achieve is to raise the Israeli flag on a hospital. It's not exactly Iwo Jima,” Rabbani says. The “Israeli military is a very effective killing machine when it's dropping 2,000-pound bombs from the air, but a rather mediocre fighting force when it comes to ground operations.” Rabbani describes the evolution of Hamas's strategy and tactics over the past decades and maps out several scenarios that might emerge in the coming period. “The idea that you can wipe [Hamas] out, even if you fully succeed in conquering every last square inch of the Gaza Strip, is an illusion,” he says. “It is effectively impossible to resume this war without regional escalation.”If you'd like to support our work, go to theintercept.com/give, where your donation, no matter what the amount, makes a real difference.And if you haven't already, please subscribe to the show so you can hear it every week. And please go and leave us a rating or a review — it helps people find the show. If you want to give us additional feedback, email us at Podcasts@theintercept.com. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week on the Mark Levin Show, President Biden, Antony Blinken, the Democrat party and their media are betraying Israel, and they have more negative hostile things to say about the State of Israel defending themselves than they do about the Islamonazi regime in Iran. President Biden has blown up the Middle East and has blood on his hands, from the Iranians protesting against their tyrannical Islamonazi regime to the Jews in Israel under attack by Hamas. The citizens of Israel can never live in peace while Biden is president because he does not want Israel to win. President Biden and Antony Blinken keep pouring billions and billions of dollars into Iran, who are using that money to produce weapons and oil for Russia and China while also funding terrorist organizations like Hamas. 90 Democrats joined Republicans in passing a bill that will prohibit U.S. funding to Iranian terrorism, and now it is in the hands of Mitch McConnell and Republicans in the Senate to force the bill.  Meanwhile, Nikki Haley is spending more than ever to buy her way into the presidency and is now being endorsed by the Koch Network. Charles Koch hates a strong border, a strong military, and most of all hates Donald Trump.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Dana recaps the debate between Ron DeSantis and Gavin Newsom. Gavin Newsom goes after Ron DeSantis over Parkland. The House votes to expel Rep. George Santos. Dana is officially in the Christmas spirit. Dana reacts to the new Tesla Cyberbeast EV. Antony Blinken speaks obsessively about aid and the need for hundreds more aid trucks and more fuel for Hamas. Investigative Reporter Julio Rosas joins us to give us insight on the Palestinian protests in NYC.Please visit our great sponsors:Black Rifle Coffeehttps://blackriflecoffee.com/danaChange the lives of Veterans and their families with the Boot Campaign with every purchase of the Ready-to-Drink Coffee!All Family Pharmacyhttps://allfamilypharma.com/danaSave 10% with code DANA10 when you order today at https://allfamilypharma.com/danaHeadrest Safehttps://theheadrestsafe.comUse code DANA for an exclusive $50 off. Hillsdalehttps://danaforhillsdale.comHillsdale College: Developing Minds. Improving Hearts. KelTechttps://KelTecWeapons.comSign up for the KelTec Insider and be the first to know the latest KelTec news. Nimi Skincarehttps://nimiskincare.comDon't compromise. Use promo code DANA for 10% your order.Patriot Mobilehttps://patriotmobile.com/danaGet a free smartphone with code FRIDAY76 when you switch today! Wise Food Storagehttps://preparewithdana.comSave $50 on your 4-Week Survival Food Kit plus free shipping when you order today!

From Milwaukee, Wisconsin, to the far corners of the globe, Crosstalk brings news items to listeners each Friday to keep you informed. Here's a sample of what was shared this week-----Secretary of State Antony Blinken visited Israel seemingly in part to push for an extension of the Israel-Hamas cease-fire. Since that time, rockets fired by Hamas triggered an end to this week-long pause. Fighting resumed after Israel accused Hamas of violating the truce agreement. After Hamas began firing rockets into southern Israel, the Israel Defense Forces resumed bombing in Gaza City. ----According to an Iranian official, Hamas has only used 10-12- of its military arsenal so far in the war against Israel.----Roni Kriboy managed to escape from terrorists who held him hostage in the Gaza Strip, but ordinary Gazans returned him to his captors.----Hamas terrorists kidnapped children and were trained to create a specific sign on their bodies. They would put one of the legs of the child on a hot motorcycle exhaust creating a -brand- on their bodies. This mark would help identify them if they attempted to escape. ----Israeli President Isaac Herzog told -X- owner Elon Musk that his platform needed to do more to fight and combat anti-Jewish hate as Musk visited Israel on a goodwill visit.----Tuesday evening the House voted to reaffirm Israel's right to exist.----Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer -who is Jewish- ripped the political left in a speech from the Senate floor Wednesday over its overt antisemitism in the days following the October 7th attack. Jim provided audio from the speech.

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Henry Kissinger's reign of terror is over (having been very effectively passed on to his protege, Antony Blinken).

Today’s podcast is a hybrid. The first part, about the appalling rhetoric used by Antony Blinken about Israel and its conduct of the war that has now restarted, was recorded Friday morning, December 1. The second half, about the passing of Henry Kissinger and my trip to the massacre site in Israel, was recorded Thursday […]

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A ceasefire agreement between Israel and Hamas has been extended again, allowing the exchange of further Israeli hostages and Palestinian prisoners. It comes as United States Secretary of State Antony Blinken says Israel must put civilian protections in place before it resumes military options against Hamas.

On Washington Post Live's “First Look,” associate editor Jonathan Capehart speaks with The Post's John Hudson, E.J. Dionne and Hugh Hewitt about the resumption of fighting in the Mideast, Antony Blinken's trip to the region, the successful release of hostages and the legacy of Henry Kissinger. Conversation recorded on Friday, Dec. 1, 2023.

Today on the Show: AFTER Blinken's fake plea for a more humane bombing CAMPAIGN, the Israelis pull out all the stops, and continue their expanding deadly siege in Southern Gaza, killing and wounding hundreds: Ziad Abbas of Meca, we'll join us for an update; also we'll offer a Palestinian perspective on the Israelis latest killing fields of children: And Deconstructing War Landia, our weekly media deconstruction segment with Arun Gupta. The post Blinken's Fake Plea for a More Humane Bombing CAMPAIGN. appeared first on KPFA.

Comprehensive coverage of the day's news with a focus on war and peace; social, environmental and economic justice. . (AP Photo/Ariel Schalit)   Secretary of State Blinken concludes Middle East diplomatic trip with stop at COP28 Summit in Dubai. Federal appeals court rules Donald Trump can be sued over his role in January 6 riot. House votes Congressman George Santos out over ethical violations. World leaders address the COP28 Climate Summit in Dubai, say more needs to be done to slow warming. Activists mark 35th annual World Aids Day with Golden Gate Park ceremony. Environmentalists criticize Governor Newsom's environmental record.   The post The Pacifica Evening News, Weekdays – December 1, 2023 Secretary of State Blinken concludes Middle East diplomatic trip with stop at COP28 Summit in Dubai. appeared first on KPFA.

Premirja v Gazi je konec. Izraelske sile, ki so davi prestregle Hamasovo raketo, znova bombardirajo sever enklave. Ameriški zunanji minister Antony Blinken izraelsko vojsko poziva k zaščiti civilistov. Druge teme: - Kaj čaka nove tri ministre? Številni izzivi na področju javne uprave, kmetijstva in urejanja vodotokov - Dan boja proti aidsu: strokovnjaki poudarjajo pomen testiranja in informiranja mladih - Zmaga slovenskih rokometašic: za začetek svetovnega prvenstva premagale Islandke

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World leaders meeting this week at the COP28 Climate Summit endorsed a scheme to establish and fund a global climate justice fund. Doc Burkhart and I will provide the details later in today's TruNews. First, however, World War 3 fighting resumed today in Gaza as Israel resumed bombing residential neighborhoods, killing scores of babies and children. The fighting restarted shortly after US Secretary of State Antony Blinken departed Israel.Rick Wiles, Doc Burkhart, Airdate. 12/01/2023Watch this FULL show exclusively on Faith & Valueshttps://members.faithandvalues.com/posts/cop28-adopts-climate-justice-wealth-redistribution-schemeJoin the leading community for Conservative Christians! https://www.FaithandValues.comYou can partner with us by visiting https://www.TruNews.com/donate, calling 1-800-576-2116, or by mail at PO Box 690069 Vero Beach, FL 32969.Now is the time to protect your assets with physical gold & silver. Contact Genesis Gold Today! https://www.TruNewsGold.comGet high-quality emergency preparedness food today from American Reserves!https://www.AmericanReserves.comIt's the Final Day! The day Jesus Christ bursts into our dimension of time, space, and matter. Now available in eBook and audio formats! Order Final Day from Amazon today!https://www.amazon.com/Final-Day-Characteristics-Second-Coming/dp/0578260816/Apple users, you can download the audio version on Apple Books! https://books.apple.com/us/audiobook/final-day-10-characteristics-of-the-second-coming/id1687129858Purchase the 4-part DVD set or start streaming Sacrificing Liberty today.https://www.sacrificingliberty.com/watchThe Fauci Elf is a hilarious gift guaranteed to make your friends laugh! Order yours today!https://tru.news/faucielf

After a seven-day pause in fighting, during which Hamas and Israel exchanged hostages and prisoners, any chance of extending it has collapsed. US Secretary of State Antony Blinken has been leaning on Israel to reduce the civilian carnage in their bombing campaign. And, climate change poses an existential threat to Tuvalu, a small island nation in the Pacific. By the end of the century, scientists say it could sink under the rising seas. Also, the US National Park Service announced this week that they plan to remove roughly 200 cats from the Paseo del Morro National Recreational Trail at the San Juan National Historic Site in Old San Juan, Puerto Rico. The Park Service says the cats are an invasive species and could transmit disease. Plus, penguins take thousands of naps every day.We can't thank you enough for listening to and supporting The World! If you donate $100 during our fall drive, you will receive a special playlist curated for you by our team at The World. Learn more and give today.

Join Jim and Greg for a very full Friday edition. First, they react to the passing of former U.S. Supreme Court Justice Sandra O'Connor, who was President Reagan's first nominee to the high court.Then they dissect the Red State vs. Blue State debate between Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis and California Gov. Gavin Newsom on Fox News - including some of the best zingers from DeSantis.They also cover the breaking news of the U.S. House of Representatives expelling New York Rep. George Santos after dozens of indictments and a scathing ethics report over alleged rampant corruption.Finally, they blast Secretary of State Antony Blinken and President Biden for already growing impatient with how long Israel's operation against Hamas is taking in Gaza.Please visit our great sponsors:4Patriothttps://4Patriots.com/martiniCatch the deal of the day before it is gone! HumanNhttps://americalovesbeets.comVisit https://americalovesbeets.com for your free 30-day supply of Superbeets Heart Chews and a free full size bag of Turmeric Chews.

Hugh's show today opened with two segments reviewing the decision of Israel to resume the war against Hamas and he explains how Thursday's disastrous visit to Israel by Secretary Blinken may have given the Hamas terrorist a completely false sense of security. Blinken's presser in Israel May have been the worst exercise of public diplomacy by an American since Dean Acheson's infamous Press Club speech of January 12, 1950.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The United Arab Emirates, a major oil and gas producer, hosts the 2023 UN Climate Change Conference (COP28), where hundreds of world leaders meet to discuss limiting global warming and helping states that are most vulnerable to the effects of climate change; Russia arbitrarily detains a journalist with U.S.-funded Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty; and the World Health Organization asks China for information on a spike in respiratory illness.   Mentioned on the Podcast   “CPJ and Partners Call on Blinken to Designate RFE/RL's Alsu Kurmasheva ‘Wrongfully Detained' by Russia,” Committee to Protect Journalists    Justin Rowlatt, “UAE Planned to Use COP28 Climate Talks to Make Oil Deals,” BBC   Recommended Reading   RFE/RL's Idel.Realities, “Russian Rights Group Memorial Recognizes RFE/RL's Kurmasheva As Political Prisoner,” Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty   Robert McMahon, “Russia Is Censoring News on the War in Ukraine. Foreign Media Are Trying to Get Around That,” CFR.org For an episode transcript and show notes, visit The World Next Week at: https://www.cfr.org/podcasts/cop28-dubai-russia-crackdown-journalists-china-illness-spike-and-more 

Today's Headlines: Against the backdrop of delicate diplomatic negotiations, Israel and Hamas extended the Gaza truce by a day, facilitated by the mediating efforts of Qatar and Egypt. This extension saw the release of hostages by Hamas and the liberation of Palestinian prisoners by Israel. U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken pressed Israel to exercise greater caution in military campaigns to prevent civilian casualties, leading to Israel's commitment to implement a comprehensive plan safeguarding civilians. On the domestic front, the Biden administration proposed a groundbreaking initiative, allocating $20-30 billion over the next decade to remove lead pipes across the U.S., with a significant portion funded by the 2021 bipartisan infrastructure act. Concurrently, a New York appeals court reinstated a gag order on Donald Trump in his civil fraud trial. Internationally, Pope Francis took punitive action against Cardinal Raymond Burke, revoking privileges, while Russia's Supreme Court declared LGBTQ activism extremist, effectively outlawing it. In the realm of technology and social media, Meta's quarterly report highlighted China as a prominent actor in influencing public opinion, revealing the removal of five Chinese networks targeting foreign audiences. Resources/Articles mentioned in this episode: Reuters: Hamas frees eight hostages to Israel as talks seek to extend Gaza truce AP News: The US tells Israel any ground campaign in southern Gaza must limit further civilian displacement NY Times: Biden Administration to Require Replacing of Lead Pipes Within 10 Years  AP News: Trump gag order reinstated in New York civil fraud trial AP News: Pope punishes leading critic Cardinal Burke in second action against conservative American prelates AP News: Russia's Supreme Court effectively outlaws LGBTQ+ activism in a landmark ruling NBC News: Meta says it broke up Chinese influence operation looking to exploit U.S. political divisions Morning Announcements is produced by Sami Sage alongside Amanda Duberman and Bridget Schwartz Edited by Grace Hernandez-Johnson Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The US secretary of state says damage to hospitals and water supplies seen in the north of Gaza must not be repeated in the south. Also: surprise climate cash win for poor at COP28, and Russian court bans "LGBT movement".

On Thursday's Mark Levin Show, President Biden and Antony Blinken keep pouring billions and billions of dollars into Iran, who are using that money to produce weapons and oil for Russia and China while also funding terrorist organizations like Hamas. 90 Democrats joined Republicans in passing a bill that will prohibit U.S. funding to Iranian terrorism, and now it is in the hands of Mitch McConnell and Republicans in the Senate to force the bill. We will not see people like Bernie Sanders taking the lead on this legislation which would protect Israel because they are Democrat Marxists and hate Israel. Sadly, we need a vote in Congress to stop the Biden Administration from funding and arming our enemy. The greatest enemy that Israel faces today is the Biden Administration, which is preventing them from defeating and destroying Hamas. Biden and Blinken are demanding Israel not to engage in air attacks and making ridiculous demands to prevent civilian deaths, while at the same time ignoring the civilians killed by Hamas and others used as human shields. Later, Mark speaks with Dr. Yechiel Leiter, father of Moshe, a Major in the Israel Defense Force (Airforce special ops) and father of six, who was killed on November 10 while leading a commando unit of reservists against Hamas-ISIS terror installations in Gaza. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken is back in Israel trying to stop the war from restarting. Can he help secure the release of the eight Americans still being held hostage by Hamas before bombs start dropping again? Plus, one of the innocent Palestinian college students in Vermont describes the moment the gunman came after him and his friends. His family says this crime was motivated by bigotry. So, why no hate crime charges? Plus, a gag order has just been reinstated on Donald Trump who keeps personally attacking the judge and his clerk in the civil fraud trial.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The ceasefire between Israel and Hamas has been extended to a 7th day. This comes as Hamas takes credit for a terrorist attack at a bus stop in Jerusalem. Meanwhile, Secretary of State Antony Blinken is meeting with Israeli and Palestinian leaders in Israel. Boyd breaks down the latest updates on the ceasefire, hostages, and more.

Comprehensive coverage of the day's news with a focus on war and peace; social, environmental and economic justice. (Saul Loeb/Pool Photo via AP) Hamas releases eight more hostages, Israel releases dozens more prisoners as shaky truce enters seventh day. New York Appeals Court judge reinstates gag order on Donald Trump in fraud trial. Republican Congressman George Santos defends his record in House debate on whether to expel him. UN Cop 28 Climate Summit opens in Dubai amid controversy over fossil fuel deals from host country. Secretary of State Antony Blinken heads back to Middle East to try and extend temporary ceasefire. The post The Pacifica Evening News, Weekdays – November 30, 2023 Secretary of State Antony Blinken heads back to Middle East to try and extend temporary ceasefire. appeared first on KPFA.

Qatar says 30 Palestinians, 16 minors and 14 women, are being released Wednesday as ten more Israeli hostages are now free and safe in Israel, including a woman who also is a U.S. citizen. We're standing by for new information about their release just a short while ago and their condition after more than seven weeks in captivity. All this comes as the truce between Israel and Hamas is due to end just a few hours from now following a six-day pause in the fighting. U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken is now in Israel amid urgent negotiations aimed at extending the truce and potentially allowing more hostages to be released. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Former Deutsche Bank executive Rosemary Vrablic testified during Trump's civil fraud hearing about the money behind the family's businesses. Vrablic wrote in an email, “we are whale hunting” back in 2011 in reference to bringing in Trump's business. Meanwhile, Secretary of State Antony Blinken returns to Tel Aviv to urge Israeli leaders to extend the temporary truce with Hamas. This is his third trip to the region, and he also urges leaders to boost aid to civilians in Gaza. Carol Leonnig, David Enrich, Lisa Rubin, David Gura, Jeremy Bash. Juanita Tolliver, and Matthew Dowd join.

A lo largo de la última semana se ha producido en Gaza un hecho significativo, una tregua de varios días de duración en la que ambas partes se han intercambiado cautivos. El lunes, 52 días desde el comienzo de la guerra y cuando estaba a punto de concluir la cuarta y última jornada de tregua ambas partes confirmaron su extensión dos días más. Esto se tradujo en que el martes fueron devueltos a Israel otros doce rehenes, diez israelíes y dos rehenes tailandeses que se encontraban en manos de Hamas desde el 7 de octubre. Esto deja un total de 161 rehenes en la franja según el último recuento de Israel. Se espera que otros diez rehenes israelíes sean liberados entre el miércoles y el jueves. Pero no es más que una tregua, un alto el fuego temporal atado a una circunstancia muy concreta. El Gobierno de Israel ha dejado claro que esto no altera su plan inicial, la guerra seguirá su curso después y se reanudarán las hostilidades tan pronto como concluya la tregua humanitaria. La comunidad internacional no se resigna y quiere que este alto el fuego sea permanente y que sirva como base para una conferencia de paz. El secretario de Estado de Estados Unidos, Antony Blinken, ha viajado a Israel, Cisjordania y los Emiratos Árabes Unidos esta semana. La visita tiene como objetivo resolver el problema de la ayuda humanitaria en Gaza y acabar de una vez con la crisis de los rehenes que es, de lejos, el asunto que más preocupa en Israel. Es la tercera vez que Blinken visita próximo oriente en los dos últimos meses. El lunes llegó a Bruselas y asistió personalmente a la cumbre de ministros de asuntos exteriores de la OTAN. Entretanto, el director de la CIA, William Burns, se reunió ayer en Doha, capital de Qatar, con el director del Mosad. La intención de Burns es alargar todo lo posible la tregua para que se libere un mayor número de rehenes. Los israelíes se habían propuesto que la tregua durase un máximo de diez días y ya llevamos seis. En este tiempo se han producido avances, pero sigue habiendo demasiados rehenes en Gaza, algunos de nacionalidad estadounidense. Para Israel solucionar el problema de los rehenes es fundamental. La opinión pública presiona al Gobierno de Benjamin Netanyahu para que la liberación de esta gente sea la máxima prioridad. En Gaza las condiciones han empeorado sustancialmente como consecuencia de los ataques israelíes y no se sabe a ciencia cierta cuántos rehenes quedan con vida. Para agilizar el proceso Netanyahu ha accedido a liberar a 150 presos palestinos, en su mayor parte mujeres y niños. Ha permitido también que acceda a la franja en torno a un millar de camiones cargados con comida, medicamentos y combustible dirigidos a las organizaciones humanitarias que se encuentran operando en Gaza. La guerra está teniendo un altísimo coste en vidas y también económico. Según estimaciones del Banco Central de Israel el conflicto costará al país unos 53.000 millones de dólares de aquí a 2025. Poco más de la mitad de esa cantidad se dedicará al ejército, el resto se irá en gasto social para amortiguar las consecuencias de la guerra. Las empresas israelíes tienen problemas de personal por la gran cantidad de jóvenes que se han alistado en el ejército y la demanda es muy débil. Por de pronto han emitido bonos y han vendido parte de sus reservas para apuntalar su divisa, el shekel, que se ha revalorizado un 9% frente al dólar en lo que llevamos de mes. Israel se prepara así para una guerra larga en la que se contemplan treguas puntuales siempre dirigidas a recuperar rehenes, pero no un alto el fuego definitivo. En La ContraRéplica: - Los poderes de Rey de España - El fin de Podemos - Las mutuas sanitarias · Canal de Telegram: https://t.me/lacontracronica · “Hispanos. Breve historia de los pueblos de habla hispana”… https://amzn.to/428js1G · “La ContraHistoria de España. Auge, caída y vuelta a empezar de un país en 28 episodios”… https://amzn.to/3kXcZ6i · “Lutero, Calvino y Trento, la Reforma que no fue”… https://amzn.to/3shKOlK · “La ContraHistoria del comunismo”… https://amzn.to/39QP2KE Apoya La Contra en: · Patreon... https://www.patreon.com/diazvillanueva · iVoox... https://www.ivoox.com/podcast-contracronica_sq_f1267769_1.html · Paypal... https://www.paypal.me/diazvillanueva Sígueme en: · Web... https://diazvillanueva.com · Twitter... https://twitter.com/diazvillanueva · Facebook... https://www.facebook.com/fernandodiazvillanueva1/ · Instagram... https://www.instagram.com/diazvillanueva · Linkedin… https://www.linkedin.com/in/fernando-d%C3%ADaz-villanueva-7303865/ · Flickr... https://www.flickr.com/photos/147276463@N05/?/ · Pinterest... https://www.pinterest.com/fernandodiazvillanueva Encuentra mis libros en: · Amazon... https://www.amazon.es/Fernando-Diaz-Villanueva/e/B00J2ASBXM #FernandoDiazVillanueva #israel #gaza Escucha el episodio completo en la app de iVoox, o descubre todo el catálogo de iVoox Originals

Israel and Hamas agree to extend a temporary truce by another day. The House weighs whether to expel first-term Republican Congressman George Santos. And the Department of Justice indicts an Indian intelligence officer for allegedly ordering the assassination of a Sikh separatist in New York. Up First is produced by Ana Perez, Ben Abrams, and Julie Depenbrock. Our editors are Michael Sullivan and Kelsey Snell. We get engineering support from Phil Edfors and Arthur Laurent. And our technical director is Stacey Abbott.

Bloomberg Washington Correspondents Joe Mathieu and Kailey Leinz deliver insight and analysis on the latest headlines from the White House and Capitol Hill, including conversations with influential lawmakers and key figures in politics and policy. On this edition, Joe speaks with: Former Secretary of Defense William Cohen about the latest extension of the truce between Israel and Hamas. Bloomberg Politics Contributors Rick Davis and Jeanne Sheehan Zaino as members of the House Freedom Caucus say they are willing to back funding levels previously agreed upon in the debt limit deal negotiated earlier this year. Bloomberg National Security Reporter Nick Wadhams on hopes from US Secretary of State that the pause in fighting between Israel and Hamas will continue. Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget Senior Vice President Marc Goldwein about the fiscal trajectory of the United States as Congress debates new funding deals. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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The US secretary of state Antony Blinken is visiting Israel, as the ceasefire deal between Israel and Hamas is due to expire. A boom in iron ore prices means there is a good chance of a federal budget surplus this year, but that doesn't ease the long-term challenges.Most young people with a disability say they find it easier being themselves online, rather than when they're with people face-to-face, but there is a downside.

The US secretary of state Antony Blinken is visiting Israel, as the ceasefire deal between Israel and Hamas is due to expire. A boom in iron ore prices means there is a good chance of a federal budget surplus this year, but that doesn't ease the long-term challenges.Most young people with a disability say they find it easier being themselves online, rather than when they're with people face-to-face, but there is a downside.

First: Secretary of State Antony Blinken is on the ground in Israel right now trying to extend the pause as both Israel and Hamas say they are gearing up to resume combat at a moment's notice.  Plus: George Santos is describing tomorrow's vote to kick him out of Congress as "bullying" and "theater." Will his fellow Republicans keep him in his seat so they can keep their majority?  And: What did Kevin McCarthy allegedly tell Donald Trump after the former president refused to condemn the push to oust him as speaker?  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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Secretary of State Antony Blinken addressed Israeli and Palestinians leaders as Hamas releases more hostages. A Senate committee authorized subpoenas for two prominent conservatives in its probe to investigate ethics controversies at the US Supreme Court. A New York appeals court has reinstated a gag order against former President Donald Trump and his attorneys in his civil fraud trial. A key inflation gauge fell to its lowest level in two years. And, a severe storm system is threatening parts of the US. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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Secretary of State Blinken is in Israel to push for more extensions of the Israel-Hamas war humanitarian pauses and most hostage releases, House passes bill to block Iran from getting $6 billion, UN Climate Summit begins in Dubai, House debates resolution to expel Rep. Santos, Senate Judiciary Committee subpoenas two conservative activists in Supreme Court ethics investigation, remembering former Secretary of State Henry Kissinger, who has died at age 100. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken heads to the Middle East, as negotiators push for a truce extension that's showing signs of progress. The US economy is doing better than we thought, but a bank CEO says be prepared for things to take a turn. The UN's climate conference president has denied allegations he was planning to strike oil deals at the summit. 2024 GOP presidential candidate Chris Christie gets specific on federal abortion policy. Plus, Marvel actor Jonathan Majors' assault trial starts today. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken speaks with NATO foreign ministers in Brussels before heading to the Middle East. President Biden visits Colorado where he's expected to tout his administration's investment in clean energy jobs. And world leaders prepare to begin climate change negotiations in Dubai.Up First is produced by Ana Perez, Ben Abrams, and Julie Depenbrock. Our editors are Mark Katkov, Dana Farrington, and Sadie Babits. We get engineering support from Phil Edfors Arthur Laurent. And our technical director is Stacey Abbott.

Hello from Philly! This week, Andy joins us for one of Tammy's last eps as a host of TTSG.

More hostages are released as Israel and Hamas agree to a two-day cease-fire extension. U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken will travel back to the region. After a week recess, Congress is back in session with a lot of work to do, including sending aid to Israel and Ukraine and potentially expelling Rep. George Santos. Amna Nawaz, Eugene Daniels, Michael Bociurkiw, Basil Smikle, Stuart Stevens, Robert Gibbs, and Glenn Kirshner joins. 

On Monday's Mark Levin Show, President Biden, Antony Blinken, the Democrat party and their media are betraying Israel, and they have more negative hostile things to say about the State of Israel defending themselves than they do about the Islamonazi regime in Iran. Biden and Blinken do not want Israel to win, pressuring them into a two-state solution while crippling them from destroying Hamas. Iran is behind the scenes running the hostage swap with Iran because they know how to make the Biden administration give them what they want. Biden is betraying Israel just like he is betraying America by leaving our borders wide open and leaving our troops in harm's way while re-arming our enemies. There was peace in the Middle East with the Abraham Accords before the Biden Administration came along like wrecking balls and blew it all up. Democrats cannot continue to threaten Israel's survival and carve up the country so it cannot be defended while giving aid and comfort to Israel's enemy terrorist organizations. Also, Donald Trump may be in grave danger because of comments made by radical Democrats like Claire McCaskill and media mouthpieces like Joe Scarborough. To use the word Hitler in a context like this for purely political purposes, when millions of Jews and Christians are dead because of Hitler and World War 2, is unbelievable. Later, Mark is joined by Fox News anchor and author Bret Baier to discuss his new graphic novel, Duel Across Time; The History Club. https://www.amazon.com/Duel-Across-Time-History-Club/dp/1534485597/ref=sr_1_3?crid=33A8X2OH8PEDE&keywords=bret+baier&qid=1701112829&sprefix=bret+baie%2Caps%2C220&sr=8-3 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices