Podcasts about hizbullah

Siyonist İsrail'in Gazze'de uygulamakta olduğu soykırım son aylarda doruk noktasına ulaştı. Ocak'ta başlayan ateşkes sürecinin son aşamasında, 2 Mart'tan başlayarak Gazze'ye dışarıdan gelen yardıma tamamen engel olmaya girişen Siyonist İsrail, Gazze'yi açıkça mutlak bir açlığa mahkûm etmişti. Siyonist İsrail'in katil başbakanı Binyamin Netanyahu'nun Gazze'nin tamamını kontrol etme hedefini dile getirdiği açıklamalarla birlikte ilerleyen bu süreçte günbegün Filistinli bebekler açlıktan ya da hastalıktan ölümle karşı karşıya gelmeye başladı. Aç bırakma taktiğiyle birlikte, Siyonist İsrail ordusu da Gazze'ye karşı savaşın başından bu yana gerçekleştirdiği en büyük askerî operasyonlarından birini başlattı.Bu dönemde Siyonist İsrail'in pervasızlığını ve buna karşı gelişen cevabı açıklayan çelişkili iki gelişme var. 7 Ekim 2023'te başlayan El-Aksa Tufanı operasyonu sonrası, yaklaşık ilk bir yıl boyunca Filistin direnişi ve müttefiklerinin ciddi bir askerî başarısına tanıklık etmiştik. Dünya siyasetindeki hava ise en azından ilk altı aylık süreçte bunun tam tersiydi. 7 Ekim sonrasında Filistin davasının düşmanı sayılmayacak bazı güçler dahi tereddütlü pozisyonlar açıklarken, Siyonizmin emperyalist müttefikleri Filistin karşısında tam bir birlik görüntüsü veriyordu.Bu tablo, farklı zamanlamalarla da olsa değişti. Tüm dünyada ama özellikle emperyalist ülkelerin içindeki kitlelerin Filistin davasına verdiği destek, bir öğrenci kuşağının bu davanın bayraktarlığına da soyunmasıyla birlikte, Batı'daki Siyonist yanlısı fikir birliğini yavaş yavaş aşındırmaya başladı. Fakat Filistin davasının bu uzun erimli siyasi başarısına askerî bir gerileme süreci eşlik etti. Özellikle emperyalizmin bütün istihbarat gücünün de seferber edilmesiyle, öncelikle Filistin direnişinin askerî ve siyasi önderlerini hedef alan bombalama ve suikastlar Siyonistlere ilk askerî başarıyı sağladı. Bununla birlikte, savaşın ilk döneminde Gazze'deki Siyonist işgalcilere sokak sokak kök söktüren silahlı direniş, dışa kapalı küçük bir alanda kendi imkânlarıyla savaşmanın doğal bir sonucu olarak, başlangıçtaki yüksek yoğunluklu askerî eylemleri sürdüremez hale geldi. Direnişin özellikle yeni savaşçılar edinmekteki büyük başarısını Siyonist basın dahi dile getiriyor, dahası hala askerî eylemler de gerçekleştiriyorlar fakat bunların yoğunluğunun ciddi biçimde azaldığı da bir gerçek. Bunlara ek olarak, Lübnan Hizbullahı'nın Siyonistler karşısındaki askerî başarısızlığı ve Suriye'de Beşar Esad iktidarının devrilmesi, Siyonistleri hemen hemen hiçbir askerî tehdit ile karşılaşmadan hamle yapabilir hale getirdi. İran ise İsrail'e yönelik Ekim 2024'teki başarılı saldırısının ardından, Hizbullah ve Esad gibi müttefiklerinin de yenilgisiyle daha düşük profilde bir pozisyona geçti. Bu gelişmelerin istisnası olan Yemen'deki Ensarullah hükümetinin hamleleri etkileyici olsa da sahada belirleyici olabilecek düzeyde değil.Fakat Siyonizmin şimdilik elinde tuttuğu bu askerî üstünlüğe, belki de tarihinde görmediği düzeyde bir siyasi yenilgi eşlik ediyor. Özellikle emperyalizmin merkezindeki ülkelerde halkın Filistin'e artan desteği, emperyalistlerin Siyonizme olan desteğini de siyasi olarak daha zorlayıcı kılıyor. Özellikle son aç bırakma hamlesi sırasında, Fransa, Britanya ve Kanada hükümetlerinin ortak açıklamalarla İsrail'i hedef alması, dahası Almanya, Avusturya ve Hollanda gibi geleneksel olarak en Siyonizm yanlısı Avrupa ülkelerinin dahi İsrail'i açıktan eleştirir hale gelmesi, kitle eylemleri ile başlayan sürecin yarattığı etkinin açık bir göstergesi.Filistin direnişi zor günlerden geçiyor olsa da, tarihinde işgale hep mücadeleyle cevap veren Filistin halkı yine direniş destanları yazacaktır. Tüm dünyadaki Filistin dostlarına bu süreçte düşen görev ise Filistin davasına daha da sıkı sarılmak ve Siyonist terörü siyasi olarak daha da fazla köşeye sıkıştırmak.

ABD emperyalizmi, Trump'ın dümene geçmesinin ardından Batı Asya'da (Ortadoğu) vites arttırmış durumda. Trump bir yandan Filistinli direniş örgütleri üzerindeki baskıyı arttırırken, diğer yandan Yemen'in halen İsrail'e saldırmakta olan tek Direniş Ekseni unsuru olan Ensarullah'ın egemenliği altındaki bölgesinde askerî ve sivil pek çok hedefe saldırıyor. Lübnan'da Hizbullah'a yönelik Siyonist saldırıların da Suriye'de İsrail'in giderek derinleşen ve etkisini arttıran operasyonlarının da ABD'nin isteği dışında meydana gelmediği anlaşılıyor. İran'a yönelik ABD tehdidi ise sürüyor. ABD ve İran arasında önce Umman'da, sonra da İtalya'da devam eden görüşmelerin olumlu bir havada sürdüğü belirtiliyor. Ama bir yandan da ABD emperyalizminin bombardıman uçakları Hint Okyanusu'ndaki Diego Garcia üssüne konuşlanmış durumda. Trump ve Netanyahu ikilisinin Gazze'ye dair planları açık. Netanyahu, Gazze'de başlattığı soykırımı bir etnik arındırma ile taçlandırıp Gazze'yi İsrail toprağı yapmak istiyor. Üzerinde tek bir Filistinli kalmayana dek durmayacak. Trump'ın Gazze planı ise, Netanyahu'nun Siyonist planlarının Trump'a yakışır bir soytarılıkta tekrarından ibaret. 51.000 kişinin katledildiği, taş üstünde taş bırakmaksızın bombalanmış, insanlığın yeni utancı Gazze'de, üstelik soykırım sürerken, bir tatil merkezi yapacağını iddia ediyor!Netanyahu ve Trump'ın küstahlıklarına, haksız birer gaddar oluşlarına öfkeleniyoruz. Yumruklarımızı sıkıyoruz. En ağır bedduaları ediyoruz. Bakın, şimdi Erdoğan'ın dümeninde olduğu istibdad rejimi, birkaç isme “hicret” adı altında bu emperyalist ve Siyonist projeye “İslamî” bir destek vermeye kalksak halkımız ne der?” yoklaması yaptırıyor. Biri “İlmiye Vakfı” kurucusu, diğeri Yeni Şafak yazarı iki şahıs, Gazze'nin derdine dertlenir görüntüsü ile süsledikleri yazılarında geçtiğimiz ay, Gazzelileri Gazze'den çıkarmak gerektiğini, bunun bir “hicret” olacağını, bunun taarruz için geri çekilmek anlamına geldiğini söylüyorlar. Böyle bir utanmazlık tarihte ender görülür cinsten. Gazze'ye aylardır tek koli yardım giremiyor. Bunu yaparak Gazzelileri dizlerinin üzerine çöktürmek, sonra da kapıları açıp, “isteyen gidebilir” demek istiyorlar. Kapının kolunu tutan da anlaşılan bizim istibdad rejimi olacak. Filistin halkının yarısı Gazze'de yaşıyor, böyle bir şeyin bırakın geri dönüş hakkını, iki devletli çözümü dahi tamamen olanaksız kılacağını bilmiyor olamazlar! O halde?Öncelikle şunu ifade edelim. Gazze'yi terk etmek isteyen Filistinlilerin geri dönüş hakkı da gittikleri yerlerdeki yaşamları da bizim için önemlidir. Ama bugün, emperyalizm ve Siyonizm etnik arındırma konusunda gemi azıya almışken, Filistin halkı ise mücadeleye devam ediyorken bu Siyonist planla aynı kapıya çıkacak şeyleri söylemek, ihanettir!Peki nerden çıktı bu hicret lafı? Neden şimdi? Bir hafta öncesine kadar Türkiye ile İsrail'in Suriye üzerindeki rekabetleri dolayısıyla karşı karşıya geldikleri, hatta İsrail'in TSK'nin yerleşeceği üsleri bombaladığı konuşulurken, istibdad rejimi neden bu tür hamlelerle denemeler yapıyor?Cevabı, Trump'ın Netanyahu'yu ağırladığı gün söyledikleri ve Türkiye ile İsrail'in Azerbaycan'da yürüttüğü görüşmelerde aramak gerekiyor. Trump, Netanyahu'nun yanında Erdoğan'ı övüp, “Türkiye ile bir sorununuz varsa, sanırım bunu çözebilirim” derken, ABD emperyalizminin İsrail ile Türkiye'yi belirli bir çizgide uzlaştırmak amacında olduğunu açıkça ifade etti. Azerbaycan'da yürüyen görüşmeler de bu anlamda düşünülmeli. Direniş Ekseni'nin boşalttığı alanları Türkiye ile İsrail arasında paylaştırmak, bir aşamada Filistinlilere ait doğalgazın çalınmasında yarım kalan ortaklık projesine geri dönmek, Batı Asya'yı emperyalistler için dikensiz gül bahçesine çevirmek. Önce “One minute” deyip, sonra Mavi Marmara davasını satmışlardı. El Aksa Tûfânı'ndan bir hafta önce Siyonistlerle görüşüyor, Herzog'u ağırlıyor, Netanyahu'yu ağırlamaya hazırlanıyorlardı. Gazze'de taş üstünde taş kalmamışken yapmazlar mı diyorsunuz?

Geçtiğimiz yıl 17 Eylül'de dünya kamuoyu, Lübnan'da gerçekleşen eş zamanlı patlamalarla sarsıldı. Hizbullah mensuplarının kullanımında olan çağrı cihazlarında eş zamanlı patlamalar meydana geldi. Patlamalarda 2'si çocuk 12 kişi hayatını kaybetti, 300 kadarı ağır yaklaşık 2 bin 800 kişi yaralandı.

IAF strikes Hizbullah targets. Houthis say 4 killed in Israeli attack. Hostage families demand a meeting with Zamir. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

For Kneecap's growing fan base, the band's support of Palestine as they performed at the Coachella music festival in California last month didn't raise a ripple of surprise.The Belfast-based rappers who sing mostly in Irish have been consistent in their vocal opposition to Israel's response to the October 7th Hamas attack.But an American backlash coincided with UK police investigations into comments made by members of the group during concerts.One appeared to be shouting “up Hamas, up Hizbullah”.Footage from another concert appeared to show one of the group shouting “the only good Tory is a dead Tory” and “Kill your local MP”.Kneecap have since apologised to the families of two murdered British MPs. But they also insist the controversy has been manufactured in retaliation against their pro-Palestine stance and to distract from the real story of what's happening in Gaza.Media columnist Hugh Linehan looks at the controversies surrounding Kneecap, how they have responded and whether they are right to argue this is not a story worth covering.Presented by Bernice Harrison. Produced by Declan Conlon. This episode was edited on May 1, 2025 to remove a reference to Kneecap concerts being cancelled. None of the group's US concerts has been cancelled. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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Sally Hayden talks to Hugh Linehan about her experiences reporting from Syria and Lebanon. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The ceasefire in Gaza is in tatters; the campaign against Hizbullah is flaring up again. Yet the most telling battles are those happening inside Israel. Claudia Sheinbaum, Mexico's president, is coolly dealing with the fitful aggression of her northern neighbour (10:25). And our obituaries editor pays tribute to Richard Fortey, a fossil obsessive who spent a career telling the world about trilobites (16:50).Get a world of insights by subscribing to Economist Podcasts+. For more information about how to access Economist Podcasts+, please visit our FAQs page or watch our video explaining how to link your account. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The ceasefire in Gaza is in tatters; the campaign against Hizbullah is flaring up again. Yet the most telling battles are those happening inside Israel. Claudia Sheinbaum, Mexico's president, is coolly dealing with the fitful aggression of her northern neighbour (10:25). And our obituaries editor pays tribute to Richard Fortey, a fossil obsessive who spent a career telling the world about trilobites (16:50).Get a world of insights by subscribing to Economist Podcasts+. For more information about how to access Economist Podcasts+, please visit our FAQs page or watch our video explaining how to link your account.

Israel should rework the terms of the ceasefire with Lebanon and Hizbullah as the current one wasn’t being implemented fully and Hizbullah was orchestrating its return to southern Lebnaon. This according to reserve Lt.-Col. Sarit Zehavi, a former intelligence officer and today president and founder of Alma research and education center. She told reporter Arieh O’Sullivan that the new government in Lebanon as well as the new administration in Washington presented a strong opportunity to take more aggressive action against Hizbullah. (photo: Bilal Hussein/AP)See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Four stabbed in terrorist attack in Tel Aviv. Assailant, Moroccan visitor, shot dead. IDF forces operating against Hizbullah sites before ceasefire ends, this winters so far one of Israel's driestSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Seismic shifts accross the middle east over the last year, from the genocide in Gaza, to the fall of the Assad regime in Syria to the killing of Hezbollah's Hassan Nasrallah, will reshape the region and force changes in the way resistance operates. Rania Khalek was joined by Bashir Saade, an Interdisciplinary Lecturer in Politics and Religion at the University of Stirling and author of the book “Hizbullah and the politics of remembrance.” 

Çerçeve'nin yeni bölümünde Mert Söyler ve İlkan Dalkuç; İsrail ile Hizbullah arasındaki ateşkesi, Bluesky'ın potansiyelini, X'e alternatif olabilme ihtimalini ve X üzerinden sosyal medya platformlarının geldiği hali konuşuyorlar.Daktilo1984'ün Bluesky hesabını takip edebilirsiniz

IDF declares officer who battled with Hamas on October 7 was killed and body held in Gaza, Sara Netanyahu visits Donald Trump in Florida, intelligence sources say Hizbullah fighters join Assad forces in Syria against rebels See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Jonathan Spyer, director of research at the Middle East Forum, who has visited Syria numerous times, including a few months ago, says that the Assad's regime, now bolstered by Iranian-backed militias from Iraq and Hizbullah fighters from Lebanon as well as the Russian air force, is not in danger of falling at this time. But, he said in an interview with Arieh O'Sullivan, the rebel's quick capture of Allepo shows how weak the Iran-led axis has become.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

A ceasefire between Israel and Hizbullah began in Lebanon at 4am local time.

Troops fire as Hizbullah operatives return to Shia villages in south Lebanon. Northern mayors slam ceasefire deal.10,000 LAF to deploy near the border. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Hizbullah fired more than 250 projectiles towards Israel, wounding at least seven people.

Hizbullah named Naim Qassem, a cleric and politician, as its new leader.

Turkey's defence ministry said it “destroyed” at least 30 Kurdistan Workers' Party militant targets in airstrikes in Iraq and Syria.

The Israel Defence Forces confirmed they had killed the likely new leader of Hizbullah in an airstrike earlier this month.

Israel is planning to strike Iran within days, even as its wars in Lebanon and Gaza deepen. Our correspondent reports from the Lebanese border, where he embedded with Israeli forces. Carbon-trading schemes may finally help reforest the Amazon (9:29). And which country is the most innovative (16:58)?Listen to what matters most, from global politics and business to science and technology—Subscribe to Economist Podcasts+For more information about how to access Economist Podcasts+, please visit our FAQs page or watch our video explaining how to link your account. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Israel is planning to strike Iran within days, even as its wars in Lebanon and Gaza deepen. Our correspondent reports from the Lebanese border, where he embedded with Israeli forces. Carbon-trading schemes may finally help reforest the Amazon (9:29). And which country is the most innovative (16:58)?Listen to what matters most, from global politics and business to science and technology—Subscribe to Economist Podcasts+For more information about how to access Economist Podcasts+, please visit our FAQs page or watch our video explaining how to link your account.

Selam fularsızlar. Son 1 senede Ortadoğuda olanları özetlemeye devam. Bugünkü konular, İran'ı doğrudan dahil eden gelişmeler (konsolosluk saldırısı, Haniye ve Nasrallah suikastleri, patlayan Hizbullah telsizleri, karşılıklı roketleşmeler) ve biraz da büyük resim (nükleer tesisler, petrol dengesi, Çin'in planları, İsrail Lobisi).Gelecek bölümde Filistin meselesinin tarihi boyutuna bakacağız, son 100 senede olan 4 dönüm noktasına odaklanacağız. "Sence kim suçlu, kim haklı şimdi" diye merak edenler için hazırladım. Umarım faydalı olur.Konular:(00:45) Hutiler kim(01:31) İran(03:06) Haniye suikasti(05:17) Patlayan telsizler(08:36) 80 tonluk bombalar(10:49) Nükleer hesaplar(12:11) Petrol hesapları(14:21) ABD ve İsrail Lobisi(17:51) Gelecek bölüm(18:15) Patreon teşekkürlerKaynaklar:Yazı: Çin'in arabuluculuğuYazı: Does China welcome an Iran-Israel war?------- Podbee Sunar -------Bu Podcast Parolapara hakkında reklam içerir.Parolapara'nın toplamda 2.600 TL kazanabileceğiniz tüm nakit iade avantajlarından faydalanmak için uygulamayı şimdi indirin. Ayrıntılı bilgi ve ek koşullar için; Parolapara.com'u ziyaret edin.Bu podcast, Hiwell hakkında reklam içerir.Podbee50 kodumuzla Hiwell'de ilk seansınızda geçerli %50 indirimi kullanmak için Hiwell'i şimdi indirin. 1400'ü aşkın uzman klinik psikolog arasından size en uygun olanlarla terapi yolculuğunuza kolaylıkla başlayın.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

In this episode Fathi Nimer and Abdaljawad Omar rejoin the podcast to talk about recent events including the Israeli attacks on Lebanon, the assassination of Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah, and the Iranian retailatory strikes, which took place on October 1st. We conclude by talking a bit about the meaning of October 7th, 2023 one year later. Here is a video version of the episode if you prefer to watch the conversation. Despite the difficulty in fully drawing meaning from something we're still in the midst of, Fathi and Abboud do offer excellent analysis of the current state of the war, and of the importance of Operation Al-Aqsa Flood. Fathi Nimer is Al-Shabaka's Palestine policy fellow. He previously worked as a research associate with the Arab World for Research and Development, a teaching fellow at Birzeit University, and a program officer with the Ramallah Center for Human Rights Studies. Fathi holds a master's degree in political science from Heidelberg University and is the co-founder of DecolonizePalestine.com, a knowledge repository for the Palestinian question. Fathi's research revolves around political economy and contentious politics. His current focus is on food sovereignty, agroecology, and the resistance economy in Palestine. Abdaljawad Omar is a writer, analyst, and lecturer based in Ramallah, Palestine. He has written extensively in Arabic. In English Abboud has contributed to Electronic Intifada, Mondoweiss, and Ebb Magazine among other outlets. This is his 13th episode on MAKC. All of those episodes are collected in this playlist.  Giving direct aid to people in Gaza is a way of directly intervening against the genocidal policy of zionist settler colonialism and US imperialism. We recommend the Sameer Project as a a grassroots direct-aid organization that provides tents, water, food and medical aid to Palestinians in Gaza, including areas of the north where the Zionist entity does not allow NGOs to function. We'll link a recent livestream we hosted with Hala from the Sameer Project as well as links to their funds. We also just passed our 7th anniversary at Millennials Are Killing Capitalism, this episode today marks our 275th audio episode of MAKC. In addition, in just the last year we've hosted 126 livestreams on our YouTube channel. With me primarily operating in the video realm over the past year in order to respond more quickly to developing events, we have had to pay for some outside support on some of the audio production but also that process has slowed a bit. Our most recent payment for October from patreon was our lowest level of support from patrons since May of 2023. There are a variety of factors contributing to that I'm sure, but if people are able to become patrons of the show we can really use your support to support what we're already doing and to pay for production work as well to get more audio episodes released. Join for as little as $1 a month at patreon.com/millennialsarekillingcapitalism. We will have a patreon member exclusive episode this week on the contradictions of using Youtube as a platform for this work. Jared Ball, Renee Johnston, and Geechee Yaw who I recently did a two part video collaboration with about elections, will join us for that conversation as well. I recently participated in a two part discussion with them on elections which we held on MAKC & Black Liberation Media. We're hosting our discussion on censorship on patreon so we can speak totally freely about YouTube as a platform.

In a matter of weeks the conflict between Israel and Hizbullah has transformed life in Lebanon. Our correspondent reports from the streets of Beirut. After a pandemic-sized hiccup in the gym industry only the cheap ones and the really pricey ones are building muscle (11:10). And why chess grandmasters are getting younger and younger (17:45).Listen to what matters most, from global politics and business to science and technology—Subscribe to Economist Podcasts+For more information about how to access Economist Podcasts+, please visit our FAQs page or watch our video explaining how to link your account. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In a matter of weeks the conflict between Israel and Hizbullah has transformed life in Lebanon. Our correspondent reports from the streets of Beirut. After a pandemic-sized hiccup in the gym industry only the cheap ones and the really pricey ones are building muscle (11:10). And why chess grandmasters are getting younger and younger (17:45).Listen to what matters most, from global politics and business to science and technology—Subscribe to Economist Podcasts+For more information about how to access Economist Podcasts+, please visit our FAQs page or watch our video explaining how to link your account.

Israel killed around 15 members of Hizbullah, an Iran-backed militia, in Bint Jbeil, a town in southern Lebanon, according to the Israel Defence Forces.

Israel said its troops had crossed into southern Lebanon in “limited, localised and targeted raids” against Hizbullah, an Iran-backed militant group.

Israel's attacks on Lebanon and Yemen this weekend will have implications far beyond the militant groups that were the apparent targets. Our correspondents analyse what may happen next. Our correspondent reports from a conference for journalists exiled from Belarus—home to “Europe's last dictator”—to find out how they get news in (11:30). And a new card game is shaking Communist Party offices in China (19:21).Listen to what matters most, from global politics and business to science and technology—Subscribe to Economist Podcasts+For more information about how to access Economist Podcasts+, please visit our FAQs page or watch our video explaining how to link your account. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Israel's attacks on Lebanon and Yemen this weekend will have implications far beyond the militant groups that were the apparent targets. Our correspondents analyse what may happen next. Our correspondent reports from a conference for journalists exiled from Belarus—home to “Europe's last dictator”—to find out how they get news in (11:30). And a new card game is shaking Communist Party offices in China (19:21).Listen to what matters most, from global politics and business to science and technology—Subscribe to Economist Podcasts+For more information about how to access Economist Podcasts+, please visit our FAQs page or watch our video explaining how to link your account.

Iran's supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, warned Israel that its killing of Hassan Nasrallah, Hizbullah's leader, would “not go unavenged” and announced five days of official mourning.

America's Justice Department indicted three Iranian nationals for allegedly hacking into Donald Trump's campaign

Binyamin Netanyahu, Israel's prime minister, appeared to reject an American-backed proposal for a ceasefire with Hizbullah, saying that rumours of a truce were “not true”.

For now, Israel's moves seem to be posturing, a means to intimidate Hizbullah into backing down. But there remains a prospect of a ground invasion—and another pointless war. Our swing-state series starts with a state that only recently became swing-y: North Carolina (10:08). And a look back at a year's worth of Economist Podcasts+ audio journalism (19:15).Get a world of insights by subscribing to Economist Podcasts+. For more information about how to access Economist Podcasts+, please visit our FAQs page or watch our video explaining how to link your account. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

For now, Israel's moves seem to be posturing, a means to intimidate Hizbullah into backing down. But there remains a prospect of a ground invasion—and another pointless war. Our swing-state series starts with a state that only recently became swing-y: North Carolina (10:08). And a look back at a year's worth of Economist Podcasts+ audio journalism (19:15).Get a world of insights by subscribing to Economist Podcasts+. For more information about how to access Economist Podcasts+, please visit our FAQs page or watch our video explaining how to link your account.

America is reportedly leading a diplomatic effort to halt mounting hostilities between Hizbullah and Israel and revive negotiations over the war in Gaza.

An Israeli air strike on Beirut killed a senior Hizbullah commander, according to the Israel Defence Forces.

Hizbullah's deputy secretary-general, Naim Qassem, declared an “open-ended battle of reckoning” against Israel during a funeral for a Hizbullah commander killed by Israeli air strikes on Friday.

An arms depot in the Tver region of Russia, about 300 miles (480km) from the Ukrainian border, was set on fire by Ukrainian drones.

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After Israeli fires rockets into Lebanon and Hizbullah warns of “red lines” crossed, the Middle East is braced for further attacks. As the planet warms, sport is getting harder – and deadlier (6:32). And celebrating Francisco Lopera, who dedicated his life to researching Alzheimer's disease (13:36).Listen to what matters most, from global politics and business to science and technology—Subscribe to Economist Podcasts+For more information about how to access Economist Podcasts+, please visit our FAQs page or watch our video explaining how to link your account.

America warned all parties against escalation in the Middle East as Israel and Hizbullah, an Iran-backed militia, exchanged cross-border strikes.

The explosion of thousands of pagers across Lebanon and Syria was an attack on Hizbullah, a Shia militant group which had been trying to evade Israeli surveillance by using these low-tech devices. What will such an escalated attack mean for the region? Why Americans' obsession with big cars makes the country's roads so deadly (9:25). And the thrill of fossil-hunting (16:31).Listen to what matters most, from global politics and business to science and technology—Subscribe to Economist Podcasts+For more information about how to access Economist Podcasts+, please visit our FAQs page or watch our video explaining how to link your account. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The explosion of thousands of pagers across Lebanon and Syria was an attack on Hizbullah, a Shia militant group which had been trying to evade Israeli surveillance by using these low-tech devices. What will such an escalated attack mean for the region? Why Americans' obsession with big cars makes the country's roads so deadly (9:25). And the thrill of fossil-hunting (16:31).Listen to what matters most, from global politics and business to science and technology—Subscribe to Economist Podcasts+For more information about how to access Economist Podcasts+, please visit our FAQs page or watch our video explaining how to link your account.

Lebanon's health minister said that at least 11 people had been killed and nearly 3,000 wounded when pagers used by Hizbullah, an Iran-backed Lebanese militia, exploded in Lebanon and Syria.

Tim Walz, a folksy Midwesterner who came late to politics, is on the Democratic ticket. We ask how he got there and whether he was the best tactical pick. A visit to Lebanon reveals a sense of foreboding, as a sharper war between Israel and Hizbullah seems inevitable (11:04). And the executives who just don't know when to quit (19:53).Get a world of insights by subscribing to Economist Podcasts+. For more information about how to access Economist Podcasts+, please visit our FAQs page or watch our video explaining how to link your account. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Tim Walz, a folksy Midwesterner who came late to politics, is on the Democratic ticket. We ask how he got there and whether he was the best tactical pick. A visit to Lebanon reveals a sense of foreboding, as a sharper war between Israel and Hizbullah seems inevitable (11:04). And the executives who just don't know when to quit (19:53).Get a world of insights by subscribing to Economist Podcasts+. For more information about how to access Economist Podcasts+, please visit our FAQs page or watch our video explaining how to link your account.

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After an airstrike killed 12 children in Israel-controlled territory at the weekend, retaliation in Lebanon seems inevitable. The end result could be a war on multiple fronts. British prisons are in crisis, so what should the new Labour government do (10:07)? And for the past 50 years, the Kronos quartet in America has brought together musical traditions to redefine classical music (22:48).Additional music copyright Nonesuch Records, Black Angels I. Departure & II. Absence by George Crumb, Blood Oath by Philip Glass, Sunrise of the Planetary Dream Collector by Terry Riley, Purple Haze by Jimi Hendrix, Tilliboyo by Foday Musa Suso, Nihavent Sirto, Flugufrelsarinn by Sigur Rós, Branching Patterns by Inti Figgis-Vizueta, Mishima/Closing by Philip GlassListen to what matters most, from global politics and business to science and technology—Subscribe to Economist Podcasts+For more information about how to access Economist Podcasts+, please visit our FAQs page or watch our video explaining how to link your account.