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Welcome to The Times of Israel's Daily Briefing, your 20-minute audio update on what's happening in Israel, the Middle East and the Jewish world. Military reporter Emanuel Fabian joins host Amanda Borschel-Dan for today's episode. Released hostages Sagui Dekel-Chen, Sasha Troufanov and Iair Horn crossed back into Israel this morning after being paraded on a stage in southern Gaza in a propaganda-filled release ceremony by the Hamas and Palestinian Islamic Jihad terror groups after 498 days in captivity. Fabian fills us in on the ceremony and their health status. We learn about how the IDF has handled the heightened tensions in the Gaza Strip this past week and its readiness to return to war-footing. In a meeting on Friday morning, Israel Defense Forces Chief of Staff Lt. Gen. Herzi Halevi apologized to four recently released hostage soldiers for their warnings not being treated seriously before the October 7, 2023, Hamas attack, as well as for their long captivity. Halevi met with Agam Berger, Liri Albag, Naama Levy and Karina Ariev, who were released from Hamas captivity after some 15 months. We learn what else was leaked from the meeting. The outgoing deputy commander of UNIFIL was injured Friday, the international peacekeeping force said, after a convoy taking troops to the Beirut airport was attacked amid pro-Hezbollah demonstrations in the area. This occurred as the IDF is reluctantly readying a drawdown from Lebanon on February 18 -- which may or may not be its final withdrawal of troops, reports Fabian. Finally, we hear updates on the ongoing counter-terrorism operation in the West Bank and learn how much security cooperation there is with the Palestinian Authority for it. Please see today's ongoing live blog for more updates. Subscribe to The Times of Israel Daily Briefing on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, YouTube, or wherever you get your podcasts. This episode was produced by the Pod-Waves. For further reading: Released hostages Dekel-Chen, Troufanov and Horn in Israel after 498 days in captivity Hamas made surveillance troops watch torture videos of male hostages, says mother IDF chief apologizes to freed surveillance soldiers for failing them on and before Oct. 7 ‘I was starved and tortured’: Keith Siegel urges Trump to ensure all hostages freed Two weeks after his release, former hostage Ofer Calderon hospitalized with pneumonia UNIFIL’s outgoing deputy chief wounded as convoy attacked by pro-Hezbollah rioters IDF strikes Hezbollah sites in southern Lebanon, citing ‘direct threat’ to Israel Lebanon tells Iranian flight it can’t land, after IDF’s Hezbollah smuggling claim Troops neutralize bomb-laden car, Palestinian shot dead near IDF base, in West Bank IMAGE: A woman holds pictures of three released Israeli hostages in Tel Aviv on February 15, 2025 in the city's Hostages Square. (Jack GUEZ / AFP)See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Hii leo jaridani tunaangazia juhudi za kukabiliana na mlipuko wa homa ya marburg Tanzania, na elimu kwa wakimbizi katika makazi ya Kakuma nchini Kenya.  Makala inatupeleka nchini Lebanon na mashinani inaturejesha Gaza.Mkurugenzi Mkuu wa shirika la Umoja wa Mataifa la afya duniani, WHO, Dkt. Tedros Ghebreyesus amesema wanashirikiana na serikali ya Tanzania kudhibiti mlipuko wa homa ya Marbug iliyoripotiwa mkoani Kagera, kaskazini magharibi mwa taifa hilo la Afrika Mashariki.Migogoro, vita na mabadiliko ya tabianchi mara nyingi vimekuwa vikiwapora watoto fursa ya elimu na hata kusambaratisha mustakbali wao na wengi wanajikuta wakiishia kwenye makambi ya wakimbizi linasema shirika la Umoja wa Mataifa la kuhudumia watoto UNICEF. Kwa kulitambua hilo shirika hilo linaendesha miradi mbalimbali ya kuhakikisha watoto waliokosa elimu hata kama wana umri mkubwa wanapewa fursa ya pili kusoma kama ilivyokuwa kwa mkimbizi Philip Lon'golea kutoka Sudan aliyekimbilia Uganda kwanza lakini sasa yuko kwenye kambi ya wakimbizi ya Kakuma nchini Kenya.Katika makala Thelma Mwadzaya anatupeleka Lebanon ambako tarehe 17 mwezi huu wa Januari Katibu Mkuu wa Umoja wa Mataifa akiwa ziarani Lebanon alitembelea walinda amani wa Umoja wanaohudumu chini ya ujumbe wa Mpito wa UN nchini Lebanon, UNIFIL, ambao walikumbwa na zahma wakati jeshi la Israeli liliposhambulia kituo chake kinyume na azimio namba 1701 la mwaka 2006, linalozuia mashambulizi kwenye eneo tenganishi kati ya Israeli na Lebanon.Na mashinani tutaelekea Gaza kusikia kauli kutoka kwa mkimbizi wa ndani baada ya kuanza kutekelezwa usitishaji uhasama na kuachiliwa kwa mateka na wafungwa.Mwenyeji wako ni Flora Nducha, karibu! 

Nchini Lebanon tarehe 17 mwezi huu wa Januari Katibu Mkuu wa Umoja wa Mataifa akiwa ziarani Lebanon alitembelea walinda amani wa Umoja wanaohudumu chini ya ujumbe wa Mpito wa UN nchini Lebanon, UNIFIL, ambao walikumbwa na zahma wakati jeshi la Israeli liliposhambulia kituo chake kinyume na azimio namba 1701 la mwaka 2006, linalozuia mashambulizi kwenye eneo tenganishi kati ya Israeli na Lebanon. Walinda amani hawa walijeruhiwa wakati kituo chao kiliposhambuliwa na jeshi la Israeli, kinyume na makubaliano ya kutoweko kwa jeshi eneo la mstari wa buluu, au tenganisha kati ya Lebanon na Syria, kama anavyoeleza Thelma Mwadaya katika makala hii.

Katibu Mkuu wa Umoja wa Mataifa António Guterres amepongeza na kutoa shukrani kubwa kwa uvumilivu na kujitolea kunakofanywa na walinda amani wa Kikosi cha Muda cha Umoja wa Mataifa nchini Lebanon UNIFIL, wakati wa ziara yake hii leo katika makao makuu kikosi hicho mjini Naqoura. Flora Nducha na taarifa zaidi Asante Assumpta Guterres ambaye yuko Lebanon tangu jana kwenye ziara ya mshikamano akizungumza na uongozi wa kikosi hicho cha UNIFIL na wafanyakazi, amewapongeza kwa ujasiri na juhudi zao katika mazingira magumu zaidi ya kazi ya kulinda amani duniani.Amesema “Hampo tu kwenye mstari wa Bluu wa Lebanon, mpo kwenye mstari wa mbele wa amani,”akitambua jukumu lao muhimu katika kudumisha utulivu licha ya mashambulizi na vitisho vya kiusalama.Katibu Mkuu ameelezea kuhusu mchango muhimu wa kikosi hicho katika kuzuia vurugu, kupunguza mvutano, kuruhusu upatikanaji wa misaada ya kibinadamu, na kuwalinda raia amesema “Kazi yenu imekuwa muhimu na ya kipekee katika kurejesha utulivu kusini mwa Lebanon na katika mstari wa Bluu.”Audio fileAmesisitiza umuhimu wa kufuata Azimio la Baraza la Usalama la Umoja wa Mataifa namba 1701, akitoa wito kwa pande zote kuheshimu usalama wa maeneo ya Umoja wa Mataifa na kuhakikisha usalama wa walinda amani ikiwemo msitari wa Bluu amba oni eneo tenganishi baina ya Israel na Lebanon.Mkuu huyo wa Umoja wa Mataifa ameonya kwamba “Mashambulizi dhidi ya walinda amani wa Umoja wa Mataifa  hayakubaliki kabisa, yanakiuka sheria za kimataifa, na yanaweza kuwa uhalifu wa kivita.”Pia alilaani uwepo wa vikundi vyenye silaha na ukiukwaji unaofanywa na vikosi vya ulinzi vya Israeli ndani ya eneo la kazi la UNIFIL.Akiangazia siku zijazo, Guterres ameelezea matumaini ya kipindi endelevu cha utulivu na maendeleo katika kutekeleza Azimio namba 1701, linalolenga kuimarisha amani na utulivu wa kudumu kati ya Lebanon na Israeli.Amehitimisha taarifa yake kwa kusema“Kwa pamoja, tunaweza kufanikisha fursa hii ya kipekee,” na kuahidi kuendelea kuunga mkono kikosi hicho na kushirikiana kwa karibu na nchi zinazochangia wanajeshi wa UNIFIL ili kuboresha uwezo wa kiutendaji na kuhakikisha usalama wa walinda amani.

Secretário-geral discursou na base da Força Interina das Nações Unidas, Unifil, reconhecendo papel das tropas na restauração da estabilidade; segundo ele, nação árabe precisa aproveitar janela de oportunidade para criar segurança e paz duradouras.

Secretário-geral discursou na base da Força Interina das Nações Unidas, Unifil, reconhecendo papel das tropas na restauração da estabilidade; segundo ele, nação árabe precisa aproveitar janela de oportunidade para criar segurança e paz duradouras.

*) Gaza truce talks resume as Israel kills 30 in fresh strikes Talks for a Gaza ceasefire and hostage release are back on, Israel confirmed, with Qatar mediating the high-stakes negotiations. Meanwhile, Gaza's civil defence reports over thirty killed in fresh air strikes, including 11 members of the al Ghoula family—seven of them children. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has issued "detailed instructions" for the ongoing efforts, according to Israeli officials. *) UN condemn Israel over violations of peace agreements The UN peacekeeping mission in Lebanon-UNIFIL has condemned Israel for destroying a Lebanese army observation tower and a Blue Line marker. Calling it a "flagrant violation" of UN Resolution 1701, UNIFIL urged restraint to preserve peace. Since October, Israel's military actions have resulted in over 4,000 Lebanese deaths, with 16,600 wounded. With 383 ceasefire violations reported, tensions remain high as calls grow for adherence to international agreements. *) Suspect in Germany market attack was involved in seven prior cases: report A suspect in the Magdeburg Christmas market attack, Taleb-Al-Abdulmohsen, had prior run-ins with German authorities, media reveal. Linked to seven investigations since 2023, the 50-year-old Saudi-born psychiatrist allegedly issued threats online and targeted a lawyer and staff. Despite a risk assessment, no alert reached his employer. The December 20 attack left five dead and over 200 injured. Detained days later, Abdulmohsen, described as anti-Muslim and far-right-leaning, remains under arrest. *) Serbia records hottest year on record Serbia experienced its hottest year on record in 2024, with average temperatures exceeding previous records by a significant margin. The country faced a series of heatwaves throughout the summer, contributing to a sharp rise in temperatures. The extreme heat aligns with global trends, as 2024 is set to be the warmest year on record globally, according to the United Nations. Climate scientists attribute this unprecedented heat to human-induced global warming, which has fueled a rise in extreme weather events worldwide. *) Austria's chancellor steps down after failed coalition negotiations Austria faces a political shakeup as Chancellor Karl Nehammer announces his resignation after coalition talks with the Social Democrats collapsed. Nehammer cited irreconcilable differences in a video message and pledged an "orderly transition." It follows a failed attempt to form a centrist government excluding the far-right Freedom Party or FPO which won 28.8 percent of the vote. Critics warn of potential risks to democracy if the FPO joins forces with Nehammer's conservative People's Party.

Missão de paz da ONU reforçou pedido pela retirada das Forças de Defesa de Israel do sul do país árabe; processo envolve ainda recrutamento e redistribuição de tropas das Forças Armadas Libanesas. 

Our reporter Jacqui Fox talks to families and troops in the Irish peace keeping force with UNIFIL in Lebanon as they return home to Dublin airport.

In Gaza, Hamas terrorists stole aid sent by Israel this week. And in Lebanon, Hezbollah attacked UNIFIL peacekeepers. Yet, Israel was initially blamed for both incidents. Hear Kasim challenge Christians to use their voices in the education and information war against Israel. The CUFI Minute is another way to enjoy CUFI's online news and analysis segment, the CUFI Weekly. Featuring host Kasim Hafeez, this microcast is a quick yet in-depth topical segment you can listen to while commuting to work or making your afternoon cup of coffee. We should stand in solidarity against terrorism including when it happens in Israel. In under 10 minutes a week, learn about the history behind many threats facing Israel, the significance of important holidays and anniversaries throughout the year, and what's happening in Israel and the broader Middle East.

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Hii leo jaridani tunakuletea mada kwa kina inayotupeleka Baku nchini Azerbaijan kwenye mkutano wa COP29. Miongoni mwa mambo yanayopigiwa chepuo ni madini ya kimkakati yanayoelezwa kuwa ni jawabu la nishati chafuzi kwa mazingira na tunapata ufafanuzi kutoka kwa Adam Anthony, Mkurugenzi Mtendaji wa HakiRasilimali nchini Tanzania.Katibu  Mkuu wa Umoja wa Mataifa António Guterres amewasihi viongozi wa kundi la nchi 20 zenye uchumi mkubwa zaidi duniani, G20 wanaokutana huko Rio De Janeiro, Brazil kuwaagiza mawaziri na washawishi wao huko COP29 wahakikishe wanakubaliana juu ya lengo jipya na kubwa la mwaka huu la ufadhili kwa tabianchi nchi. Guterres amesema sambamba na hilo ni vema kukabiliana na taarifa potofu kuhusu tabianchi.Huko Kusini mwa Lebanon, walinda amani wanaohudumu kwenye ujumbe wa Umoja wa Mataifa wa kikosi cha Mpito nchini humo, UNIFIL, wameshuhudia uharibifu mkubwa wa kutisha kwenye vijiji vilivyoko sambamba na eneo      la kati ya Israeli na Lebanon lisilopaswa kuwa na mapigano, huku hali ya watoto nchini humo ikizidi kuwa mbaya.Hii leo ni siku ya choo duniani ambapo Katibu Mkuu wa Umoja wa Mataifa António Guterres amesema licha ya choo kuwa ni msingi wa kusongesha afya ya binadamu na kusaidia watoto wa kike na wanawake kuishi maisha ya utu, bado wakazi wengi wa dunia hususan kwenye mizozo na majanga wanaishi bila huduma hiyo ya msingi.Mashinani tunasalia huko huko Baku, kwenye COP29 ambapo nampisha msichana mwanaharakati wa mazingira kutoka Tanzania, akieleza ni nini anafanya na nini atakachoondoka nacho kwenye mkutano huo.Mwenyeji wako ni Flora Nducha, karibu! 

*) Human Rights Watch accuses Israel of war crimes in Gaza Human Rights Watch has accused Israel of war crimes and ethnic cleansing in Gaza. A new report details massive forced displacements and the widespread destruction of civilian homes and infrastructure to permanently displace many Palestinians. Over 90 percent of Gaza's population — which is about 1.9 million people — has fled amid Israel's relentless attacks, with tens of thousands killed, mostly women and children. *) Democrats urge US sanctions on Israeli ministers Nearly 90 Democratic lawmakers urge US President Joe Biden to sanction Israeli ministers Bezalel Smotrich and Itamar Ben-Gvir, accusing them of inciting anti-Palestinian violence in the occupied West Bank. The letter, citing 1,270 recorded attacks, highlights concerns over settlement expansion and destabilisation of the Palestinian Authority. Lawmakers insist Biden send a strong message on humanitarian grounds and oppose Israeli annexation plans. *) UN mulls to boost Lebanon peacekeeping efforts The United Nations is preparing to bolster its peacekeeping force UNIFIL in Lebanon to support the Lebanese army after a ceasefire with Israel. Although not enforcing a truce, UN peacekeeping chief Jean-Pierre Lacroix emphasised UNIFIL's vital role. Diplomatic efforts hinge on UN resolution 1701, with hopes to end hostilities between Israeli forces and Hezbollah near the Israel-Lebanon border. *) Indian court outlaws demolition without due process India's Supreme Court declared it “totally unconstitutional” to demolish homes without due process, issuing a nationwide prohibition against so-called “bulldozer justice.” Opposition parties hailed the verdict, citing it as a critical step toward ending the ruling party BJP's oppression of Muslim communities. Key leaders demanded compensation for victims and hoped this ruling would curb collective punishment against marginalised groups. *) EU fines Meta $840 million for antitrust violations The European Commission has slapped Meta with an $840 million fine, accusing the tech giant of antitrust violations by bundling Facebook with Facebook Marketplace to stifle competition. Facebook's owner Meta plans to appeal but will comply and swiftly develop a solution. This move follows a two-year investigation into anti-competitive practices by Meta in the EU market.

#LEBANON: Is UNIFIL cooperating with Hezbollah? Seth Frantzman, Jerusalem Post, FDD/ LWJ. Bill Roggio, FDD/LWJ 1899 Beirut

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Sen. Tom Clonan joins Eamon to discuss the conflict in the Middle East, Israel's ban on UNWRA and role of UNIFIL in the region. Tom Clonan is a, security analyst, author and retired Irish Army Captain. In 1995, Clonan deployed to South Lebanon as an officer commanding Irish troops under the UNIFIL mission in that country. Recorded on Tuesday 5th November 2024. Become a member at https://plus.acast.com/s/the-stand-with-eamon-dunphy. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Las ramificaciones políticas del colapso de la UNRWA son desastrosas y el impacto humanitario “catastrófico”Un bombardeo israelí a un edificio residencial mata a 93 personas, entre ellas 25 niñosUn cohete alcanza el cuartel de UNIFIL y deja varios cascos azules heridos levesEn la guerra contra la naturaleza no puede haber vencedores, dice Guterres en la COP

Kikosi cha muda cha Umoja wa Mataifa nchini Lebanon, UNIFIL, ambapo, katikati ya mvutano unaoongezeka kati ya Lebanon na Israel, walinda amani walioko katika makao makuu ya UNIFIL huko Naqoura wamekuwa wakivumilia mazingira magumu. Ushuhuda wa hivi karibuni kutoka kwa walinda amani hao unaonesha ukubwa wa changamoto wanazokabiliana nazo, ikiwemo vitisho vilivyoongezeka kutoka kwa shughuli za kijeshi za Israel zilizo karibu na eneo hilo, vizuizi vya kusafiri, na changamoto za uendeshaji wa shughuli. Kupitia video ya  Kikosi hicho cha muda cha Umoja wa Mataifa nchini Lebanon, UNIFIL, tunaona picha ya makao makuu yake huko Naqoura, Lebanon. Hapa tunaona ofisi za walinda amani hao, karibu na ofisi hii kuna mnara wa ulinzi, sehemu yake ikiwa imeharibiwa na mlipuko. Meja Kalpani Fernando anaelekeza kwenye mnara huo akieleza kilichotokea.“Ghafla, tuliona, na kusikia mlipuko. Kisha tukaona vumbi kubwa likitokea na moshi mweusi. Tulikimbia ndani ya ofisi, na ndani ya sekunde chache, mlipuko wa pili ulitokea. Kisha wanajeshi wawili kati ya kikosi changu walijeruhiwa walipokuwa wakifanya kazi katika Kituo cha Uangalizi cha 6. Walikuwa nje ya Kituo cha Uangalizi wakati huo, na walijeruhiwa kutokana na mlipuko wakati huo. Kisha nikafunga lango, na tukawapeleka hospitalini ndani ya muda wa dakika mbili hadi tatu.”Ingawa mzozo huu umesababisha madhara kwa afya ya walinda amani hawa, huku baadhi yao wakipata upasuaji kutokana na majeraha, bado wanaendelea kuwa na dhamira ya kuhudumu katika ujumbe wa kulinda amani. Mmoja wao ni Koplo Wickramage akisema….‘‘Wakati nilipokuwa kwenye zamu katika Kituo cha Uangalizi cha 6, kulitokea mlipuko na nikajeruhiwa kwenye sehemu ya nyuma ya bega langu. Nilihamishwa haraka kwenye hospitali ya UNIFIL. Nimefanyiwa upasuaji, na ninaendelea na matibabu. Sasa, ninapata nafuu na natumai kuungana na walinda amani wa Sri Lanka hivi karibuni ili kurudi kuhudumu katika UNIFIL.”Mbali na majukumu yao ya kawaida, wafanyakazi wa afya wa UNIFIL wamekuwa wakifanya kazi kwa bidii, wakitoa huduma si tu kwa walinda amani waliojeruhiwa bali pia kwa raia walionaswa katikati mwa mapigano hao kama anayoeleza Luteni Kanali Shilpi Mankotia,“Mbali na huduma za kawaida za matibabu, siku hizi tunatoa msaada na huduma kwa majeruhi na manusura waliolengwa kimakosa, ikiwa ni pamoja na raia na wahudumu wa kibinadamu. Nilikuwa kwenye likizo niliposikia kuhusu mzozo  unaoendelea kwa sasa. Nilirudi kazini mara moja kutoka India. Nilifika Beirut usiku wa manane na baada ya kupambana kwa siku saba, hatimaye niliweza kurudi kwenye kituo changu cha kazi.”

Hii leo jaridani tunaangazia janga la nja linalokumba wananchi waathirika wa mizozo nchini Sudan, na simulizi za walinda amani wa UNIFIL nchini Lebanon. Makala tunakupeleka nchini Kenya na mashinani nchini Haiti, kulikoni?Shirika la Umoja wa Mataifa la Mpango wa Chakula duniani, (WFP) leo kwa mara nyingine tena limetahadharisha kwamba bila msaada wa kibinadamu nchini Sudan, mamia ya maelfu wanaweza kufa kwa njaa.Kikosi cha muda cha Umoja wa Mataifa nchini Lebanon, UNIFIL, ambapo, katikati ya mvutano unaoongezeka kati ya Lebanon na Israel, walinda amani walioko katika makao makuu ya UNIFIL huko Naqoura wamekuwa wakivumilia mazingira magumu. Ushuhuda wa hivi karibuni kutoka kwa walinda amani hao unaonesha ukubwa wa changamoto wanazokabiliana nazo, ikiwemo vitisho vilivyoongezeka kutoka kwa shughuli za kijeshi za Israel zilizo karibu na eneo hilo, vizuizi vya kusafiri, na changamoto za uendeshaji wa shughuli.Makala inatupeleka Nairobi Kenya kwa washindi waliotwaa tuzo ya “Mtu Bora wa Mwaka wa Umoja wa Mataifa 2024” ambao ni kampuni ya Craftskills Wind Energy International Limited wamiliki wa mradi wa nishati ya upepo ya Kipeto Energy iliyoko Kaunti ya Kajiado nchini Kenya.Katika mashinani mashinani leo tutakuwa Haiti ambapo nafasi ni yake Andre Rose, mama wa kijana Kerby, akieleza jinsi msaada wa kifedha unaotolewa na Shirika la UNICEF umekuwa mkombozi kwa familia yake iliyolazimika kukimbia makazi yao kutokana na ghasia za magenge ya uhalifu nchini Haiti.Mwenyeji wako ni Anold Kayanda, karibu! 

As the Medicare enrollment period gets underway again, we welcome Dr. Adam Gaffney to remind us the ways all those heavily advertised Medicare Advantage programs are ripping you off. Then we receive another house call from Dr. Marty Makary, author of Blind Spots: When Medicine Gets It Wrong, and What It Means for Our Health about the effect of medical groupthink on all kinds of accepted treatments from peanut allergies to opioid addiction. Finally, founder of Media Matters, David Brock stops by to discuss his latest book, Stench: The Making of the Thomas Court and the Unmaking of America.Dr. Adam Gaffney is a physician, writer, public health researcher, and advocate. Dr. Gaffney practices at the Cambridge Health Alliance and is an Assistant Professor in Medicine at Harvard Medical School. A member of the Cambridge Health Justice Lab, his research focuses on healthcare financing, reform, and equity, and disparities in lung health. He writes about the policy, politics, and history of health care, and is the author of To Heal Humankind: The Right to Health in History.The reality is we don't need Medigap. We could plug those holes with public coverage. There's no reason to have a role for private insurers to cover a slice of our healthcare when all seniors need the same thing—which is comprehensive universal care.  There's no need for these private stopgap measures, when what we need is a public system of universal care.Dr. Adam GaffneyI do think there's growing interest among physicians in change. Their bosses are increasingly these for-profit companies whose mission is not really medicine. Their mission is money. And what we need to do is to rethink our healthcare system, so it serves communities, is owned by communities, and it returns us to the underlying reason why we went into this profession—which is to help patients, and not to pad the pockets of shareholders.Dr. Adam GaffneyDr. Marty Makary is a Johns Hopkins professor and member of the National Academy of Medicine. He is the author of two New York Times best-selling books, Unaccountable and The Price We Pay. Dr. Makary has written for the Wall Street Journal, the Washington Post, and the New York Times, and he has published more than 250 scientific research articles. He served in leadership at the W.H.O. and has been a visiting professor at 25 medical schools. His latest book is Blind Spots: When Medicine Gets It Wrong, and What It Means for Our Health.For most of human history, doctors were respected, but maybe like you would respect your hairdresser, or maybe a clergy member in the community. And we didn't have many tools as doctors. We had a lancet, we had a saw to do amputations, we had a couple of drugs that didn't work or were counterproductive like digoxin. And then what happened in 1922 is Alexander Fleming discovered penicillin. And by the post-World War II era in the 1940s and '50s, we saw the mass production of antibiotics. That ushered in the white coat era of medicine. Doctors began to wear a white coat. They now had the power to prescribe a magical pill that could cure disease, make childbirth safe, enable surgeons to do procedures safer. And this ushered in this new unquestioned authority. And what happened was, physicians as a class took advantage of this unquestioned authority.Dr. Marty MakaryDavid Brock is a Democratic activist and founder of Media Matters for America, a progressive media watchdog group. Following the 2010 elections, Mr. Brock founded the Super PAC American Bridge, which works to elect Democrats. He is a New York Times best-selling author, and his books include the memoir Blinded by the Right: The Conscience of an Ex-Conservative, Killing the Messenger: The Right Wing Plot to Hijack Your Government, and his latest book is Stench: The Making of the Thomas Court and the Unmaking of America.The Federalist Society was originally founded by three rightwing law students. And it was pitched as a debating society. So I don't think in the original incarnation, they had a master plan. But soon enough, they realized that membership in the Federalist Society could confer on people a certain imprimatur for appointments—and that's appointments not only to the federal judiciary, but all through the executive branch.David BrockThe scheme to overturn Roe has been going on for all these decades. There were setbacks, of course, because there were times when Republican appointees ended up being independent—Sandra Day O 'Connor, for example, David Souter, for example—and the right was defeated in their effort to overturn Roe. So it took a while and it took a lot of steadfast, patient spending of money on their crusade.David Brock[This is] a time when the Biden regime is supporting the destruction of the ancient land of Lebanon— whom he's called in prior years an ally. He's letting Netanyahu destroy Lebanon with the same tactics that Netanyahu applied to the genocide in Gaza.Ralph NaderIn Case You Haven't Heard with Francesco DeSantisNews 10/23/241. Last week, Israel announced they had killed longtime Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar. As NBC put it, the footage of his death released by Israel “showed Sinwar not hiding in a tunnel surrounded by hostages — as Israeli officials often claimed he was — but aboveground and hurling a stick at a drone with his last ounce of strength.” American political leaders, such as Kamala Harris and Bernie Sanders, are seeking to use Sinwar's death to argue that Israel has accomplished its mission and should therefore conclude its genocidal campaign in Gaza. Israeli leaders however have made it abundantly clear that they have no intention of pulling out of Gaza, with Benny Gantz – chairman of Israel's National Unity Party and among Prime Minister Netanyahu's chief political rivals – stating that the Israeli military “will continue to operate in the Gaza Strip for years to come,” per Al Jazeera.2. According to POLITICO, during an August 29th meeting in Washington Lise Grande, the top U.S. official working on the humanitarian situation in Gaza told the leaders of more than a dozen aid organizations that “the U.S. would not consider withholding weapons from Israel for blocking food and medicine from entering [Gaza].” It is illegal to block the delivery of humanitarian assistance under both American and international human rights law. As the paper notes, Grande's “candid assessment…raises questions about the seriousness of recent Biden administration threats to [withhold arms].” One attendee told POLITICO “[Grande] was saying that the rules don't apply to Israel.”3. Meanwhile, Israel continues its war on the United Nations mission in Lebanon. On October 20th, UNIFIL released a statement saying “Earlier today, an IDF bulldozer deliberately demolished an observation tower and perimeter fence of a UN position in Marwahin…The IDF has repeatedly demanded that UNIFIL vacate its positions along the Blue Line and has deliberately damaged UN positions. Despite the pressure being exerted on the mission and our troop-contributing countries…We will continue to undertake our mandated tasks.” UNIFIL added “Yet again, we note that breaching a UN position and damaging UN assets is a flagrant violation of international law and Security Council resolution 1701.”4. In a frankly dystopian story from the United Kingdom, British counterterrorism police “raided the home and seized several electronic devices belonging to The Electronic Intifada's associate editor Asa Winstanley,” despite the fact that Winstanley has not been charged with any offense. Electronic Intifada reports the raid was conducted under sections 1 and 2 of the 2006 “Terrorism Act,” which deal with the “encouragement of terrorism.” Human Rights Watch has previously urged the British government to repeal the repressive provisions of the 2006 act noting that “the definition of the encouragement of terrorism offense is overly broad, raising serious concerns about undue infringement on free speech.” Electronic Intifada further notes “In August, Britain's Crown Prosecution Service issued a warning to the British public to ‘think before you post' and threatening that it would prosecute anyone it deemed guilty of what it calls ‘online violence.'” Winstanley is the author of Weaponising Anti-Semitism: How the Israel Lobby Brought Down Jeremy Corbyn and has been interviewed by the Capitol Hill Citizen.5. According to the Libertarian magazine Reason, Bob Woodward's new book War includes a passage about a “shockingly blunt conversation,” between President Biden and Republican Senator Lindsey Graham regarding “Biden's attempts to negotiate a ‘megadeal' between the United States, Saudi Arabia, and Israel.” Per Reason “Graham reportedly said that only Biden could secure a U.S.-Saudi defense treaty, because it would ‘take a Democratic president to convince Democrats to vote to go to war for Saudi Arabia'” Biden's response? “Let's do it.” Furthermore, reports indicate this security pact only fell apart after October 7th, with Saudi Crown Prince Mohammad Bin Salman seeing a prominent deal with Israel at that time as a major political liability. Reason cites an article from the Atlantic in January wherein Salman reportedly told Secretary of State Antony Blinken “Do I care personally about the Palestinian issue? I don't, but my people do…Half my advisers say that the deal is not worth the risk. I could end up getting killed because of this deal.”6. In more international news, the Cuban energy grid collapsed on Friday, under strain from Hurricane Oscar. The complete grid collapse left the entire country of 10 million without electricity, per NPR. Reuters reports that over the weekend, the grid failed three more times as authorities sought to restore power. Brasil de Fato, or BdF, a Brazilian socialist news service, reports China, Venezuela, Mexico, Colombia, Russia and Barbados are offering support to Cuba amid the total blackout. BdF further reports “The Alba Movimientos platform, which brings together more than 400 organizations from 25 countries, issued a statement...[saying] ‘No one can attribute this virtual collapse of the Cuban electricity system to a specific measure by the US government – that would be too simplistic…this is'“the result of a long strategy of planned destruction of the material and spiritual living conditions of the Cuban population…with the financial resources denied to Cuba due to the blockade policy, 18 days of accumulated damages equal the annual cost of maintaining the country's electricity system.” According to the UN, the U.S. embargo cost Cuba $13 million US dollars per day between 2022 and 2023 alone.7. A new scandal has rocked American Higher Education. Inside Higher Ed reports “Last week a lawsuit accused 40 colleges and universities, as well as the nonprofit College Board, of participating in a price-fixing conspiracy to jack up tuition rates” specifically, for children of divorced parents. The scheme itself had to do with consideration of the non-custodial parent's income, but the larger issue at stake here is the fact that the universities entered into a “cartel” in violation of antitrust laws. As this piece notes this is the “second major price-fixing antitrust lawsuit filed against highly selective universities since 2022, when 17 institutions…were accused of illegally colluding to set common financial aid formulas. So far, 10 of those institutions have settled for a combined $248 million.”8. Boeing has offered their striking machinists a new deal, which they hope will end their crippling strike. ABC reports “The new offer delivers a 35% raise over the four-year duration of the contract,” which is short of the 40% raise demanded by the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers but considerably better than the aerospace titan's previous offer of 25%. ABC continues “The proposal also hikes Boeing's contribution to a 401(k) plan, but it declines to fulfill workers' call for a reinstatement of the company's defined pension.” As this piece notes, the machinists overwhelmingly rejected Boeing's previous offer last month; this week they will vote on the new proposal. Whatever the details of the final contract, this episode clearly demonstrates the power of a union, even going up against one of the most powerful corporations in America.9. A stunning CNN investigation reveals the extent of predatory fundraising by the major parties off of elderly people suffering from dementia or other forms of cognitive decline in their old age. According to “More than 1,000 reports filed with government agencies and consumer advocacy groups… deceptive political fundraisers have victimized hundreds of elderly Americans…into giving away millions of dollars.” These heartbreaking stories concern “Donors…often in their 80s and 90s…[including] retired public workers, house cleaners and veterans, widows living alone, nursing home residents…[with] money…from pensions, Social Security payments and retirement savings accounts meant to last decades.” To cite just one just one shocking example: “[an] 82-year-old woman, who wore pajamas with holes in them because she didn't want to spend money on new ones, didn't realize she had given Republicans more than $350,000 while living in a 1,000 square-foot Baltimore condo since 2020.”10. Finally, Congresswoman Rashida Tlaib has sent a letter to Rodney McMullen, Chairman and CEO of Kroger, decrying the company's “decision to roll out surge pricing using facial recognition technology.” Specifically, Tlaib cites concerns about price manipulation based on external factors like supply as well as discrimination based on race, gender, and other criteria determined through facial recognition. Tlaib ends this letter with six key questions, including “Will Kroger use…facial recognition to display targeted advertisements…?…What safeguards will be in pace?…[and] Are there plans to sell data collected in the store?” among others. Grocery prices continue to be a source of everyday economic hardship for working Americans and corporations are increasingly interested in surge pricing for essential goods. There is some comfort in knowing at least one member of Congress is concerned about this dangerous combination.This has been Francesco DeSantis, with In Case You Haven't Heard. 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*) Israel attacks Iran Israel has launched air strikes targeting what it described as "military targets" in Iran, with Iranian state-run media acknowledging the blasts and saying some of the sounds came from air defence systems around the capital Tehran. Fearing Iranian retaliation, the Israeli military said it had "fully mobilised" its offensive and defensive capabilities. Iran said it is prepared to respond to any Israeli aggression and that Tel Aviv will face a proportional reaction for any action it takes. *) Israeli army shoots inside Gaza hospital with 600 people inside Meanwhile, the Health Ministry in Gaza has said the invading Israeli military is searching and opening fire inside the Kamal Adwan Hospital in northern Gaza with 600 people inside. The ministry said in a statement that the Israeli military is risking lives of 600 people inside, including 70 medical staff, 195 patients and wounded Palestinians, and their escorts. It also said two children in the hospital's intensive care unit died as the Israeli army disrupted the work inside the hospital. The ministry added that the Israeli army destroyed three ambulances, a transport vehicle and a power-generating system in the hospital. *) UNIFIL withdraws from south Lebanon's Dhayra post after Israeli fire The UN Interim Force in Lebanon has said that its peacekeepers withdrew from an observation post near Dhayra town in south Lebanon after Israeli forces fired at it. The UN mission is stationed in southern Lebanon to monitor hostilities along the demarcation Blue Line with Israel - an area that has seen fierce clashes. The mission said that when Israeli soldiers conducted house-clearing operations nearby and realised they were being observed, they fired at the post, which prompted the duty guards to withdraw to avoid being shot. *) Putin defends 'sovereign right' to deploy North Korean troops Russian President Vladimir Putin has defended his country's sovereign right to utilise foreign troops in its conflict with Ukraine, responding to mounting Western allegations that North Korean soldiers have already been deployed to support Russian forces on the front lines. Putin also asserted that if Ukraine sought to join NATO, Moscow would take whatever measures it deemed necessary to ensure its own security. Putin said that when Russia has to decide something, it will decide, but it would be a sovereign decision whether to apply its decision or not and that this was their business. *) Brazil settles for $23B with mining firms over 2015 environmental disaster Brazil's federal government has reached a multibillion-dollar settlement with the mining companies responsible for a 2015 dam collapse that the government said was the country's worst-ever environmental disaster. Under the agreement, Samarco — a joint venture of Brazilian mining giant Vale and Anglo-Australian firm BHP — will pay $23 billion over 20 years. The payments are meant to compensate for human, environmental and infrastructure damage caused by releasing an immense amount of toxic mining waste.

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The Israeli Defense Forces have continued their deliberate attacks on UN peacekeeping positions in southern Lebanon, including an incident in which UNIFIL Blue Helmets were injured by white phosphorus, an incendiary chemical agent used by the Israeli army. Why does this keep happening, and what can make it stop? Meanwhile, António Guterres finds himself in hot water with the Ukrainians for his attendance at the BRICS Summit in Russia, and a major UN conference on biodiversity is underway in Colombia. Get Full Access and support the Show: https://www.globaldispatches.org/ This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.globaldispatches.org/subscribe

Hii leo jaridani tunakuletea mada kwa kina inayotupeleka nchini DRC kufuatilia kazi za kituo cha Taifa cha Redio na Televisheni, RTNC huko Beni jimboni Kivu Kaskazini za kakabiliana na habari potofu. Pia tunakuletea muhtasari wa habari na mashinani.Ripoti mpya ya Umoja wa Mataifa iliyotolewa leo mjini Cairo, Misri, imebainisha kwamba athari za vita zimerudisha nyuma maendeleo huko Gaza kwa takriban miaka 69. Ripoti hiyo iliyoratibiwa na Shirika la Umoja wa Mataifa la Mpango wa Maendeleo UNDP na  Kamisheni ya Umoja wa Mataifa ya Kiuchumi na Kijamii kwa Asia Magharibi imeonya kwamba bila kuondoa vikwazo vya kiuchumi na kuwekeza katika maendeleo, uchumi wa Palestina unaweza kushindwa kurejesha viwango vya kabla ya vita na kusonga mbele kwa kutegemea misaada ya kibinadamu pekee.Kiongozi wa timu ya Shirika la Umoja wa Mataifa la Afya Duniani (WHO) ya kupambana na mlipuko wa ugonjwa wa Marburg Dkt. Janet Diaz ameeleza kwamba uongozi thabiti wa serikali ya Rwanda umewezesha kufanya uamuzi wa haraka na kuchukua hatua kuanzisha mwitikio wa sekta mbalimbali dhidi ya mlipuko wa sasa wa ugonjwa huo wa Marburg nchini humo.Na uongozi wa Kikosi cha Muda cha Umoja wa Mataifa nchini Lebanon (UNIFIL) umeendelea kusisitiza kwamba pamoja na changamoto zilizopo, walinda amani wa UNIFIL wanaendelea kufanya kazi kwa karibu na jamii za kusini mwa Lebanon ili kuwezesha utoaji wa misaada ya kibinadamu kwa wenye uhitaji. Hivi karibuni kumekuwa na mashambulizi dhidi ya walinda amani hao wa Umoja wa Mataifa yanayotekelezwa na majeshi ya Israeli.Mashinani kupitia video ya Ofisi ya Umoja wa Mataifa ya kuratibu masuala ya Kibinadamu na misaada ya dharura OCHA tunamuangazia mmoja wa watu waliokimbia makazi yao akiwa katika shule ya Al Rimal, akielezea changamoto wanazokutana nazo katika kukabiliana na hali ngumu inayowakabili raia wa Gaza.Mwenyeji wako ni Flora Nducha, karibu! 

Headlines for October 21, 2024; “Collateral Damage”: Hundreds of Patients Trapped in North Gaza as Israel Intensifies Siege; Report from Beirut: Israel Bombs Banks, Attacks UNIFIL in Expanding War of Aggression; Will Netanyahu Incite a War with Iran? Leaked U.S. Docs Detail Israel’s Attack Plans; Facing Numerous Federal Probes, Elon Musk Spends Millions to Help Elect Trump & Gut Gov’t Regulations

Headlines for October 21, 2024; “Collateral Damage”: Hundreds of Patients Trapped in North Gaza as Israel Intensifies Siege; Report from Beirut: Israel Bombs Banks, Attacks UNIFIL in Expanding War of Aggression; Will Netanyahu Incite a War with Iran? Leaked U.S. Docs Detail Israel’s Attack Plans; Facing Numerous Federal Probes, Elon Musk Spends Millions to Help Elect Trump & Gut Gov’t Regulations

Ralph welcomes back William Hartung of the Quincy Institute for Responsible Statecraft. They'll discuss the Cost of War Project's latest reports on US military spending in support of Israel, and the humanitarian costs of the war in Gaza. Then, Ralph is joined by Palestinian writer and analyst Sumaya Awad to discuss the mass civil disobedience at the New York Stock Exchange, which was organized by Jewish Voice for Peace to protest the weapons manufacturers that are making millions off the genocide in Gaza.William Hartung is an expert on the arms industry and US military budget, and a Senior Research Fellow at the Quincy Institute for Responsible Statecraft. He is the author of Prophets of War: Lockheed Martin and the Making of the Military-Industrial Complex, and the co-editor of Lessons from Iraq: Avoiding the Next War.In all my years of watching the operations of Washington—including the Bush/Cheney criminal invasion of Iraq—I have never seen such a servile position by top officials of an administration to a foreign power. Not even close. They are humiliating the United States of America. They are jeopardizing the United States of America—because as you know, the Department of Defense, CIA, NSA have studies and scenarios of blowback. So this war in the Middle East is gonna come back to the US in terms of reprisal and retaliation. And we are not able to anticipate that because we think, as the ruling empire in the world, that we're invulnerable. But we're not invulnerable.Ralph NaderThe Biden administration is living in the past. They've got this “Israel, right or wrong” ideology. They think it's a political detriment to criticize Israel, and the fact that the younger generation is not locked into that point of view. But I think they're going to hurt themselves more by enabling the war crimes that Israel is committing than they would by taking a stand. And of course, they keep trying to say that they're pushing for a ceasefire…But as long as they're doing the weapons and the financing, that is laughable.William HartungIt's just stunning. Given the record of this century—two failed wars, $8 trillion spent, hundreds of thousands killed—and yet they could say with a straight face, “We need a dominant military.” As if that's the tool that's gonna solve any of these problems, rather than make them worse.William HartungSumaya Awad is a Palestinian writer and analyst based in New York City, and she is the spokesperson for Jewish Voice for Peace's mass civil disobedience event at the New York Stock Exchange. Ms. Awad directs strategy and communications for the Adalah Justice Project, and she is a cofounder of the Against Canary Mission Project, which defends student activists targeted by blacklists for their Palestinian rights advocacy. She is the co-author of Palestine and Elections and co-editor of Palestine: A Socialist Introduction.There were over 200 arrests—the majority of them anti-Zionist Jewish New Yorkers, who want to send a clear message both to the US government and the American people that Israel weaponizes their identity in order to justify crimes against humanity and that they are not okay with this. That they refuse for their identity and Jewish people to be weaponized in this way. And that in fact, what Israel is doing and what the US government is funding and politically backing is actively making this country and certainly the rest of the world unsafe not just for Jewish people, but for others.Sumaya AwadWe are strategizing about how to push back against the role of AIPAC and the grip of AIPAC. I think the reality is that there are many people in Congress that are actually benefiting financially from what is happening in Gaza. We know that at least 50 members of Congress have links to the military-industrial complex—whether that's through stocks or other things. And so it's about unraveling this network, these connections between our government, the way it's profiting from the genocide and then what that means in terms of these elections across the country.Sumaya AwadIn Case You Haven't Heard with Francesco DeSantisNews 10/16/241. The Israeli government is finally dropping the facade that the genocide in Gaza is about ‘returning the hostages.' Haaretz reports “According to senior defense officials, the Israeli government is not seeking to revive hostage talks and the political leadership is pushing for the gradual annexation of large parts of the Gaza Strip.” Not only that, apparently “Israel's political leaders have not held any discussions with the various security branches about the condition of the hostages.” In other words, Israel clearly does not care about the hostages at all and are simply using them as political props to prolong their campaign of terror. In addition, the AP reports “Netanyahu is examining a plan to seal off humanitarian aid to northern Gaza,” and if Palestinians are unable or unwilling to leave their homes, they “would be considered combatants — meaning military regulations would allow troops to kill them.” Last weekend, Israel launched an offensive against the Jabaliya refugee camp, resulting in gruesome footage of Palestinians burnt alive while still connected to IV tubes in field hospital tents.2. Responding to a report by NBC, the National Iranian American Council (NIAC), is sounding the alarm that “US officials have discussed joining Israel in offensive strikes against Iran, and passing them off as ‘defensive' after the fact.” As Just Foreign Policy notes, this would not only violate the War Powers Resolution, but “Unnamed US officials” are seeking to circumvent the debate and Congressional vote required for such an act under the Constitution. Now the question becomes whether the American empire will allow itself to be drawn into a rapidly escalating regional war based on Israel's aggression.3. On October 10th, the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) reported “This morning, two peacekeepers were injured after an IDF Merkava tank fired its weapon toward an observation tower at UNIFIL's headquarters in Naqoura, directly hitting it and causing them to fall. The injuries are fortunately, this time, not serious, but they remain in hospital.” Beyond this attack, UNIFIL also reports that the IDF fired on the UN positions in Labbouneh and Ras Naqoura, ending by writing “Any deliberate attack on peacekeepers is a grave violation of international humanitarian law and of Security Council resolution 1701.”4. On October 8th, Congressional Progressive Caucus Chair Pramila Jayapal released a statement decrying the lack of action by the organs of U.S. foreign policy regarding the killing of American citizen Aysenur Eygi in the West Bank. Jayapal writes “It has been 32 days…and we have seen no movement toward an independent investigation by the U.S. government and no additional information on changes in the practices of the…IDF…units that are using live ammunition on those who are peacefully protesting…I am frankly appalled…If the Israeli government is unwilling or unable to follow our own domestic laws as well as international humanitarian laws…we must initiate our own investigation into Eygi's killing.”5. In the UK, Jeremy Corbyn and the parliamentary Independent Alliance have sent a letter to Foreign Secretary David Lammy expressing their “disgust over the government's complicity in one of the greatest crimes of our lifetime.” This letter goes on to explain how “the government could have...opposed the genocide in Gaza. It could have ended military, economic and diplomatic support...[and] defended the equal application of international law. Instead, the failure to bring Israel to justice emboldened it to kill thousands of people in Lebanon and now, wage war on the UN.” The letter then asks a series of questions to the British government, including “what red lines, if any, does Israel have to cross for the government to end its diplomatic and political support?” and “does the UK government oppose genocide?”6. In a humiliation for Elon Musk, Forbes reports that Tesla stock slid by nearly $70 billion following the “sour” reaction to the company's unveiling of their absurd new products including a “robotaxi” and “Optimus” humanoid robots. In fact, disappointment in Tesla's “cybercab” was so acute that Uber shares spiked by 11% and Lyft's by 10%. Another story signaling that Tesla is vastly overvalued comes from the Orange County Register, which reports the Irvine Police Department spent over $150,000 on the first ever police Cybertruck. What is the department planning to use this eye-wateringly expensive boondoggle for? According to this report “the department does not plan to use the truck for patrols. The Cybertruck will…principally be driven by DARE officers to schools.”7. According to USA Today, “A study from the University of California Berkeley's Institute for Research on Labor and Employment found that a California state law [which] raised the minimum wage for fast food workers did not lead to large job loses or price hikes.” The law in question, AB 1228 established a “$20 per hour minimum wage for those working at fast food restaurants with less than 60 locations nationwide and restaurants located inside airports, stadiums and convention centers. The law further gave employees stronger protections and the ability to bargain as a sector.” The study found that this law effectively raised average pay of these non-managerial employees by almost 18%, a truly remarkable margin, while prices went up only about 15 cents per $4 item. Hopefully this study will finally put an end to the old canard that raising wages for fast food workers leads to widespread job loss and price increases.8. A depressing story from NPR exposes the US Department of Agriculture's “Wildlife Services” program, described as “a holdover from the 1930s, when Congress gave the federal government broad authority to kill wildlife at the request of private landowners….So long as livestock or human life are threatened.” Employees of this program continue to kill “hundreds of thousands of noninvasive animals a year…Even species considered [endangered]…like grizzly bears.” Yet even within the broad mandate of this program, data shows “employees frequently kill native wild animals without evidence of livestock loss,” including 11,000 in Montana. The USDA and the Bureau of Land Management now face increasing calls to overhaul this outdated program.9. Politiken, a prominent Danish newspaper, reports local harbormaster John Anker Nielsen encountered US Navy vessels at the scene of the Nord Stream pipeline sabotage operation in 2022, per Al Mayadeen. Nielsen, the harbormaster of Christianso, told Politiken that in the days after the explosion he tried to initiate a rescue mission “after noticing ships with their transponders turned off and presuming an emergency.” Yet once they drew near, they discovered the vessels to be US Navy warships. According to Nielsen, “the Naval Command then instructed…[him] to turn back.” This report conforms to the narrative of the Nord Stream sabotage as presented by legendary investigative journalist Seymour Hersh and directly contradicts the narrative put forward by the U.S. government.10. Finally, on October 11th the Democratic National Committee released what it claims is “its first-ever ad focused on third-party candidates,” per DNC Chair Jamie Harrison. The ad features Green Party nominee Jill Stein grotesquely morphing into Donald Trump with dialogue arguing that “a vote for Stein is really a vote for Trump.” As many have remarked, the DNC feeling the need to disseminate such an ad is an ill omen for their chances in the coming election, particularly in Michigan where recent polling shows Stein drawing 40% of Muslim voters, compared to 18% for Trump and just 12% for Kamala Harris, per Reuters. Of course, the DNC could instead direct their efforts to improving their standing with Muslim and Arab voters in Michigan – as well as young progressives throughout the country – by taking a stand against the ongoing genocide in Palestine, but then that isn't really their style.This has been Francesco DeSantis, with In Case You Haven't Heard. Get full access to Ralph Nader Radio Hour at www.ralphnaderradiohour.com/subscribe

Recebemos novamente a professora Marianna Albuquerque, do ONU em Pauta, para uma conversa sobre a missão da Força Interina das Nações Unidas no Líbano.Também demos uma volta pela bacia do Indo Pacífico, analisando a crise entre Canadá e Índia.Por fim, repercutimos a morte de Yahya Sinwar, líder do Hamas, em combate com tropas israelenses, e as reações da comunidade internacional!E esse programa tem o apoio do Guia do Mochileiro Tech da Alura: https://alura.tv/xadrezverbal-guia-do-mochileiro

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UN peacekeepers in Lebanon have come under direct Israeli fire and sustained injuries in recent weeks as the escalation between Israel and Hezbollah intensifies. Despite recent attacks, however, the UNIFIL force has remained committed to its decades-long peacekeeping mission. But with escalating tensions and the safety of troops in crisis, what does the future of UNIFIL look like in Lebanon?   In this episode: Shelley Deane (@shelleydeane), Researcher, Dublin City University Episode credits: This episode was produced by Ashish Malhotra, Sonia Bhagat, and Tamara Khandaker, with Phillip Lanos, Duha Mosaad, Cole van Miltenberg, Hagir Saleh, and our host, Malika Bilal.  Our sound designer is Alex Roldan. Our video editor is Hisham Abu Salah. Alexandra Locke is the Take's executive producer. Ney Alvarez is Al Jazeera's head of audio. Connect with us: @AJEPodcasts on Twitter, Instagram, Facebook, Threads and YouTube

Al menos 28 muertos y 160 heridos en otro bombardeo israelí a una escuela de UNRWAIncidente con un barco de UNIFIL frente a las costas del LíbanoLa mitad de los mil millones de personas sufren pobreza viven en países en conflictoEl FMI prevé un crecimiento global mediocre y elevados niveles de deuda 

Following attacks by Israeli troops and the discovery of a Hezbollah tunnel close to its base, the UN's peacekeeping mission in Lebanon, UNIFIL, is under scrutiny. Andrew Mueller explains why this nearly 50-year long deployment has failed to reduce tensions between Israel and Lebanon.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Welcome to The Times of Israel's Daily Briefing, your 20-minute audio update on what's happening in Israel, the Middle East and the Jewish world. Political correspondent Sam Sokol and Arab Affairs reporter Gianluca Pacchiani join host Jessica Steinberg in today's episode. Sokol discusses the government decision to set another memorial day for October 7 by Transportation Minister Miri Regev, held a few days after the holiday of Simhat Torah, the Hebrew date for October 7. Regev went ahead with a plan to memorialize fallen soldiers and civilians killed, in two separate events and will not have any bereaved family members at the events. He also looks at the plans laid out by Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich to raise taxes, cut ministries and tax certain savings funds in order to continue funding the ongoing war. Pacchiani looks at UNIFIL, the UN peacekeeping force in southern Lebanon since 1978, but lacking any real ability to stave off Hezbollah in the region. He also talks about IDF efforts to dismantle Iranian weapons labs in Syria, including a daring mission in September, but one that needs to be happen more broadly in order to curb Hezbollah. Finally, Pacchiani talks about his ongoing conversations with an Iranian dissident, and Iranian concerns over the impending Israeli attack, in response to the October 1 launch of missiles from Iran. For news updates, please check out The Times of Israel's ongoing live blog. Discussed articles include: No representative of Oct. 7 bereaved families asked to speak at 2nd government ceremony Government sets second national day of mourning for October 7 Treasury proposes tax hikes for lowest earners, benefit cuts to fund war The force that isn't keeping the peace in Lebanon: 4 scenarios for the future of UNIFIL A dissident in Iran awaits Israeli reprisal: ‘There's a very real fear of all-out war' Subscribe to The Times of Israel Daily Briefing on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, YouTube, or wherever you get your podcasts. This episode was produced by the Pod-Waves. IMAGE: Transportation Minister Miri Regev attends ceremony marking the one-year anniversary of the October 7 massacre, at Ben Gurion International Airport, October 7, 2024. (Photo by Flash90)See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

//The Wire//2200Z October 15, 2024////ROUTINE////BLUF: CHINESE DRILLS CONTINUE AROUND TAIWAN. HELENE RECOVERY COMPLICATED BY WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS. WAR IN LEBANON CONTINUES.// -----BEGIN TEARLINE------International Events-Far East: China continues to conduct large scale military drills in the waters around Taiwan, with over 153x PLA aircraft and 12x PLAN vessels conducting maneuvers throughout the region.Middle East: The war continues in Lebanon, with Israeli strikes within Beirut increasing in intensity over the past few days. Tensions with UNIFIL have continued to grow as well, as Israel has ordered United Nations peacekeepers to leave their positions along the Blue Line and in southern Lebanon. Hezbollah attacks continue in semi-random fashion, though Hezbollah has increased the targeting of areas deeper inside Israel.-HomeFront-North Carolina: As cold weather sweeps into the storm-damaged areas in the western part of the state, the need for cold-weather supplies has become more urgent. Snowfall has been reported at higher elevations throughout the Appalachian mountains, adding in more complications throughout an already logistically-challenging situation.-----END TEARLINE-----Analyst Comments: Regarding Hurricane Helene recovery efforts, slow progress is being made. Improvisation and flexibility have been key throughout this crisis, along with conflict resolution skills for the minor-to-moderate personnel challenges that have arisen. Following the mainstream media reporting on the “militia” concerns, it has become even more obvious that these claims are false. Though the overall situation is tough to judge, at the absolute most, a few locals have expressed dissatisfaction in a few isolated situations. Some people have become frustrated with the disaster tourists seeking out the best photos for Instagram on their property, and other locals have had some limited problems with looting or general crime. However, as of now, absolutely zero primary source reporting has indicated that locals are preventing recovery efforts. Though details are very hard to verify, this rhetoric probably spun out of hand due to a single report, or some vague threats posted online. A grand game of telephone occurs, one circular report becomes many different reports, and eventually someone in an authoritative position hears it, and it becomes gospel. This, combined with many non-military federal resources looking for every opportunity to not do their job, probably resulted in these rumors reaching a national level, despite the purely nonsensical nature of the claims, and the complete absence of anyone in a position of authority actually wanting to verify any of this.Aside from the occasional bickering or heated moments among volunteers and varying local agencies, for the most part everyone is working together with minimal conflict. As one might expect, most of the conflict that has arisen has originated from FEMA employees, who have largely not been seen in most of the hardest-hit areas, and the one's who have been seen haven't been doing much other than walking around with a clipboard in hand. Nearly 100% of the humanitarian aid continues to come from private citizens, local authorities, and state resources (to smooth out larger-scale aviation logistics).Analyst: S2A1//END REPORT//

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Senator Tom Clonan talks to Eamon about the growing conflict in the Middle East. Tom Clonan is a security analyst, author, and retired Irish Army Captain. He served in Lebanon with UNIFIL  as officer commanding Irish troops and in 1996, he witnessed at first hand the Israeli punitive operation Grapes of Wrath against Hezbollah and the people of South Lebanon. Recorded on Monday 14th October 2024. Become a member at https://plus.acast.com/s/the-stand-with-eamon-dunphy. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Anche la premier italiana Giorgia Meloni ha giudicato "inaccettabili" gli attacchi alle postazioni della Forza di Interposizione in Libano da parte di Israele, ma il premier Netanyahu ne ha chiesto l'allontanamento definitivo dal Libano.

Why does Netanyahu want UN peacekeepers removed from Lebanon and what does the strengthening of ties between Russia and Iran mean for the war in Gaza? On today's special bonus episode of Battle Lines we update you on the latest from the Middle East with our hosts Venetia Rainey and Roland Oliphant.ContributorsVenetia RaineyRoland Oliphant Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The UN peacekeeping force in southern Lebanon, known as UNIFIL is demanding explanations from Israel after two tanks drove through the gates of one of their compounds in southern Lebanon earlier today. We hear from UNIFIL's spokesperson Andrea Tenenti. Also on the programme: a moment of history in marathon running today. Kenyan runner Ruth Chepngetich is the first woman to run a marathon in under two hours and ten minutes; and new research on the remains of Christopher Columbus suggests he was a Sephardic Jew from Spain.(Picture: An Israeli soldier drives through southern Lebanon, as part of an incursion during hostilities between Hezbollah and Israel. Credit: REUTERS/Artorn Pookasook)

Welcome to The Times of Israel's Daily Briefing, your 20-minute audio update on what's happening in Israel, the Middle East and the Jewish world. Hezbollah rocket fire continues to rain on Israel's north as the IDF warns southern Lebanon residents not to return to their homes among ongoing air strikes and ground operations. In the last 24 hours, the Israeli Air Force has struck around 200 Hezbollah targets in southern Lebanon and deeper into the country. We speak about weapons caches that were presumably stashed for an October 7-like invasion and other news from the conflict on the north. There are reports IDF tanks have reached the outskirts of Gaza City among a renewed IDF push in the northern Gaza Strip. Over the past day in the Gaza Strip, the 162nd Division continued fighting in Jabaliya in northern Gaza. Berman explains the current fighting and puts it into a larger context. There are reports that the US is considering sending Israel an advanced anti-ballistic missile defense system operated by American troops to protect the country in case of an Iranian reaction to an expected Israeli reprisal attack. Berman discusses how the deployment of the Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) air defense batteries would beef up Israel's ability to fend off ballistic missiles and what it would mean to have US soldiers stationed in Israel at this time. Defense Minister Yoav Gallant accused Hezbollah of using UNIFIL posts as cover in his conversation last night with his American counterpart Lloyd Austin, according to the Israeli readout, with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu releasing similar statements today. Who makes up the forces of UNIFIL?  On Thursday, the IDF for the first time brought Israeli journalists into a village in southern Lebanon. Berman suggests this is a clear indication that it feels it has asserted operational control over the area. We hear about his time in Lebanon. For news updates, please check out The Times of Israel's ongoing live blog. Discussed articles include: Security chiefs: Israel will stop terror groups reestablishing presence near Lebanon border US may send Israel THAAD missile defense, as Iran seeks to ward off Israeli retaliation 40 countries contributing to UN's Lebanon peacekeeping force condemn ‘attacks' Finally on the offensive, IDF's 91st Division slices through Hezbollah's front lines Subscribe to The Times of Israel Daily Briefing on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, YouTube, or wherever you get your podcasts. This episode was produced by the Pod-Waves. IMAGE: Illustrative: Destroyed buildings at a commercial street that was hit October 12, 2024, by Israeli airstrikes, are seen in Nabatiyeh town, south Lebanon, October 13, 2024. (AP Photo/Mohammed Zaatari)See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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The UN Secretary General António Guterres has condemned Israel's firing on positions held by UN peacekeepers in southern Lebanon. Two more are reported to have been injured today, although the cause has not yet been established.Also in the programme: the Nobel Peace Prize goes to an anti-nuclear group of survivors of the atomic bombs in Hiroshima and Nagasaki - we hear from one of them; and after partial remains of a British mountaineer who may or may not have scaled Everest in 1924 are found, we talk to his great-niece.(IMAGE: UN peacekeepers (UNIFIL) vehicles drive in Marjayoun, southern Lebanon, near the border with Israel, October 11, 2024 / CREDIT: Reuters / Karamallah Daher)

President Biden says he is asking Israel to stop firing at UN peacekeepers in Lebanon, after two incidents in which UN personnel were wounded by Israeli shots. Jean-Pierre Lacroix, the head of UN Peacekeeping, tells us that it is important for the blue helmets in Lebanon to stay and keep positions manned, but that their ability to fulfill their mandate in southern Lebanon is "limited".Also in the programme: We hear from the Acting Director of Al-Awda hospital in northern Gaza - Mohammed Salha - about how the week long Israeli siege of Jabaliya is affecting residents; and why authorities in Cameroon claim that President Paul Biya's health is now a matter of national security.(Photo: United Nations peacekeepers (UNIFIL) look at the Lebanese-Israeli border, as they stand on the roof of a watch tower ‏in the town of Marwahin, in southern Lebanon, October 12, 2023. Credit: Reuters/Thaier Al-Sudani)

//The Wire//2130Z October 11, 2024////ROUTINE////BLUF: ISRAELI TARGETING OF UNITED NATIONS POSITIONS IN LEBANON DRAWS INTERNATIONAL CONCERN. KNOXVILLE EXPLOSIVE SITUATION STILL POSES THREAT TO LOCALS.// -----BEGIN TEARLINE------International Events-Middle East: Tensions are escalating between Israel and the United Nations following Israeli attacks on United Nations Peacekeeping bases in Lebanon. Over the past few days, United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) troops have allegedly been engaged several times by Israeli forces. On Wednesday, United Nations personnel claimed that Israeli troops had shot their security cameras near their headquarters. Yesterday morning, Israeli armor engaged a guard tower at the headquarters of the UN peacekeeping mission in Naqoura. Two Indonesian soldiers were wounded in this attack. Two other UNIFIL locations were targeted by Israeli forces, wounding two Sri Lankan troops. These attacks included at least one base which is host to Irish peacekeeping troops. Consequently, Ireland has voiced concern regarding these incidents, and has stated that these attacks were not accidental, but rather deliberate targeting of UN troops.On the other side of the wire, attacks on Israeli troops by Hezbollah have largely been random, or largely low-level skirmishes since Israeli troops crossed the Blue Line weeks ago.-HomeFront-Tennessee: The Knoxville incident involving explosives continues as local authorities continue to work the issue. A 3,000 foot evacuation zone remains in place, and emergency shelters have been opened up for locals living within the potential blast zone.Florida: As of this morning roughly 2.4 million people remain without power in the wake of Hurricane Milton. Consequently, fuel shortages have been reported throughout the state.-----END TEARLINE-----Analyst Comments: In Knoxville, the local police department has confirmed that a very large box containing dynamite was accidentally sent to the recycling facility where it was discovered. Recycling center workers discovered the dynamite after accidentally setting it on fire by using a cutting torch to open the box, thus the extreme danger presented to the public. Dynamite, being a rather unstable explosive compound under less-than-ideal storage conditions (such as a large box that was forgotten about), is generally considered to be slightly more unstable when it's on fire. Depending on how large the box is, this could take some time to reach a conclusion, if the plan is to methodically dispose of each stick and hopefully not detonate in the meantime.Analyst: S2A1//END REPORT//

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Tom Clonan talks to Eamon one year on from Hamas's attack on Israel. Tom also talks to Eamon about the challenges facing Irish troops serving in South Lebanon for UNIFIL Tom Clonan is a security analyst, author, and retired Irish Army Captain. He served in Lebanon with UNIFIL as officer commanding Irish troops and in 1996 he witnessed at first hand the Israeli punitive operation Grapes of Wrath against Hezbollah and the people of South Lebanon.Recorded on Monday 7th October 2024. Become a member at https://plus.acast.com/s/the-stand-with-eamon-dunphy. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Senator Tom Clonan joins Eamon to talk about the growing conflict in the Middle East, Tom Clonan is a security analyst, author, and retired Irish Army Captain. He served in Lebanon with UNIFIL  as officer commanding Irish troops and in 1996 where he witnessed at first hand the Israeli punitive operation Grapes of Wrath against Hezbollah and the people of South Lebanon. Recorded Monday 30th September 2024. Become a member at https://plus.acast.com/s/the-stand-with-eamon-dunphy. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.