Q&A | The War in Lebanon with Hanin Ghaddar
Many people, actually, the majority of the Lebanese, would love to see Hezbollah go, but the price has been too high.
Many people, actually, the majority of the Lebanese, would love to see Hezbollah go, but the price has been too high.
Watching the news from Israel these past days could lead to one clear conclusion: The shame of October 7 has been erased. Israel is once again the greatest military power in the region.
With organizations like Hamas and Hezbollah, that are political organizations but also undertake terror activities, it’s hard to kill an idea. But there are ways to make an idea less relevant, less potent.
One participant even compared this election cycle to a roller coaster. But will the ride stop on Election Day, or are we in for more twists and turns?
Let us begin with two facts: Israel has the highest proportion of Donald Trump supporters of any country outside of the United States; and most Israelis are far more interested in their country’s affairs than in the U.S. presidential election.
While he doesn’t contend that AIPAC is intentionally targeting Black candidates, he notes that white candidates with similarly anti-Zionist positions have not been targeted to the same degree as Bush or Bowman. “Unintended consequences are still consequences, and that is one thing that is troubling.”
The sense of dread quickly turned into rage: Hamas may have murdered the hostages, but many in Israel believe that it was Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu who sacrificed them.
Aharon Dardik, an American-Israeli student at Columbia University shares his unique experience leading him to call for a ceasefire.
JVP— which was founded by three friends in 1996—didn’t start off as explicitly anti-Zionist. Julia Caplan, one of the founders, says the fact that it does now reflects “a change in the political times.”
Among the recent strikes on Hamas leaders, the killing of Ismail Haniyeh stood out.
After ten months of clashes between Israel and Hezbollah, in which Israel has killed hundreds of Hezbollah militants and numerous senior Hezbollah commanders, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has said the IDF’s response to Saturday’s attack “will come and it will be severe.”