The Most Botched Imperial War w/ Gilbert Achcar

About this episode

The episode features a discussion with Gilbert Achcar on the complexities of the Israel-Palestine conflict and the implications of US military actions in the region.

On this episode of CounterPunch Radio, Erik Wallenberg and Joshua Frank sit down with Gilbert Achcar to discuss Israel, Palestine, Iran, Lebanon, and the most botched US war ever. Gilbert Achcar is Emeritus Professor at SOAS, University of London. He is the author of many books, most recently, The Gaza Catastrophe: The Genocide in World-Historical Perspective . The post The Most Botched Imperial War w/ Gilbert Achcar appeared first on CounterPunch.org .

People in this episode

Hosts: Erik Wallenberg, Joshua Frank

Guest: Gilbert Achcar

Topics covered

• Israel
• Palestine
• US war
• Iran
• Lebanon
• imperialism

Keywords

• Israel
• Palestine
• Iran
• Lebanon
• US war
• Gilbert Achcar
• CounterPunch Radio

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: SOAS, University of London

Books & works: The Gaza Catastrophe: The Genocide in World-Historical Perspective

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