‘ON THE GROUND’ SHOW FOR May 8,2026: Christian Groups Rally on Capitol Hill for Palestine and Palestinians… Gerald Horne on Iran, the VRA and Mali… Plus headlines on May Day, the DC Budget, Tennessee, and More…

About this episode

The episode discusses Christian groups rallying for Palestine, the potential for renewed conflict with Iran, and various political headlines.

As the United States continues to shift its plan of attack on Iran, shots are fired and all-out war could begin again. And a coalition of Christians rally on Capitol Hill for Palestine and Palestinians, determined to seize back the narrative about their faith from those condoning genocide. Plus headlines on May Day, the DC […]

People in this episode

Host: Esther Iverem

Guest: Gerald Horne

Topics covered

• Palestine
• Christianity
• Iran
• war
• politics
• May Day
• DC Budget

Keywords

• Palestine
• Christian Groups
• Iran
• war
• May Day
• DC Budget
• Tennessee
• Gerald Horne

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Christian Groups, DC Budget

Places: Capitol Hill, Iran, Palestine, Mali, Tennessee

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