U.S.-Iran Relations, Activism Against GKN, and the Anti-Defamation League's History
About this episode
The episode discusses U.S.-Iran relations, local activism against GKN, and the history of the Anti-Defamation League.
In this episode, we begin by discussing President Trump’s latest proclamation of an agreement with Iran, a statement that may hold beyond the next tweet storm, since Iran has suggested for once that the two sides have at least agreed to sign a “memorandum of understanding.” But with Israel doing its best to sabotage any peace accord, the outlook remains uncertain. David Lloyd speaks with Radio Intifada’s regional expert Hamoud Salhi in the hope of clarifying the elements and prospects of the “deal". We then come much closer to home to Garden Grove in Southern California, where the Palestinian Youth Movement has initiated a campaign with a coalition of other local groups to close down GKN, a corporation notorious for the recent failure of a chemical storage tank that forced the evacuation of 50,000 local residents and threatened an explosion that would have wiped out much of the neighborhood and spread toxic fumes all over Orange County and beyond. Though that immediate danger is over, PYM has drawn attention to GKN’s role as a subcontractor to Lockheed Martin, the manufacturer of the F35 bomber that Israel has used to carry out its ongoing genocide and war crimes in Gaza and…
People in this episode
Host: David Lloyd
Guests: Hamoud Salhi, Sofia Awaida, Layal Bata
Topics covered
- U.S.-Iran relations
- activism
- environmental issues
- Palestinian rights
- corporate accountability
- Middle East politics
Keywords
- U.S.-Iran relations
- activism
- GKN
- Palestinian Youth Movement
- Lockheed Martin
- environmental disaster
- F35 bomber
- Israel
- Iran
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Palestinian Youth Movement, GKN, Lockheed Martin
Products: F35 bomber
Places: Garden Grove, Orange County, Israel, Iran
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