China, Iran HIT BACK Hard, Israel & Trump in Panic With Gerald Horne & Ali Abunimah

About this episode

Katie Halper discusses geopolitical issues with historian Gerald Horne and journalist Ali Abunimah.

Katie talks to historian Gerald Horne about China's rise, how Israel led to the Iran War and the failure of liberalism. Then, Ali Abunimah discusses his bombshell debunking of Israel's latest recycled mass r*pe hoax "report." Gerald Horne holds the Moores Professorship of History and African American Studies at The University of Houston. He is the author of over forty books including , most recently, The Counter-Revolution of 1893: The Hawaii Coup and the Roots of US Imperialism in the Asia-Pacific Basin' and the forthcoming 'The Long Detour: The Sino-Soviet Split and the Rise and Fall of US Imperialism' [2027]. He is contributing editor of Political Affairs . Ali Abunimah is director of ‪The Electronic Intifada ‬ an independent nonprofit publication focusing on Palestine. He is the author of "One Country, A Bold Proposal to End the Israeli-Palestinian Impasse" and "The Battle for Justice in Palestine." **Please support The Katie Halper Show ** For bonus content, exclusive interviews, to support independent media & to help make this program possible, please join us on Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/thekatiehalpershow Get your Katie Halper Show Merch here…

People in this episode

Host: Katie Halper

Guests: Gerald Horne, Ali Abunimah

Topics covered

• China
• Iran
• Israel
• Trump
• liberalism
• history
• Palestine

Keywords

• China
• Iran
• Israel
• Trump
• liberalism
• Palestine
• history
• mass rape hoax

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: The University of Houston, Political Affairs, The Electronic Intifada

Books & works: The Counter-Revolution of 1893: The Hawaii Coup and the Roots of US Imperialism in the Asia-Pacific Basin, The Long Detour: The Sino-Soviet Split and the Rise and Fall of US Imperialism, One Country, A Bold Proposal to End the Israeli-Palestinian Impasse, The Battle for Justice in Palestine

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