About this episode

The episode discusses the complexities of the Lebanon War, focusing on the dynamics between Israel, Hezbollah, and US involvement.

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.usefulidiotspodcast.com To support our work and go ad-free, click here . Subscribers get our recap of the craziest in corporate media, the Friday Free-for-All: The Trump Administration just announced their latest achievement: it’s a ceasefire in Lebanon! One problem: they excluded from their ceasefire talks Israel’s main target , Hezbollah. The US is fully backing Israel’s continued assault, which has included the bombing of civilian infrastructure, killing over 3,000 people since March and displacing over 1.2 million. What this means for the so-called ceasefire: Hezbollah must withdraw from its own territory in the south of Lebanon and Israel has no terms. Unsurprisingly, Hezbollah has rejected this deal, declining the opportunity to freely hand over their own territory to the invading Israeli army. While corporate media has reported this simply as Hezbollah refusing peace, we’re digging deeper into the story to find out what’s actually happening in Lebanon: where is Israel attacking, what is Hezbollah’s goal, to what extent will Iran back Hezbollah, and why are the US and Israel failing to take control in…

People in this episode

Hosts: Katie Halper, Aaron Maté

Guest: Michael Young

Topics covered

• Israel
• Hezbollah
• Lebanon War
• US foreign policy
• Iran
• corporate media

Keywords

• Lebanon
• Israel
• Hezbollah
• Iran
• ceasefire
• US foreign policy
• corporate media
• Michael Young

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Carnegie Middle East Center, Hezbollah

Places: Lebanon, Israel, United States

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