Israel Wants to Turn Lebanon Into Gaza (w/ Rania Khalek)

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Rania Khalek is a journalist based in Beirut and the host of Dispatches on BreakThrough News.

In this conversation with Current Affairs editor in chief Nathan J. Robinson, she describes life under bombardment in Lebanon as Israel’s assault displaces over a million people and spreads fear across Beirut. Khalek discusses the silence of U.S. Democrats, what Americans are responsible for as their government backs the war, and the broader escalation across the region. She also examines the failures of U.S. media coverage, the dehumanization that enables mass killing, and why Iran’s response must be understood in the context of self-defense and the breakdown of international law.

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0:00-14:05 Life under bombardment in Lebanon

14:05-18:45 Democratic silence on Lebanon

18:45-24:10 What Americans should understand about Lebanon

24:10-29:56 Escalation and nuclear fears

29:56-36:19 Media failure and dehumanization

36:19-45:20 Iran, self-defense, and international law

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