DeepSummary
The episode delves into the accusations of genocide by Israel against Palestinians filed by South Africa at the International Court of Justice. It highlights Israel's long-standing ambition to expel residents from the Gaza Strip, which Israel sees as an opportunity in the wake of the recent Hamas attack. The tactics and technology developed by Israel and tested against Palestinians are sold globally, contributing to the privatization of the occupation.
The transcript discusses the potential impact of a successful genocide case against Israel, with legal experts suggesting it could lead to orders for Israel to cease and desist from acts of genocide and obligate other nations to prevent it. The episode also examines Israel's military-industrial complex, its export of repressive technologies, and the role of global defense corporations profiting from the war.
The episode explores the humanitarian crisis in Gaza, with warnings from the World Health Organization about the risk of disease outbreaks due to the destruction of medical infrastructure. It also features perspectives on the broader Palestinian liberation movement, calling for solidarity, boycotts, divestment, and sanctions against Israel to end the occupation and apartheid.
Key Episodes Takeaways
- South Africa has filed accusations of genocide against Israel at the International Court of Justice over the ongoing war in Gaza.
- Israel is alleged to be using the recent Hamas attack as a pretext to carry out its long-standing ambition to expel Palestinians from the Gaza Strip.
- The tactics and technologies developed by Israel and tested on Palestinians are being exported globally, contributing to the privatization of the occupation.
- There is a growing humanitarian crisis in Gaza, with the World Health Organization warning about the risk of disease outbreaks due to the destruction of medical infrastructure.
- The military-industrial complex, including global defense corporations, is profiting from the war and the export of Israeli technologies.
- There are calls for solidarity with the Palestinian liberation movement through boycotts, divestment, sanctions, and other actions to end the occupation and apartheid.
- The episode discusses the potential impact of a successful genocide case against Israel, including orders for Israel to cease and desist, and obligations for other nations to prevent genocide.
- There is growing global public pressure and protest movements demanding an end to the violence in Gaza and holding governments accountable.
Top Episodes Quotes
- “I believe South Africa will win an order against Israel to cease and desist from committing all acts of genocide against the Palestinians.“ by Francis Boyle
- “These weapons manufacturers are complicit in war crimes and crimes against humanity. And when we look at what's happening in Gaza, when children, fathers and mothers and grandparents and doctors and journalists and schoolteachers are being shredded to bits by western weapons, we have to figure out ways to stop it.“ by Unnamed Speaker
- “Abolition, I believe, forces us to ask the critical question, right of what are the economic and political priorities of this us government and what do we need to do to shift those priorities?“ by Unnamed Speaker
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Best of the Left - Leftist Perspectives on Progressive Politics, News, Culture, Economics and Democracy
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1/5/24
Air Date 1/5/2024
As the war in Gaza drags on, accusations of genocide by Israel have been filed by South Africa at the International Court of Justice and we are reminded that the tactics and technology that Israel develops and tests against Palestinians are sold around the world.
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SHOW NOTES
Introduction: In Gaza and Israel, side with the child over the gun
Ch. 1: Israels Push to Expel Residents of Gaza - Democracy Now! - Air Date 1-3-24
Dutch Palestinian policy analyst Mouin Rabbani says Israel is using the Hamas attack of October 7 as a pretext to carry out its “long-standing ambition” to push Palestinians out of the Gaza Strip.
"I believe South Africa will win an order against Israel to cease and desist from committing all acts of genocide against the Palestinians," says Francis Boyle, an international human rights lawyer
Intercept co-founder Jeremy Scahill and journalist Sharif Abdel Kouddous discuss the U.S. role in Israel’s scorched-earth campaign to annihilate Gaza.
Ch. 4: Disease In Gaza - Up First - Air Date 12-28-23
The World Health Organization warns that disease could kill more people in Gaza than the bombings.
Ch. 5: Gaza, Solidarity, and the Movement for Palestinian Liberation - Making Contact - Air Date 11-29-23
We uncover the military corporations profiting from the war.
Antony Loewenstein, journalist and author of The Palestine Laboratory: How Israel Exports the Technology of Occupation Around the World, joins The Chris Hedges Report for a deep dive.
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Ch. 9: Christian Zionism - Ralph Nader Radio Hour - Air Date 12-30-23
Ralph welcomes Rev. Dr. Donald Wagner, National Program Director of Friends of Sabeel—North America, to discuss the ongoing violence in Palestine, the influence that Christian Zionists have on America's Israel policy, and more.
FINAL COMMENTS
Ch. 12: Final comments on the impacts of the antisemitism that is felt by the Jewish diaspora in the wake of the Hamas attack and war in Gaza
Articles referenced:
California lawmakers ‘pull the fire alarm’ on antisemitism
Anti-Defamation League staff decry ‘dishonest’ campaign against Israel critics
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Description: Black and white photo of a woman at a protest in the city. She stares straight into the camera while holding a cardboard sign that reads "Bombing refugee camps, hospitals, ambulances, children is not self defence."
Credit: "Bombing Refugee camps, Hospitals, Ambulances, Children - is not self defence" by Alisdare Hickson, Flickr | License: CC BY SA 2.0 | Changes: Cropped, increased contrast
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