An in-depth interview with Trita Parsi, Quincy Institute for Responsible Statecraft, offers insider-informed insight into why the US is not using its leverage on Israel. Just the first 10 minutes clarifies some of the most important factors. Parsi analyses the relationship betw the US, Israel, & Iran, the pathetic state of US diplomacy, the Zionist lobby re defining US interests, & potential Iranian military intervention." #Iran #US #Israel #ZionistLobby . ...2

New Report: "Israel Systematically Attacked Aid Workers". State Department official Stacy Gilbert "resigned in May after the Biden administration released a report stating that Israel was not blocking humanitarian assistance." The report, said Gilbert, was “patently, demonstrably false.”

New Report: Israel Systematically Attacked Aid Workers

And an update on detained Gaza surgeon Khaled Alser

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Julian Assange's first public statement since prison release: Assange says he was freed after years of incarceration because he pled guilty to journalism: "I am not free today because the system worked." Assange has been giving evidence to the Council of Europe's Parliamentary Assembly, which includes parliamentarians from 46 European countries, on his detention & conviction & their effects on human rights. #JulianAssange #AusPol #USPol #UKPol ..

Documentary: "Starving Gaza". "Israel has cut off food, fuel & water, resulting in a man-made famine that is unprecedented in its scale & pace. Every Palestinian in Gaza is food insecure, & dozens have died from dehydration & malnutrition." Israel & the US "deny that Israel is blocking humanitarian aid, which is a war crime. The doco shows "how Israel has killed civilians seeking aid & attacked humanitarian networks."

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Fault Lines: Starving Gaza

A Palestinian doctor tries to save severely malnourished children amid Israel’s US-backed illegal siege on Gaza.

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Open letter from anti-genocide UK MPs: "Calling for a ‘ceasefire’ while arming & defending Israel is meaningless & does nothing to bring an end to Israeli aggression. We demand nothing less than a full arms embargo, economic sanctions & ceasing of diplomatic support to Israel." The Labour government's "failure to demand an adherence to international law has allowed the horror we have witnessed in Gaza to spill into the wider region, including in Lebanon."

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Israel attacks Lebanon updates: 82 killed by Israel in Lebanon so far today

Lebanon's Health Ministry reports Israeli strikes on Ain al-Delb (32 killed) and Hermel (21 killed) in the last hours.

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Report: "US boosts air support and hikes troops' readiness to deploy for Middle East". U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin "increased the readiness of additional U.S. forces to deploy, elevating our preparedness to respond to various contingencies." ~Pentagon spokesman Patrick Ryder

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US boosts air support and hikes troops' readiness to deploy for Middle East

Defense secretary authorizes military to reinforce its presence in Middle East with 'defensive' air-support capabilities and put other forces on he...

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Report: "Blinken is facing mounting pressure to resign after a report earlier this week uncovered that he misled Congress about Israel’s obstruction of humanitarian aid to Gaza. The staunch Zionist is said to have misled the American people to maintain US weapons flow to Israel. "Blinken contradicted findings from his own department’s experts.. in a report to Congress."

Blinken faces calls to resign after misleading Congress to cover for Israel’s genocide – Middle East Monitor

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Analysis: "Mass Walkout as Global Pariah Netanyahu Addresses UN General Assembly". "While there was some audience applause from the sparsely populated room on Friday, Al Jazeera Arabic explained that the people you hear cheering the PM during the speech are in the gallery who he brought for that purpose." "A large number of diplomats & other officials walked out". https://www.commondreams.org/news/netanyahu-united-nations-speech Video of walkout #UNGA #Netanyahu #UNWalkout ..

Analysis: US diplomacy is "is an exercise in smoke and mirrors... a diversionary charade to conceal the direct support the US has been providing Israel throughout the past year." ~Mouin Rabbani The US claim "that they did not know in advance of Israel’s attack on Beirut was not plausible, given its close intelligence ties to Israel. This is the same government that spent months warning the world about the Russian invasion of Ukraine."

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Israel attacks Lebanon updates: Hezbollah leader’s killing raises war fears

These were the updates on Israel’s attacks on Lebanon for Saturday, September 28.

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