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Nov 2023
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"Saying 'pauses' implies there's more ha...

Makdisi Bros.
About this episode

In this episode, we discuss the international backdrop to the Gaza ceasefire/truce/pause (and what the distinctions are among all those terms).  We also cover Israeli and US aims for Gaza in view of resistance on the ground and their failure to achieve their objectives in the 2006 war in Lebanon, as well as the significance of the prisoner exchange for the local legitimacy and standing of Hamas.

Date of recording: November 26, 2023.


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Music by Hadiiiiii

 

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