It probably would surprise no one to learn that there are several viewpoints among critics of the current wars devastating the Middle East regarding who is actually encouraging a growing bloody conflict which might soon involve at least six countries in the region.
The Israeli Defense Forces escalated its invasion of Lebanon last week as it sent thousands of more troops into southern Lebanon—bringing the number to more than 20,000 as its air force continues to bomb the region into ruin and kill over 2,000 innocent civilians.
The IDF continued its relentless bombing campaign across Gaza last week as much of the world focused on Israel’s bombardment of Lebanon and the possibility of an all-out war with Iran.
Mohammad Baqer Qalibaf, the Iranian parliament speaker, told reporters last week that Tehran stands ready to continue its support for the resistance movement amid Israel’s regional punishment campaign in Gaza, Syria, and Lebanon.
Last week marked the one-year anniversary of the 7 October Hamas attack and questions remain unanswered on how a rag-tag group of Hamas fighters managed to break through one of the most fortified and surveyed countries on Earth.
Matthew Brodsky, a senior fellow at the Gold Institute for International Strategy and a former White House adviser, was suspended from X last week after calling on Israel to “carpet bomb” Irish peacekeepers in Lebanon.
U.S. President Joe Biden raised no objections about Israel’s bombing campaign and limited invasion of Lebanon during a phone call last week with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu—proving, once again, that the IDF can kill and bomb whoever it wants and will have Washington’s complete support.
Rep. Steve Scalise, R-La., met with the American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC) last week and told the lobby group that Republicans plan to cancel universities that allow protests that are critical of Israel as it carries out a genocide in Gaza, bombs Lebanon, and provokes war with Iran.
Israeli forces rolled their tanks into the main gate of the UN peacekeepers stationed in Lebanon despite international condemnation for intentionally firing on Irish troops carrying out the mission earlier last week.
Shari Redstone, the chairwoman and CEO of CBS News’s parent company Paramount Global, jumped to defend an anchor who confronted author Ta-Nehisi Coates for talking about the everyday horrors that Palestinians face in the West Bank under Israel’s rule.