In this episode of Occupied Thoughts, FMEP President Lara Friedman speaks with Mouin Rabbani about Israel’s war on Gaza, its offensive in Lebanon, and how these and other developments fit into Israel’s broader objectives in the region, most notably with respect to Iran. Mouin is widely published analyst and commentator on Palestinian affairs, the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, and the contemporary Middle East. He was previously Senior Analyst Middle East and Special Advisor on Israel-Palestine with the International Crisis Group, and head of political affairs with the Office of the United Nations Special Envoy for Syria. He is Co-Editor of Jadaliyya E-zine.
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Recorded on October 14, 2024
Resources
Mouin Rabbani
- On X: https://x.com/MouinRabbani
- Jadaliyya — https://www.jadaliyya.com/
- Mouni Rabbani X Threads: https://threadreaderapp.com/user/MouinRabbani
Mouin on Recent Webinars/Podcasts/Articles
- 10/7/24: Public Forum on Israel-Gaza War: One Year Later, sponsored by the Alwaleed Center for Muslim-Christian Understanding at the Edmund A. Walsh School of Foreign Service, Georgetown University, ft. Sarah Leah Whitson (DAWN), Mouin Rabbani, Arie Dubnov (George Washington University), and Yousef Munayyer (Arab Center Washington DC)
- Jadaliyya 10/7/24: What Have We Learned? Israel’s Genocide — One Year On Featuring Mouin Rabbani (8 October), ft, Mouin Rabbani and Bassam Haddad
- WORT-FM 10/3/24: Mouin Rabbani on the Escalating Crisis in the Middle East
- Middle East Eye 10/3/24: After one year of genocide, why Israel’s belligerence may be its undoing
- Democracy Now 4/10/24: Israel’s Ultimate Goal Is to Make Gaza Unfit for Human Habitation: Middle East Analyst Mouin Rabbani
Resources/news mentioned or cited in this podcast
- New York Times 10/14/24: Hezbollah Drone Strike Kills 4 Israeli Soldiers on Military Base — The strike, which wounded dozens, showed that the militant group remains a force.
- Al Jazeera 10/14/24: Israeli strike kills 18 in northern Lebanon as Hezbollah steps up attacks
- The Guardian 10/14/24: US officials attend Gaza aid meetings on site of Israeli prison accused of ‘horrific’ torture
- US Dept of Defense 10/13/24: Statement by Pentagon Press Secretary Maj. Gen. Pat Ryder on the Deployment of a THAAD Battery to Israel
- Washington Post 10/13/24: Biden sends antimissile system and 100 troops to Israel, deepening U.S. role
- The Guardian 10/13/24: Israel orders more evacuations in Lebanon and threatens medics who treat Hezbollah members
- Israel Hayom 10/10/24: UNRWA headquarters in Jerusalem to be seized
- United Nations 10/10/24: Middle East Facing Dangerous Rise in Violence as Israeli Forces Fire on Peacekeepers in Lebanon, UN Political Affairs and Peace Operations Chiefs Warn Security Council
- Reuters 10/2/24: Israel bars UN secretary-general from entering country
- US Dept of Defense 10/1/24: U.S. Assets in Mediterranean Again Helped Defend Israel Against Iranian Missiles
- Congressional Research Service 9/20/24: Lebanese Hezbollah [“Formed in the wake of the 1982 Israeli invasion of Lebanon..”]
- UN General Assembly 9/11/24: Report of the Independent International Commission of Inquiry on the Occupied Palestinian Territory, including East Jerusalem, and Israel
- Times of Israel 8/26/24: Israel says US shipments of arms and equipment during war exceed 50,000 tons
- The Intercept 4/15/24: U.S., Not Israel, Shot Down Most Iran Drones and Missiles
- The Wall Street Journal 1/24/09: How Israel Helped to Spawn Hamas
- The Guardian 10/29/04: ‘God knows it did not cross our minds to attack the towers’