The Axis of Resistance is a network of groups that have been a key part of Iran’s defence strategy for years. But we’ve now seen Israel and Iran attack each other directly, while Israel has invaded Lebanon to go after the biggest group in the Axis, Hezbollah. So what does this mean for the balance of power in the region, and where does the Axis of Resistance fit into it now? #AJStartHere with Sandra Gathmann explains. Chapters: 01:12 – What is the Axis of Resistance? 02:37 – How Lebanon’s Hezbollah became the strongest group in the Axis 05:11 – How the Axis responded to Israel’s war on Gaza 06:16 – […]
“If you don’t believe that there’s… an epic moral issue in front of us in this election right now, in the form of this Gaza war, then I don’t know what reality you’re living in.” Jeremy Scahill, an investigative journalist, talks about how Kamala Harris has now had a year to assess her position with regard to the genocidal war in Gaza. Scahill tells Al Jazeera’s @phillavelle that if voters don’t like what they’re hearing from Harris as a presidential candidate, then he says it’s up to Americans to vote their conscience. Head over to our YouTube page for the latest episode of #CentreStage. Subscribe to our channel http://bit.ly/AJSubscribe Follow […]
“[Joe Biden] has a multi-decade history of supporting Israel when it’s been at its most gratuitously violent.” Jeremy Scahill, an investigative journalist, explores US President Joe Biden’s profound and unrelenting support for Israel. Scahill talks to Al Jazeera’s Phil Lavelle about the US’s decades-long, anti-Palestinian agenda in Gaza and the occupied West Bank. Watch the full Centre Stage episode on the Al Jazeera YouTube channel. Subscribe to our channel: http://bit.ly/AJSubscribe Follow us on Twitter https://twitter.com/AJEnglish Find us on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera Check our website: https://www.aljazeera.com/ Check out our Instagram page: https://www.instagram.com/aljazeeraenglish/ Download AJE Mobile App: https://aje.io/AJEMobile #USElection2024 #KamalaHarris #DonaldTrump #US #UnitedStates #Trump2024 #USPresidentialElection2024 #Harris2024 #USPolitics #TrumpVsHarris #Kamala2024 #USElection2024 #USAidToIsrael #GazaWar #Israel […]
The United States is sending an advanced anti-missile system to Israel, the Pentagon has announced, as President Joe Biden’s administration continues to provide “ironclad” support for one of its top allies amid mounting tensions with Iran. At the direction of US President Joe Biden, Defence Secretary Lloyd Austin authorised the deployment of a Terminal High-Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) battery and its associated US military personnel. This move aims to bolster Israel’s air defences following Iran’s unprecedented attacks against Israel on 13 April and again on 1 October, Pentagon press secretary Pat Ryder said in a statement. Al Jazeera’s Mike Hanna reports from Washington, DC. Subscribe to our channel: http://bit.ly/AJSubscribe Follow […]
Khaled Elgindy, a senior fellow at the Middle East Institute, says Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s invitation to speak at the US Congress caused a rift within the Democratic Party. Subscribe to our channel http://bit.ly/AJSubscribe Follow us on Twitter https://twitter.com/AJEnglish Find us on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera Check our website: https://www.aljazeera.com/ Check out our Instagram page: https://www.instagram.com/aljazeeraenglish/ Download AJE Mobile App: https://aje.io/AJEMobile #US #UnitedStates #BenjaminNetanyahu #NetanyahuUSVisit #Washington #USCongress #DemocraticParty #CapitolHill #Israel #Palestine #Gaza #GazaUnderAttack #GazaHumanitarianCrisis #IsraelHamasWar #GazaWar #IsraelWar #IsraelGazaWar #AlJazeeraEnglish
US President Joe Biden says he “did more” for Palestinians than anyone else by convincing Egypt to open its borders to aid deliveries to Gaza, and by uniting Arab countries in the region. He also revealed that Saudi Arabia is prepared to normalise diplomatic relations with Israel in exchange for security assistance from the US. Subscribe to our channel http://bit.ly/AJSubscribe Follow us on Twitter https://twitter.com/AJEnglish Find us on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera Check our website: https://www.aljazeera.com/ Check out our Instagram page: https://www.instagram.com/aljazeeraenglish/ Download AJE Mobile App: https://aje.io/AJEMobile #US #UnitedStates #USPresidentialElections #2024Elections #JoeBiden #DonaldTrump #USPolitics #USRepublican #USDemocrats #AmericaFirst #AmericaIsBack #NAACP #WarOnGaza #Palestine #AlJazeeraEnglish
UK member of parliament, Jeremy Corby recounts his experience, as Labour Party leader and how during an “extremely hostile meeting” of his party he was asked if he would “automatically support any military action Israel undertakes”. Corbyn explains that Israel is an “ever present lobby, to justify the continued occupation”. Subscribe to our channel http://bit.ly/AJSubscribe Follow us on Twitter https://twitter.com/AJEnglish Find us on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera Check our website: https://www.aljazeera.com/ Check out our Instagram page: https://www.instagram.com/aljazeeraenglish/ Download AJE Mobile App: https://aje.io/AJEMobile #UK #Israel #UKElections #UKPolitics #NigelFarage #RishiSunak #ReformParty #ConservativeParty #UnionistParty #LabourParty #LiberalParty #KeirStarmer #EdDavey #AlJazeeraEnglish
“How many children have to die for you to be satisfied?” Palestine solidarity protesters in the US interrupted Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin during a budget hearing in the Senate, to demand the defunding of Israel’s war on Gaza. Subscribe to our channel http://bit.ly/AJSubscribe Follow us on Twitter https://twitter.com/AJEnglish Find us on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera Check our website: https://www.aljazeera.com/ Check out our Instagram page: https://www.instagram.com/aljazeeraenglish/ Download AJE Mobile App: https://aje.io/AJEMobile @AljazeeraEnglish #Aljazeeraenglish #News
The US Secretary of State Antony Blinken has called for greater quantities of aid to get into northern Gaza – in particular. These sentiments were echoed by the British Foreign Secretary David Cameron – as the pair held a joint press conference a short while ago in Washington, DC. Al Jazeera’s Mike Hanna is in Washington, DC for the latest. Subscribe to our channel: http://bit.ly/AJSubscribe Follow us on Twitter https://twitter.com/AJEnglish Find us on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera Check our website: https://www.aljazeera.com/ Check out our Instagram page: https://www.instagram.com/aljazeeraenglish/ Download AJE Mobile App: https://aje.io/AJEMobile #US #UK #AntonyBlinken #DavidCameron #Palestine #Gaza #Israel #WorldCentralKitchen #WCK #DeirElBalah #GazaHumanitarianCrisis #GazaWar #IsraelHamasWar #IsraelGazaWar #AlAqsaHospital #AlAqsaMartyrsHospital #GazaShortages #GazaAid #GazaAidWorkersKilled #IsraelPalestineWar […]
“I wish a missile would kill us so that we can finally get some rest.” This elderly Palestinian man feels despair as the suffering caused by Israel’s war on Gaza is compounded by the heat. Subscribe to our channel http://bit.ly/AJSubscribe Follow us on Twitter https://twitter.com/AJEnglish Find us on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera Check our website: https://www.aljazeera.com/ Check out our Instagram page: https://www.instagram.com/aljazeeraenglish/ Download AJE Mobile App: https://aje.io/AJEMobile @AljazeeraEnglish #Aljazeeraenglish #News
