The Globalist Podcast (November 17, 2023) – Uncovering disinformation from the Middle East. Plus: how Germany’s past affects its interactions with Israel today, the latest from the Balkans and how theatres capture the zeitgeist.
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The New York Times — Friday, November 17, 2023
Santos Won’t Seek Re-election After House Panel Finds Evidence of Crimes
The findings, which were referred to prosecutors, are likely to prompt another attempt to expel the embattled congressman from the House.
Pressure Mounts as Israel Combs Through Gaza Hospital for Hamas’s Presence
The Israeli military said troops had uncovered a Hamas tunnel shaft underneath the Al-Shifa Hospital complex, as well as a vehicle on the hospital grounds packed with weapons.
Jewish Celebrities and Influencers Confront TikTok Executives in Private Call
TikTok faces escalating accusations that it promotes pro-Palestinian, anti-Israel content. “Shame on you,” Sacha Baron Cohen said on the call.
How R.F.K. Jr. Has Turned His Public Crusades Into a Private Windfall
The causes Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has championed have brought him admiration, criticism — and tens of millions of dollars.
News: Israel Seizes Gaza Hospital, Putin Restricts Media, Taiwan Politics
The Globalist Podcast (November 16, 2023) – The Norwegian Refugee Council’s Shaina Low on the latest from Gaza’s Al-Shifa hospital,
Vladimir Putin approves new media restrictions ahead of next year’s presidential election and Taiwan’s opposition unites on a joint ticket. Plus: why Finland is considering closing its border with Russia and the state of democracy in Madagascar.
The New York Times — Thursday, Nov 16, 2023
Israel Seizes Gaza Hospital That Became Symbol of the War Itself
A raid of a hospital that Israel asserts is a base for Hamas is shaping up as a watershed moment in a conflict that has put the Mideast on edge.
So Thieves Nabbed Your Catalytic Converter. Here’s Where It Ended Up.
The pollution control devices contain valuable metals, making them a hot commodity for recycling. Some beneficiaries of the thefts look the other way.
Biden-Xi Talks Lead to Little but a Promise to Keep Talking
Both American and Chinese accounts of the meeting indicated scant progress on the issues that have pushed the two nations to the edge of conflict.
Palestinian and Israeli Teens Swam in the Same Pool. Then Came Oct. 7.
The teenagers in the Greater Jerusalem swim club made a point of not focusing on their differences. That changed with the war.
News: Calls For Forced Israel Ceasefire, Xi Jinping In U.S. To Meet With Biden
The New York Times — Wednesday, Nov 15, 2023
Israel Says Military Has Entered Gazan Hospital Grounds to Root Out Hamas
The operation at the main hospital complex in Gaza came after Israel released videos showing what it said were weapons inside a children’s hospital in the enclave.
Inside the Desperate Effort to Evacuate Young Cancer Patients From Gaza
A mission to rescue cancer-stricken children from the violence in Gaza has involved multiple countries and last-minute connections in the chaos of war.
Jewish Groups Rally for Israel on National Mall
The rally was a response to large protests across the United States and the world denouncing the Israeli military campaign in Gaza.
Freeway Closed? Just Take the 10 to the 110 to the 5, Angelenos Say.
Southern California residents are bracing for longer commutes over the next month, after a fire forced the closure of a central freeway segment. But they don’t seem to be panicking yet.
News: Israel-Lebanon Tensions, Nord Stream Pipeline, Sudan Genocide
The Globalist Podcast (November 14, 2023) – The latest as tensions rise on the Israel-Lebanon border. Also, Ukraine’s role in the Nord Stream pipeline explosion, and writer and broadcaster Yassmin Abdel-Magied discusses the EU’s warnings of genocide in Sudan.
Plus, Monocle’s transport correspondent, Gabriel Leigh, on the Dubai Airshow.
The New York Times — Tuesday, November 14, 2023
Death and Despair at Gaza Hospital as Fighting Reaches Its Doors
“I’m watching patients die in front of my eyes,” one doctor at a besieged hospital said, “and I can’t provide them the slightest bit of help.” Israel said its forces were targeting Hamas fighters.
Rashida Tlaib, Censured by the House, Is Praised and Condemned at Home
The Democratic congresswoman from the Detroit area and the only Palestinian American in the House faces a complicated landscape in her district.
What It Means to Be a Texan Is Changing in Surprising Ways
White people make up a declining minority in Texas, even among those born in the state. And all those people moving in? They’re as likely to be Black, Hispanic or Asian.
Behind Public Assurances, Xi Jinping Has Spread Grim Views on U.S.
Speeches by the Chinese leader show how he was bracing for an intensifying rivalry with the United States from early in his rule.
News: Urban Warfare In Gaza, US-India Meeting, Argentina Rivals Debate
The Globalist Podcast (November 13, 2023) – ‘Haaretz’ journalist Allison Kaplan Sommer from Tel Aviv discusses the latest updates from the Middle East and we discuss urban warfare in Gaza with expert Antônio Sampaio.
We get a roundup of the day’s headlines with Vincent McAviney, discuss a meeting of Indian and US ministers in New Delhi, and assess the outcomes of last night’s presidential debate in Argentina.
The New York Times — Monday, November 13, 2023
Israeli Forces Near a Struggling Hospital They Say Covers a Hamas Complex
Israeli officials say that Hamas has built a complex under Al Shifa, a major Gaza hospital. Hamas denies it is operating from beneath the hospital, whose patients face dire conditions amid power cuts.
One Year in the Infuriating and Humiliating Search for a Job in South Africa
Portia Stafford has a high school diploma in hospitality and three certificates from job training programs. She is among a generation of ambitious Africans who spend their days chasing an elusive opening.
F.B.I. Examining Whether Adams Cleared Red Tape for Turkish Government
After winning the 2021 Democratic mayoral primary, Eric Adams successfully pressed city officials to allow the opening of a Manhattan high-rise housing the Turkish Consulate General.
Two Young Democratic Stars Collide Over Israel and Their Party’s Future
Representing neighboring districts in the Bronx, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and Ritchie Torres have staked sharply divergent positions on the Israel-Hamas war.
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