[GUEST] CONNOR FREEMAN - Trump Goes Beyond Biden. US ALL-IN w/ UKRAINE

[GUEST] CONNOR FREEMAN - Trump Goes Beyond Biden. US ALL-IN w/ UKRAINE

The quiet catastrophe unfolding in the West Bank demands our attention. While Gaza burns under international spotlight, Israeli forces have displaced over 40,000 Palestinians in the West Bank since January 2024 – the highest displacement figures since the 1967 Six-Day War. Conor Freeman details Israel's "Operation Iron Wall" targeting refugee camps with tactics honed in Gaza: destroying infrastructure, cutting off medical access, and systematically making areas uninhabitable.

This displacement crisis isn't accidental. Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz promised to "teach the lesson of Gaza with repeated raids to the people in the West Bank," while Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich, who oversees West Bank occupation, has outlined a strategy that leaves Palestinians only "subjugation, emigration, or death." With the IDF providing cover for settler violence, Palestinians face a coordinated campaign with no means to defend themselves.

The conversation takes a powerful turn when we examine a prominent American actor's emotional plea for Jews worldwide to reject Netanyahu's actions, arguing they endanger Jewish communities globally while betraying fundamental moral principles. Freeman adds that the humanitarian catastrophe in Gaza continues unabated, with doctors reporting children arriving daily with sniper wounds – evidence of deliberate targeting rather than collateral damage.

Our focus then shifts to Ukraine, where Trump's actions contradict his campaign promises. Despite criticizing Biden for allowing strikes into Russia, Financial Times reports Trump privately asked Zelensky if Ukraine could hit Moscow and St. Petersburg with US-supplied weapons. This pattern of saying one thing publicly while doing another privately reveals the military-industrial complex's continued influence regardless of who occupies the White House.

As nuclear risks escalate and humanitarian crises deepen, this episode exposes how American foreign policy remains dangerously consistent despite changes in administration. The question becomes whether citizens will finally reject these deadly policies or continue accepting the unacceptable in our name.

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