#TelAviv live: As reports come in that Hamas has accepted the latest US-Egyptian brokered deal (hostages release // ceasefire), thousands are out on the street expressing their distrust of @Netanyahu as initial signs already suggest he is bent on wrecking the deal. #GazaWar

'Pay attention to the Hertiage Foundation. Pay attention to things like Project 2025 because that is where the policies that will come under a Trump administration are being written.' Olivia of Troye tells Katie Phang #KatiePhangShow

Latest IAEA - International Atomic Energy Agency ⚛️ update on the situation at the #zaporizhzhia #nuclear plant. Over 100 rounds of rifle fire near the plant this week and mysterious reports of drones near the training center.

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We may be very close to a deal. And close to Biden finally putting a stop to Netenyahu’s destruction of Gaza. He’s reportedly guaranteed Hamas that Israel will pull out of Gaza haaretz.com/israel-news/20…

I am deeply saddened to hear that Jeff Skoll has been forced to close Participant Media. It made some of the best films and documentaries that you e probably seen over the past 20 years. Including Inconvenient Truth and (one I was in) Countdown to Zero. washingtonpost.com/opinions/2024/…

I talked with the good people at Telos about what was behind the Israeli-Iran attacks last week, Israel’s destruction of Gaza, the inspiring student protests against the war - and what we can expect next. I hope you have a chance to listen. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the…

“Trump is not a man who lies. Trump is a lie. Trump is a fabrication of the mind of Trump. Trump is a fictional character who has fictional achievements & fictional wealth…it is no surprise he’s become the world’s most notorious liar,” ⁦David Rothkopf⁩ thedailybeast.com/before-trumps-…

Play ball! It’s great to have good friends with great tickets. Thank you, John!

Excellent news. The only way to end Putin's invasion is to give Ukraine the weapons it needs to defeat him. The ATACMS is just such a weapon. I and others have been arguing for two years that Ukraine needs this tool. They finally have it. nytimes.com/2024/04/24/us/…

Tuesday tidings! Joining Zerlina Maxwell on the show this morning: Michigan Law School Professor, Legal Analyst & Author Barb McQuade + National Security Expert, Analyst & Author Joe Cirincione!

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I'm a Jew-loving Jew. Anti-Semitism is never ok. Here's what is not anti-Semitism: Peaceful protest, criticism of the Israeli government, calling for an independent Palestine, demanding a ceasefire in Gaza, using the term apartheid to describe Israel, questioning Zionism.

Excellent advice from Max Bergmann. US & Euro aid critical now to help Ukraine hold on to their country. 2025 should be the year we break Russia’s will to fight. Sound, long-term perspective that counters the defeatism of the MAGA and “restraint” camps. csis.org/analysis/after…

Great day to be at the ballpark. @nationals celebrating their 2019 Championship. And up 2-1 over their opponents then and now - the Astros.

Excellent analysis. David Rothkopf makes key points, incl. that (1) we wouldn’t be here if Trump hadn’t pulled out of the Iran Deal and (2) though the reciprocal strikes have not tipped into war “the next wave of direct conflict between Israel and Iran could be far more dangerous.”

We may have dodged a bullet when it comes to an Israel-Iran war right now. But according to the experts, the risks medium to long-term have gone up--including quite possibly on the nuclear front. My latest. thedailybeast.com/irans-nuclear-…

Laura Rozen We have to hope that the early reports are correct and Israel did NOT hit the plant, intentionally or not.

This should make very real how insane it is for anyone to call for using this crisis as an excuse to bomb Iran’s nuclear sites. (Looking at you, John Bolton.)

If these reports are true, it is unbelievably reckless and risks a major escalation across the Middle East. Netanyahu has been trying to goad the United States into fighting a war with Iran on his behalf for years now. Let's hope he doesn't succeed.

Isfahan is the the home of a plant key to Iran’s nuclear program. I have visited this uranium conversion faculty. If Israel was foolish enough to hit that site, this conflict could get very bad, very quickly.