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Israel Expects International Criminal Court Arrest Warrants for Netanyahu, Other Officials

Interview with Michael Lynk, associate professor of law at the University of Western Ontario, Canada, conducted by Scott Harris

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State Department Report Presents Contradictory Findings on Israel’s Illegal Use of U.S. Weapons in Gaza

Interview with Raed Jarrar, advocacy diector at DAWN, conducted by Melinda Tuhus

TRUMP MIsogyny

Trump’s Contempt for Women Seen in Hush Money Trial, Linked to His Misogynist Policies

Interview with Amanda Marcotte, a senior politics writer at Salon and author, conducted by Scott Harris

This Week’s Under-reported News Summary – May 15, 2024

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Trump’s Contempt for Women Seen in Hush Money Trial, Linked to His Misogynist Policies: Interview with Amanda Marcotte, a senior politics writer at Salon and author, conducted by Scott Harris. Listen Here > https://btlonline.org/trumps-contempt-for-women-seen-in-hush-money-trial-linked-to-his-misogynist-policies/
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Between The Lines Radio Newsmagazine5 hours ago
State Department Report Presents Contradictory Findings on Israel’s Illegal Use of U.S. Weapons in Gaza: Interview with Raed Jarrar, advocacy diector at DAWN, conducted by Melinda Tuhus. Listen Here > https://btlonline.org/state-department-report-presents-contradictory-findings-on-israels-illegal-use-of-us-weapons-in-gaza/
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Between The Lines Radio Newsmagazine5 hours ago
Israel Expects International Criminal Court Arrest Warrants for Netanyahu, Other Officials: Interview with Michael Lynk, associate professor of law at the University of Western Ontario, who served as United Nations special rapporteur for human rights, conducted by Scott Harris
https://btlonline.org/israel-expects-international-criminal-court-arrest-warrants-for-netanyahu-other-officials/
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Michael Lynk, Associate Professor of Law at the University of Western Ontario, who served as the United Nations Special Rapporteur for human rights in the occupied Palestinian territory from 2016 to 2022

Michael Lynk discusses Israel's ground and air offensive in Rafah, stalled efforts to negotiate a ceasefire, and reports that the International Criminal Court is preparing to issue arrest warrants for senior Israeli officials, including Prime Minister Netanyahu, on charges related to the war in Gaza.
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Between The Lines Radio Newsmagazine3 days ago
Counterpoint, hosted by Scott Harris, is heard every Monday night on WPKN 89.5 FM, Bridgeport, CT between 8:00 – 9:30 pm ET. Webstreaming and audio archive at http://wpkn.org

1) Michael Lynk, Associate Professor of law at the University of Western Ontario, who served as the United Nations Special Rapporteur for human rights in the occupied Palestinian territory from 2016 to 2022, discusses Israel's ground and air offensive in Rafah, stalled efforts to negotiate a ceasefire, and reports that the International Criminal Court is preparing to issue arrest warrants for senior Israeli officials, including Prime Minister Netanyahu, on charges related to the war in Gaza.

2) Sofia Menemenlis a PhD student at Princeton University and organizer with Princeton Israeli Apartheid Divest, which has launched a hunger strike, discusses the protest and her views on the Gaza war, US policy towards Israel, political attacks on student activists, and police raids on protest encampments across the U.S.

3) Amanda Marcotte, a senior politics writer at Salon and the author of "Troll Nation: How The Right Became Trump-Worshipping Monsters," talks about her recent Salon article, "Stormy Daniels testimony reveals the triumph of #MeToo," insight into Trump's character, and media coverage of this first Trump trial and its likely impact on this November's presidential election.

4) Joanna Mallary, a clinical psychology doctoral candidate at the University of Hartford talks about the Connecticut student petition campaign calling on CT-based Travelers and The Hartford insurance companies to align with global climate goals. Both companies ranked in the bottom third of the Insure Our Future scorecard, which analyzes 30 leading primary insurers and reinsurers, assessing their policies on insuring and investing in coal, oil and gas.

Some segments featured on Counterpoint are edited for re-broadcast on the syndicated Between The Lines radio news magazine. Visit their web site at http://www.btlonline.org for free subscriptions to mp3 - podcast audio files, program summaries and interview transcripts. An archive of current and past Counterpoint interviews are accessible for free at our Counterpoint Radio web site: http://counterpointradio.org The full 1.5 hour unedited program can be accessed for a 2 week period after the show, at the WPKN Radio archives: http://archives.wpkn.org/bookmarks/search/counterpoint
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