Israeli Minister ADMITS What Israel's REAL Goal In Lebanon Is: 'ANNIHILATION'

Watch Katie, Rania Khalek and Abby Martin discuss Lebanon during a live show here Israel’s Minister of education Yoav Kisch was so blunt about Israel’s real goal in Lebanon that he shocked a Right Wing TV host: “There is no difference between Lebanon and way things are progressing at the moment, Lebanon will be annihilated. And I say this in a very blunt way: we are in a type of event where Lebanon is going towards annihilation.” Katie and Beirut-based journalist Séamus Malekafzali react to this statement, Israel’s desire for genocide and the way Western journalists have betrayed Arab journalists by completely ignoring their lives and deaths at the hand of the Israelis. 00:00 Intro 00:22 Israeli Education minister wants Lebanon annihilated 02:42 Israel does not see Arab sovereignty as an option 03:56 The Western Media's refusal to acknowledge Palestinian journalists 05:51 Western journalists not crediting Middle Eastern journalists Séamus Malekafzali is a journalist on the Middle East and Global South who writes for The Nation, The Baffler and at ***Please support The Katie Halper Show *** For bonus content, exclusive interviews, to support independent media & to help make this program possible, please join us on Patreon Get your Katie Halper Show Merch here! Follow Katie on Twitter: @kthalps