On this edition of Parallax Views, political blogger Ettingermentum joins the show to discuss his piece "The President Who Stood Up To Israel and Won" . We discuss President George HW Bush's rocky relationship with then Israeli Prime Minister Yitzhak Shamir of the Likud Party, the young Benjamin Netanyahu, Bush-era Secretary of State James Baker, AIPAC (American-Israel Public Affairs Commitee), Bush's "New World Order" and the Middle East, how Bush responded to pro-Israel lobbying that painted h...
Nov 09, 2023•56 min•Ep. 840
On this edition of Parallax Views, the coverage of the Gaza War and Israel/Palestine continues in this double feature. First up, Prof. Juan Cole, well-known commentator on the Middle East and South Asia from the Informed Comment blog, gives his commentary on conditions in Gaza, anti-Palestinian racism in America, the Palestinian identity, double standards, whether it is actually possible to eradicate Hamas, Netanyahu's "Annihilate Amalek" rhetoric, and why the cycle of violence will continue sho...
Nov 09, 2023•1 hr 20 min•Ep. 839
On this edition of Parallax Views, journalist Chris Gelardi of New York Focus, the nonprofit publication that asks the questions "Who Runs New York?", joins us to discuss the investigation he co-wrote with Julia Rock entitled "New York’s Ties to Israel Bring the Gaza War Home" . Chris and I delve into the network of nonprofits, major companies, and wealthy individuals in New York who are aiding the illegal settlements in the West Bank. Moreover, we delve into NY political figures like Mayor Eric...
Nov 08, 2023•1 hr 1 min•Ep. 838
On this edition of Parallax Views, the Quincy Institute for Responsible Statecraft's Eli Clifton returns to discuss his latest piece of reporting, co-published by The Gurdian and Responsible Statecraft, entitled "Wall Street eyes big profits from Israel-Hamas war" . We'll also discuss the issue of monopoly capitalism as it relates to the weapons/defense industry, Morgan Stanley and TD Bank, shareholders and the problem with stakeholder capitalism or so-called "ethical capitalism", how the curren...
Nov 07, 2023•55 min•Ep. 833
On this edition of Parallax views, Lt. Col. Karen Kwiatkowski (Ret.) returns to discuss Israel/Palestine, the bombing of Gaza, U.S. foreign policy, the U.S.-Israel special relationship, blowback and terrorism, the self-perpetuating nature of government power, and her experiences in the Pentagon that led her to blow the whistle on the corruption of military intelligence and creation of a disinformation apparatus by ideological actors in the Office of Special Plans (OFS) in the early years of the ...
Nov 07, 2023•54 min•Ep. 836
On this edition of Parallax views, journalist Ali Rizk joins us from Beirut, Lebanon to discuss the speech given by Hezbollah's Secretary General Hassan Nasrallah this past Friday and his Responsible Statecraft article "Why Hezbollah doesn't want a full-scale war. Yet." . We'll be discussing Hezbollah involvement in the Israel/Hamas War or Gaza War so far as well as the relationship between Hezbollah and Iran (and why Rizk think calling Hezbollah and Iranian proxy is an oversimplification), Hezb...
Nov 06, 2023•41 min•Ep. 835
On this edition of Parallax Views, Ambassador Chas Freeman, a retired diplomat with a stories career and a visiting scholar at the Watson Institute for International Relations and Public Affairs, returns to discuss the bombing of Gaza by Israel in retaliation for the October 7th Hamas attack. We also discuss his critique of the U.S.-Israel special relationship, which he argues is harmful towards to both the interests of the United States and Israel. In the final portion of the conversation Amb. ...
Nov 05, 2023•43 min•Ep. 834
On this edition of Parallax Views, former CIA and State Department analyst Melvin A. Goodman, known for his book Whistleblower at the CIA: An Insider's Account of the Politics of Intelligence , returns to the program to discuss a number of issues related to the Middle East, Israel/Palestine, and U.S. foreign policy. We begin the conversation by discussing the nature and potential causes for the Israeli intelligence failure of October 7th, 2023, the day that the Hamas attack occurred. From there ...
Nov 03, 2023•58 min•Ep. 832
On this edition of Parallax Views, Col. Lawrence B. Wilkerson, Chief of Staff under Colin Powell during the Bush administration, returns to the show to discuss his thoughts and commentary on the latest Middle East news with a focus on U.S. foreign policy and Israel's bombing of Gaza in retaliation for the Hamas attack of October 7th. We'll be discussing the Biden admin's dealing with the Benjamin Netanyahu, Biden's "bearhug strategy", the far-right nature of the Netanyahu government and figures ...
Nov 03, 2023•49 min•Ep. 831
On this edition of Parallax Views, our coverage of Israel/Palestine and the bombing of Gaza by Israel in retaliation for the October 7th Hamas attack. Investigative journalist and attorney Charlotte Dennett, the daughter of American master spy Daniel Dennet and author of Follow the Pipelines: Uncovering the Mystery of a Lost Spy and the Deadly Politics of the Great Game for Oil (as well as the co-author, with her husband Gerard Colby, of the classic Thy Will Be Done: The Conquest of the Amazon: ...
Nov 03, 2023•1 hr 4 min•Ep. 829
On this edition of Parallax Views, a short but hopefully informative conversation with Emmaia Gemma, author of the 2019 Boston Review article "The Anti-Defamation League Is Not What It Seems" and an upcoming book on the history of the ADL. Among the topics discussed in this history is the ADL's track record on Civil Rights and its policing of black Civil Rights groups for being "too radical", the ADL spy Roy Bollock, the ADL's history of targeting Arab-Americans dating back to the 1950's, the AD...
Nov 03, 2023•27 min•Ep. 828
On this edition of Parallax Views, investigative journalist Ali Winston, co-author of The Riders Come Out at Night: Brutality, Corruption, and Cover-up in Oakland, returns to discuss recent news about the NYPD using surveillance drones against pro-Palestinian protesters (See: "NYPD used drones for arrests in pro-Palestine protests in NYC" - The New York Post ). Additionally, Ali and I will discuss the state of New York's connections, through various non-profits and LLCs, to the Israeli occupatio...
Nov 02, 2023•1 hr 31 min•Ep. 827
On this spooky season edition of Parallax Views, Chris Alexander of Full Moon Presents Delirium Magazine returns to discuss his new TOMBS OF THE BLIND DEAD homage movie SCREAM OF THE BLIND DEAD, the Euro-horror of Jess Franco and Jean Rollin, and his two new Headpress books ART! TRASH! TERROR!: ADVENTURES IN STRANGE CINEMA and CORMAN/POE: INTERVIEWS AND ESSAYS EXPLORING THE MAKING OF ROGER CORMAN'S EDGAR ALLEN POE FILMS 1960-1964. We also discuss new horror movie fare like the "revenge-o-matic" ...
Oct 30, 2023•1 hr 17 min•Ep. 826
On this edition of Parallax Views, legendary faneditor LastSurvivor joins the show to discuss the horror movie fan edits he's made over the years and the art of the horror edit. Some of LastSurvivor's fanedits include: THE NIGHT OF SAMHAIN - An ambitious fanedit that combines HALLOWEEN III: SEASON OF THE WITCH and HALLOWEEN: THE CURSE OF MICHAEL MYERS into one movie in a very unique way! HALLOWEEN: THE NIGHT OF THE BOOGEYMAN - An attempt to edit John Carpenter's HALLOWEEN and HALLOWEEN II into o...
Oct 30, 2023•1 hr 50 min•Ep. 825
On this edition of Parallax Views, it's spooky season and we're getting into the Halloween spirit! Cecil Laird of the Youtube channel The Horror Show joins the show to tell us about his fan film, DYLAN'S NEW NIGHTMARE. A sequel to the surprisingly innovative 1994 meta-horror NIGHTMARE ON ELM STREET entry WES CRAVEN'S NEW NIGHTMARE, DYLAN'S NEW NIGHTMARE isn't your average fan film. In addition to being made with a rather professional crew and having a slick, pro look, the movie also features a s...
Oct 29, 2023•1 hr 38 min•Ep. 819
On this edition of Parallax Views, in 2016 a little regional horror movie called The Barn became and underground hit. Set on Halloween, the movie told the story of a group of teenage pranksters and their encounter with a trio of local legend monsters known as The Boogeyman, Hollow Jack, and the Candy Corn Scarecrow. Featuring guest starring roles from horror icons Linnea Quigley ( Return of the Living Dead , Night of the Demons ) and Ari Lehman (the first Jason from Friday the 13th ), the movie ...
Oct 28, 2023•2 hr 46 min•Ep. 824
On this edition of Parallax Views, Richard Silverstein of Tikun Olam, a blog featuring breaking news the Israeli national security state, returns for a Parallax Views exclusive: Richard relays how an Israeli Security source has told him that the Israeli Security Cabinet has given orders to assassinate not only Hamas leaders like Muhammad Deif and Yahya Sinwar but also their families. We'll also discuss the geostrategic implications of the unfolding Levant War and what it means for Israel/Palesti...
Oct 26, 2023•1 hr•Ep. 823
On this edition of Parallax Views, Prof. James L. Gelvin, noted scholar of Middle East history at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) and author of The Israel-Palestine Conflict: A History , joins the show to discuss the October 7th, 2023 Hamas attack and Israel's retaliatory bombing of Gaza, but also the broader history of the Israel/Palestine issue/situation/question/conflict. The conversation begins with Prof. Gelvin's analysis of the Israel/Palestine issue and its origins which ...
Oct 25, 2023•1 hr 8 min•Ep. 822
On this edition of Parallax Views, WhoWhatWhy's William Dowell, a former TIME Magazine correspondent in Cairo who has also covered such pivotal events as the Vietnam War, the Iranian Revolution, Operation Desert Storm, Afghanistan, and the Civil War in Beirut, join us to discuss his articles "Hiding in the Rubble of Israel and Palestine: Opportunity" and "Biden’s Visit May Have Kept Gaza From Boiling Over". He will also discuss his experiences as a journalist who has interacted with such figures...
Oct 25, 2023•1 hr 4 min•Ep. 821
On this edition of Parallax Views, Steve Simon, Professor of Practice in Middle East Studies at the Henry M. Jackson School of International Studies of the University of Washington,National Security Council senior director for counterterrorism in the Clinton White House and for the Middle East and North Africa in the Obama White House, and author of Grand Delusion: The Rise and Fall of American Ambition in the Middle East , joins the show to discuss his Foreign Affairs article "What Comes After ...
Oct 25, 2023•54 min•Ep. 820
On this edition of Parallax Views, Israel/Palestine coverage continues as Israeli Twitter/X user Tamara (@tamars) joins the show for a 3 hour episode providing her perspective from within Israel on political turmoil within Israel, the West Bank settlements, Itamar Ben-Gvir, Benjamin Netanyahu, the bombing of Gaza, Hamas, the October 7th attack, repression of Israeli-Palestinians or Israeli-Arabs, the debate over the Al-Ahli Baptist Hospital explosion, the Israeli bombing of a Palestinian church,...
Oct 21, 2023•3 hr 4 min•Ep. 818
On this edition of Parallax Views, Stephen M. Walt, Robert and Renée Belfer professor of international relations at Harvard University, joins Parallax Views to discuss the Israel-Hamas War, U.S. foreign policy failures in regards to Israel/Palestine, and his latest Foreign Policy column "Israel Could Win This Gaza Battle and Lose the War" . We also discuss the two-state solution vs. one-state reality (see: Ian S. Lustick's Paradigm Lost: From Two-State Solution to One-State Reality ), misconcept...
Oct 18, 2023•33 min•Ep. 817
On this edition of Parallax Views, in the first portion of the program I speak with Palestinian-American lawyer and activist Huwaida Arraf, co-founder of the International Solidarity Movement, to discuss the bombing of Gaza, the October 7th attack, and more. In the second half of the program Jeff Halper of the Israeli Commitee Against House Demolitions and the One Democratic State campaign joins the show to offer his thoughts and commentary on Israel/Palestine.
Oct 18, 2023•1 hr 31 min•Ep. 816
On this edition of Parallax Views, Fathi Nimer of Al-Shabaka, the Palestinian Policy Network, joins us from Ramallah to discuss his perspective on the events unfolding in the Middle East, Israel/Palestine, Gaza, the Hamas attack, prospects for a solution, and much, much more.
Oct 17, 2023•59 min•Ep. 815
On this edition of Parallax Views, Zachary Foster of Palestine Nexus joins the show to discuss recent news of the Netanyahu government's crackdown on Israeli dissidents as well as the history of Hamas and how Netanyahu's divide-and-conquer strategy in relations to the Palestinians has arguably led to what those in foreign policy circles call "blowback". We also discuss the plight of Palestinians not only in Gaza, which many describe as an open-air prison, but also the occupied West Bank. Links: ...
Oct 15, 2023•1 hr 12 min•Ep. 813
On this edition of Parallax Views, Prof. Ian S. Lustick of the University of Pennsylvania and author of Paradigm Lost: From Two-State Solution to One-State Reality joins the show to discuss his Foreign Policy op-ed "Vengeance is Not a Policy" . We discuss Gaza as a prison, the need for historical context in discussing unfolding events, the intelligence/military/operational failure of preventing the Oct. 7th attacks, the dangers of irrationality in responding to unfolding events (and the comparis...
Oct 15, 2023•51 min•Ep. 812
On this edition of Parallax Views, we continue our coverage of the horrific events unfolding in Israel/Palestine, the comparisons being made between 9/11 and October 7th (and the comparisons to the events that aren't being discussed), the theory of blowback and the thesis of the Adam Curtis documentary THE POWER OF NIGHTMARES as it relates to the unfolding events, Netanyahu's propping up of Hamas in the years leading up to the attack in an effort to divide Palestinians, the siege of Gaza, and mu...
Oct 15, 2023•1 hr 10 min•Ep. 811
On this edition of Parallax Views, Union University's Christopher W. Jones joins me to discuss the potential calculus of Hamas in their brutal attack over the weekend. Christopher brings his knowledge as specialist in ancient history and ISIS/ISIL aka Islamic State (which he has written about) to this conversation. In the later portion of the discussion we discuss what Christopher calls the "Strategy of Atrocities" as used in warfare as well as the comparisons being made between the tactics of I...
Oct 11, 2023•1 hr 23 min•Ep. 810
Parallax Views continues coverage of the Hamas attack, Israel's retaliation in Gaza, and events unfolding in the Middle East. This time Mitchell Plitnick of ReThinking Foreign Policy joins the program.
Oct 11, 2023•1 hr 29 min•Ep. 809
On this edition of Parallax Views, Jewish-American journalist Abe Silberstein joins the show to offer his commentary on the events unfolding in the Middle East. This is part of an ongoing series with different guests and was recorded on Monday.
Oct 11, 2023•1 hr 14 min•Ep. 808
