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Posts by Zeteo
‘Blame the British Empire’: Mehdi and Prem on Iran, Palestine, and Kashmir • Plus: the latest on the ridiculous Iran negotiations, the media’s ‘sane-washing’ of Trump, and the international pro-Israel lobby – on ‘Ask the Editor.’
First Draft: The ‘Peace President’ Threatens an Apocalypse on Iran. AGAIN • Another day, another set of gleeful promises of war crimes from the White House. Plus, Donald Trump's approval rating hits a new low while an AIPAC-backed Democrat is greeted by boos in Michigan.
What's Really Happening Between Trump and Iran? Mehdi Takes Your Questions LIVE on Monday • The US attacked an Iranian cargo ship in a major escalation in the war on Iran. Join Mehdi and Prem to discuss on Monday at 11am ET, 8am PT, or 4pm BST.
9 People Trump Once LOVED But Now Pretends He Always Hated • Zeteo has compiled a list of the president’s most dramatic fallings-out and the praise he'd probably like everyone to forget. But we kept receipts.
EXCLUSIVE: Documents Reveal US Contractor’s Modifications of Spy Plane Just Before Flights Over Gaza • A US defense contractor flew spy planes over Gaza. FAA docs show Sierra Nevada Corporation installed a military air traffic control device and surveillance equipment before the plane’s deployment.
There’s No Such Thing as a 'Defensive Weapon' • Politicians call them 'defensive weapons' to make arming Israel sound unobjectionable, but the US military, Netanyahu, and Trump all know better.
This Week in Democracy – Week 65: Firing Judges, Prosecutors, and Election Officials • Zeteo's weekly round-up, documenting the growth of authoritarianism in Trump's second term.
EXCLUSIVE: Graham Platner on 'Political Revolution,' Fighting Genocide, and Why He’s Not John Fetterman • Mehdi sits down with the Democrats' unorthodox and progressive rising star in Maine, to discuss the US’s ‘shameful’ relationship with Israel, corporate money in politics, and that... tattoo.
First Draft: Chuck Schumer's Gotta Go • Mehdi on why the Senate minority leader is the wrong leader for this moment, when it comes to both Trump and Israel. Plus: can the new ceasefire in Lebanon hold? And what's happening over in Gaza?
AIPAC Is ‘Toxic’: Top Senator Calls on Dems To Stop Taking Money From the Pro-Israel Lobby • Peter Welch was also one of 40 senators who voted in favor of blocking the US sale of arms to Israel in what he calls a ‘historic moment.’
Israeli Settler Violence Is So Out of Control Even Western Activists Can’t Stop Them • On the ground in the West Bank, foreigners putting their bodies in the way of Israeli settlers told me protective presence activism is no longer enough to stop violent attacks against Palestinians.
First Draft: 🚓👮 Guess Who's Afraid of Going to Jail? • Trump officials fret that Dems will try to prosecute them, even if they get pardons. Plus, most Senate Dems vote to oppose arms sales to Israel, and a pro-Palestine PAC endorses El-Sayed in Michigan.
Zeteo Joins the Gaza Flotilla as It Sets Sail to Break Israel’s Blockade • Journalist Alex Colston reports from on board a sailboat headed to Gaza as part of a massive mission committed to breaking Israel’s siege and bringing more attention to the ongoing genocide.
Riz Ahmed on a Brown ‘Bond’, Shakespeare’s ‘Armed Resistance,’ and Why All Art Is Political • The award-winning actor is back with Mehdi, in front of a live New York audience, to talk ‘Bait,’ ‘Hamlet,’ and Gaza; how fame and power change you; and whether his aunties are disappointed in him.
EXCLUSIVE POLL: Michigan’s Dem Senate Race Is Wide Open, AIPAC Is Toxic, Hasan Piker Is Not • The Michigan Senate primary is effectively a tie, and Democratic voters are more worried about AIPAC’s influence than Hasan Piker. Plus, a fifth accuser waves Eric Swalwell out of Congress.
'Do You Accept Israel Has Nuclear Weapons?' Mehdi DEBATES Israeli Military Spokesman • Zeteo's editor-in-chief went on Piers Morgan's show to confront Israeli military spokesman Doron Spielman on Israel's nukes, the war in Iran, and the bombing of Lebanon.
Prominent Journalist Ahmed Shihab-Eldin Detained in Kuwait as Gulf Cracks Down on Free Speech During Iran War • Shihab-Eldin, who is a US citizen and long-standing critic of Israel, has been imprisoned for six weeks.
🇨🇺 Is Cuba Next? • Trump’s administration is discussing plans to attack and kidnap Cuban leaders, while also turning down an offer from Iran to end the war. Plus: Republicans debate whether to hate... the pope.
Did ‘Mass Rape’ Occur On Oct. 7th? The Top UN Official On Violence Against Women Weighs In • Mehdi speaks to Reem Alsalem about what happened on Oct. 7, the rape of Palestinian prisoners, and the ongoing genocide in Sudan.
‘Israeli Asset’: How Kushner Screwed Iran Negotiations • Mehdi and Prem break down the new Iran blockade, Trump’s blasphemous post, and respond to a provocative audience question about whether anti-war voters should support Tucker Carlson for president (!)
JD Vance Can't Stop Losing • Over the weekend, Trump's VP became the face of the failed Iran negotiations. Then, Hungary's Orbán, whom Vance campaigned for, lost in a landslide. Next, will an unpopular Vance face AOC in 2028?
What Viktor Orbán’s Landslide Defeat Can Teach Anti-Fascists Across the World • Philosopher Jason Stanley, who has been visiting Hungary for over 15 years, breaks down the historic defeat on Sunday of Trump, Putin, and Netanyahu’s top EU ally.
Iran Ceasefire Over, War Back on? Mehdi Takes Your Questions LIVE on MONDAY • Join Mehdi and Prem for our weekly Q&A show on Monday at 11am ET, 8am PT, or 4pm BST. See you soon!
‘I’ll Die Here in My House’: In Southern Lebanon, Many Simply Can't or Refuse to Flee • I drove through the destroyed villages of southern Lebanon, speaking to several families who are risking their lives to stay in the area as Israel escalates its bombing and ground invasion.
How Trump Is Making the US Poorer: Top Economist Explains • Watch Justin Wolfers break down the state of the economy as Donald Trump's illegal war on Iran continues.
This Week in Palestine: Israel Kills another Journalist, a Health Worker, and an Elderly Woman • Zeteo's weekly round-up of the stories you may have missed out of occupied Gaza and the West Bank, as Israel continues its genocidal war and apartheid policies.
‘Mentally and Physically Tortured’: Palestinian Former ICE Detainee Speaks Out • Leqaa Kordia details the inhumane treatment she suffered for more than a year in an overcrowded ICE detention center.
This Week in Democracy – Week 64: Threatening Genocide, Calling for Journalists to Be Jailed, and Giving Pardons to Everyone?! • Zeteo's weekly round-up, documenting the growth of authoritarianism in Trump's second term.
6 Months On, 7 Ways Israel Has Destroyed the Gaza Ceasefire • From killing more than 730 Palestinians to restricting aid access to continuing its starvation campaign, here’s how Israel ensured the so-called 'ceasefire' was no ceasefire at all.