Podcast / American Prestige / Oct 22, 2024

The State Department, Weapons Deals, and Israeli Obstruction of Humanitarian Aid

On this episode of American Prestige, Brett Murphy on the US government’s continuing to arm Israel despite knowledge of Israel blocking aid to Gaza.

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The State Department, Weapons Deals, and Israeli Obstructions of Humanitarian Aid w/ Brett Murphy | American Prestige
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On this episode of American Prestige, Derek speaks with ProPublica's Brett Murphy about recent revelations about the US government continuing to arm Israel despite the State Department's knowledge of Israel preventing humanitarian aid getting into Gaza. They delve into the laws regarding arming countries engaging in such policies, Antony Blinken's denial of knowing Israel's humanitarian aid obstruction in Gaza, America's rationale for an unconditional flow of arms, and more.

Brett's pieces on the matter:

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Palestinian man rescued by other civilians

A wounded Gazan civilian is rescued by other civilians after the IDF bombed a residential building in the town of Beit Lahia.

(Ramez Habboub / Abaca / Sipa USA via AP)

On this episode of American Prestige, we’re joined by ProPublica’s Brett Murphy to discuss recent revelations about the US government’s continuing to arm Israel despite the State Department’s knowledge of Israel preventing humanitarian aid getting into Gaza. We delve into the laws regarding arming countries engaging in such policies, Antony Blinken’s denial of knowing Israel’s humanitarian aid obstruction in Gaza, America’s rationale for an unconditional flow of arms, and more.

Brett’s pieces on the matter:

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The Human Cost of Economic Sanctions | American Prestige
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Economist and co-director of the Center for Economic and Policy Research (CEPR) Mark Weisbrot joins the show to talk about economic sanctions and how they affect people’s lives. They discuss the effect of sanctions on migration flows, how the PR about them targeting governments and not civilians is false, how the international financial system and dollar hegemony allow the US to sanction so freely, whether sanctions on other countries actually benefit ordinary Americans, whether tariffs can be considered a form of sanctions, and more.

Check out CEPR’s work for much more material on sanctions.

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Derek Davison

Derek Davison is a writer and analyst specializing in international affairs and US foreign policy. He is the publisher of the Foreign Exchanges newsletter, cohost of the American Prestige podcast, and former editor of LobeLog.

Daniel Bessner

Daniel Bessner is an historian of US foreign relations, and cohost of American Prestige, a podcast on international affairs.

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