Israeli tanks are seen moving across the border near Nakoura, Lebanon, on October 13, 2024, during an IDF embedded media tour of southern Lebanon. Amir Levi/Getty Images Hide caption
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Israeli tanks are seen moving across the border near Nakoura, Lebanon, October 13, 2024, during an IDF embedded media tour to southern Lebanon.
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“Israel has the right to defend itself and its people.” This has been the case for decades by Israel’s allies, and by the American president, especially after the Oct. 7 attack by Hamas. This is a phrase I started saying a few days after I started.
But what do these words actually mean historically, politically, and in the midst of Israel’s invasions of Gaza and Lebanon?
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This episode was produced by Mark Rivers. Edited by Courtney Dorning. The executive producer is Sami Yenigun.
