The West’s Global Leadership Crisis: Gaza, Congo Expose Hollow Rhetoric

On The Freedom Side LIVE, Thursday, 11/30 at 3pm ET/12pm PT, Eugene and Rania are joined by special guests to discuss: Manolo De Los Santos - Israel’s US-backed genocide in Gaza has deeply intensified the growing divide between the West and the rest of the world. Manolo De Los Santos, Co-Executive Director of The People’s Forum and a researcher at Tricontinental: Institute for Social Research, explains the geopolitical implications of Israel’s genocide in Gaza and what the conflict portends for the move from a unipolar world to a multipolar one. Abed A. Ayoub - In the United States, Arab, Palestinian, and Muslim communities are experiencing an increase in racist attacks, fueled by the White House’s and the corporate media’s rhetoric around Israel’s genocide in Gaza. Additionally, a recent survey revealed a significant decline in support for Biden within Arab American communities. Abed A. Ayoub, the Executive Director of The American-Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee, explains why so many Arab Americans are shifting away from the Democratic Party. Sarah Abdelshamy - On November 25th, over 100,000 people marched in the Canadian capital to demand a permanent ceasefire in Gaza and an end to the complicity of the Canadian government in Israel’s ongoing violence and colonization of Palestine. Sarah Abdelshamy, an organizer with the Palestinian Youth Movement, discusses the historic march and how Canada’s enabling of Israel’s genocide in Gaza is shaking up Canadian politics. Kambale Musavuli - Almost seven million people have been internally displaced in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) amid an escalation of fighting in the country as the M23, a proxy force backed by Rwanda, continues its offensive in violation of a ceasefire. Kambale Musavuli of the Center for Research on the Congo explains the current situation in the DRC. Lerato Mthunzi - Health workers worldwide have been on the forefront of demanding a permanent ceasefire in Gaza. In South Africa, the Health and Allied Workers Indaba Trade Union (HAITU) released a statement calling for a ceasefire and justice for Palestine. Lerato Mthunzi, the General Secretary of HAITU, discusses the Union’s statement and how South Africans draw from their own experience living in an apartheid state, to stand in solidarity with Palestinians Zoe Alexandra - The Netherlands took a hard turn to the radical right with the landslide election of The Freedom Party (PVV), led by far-right politician Geert Wilders. Wilder’s win comes on the heels of Argentina’s election of far-right libertarian Javier Milei as President, both hardline supporters of the Israeli apartheid state. Zoe Alexandra, the co-editor of Peoples Dispatch, discusses the rise of right-wing populism in increasingly radical forms. #BreakThroughNews