Understanding the small print of the ceasefire deal and why a lot stays within the stability.
The long-awaited ceasefire deal between Israel and Hamas brings to a halt greater than 15 months of genocidal struggle on the occupied Gaza Strip. Its timing – on the eve of President-elect Donald Trump’s inauguration – additionally raises uncomfortable questions in regards to the Biden administration’s position in earlier peace talks.
Diana Buttu, a Palestinian human rights lawyer and former peace negotiator, joins us to debate the deal’s implications and the prospects for a long-lasting truce.
Elon Musk’s unstoppable misinformation machine
As essentially the most harmful wildfires in Los Angeles’ historical past ravage the town, the world’s richest man, Elon Musk, has been fanning the flames of misinformation. The proprietor of social media platform X has injected himself into this story, weaponising it in opposition to California’s Democratic management and contorting the information to assault the state’s progressive insurance policies.
His quarterbillion-dollar funding within the Trump marketing campaign could have earned him a seat on the prime desk, however – as his meddling in British and German politics exhibits – Musk continues to be not happy.
That includes:
Bobby Allyn – Know-how Correspondent, NPR
Jasper Jackson – Know-how Editor, The Bureau of Investigative Journalism
Julianne McShane – Reporter, Mom Jones
Vittoria Elliott – Reporter, Wired
