Israel Invades Beyond Syria’s Golan Heights, Carving Out ‘Greater Israel’

On The Freedom Side LIVE, Thursday, 12/12 at 3pm ET/12pm PT, hosts Rania Khalek and Eugene Puryear are joined by special guests:

Moments after the fall of the Bashar al-Assad government, Israel immediately began executing its expansionist plans in Syria. Israel has invaded beyond Syria’s Golan Heights, and US-Israeli airstrikes have destroyed Syria’s military assets. Will Syria’s collapse pave the way for Israel’s “Greater Israel” project and broader turmoil across the Middle East? Rania Khalek and Eugene Puryear discuss.

Too Black, a Poet, organizer & host of the Black Myths Podcast, joins the show to discuss the round of self-immolations at Virginia's Red Onion State Prison. Prisoners have set themselves on fire to protest the systemic abuse and inhumane conditions they’ve been subjected to. Too Black will delve into how this brutal display highlights the brutality of the system of mass incarceration in the US and connects to a long legacy of resistance from behind bars.

Ju-Hyun Park, a member of Nodutdol and the Engagement Editor at The Real News, will discuss South Korea’s historic political crisis as President Yoon Seok Yeol clings to power amid widespread protests and a failed impeachment vote following his disastrous attempt to impose martial law. Park will explain how these events have exposed deeper fractures within the country’s political system, revealing a far-reaching crisis.

Kyeretwie Opoku, Convener of the Socialist Movement of Ghana, joins the show to discuss France’s slipping grip on Africa’s Sahel region after both Chad and Senegal have expelled French troops. Taking the lead from the Alliance of Sahel States, Opoku will discuss what the shifts away from US-French presence means for the region.