Al Jazeera English: Interviewed along with Nicholas Noe and Gideon Levy about the implications of the Israeli assassination of Nasrallah and the ongoing war on Lebanon.
Al Jazeera quotes Stephen Zunes July 13+15, 2024 in: * FBI probing Trump shooting as ‘domestic terrorism’ as RNC opens Stephan Zunes, a professor of politics at the University of San Francisco, said the attempted assassination – and Trump’s response to it – is playing into both his “hero” and “victim narrative”. As a “professional showman”, Trump is sure to capitalise on the moment “in whatever way he can” and “play it to the hilt”, Zunes told Al Jazeera. * Donald Trump rally shooting updates: FBI agents swarm killed suspect’s home: Assassination attempt to play into Trump’s ‘hero narrative’ The image of Trump bloodied and raising a fist after escaping an assassination attempt will become iconic for the American right, boosting his hero status to them, said Stephan Zunes, a professor of politics at the University of San Francisco. It will also play into the “victim narrative that has been very strong for [Trump] and his movement,” Zunes told Al Jazeera. Trump, as a “professional showman”, is sure to capitalise on the imagery “in whatever way he can”, and “play it to the hilt,” Zunes added…. * Attack on Trump to supercharge ‘conspiracy theories’ [no link] Zunes cautioned people from assigning a motive to the attack on Trump too quickly, which he said is sure to “add to the craziness of the political scene. Unlike in other countries, much of our attempted assassinations [in the US] are by people who are mentally ill and do not have a political motivation… We should not assume this is necessarily part of so-called polarising situation.” Nevertheless, Zunes told Al Jazeera, the attack reflects a society in which “threats of political violence are growing” and are likely to further fuel “conspiracy theories from both the left and the right.”
On Al Jazeera television broadcast panel with a prominent Israeli journalist and British international lawyer about possible indictment of Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu and other Israeli leaders [source]
Al Jazeera Analysis April 15, 2024: (Scroll down that page 2/3) … Stephen Zunes, a professor of politics and international studies at the University of San Francisco, said the US is trying to “calm things” in the Middle East following Iran’s retaliatory attacks against Israel. While the US has “allowed Israel to engage in some pretty horrific war crimes against the Palestinians”, expanding to an international conflict of this magnitude, especially against a relatively powerful opponent like Iran is something the US will try and prevent, he said.
For the Israelis, however, there are more “hawkish elements” at play, he said. This includes Netanyahu looking to have the international community focus on Israel versus Iran, where he can garner more sympathy compared with Israel versus the Palestinians. The Iranian regime, at this point, can gain politically by not escalating, Zunes added. Israel’s actions in the war on Gaza, with US support, have alienated many non-Western nations and made them less likely to normalise relations with Israel, he said….
KPFA and affiliated stations [Source link currently unavailable. 45-minutes, Zunes starts just before the ten-minute mark. There’s ten minutes of failed Internet, but then he returns.]
Scholars Weigh in on Gaza-Israel Conflict Counterpunch interview of Professors Zunes and international legal scholar Richard Falk [Princeton] on Israel, Gaza, and U.S. policy, 10/13/2023 [Source]
The Progressive, March 1, 2022: There’s No Justification for Russia’s Aggression, But U.S. Double Standards on Illegal War Are Hard to Stomach: Nothing can excuse Putin’s invasion, but the hypocrisy could hardly be more striking. Al Jazeera quotes Zunes March 7, 14 and 29
*The limits of Iran’s influence on Yemen’s Houthi rebels
*Analysis: Can the UAE be a safe haven for Russian oligarchs?
*Can Russia return to the world stage as other aggressors have? Find more at Western-Sahara.org.
Al Jazeera Report March 8, 2024: Despite broken campaign promises, Trump has pursued reckless and militaristic policies, deepening U.S. military involvement, backing the Israeli colonization and annexation of the occupied Palestinian territories, deepening ties to Arab autocrats, and threatening war with Iran.
