The John Batchelor Show

PREVIEW: #GERMANY: #EU: Conversation with colleague Judy Dempsey of the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace in Berlin re the gathering strength of the Alternative for Deutschland Party (Afd) -- and its collegiality with the trend toward right of center nationalist parties across the EU map. Details tonight. 1906 Berlin

PREVIEW: #UK: #RWANDA: Conversation with colleague Joseph Sternberg for WSJ in London re the contentious and newly approved policy called the Rwanda Bill that is the Sunak Government answer to the migarnts crossing the Channel -- and the tragedies that are commonplace now. 1880 Parliament

PREVIEW: #IRAN: Conversation with Jonathan Schanzer of FDD re the lone glide pomb that Israel fired at Iran in retaliation for the barrage on Jerusalem and Israel of previous days -- and the threat that lone strike represents to the Tehran regime. More details tonight. 1925 Persia

PREVIEW: #HAMAS: #Turkiye: Conversation with Jonathan Schanzer of FDD re the report that Erdogan is offering refuge to Hamas at a site outside of Istanbul -- after reports that Qatar has become anxious about housing Hamas leadership. More details tonight. 1906 Istanbul Post Office

GOOD EVENING: The show begins in Iran's neighboring countries of Afghanistan, Pakistan, Baluchistan, and Kurdistan, asking about relations with Tehran. We then move to Columbia University and Yale University campuses for demonstrations with antisemitic messages. Next, we go to Ukraine's front line, where troops await weapons and ammunition, and then to Kyiv and the Rada for a vote

2/2: #PRC: Information Warfare and AeroSpaceForce. Rick Fisher, senior fellow of the International Assessment and Strategy Center, @GordonGChang, Gatestone, Newsweek, The Hill https://www.realcleardefense.com/2024/04/20/xi_orders_biggest_military_reorganization_since_2015_1026265.html 1957 Plumbbob WILSON

1/2: #PRC: Information Warfare and AeroSpaceForce. Rick Fisher, senior fellow of the International Assessment and Strategy Center, @GordonGChang, Gatestone, Newsweek, The Hill https://www.realcleardefense.com/2024/04/20/xi_orders_biggest_military_reorganization_since_2015_1026265.html 1957 Operation PlumbBob STOKES EVENT

#GAZA: Rafah Operation. Joe Truzman FDD. Bill Roggio, FDD https://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-68851986 1900 Beersheba

#ISRAEL: West Bank predation. Joe Truzman, FDD.Bill Roggio FDD https://www.timesofisrael.com/idf-4-soldiers-hurt-several-palestinian-gunmen-killed-in-west-bank-raid/ 1937 Quaker Mission School Ramallah

#NewWorldReport: Reparations recommendations and Brazil. Joseph Humire @JMHumire @SecureFreeSoc. Ernesto Araujo, Former Foreign Minister Republic of Brazil. #NewWorldReportHumire https://www.reuters.com/world/un-rights-chief-urges-states-act-slavery-reparations-2024-04-19/ 1910 Panama Canal