Drop Site News

Dec 03 2024 11 ep. 41 mins 269

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Independent reporting on war and politics in the U.S. and across the world, delivered by Jeremy Scahill, Ryan Grim, and the Drop Site team.

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The Civil and Proxy War Reignites in Syria

Dec 03 2024 67 mins

Joe Biden has just weeks left in his presidency. Israel’s genocidal war against Gaza is continuing at full force. In Lebanon, the so-called ceasefire was one-sided by U.S. design, meant to require only Hezbollah to cease its fire. A UN peacekeeping force official told CNN Tuesday that Israel had committed roughly 100 violations of the ceasefire, including gradually intensifying m

Lebanon's "Ceasefire" Deal With Israel, and What It Means for Gaza

Nov 26 2024 66 mins

Israeli Prime Minister and international fugitive Benjamin Netanyahu delivered a speech Tuesday encouraging his ministers to accept a ceasefire deal with Lebanon. The truce with Lebanon, Netanyahu said, would allow Israel to rearm itself and focus on the war against Hamas and Iran. He also claimed that the U.S. had assured Israel that it would be permitted to resume its military at

Gaza, Ukraine, and the Return of Trump

Nov 20 2024 45 mins

With just two months remaining in his presidency, President Joe Biden is moving forward with an aggressive U.S. posture toward the war in Ukraine. On Monday, the administration greenlit the use of U.S. made long-range missiles to hit targets in Russia, a move President Vladimir Putin has stated is a red line for Moscow. Ukraine then proceeded to use the missiles the next day. Israe

What Trump’s Second Term Could Mean for the Middle East

Nov 09 2024 55 mins

Barely 72 hours after his victory, Donald Trump’s team is already taking shape. Our latest reporting reveals that Brian Hook―known from Trump’s first term to be a major Iran hawk―is being tapped to run the transition at the State Department. In a follow-up report, we exposed a lobbying campaign by neoconservatives to bring war hawk Mike Pompeo, who plotted to assassinate Ju

The Palestine Laboratory Podcast | Episode 4: After October 7

Oct 10 2024 45 mins

In this final episode, Loewenstein examines the fallout of October 7, exploring the devastating aftermath in Gaza, Israel’s live-testing of AI-enabled weapons, and the West’s support of Israel’s military expansion. Featuring eyewitness accounts from Gaza, he asks: what does a post-October 7 world look like for Palestine and Israel? The Palestine laboratory isn’t inevitable.

The Palestine Laboratory Podcast | Episode 3: Privatizing the Occupation

Oct 10 2024 37 mins

In the wake of 9/11, Israel’s defense industry boomed, positioning itself as a key beneficiary of the "war on terror." Loewenstein explores how private Israeli companies market their surveillance technology—tested first on Palestinians—across the globe, claiming to have the answers to address ‘global insecurity.’ In reality, it results in tighter borders, greater monitori

The Palestine Laboratory Podcast | Episode 2: How to Make Friends

Oct 10 2024 39 mins

Investigative journalist Antony Loewenstein uncovers how the Palestine Laboratory has operated since 1948, detailing Israel’s long-standing role as a major arms dealer to some of the world’s most repressive regimes. Using declassified documents, Loewenstein traces secret deals made with dictators from Pinochet's Chile to apartheid South Africa and explores how Israel's military

The Palestine Laboratory Podcast | Episode 1: Start-Up Nation

Oct 10 2024 41 mins

Paid subscribers get exclusive early access to all episodes. Others can listen weekly, with new episodes every Thursday. Unlock full access today: Subscribe at DropSiteNews.com/PalestineLab and save 20%Investigative journalist Antony Loewenstein questions the narratives he was taught growing up in the Jewish Diaspora as he traces the origins of Israel’s military-industrial comple

The Palestine Laboratory Podcast: A New Investigative Series from Drop Site News

Oct 08 2024 2 mins

Israel’s brutal onslaught in Gaza since October 7, 2023 has been apocalyptic for Palestinians. But for Israeli weapons makers, it’s been an unprecedented time of financial success and a unique opportunity to show off their latest tech.This four-part podcast series will take listeners on a global journey into the Palestine laboratory, how it developed, how it works, why it’s s

How Drop Site News is Covering Israel’s Wars Against Palestine and Lebanon

Sep 26 2024 48 mins

On this joint episode of Intercepted and Deconstructed, the team of journalists from Drop Site News discuss their reporting on the U.S.-backed Israeli wars in the Middle East. Jeremy Scahill, Ryan Grim, and Murtaza Hussain are joined by Drop Site News editor Nausicaa Renner and journalist Sharif Abdel Kouddous. They discuss the Biden administration’s enduring commitment to arming