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Israel to ‘escalate in Lebanon’ after failing to defeat Iran – Max Blumenthal
The Grayzone editor-in-chief says Israeli strikes aim to undermine the fragile US-Iran ceasefire by opening a new front
Israel will continue trying to escalate the conflict in Lebanon after failing to “break Iran’s deterrence,” Max Blumenthal, editor-in-chief of The Grayzone, has said.
Israeli officials have criticized the memorandum of understanding signed by Washington and Tehran on June 17, arguing that it does not serve the Jewish state’s interests. Meanwhile, the IDF has continued striking what it describes as Hezbollah targets in Lebanon, in violation of the MOU’s terms, risking the fragile deal.
“Israel cannot do anything without US firepower, and the US was not willing to commit the amount of men and materiel to do what Israel needed,” Blumenthal said in an interview with Going Underground host Afshin Rattansi, aired on Sunday.
Israel was “completely unable to break Iran’s deterrence” and proved vulnerable to Iranian counterattacks, he added.
“They’re going to focus on Lebanon, continue to seek to escalate in Lebanon,” Blumenthal said.
According to Blumenthal, Israel will also target dissenting voices in the US through the pro-Israel lobby AIPAC, paid influencers, “or through some other more nefarious means.”
https://www.rt.com/news/642352-israel-escalating-lebanon-us-blumenthal/
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US Catholic archdiocese to pay $395mn to child sex abuse victims
The archbishop of San Francisco will also write an apology letter to each survivor under the proposed settlement
The Catholic Archdiocese of San Francisco has agreed in principle to pay $395 million to settle more than 500 child sex abuse lawsuits, marking yet another hefty payout by the US Catholic Church over widespread molestation claims in recent years.
The proposed agreement, announced on Monday, is tied to the archdiocese’s Chapter 11 bankruptcy case and would resolve all lawsuits brought against it under California Assembly Bill 218, a 2019 law that temporarily revived decades-old civil claims that would otherwise have been barred by the statute of limitations.
As part of the settlement, Archbishop Salvatore J. Cordileone will be required to write an apology letter to each survivor, according to lawyers for the plaintiffs. The archdiocese will also have to implement a series of child-protection and transparency reforms, including maintaining and publishing a list of clergy accused of abuse and banning confidentiality agreements that silence survivors.
https://www.rt.com/news/642377-san-francisco-archdiocese-sex-abuse/