This week Howie is joined by Nidal Bitari, a Palestinian refugee raised in Syria, for a discussion of the escalating crises in the Middle East. Articles Shared During Stream: Nidal Bitari, "Hatched at My Grandfather’s Home. They Later Destroyed it,” New Lines Magazine, March 16, 2021, https://newlinesmag.com/essays/the-assad-dynasty-was-hatched-at-my-grandfathers-home-they-later-destroyed-it/ Joseph Daher, "Nothing Israel does will serve Syrians' struggle for freedom,” The New Arab, October 18, 2024, https://www.newarab.com/opinion/why-criticism-hezbollah-should-not-mean-support-israel Patrick Bond, "‘The Blessing’ for Genocide: Nearly All BRICS+ Regimes Nurture Israel, Economically," Znet, October 1, 2024, https://znetwork.org/znetarticle/the-blessing-for-genocide-nearly-all-brics-regimes-nurture-israel-economically/ Streamed on 10/19/24 Watch the video at: https://youtube.com/live/-ps2Mp01Y8g Green Socialist Notes is a weekly livestream/podcast hosted by 2020 Green Party/Socialist Party presidential nominee, Howie Hawkins.  Started as a weekly campaign livestream in the spring of 2020, the streams have continued post elections and are now under the umbrella of the Green Socialist Organizing Project, which grew out of the 2020 presidential campaign.  Green Socialist Notes seeks to provide both an independent Green Socialist perspective, as well as link listeners up with opportunities to get involved in building a real people-powered movement in their communities. Green Socialist Notes Podcast Every Saturday at 3:00 PM EDT on Facebook, YouTube, Twitter, and Twitch. Every Monday at 7:00 AM EDT on most major podcast outlets. Music by Gumbo le Funque Intro: She Taught Us Outro: #PowerLoveFreedom