The John Batchelor Show

GOOD EVENING: The show begins in Gaza with the report that the US knows where the gangsters are hiding and yet has not shared the information with Israel. To the conditions for a Palestinian State. To Doha and the Trump Administration negotiation that ended the US deployment and established again a terror state, including Al Qaeda camps and madrasas. To Jerusalem, to the UNGA, to Xi's trip in Europe: Paris, Budapest, and Belgrade. To Rio Grande do Sul floods, to Caracas and the Argentine embassy sheltering six fugitives from Maduro. To Gaza, to Lebanon, to no easy ending for Gaza. 1894 Andes Claude opinion and observation: The text provides an overview of the topics that will be covered in the show, including: 1. The US allegedly withholding information about the location of gangsters in Gaza from Israel. 2. Conditions for a Palestinian State. 3. The Trump Administration's negotiation in Doha that led to the end of the US deployment and the reestablishment of a terror state with Al Qaeda camps and madrasas. 4. Updates from Jerusalem and the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA). 5. Chinese President Xi Jinping's trip to Europe, including visits to Paris, Budapest, and Belgrade. 6. Severe flooding in Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil. 7. The Argentine embassy in Caracas sheltering six fugitives from Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro's government. 8. The ongoing situation in Gaza and Lebanon, with no easy resolution in sight for Gaza. The show appears to cover a wide range of current events and geopolitical issues, focusing on the Middle East, South America, Europe, and the United Nations.

#SOLOMONS: China elbows out all opposition and sets up camp. Cleo Paskal, FDD https://nationalinterest.org/feature/how-china-winning-solomon-islands-210984 1940 Malaita

#RUSSIA: Putin tends to the war economy. Katrina Vanden Heuvel, Nation Magazine. https://www.msn.com/en-xl/news/other/why-has-putin-removed-key-ally-as-defence-minister/ar-BB1mk9wC 1914

#Lebanon: The Hezbollah provocations & What is to be done? Seth Frantzman, Jerusalem Post, FDD. https://www.jpost.com/breaking-news/article-800996 1938 Galilee

#GAZA: Hamas infiltrates Gaza. Seth Frantzman, Jerusalem Post, FDD. https://www.longwarjournal.org/archives/2024/05/idfs-new-three-pronged-gaza-offensive-takes-shape.php 1867 Gaza

#WESTAFRICA: The Russian Afrika Corps moves in. Caleb Weiss, Bridgeway Foundation, FDD. Bill Roggio, FDD https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/other/us-hopes-to-maintain-some-forces-in-niger-as-talks-on-withdrawal-continue-officials-say/ar-BB1mbmhZ 1900 Central African Republic

#EASTAFRICA: Al Shabaab destabilizing the Horn of Africa. Caleb Weiss, Bridgeway Foundation, FDD. Bill Roggio, FDD https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/in-surprise-move-somalia-asks-un-to-end-political-mission/ar-BB1m8GDW 1897 Ethiopia

#NewWorldReport: #ARGENTINA: Buenos Aires and Milei challenging Caracas and Maduro. Joseph Humire @JMHumire @SecureFreeSoc. Ernesto Araujo, Former Foreign Minister Republic of Brazil. #NewWorldReportHumire https://www.reuters.com/world/americas/argentina-ramps-up-pressure-venezuela-over-opposition-embassy-refugees-2024-05-13/ 1895 Buenos Aires

#NewWorldReport: #BRAZIL: The worst flooding in Rio Grande do Sul. Joseph Humire @JMHumire @SecureFreeSoc. Ernesto Araujo, Former Foreign Minister Republic of Brazil. #NewWorldReportHumire https://www.reuters.com/world/americas/death-toll-floods-southern-brazil-hits-147-2024-05-13/ 1956 Rio de Janeiro

#MANUFACTURING: Moving away from the Chinese factory floor. Alan Tonelson, independent economic policy analyst who blogs at RealityChek and tweets at @AlanTonelson @GordonGChang, Gatestone, Newsweek, The Hill https://www.businessinsider.com/xi-europe-tour-eu-companies-china-economy-investor-confidence-low-2024-5 1860 Qing Dynasty

#PRC: Green tariffs and more. Jonathan Ward, senior fellow at the Hudson Institute and author of The Decisive Decade: American Grand Strategy for Triumph Over China, @GordonGChang, Gatestone, Newsweek, The Hill https://www.voanews.com/a/china-tests-european-unity-through-xi-jinping-s-trip/7607224.html 1925 Hong Kong

UN: General Assembly fail. Malcolm Hoenlein @Conf_of_pres @mhoenlein1 @ThadMcCotter @theamgreatness https://www.azcentral.com/story/news/world/2024/05/10/netanyahu-israel-biden-arms-warning-hamas-cease-fire-talks/73638316007/ 1950 UN

#Israel: Memorial Day and Independence Day. Malcolm Hoenlein @Conf_of_pres @mhoenlein1 @ThadMcCotter @theamgreatness https://www.msn.com/en-gb/news/world/the-latest-israel-marks-memorial-day-as-hundreds-of-thousands-flee-rafah-assault/ar-BB1mim3e 1857 Jerusalem

2/2: #AlQaeda: TALIBAN: AFGHANISTAN: The falsehoods the US State Department told. Bill Roggio, FDD https://www.longwarjournal.org/archives/2024/05/generation-jihad-ep-166-bill-and-toms-excellent-debunking.php 1895 Khyber road

1/2: #AlQaeda: TALIBAN: AFGHANISTAN: The falsehoods the US State Department told. Bill Roggio, FDD https://www.longwarjournal.org/archives/2024/05/generation-jihad-ep-166-bill-and-toms-excellent-debunking.php 1890 Pashtuns

#ISRAEL: Offering a Palestinian State with conditions, 2009. https://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2024/05/12/how_netanyahu_can_convince_israelis_reassure_us_and_satisfy_saudis_150929.html1950 Ramallah

#GAZA: Is the US withholding information about the Hamas locations? https://www.timesofisrael.com/us-said-offering-intel-on-hamas-leaders-whereabouts-if-israel-drops-major-rafah-op/ 1940 Jordan

PREVIEW: SOLOMONS:Conversation with colleague Cleo Paskal of FDD re the PRC takeover of the Solomon Islands by bribing, bullying, persistence and the cunning influence-peddling that wins parliamentary elections. Details tonight on the playbook. 1944 over the Solomons

PREVIEW: #RUSIA: #PUTIN: Conversation with colleague Katrina Vanden Heuvel of the Nation Magazine re the changes in the Kremlin leadership, asking who is the new Defense Minister, Andrei Belousov, and what is his writ? Details tonight. 1815 Moscow

PREVIEW: #HAMAS: Conversation with colleague Malcolm Hoenlein re the dominantly foreignorigin funding directed to the agitprop on university and college campuses since last autumn -- and its origins, mentioning PRC: China. Details tonight and later in the week. 1918 Harvard commencement