This is democracy now, democracy now.

Democracy Now.org, the War and Peace Report.

I'm Amy Goodman.

We continue to look at Israel's intensifying war on Lebanon as Israel's launched its heaviest

bombardment to date on Beirut and the city's southern suburbs. Earlier today

Israeli war planes bombed a fire station in southern Lebanon killing at least

eight firefighters.

Israel's assault has now displaced 1.2 million people in Lebanon.

In Beirut, we're joined by Rima Madjed.

She's an assistant professor of sociology

at the American University of Beirut.

Professor Rajed, thanks so much for joining us as we continue our discussion with you, bringing folks

part two.

I wanted to ask you about the U.S US response since last October 7th, since Hamas's attack on Israel

and then Israel began the slaughter in Gaza and now finally expanding to Lebanon.

I mean the U.S. response has been not surprising but it's it's been really really I mean since

October last year I think if we've realized something very clear is that our lives do not have a meaning in this broader international

order. We are numbers where our bodies are disposable, it seems like no one really cares.

All we hear, all we keep hearing is that Israel has the right to self-defense.

We never hear about the right of Palestinians to self-defense, or the right of Palestinians to self-defense or the right of Lebanese to self-defense.

It's all framed as if this all started on October 7.

What about the occupation that existed before this Israeli settlements around Gaza that are illegal settlements.

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