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S8 Ep180: Rising Tensions: Hezbollah's Rearmament and Hamas's Defiance: Colleague Jonathan Schanzer warns that Hezbollah has rebuilt its strength in Lebanon using Iranian weapons, prompting Israeli threats of a full-scale attack, noting that Hamas refuses to disarm

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🗓️ 10 December 2025

⏱️ 11 minutes

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  • Rising Tensions: Hezbollah's Rearmament and Hamas's Defiance: Colleague Jonathan Schanzer warns that Hezbollah has rebuilt its strength in Lebanon using Iranian weapons, prompting Israeli threats of a full-scale attack, noting that Hamas refuses to disarm in Gaza, supported by Turkey and Qatar, while the U.S. moves to designate Muslim Brotherhood branches as terrorist organizations.
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0:00.0

The weather. Tomorrow, expect a biting cold front. Hmm, how naughty. I wonder what I'll be

0:06.9

wearing or taking off. The night will be wild and untamed. Expect heavy, lashing rain that'll soak you

0:13.8

to the skin. By Monday, temperatures will rise slowly but surely reaching their peak in the afternoon.

0:21.2

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0:23.5

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0:26.3

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0:32.9

This is CBSI on the world.

0:37.0

I'm John Batchel.

0:38.0

Jonathan Shanzer, the executive director of the Foundation for Defense of Democracy,

0:42.0

has just returned from the Middle East to comment on the moving story of the hostiles

0:48.2

in this attack on Israel from 23.

0:52.6

And their apparent move to unusual results.

0:58.7

You will see soon enough we're not dealing with all hostiles.

1:02.7

Some are friendly to the United States, and yet the future is unclear.

1:06.3

We begin in Lebanon.

1:08.1

There has been an effort since the ceasefire, which I think is a month old, I lose

1:12.4

track, maybe a year old. Whatever, there's been a ceasefire that's not a ceasefire because

1:18.0

Hezbollah most recently is showing signs of reawakening. Qasam turned out to be perhaps an appropriate

1:25.6

boss because he's bookish and mousy and doesn't inspire

1:29.9

anyone. And that gives the impression that Hezbollah is laying low. It is not what I'm told true.

1:36.5

Rearming, money flowing in, perhaps from Dubai, perhaps from other sources in Turkey. The Israelis

1:42.9

are watching this and what is to be done.

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