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Anita Arnand

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Empire: World History
352. Israel’s 1982 Invasion of Lebanon (Part 7)

This is a man called Shlomo Argov, who is actually shot in the head.

Empire: World History
352. Israel’s 1982 Invasion of Lebanon (Part 7)

I mean, it's a serious attempt on his life.

Empire: World History
352. Israel’s 1982 Invasion of Lebanon (Part 7)

Oh, God.

Empire: World History
352. Israel’s 1982 Invasion of Lebanon (Part 7)

Right, right, right.

Empire: World History
352. Israel’s 1982 Invasion of Lebanon (Part 7)

I mean, it is, I mean, just utter failures of diplomacy with fingers and ears and saying, la, la, la, la, la.

Empire: World History
352. Israel’s 1982 Invasion of Lebanon (Part 7)

I can't hear it.

Empire: World History
352. Israel’s 1982 Invasion of Lebanon (Part 7)

So, I mean, the siege by land, by air, seen through a window, although no diplomats in the State Department want to believe it, this is a siege that's going to last for 70 days.

Empire: World History
352. Israel’s 1982 Invasion of Lebanon (Part 7)

Now, during this siege, Kim, I mean, you know, you were saying that there was some sympathy for the Palestinians, but deep irritation for the Palestinian militant movement that many felt was dragging Lebanon into a trajectory that they had not chosen for themselves.

Empire: World History
352. Israel’s 1982 Invasion of Lebanon (Part 7)

Okay.

Empire: World History
352. Israel’s 1982 Invasion of Lebanon (Part 7)

But there are also Palestinian civilians who have, you know, no choice.

Empire: World History
352. Israel’s 1982 Invasion of Lebanon (Part 7)

They've been shuttled around, you know, they've just landed here.

Empire: World History
352. Israel’s 1982 Invasion of Lebanon (Part 7)

We're talking again of innocent civilians.

Empire: World History
352. Israel’s 1982 Invasion of Lebanon (Part 7)

men, women and children who are in camps.

Empire: World History
352. Israel’s 1982 Invasion of Lebanon (Part 7)

Now, these camps, can we describe them first of all?

Empire: World History
352. Israel’s 1982 Invasion of Lebanon (Part 7)

Because we're not talking about sort of built up edifices.

Empire: World History
352. Israel’s 1982 Invasion of Lebanon (Part 7)

We're talking about full on shanty towns.

Empire: World History
352. Israel’s 1982 Invasion of Lebanon (Part 7)

You know, the kind of things that if you go to even Mumbai, now you'll see behind some of the five star hotels.

Empire: World History
352. Israel’s 1982 Invasion of Lebanon (Part 7)

These are places where people are just getting by, right?

Empire: World History
352. Israel’s 1982 Invasion of Lebanon (Part 7)

But we're going to take a break soon.

Empire: World History
352. Israel’s 1982 Invasion of Lebanon (Part 7)

But in summary, you've described these thriving hubs of Palestinian life, albeit in shantytowns.