The contrasts of the DNC | The Take

Hope and dissent met at the 2024 DNC, from the electric atmosphere inside the Democrats’ convention to the frustration of those fighting to convince the party to change course on unwavering support for Israel. With Democratic presidential nominee Kamala Harris’s supporters, protesters and uncommitted delegates, we’re bringing you voices from the party often referred to as the Big Tent. 

In this episode:

-LaToya Greenwood, Former Member, Illinois House of Representatives
-Kathleen Purdy, Ohio Delegate, Democratic National Convention
-Henry Cline, Nebraska Delegate, Democratic National Convention
-Alex Melendrez, California Delegate, Democratic National Convention 
-Abbas Alawieh, Uncommitted Delegate, Democratic National Convention
-Maya Berry, Executive Director, Arab American Institute 
-Lexis Zeidan, Co-Chair, Uncommitted National Movement
-Jenin Alharithi, Coordinator, American Muslims for Palestine, Chicago Chapter

Episode credits:

This episode was produced by Chloe K. Li, Ashish Malhotra, and Sonia Bhagat, with Tamara Khandaker, Veronique Eshaya, Shraddha Joshi, and our host, Malika Bilal. 

Our sound designer is Alex Roldan. Joe Plourde mixed this episode. Our lead of audience development and engagement is Aya Elmileik. Munera Al Dosari and Adam Abou-Gad are our engagement producers.

Alexandra Locke is The Take’s executive producer. Ney Alvarez is Al Jazeera's head of audio.

[veronicavarela]

Shame on Democrats 😢. Everyone matters except Palestinians? My heart breaks and I can’t believe she will continue this Genocide. Enough with murdering people please 🙏🙏🙏🙏

[diazvirdani]

*USA🇺🇲 still occupied Samoa, Puerto Rico, Guam, Mariana, Virgin, Baker, Howland, Jarvis, Johnston, Kingman, Midway, Wake, Navassa, Palmyra.*
end occupation & peace.

[rashidabaakza]

Changing presidential candidates is not enough, they need to change their policies too. 🆓🇵🇸

[BrettBurnardStokes]

does wilful ignorance need permission?
is such cruelty part of the human condition?
in tent city no running water not enough food
some of the children still have strength to cry

[mznxbcv]

The first time the phrase “human animal” was recorded in history was by Eichmann in WW2 he literally said “we have to be savages in a chapter that will never be written when treating human animals”, even their calculating of calories was also done

[wizmo]

if i hear "vibe" again to describe the democrats and their "campaign" im gonna snap

[GayestWinston]

I have hope the democratic party will be a strong actor against the Palestinian genocide, however, there's a lot to be done before we reach that point. I'm thankful for all the people involved that put in the work🍉🍉

[LanikMartin]

Lebanon discovers offshore oil and gas reserves, cure for economic woes in 2024

Beirut - Lebanon wants to become an oil powerhouse - recent explorations have discovered rich deposits of oil and natural gas under the seabed. However, some of them are located in disputed waters claimed by both Lebanon and neighboring Israel. Relations between the two countries have been strained for a long time and in 2006 they even resulted in a war conflict.

This year's spring polls gave Lebanon optimism. Offshore, it holds an estimated 850 billion cubic meters of natural gas and up to 660 million barrels of oil – enough for everyone.

"The volume will fully cover Lebanon's needs - certainly in the case of natural gas. We would like to start mining as early as 2026. The first goal is safety, but we are also thinking about others. If the production meets our expectations, they are also thinking about exporting"

Will oil employ young people?

As a country, Lebanon has relatively high energy requirements. Although it is small, it is densely populated - it has over 4 million people, which is about five times the area of Greece. For example, in the number of cars per inhabitant, it is among the leading countries in the world.

I didn't read anywhere how much oil and gas Lebanon has.

Algeria begins production of solar helium drones in Lebanon, sending tons of fuel into the dark.

An Algerian oil tanker set sail on Thursday for Lebanon, which has been without electricity since last weekend. The first shipment of roughly 30, 000 tons of fuel is now on its way from Algeria to Lebanon.

The last working power plant in Lebanon was shut down on Saturday due to a lack of fuel to generate electricity.

As a result, customers throughout Lebanon, including major cities and important infrastructure: airports, ports, pumps and city systems, were without electricity supplies.
Power outages using diesel generators.

The energy crisis has also been attributed to decades of corruption in the political class and business world. According to the United Nations, three quarters of the country's more than six million inhabitants live below the poverty line.

[Devotionorange]

Not allowing Palestinians to speak at the convention is DISCRIMINATORY

[thomasferrari]

You know I keep hearing what everybody wants to do.Where the hostare they even still alive?This is the main key.You're not gonna have peace or anything?Until these people show their fish these people need to come home

[rashadulalom]

La ilaha illallah muhammadur rasulullah

[AlbeshirMohammad]

Incredible news it may be first time in 🇺🇸USA women be president

[bonniepoole]

Such a complicated conflict. Netanyahu is as evil as is Hamas' military leader, Yahya Sinwar. Sinwar has described the tens of thousands of Gazans killed and injured as “necessary sacrifices.” This cynical encouragement of loss of life and harm to their fellow Palestinians has long been a prominent feature of Hamas’s strategy. “Our job is to keep Palestinians radicalized. Most of them would settle in a moment for peace, some deal that will let them get on with their lives. We need to keep them angry, ” The US supports Israel and Iran supports Hamas- - two powers who are both trying to control the region. Palesinians need 3 things: a 2 state solution with a plan for a stable Palestinian government (this alone would be hard to accomplish, ) a peace-keeping force made up of Arab neighbors, and billions of dollars for reconstruction. Neither Hamas nor Israel is interested in any solution as compromises from both sides would be great.
The protests by Democrats are naive and idealistic.

[feralLove]

What a sick and twisted world we live in. 🫤🥺😔

[Manisharai]

Me become American 😢oh no I'm sorry I can't be American I just want to be Britishers 🎉😂😂😂😂😂😂❤❤❤

[mohammadyusuf]

Good night I want to contact with Aljazeera

[piku]

“Free Cuba and the DPRK from the embargo🏴🇨🇺🇰🇵. Free Palestine. Free America from AlPAC. Normalize worker co-ops and strong unions.🇵🇸Ⓐ🏳️‍🌈☆☭🏳️‍⚧️”

[Devotionorange]

Not allowing Palestinians to speak at the convention is DISCRIMINATORY