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Jon Elmer is a Canadian journalist/researcher; contributing editor to The Electronic Intifada, Gaza livestream show: bit.ly/EI_livestreams; co-host @thebriefpod. Jon lived several years in Gaza, and knows Palestinians intimately.

Iran war widens, Hizballah steps up strikes, with Jon Elmer

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Iran war widens, Hizballah steps up strikes, with Jon Elmer

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Mar 19, 2026 #TheElectronicIntifada #TheElectronicIntifadaPodcast
Jon Elmer, contributing editor, covers the third week of the war across the region, including developments in the Strait of Hormuz and Lebanon. This is a segment from The Electronic Intifada's livestream on day 895 of the Gaza genocide. Ali Abunimah, Nora Barrows-Friedman and Jon Elmer were joined by Iranian scholar Setareh Sadeqi.

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Time is on Iran’s side, with Ali Abunimah

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Time is on Iran's side, with Ali Abunimah
Mar 5, 2026 #TheElectronicIntifada #TheElectronicIntifadaPodcast
On 28 February, the United States and Israel launched a war of aggression against Iran, murdering its leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, and declaring that their goal is to topple the country’s system of government. In the first few days, the joint attack, including indiscriminate bombing of civilians, has killed 1,000 Iranians and injured thousands more. Iran is retaliating against US bases and assets across the Gulf region and against Israel, killing two dozen people. From Lebanon, Hizballah has joined the battle, targeting Israeli positions. Israeli bombing has killed more than 50 people in Lebanon and displaced tens of thousands more. It’s total war. Ali Abunimah, executive director, reports on the political and economic fallout and the historical background of Western hostility towards Iran. This is a segment from The Electronic Intifada's livestream on day 881 of the Gaza genocide. Ali Abunimah, Nora Barrows-Friedman, Jon Elmer and Asa Winstanley were joined by Donya Abu Sitta in the Gaza Strip. You can watch the full show here:

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Jon Elmer, contributing editor, covers the military aspects of the first five days of the US and Israeli war against Iran. This is a segment from The Electronic Intifada's livestream on day 881 of the Gaza genocide. Ali Abunimah, Nora Barrows-Friedman, Jon Elmer and Asa Winstanley were joined by Donya Abu Sitta in the Gaza Strip. You can watch the full show here:

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STUNNING IMAGES—Gaza Resistance sends messages to Israel, during fifth prisoner swap, with Jon Elmer

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Resistance sends messages to Israel, Gaza during fifth prisoner swap, with Jon Elmer

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Feb 13, 2025 #TheElectronicIntifada #TheElectronicIntifadaPodcast

In his report, contributing editor Jon Elmer looks into the details of the fifth exchange of prisoners last Saturday in Deir al-Balah, in the central Gaza Strip. This is a segment from The Electronic Intifada's livestream on day 26 of the Gaza ceasefire. Ali Abunimah, Nora Barrows-Friedman, Jon Elmer and Asa Winstanley were joined by Abubaker Abed live from the Gaza Strip. The images are stunning: Palestinian fighters in crisp uniforms, footage of Israeli armour being destroyed, a mass of surviving Palestinians witnessing the ceremonies, all of it confirming that the spirit of Gazans has not been broken despite the depraved 15-month, non-stop, genocidal bombardment by Israel and the Western Empire.  Watch closely. It is horrific to think that this level of gallantry, as demonstrated by the Palestinian people and their fighters, can be wiped out by the brute force of 2,000 lb American "bunker busters" munitions sent by a nation disgracefully controlled by Zionist ideology. 
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ABOUT JON ELMER
He is a regular contributor to Al Jazeera English and a frequent public speaker and radio guest. Jon completed an honours degree in political science at Dalhousie University in Halifax, Nova Scotia; his thesis - "Pulling from the roots" - was a study of Israel's policy of assassination during the al-Aqsa intifada.

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