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TGZ—The Grayzone presents a behind-the-scenes portrait of Betar USA, the militant Zionist street group that claims credit for guiding the Trump administration’s jailing and attempted deportation of pro-Palestine student activists. After joining Betar, the producer of this documentary filmed a series of intimate interviews with Ronn Torossian, a famed New York public relations professional who helped establish Betar USA as a vehicle for advancing the ideology of the late Rabbi Meir Kahane in the US.

NIMA—The video discussion focuses on the recent high-profile meeting between Chinese President Xi Jinping and U.S. President Donald Trump held on October 30th, 2025. The conversation, led by experts Richard Wolff and Michael Hudson, delves deeply into the political and economic implications of the meeting, assessing its outcomes and broader geopolitical context.

The meeting was widely portrayed as a positive breakthrough, with Trump publicly declaring it a great success. However, the experts argue that the apparent warmth and handshake optics masked a fundamentally inconclusive and strategically nuanced encounter. China resisted making any significant concessions, unlike previous negotiations with Japan and South Korea, which had yielded more tangible, albeit questionable, trade commitments to the U.S.

The discussion highlights that China’s primary concessions were symbolic and marginal, such as increased soybean purchases from the U.S., which served more as a public relations move for Trump’s domestic political base rather than a substantive change in trade relations. Crucially, China refused to roll back its national security policies that restrict key exports, such as rare earth elements and advanced technology components, unless the U.S. reciprocated by lifting its own economic sanctions and export controls on Chinese companies.

DN—Israel has carried out repeated attacks in Gaza and killed about 100 Palestinians over the past two weeks since the U.S.-backed ceasefire deal with Hamas came into effect. Jeremy Scahill, co-founder of Drop Site News, is one of the few Western journalists in regular contact with Hamas leaders. “It’s utter malpractice on the part of all of these news organisations that have not regularly been interviewing the leaders, the negotiators of Hamas and Palestinian Islamic Jihad. This is, by default, allowing the dehumanisation narrative of Palestinians to just take hold,” he says.

Chris Hedges gives the second talk of his 2025 Australian tour, the Edward Said Memorial Lecture, at the University of South Australia in Adelaide, with an introduction by Mary Kostakidis. Welcome to country by Moogy Sumner. Guest speaker, Samar Sammour. Presented by AFOPA, the Australian Friends of Palestine Association.

JUDGE NAP—The video features a detailed interview with Max Blumenthal conducted by Judge Andrew Napolitano on October 13, 2025, focusing on the recent ceasefire and ongoing conflict in Gaza and Israel. Blumenthal presents a critical analysis of the political and military developments over the past two years, highlighting the missed opportunities for peace, the roles of key international players, and the consequences of the war on civilian populations. He argues that the conflict could have been resolved much earlier if the U.S. administration, particularly under President Biden, had exercised political will to pressure Israel into peace negotiations. Instead, Blumenthal contends that the Biden administration enabled prolonged violence by supporting Israeli military actions and failing to push Prime Minister Netanyahu toward a ceasefire.