Democracy Now! 2026-04-15 Wednesday
4/15/202659 min
Democracy Now! 2026-04-15 Wednesday
Headlines for April 15, 2026Israel's War & Demands "Could Throw Lebanon Back into a Civil War": Ex-Israeli Negotiator Daniel Levy"Scorched-Earth Campaign": Israel Uses "Gaza Playbook" to Turn Southern Lebanon into RubbleReps. Swalwell & Gonzales Resign over Alleged Sexual Misconduct; Will Congress Take More Action?"The Future Is Peace": Maoz Inon & Aziz Abu Sarah on Israelis and Palestinians Working Together
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First 90 secondsAmy Goodman· Host0:01
[upbeat music] From New York, this is Democracy Now!
Speaker 1· Soundbite0:18
This is about bringing a permanent end to 20 or 30 years of, uh, Hezbollah influence in this part of the world, and, and, uh, the... Not just the damage it's inflicted on Israel, the damage it's inflicted on the Lebanese people. We have to remember the Lebanese people are victims of Hezbollah. The Lebanese people are victims of Iranian aggression, and, and this needs to stop.
Amy Goodman· Host0:39
Secretary of State Marco Rubio hosted direct talks between Israel and Lebanon in Washington Tuesday, the first such meeting in decades. We'll speak with former Israeli peace negotiator Daniel Levy. Meanwhile, Israel continues to bomb Lebanon. We'll go to Beirut. Then, Republican Congress member Tony Gonzalez and Democrat Eric Swalwell resigned from Congress over mounting allegations of sexual harassment, sexual assault, and rape.
Speaker 21:13
My delay in taking action against Eric was driven by fear, not doubt, fear of his political power, his background as an attorney, and his family law enforcement ties.
Amy Goodman· Host1:27
We'll speak to Fatima Goss