{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/618ea4840da782001473ad4d/66fa7e0013b87f41271b3c79?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Ep 2023: Middle East - Netanyahu laying the seeds for Israel's own destruction","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/618ea4840da782001473ad4d/1727691973739-bacf23e1-fd92-4737-ada6-4c42511ec18d.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p>Senator Tom Clonan joins Eamon to talk about the growing conflict in the Middle East,  <strong>Tom Clonan</strong> is a security analyst, author, and retired <a href=\"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Irish_Army\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Irish Army</a> <a href=\"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Captain_(armed_forces)\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Captain</a>. He served in Lebanon with UNIFIL&nbsp; as officer commanding Irish troops and in 1996 where he witnessed at first hand the Israeli punitive operation Grapes of Wrath against Hezbollah and the people of South Lebanon.&nbsp;</p><p><br></p><p>Recorded Monday 30th September 2024.</p><p><br></p>","author_name":"The Stand"}