Wpkn Community Radio

{This episode of Mic Check was recorded on November 17, 2023 and broadcast on November 19, 2023} Before the program begins, host Mike Merli pays tribute to 10 loved ones of a family from the Bridgeport Muslim community who were massacred several days ago by an Israeli airstrike at Al-Mahdi Hospital in Gaza. The victims include: Two doctors, Dr. Basil Mahdi, and Dr. Read Mahdi; Dr. Read's wife Iman; their daughter Sameera (a 24 year-old dentist who was about to get married later this month); their sons Yousif, Ahmad, and Amer (college students, age 22, 21, and 19); sons AbdelRahman and Muhammad (ages 17 and 15); and daughter Mira (age 13). On this episode of Mic Check, host Mike Merli is joined by Stanley Heller, of Promoting Enduring Peace, Middle East Crisis Committee, and The Struggle Video News. During the conversation, Stanley speaks about Israel's attacks on Palestinian hospitals, and gives a brief overview of the history of Zionism. He also discusses the new revision of his book Zionist Betrayal of