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Israel Targets Hezbollah Bank, DOJ Under Trump, Pennsylvania Voters

2024/10/21
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Michelle Martin和Steve Inskeep：本节目重点关注以色列对真主党相关银行的空袭、特朗普对政治对手的报复威胁以及宾夕法尼亚州选民的观点。他们采访了不同背景的选民，了解他们的经济状况和政治观点如何影响他们的投票选择。 Arzu Rezvani：报道了以色列空袭黎巴嫩真主党控制的金融机构的事件。她解释说，该机构更像是一个信用合作社，主要功能是为真主党转移资金，而非产生大量收入。此次袭击对真主党的财政影响有限，但黎巴嫩平民可能遭受最大损失。袭击是近期战争升级的一部分，目标范围也在扩大。 Kerry Johnson：讨论了特朗普威胁利用司法部对政治对手进行报复的事件。这引发了人们对司法部可能被滥用的担忧。他还表示要对执法部门给予更多保护，并对犯罪分子处以更严厉的惩罚，这可能会导致执法部门越界。

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Israeli forces targeted Hezbollah-operated banks in Lebanon, aiming to disrupt the group's financial activities. However, experts believe this move may not significantly impact Hezbollah's overall funding.
  • Hezbollah's bank, Al-Qaeda Hassan, operates as a credit union under Islamic law.
  • The bank has been under U.S. sanctions since 2007 due to its links with Hezbollah.
  • Hezbollah's revenue sources include Iran, drug sales, and donations from Shia communities.
  • The airstrikes may sow divisions among Hezbollah's constituents but are unlikely to cripple the group financially.

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Israeli forces carried out a series of airstrikes across Lebanon late Sunday night targeting a Hezbollah-operated financial institution. Former President Donald Trump vows to carry out retribution against political adversaries, which could mean investigations by the Justice Department and the FBI. NPR's Michel Martin and Steve Inskeep preview some of the voices they've heard while reporting in the swing state, Pennsylvania. *Want more comprehensive analysis of the most important news of the day, plus a little fun? Subscribe to the Up First newsletter).Today's episode of Up First was edited by Hannah Bloch, Andrew Sussman, Jan Johnson, HJ Mai, Lisa Thomson and Alice Woelfle. It was produced by Paige Waterhouse, Nia Dumas and Kaity Kline. We get engineering support from Stacey Abbott. And our technical director is Zac Coleman. *Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoices)NPR Privacy Policy)