On this week’s bonus episode of ‘We’re Not Kidding,’ Bassem Youssef joins Mehdi for an honest and critical conversation about Oct. 7, and the avalanche of Israeli propaganda and lies that followed Hamas’ deadly attack.

Bassem and Mehdi discuss and debunk a number of lies and distortions about the events on the day, from Israel’s controversial “Hannibal directive,” which led to the Israeli military killing a number of its own citizens, to the the now infamous “40 beheaded babies” and “babies in ovens” falsehoods that began to surface only days after the attack.

Bassem and Mehdi are also joined by NYU journalism professor and war correspondent Azadeh Moaveni, whose recent reporting went into detail about how sexual violence and claims of mass rape have been weaponized by supporters of Israel over the past eight months, and how the New York Times in particular misreported this incendiary story.

00:00 - Cold open
00:44 - Intro
1:21 - What happened on Oct. 7?
5:48 - The 'Hannibal directive'
21:11 - How the '40 beheaded babies' and 'babies in ovens' lies started
30:18 - The weaponization of sexual violence
39:40 - Interview with Azadeh Moaveni

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Hosted by Mehdi Hasan
Guest Host: Bassem Youssef
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Music: Andy Clausen
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