President Joe Biden has called Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu several times since the conflict in the Middle East began last week, amid increasing calls from the international community to stop the violence that has killed more than 200 Palestinans and a dozen Israelis.

On Tuesday, President Biden told the Israeli Prime Minister that he expected a “significant de-escalation on the path to a ceasefire” in this latest conflict between Israel and Hamas, now in its 11th day. Buildings and basic infrastructure in Gaza lie in rubble. Hamas militants have fired more than 4,000 rockets into cities and towns across Israel.

Joining Tom now is Ishaan Tharoor. He is a foreign affairs columnist at the Washington Post,and author of the Post's Today's WorldView newsletter. He also teaches at Georgetown University's Walsh School of Foreign Service.

Ishaan Tharoor joins us on Zoom…

President Joe Biden has called Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu several times since the conflict in the Middle East began last week, amid increasing calls from the international community to stop the violence that has killed more than 200 Palestinans and a dozen Israelis.
On Tuesday, President Biden told the Israeli Prime Minister that he expected a &ldquo;significant de-escalation on the path to a ceasefire&rdquo; in this latest conflict between Israel and Hamas, now in its 11th day. Buildings and basic infrastructure in Gaza lie in rubble. Hamas militants have fired more than 4,000 rockets into cities and towns across Israel.
Joining Tom now is <a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/people/ishaan-tharoor/">Ishaan Tharoor</a>. He is a foreign affairs columnist at the Washington <a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/">Post,</a> and author of the Post's <a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/">Today's WorldView</a> newsletter. He also teaches at <a href="https://sfs.georgetown.edu/">Georgetown University's Walsh School of Foreign Service</a>.
<a href="https://twitter.com/ishaantharoor">Ishaan Tharoor</a> joins us on Zoom&hellip;

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Monday-Friday from noon-1:00, Tom Hall and his guests are talking about what's on your mind, and what matters most to Marylander's, the latest news, local and national politics, education and the environment, popular culture and the arts, sports and science, race and religion, movies and medicine.  We welcome your questions and comments. E-mail us at midday@wypr.org.

The New Israel-Gaza Violence:  Analysis With Ishaan Tharoor

Sam Cogen promised change if elected to Baltimore city's sheriff office. Half a year into his term, what has changed, and what has not?

The sheriff's office is responsible for protecting courthouses, evictions and enforcing protective orders. Cogen has sought to expand his agency's responsibilities, and said he wants to see his office be a "changing agent" in the housing and eviction process.

So, how does the Baltimore city sheriff’s office fit into the fabric of Baltimore’s public safety efforts?

Sheriff Sam Cogen joins Midday's Tom Hall to discuss his term, so far, and his goals for the future of his agency.

Sam Cogen promised change if elected to Baltimore city's sheriff office. Half a year into his term, what has changed, and what has not?
The sheriff's office is responsible for protecting courthouses, evictions and enforcing protective orders. <a href="https://www.thebaltimorebanner.com/community/housing/sam-cogen-evictions-renters-IPVXORYG5NAGHPB4CT5GF2OJLA/">Cogen has sought to expand his agency's responsibilities</a>, and said he wants to see his office be a "changing agent" in the housing and eviction process.
So, how does the Baltimore city sheriff’s office fit into the fabric of Baltimore’s public safety efforts?
Sheriff Sam Cogen joins Midday's Tom Hall to discuss his term, so far, and his goals for the future of his agency.

Sam Cogen, Baltimore's new sheriff, said he'd modernize the office. 6 months later, what's new?

“Peace is the duty of our time,” Phillip Berrigan told a class of college students in 1965. 60 years later, it remains so.

Berrigan was an iconic peace activist, a soldier, a priest, a scholar, and a protester who came to international prominence as part of the Catonsville 9, a group that burned draft cards in 1968, during the Vietnam war.

In 1973, Berrigan, with his wife, Elizabeth McAlister, founded Jonah House in Baltimore, a Catholic Worker House inspired by the gospel nonviolence work of Dorothy Day.

Today on Midday, a conversation about the work of Philip Berrigan, whose writing has been assembled in a new collection, A Ministry of Risk.

Brad Wolf edited the work. He is a lawyer, former prosecutor, professor, and community college dean. He is cofounder of Peace Action Network of Lancaster, Pennsylvania, an affiliate of Peace Action and a partner of World BEYOND War. Brad's writings have been published in The Progressive, Common Dreams, Counterpunch, Antiwar.com, Consortium News, and Dappled Things.

We also speak with Brendan Walsh and Willa Bickham, the founders of a Catholic Worker House in Southwest Baltimore called Viva House.

On July 4, the 2024 Peace Walk is set to take place in Washington, D.C.

“Peace is the duty of our time,” Phillip Berrigan told a class of college students in 1965. 60 years later, it remains so.
Berrigan was an iconic peace activist, a soldier, a priest, a scholar, and a protester who came to international prominence as part of the Catonsville 9, a group that burned draft cards in 1968, during the Vietnam war.
In 1973, Berrigan, with his wife, Elizabeth McAlister, founded Jonah House in Baltimore, a Catholic Worker House inspired by the gospel nonviolence work of Dorothy Day.
Today on Midday, a conversation about the work of Philip Berrigan, whose writing has been assembled in a new collection, A Ministry of Risk.
Brad Wolf edited the work. He is a lawyer, former prosecutor, professor, and community college dean. He is cofounder of Peace Action Network of Lancaster, Pennsylvania, an affiliate of Peace Action and a partner of World BEYOND War. Brad's writings have been published in The Progressive, Common Dreams, Counterpunch, Antiwar.com, Consortium News, and Dappled Things.
We also speak with Brendan Walsh and Willa Bickham, the founders of a Catholic Worker House in Southwest Baltimore called <a href="https://catholicworker.org/directory/md-baltimore-viva-house-html/">Viva House</a>.
On July 4, <a href="https://peacewalk2024.org/">the 2024 Peace Walk is set to take place in Washington, D.C</a>.

Philip Berrigan's writings on nonviolence, as relevant as ever, in 'A Ministry of Risk'

Gov. Wes Moore pardoned 175,000 cannabis-related misdemeanor convictions on Monday.

Among the pardoned convictions, WYPR's Rachel Bay reported, more than 150,000 were for cannabis possession, and more than 18,000 for use or possession with intent to use drug paraphernalia. The governor’s office estimated that at least 100,000 people are affected by the pardons.

Baye joins Midday to discuss the sweeping move, and what it means for thousands of Marylanders with low-level convictions on their record.

Gov. Wes Moore pardoned 175,000 cannabis-related misdemeanor convictions on Monday.
Among the pardoned convictions, <a href="https://www.wypr.org/wypr-news/2024-06-17/maryland-governor-pardons-175-000-cannabis-convictions" data-cms-ai="0">WYPR's Rachel Bay reported</a>, more than 150,000 were for cannabis possession, and more than 18,000 for use or possession with intent to use drug paraphernalia. The governor’s office estimated that at least 100,000 people are affected by the pardons.
Baye joins Midday to discuss the sweeping move, and what it means for thousands of Marylanders with low-level convictions on their record.

The New Israel-Gaza Violence: Analysis With Ishaan Tharoor

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