Journalist From the Frontlines Responds to Israel’s Attempt to Assassinate Him on Camera

Steve Sweeney was reporting on the Israeli government’s murder of civilians in Lebanon when the IDF tried to assassinate him on camera. Here’s what American tax dollars are paying for. Steve Sweeney is an award-winning Beirut based journalist and has been reporting from the frontline of Israel’s war on Lebanon for the past few years. He spent around two years covering the Ukraine conflict from the Russian side and gave testimony at the United Nations Security Council. In March 2026 he narrowly escaped death after an Israeli airstrike on a bridge he was reporting from in southern Lebanon. Paid partnerships with: Chapters: 0:00 Sweeney’s Close Encounter With an Israeli Missile Strike 11:37 Israel’s Bombing of St. Peter’s Burial Site 15:02 Hezbollah Protecting Christian Holy Sites 15:55 The Assassination Attempt on Sweeney’s Life 22:21 The British Government Taking Israel’s Side Over Its Own Citizens 31:06 Why Is Israel Bulldozing Olive Trees? 39:06 Why the Ukrainians Tried to Kidnap Sweeney 45:54 Is There More Freedom in Russia Than in Britain? 53:05 Why Is It Illegal to Criticize Israel in Britain? 1:02:20 Is Sweeney Planning to Remain in Lebanon?