Press TV, Iran: Gaza Ceasefire

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Today’s panel discussion of the Gaza Ceasefire was one of the most substantial and, I believe, interesting broadcasts that I have been honored to participate in on this channel.

I call attention to the lengthy commentary by a spokesman for the Axis of Resistance who insisted that the ceasefire represents a victory for Hamas and proves the resilience of the Palestinian people and their unity around Hamas.  He seems unconcerned that the one year and four month conflict has utterly destroyed the lives of the 2 million Gaza residents, quite apart from those who died outright.

As for the genocide, I am hopeful that viewers will consider my insistence that responsibility for the killings lies as much or more with the United States as it does with Israeli since the ceasefire could have come long ago had the Biden administration showed any interest in sparing the lives of civilians and intervened as forcefully as Donald Trump’s emissary appears to have done.

http://www.urmedium.net/c/presstv/132319

Translation below into German (Andreas Mylaeus)

Press TV, Iran: Waffenruhe in Gaza

Die heutige Podiumsdiskussion über die Waffenruhe in Gaza war eine der gehaltvollsten und, wie ich finde, interessantesten Sendungen, an denen ich auf diesem Kanal teilnehmen durfte.

Ich möchte auf den ausführlichen Kommentar eines Sprechers der „Achse des Widerstands“ hinweisen, der darauf bestand, dass der Waffenstillstand einen Sieg für die Hamas darstellt und die Widerstandsfähigkeit des palästinensischen Volkes und seine Einheit um die Hamas herum beweist. Er scheint sich keine Sorgen darüber zu machen, dass der ein Jahr und vier Monate andauernde Konflikt das Leben der 2 Millionen Einwohner des Gazastreifens völlig zerstört hat, ganz zu schweigen von denen, die direkt gestorben sind.

Was den Völkermord betrifft, so hoffe ich, dass die Zuschauer meine Behauptung, dass die Verantwortung für die Morde genauso oder mehr bei den Vereinigten Staaten als bei Israel liegt, in Betracht ziehen, da der Waffenstillstand schon vor langer Zeit hätte kommen können, wenn die Biden-Regierung auch nur das geringste Interesse daran gezeigt hätte, das Leben von Zivilisten zu schonen, und ebenso energisch interveniert hätte, wie es der Abgesandte von Donald Trump offenbar getan hat.

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  1. Mr. Doctorow’s statements in the interview here went straight to the crux of the matter: the US calls the shots and pulls Netanyahu’s strings, from start to finish.

    On my FB this morning (in Dutch):

    GAZA GENOCIDE: TRUMP INTERVENES AT NETANYAHU, ISRAEL CONTINUES BOMBING DESPITE AGREEMENT (Press TV, Iran)

    Interview with Dr. Gilbert Doctorow with 3 staggering interventions on the main responsibility for the Gaza genocide, namely the United States of Biden, Blinken, Sullivan who have given Netanyahu free rein to conduct their murdering spree on for almost 1.5 years.

    But Dr. Doctorow’s main conclusion was that the Gaza genocide can only be stopped when the Israeli government is forced to resign and Netanyahu is brought to justice for his war crimes.” (link to the video)

    Btw, also very thankful for the transcript of the video (on such a short notice…)

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