10/18/23 Hassan El-Tayyab on the Need for a Ceasefire in Gaza

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🗓️ 20 October 2023

⏱️ 18 minutes

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Scott brought Hassan El-Tayyab of the Friends Committee on National Legislation onto Antiwar Radio this week to discuss his organization’s push for a ceasefire in Gaza. El-Tayyab says the Hamas attacks of October 7th need to be unequivocally condemned. But on top of that, a ceasefire is necessary to contain the violence and prevent a wider war and a deadlier humanitarian crisis. He shares how you can help in this effort right now. Discussed on the show: Take Action Here Hassan El-Tayyab is a musician and peace activist, who works as the lead lobbyist on Middle East policy for the Friends Committee on National Legislation. This episode of the Scott Horton Show is sponsored by: Tom Woods’ Liberty Classroom; ExpandDesigns.com/Scott. Get Scott’s interviews before anyone else! Subscribe to the Substack. Shop Libertarian Institute merch or donate to the show through Patreon, PayPal or Bitcoin: 1DZBZNJrxUhQhEzgDh7k8JXHXRjY Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	For Pacifica Radio, October the 18th, 2023.
0:05.0	I'm Scott Horton.
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0:48.0	All right you guys next up on anti-war radio today is
0:51.0	our good friend Hassan al-Tayab from the Friends Committee on
0:55.2	National Legislation of course that's the Quaker Lobby for peace in Washington
0:59.8	DC. Welcome back to the show, my friend. How are you?
1:03.3	I'm well. Thanks for having me on, Scott.
1:06.1	Great to have you back on the show. So tell me, what are the Quakers doing to get a cease
1:11.3	fire in Israel, Palestine right now.
1:14.0	Well, this is obviously an absolutely horrific situation we're seeing unfold,
1:21.0	you know, I could tell you about root causes, we could have a whole conversation about that, but we are urgently focused on getting everyone to put aside all of their differences, whether or not they're Israeli, Palestinian, doesn't
1:36.4	matter which side you're on.
1:37.9	We need a ceasefire now to save civilian lives and prevent this from escalating into a wider regional conflict that cost the U.S.
1:47.7	way more than we probably bargained for.
1:50.1	We have been contacting lawmakers all over Capitol Hill, the White House.
1:55.0	We just sent a 70-plus org letter to every single member of Congress,
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