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The Rest Is Politics

182. Palestine, Gaza, and Israel

The Rest Is Politics

Goalhanger

News, Politics, Government

4.511.5K Ratings

🗓️ 17 October 2023

⏱️ 59 minutes

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Summary

What's it like to live in Gaza? What are the key differences between the PLO, the PA, Fatah and Hamas? How far away are we from the diplomatic high point of the Oslo Accords? On today's episode of The Rest Is Politics, Rory and Alastair are joined by Husam Zomlot, the Palestinian Ambassador to the UK. TRIP Plus: Become a member of The Rest Is Politics Plus to support the podcast, receive our exclusive newsletter, enjoy ad-free listening to both TRIP and Leading, benefit from discount book prices on titles mentioned on the pod, join our Discord chatroom, and receive early access to live show tickets and Question Time episodes. Just head to therestispolitics.com to sign up, or start a free trial today on Apple Podcasts: apple.co/therestispolitics.  Instagram: @restispolitics Twitter: @RestIsPolitics Email: restispolitics@gmail.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0

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0:07.4

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0:13.1

This is the second interview that we have conducted with people deeply involved in the horrors

0:20.1

that are taking place in Israel and in Gaza at the moment. Our last interview was with

0:25.5

Yuval Noah Harari, who's in Israeli and talked passionately about the experience of pain,

0:31.6

the pain that he feels from the horrifying terrorist attack from Hamas. And now we have an

0:36.7

interview with the Palestinian Ambassador. Please remember and listening to these things that

0:40.8

we are trying to get as many voices to be heard. This isn't our stormy,

0:44.7

endorsing particular positions. It's about our strong strong belief that the only way that you

0:49.8

can begin to understand this conflict and this tragedy is by hearing these voices from every side.

0:55.6

Welcome to TheRestless Politics with Mirari Stewart. And me, Alistak Campbell. And this is a special

1:08.4

episode of TheRestless Politics with a very special guest who's Sam Zomlot, who many of you may have

1:14.0

seen in recent days on the media in his role as the Palestinian Ambassador to the UK. And we're

1:20.2

hoping we can go a little deeper than many of the interviews that he does manage to do with a man

1:24.4

who was born in a refugee camp in Gaza 50 years ago, weeks before the Yom Kippur War,

1:30.9

on whose anniversary the current crisis was unleashed by the Hamas attack on Israel nine days ago.

1:37.1

He's devoted his life to what we might call the Palestinian cause in various capacities,

1:42.7

been an advisor to the UN, strategic advisor to Palestinian President Mahoud Abbas,

1:48.4

member of his Fatah Parties Revolutionary Council, ambassadors of the US,

1:52.8

until the Trump administration shut down the Palestinian mission, a hit of recognising Jerusalem

1:58.1

as Israel's capital to much anger in distress in the Arab world and beyond. And he's now

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