Biden’s Dilemma: Israel Now Faces Defeat Despite Its Military Rampage
The Socialist Program with Brian Becker
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🗓️ 11 April 2024
⏱️ 62 minutes
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Summary
U.S. officials are saying a negotiated ceasefire is near in Gaza, but Israel just killed Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh’s three sons in an airstrike, after bombing Iran’s embassy in flagrant violation of international law last week.
Brian Becker is joined by Mohammed Nabulsi, organizer with the Palestinian Youth Movement and an attorney based out of Houston.
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| 0:00.0 | Several days ago, U.S. officials said that a negotiated ceasefire is near in Gaza. |
| 0:08.0 | Some Israeli military forces have been pulled out of southern Gaza, but this war rages on. |
| 0:15.0 | We need a new system. We need a new society. |
| 0:19.0 | We need to demand that which may have sounded impossible |
| 0:22.6 | even a few weeks ago, but is not only realizable, but an imperative necessity. Welcome to the Socialist program. I'm your host, Brian Becker. |
| 0:55.0 | Today we're talking with Muhammad Nabulsi. He's an organizer with the Palestinian Youth Movement. |
| 0:59.9 | He's an attorney based in Houston, Texas. |
| 1:02.9 | Muhammad, welcome back to the Socialist Program. |
| 1:05.6 | Thank you for having me again. |
| 1:07.8 | Muhammad, I think the topic on everyone's mind is whether or not the war in Gaza is coming to an end. |
| 1:15.1 | The Biden administration, various Biden administration officials say that they are taking over the negotiations, |
| 1:21.0 | that they're insisting on a ceasefire, they're distancing themselves from Netanyahu. |
| 1:26.8 | The Israeli military did withdraw military forces from |
| 1:30.8 | southern Gaza. Netanyahu said it was just for recuperation that they're going to go in. They're |
| 1:35.3 | going to launch an invasion of Rafa no matter what. But all the indications seem to be that |
| 1:41.6 | the U.S. is really promoting and pushing hard now for a settlement. |
| 1:46.1 | At the same time, the Israeli military just this morning, a few hours ago, |
| 1:51.7 | assassinated the three sons of the Hamas leader Ismail Haniyah, three sons killed in a targeted |
| 1:59.3 | assassination by the Israelis, I believe in northern Ghazim. |
| 2:03.4 | The war is going on. It's raging on. Do you expect to ceasefire? |
| 2:08.4 | It's really difficult to say at this point. I think, as you stated, we've received so many mixed messages. |
| 2:14.5 | I think part of it is tied to attempting to place pressure on all of the parties |
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