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Downstream: Israel Will Never Be Safe While Occupying Palestine w/ Yousef Alhelou

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Philosophy, News, Politics, Society & Culture

4.81.4K Ratings

🗓️ 19 February 2024

⏱️ 92 minutes

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Summary

Yousef Alhelou has spent the four or so months since October 7th covering the Israeli assault on Gaza through his Instagram account. In that time, his audience has grown by hundreds of thousands. Aaron sat down with Yousef to talk about international law, the genocide in Gaza and Britain’s complicity in it.

Transcript

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0:00.0

Since October 7th, the eyes of the world have been on Gaza.

0:11.8

Israel's ongoing military operation there has killed according to Palestinian sources

0:16.7

more than 25,000 people, not to mention the almost 300 members of the IDF who have also been killed. And yet despite that massive loss of life, Israel remains nowhere near realizing its political objectives.

0:32.0

Broadly speaking, the dismemberment of Hamas.

0:35.5

There are still Hamas police officers in the streets of Gaza.

0:40.1

And yet war goes on.

0:41.9

Benjamin Netanyahu is still the Prime Minister of Israel directing their war effort.

0:47.7

But what next?

0:48.9

Where does this go?

0:50.0

How does it end?

0:51.0

Well, according to today's guests, there needs to be a political solution that benefits both Israelis and Palestinians alike that isn't just useful, helpful, it's necessary, and if sufferings to be avoided, inevitable.

1:07.0

He's originally from Gaza, but has been in the UK acting as a journalist for 10 years he came over originally to study.

1:15.9

He now runs one of the largest Instagram pages highlighting what's going on in Gaza, posting videos and updates every day about the latest events there?

1:27.0

Yosuffel, Hallew, welcome to Downstreet.

1:30.0

Thank you for having me.

1:31.0

You're originally from Gaza.

1:33.0

Tell us a little bit about your background, where you were born, where your family's from.

1:39.8

I'm from Gaza City.

1:41.3

I was born there.

1:42.3

I spent most of my life there. I know Gaza

1:45.8

street by street. It's a very small piece of land. I attended my primary education at

1:51.7

United Nations- run schools and I did my secondary school at

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