Gaza ceasefire proposal: the blame game
The Take
Al Jazeera
4.7 • 748 Ratings
🗓️ 13 June 2024
⏱️ 19 minutes
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Summary
In an exclusive interview with Al Jazeera, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken blamed Hamas for the ceasefire deadlock in Gaza, stating Israel accepted the US proposal. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu vowed to continue the war until Hamas is destroyed, leaving the proposal in limbo and the blame game ongoing.
In this episode:
- Daniel Levy, President of the US / Middle East Project and a Former Israeli Peace Negotiator
Episode credits:
This episode was produced by Amy Walters and Sarí el-Khalili, with Ashish Malhotra, Mohammed Zain Shafi Khan and our host, Malika Bilal.
Our sound designer is Alex Roldan. Our lead of audience development and engagement is Aya Elmileik and Adam Abou-Gad is our engagement producer.
Alexandra Locke is the Take’s executive producer, and Ney Alvarez is Al Jazeera’s head of audio.
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| 0:00.0 | Al Jazeera Podcasts. |
| 0:07.0 | Today, the blame game, unpacking the latest U.S. proposal for a ceasefire in Gaza. |
| 0:19.0 | It's time to stop all of this haggling and back and forth and start a ceasefire in Gaza. It's time to stop all of this haggling and back and forth |
| 0:23.2 | and start a ceasefire. |
| 0:26.2 | U.S. Secretary of State Anthony Blinken |
| 0:28.2 | sat down with Al Jazeera for an exclusive interview. |
| 0:31.8 | So we speak with a former Israeli negotiator for his assessment. |
| 0:37.9 | I'm Malika Bilal and this is the take. |
| 0:47.6 | We could have maybe had a ceasefire 12 days ago, but we don't in this moment because Hamas has not said yes. |
| 0:56.2 | That was Anthony Blinken, speaking to our colleagues in Doha, Wednesday. |
| 1:04.1 | This was his eighth trip to the Middle East since Israel's war on Gaza started. And Blinken was |
| 1:10.0 | there meeting with leaders to negotiate the latest ceasefire deal. |
| 1:14.0 | Here's U.S. President Joe Biden explaining the proposal last month. |
| 1:18.5 | A full and complete ceasefire. |
| 1:21.8 | Withdrawal of Israeli forces from all populated areas of Gaza, |
| 1:26.6 | release of a number of hostages, including women, the elderly, |
| 1:31.3 | the wounded, and exchange release of hundreds of Palestinian prisoners. |
| 1:36.3 | To better understand how this process works or doesn't, we spoke to someone who knows about negotiations. |
| 1:50.2 | I am Daniel Levy, president of the U.S. Middle East project and a former Israeli peace negotiator. |
| 1:53.5 | It's good to have you here, Daniel. Thanks for joining the take. |
| 2:00.5 | U.S. Secretary of State, Anthony Blinken, just sat down for an exclusive interview with Al Jazeera. |
| 2:06.2 | U.S. Secretary of State Anthony Blinken discussed the war in Gaza and the prospects of a ceasefire deal. |
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