Going to war: Ambassador Ron Prosor on Israel's fight with Hamas
Power Play
POLITICO
4.2 • 1K Ratings
🗓️ 12 October 2023
⏱️ 45 minutes
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Summary
The horrific events unfolding in Israel have sent shockwaves around the world. As the death toll mounts from Hamas' deadly attacks and Israel's retaliatory strikes on Gaza, how will the ensuing conflict alter the power balance of the Middle East and its alliances?
In this week’s episode of Power Play, host Anne McElvoy talks to Ron Prosor, Israel's ambassador to Germany. Prosor has also served as the Israeli Ambassador to the UK and Permanent Representative to the UN.
She also talks to Fleur Hassan-Nahoum, deputy mayor of Jerusalem, to get insight into the mood in a city at the heart of tensions in the Middle East.
Anne is joined by POLITICO’s "Power Panel" to reflect on the consequences of this week's events for the US, Europe and the wider world. Lara Seligman, POLITICO’s defense reporter in Washington DC and Sam Wilkin, policy editor in POLITICO's Brussels newsroom.
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| 0:30.0 | We have breaking news out of Israel this morning where Hamas has launched a surprise |
| 0:34.4 | attack within Israel's borders overnight. First launching rockets from the |
| 0:39.6 | Gaza Strip, then selling militants into the streets of the southern part of Israel. |
| 0:45.0 | Hundreds of people have injured. |
| 0:47.0 | Anachu be Mohammed. |
| 0:49.0 | Loveh Mipha, |
| 0:51.0 | love Islam, be Mohammed. On Saturday morning Israel's diplomats around the world received emergency messages |
| 0:59.6 | on their phones about reports of multiple attacks coming across the border from Gaza. |
| 1:06.4 | My guest on this week's edition of Powerplay was among them. |
| 1:09.9 | He's one of Israel's most senior and outspoken diplomats Ron Prosser. |
| 1:15.0 | At this stage all gloves are off. |
| 1:17.0 | What you've seen in Israel happening we've never seen before. |
| 1:21.0 | This is beyond wars's crimes against humanity. |
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