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The Chris Cuomo Project

Mosab Hassan Yousef

The Chris Cuomo Project

Chris Cuomo

News, News Commentary, Politics

4.53.5K Ratings

🗓️ 16 November 2023

⏱️ 69 minutes

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Summary

Chris Cuomo speaks with Mosab Hassan Yousef (author, “Son of Hamas: A Gripping Account of Terror, Betrayal, Political Unthinkable Choices”), the son of a Hamas founder who became an Israeli spy and prevented dozens of suicide bombings, about the Israel-Palestine conflict, the mood in America, fighting terrorism, and much more. Follow and subscribe to The Chris Cuomo Project on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and YouTube for new episodes every Tuesday and Thursday: https://linktr.ee/cuomoproject Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0

Three words, the green prince. You are going to meet a man today who checks every box of

0:06.2

understanding in the Middle East. Isn't that amazing? And equally amazing, he has been rejected by all three sides.

0:14.3

I'm Chris Cuomo. Welcome to the Chris Cuomo Project, a special guest for you today.

0:18.3

I'm very happy to bring him to you.

0:20.5

Very important for your understanding of the Israeli Hamas conflict. Thank you for

0:26.2

subscribing, following, checking us out on News Nation at 8 and 11 every weekday night.

0:31.1

Okay. Now, grew up suffering in Palestine, poor. Your father was one of

0:38.8

the founders of Hamas. You become his right hand. Ere apparent growing up as a warrior, as a leader in the terror organization.

0:50.0

You then see that you are part of something that is making it worse for your people and you switch to the side of the enemy and spend 10 years living the spy life at the highest levels and all these wacko things are

1:08.6

going on around you.

1:10.8

Then you decide to come clean about it.

1:13.0

And you move to America, and they think you're a terrorist.

1:16.0

And then you say, I'm done with all of this.

1:18.0

And while you're floating somewhere in the southeastern ocean,

1:22.0

of Southeast Asia, that is. This happens and

1:24.7

everybody seems to be getting it wrong in all directions and you feel drawn to

1:29.8

come back and speak the same truth that has had you demonized by all sides.

1:36.9

Who else can say?

1:37.9

You want to talk about Palestine?

1:39.7

I lived there.

1:40.7

Or you want to talk about Hamas?

1:41.7

I was one of their main guys. Oh, you want to talk about Hamas? I was one of their main guys. Oh, you want to talk about Israel? I know their counter-terror efforts because I was part of them for 10 years at the highest level. Oh, you want to understand what's happening in America? Oh, well, I've been here and understand what's happening.

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