No Gaza ceasefire: Israel's US Ambassador says ground campaign will take 'weeks'
Power Play
POLITICO
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🗓️ 16 November 2023
⏱️ 44 minutes
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Summary
Israel’s most senior diplomat – Michael Herzog, the ambassador to the U.S. – is in the eye of a diplomatic storm in the country that is Israel’s most vital ally. He insists that a ceasefire "would invite the next war."
In this week's edition of Power Play, host Anne McElvoy talks to Ambassador Herzog about Israel's raid on Gaza’s Al Shifa hospital, how long the conflict is likely to last and the U.S.'s discussions with Israel on what happens after the war.
Anne is then joined by POLITICO’s “Power Panel” to reflect on the interview. Jamie Dettmer is POLITICO Europe’s opinion editor, who's reporting from Israel, and Alex Ward, POLITICO’s national security reporter in Washington D.C. and anchor of “National Security Daily.”
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| 0:45.0 | the Alshifa Hospital, stormed by Israeli troops. |
| 0:49.0 | It's been a flashpoint of fighting for days. |
| 0:56.0 | Desperate scenes at the Al-Shiva Hospital in Gaza this week |
| 1:00.0 | have shocked the world, and so has a fast-mounting death toll and bloodshed on both sides. |
| 1:06.8 | The human cost of the Hamas attacks and Israel's subsequent military action in Gaza |
| 1:11.4 | is also the cause of intense discussion among Israel's principal |
| 1:15.8 | allies as public opinion about the crisis divides more sharply. |
| 1:20.3 | Be louder than me what do we want? |
| 1:22.3 | See fire! What do we want it? |
| 1:25.0 | I'm not a judge, I'm ahead of state, I just remind everybody international law I call for the |
| 1:35.5 | ceasefire and I will urge them for a ceasefire for a humanitarian ceasefire. |
| 1:40.0 | The United States believes key elements should include no forcible displacement |
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