Qatar’s role in hostage negotiations | Grieving fathers call for peace
This Is Why
Sky News
4.0 • 552 Ratings
🗓️ 26 October 2023
⏱️ 28 minutes
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Summary
On the Sky News Daily, Belle Donati is joined by Rami Elhanan, an Israeli Peace Advocate and Bassam Aramin, a Palestinian Peace Advocate – after they were brought together nearly two decades ago following the loss of their daughters.
Rami’s teenage daughter was killed by a suicide bomber during a shopping trip, while Bassam’s 10-year-old girl was shot by border police outside her school.
Plus, Belle speaks to Sky’s international affairs editor Dominic Waghorn about his exclusive interview with Qatari’s senior hostage negotiator who says that he’s hopeful all the civilian hostages could be released if there is a pause in the bombing of Gaza.
Podcast producer: Emma Rae Woodhouse
Interviews producer: Melissa Tutesigensi
Promotion producer: Jada-Kai Meosa John
Senior podcast producer: Annie Joyce
Editor: Wendy Parker
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| 1:03.6 | Hi there, it's Bell, back in the Sky News Daily Studio. |
| 1:09.6 | In a minute, I'm going to introduce you to two fathers I had the pleasure of meeting over two and a half years ago. |
| 1:11.7 | Historical context, |
| 1:17.7 | well, that would have them hate each other. One is Israeli, the other one, Palestinian. Each lost a young daughter, killed by the other side. If anyone knows how it feels to be a bereaved |
| 1:23.6 | Israeli, a bereaved Palestinian now, it's them. But Rami and Basam call each other brothers. |
| 1:31.4 | They're united in their grief and in what they've done with it. |
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