What will be Trump’s plan for Gaza and the Middle East?
The Take
Al Jazeera
4.7 • 748 Ratings
🗓️ 8 November 2024
⏱️ 23 minutes
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Summary
Trump has promised peace while vowing continued support for Israel for its ongoing war in Gaza and Lebanon. Now that he’s taking back the Oval Office, what can the Middle East expect?
In this episode:
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Daniel Levy, President of the US/Middle East Project
Episode credits:
This episode was produced by Sarí el-Khalili, Sonia Bhagat, Khaled Soltan, and Amy Walters with Phillip Lanos, Spencer Cline, Cole Van Miltenburg, Duha Mosaad, Hagir Saleh, and our host, Malika Bilal.
Our sound designer is Alex Roldan. Our video editor is Hisham Abu Salah. Alexandra Locke is The Take’s executive producer. Ney Alvarez is Al Jazeera’s head of audio.
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| 0:00.0 | Al Jazeera Podcasts. |
| 0:07.0 | Today, what Donald Trump's return means for the Middle East. |
| 0:16.3 | And, you know, we all ultimately want one thing. |
| 0:18.9 | We want peace in the Middle East. |
| 0:20.1 | We're going to get peace in the Middle East. |
| 0:24.6 | I think it's going to happen very fast. |
| 0:26.3 | What is his vision for the region? |
| 0:28.7 | And is it a promise or a threat? |
| 0:32.7 | I'm Malika Bilal, and this is the take. |
| 0:45.4 | The U.S. election frenzy took center stage this week. |
| 0:52.0 | But while it was dominating the headlines, things in Gaza, Lebanon and Israel continue to escalate. |
| 0:53.1 | Israel's parliament has voted to approve a bill that would designate the UN's agency |
| 0:58.0 | for Palestinian refugees as a terrorist organization. |
| 1:02.3 | The bill also calls for a complete severing of ties from UNRWA. |
| 1:07.3 | More large crowds left Beeth-Lahia in the north after the latest Israeli threats to clear out. |
| 1:13.7 | This is what ethnic cleansing looks like. |
| 1:16.6 | The latest area of Lebanon to come under Israeli attacks is one of the oldest and most historic in the country. |
| 1:23.4 | Balbeck is known to be a stronghold of Hezbollah. |
| 1:26.2 | Making news coming out of Israel, |
| 1:27.7 | Prime Minister Benimín Netanyahu has dismissed his defense minister, |
| 1:32.0 | You have gallant. |
| 1:34.0 | My guest today has been keeping an eye on all of those events, |
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