Why a China-brokered deal is uniting Palestinians
The Take
Al Jazeera
4.7 • 748 Ratings
🗓️ 29 July 2024
⏱️ 18 minutes
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Summary
It’s been hailed as an “historic moment for the cause of Palestinian liberation.” Fourteen Palestinian groups, including longtime rivals Fatah and Hamas, signed a deal for “national unity” aimed at maintaining Palestinian control over Gaza once the continuing Israeli assault is over. What will that mean for Palestine?
In this episode:
- Diana Buttu (@dianabuttu), Lawyer and Former PLO Spokesperson
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This episode was produced by Chloe K. Li, Ashish Malhotra, Manahil Naveed, Veronique Eshaya, and our host Kevin Hirten in for Malika Bilal.
The Take production team is Amy Walters, Ashish Malhotra, Catherine Nouhan, Chloe K. Li, Duha Mosaad, Khaled Soltan, Manahil Naveed, Marcos Bartolomé, Sarí el-Khalili, Sonia Bhagat, Tamara Khandaker, Mohammed Zain Shafi Khan and Veronique Eshaya.
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| 0:00.0 | Al Jazeera Podcasts. |
| 0:07.0 | Today, rival Palestinian parties united against the backdrop of war. |
| 0:17.6 | All of these factions combined are saying that decision-making must be in Palestinian hands, |
| 0:23.3 | not in the hands of Israel or the international community. |
| 0:27.0 | This is very important. |
| 0:28.9 | What could a China-brokered deal signed by Fata and Hamas mean for a post-war Gaza |
| 0:34.6 | in a future Palestinian state? |
| 0:39.1 | I'm Kevin Horton, and this is the take. |
| 0:47.3 | The importance of this agreement is that it's seizing this idea of Palestinian self-determination |
| 0:53.6 | and running with it and saying, |
| 0:55.2 | we're going to be the ones who choose our own leaders. |
| 0:59.9 | My name is Deanna Futu, and I'm a lawyer based in Palestine. |
| 1:05.2 | Deanna, it is great to have you here. |
| 1:07.7 | We talk a lot about politics on this show, Israeli politics, certainly |
| 1:11.4 | U.S. politics lately, but this is a chance to talk some Palestinian politics. |
| 1:16.8 | 14 Palestinian groups, including Fatah and Hamas, signed this unity deal in China. |
| 1:23.0 | Now, the deal aims to maintain Palestinian control over Gaza after the current Israeli assault presumably ends. |
| 1:31.0 | And this is a pretty big deal, right? |
| 1:32.8 | Because Fata and Hamas have been at odds with each other for years. |
| 1:36.7 | Before we get into the nuts and bolts of the agreement itself, I wonder if you can just start us off by outlining who the major players were here and what brought |
| 1:45.6 | them to the table at this stage. |
| 1:48.4 | So the, since the last Palestinian elections, the last Palestinian general parliamentary elections, |
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