Why a Gaza ‘ceasefire’ is not enough at Chicago’s DNC
The Take
Al Jazeera
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🗓️ 21 August 2024
⏱️ 20 minutes
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Summary
The US is pushing a ‘decisive moment’ for ceasefire negotiations between Israel and Hamas, as US Secretary of State Antony Blinken has wrapped up his latest Middle East trip. As US demands for an end to Israel’s war on Gaza are loud and clear outside the Democratic National Convention. But as the blame game continues over the war dragging closer to its eleventh month, and with tens of thousands of Palestinians killed, will the US exert enough influence on Israel to secure a lasting ceasefire?
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- Ali Harb (@Harbpeace), Senior Producer at Al Jazeera
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This episode was produced by Khaled Soltan, with Duha Mosaad, Manahil Naveed, Shraddha Joshi, and our host Kevin Hirten, in for Malika Bilal.
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| 0:00.0 | Al Jazeera Podcasts. |
| 0:07.0 | Today, Chicago tests the Democratic Party. |
| 0:14.0 | killing children is a crime. |
| 0:17.0 | Free, free, Palestine. |
| 0:19.0 | With all eyes on the Democrats, will the U.S. use its influence on Israel to secure a lasting ceasefire? |
| 0:29.2 | I'm Kevin Horton, and this is the take. |
| 0:46.3 | The Democratic National Convention is underway, and the U.S. elections are just around the corner in November. All of this is happening as Secretary of State Anthony Blinken is in the Middle East, |
| 0:52.2 | working to finalize a ceasefire agreement. It's his latest of |
| 0:55.8 | nine trips to the region. He's warned that now may be the last chance to secure a deal. |
| 1:01.3 | In a very constructive meeting with Prime Minister of Netanyahu today, he confirmed to me that |
| 1:07.1 | Israel accepts the bridging proposal, that he supports it. It's now incumbent on Hamas |
| 1:13.0 | to do the same. And at the DNC, President Biden emphasized the urgent need to bring about a ceasefire. |
| 1:19.7 | And finally, finally, finally deliver a ceasefire and end this war. Those protesters out in the street, they have a point. |
| 1:31.7 | A lot of innocent people are being killed in both sides. |
| 1:36.9 | The take is on the ground in Chicago, covering the DNC and speaking to protesters who are themselves calling for a ceasefire. |
| 1:44.2 | They say they won't stop until the fighting stops. |
| 1:47.4 | Here's Malika Bilal. |
| 1:48.5 | The DNC began officially on Monday, but the protests have been going on for even longer than that. |
| 1:54.2 | People were in the streets of downtown Chicago from Sunday. |
| 1:57.3 | We're at a protest right now that's expected to be one of the largest of the week, but even more are planned. |
| 2:02.6 | People are chanting. They have their signs. They have their t-shirts. |
| 2:06.6 | In front of me, Jews say, stop arming Israel. |
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