InFocus with Ejaz Haider-Ep32,Mar 27: "Gaza Violence-What's the Way Forward" with Prof.Joseph Massad

"Dear Viewers!
Since the recording of this episode, a significant development has happened. The UN Security Council has called for an immediate ceasefire in Gaza. The United States, after frustrating previous attempts by the world body, did not veto the measure, which is a shift from its previous position. The resolution has demanded the immediate and unconditional release of all hostages.
Importantly, the move by the US signals growing divergence between Washington and Israel over latter’s offensive in Gaza, especially Rafah, the southernmost town in the strip which now houses over 1 million internally-displaced Gazans.
The US move has prompted a statement from Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's office: "Regrettably, the United States did not veto the new resolution" and in doing so has abandoned its previous position.
Netanyahu’s office has also decided to cancel meetings between an Israeli delegation and US officials in Washington that were scheduled for this week.
Israel's defence minister who was in Washington to request expedited weapons deliveries has said Israel would not stop the war in Gaza while hostages were still being held there." Ejaz Haider
Watch part 1 of this conversation here: • InFocus with Ejaz Haid...
Guest: Joseph Massad is Professor of Modern Arab Politics and Intellectual History at Columbia University. He is the author of several books, dozens of scholarly articles, and hundreds of op-eds. His books include Colonial Effects: The Making of National Identity in Jordan, The Persistence of the Palestinian Question, Desiring Arabs, and Islam in Liberalism. His forthcoming book is tentatively titled The Age of Independence: A Settler-Colonial History of the World. He is a recipient of a number of research and teaching Awards, including the Lionel Trilling Book Award for his book Desiring Arabs, The Scott Nearing Award for Courageous Scholarship, and The Columbia University Faculty Mentoring Award, His works have been translated to more than a dozen languages including Arabic, Turkish, Persian, French, Italian, Spanish, Dutch, Swedish, Japanese, Chinese, German, and Indonesian.