Jeffrey Sachs: U.S. Policy Risks Wider Middle East War

Join Marc Lamont Hill on Al Jazeera's UpFront as he engages with renowned scholar Jeffrey Sachs to discuss the escalating tensions in the Middle East and the impact of US foreign policy. With Israel’s war on Gaza entering its sixth month, fears of a broader conflict are rising. Iran's unprecedented missile attack on Israel and subsequent retaliations have heightened the stakes. Can the US prevent a regional war? Discover the answers in this critical conversation. Broadcast on April 19, 2024.
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[@FM-ln2sb]

If Nazi German State and the South African Apartheid State were not allowed to exist and dismantled, why should Israel Apartheid genocidal state not also be dismantled?

[@JohnBeerschoten]

It will be dismantled.

[@willneverstop]

The world did something about it…South Africa was economically blockaded and Nazi Germany was militarily destroyed…the international community isn’t actually materially doing anything to destroy Israel..it’s all talk. That’s the issue.

[@marks6663]

We don't make the rules for the chosen people the chosen people make the rules for us.

[@beng2729]

@FM-ln2sb Because there is no apartide in Israel. Go visit I did and all the bs was crushed. Jews were removed from all positions under the Nazis. Blacks couldn't hold any position in south Africa. Arabs can attain any position in Israel, including being a Judge and he a Arab Judge put a Jewish Prime Minister in Jail. So you sir have been brainwashed with lies.

[@Marxist2]

Exactly.

[@rcristy]

Dear America, please get out of our lives!!!!

[@victorypledge3262]

The lawless our in control and we are extra sorry For everything

[@RoyWhearty]

To be anti-genocide is, now, a radical act.

[@annikasonjahavlicek5656]

It seems so😔

[@Winfield88]

Yes You Can - So Go Call The IRANIANS - MR. BRAINWASHED

[@baharinkamarul3389]

@Emmitt88 Iran doesnt commited genocide. Israel does

[@quickcurechef5373]

That's not universally true. What the house comes up with isn't necessarily what the Senate declares the law of the land, especially when the American people haven't considered or voted on.

[@fatalimbalance8577]

I guess I am a radical then.

[@brothamike5000]

But why not a one state solution called Palestine.

[@maxine5427]

Exactly! Its their land. Israeli is foreigners trying to erase and colonize their land

[@baharinkamarul3389]

It has to be 2 state. There's too much bad blood between this two people. Built a high wall between its border. The killing must stop. It has been going on for far too long & too many hv died

[@Marxist2]

Great to see Prof. Sachs & to hear & learn from his vast knowledge & wisdom.

[@Winfield88]

He’s an Iranian Sympathizer

[@mariagavienas2806]

Greetings from Scotland. Scotland stands with Palestine 🇵🇸🇵🇸🇵🇸

[@Moras-LeDoux]

Merci l'Ecosse bénédictions d'Allah soit sur le peuple Ecossais

[@JohnBeerschoten]

@@Moras-LeDoux What does Allah have to do with that?

[@marissakeynes2532]

@@JohnBeerschoten She's sending God's blessings. Whose blessings do u expect her to send, yours? 🙄

[@JohnBeerschoten]

@@marissakeynes2532 Nonsense

[@JohnBeerschoten]

@@marissakeynes2532 Oh, common. This Allah thing is part of the problem. They prefer to get down on their knees and pray, instead of standing up and fight.

[@alfredtrerotola990]

American hypocrisy, hypocrisy, hypocrisy!!!

[@johnwhite428]

It would be A win win for the WORLD, if he was arrested when he came to the US Congress to Speak! That would be A Blessing!!!

[@wagnermalo8022]

150 views!! All like the stream this needs more attention 💪🏽

[@maxine5427]

I don’t understand it. Crazy thing is Marc Lamont Hill doesn’t pop up unless I actively search in… they don’t like to push the truth on these platforms

[@amania9254]

👌Professor Sachs.

[@anthonywilliams3822]

I could listen to this channel all day. I can't wait until Marc gets his own SiriusXM channel.🤞

[@Handsoflesome]

I've been waiting for this, sending love from South Africa ❤

[@rubengutierrez5102]

Bibi's Netanyahu's not manipulating anything, in fact when he speaks in DC later this Summer. "We the people" will not want him there on Capitol Hill speaking to the US Congress!

[@charisma-hornum-fries]

He was invited by both parties. Vote better next time.

[@nuynobi]

Maybe it's all a ruse. Maybe they're going to arrest him in the middle of his address and hand him over to the Hague. (I can dream, can't I?)

[@MsEster4ever]

Too much water under the bridge. Two State Solution, never. Palestinians have been groomed for generations living in hellacious confinement. Palestinian are real people who bleed real blood and have real loses. Que Sera Sera, kumbaya happy ever after, that's dead!. No two states, No effin debates.😂

[@beng2729]

You haven't the slightest idea what you are talking about.

[@MsEster4ever]

@being2729 until 1928, the British government had treated Palestine as a state within the British sphere of influence not as a colony; a state in which under British tutelage, the promise to the Jews and the aspiration of the Palestinians could both be fulfilled. They tried to put in place a political structure that would represent both communities on an equal footing in the state's parliament as well as in government. In practice, when the offer was made it was less equitable; it advantage the Zionist colonies and discriminated against the Palestinians majority. The balance within the new proposed legislative Council was in favor of the Jewish Community who were to be allied with members appointed by the British Administration. I Pappe 2006. That was then. Here we are in 2024.. The encroachment speaks volumes.

[@beng2729]

@MsEster4ever Had the Arabs accepted the partition plan and not started a war in 1948 we wouldn't be in this mess.

[@beng2729]

@MsEster4ever By the way most of the Mandate went to the Arabs. The claim that Israel got more is nonsense.

[@jhegre]

@@beng2729 hasbara says what? oh, same old propaganda bs.....

[@RY_2023_]

Thank you for this !!!

[@Jjunclejj]

Happy Sunday Marc. 😊

[@walterdemo2895]

Trump will soon have the final word. He'll move an embassy to the west bank for Mariam Adelsons 100 million donation & the fighting will continue

[@reffatkausar1]

Fantastic interview

[@pieinher67]

Its not antisemitism, its anti-SAVAGERY.

[@evelyndominguez4757]

Voting for the only peace candidate, Jill Stein.

[@kenanderson2216]

That's all she's got. A female President would be horrifying, but not for the reasons you might assume I think. You may as well sit home and enjoy voting day off TBH.I don't vote at all, because no matter who the president is, the wheels of destruction keep on turning. Environment and abortion mean little when the world is at war. Destroying the environment is the #1 product of war. We can make more people.

[@davidburke2697]

votes are 100% meaningless, sorry to say

[@AzizaSayed-n5l]

The 7th October would never have happened if the European zoinest had to stay in Britain where they came from 😳 what is the European zoinest doing in the middle east 😳

[@ashlovestoshop]

It’s really exhausting hearing that the U.S. Federal government always has to be forced to do what they say they’ll do. This country is exhausting.

[@Woodland-Gangsta]

So far I haven't found the black jobs that trump was referring to...Everywhere I go every race seems to be working the same or similar job. Where are the black jobs?

[@kenanderson2216]

1 - There is no such thing as a black job. And...those are gone thanks to Mr. Biden. Dems like black folks to be begging. Unfortunately, a lot of people assume a person of color will be a woke pain in the ass. Here is what I do and I get the job every time. Dress proper Speak normal English Do not color your hair blue, green, red, etc. Do not have dreads, unless they look good Do not have tattoos Do not have jewelry in your face Do not be outwardly aggressive Act like you are serious. If you are just a regular guy, you will get the job. Regular people see right through bullshit. And last, but not least. Steal your bosses customers and start your own company. It's the American way. If you want to show up in your bed pants, with purple hair and a nose ring, and smelling like a sewer, you'll never make it.

[@Woodland-Gangsta]

@@chehunt945 My job is not in a black community or a black city. What are you talking about?

[@chehunt945]

@@Woodland-Gangsta then that's your job. if you are saying that Black communities, Hispanic communities, Chinese communities don't exist then my apologies for responding to your comment. We have nothing to discuss.

[@Woodland-Gangsta]

@@chehunt945 Are you saying none of these other races can work in "black communities" and how many of the business are owned by black people that have black jobs specifically for black people. Are you aware that is called discrimination. You make no sense and that's why you are running from the conversation. Black jobs! What a joke. Obama held the presidency...is that a black job. I see all races working the same jobs so again what are black jobs.

[@Woodland-Gangsta]

@@chehunt945 Who said anything about communities. I asked about black jobs. If the races you named can only work in a business owned by that race then I think a lot of people are in trouble. That's called discrimination sir. You can't be American because you don't understand the law

[@zoharianovici1983]

My man!

[@fashioncitymetaverse]

Thx for sharing FREE PALESTINE 🇵🇸 FREE Humanity

[@kenanderson2216]

I don't agree with your politics, but you are an honest actor. You'll see the light. Sachs is 100% a class act.

[@AzizaSayed-n5l]

Netanyahu no when the genocide is over he will surely be jailed aswell as his wife Sara

[@mustafabinsober1248]

Why does the legendary filmmaker Tariq Nasheed call Doctor Marc Lamont Hill Doctor Marc Lamoist Hill?

[@SEEKERONE1]

We just need to love all things.

[@mradeelmirza]

The time for love has passed. United Snakes of Israel needs reparations to Palestine and give the land back.

[@elvismiki9121]

Yeah right a state that will be standing on it's own well the world moves forward colonization times have gone and most human kind don't support it 😂😂😂😂

[@Shogunpandapolis]

FREE PALESTINE

[@1848revolt]

Less that 2 minutes to midnight.

[@GreekRican]

I Love jeff

[@sabaidaniel555]

Arsene Wenger's twin brother knows a lot about this stuff.

[@rubengutierrez5102]

A two-state solution? That will never happen!

[@JohnBeerschoten]

Tell us what will happen.

[@marissakeynes2532]

What should happen is a one state where everyone lives equally side by side. ​@@JohnBeerschoten

[@raulquesada7040]

@@JohnBeerschoten guerra, muerte, hambre, enfermedades y asolacion

[@JohnBeerschoten]

@@marissakeynes2532 Yes Marissa, I agree with that and not just me. That's what I read. Read: Jimmy Carter: Palestine, Peace not Apartheid; Shlomo Sand: The Invention of The Jewish People, How I Stopped Being a Jew, and The Invention of the Land of Israel; Rashid Khalidi: The Hundred Year's War on Palestine; Yahya Sinwar, The Thorn and The Carnation; Ilan Pappe: The History of Modern Palestine; Ilan Pappe: Lobbying for Zionism on Both Sides of the Atlantic. (June 2024) Dries van Agt: Palestine in Agony, and also A Cry for Justice.

[@JohnBeerschoten]

@@raulquesada7040 No, that's what we have now. BRICS will conques the US and that's the end of Israel. One state Palestine backed by all BRICS countries and more. Read: Jimmy Carter: Palestine, Peace not Apartheid; Shlomo Sand: The Invention of The Jewish People, How I Stopped Being a Jew, and The Invention of the Land of Israel; Rashid Khalidi: The Hundred Year's War on Palestine; Yahya Sinwar, The Thorn and The Carnation; Ilan Pappe: The History of Modern Palestine; Ilan Pappe: Lobbying for Zionism on Both Sides of the Atlantic. (June 2024) Dries van Agt: Palestine in Agony, and also A Cry for Justice.

[@davex5424]

Jeffry. UKRAINE. Trump said in the debate that if elected he would end the war in Ukraine. What do you think?

[@dianehong1217]

It’s July now. Things have only gotten worse since this broadcast.

[@dianehong1217]

It’s July now. Things have only gotten worse since this was broadcast.

[@AdrianWheeler-xm9ml]

money & Arab irrationalism is what keeps the Israeli government afloat

[@Mareal24]

🍉👌

[@davex5424]

Jeffry, Tump said in the debate that if elected he would end the war in Ukraine. What do you think?

[@ahabderrahim5730]

A country one only option to choose between sleepy Joe or crooked Donald means that the political system is not functioning.

[@fjordhellas4077]

Thank you for inviting Professor Jeffery Sachs, one of the world’s greatest minds!

[@agabrielian]

This is an old video reissued a couple months later without attribution.

[@hughiedavies6069]

We need a paradigm shift, all the old ways of dealing with things need to change, while any of them are in power we're all in trouble, something new needs to happen, all the old ways failed

[@dadmezz4024]

Before war, remove single obstacle.

[@willeizlini]

once again, the two state solution does not take palestinian self determination into consideration. the UN has warmed to palestine as a state, but still treats it as invisible

[@JohnnyYounitas]

Your dancing real close.. sweet & real slow.

[@bjoon]

We're on year 4 of WW3

[@mradeelmirza]

And just the beginning

[@bjoon]

@@mradeelmirza this is a "christ" moment, a complete system overhaul

[@divjotsinghtoor1529]

Man, it feels like you’re crazy when you say something like that a couple years ago, but now I’m just terrified that I’m gonna be right.

[@victorypledge3262]

@@bjoon thats ridiculous

[@bjoon]

@@victorypledge3262 do you live in a plywood hut?

[@TonyMidyett]

"You know the worst thing about a nuclear holocaust? You think it's tough to get a cab NOW?" Gilbert Gottfried

[@hugenimrod]

Jeff is a brilliant guy and has exceptional experience and some expertise. But regarding a one or two state solution he's missing something significant. He rightly dismisses the One State of Israel option but tosses the One Palestine using the same Israeli-American metric, saying that both have bad blood. I disagree. Yes of course there's a lot of angst and anger in the Palestinian community, and considering the experience of the last 70 years we must anticipate some trouble, and maybe for a long while if you consider how messed up Texas still is. But look at India, as old as Israel, and their current shift to the right, and recognize that they actually have a democracy. More, a very difficult and varied political landscape that includes many mutually antagonistic social/ethnic/religious groupings, a ridiculous number of languages, a huge literacy hurdle, a fractured and disjointed infrastructure, and all the kinds of graft the rest of us have. Historically it's not the Arab or Muslim communities that have oppressed the Jewish people. It's been a hallmark of the Christian kingdoms and states. There's no reason to believe that a Democratic Palestine would NECESSARILY deny the vote to anyone because of their ethnicity or race. It's certainly something to be aware of as a danger, but just as saying that "all Jews..." is an antisemitic and racist trope, saying "all Arabs/Muslims/Christians..." is equally bigoted. This is just my opinion, and I really do think Jeffrey is usually spot on, but there's no possible two state solution (even if all the Settlements were removed) because it's unacceptable to the Israeli Government and the Israeli Nationals. Wishing won't make it so.

[@GeorgeGonzalez-o1i]

TWO STATE!!!

[@Mexican01o101]

Israel maybe or Ukraine and Taiwan,South Korea but why the USA ?

[@robertrumgay5286]

Down time in such endeavor voting in November

[@AilinAlias]

Great interview 👍

[@marclamonthillofficial]

Thank you for watching 🙏🏾

[@devansantori557]

How old is this

[@chxwv]

US vetoed

[@RobinHerzig]

This interview must be like 2 or 3 months old right 🤨

[@RoseReadings]

2 Hamas spokesmen

[@areaunderthecurve9918]

🤡

[@BijanGilani-pl3kj]

Hi Mark, I am an avid watcher of your program. Thank you for having Professor Sachs in your program. He is one of the most brilliant thinkers of our time.