Should the US be neutral on Israel-Palestine? | Head to Head

In this episode of Head to Head, Mehdi Hasan challenges Martin Indyk on the US-Israel relationship.
Formerly the United States' ambassador to Israel, assistant secretary of state for Near East Affairs, and US special envoy for Israeli-Palestinian negotiations in 2013-2014, Martin Indyk has been at the heart of US-Israel relations for several decades. He worked as adviser to US President Bill Clinton and was a member of his negotiating team at the Camp David talks in 2000.
We challenge him on whether the US has been an unbiased mediator in peace talks, whether its role has been to play "Israel's lawyer", and the consequences for peace in the Middle East.
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[@manayesh]

they spending $3bn every year on israel bt they failing to help their own African American citizens whose lives were crushed by hurricane katrina in New Orleans. even me in south africa can see the cruelty of this america.

[@Jedscorp]

Yea the anc is wayyyy better than the us government ... lol come on

[@geraldburchell8462]

El loco holandes errante l

[@Kilroyishere-lo9cd]

America is very moral for an empire

[@The-Heart-Will-Testify]

African americans are not white

[@karendegenerous8044]

Charles. It was $38 billion actually, Barack Obama the friggin ©️🔰🎵➕ who decided to send it in his 11th hour before he was finished as president. That massmurderer shouldn’t be alive and nor should Benjamin Netanyahu, and Trump if he donates any more money to evil unwanted Israel.

[@fredrickpritchardpiano4103]

I am a Canadian. I am so thankful to Al Jazeera for presenting the TRUTH, which is conveniently ignored by both US and Canadian news sources.

[@oowe857]

Whatever that may be!

[@pedro5591]

Why do you think is the truth?, Al Jazeera belong to Qatar, a terrorist state, how can you believe in Qatari, Iranian, Saudi, etc tv?,

[@whisperblue7493]

When the doctor spoke about the hospitals being bombed and the pregnant woman and children dying it was heartbreaking :(

[@redhotchilibitch]

Yes but UsA Is WoRriEd AbOuT ThE TeNsiOnS?

[@salah777]

@@redhotchilibitch USA doesn't care only about Zionists because USA is a poppet in Zionists hand

[@vendysmith4886]

Yes,and it keeps happening

[@scar00000]

That’s why people like you can’t resolve anything. Out of all discussion the only thing you took out is children being bombed. We need solutions, not to cry over every conflict and point fingers

[@sashao.1534]

@@scar00000 are you a psychopath? Your comment is sickening.

[@aimtiaz_]

This guy is human representation of everything that’s wrong with US foreign policy.

[@bezuayehushimshak620]

Agreed yo. So what do you think now?

[@danmcqueen5295]

Agreed. I can't stomach him or Hassan.

[@sewellanne]

Yep and he isn't even American!

[@conallgeneral8136]

If he’s American why does he have an Australian accent?

[@hazemshahin4166]

I agree

[@AmmarAlattas]

"Justice for the Palestinians is the greatest moral issue of the age" - said by an Honourable Man regardless it's Mandela or not.

[@fukmoney1]

evidence please

[@Clandsom]

+fukmoney1 research him yourself.

[@fukmoney1]

I want to know what article you got it from,,,,,i am researching too.

[@Clandsom]

+fukmoney1 "Remembering Mandela, without rose tinted glasses."-National Review

[@Clandsom]

+MN purp but their are other accounts as well

[@paulmueller9026]

Double standards are the root of the problem. Treating other people as you wish to be treated is common sense .

[@LH74]

I think it comes down to “race”. Most Israelis are either white, or white-passing. Most Arabs are not. This is a major motivator in the way the USA makes policy decisions in the middle east.

[@yueotsutsuki4553]

The last man's story has my heart broken.. It feels almost as if he tried so hard to do good in his last years only to see it all (the pregnant woman and her children) to be ripped out of their life... How horrible.. You can see the pain in his eyes.

[@johnmoran4323]

i loved that comment by the women-that martin is full of baloney.. so truthful

[@limibosi1785]

It's insane. I listen only few min and understood why there is so much hate towards US policies in that region. I mean OMG he acknowledged they are sided with an occupier and they confirm that with their own words. It blows my mind.

[@johnmoran4323]

Limi-i too am amazed.. although being a non muslim,it is perfectly obvious to me [and millions of others] that what happens is an apartheid

[@hamidhamidi3134]

May be Arabs should be a little flexible as well. I mean they occupied Kurdish lands and live on that land with no regret.

[@jackkessler9876]

Turkey still occupies a third of the nation of Cyprus. Do you advocate terrorist attacks on Turkey as well? Iran, Syria, Iraq, and Turkey still occupy Kurdistan. Do you advocate terrorist attacks on them too? Why not? I don't expect you to change your mind, but you really do have to admit to yourself that you don't really care about occupation at all. At least stop lying to yourself and every one else, OK?

[@pietdezwart2271]

@@jackkessler9876 dont make yourself look stupid. there has never been a country called Kurdistan. it is only a region where an ethnic group of people stem from. Cyprus is right though

[@arbazkhanrollno3532]

US is responsible for all the problems middle East has been facing since many decades.

[@Just_logic]

When one goes beyond the point of shame, one can do anything

[@jackkessler9876]

Yes, I suppose that explains Arab terrorism and Gaza's bombardment of Israeli towns.

[@jackkessler9876]

"One can do anything?" Like shoot explosive rockets at kindergartens? Anyone who would try to excuse that, like you for instance, is shameless indeed.

[@kifesh100]

Jack Kessler If that makes you feel better. Just believe it. Not even going to bring up facts. Your blind.

[@jackkessler9876]

@@kifesh100 The women and children hiding in bomb shelters from bombs launched from Gaza must be blind and deaf too. If you are so convinced of your denial that you cannot hear bombs exploding, then you are deaf, and blind as well. Believing your own taqqiyah is not a smart thing to do

[@inmyopinion651]

@@jackkessler9876 No excuse for it but the response is disproportionate big time.

[@jamiemajors8863]

I love this woman in green. She is absolutely speaking the truth. People like this will never be allowed at a peace negation table.

[@elainerekopantswe2933]

Agreed I also was thinking Baloney And yep she said it - TRUTH

[@aadityachourasia2124]

Ben Shapiro 😎

[@Petal4822]

Israel was given to the Jewish people exclusively and eternally in Genesis 12:1, 13:14-17, and15:18-21. The land God promised to the Jewish people is the nation of. Israel. American Evangelists support Israel. Amen 🙏

[@jamiemajors8863]

Elaine did God say in the Torah to mistreat ,murder and steal the lands of the Palestinians .Did he say to use sophisticated weapons to terrorize the indigenous Palestinians.

[@gunterdapenguin5896]

She's terrible, the absolute first thing she said was a personal insult instead of making an argument, she's the epitome of "whoever yells the loudest gets heard", a lot of what she said was so ignorant too. But that's just my opinion

[@haidersheikh3887]

Respect his honesty and straightforward approach, not sugarcoating anything and telling it how it is.

[@keisifc8409]

“3 billion dollars a year” ... (10 seconds later) ...”yes we’re trying our best to end the occupation” 😂😂😂😂

[@wilsonlainglaing8739]

If the Palestinians quit trying to destroy Israel the americans would save money..

[@hannahabdi8236]

@@wilsonlainglaing8739 they should destroy isreal its illegitimate

[@jackkessler9876]

The occupation can end the day after the Palestinians turn off their hate machine and stupid lies. Have you asked them to do that?

[@TheFeroza]

@@jackkessler9876 what hate machine? I dont see dead Israelis. I only see dead Palestinians. Sorry but hate machine? What a joke.

[@Elivinu]

@BVEmasTRUTH Every western country, almost every Latin American country, roughly 85 % of African countries and most non-Islamic countries in Asia recognizes Israel. Whether you like it or not Israel exists and will continue to do so, deal with it. Oh and yes,facts don't care about your feelings, snowflake.

[@nadvinafiuzaman6723]

I just patiently wait for the episode where Mehdi invites Trump XD

[@altobyy4855]

trump will win. Ignorance trumps knowledge.

[@hamzakhalid4613]

Obama would be better He’s the latest terrorist

[@h.h.m8225]

😂 if trump came on mehdis show, hed declare war on him the next day

[@Just_logic]

Hamza Khalid I am sure Obama was invited. But he has turned down the invitation.

[@veipuniilana1842]

🤦🏽‍♂️

[@myrant2day158]

3.5 billion and we have starving Americans here while our government gives it to a clear and obvious oppressor. Makes me insanely angry.

[@szmworld]

At least he was honest in some ways, not like others who blatantly lie on face.

[@Mr1231951]

He even admitted it's easy to make fun of this.(Martin Indyk) I cried when I saw the Tsunami hit Japan. The Palestinians lost 577 children, slaughtered by Israel in 50 days.

[@jackkessler9876]

First of all, that statistic is a completely made up lie. Second, maybe the solution is for Gaza to stop shooting rockets at Israeli schoolchildren? Do your think that might reduce the number of counterattacks?

[@1moneyking]

@@jackkessler9876 chill kid

[@jackkessler9876]

@@1moneyking Such intelligence! Such a thoughtful reply! What a genius you are!

[@cyberanon2463]

@@jackkessler9876 yeah israel never kills civilians and it is definitely not their number 1 common hobby

[@bilalamir1341]

@@jackkessler9876 israel school children? source please. Completely made up lie? source for that too. Where does it say that it was a completely made up lie. Its okay be to a nationalist and think your country cant do anything wrong and assume that what the world is saying is a lie. Just once in a life, try to think being a human. It will help alot.

[@ga8986]

It's very frustrating watching people like this. This guy is a politician to the core. He can talk and talk and say nothing at all in the end.

[@garsm2290]

And he pretends to be some kind of detached academic. I agree, it's sickening. Pax.

[@MAliChauhan]

Great show. Let’s hope we have peace in the region for the betterment of everyone in the world. Ameen

[@gearpaligear9100]

I cannot imagine how the world would be if people all over the world claim that their ancestors had ever lived somewhere else 2,xxx years ago. So, they want to be back to their ancestor's land right now.

[@theunknown5126]

I wish George Galloway were present there.

[@jackkessler9876]

No, the George you should talk to is George McGovern. He was the only Leftist anti-Israel candidate in our history. He also lost more disastrously than any candidate in our history. He lost the electoral college to Nixon 17 to 521. Sanders, if he doesn't die of a heart attack before the election, will be defeated by about the same amount and for the same reasons.

[@marcusjules2016]

I wish MAX BLUMENTHAL was there.

[@marcusjules2016]

@Jithin Jose God is irrelevant

[@ridhwaanahmed9240]

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[@jackkessler9876]

@Istiak Rahman The Israelis are so clever they are able to "occupy" Gaza six years after every Israeli soldier and civilian left. By your standards, you are "occupying" my house and I have a right to shoot you. Is that OK with you? I vote for people who control the US Air Force, the US Navy, the US Army, and the US Marine Corps. Shall I tell them to find out where you are and have them kill you? If it is OK for Hamas to kill people because they are occupying territory without actually being there, then surely it is OK for the US Marines to kill you for the same reasons, isn't it?

[@higgs49]

“I’m Pro-Israel...but also Pro-Peace” . That couldn’t be much more oxymoronic

[@alansdad4613]

Israelis want peace as much as the palestinians

[@qwite9309]

@@alansdad4613 Not the goverment

[@alansdad4613]

@@qwite9309 I agree that the current administration sees the constant state of conflict as beneficial for their cause but, the Israeli people would much rather live in peace than conflict. There have also been other administrations led by the likes of Shimon Perez, Ehud Barak, and Menachem Begin who really did try to make peace. Israel offered 97% of the West Bank back to the PLO in 2000 and 100% in 2005 but, talks broke down after the right of return was capped. Palestinians want every Palestinian displaced since 1947 and their family to have the right of return to Israel with full citizenship, benefits, and financial reperations. This could be about 2-5 million people at this point and Israel wouldn't be able to take on such a financial burden. This would also skew the demographics of the country and make Jews a minority within a generation or two. No Israeli government would agree to this and because this is an issue most Palestinians will not compromise on we will most likely not see a resolution to the conflict anytime soon. If the Palestinians could agree on a cap to the right of return number I truly believe that we could have peace within a few years. The settlements aren't really an issue for me, I would be ready to give them all to the Palestinians and allow the settlers the opportunity to either sell their homes and move back to Israel or live under the Palestinian flag. Another issue would be the Jordanian border but, I believe that we can have a joint Israeli/Palestinian coalition for a period of time after which there would be a transition and the Palestinian military can take full control of that border. Obviously there would be other issues like landswaps and trade but, those could all be worked out to the mutual benefit of both Israel and Palestine.

[@qwite9309]

The General Eeh I wouldn’t say it would make Jews the minority. Since there’s a lot of Europeans Jews who can still fled to Israel since it’s a religon and not an identity the population can boost much faster than normal countries because of how you became a resident. I’m not sure what to make of peace talks yet since I haven’t looked into it I heard if Yasser Arafat accepted it extremists would attempt to kill him but that could be false. But Israel shouldn’t have displaced Palestinians in that since obviously there would be no coming back from it. Also they shouldn’t have encouraged Israeli settlements this being the best example of Zionist nationalism (I’m talking about the people who think they are coming back to judea not the normal people who love the conditions in the West Bank and other reasons like that). I feel like Israel should honor its deal for the land for peace but I don’t really agree for Jordan but I rather have king Abdullah lead us than Israel or Hamas. I feel like a constitutional monarchy will give us more freedoms than Hamas or Israel.

[@alansdad4613]

@@qwite9309 I get where you're coming from and I'm very happy to have found common ground on some issues we can both agree on. We're obviously not going to agree on every issue but, if more people like us can find common ground then we can put pressure on the governments to make a reasonable push toward peace. This isn't a black and white issue, there's a lot of gray area and nuance and ultimately it's going to take people on both sides to make compromises to achieve peace. No one can get 100% of what they want. Not Israel, not Palestine, but, hopefully, we can reach an amicable middle ground which both sides can live with for the benefit of both the Palestinian and Israelis people.

[@tamiruinika1749]

Mhedi Hassan deserves to be awarded the "Noble Peace Prize".

[@mousamuneebexplorer]

You are right.

[@collinnazareth160]

For What? Asking snarky questions? Shashi Tharoor put him in his place.

[@jashneaaftabi]

I don't know why every time hindus come here with their uncle's id and comment in support of israel and counter the Palestinian support or if any muslim do comment in support of palestine but every time mehdi disappointed them😒😒😡😠😩😩😭😭

[@jashneaaftabi]

If shashi tharoor would have been doing his job then congress would have been in power😖🙁🙁😠😡 shashi tharoor is a showman nothing else who is trying to becoming a new shakespear

[@jashneaaftabi]

Noble price don't deserve mehdi

[@SnowTiger45]

The Illegal Occupations MUST END for their ever to be peace in the world.

[@makedonistoi]

the illegal occupation of israel has ended in the wars won against the arabs who stole her in 632AD,it is israel in torah,in bible,in quran also

[@Truth_Seeker1]

@@makedonistoi I thought there would be a stupid comment. You didn’t disappoint.

[@makedonistoi]

@@Truth_Seeker1 -wot is ------ about my comment,elaborate

[@imshemul]

@@makedonistoi the children of Israel from Quran and non Semitic European Jews are not same... And again if you have no shame you can do anything... Even the very same thing that Hitler did to their grandmother.

[@makedonistoi]

@@imshemul -shame is on u who cant even handle 1 jewish nation on they own ancestral land,greedy and jealous shall not be blessed,will u like people to do this to u,think man,on jugdement day we will all have to kneel

[@mominx2412]

And mahdi hasan is by far and away the best jornalist i have ever seen. Keep up the good work

[@tyronewillingham3281]

Momin Munawar Why won't he talk about the Lebanese who are killing thousands of Palestinians every day?!?

[@tyronewillingham3281]

S. Jaber Palestinians in Lebanon are actually not allowed to work even if they have degrees is doctors they have to work as garbage Pickers there's that much discrimination and apartheid

[@tyronewillingham3281]

S. Jaber actually in Israel they have their own cities in the West Bank and they have the entire Gaza Strip although it is controlled by for Sharia law.

[@glouismusic]

Your content is KILLER thank you for all of your efforts and bravery.

[@niveditrathore4998]

Thank Iran lol

[@Petal4822]

Israel was given to the Jewish people exclusively and eternally in Genesis 12:1, 13:14-17, and15:18-21. The land God promised to the Jewish people is the nation of. Israel. American Evangelists support Israel. Amen 🙏

[@haiynuts]

lol al jazeera isnt iran dumbass@@niveditrathore4998

[@ADawoodKiwi]

This was a great discussion. This is the role of journalism that the people are informed.

[@bobtaleb9029]

There isn't going to be many honest journalists left to expose the crimes that isreal is committing against th palestinians because isreal is killing them off.

[@thewaywelived]

The quality of this discussion is so good. The moderator/interviewer is excellent. Have never watched Al Jazeera before this month and am amazed the difference in quality of journalism.

[@JohnMiller123]

Why is AIPAC not required to register as an agent of a foreign government?

[@pcangeldust]

Cause if you bring it up you will get a bullet in the head

[@Guy-cs8yj]

Because it’s not an agent of a foreign government. Do you know how aipac works?

[@petrokrasnov2967]

Guy it’s a movement that lobbies members of congress to support Israel and become zionist. I am certain the Jews involved have dual citizenship. There is no such thing as dual loyalty. AIPAC is a foreign agent by definition. 18,000 AIPAC supportive so called Americans do not represent America. That organization needs to be purged from America.

[@neilgrant6876]

Because the kennedys were killed by a “nut & a Palestinian”

[@onewildandcrazyguy9213]

Because they don't work for Israel.

[@jasonparker3147]

Solution: cut off all support/funds- aid to Israel, remove AIPAC, impose sanctions on Israel & hold Israel to account for war crimes/ crimes against Palestinian people, until peace is established.

[@smoothbobby6230]

Solution:- Stop all conflicts. Leave peaceful Israel alone. Let the Jewish people live peacefully in Israel. Stop firing rockets into Israel.

[@jackkessler9876]

Why? Because some stable genius like you, says so? Maybe not.

[@aliraf2756]

Zionists would not let this happen

[@eb3279]

@@smoothbobby6230 - Solution: Zionists back up to the 1948 lines and stop expanding into Palestinian territory. Zionists stop murdering the natives fighting for their lives and freedom. Zionists stop lying. Zionists take full and public responsibility for their crimes against humanity since even before the 1940s. First justice, then peace. It does not work the other way around unless the genocide is successful.

[@Zaid-vs2zz]

@@smoothbobby6230 solution:leave palestine.dissolve israel. Spend the rest of your life asking for forgiveness.

[@abhijitbiswas8402]

This made me feel so sorry for the people living there.

[@abmamun3145]

Great job aljazeera. Western world never done this kind of job

[@satanicmicrochipv5656]

Yep, AP and Al J are the most factually accurate news sources these days, or so it seems. Everyone else is either politically biased, beholden to the interests of their corporate sponsors, or both. The last bastions of honesty in the era of "alternative facts".

[@traveljunkie6276]

Great show Mehdi- a well informed guest, panel AND audience. I am glad that you managed to keep the focus on the issue, and got an erstwhile senior US official to concede a) US is NOT an honest peace broker in the process and b) that US has major double standards, and c) that it will do ANYTHING it takes to protect about its interests, which translates to- they don't care much about peace. That said, what is the international community doing? Lets bring in UN in this discussion too, and hope that they have a better answer than...we can't do much because...u know, US!

[@carolgaribay]

The UN can't do anything because is commanded by the Zionated States.

[@najmaalikhan]

Totally agree with you

[@Joker-no1uh]

The US doesn't care what the UN says.. do you not remember the war in Iraq? The UN and every other country except the UK said there was no evidence and it would be an illegal invasion.. how did that go? UN has no military

[@faizanhaider4713]

qAAAAAA ALL

[@faizanhaider4713]

aaaaaaàààaaaaaaaaaa

[@johanperdal]

"Easyer for small countries like Sweden for instance" yes it really easy for Sweden to take a stand in this. Does the palestinians have basic human rights, the anwser is No! So we stand with Palestine. End of discussion in our parlement=)

[@lebohang8405]

Yes. 4 billion dollars neutral. It's a disgraceful question because everyone knows the answer

[@dadendaden7165]

This man clearly said "I am pro Israel and I am proud of it" he is sitting there with his arrogant attitude, smirking not talking the situation in the middle east seriously. You are just hitting a brick wall with this man.

[@Just_logic]

Mehdi is a legend. He is so informed. What difference does it make if he admits that Israel has nuclear weapon or not? We all know it does. The ideological element of supporting Israel was missed in this program.

[@batuach100]

Adil Al Awadhi Supporting Israël is the right thing to do,,,

[@Just_logic]

Bob Kay it all depends what type of a person you are. Why is it the right to do, to support a partied state? An occupier? A Natzi like group of thugs that occupied someone else’s land.

[@anthonybaiocchi3028]

@@batuach100 give 5 good reasons if you feel so strongly?

[@batuach100]

Anthony Baiocchi I can give you a 1000 reasons for supporting israel

[@Just_logic]

Bob Kay instead of saying above. List your reasons. It has to make sense.

[@newswithsaadi]

Mehdi this show is great because of your Honest Questions keep it up

[@shahadat59]

Mehedi we are missing you here in Oxford for new episodes of Head to Head

[@abik3246]

How can the US act as a mediator for a conflict between 2 parties while it has a conflict of interest for 1 of the party(in this case Israel)

[@appletile2887]

The USA lie to their own people about the time Israel murdered the Navy men on the USS Liberty in June 1968 and then covered it up so not to offend the Jewish donors to their political parties......face it Israel is a rogue nation and brutalized anyone it can. Try the truth for once instead of a mountain of lies.

[@themembership3754]

Martin Indyk was born to a Jewish family in London. He was raised in Australia, growing up in the Sydney. In 1982, Indyk began working as a deputy research director for the American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC), a pro-Israel lobbying group in Washington. He emigrated to the US and became a naturalized U.S. citizen in 1993.

[@fishysnake1]

Should the US be neutral on Israel-Palestine? - Absolutely! And if it can't - and after 50 years it appears it can't - it should step aside. Perhaps it could allow the UN to be the honest broker.

[@makedonistoi]

un is islamist corrupted to destroy only jewish nation instead of looking at human rights abuses in islamist countries,thats why

[@makedonistoi]

@Zlatan Ibrahimovic -the real question is why 100 million arabs/islamists hate tiny and only jewish nation called israel,arent u from turkey originally or just a shiptar

[@oussama779]

@@makedonistoi because it's a stolen apartheid state

[@makedonistoi]

@@oussama779 -stolen since 632 by ottomans,now is free,but u are not welcome to come cause u are hater

[@kalitv9333]

Believe me ... Palestinians should thank their Allah for being against the most hated country in the world otherwise who would have looked at them

[@akhterhussain3450]

We thank you for the information

[@TheSuperZufan]

Wow. I can't believe this was posted 7 years ago and its still the same today. The host did a good job on grilling the US former Ambassador.

[@zeshawnsfc2627]

good topic good work Mehdi by Mehdi.. shame on all the other media outlets and journalist for being blindly pursuing their profession

[@falconmalak3508]

Every devil entering this hall first laugh and is welcomed warmly then after facing Hassan they had literally tears in eyes going out... 🤣 Love and respect for Hassan letting this devil speak the truth.

[@RiyadhElalami]

I want to upvote this a million times

[@moeiniusa]

tnku Mehdi , i would shere your programs always.

[@DrZubairulIslam]

Thanks Al Jazeera and of course Mehedi for all of this. Great Job.

[@talh.a]

I clicked on it because i though trump was the one being interviewed, would love to see him roasted

[@Ralphhy]

This is the best discussion on the topic I’ve ever seen.

[@rachelladiary]

Mr Indik. Thank you for your support. God bless you

[@akhileshjanga1580]

This is a really good Interview.

[@brake1adam]

Head to head is amazing interviews... wow...

[@amjadbaig7377]

Mehdi as always ruthless Well done 👏

[@riokriok2863]

He is afraid to say something against Israel

[@Aamirteeli]

The last audience was speaking his heart out, i could feel the concern for humanity on his face Hope peace and humanity wins over greed, jealousy and nationalistic interests.

[@satanicmicrochipv5656]

Are you sure about that? I'd like to hear some examples if you can think of any.

[@TheYohanjjohn]

Great journalism showing views of both the sides!

[@huma3968]

Like always, Mehdi Hassan bring up very intelligent debate. Mehdi summed up the whole discussion in one very realistic example asking the US diplomate: "If there was a dispute between you and your wife, would you be OK if the person is chosen to resolve the issue were a very good friend (i.e. a staunch supporter) of your wife". No wonder there when the diplomat said that would be acceptable. How can a judge resolve issues between parties if the judge were not impartial. Simply put, there would be no fairness towards Palestinians as long as the big brother, mighty U.S.A stands firmly by the side of Israel. Peace process is a bologna.

[@531brlee]

Watching this in 2024. Crazy to hear the same talking points…there must be some truth to them.

[@lee-sy3td]

This whole time, I thought the video was recent

[@gmanon1181]

"Compensation for their suffering", it's painful when authorities use this phrase in a matter where many people had lost their lives and their family members.

[@jackkessler9876]

We thinks so too. Maybe the Palestinians should stop murdering Israelis?

[@BumbleBee-gb7tk]

@@jackkessler9876 hate preacher pfui..💩

[@drmofazzal8582]

When he said i am a pro israel and pro peace. It is like i am a hyena and i am vegetarian

[@abdullahsahal2938]

U cured me . Laughter is the best medicine

[@eb3279]

Good comment. I am laughing like a hyena, now! Great point.

[@jessicasarahliddell8883]

💯

[@beespoet]

This conversation hits so differently now😢

[@sugarushluv1135]

This seriously deserves more views!

[@davidelkins9861]

the reason it doesn't have more views is that the system is manipulated.. anything pro Palestine has an algorithm loaded against it try search for SS Liberty" and everything Pro Israel will pop up first..

[@miraakibaakib6774]

We love you mehdi hassan we truely love you,

[@osmanhallak]

Martin Indyk: "We are doing our best to end the occupation." .... Mehdi: "by abstaining..." ...... Martin *speechless* .... What a legend

[@danlivni2097]

+Osman Hallak That's not a convenient truth for pro Palestinian Arabs to acknowledge. They NEVER OWNED THE LAND. PERIOD

[@abdulfarah4030]

Hey Dan where do you live. It's mine now

[@ExCoSeH]

Abdul Farah Lolll 😂

[@dnyarondia]

Six years ago,this was the discussion, I wish they could have agreed,we could have avoided the escalation

[@user-bk6ty7cq9s]

Sick of dishing out money to these people. They have hands out.

[@limcah]

a recent survey of world opinion on the question "which country in the world do you consider is the biggest threat to world peace?" the answer was ( America no 1 China no 2 and north Korea no 3.)

[@yadusolparterre]

Ok Carol

[@sogghartha]

Military assistance IS economic assistance, it means that country can spend its money on something OTHER than their military. Those 3-3.5 billion dollars mean Israel can pump 3-3.5 billion into their economy instead of having to spend it on the military.

[@debrakay9070]

sogghartha d111

[@ubaidmohamed9911]

mindyourbusiness Either way, that one percent still would still benefit the economy.

[@benhurrao8921]

sogghartha Yes absolutely they could spend all that money into things other than military and then in a few years cease to exist. The Hamas slogan “From the river to the sea, Palestine will be free” will come true. Israel knows this and they are pre empting a second holocaust by investing in their military

[@cosmopolitanwonder9675]

@@benhurrao8921so true look now what Israel is doing they want all Palestinians out of Palestine they are ethnically cleansing Palestine of Palestinians, yes Hamas attacked it has a right to avenge those killed prior to this week when Israelis entered the holy Mosque and killed over 200 people praying for peace then Hamas needs to defend the people of Palestine f not Who else will support Palestinians. US UK European neo colonial countries all stand together against Palestine. That is so wrong I detest them all for the evil they have caused and the genocide of innocents in Palestine and the whole continent of Africa even India is standing fir Palestine I cannot understand why any ex colony would side with the evil colonisers that are still being Neo colonisers in many countries. ❤️❤️🇸🇩❤️🇸🇩❤️🌍🇿🇦🇬🇭🇸🇹🇯🇲🇳🇬🇰🇪🇲🇷🇱🇾🤬👹 Zionist out of Palestine go back to Europe, any under 75 who wasn’t living in Palestine in 1958 needs to get out, they are occupiers they are oppressors they practice Apartheid on Palestinians and have held them prisoners for the last 17 years and committed genocide numerous times by killing children in hospitals and kids on the streets who throw stones yet there 5hey are with nukes and all modern weapons y from UK US and allies they are all complicit in the genocide of Jews in Germany they just watched the trains going to camps did nothing for three years epwhen all they had to do was blow up the railway lines to the concentration camps this is why they stand with the Zionist as they were working for the SS Nazis the Zionist party was made in Germany by elite wealthiest people on earth the bankers and they so old Jews to them then sold nazis SS to Britain gave them the nazis gold and property rights bonds and other gems that were in the bank vaults around Germany and the Germans stole those possessions from many countries they invaded, the Zionist were traitors to the True Jews which are not the Jews ISH in Israel. It’s evil and needs to be abolished as god already abandoned them to roam the World forever without a home land until the Messiah come to earth and frees them but the reason was they strayed away from God to replace god with golden idols false prophets and fornications, as they still do today, No true Jew would live in New Israel ever never ever. Fak Zionist Jews receive 3 billion a year as compensation for allowing Jews to be gassed yet the true Jews are still around the globe NOT IN ISRAEL. ❤️🌍🌍❤️🇲🇷🇰🇪🇸🇹🇳🇬🇿🇦🇱🇾🇸🇩👀👹👹👁😊

[@CarollemMen-cl8nz]

​@@benhurrao8921Well, use their own money and not the American taxpayer's money.

[@LELOOSHIAN]

How relevant was this Oxford Union interview, considering the situation that is happening today. History repeating itself still wit impunity. It’s as if this interview was taking place today, not 5 years ago.

[@user-sg1uk4kr8m]

Very important, and interesting, dear Gentlemen

[@alfaman4113]

What the US meant to say was, “We Jews will stand by Israel”

[@christiecrawford1653]

100% what should've been said. Lol

[@taria64]

Mehdi Hasan one of the best journalist around today.

[@user-vt6yq6jt3q]

The native Americans will b giving themselves a standing ovation. They absolutely true in their statement White man speaks wirh a forked tongue.

[@islamicchronicles5381]

THANK YOU

[@lordlouisiii5083]

The host brought up great points

[@naeemtahir2012]

I find mahdi a very intelligent man

[@makedonistoi]

I find mehdi an islamist opening troubling dialogues for u.s. and israel when he should be opening dialogues of human rights abuses in islamist nations.

[@libansheikh7067]

makedonistoi lmao, mans running around reply sections spitting nonsense. 😂

[@makedonistoi]

@@libansheikh7067 -wot is not true about my statement? please say?

[@KasimKhan-tv2zp]

@@makedonistoi its called being an effective interviewer

[@makedonistoi]

@Md Zawadul Karim -israel has returned to prophecy,the evil was done by all that conquered jewish territories,including ur spawn as well,why are u not accepting of truth,could u be prejudiced against jewish?

[@DaltonPruden]

'Martin Indyk was born in 1951 in London, United Kingdom, to a Jewish family who had immigrated from Poland.' Early Life. Every single time.

[@AlJalandhari]

Thumbnail of Rachel Shabi not Martin Indyck... I wonder why 🤔

[@rohitvarmabhupathiraju5238]

Because she's hot lol

[@edgarnmarschalek5113]

why r there no more new episodes of head to head??? =(((((

[@alansdad4613]

they ran out of heads

[@firebars3182]

Let's pray for peace.

[@MrLetsgojazz]

You cannot undo one injustice done, by committing another.

[@qore7601]

I am pro Palestine and I am VERY PROUD of it...

[@alejandros4121]

BDS the criminal and terrorist garbage of the i$raHELL invented regime.

[@omolevincentia3447]

They are God's chosen people, can drink sniper if you like

[@omolevincentia3447]

I am pro Israel,and I am proud of it

[@hassu2149]

@@omolevincentia3447 🤢🤮

[@whatspoppin11326]

It’s funny because although I disagree with 90% of his views, by the end I started to somewhat respect him, for 1. Taking on this interrogation while staying calm, lowkey felt bad but 2. I think/hope he sees things in a new light now once he’s heard all these important points

[@mortef]

Watch Martin interview Bibi, even if he's PRO-israell he actually agrees with Mehdi.

[@salamisfamagusta2918]

He stayed calm because the corruption is so deeply embedded in his soul that hasn’t got even an iota of morality left in him

[@hdpagari]

Is Egypt or Jordan not a strategic area for the United States?

[@HasanMustafaa-en1tj]

We all can NOW see the problem with the issues at hand.

[@mohamedrafik9271]

What has been taken by force can only be restored by force.

[@makedonistoi]

u mean when arab islam jihad stole jewish holy land 1400 years ago,by force,saracen

[@tam-tamd1578]

@@makedonistoi what? Look up in history it wasn't annexed by force

[@makedonistoi]

@@tam-tamd1578 -in ur mind,u justify ur own reality

[@tam-tamd1578]

@@makedonistoi facts are my reality

[@makedonistoi]

@@tam-tamd1578 -the fact is it drives u crazy to know the jewish state is in control of its destiny and existence,why so much hate

[@livinindubai]

I wish mehdi was more respectful of people he disagrees with

[@gloriakelly707]

I hope the people of the world is listening to this discussion, including the people of America and also the fair and honest Israelis .

[@facundorutherford9114]

Great work guys

[@SilvanaDil]

"It's the province of small powers to be righteous." So true. Other countries aren't expected to do anything about anything. The USA is always damned if it does and damned if it doesn't. We get praise and condemnation simultaneously -- always.

[@MrRedcarpet02]

How many more times is the US Pres. going to be denounced as engaging in a 'snub' by not visiting a country? Unless you can prove it, like a leak to the press, etc, it's not true & just means the judgement was the visit wasn't necessary. Talk with the US Ambassador, easy.

[@AddieP91]

Same with Israel, small as it is.

[@SilvanaDil]

We weren't THE superpower during WWI. It wasn't our fight until very late in the proceedings; we made a big difference to the outcome. As for WWII, one could argue that we should have gotten involved earlier, but even in Dec. 1941, there were a lot of battles yet to be fought (almost 4 more years), and we fought EVERYWHERE.

[@Khalkara]

SilvanaDil The US was *one* of the superpowers, this is no excuse for anything. Besides that, did you even read my comment? I clearly said that no one condemned the US for not getting involved in something that did not concern them (the start of WW2). Thus contradicting your statement of "The USA is always damned if it does and damned if it doesn't.".

[@SilvanaDil]

My point was that ***POST-1945*** the USA is damned if it does, damned if it doesn't.

[@paxdriver]

Mehdi, you're smart enough to be on the right side of the line, less aggressive, more clever and tactful would make you enormously successful, in my opinion.

[@Interests97]

@@Magg78 well then I am glad he is on the right side

[@msspeacesdiary8452]

The level Of focus in the room 🙆

[@mazharkhan9595]

Watching this in the end of 2021 and issues have gotten worse.

[@bayzidhassanfahim1104]

1 line summary :- "The problem is not Israel it's USA "

[@QM571]

The problem is currently right wing Israel.

[@bayzidhassanfahim1104]

There would have been no terrorism without USA..

[@mrsbrownandhercat]

Not if you're Palestinian.

[@bayzidhassanfahim1104]

mrsbrown andhercat may be but I know Israel sucks with help of USA other than that Israel has 65 international law broken..too much isn't it??

[@mrsbrownandhercat]

Bayzid Hassan Fahim Indeed it is, plus being in violation of the Geneva Convention, international law, all humanitarian protocols and conventions and all morality. To say noting of what the illegal settler thugs are doing to make life intolerable for Palestinians, including setting hoes on fire and burning babies to death.

[@rick91443]

Bravo Mehdi...Encore a superb discussion...rr

[@r2koch]

For the real stupid only. It totally biased.

[@QM571]

+koch .r You obviously haven't watched Mehdi's other interviews. He frequently tries to antagonise the person he is interviewing.

[@rick91443]

Sorry. I watch them all. Living in France(as an American,) I am really tired of French Journalists, always asking prescripted questions. I like Mehdi's "ballsy" approach..."Different horses for different courses, I suppose." rr

[@rick91443]

I am surprised and disappointed...Would love Mehdi to be able to answer to some of these videos...Don't like religous zelots OF ANY FAITH...Thank you for uploading this video...rr

[@creAtive2340]

Mehdi asked questions, then cuts the answer short, how is that a "superb' discussion? Allow the man to talk.

[@SHAHSAHEB-ft5kd]

The question -- The answer is -- YES ! That would be good for everybody !

[@Paijemmaemunah]

Just love the way Mehdi talk

[@shishirshohan1690]

It’s like teacher saying I’m pro bully and I’m proud it.