The Future of Palestine

The continued viability of a two-state solution has never been more uncertain than it is today. Efforts to resolve the Israeli-Palestinian conflict through a U.S.-brokered peace plan has drawn widespread skepticism. Attempts by Palestine to gain international recognition through the UN or among members of the EU has been met with tepid success. The rise of a more hardline Israeli government and continued unrest in Gaza has further complicated Palestinians’ hopes for self-determination. Given this context, is it time for Palestinians to look for new approaches?
Dr. Saeb Erakat, Secretary-General, Executive Committee, Palestine Liberation Organization
Dr. Hanan Ashrawi, Member, Executive Committee, Palestine Liberation Organization
Mr. Mehdi Hasan, Moderator, Presenter, Al Jazeera English
This session took place at #DohaForum 2019.

[@nauxsi]

If you want to solve the problem, you have to remove the US as a broker and appoint someone else.

[@muroruro1008]

Correct. Whenever USA is... There is (are) problem (s) .

[@JoeShmo8868]

@nauxsi yeah like who?

[@devilslayeroo]

Nobody needs to be a broker here. Only parties to be Israelis and Palestinians.

[@yuval4862]

@@JoeShmo8868 Like no one. before the west interfered jews and Arabs were doing great together but after the west came they hate each other. we should let israel and palestine talk alone without the USA or other country. another thing is that the USA supports the two-state solution while both the people want the same land so the only option is to live together, and as I said it happened already so it could be like that again.

[@seldanalinas1469]

@@yuval4862 I do agree with you.

[@Genocide2024]

My heart goes out to the Palestinians. Stay strong my brothers and sisters.

[@nurieln]

Straight Path Yes.... stay strong and disappear honorably. Their time is gone

[@badabing3135]

Meanwhile in Syria, Iraq, Libya, Yemen Mean while in "Palestine" Jew build balcony over his house now US council is gonna gather to discuss it.

[@jenkrash8122]

@Anti Zio its sasha baron CHOHEN? you know that he is jew? good to see that you love jew jokes.... the problem is the ppl that dont stop him, if it was "throu the palestinian from the roof" i think you were offended. thanks for a great joke vid, lovr from ISR

[@maximus7727]

@@nurieln zionazi pig alert...

[@Red-jl5dq]

nurieln you are full of hate, you sound like one miserable illegal Zionist .

[@ismaelbalkhi4664]

I think placing 'Mehdi Hasan' in the title will get you more viewers.

[@sheikhahmed4704]

worddddd

[@ferjanisirin1338]

You're amazing mehdi

[@clemalford9768]

Especially when he says he believes that Md. flew to heaven on a winged horse and split the moon in half.

[@sevgiokasha4582]

Because of Covid 19 I had time to watching videos Mehdi, you’re amazing journalist God bless you

[@afghantigersafi2226]

There is only one state solution Where Muslim Jewish and Christian lives equally

[@aminuaidara8601]

As they have lived before Muslims Jewish an Christian but not the Zionist 👿👿👹👿

[@nathanmurphy3074]

aminu aidara that’s not true because it was once the law for Jews to be killed... also Zionism means the right for Jews to self determine in their ancestral homeland... nothing more nothing less. So Zionist aren’t evil. Not all Zionist are terrible people or right wing etc...

[@chickeneaterofficial2889]

in the past they lived in harmony, until the zoinists attacked

[@theendlesslights]

@@chickeneaterofficial2889 Historical revisionism is fun

[@axaeyexus]

Yeah, you mean Israel.

[@issiedorenbush875]

If you believe in a two state solution why did the Palestinian walk away from the very generous offers by Ehud Barak and Ehud Olmert?

[@21yan212546]

@macdonald tramp what is has to do with anything???

[@nomorebs3626]

@macdonald tramp lol that doesnt explain why they refused

[@Ilovemountains-tb2qb]

They didn't. They rejected Barak's initial offer (rightly) in 2000, but negotiations continued at Taba, Egypt in 2001 until ISRAEL walked away from those. As for Olmert's offer, Olmert himself has said that Abbas neither accepted or rejected his offer. Abbas said he needed time to discuss it with his colleagues. Please do some research.

[@nomorebs3626]

@@Ilovemountains-tb2qb u need to do some research fool

[@Ilovemountains-tb2qb]

@@nomorebs3626 I have. That's why I know more than you.

[@batuach100]

The Palestinians never miss an opportunity to miss an opportunity

[@anaesthesia1549]

Bob Kay And Zionists never miss the opportunity to misrepresent the facts.

[@ibrahimn.606]

Miss an opportunity to accept injustice? The state of Israel is an evil entity.

[@batuach100]

Ibrahim N. Did you ever hear 👂 of the Rohingas?????

[@ibrahimn.606]

@@batuach100 tell me about them

[@batuach100]

Ibrahim N. Look 👀 it up on google

[@naturelover7040]

Favorite personality Mehdi Hasan

[@naturelover7040]

Yeah Allhamdulillah

[@naturelover7040]

@Aaron Sochaczewski He is real reformers journalist .As far as I am concerned he is doing great job exposing fallacy view of everywhere. You are wrong lady.

[@ibrahimn.606]

THOSE STEPS!!!!!!!!!

[@dominguezprado7842]

Why has my comment been erased for the third time?

[@khubza8999]

Get rid of the PA and Abbas. Make room for the new generation.

[@shywarrior865]

question, why are they called Palestine?

[@sladetuner8661]

RIP Saeb Erakat April 28 1955-November 9 2020

[@Hayanomie]

Say what you will about Qatar, but I love their media.

[@eliashazboun1564]

Have to agree on that.

[@blackuncletoms3563]

Hayan Imadi yes but otherwise they are useless

[@a5amr2]

Media is powerful. It gives a voice and when it speaks the truth it is a weapon against those who oppress

[@__parsa__]

You love ISIS too?

[@Xertsaa]

@@__parsa__ wow ur soo cool

[@user-oh9cy7td4q]

AS'SALAAMU ALYKUM & WA'ALYKUM SALAAM..🤝👍

[@khaledal-kassimi7121]

She was amazing!!!

[@shlmel]

Great time to bring a KZbin Creators followup of Mehdi Hassan's 'The Cafe' with Linah Alsaafin "One State or Two State Solution"

[@tictoc5443]

There already is a 2 state solution ie israel and jordan

[@chadnad4370]

@@tictoc5443 your a lunatic .

[@tictoc5443]

@@chadnad4370 and you are ignorant of historical fact Apart from the israeli state there has only been colonial occupation of this territory whether by egypt Persia rome or turkey After ww1 turkey ceded ottoman palestine to britain as settlement and britain declared it the jewish homeland Palestinians in turn created the kingdom of jordan in 1922 east of the jordan river taking the lions share of ottoman palestine and leaving israel with the scraps from the river to the sea in effect a 2 state solution

[@davidcohen6742]

Give one reason that the land called West Bank is occupied? Just one. June 5th 1967 it was part of Jordan. There was no Palestinian claim. June 6th combined Arab armies attacked Israel (there was no occupied territories then!!) (what did they want to "liberate"?!!!) They lost the war in six days. Jordan disowned the land. The only people in the history that had sovereignty over this land are the Jewish people. (Google it!) Two thousand years old Jewish: coins, structures and tombs are all over the land. Any Palestinian ancient tombs? Of course not. The word Palestinian is an oxymoron. The name was imposed on the land by a foreigner, a Roman General. Check it out and laugh at Palestinian claims.

[@chadnad4370]

cohen here is the best reason. Well before Israel's so called existence the land of the lavant was called many names that led to the name of filastin or Palestine . Retunu, djaih , pulustu , prest , pelest all meant the land from the Euphrates river to mt. Sinai all the way to the Jordan valley wich became the region of Palestine, with the indigenous Palestinians that came with that land just like any other people or nation. Even in the beliefs of mythology the old testament says a tribe from Iraq called the israelites migrated to Palestine and where promised the land of Palestine as a piece of real estate . Also just to refresh your memory Jordan was called Palestine. Look at older maps. Your problem is you use google for your proof of info and that is your first mistake . Netanyahu had been caught lying on 2 different occasions publicizing the finding of ancient israeli coins , they where tested and turned out to be fakes and that filthy human being still displayed these fake coins along with fake recenty man made artifacts on so called Israeli archaeology. The most Recently found Dead Sea scrolls where found to be fakes . There is also a museum in israel that claims they have found Solomon's temple but unhrwa along with other organizations dont recognize this temple because it's a fake aswell. Many Palestinian antiquities and artifacts have been found and destroyed and or sold off .. israel in 1948 immediately started a :erasure : program of all of Palestine along with the help of the British . Do your due diligence of studying the geopolitical landscape of Palestine or the lands of the lavant and only than will you understand factual history .

[@silkroad7728]

Love and Respect... Heal the World 🤲🏻💜💜💜🌍💌💫

[@akmenamulhaque7215]

I didn’t understand the caption. What is the different approach? I didn’t get it. Why did the two people from same organization debate?

[@nino_lama]

A SHAM! They will try to implement this by force. I hope the international community finally takes a stand before it happens. Trump is OWNED by the zionists!

[@nurieln]

Nino Lemans And so are the members countries of the Arab league. They have accepted the deal suggested by America. To tell the truth everyone had had enough of this palestinian sham.

[@nino_lama]

@@nurieln we've had enough of zionist sham!

[@nurieln]

@@nino_lama Alright.... but remember that no one cares what you had had enough of..... whoever you are

[@nino_lama]

@@nurieln just like nobody gives a rat's ass about you either

[@nino_lama]

@strongest mortal warrior gogeta israel is full of dumbasses

[@2020mikemikey]

Wow. Mahdey is a good speaker. As well as Hanan and Ericat

[@thomassperduti4500]

Mehdi the main man.

[@lastnewsnetwork6299]

GAZA got a free hand under Hamas in 2005, they could have made another Singapore or Beruit in 15 years. Instead, HAMAS made life in GAZA so much worse than the West Bank. GAZA's liberation in 2005 has been a disaster compared with what Qatar did in the West Bank. The city of Rawabi was born of a strategic partnership forged between Massar International Chairman Bashar Masri and the State of Qatar. Built on a series of breathtaking hilltops north of Jerusalem and Ramallah, Rawabi overlooks the Mediterranean Sea to the west and the landscape of Palestine to the north and east. As Palestine’s first master-planned city, Rawabi is an innovative

[@Uzair823]

Two words - European Colonialism 😬😬

[@george3737]

Long history of colonialism. Conquest by Egypt and Assyrians, Persians, Greeks, Romans, Islam, Mongols, Turks etc. But as a stand alone nation there is Biblical Israel from 1,200 BCE to 135 ACE. And the miraculous rebirth in 1948 after the 1919 Balfour declaration. A lot of Jews from Arab nations had to move to Palestine after Arab/Nazi massacres.

[@brianmadigan69]

Israel is built on ethnic cleansing and racism.

[@Maynardtkrebs]

Don’t need any Israel apartheid postings.

[@june_fatimm6498]

I just love hassan mehdi's reaction thats all 😌

[@clemalford9768]

Especially knowing Medhi believes Md. really did fly to heaven on a winged donkey and split the moon in half.

[@june_fatimm6498]

@@clemalford9768 your one of those people who they describe as,the unfortunate misinformation, misinterpretation aand misquoting the quran, but yeah,, there are people like you do exist so why bothered 😏🤭🤓🤠 stupss

[@zainkhanrealtor8198]

So many empty seats

[@ozkanozkagan2288]

Better than full seats with empty souls

[@MrWorshipMe]

@macdonald tramp on the contrary, the old leaders would not negotiate and build a state, but rather would keep the situation the same so they could forever get European and American money (only lately its Qatari). If they wanted a state, they could have already had one.

[@MrWorshipMe]

@macdonald tramp they could have gotten one years ago, had they said yes, and there were multiple occasions in which they could have done so. Its just not in their leaders interests.

[@eliashazboun1564]

@@MrWorshipMe not really , Bi national state free occupation as hanan said was the 1st option and got denied by Israel as they wanted to keep jewish majority for the sake that in the future no arab president will lead . Then 2 state solution was either a must or occupation , no body wanted 2 states everyonr supported the 1 state that israel kept declining . When 2 states were on the table they refused the 1967 border that UN drew back then , both parties refused, then 1988 things were escelating quickly so they asked for 2 states and thats when things took a south turn and riots began for independancy from israel , this kept going untill 2001 when the wall was built, and full occupation was set upon the west bank

[@MrWorshipMe]

@macdonald tramp Bill Clinton and Joe Biden both say the Palestinians were given several opportunities to have a state, but they'd refused: “They continued to insist on baiting everyone who is Jewish, saying they would not sign a deal with a Jewish state, will not recognize one even if we have an independent nation,” Biden said. apnews.com/f78dd392f8250caf2c8a9f9655e6fef2

[@tareqalome4015]

19:08 👍👏👏👏

[@waseemwani9290]

Mehdi is ❤❤

[@fzsaifi]

عريقات ، أنتها وقتك، تقاعد و خلي الجيل الجديد يشتغل

[@christopherderusse1373]

Om-Peace-Peace-Peace..I pray for all my brothers and sister's in occupation. You are not alone. Christ Shine on You.

[@nancyag3585]

Chris DeRusse Christ shines in your ass

[@eddiecardinal3615]

Question AIPAC!!!

[@tamrinochi6447]

Selamat palestina (telah mendapatkan bantuan dari INDONESIA) #salamtamringantenk

[@khaledal-kassimi7121]

It's an Arab Palestinian issue not a Palestinian issue. It is Southern Arab Syria to be exact.

[@hbhrhbhr]

Mehdi Hassan is so pissed off when a Palestinian official tells him very clearly that he and the Palestinians don't want to live in one binational state and that they want to live separately in a Muslim Palestinian country with no Jews . Mehdi is a Muslim who grew up in the UK, therefore he assumes from his own perspective that all Muslims just want to live in a modern democratic country. He also knows that if Israel becomes a binational state, she will become economically weaker and the Israeli citizens who built this country will pay the price, which is something that he will be very delighted to see..... Unfortunately for him (and fortunately for me ) eirikat basically throw his fantasy under the buss by saying very clearly : "we don't want one binational state, we want a Palestinian state"...... basically supporting the narrative of the typical right wing in Israel : a Jewish state .

[@hassanmohamudali3065]

PLO kleptocrats are in bed with the zionist settler-colonial and genocidal aparthied entity of israhell! They represent themselves and only themselves

[@hbhrhbhr]

@@hassanmohamudali3065 they represent themselves but the public opinion is actually even more radical than their's. The plo are supporting the Idea of 2 States in 67 borders while the public opinion of the Palestinians supports the idea of one Palestinian state and Jews been thrown to the sea.

[@yaramay510]

hbhrhbhr Not all .. I met lots of Palestinians who want 2 states solutions. I met lots of Israeli who wants all the Palestinians dead and israel is becoming more radical state

[@harryabb7992]

I am Muslim and British, so i say this with love and (somewhat) neutrality, I am not sure why Jews would want one state the Arabs would out breed them in two generations and takeover everything. If i can figure that out i am sure they can i am just saying why would they go for it....

[@aladdineful]

I am tired of hearing « This person is Muslim, then he must think bla bla ». That’s just not true! There are 1.5 billion Muslims in the world. You think all of them think like Mehdi Hassan?

[@Coconutkid788]

Wow...three people on one stage ...Mahdi.. kicks of with the stated intension to find a final solution...as was expected...he has made a reputation and livlihood dedicated to the final solution...it will not happen...

[@RodRock6133]

PALESTINE land Palestine State 🎉❤ and Only one.

[@prp3231]

How about doing a program on the future of religious minorities in Pakistan? Starting with the Asia Bibi case please?

[@manojmazumdar8729]

They will never talk about minorities in Islamic countries bro

[@khaledal-kassimi7121]

Dr. Hannan, how about you use the word Arab Unity in your lexicon xo. The solution, according to Angela Davis , Leila Khaled, Djamila Bouhired, is armed struggle in tandem with a revolutionary consciousness...the PLO as of now has neither. It needs to revive it's revolutionary consciousness of Al Wehda Al Arabiya..unite!!!

[@ibrahimn.606]

How do any Jews who believe in God defend the wickedness of Israel? Shouldn't they know better that there is no good waiting for those who do wrong?

[@prp3231]

The situation for religious minorities in Pakistan has been dire for decades now, so please do a program about how dire the situation is for these persecuted minorities.

[@jenkrash8122]

But but what about the poor Palestinians?!?!?!?

[@tariqraza1200]

in india govt is killing minorities and modi did gujrat massacre and world knows that

[@jenkrash8122]

@@tariqraza1200 your right, but all eyes on the paly, if you commper, the play life is much better then half of india, even if the "little satan" oucpies them, have a great year, love from ISR

[@gjwagner1856]

@@jenkrash8122 that's true. What about the Palestinians? I wonder how the Palestinians treat the LGBT community?

[@jenkrash8122]

@@gjwagner1856 as all religion countries, specially the Muslim ones, not to good, even in israel there are places that the religious are the majority, there they dont get good reaction, but not throwing from roof tops or things like this.....

[@tgcofe2621]

Is this guy a journalist or activist.?

[@starcherry6814]

Palestine needs it's reparations to the fullest extent

[@historicrecord]

The biggest problem the Palestinians faced has been their appalling leadership who have turned down many opportunities for statehood and damaged their cause. Ashrawi is amongst once of the worst of their representatives

[@danchimere]

"Building my institutions". This is were the Palestinians should start at 1967 line. Accountability for Israel and Palestinians.

[@juliusj7641]

If the Palestinians do not want peace and want to continue war with Israel , then let it bet. But let this two nation fight each other without help from outsides. Absolutely no intervention from countries especially US and Iran. If Israel lost the war, they have to leave and so do the Palestine if they too lost the war.

[@hrhrhrhrhr2503]

Well PALESTINE has no airforce no navy no army no weapons of mass destruction, so as you say if PALESTINE does not want peace and want to continue war with israel , You are a kinda stupit embarrassing fool, stupit stupit half wit,

[@mindmesh7566]

Continue war with Israel? Who came to whose neighborhood? Who raised the first rifles to whose head? The Palestinians have no power equal in the arena. The war was declared on them and has never ceased. The Israelis don’t want this “war” to end; because the Israelis gain so MUCH from it continuing without end - they owe their economy and homes and lives and military to the American wage earner and our corporate elitist masters. The fact that the Palestinians are STILL HERE 70 plus years later is a miracle of miracles. And Iranian “backing” is hard;y anything akin to the US giving weapons mass destruction. The Zionists brought European Anti-Semitism and fascism with them when they entered that region. They’ve killed so many Palestinians that they have ENSURED this will last forever. And the US has adopted endless war from these people and the manners in which they maintain a perpetual state of war.

[@MeUFHB]

Let it settle the old way. david and goliath way.

[@MeUFHB]

who came to whose neighbour? Look at archeological evidence who build Jerusalem and city of David?

[@mindmesh7566]

hayblut saw ……Ha! Please. There have been human beings there - and cultures - long before the Hebrews. Don’t even bring that corrupt and fake book about the magic Jew. In actual collegiate history and archeology, the Babble isn’t even among the required historical texts as degree studies. And the people who have invaded that region from Europe are about as genetically related to the people of ancient times as I am a frigging Eskimo. Funny thing, I am sure, if you test the DNA of the people of Palestine today, you’ll see they ARE carrying the genes of most of the peoples of history of that region as the Arabs waves that swot across absorbed nearly - except most of the Mizrahi Jews that remained - all of them. Ironically, some are probably of Middle Eastern Jewish ancestry too!…Ha! Read Prof. David Lambs book The Arabs - or any of his books on the history of the region. It’ll sober you up between spinning dreidels. And don’t even bring in that sick Jim Crowe idea that there was never anyone living BEFORE JEWS because that is an utter fallacy and lie as the even Hebrews betray that as their own “holy book” admits to overt acts of genocide of their own Semitic speaking cousins - Yeah Hebrew is a dialect of The people that behind those walls of Jericho.

[@HMshorif-ik3xj]

mehedi is good

[@elepheriakarageorgis9177]

He is no doubt about it.

[@AhmedXbox]

الله أكبر

[@azanqadri5700]

Good to see you again mehdi brother.

[@RachelDerGolem]

The Sunni people in Iraq and the Palestinians are the same people. The borders between them were drawn by the Europeans. In 30 years there will be 100 year old "Refugee camps.

[@MrWorshipMe]

The charter of the PLO originally recognized the West Bank as Jordanian territory, and only sought to take over 1948 Israel. It was only after 67 that the PLO had claimed the West Bank for Palestinians. The unspoken truth is that Palestinians are actually Jordanians.

[@RachelDerGolem]

I agree.

[@anaesthesia1549]

Rachel Golem Man proposes, God disposes It takes time for God's justice to prevail, but it shall prevail

[@mustafadiriye7703]

ForEver Palestine

[@NobleCrow10]

Until the Six Day War in 1967, the term “Palestinian” meant a Jew living anywhere “between the river and the sea”. Successful efforts of Arab propaganda resulted in an Orwellian switch of the definition. Today’s “Palestinians” are simply Arabs who came from anywhere at all and settled on the land that belongs to Israel. This hardly makes them a people.

[@aboutthemetal8783]

I don't understand or know enough about Palestine or Israel to say anything really meaningful, the one thing I can never agree with is the killing of children and innocent men and women, no matter what the cause, and what I've seen from the Palestinian videos, is men celebrating when they are successful in killing people in their own homes, I don't like the fact that the Palestinian fighters are hiding amongst the innocent people of Palestine, that puts innocent people in harms way. I think that the Israeli army telling the people in Palestine where and when they are going to be dropping bombs (to give people a chance to leave the targeted area is a good thing) But the Jewish people in Israel have to realise they were accepted, and all people were able to live and let live, the fact that religious extremists seem to be at the heart of the problems, on both sides of the argument, shows how intolerant both religions are.

[@historicrecord]

The Palestinian leadership never missed an opportunity to miss an opportunity

[@trinidadsafety]

Give peace a chance....

[@angelicazambrano]

If the Muslim ummah joined together no super power can be a match with one practicing Muslim,

[@angelicazambrano]

And there is no Muslim more powerful than a non-Muslim who enters Islam as they were chosen by the almighty,

[@tzadiko]

Not once was the word "terrorism" mentioned. What a joke

[@claudermiller]

I've been watching Dr Ashrawi for decades. She's a brilliant spokeswoman for the Palestinian cause. Hat's off to her.

[@whyjay9959]

Her medieval-style antisemitism does represent the Palestinian cause well.

[@claudermiller]

@whyjay9959 wah, wah, wah! Everytime a zionist is criticized we play the antisemitic card. It's really getting old.

[@Maynardtkrebs]

That looks very strange. Children being blown to bits and they are having this nice talk.

[@charlesabernathy9064]

Age does not matter. Most leading presidential candidates in the US are over 55 years old. Young people have not proven to be better or able leaders.

[@osamaabdelghani8654]

You and her proved that you were not able to lead the Palestinian people to freedom so when you will step down and give others a chance to find other path

[@NobleCrow10]

I have no reason to doubt that Arab families has lived in the area you call Palestine for a thousand years. A thousand years is a very respectable chunk of time. The Hebrews families has lived there five times that long, but even that is not the point. If Arabs can use prolonged residence to support territorial claims, then, as a fair person you no doubt are, you should agree that Jews must have the same right. Would you be ready and willing to support similarly based Jewish territorial claims against Egypt? Iraq? Saudi Arabia? Lebanon? Jordan? Yemen? Ethiopia? Iran? All of Europe? Unless your only concern is the destruction of Israel, you must. If however you are saying that a thousand-year-long history in the area entitles your family to remain there, I will agree with you wholeheartedly. Each one .of us has a right to live wherever we choose - as long as we do not engage, either directly or indirectly, in attempts to exterminate our neighbors.

[@anaesthesia1549]

NobleCrow10 Your logic is a farce and you know that. Those Arab families have been continuously there for the last 1000 years as you said. And so were 10% of the population of British mandated Palestine who were Jews. The rest of the Israeli population was brought and planted from the outside. This is utter nonsense to think anyone in the world can stand and claim at any point of time that because their ancestors during a pre-historical time lived in such and such countries therefore they are entitled to occupy the lands of those countries.

[@NobleCrow10]

@@anaesthesia1549 , The leaders of the mythical, so called “Palestinian People” have unanimously and unambiguously announced their opposition to the Trump Peace Plan: they are concerned about the stability in the region. Mahmud Abbas, with an uncharacteristic frankness caused undoubtedly by the sense of extreme urgency, expressed it by saying that the plan “will open the gates of hell”. He was most probably right. The American peace plan would open the gates of hell and the largest and most successful in history terrorist organization, cynically named “The Palestinian People”, would be promptly escorted through. This is precisely what Hamas and PLO rulers are afraid of. That's why they are so worried about the stability in the region. But what is the stability in that region if not a synonym for the status quo, a status quo which includes, among a trainload of other extremely unpleasant things, the never-ending war of all Arabs against Israel, their enthusiastic support of terrorism, ruthless oppression of every human freedom everywhere within their reach and aggressive export of the most militant variety of Islam into the civilized world - in a single word, Islamic Jihad? Why would we want to preserve such stability? And why does the United States need to maintain such an expensive army if it is never going to use it to defend itself and its allies?

[@Robohead-z6z]

@@anaesthesia1549 I see why not. They had that land first so it makes sense they get to occupied it. However it doesn’t excuse the oppression.

[@anaesthesia1549]

@@Robohead-z6z No one of them had any ANY proof they were there first. All they have is claims like primary class kids claiming for the front desk … each shouting ‘I was sitting there first’. Common sense, dictates of modern times, international law - none of these support the notion of thousands years old ancestral lands. No one has ownership papers from prehistoric era. Only those who continuously lived there are the owners of those lands. Israel is a successful European colonisation project at the expense of indigenous people in modern times. Nothing more than that. If anyone wants to take pride in that, by all means.

[@bahavuddin9613]

Mehdi Hassan is a gem.

[@bamainatlanta]

Yeah if you support Al-Qaeda over Assad in Syria

[@user-br5xc7vj9j]

All right, what about you and your corrupt Israeli Government and also Settlers. You and your Israeli aren't from Middle East and came just to establish Israel State 1948 and Palestine was in British Control and European Zionists are occupying Palestinian Territory. Why didn't they establish it in Europe.

[@sirarpykahvedjian401]

Who is this reporter ?

[@eliashazboun1564]

Mehdi hassan

[@muhammedbaldeh1074]

The world doesn't care what happens in this forum, so many empty seats

[@TheKeithvidz]

so long as america involved - none.

[@AhmedAhmed-wu7xb]

You are still talking about peace oraikate.

[@nancyag3585]

Ahmed Ahmed Yes because he is bastard

[@tayyabiftikhar4757]

Respect to Palestine from Pakistan

[@sohail3791]

#Doha should be join #jlf Jaipur literature Festival

[@kristJ25]

Palestine you need to unite under one flag

[@nurieln]

kel n Really??? they detest each other.

[@SS-yn4oc]

Hanan is always forthright

[@Saxgod]

Other Arabs don’t give a crap about me or my people. Seeing some of the audience not listening and looking at their phones is angering.

[@bamainatlanta]

Can we get one Arab leader to denounce Anti Gentilism?

[@cindyrolle6476]

God gave us Medhi. Praying God will give Palestine their freedom and country!

[@Lior26]

Free Palestine"-the slogan, the fantasy, and the policy-has always consciously implied the mass murder of Jews in their towns, streets, shops, and living rooms. Few are willing to say so openly, but in many intellectual, professional, and popular circles in the Middle East and the West, the idea of Palestinian national liberation has long been framed in terms that condone or necessitate the indiscriminate killing of Jews.

[@strengthkid]

This lady speaks so much sense

[@user-td9cp8yp3g]

Palestinian people I pray that that the my lord and savior he who is Jesus so he always favored you I can honestly tell you that went a long ago my savior came on to me in a dream by which I saw Hebrews and screaming and the depths of hell take comfort in this for this is true I would never give a false testimony before my lords eyes for that would be long and I am not that please be comforted that the Israelis zinus Hebrews of the world when they perish into the pits of hell

[@shubhamdeep1746]

Azadi hi hal ha veer jee

[@NobleCrow10]

An article in the recent New York Times describes a quintessential innocent civilian - a 10-year-old boy from Tulkarim named Abdul - shot to death by an Israeli soldier. The article, among other things, tells us that Abdul was described by his friends as the smartest kid in his class and that his dream was to become a martyr. Unfortunately for everyone, Abdul wasn't smart enough to abstain from throwing stones at Israeli soldiers, which was exactly how he became a martyr. Fortunately for us, this was not the kind of martyrdom Abdul had in mind: he did not die killing infidels. I can't help asking an ultimately cynical question: how many Israeli or American children would I be willing to sacrifice to allow him to grow up and fulfill his dream? Would four yeshiva students be enough to pay for Abdul's 77 eternal virgins, or should it be something on the scale of September 11?

[@briandavidplainer]

Saeb Erekat got the most applause by talking about pronouncing democracy for all Arab nations - Remind us when did the PA/PLO last hold democratic leadership elections? He said he is suffering worse than apartheid - yet he's currently in an Israeli Jerusalem hospital where Israeli doctors are trying to save his life - some apartheid ! - He says he wants a two state solution based upon 1967 borders, yet these were post war lines - indefensible for Israel and never recognised national boundaries. As for Hanan Ashwari - she's a real audience draw - people falling asleep, playing on their i-phones and masses of empty seats. Oh dear ...

[@chavtublauj5652]

The holy Bible said ; to Israeli worship , if Israeli , practice others gods than the God of creator, there’s a Throrn to Israeli continent of theirs lives forever, Gods words come true to Israeli!!!

[@NobleCrow10]

If you are so sure that “Palestine, the country, goes back through most of recorded history”, I expect you to be able to answer a few basic questions about that country of Palestine: • When was it founded and by whom? • What were its borders? • What was its capital? • What were its major cities? • What constituted the basis of its economy? • What was its form of government? • Can you name at least one Palestinian leader before Arafat? • Was Palestine ever recognized by a country whose existence, at that time or now, leaves no room for interpretation? • What was the language of the country of Palestine? • What was the prevalent religion of the country of Palestine? • What was the name of its currency? Choose any date in history and tell what was the approximate exchange rate of the Palestinian monetary unit against the US dollar, German mark, GB pound, Japanese yen, or Chinese yuan on that date. • Have they left any artifacts behind? • Do you know of a library where one could find a work of Palestinian literature produced before 1967? • And, finally, since there is no such country today, what caused its demise and when did it occur? You are lamenting the “low sinking” of “once proud” nation. Please tell me, when exactly was that “nation” proud and what was it so proud of?

[@anaesthesia1549]

NobleCrow10 You people are expert in making irrelevant noise and try to bury the real issues under that noise. The real issue is that at the time when Palestine was under British Mandate Jews were only 10% of the local population. Majority of Israelis today comprise of Russian and East European foreigners. How did it happen? It happened by occupation and colonisation of Palestine and displacing the indigenous population with foreigners. How do I know? The very pioneers of Zionism said that. They were crystal clear they were going to colonise Palestine and converting it from an Arab country to a Jewish majority country. They also predicted that native Palestinians will resist to the end. Look at these historic quotes from the Iron Wall written by Za'ev Jabotinski in 1923: "The native populations, civilised or uncivilised, have always stubbornly resisted the colonists, irrespective of whether thvey were civilised or savage." "Every native population, civilised or not, regards its lands as its national home, of which it is the sole master, and it wants to retain that mastery always; it will refuse to admit not only new masters but, even new partners or collaborators." " Every native population in the world resists colonists as long as it has the slightest hope of being able to rid itself of the danger of being colonised." - en.jabotinsky.org/media/9747/the-iron-wall.pdf "There can be no voluntary agreement between ourselves and the Palestine Arabs. Not now, nor in the prospective future. I say this with such conviction, not because I want to hurt the moderate Zionists. I do not believe that they will be hurt. Except for those who were born blind, they realised long ago that it is utterly impossible to obtain the voluntary consent of the Palestine Arabs for converting "Palestine" from an Arab country into a country with a Jewish majority." - en.jabotinsky.org/media/9747/the-iron-wall.pdf Similarly, the father of Zionism Theodore Herzel wrote in his diary: "When we occupy the land, we shall bring immediate benefits to the state that receives us. We must expropriate gently the private property on the estates assigned to us. We shall try to spirit the penniless population across the border by procuring employment for it in the transit countries, while denying it any employment in our country. The property owners will come over to our side. Both the process of expropriation and the removal of the poor must be carried out discretely and circumspectly ... " - The Complete Diaries of Theodor Herzl', vol. 1 (New York: Herzl Press and Thomas Yoseloff, 1960), pp. 88, 90. The bottom line: Israelis today are nothing but land thieves.

[@joelfenkell1597]

Anaesthesia well said

[@Hayanomie]

Israelis love moving the goalposts for what defines statehood. Eat shit

[@NobleCrow10]

@JURGEN MARTIN Moller , It is crucial for us to understand that, no matter what they say to us, Arab governments simply cannot outlaw terrorism - just like the US government would be powerless to outlaw software engineering. It would be absurdly futile for us to expect Arabs to suddenly start fighting terrorism in earnest. For them, terrorism is the only viable strategy for jihad in today's world. And jihad, being one of the five pillars of Islam, inevitably constitutes one of the most important ingredients of the every day life in hopelessly backward Islamic societies like the Arab countries and Iran.

[@NobleCrow10]

@@joelfenkell1597 , I have a dream. I hope with all my heart that, come the new moon, our Commander-in-Chief will give the order, and the fall of Iran, Syria and PA will become the beginning of the cataclysmic change in the entire Arab and Islamic world. The stability of the region, of course will go to hell - along with the societies where total corruption and murderous intolerance have always been the defining principles of social life, along with the eternal Arab war against Israel that they can never win and Israel is never allowed to finish, along with their Chucky-like puppet Abbas, along with every stagnant, obsolete theocracy that still exists on earth. When the end of the war is in sight, the Europeans will be certain to once again demonstrate their ancient wisdom: they will be there, demanding, in the most appropriate form, their portion of the newly baked Arab-American pie. Hopefully, Trump will be wise to give them exactly what they deserve - not a barrel more, not a barrel less.

[@bartversteege2910]

they are in need for a carlton-ritz treat.....hang them upsite down on a woden rack, let them swing a bit...and the millions of dollars will drop out of their pockets !!!

[@user-eg3yq5hr3y]

Pakistan Palestine Brothers

[@Tad80-bq9ch]

Mehdi's problem is that he interrupts too often the guest's response after he would have asked the question. But, overall, he's a good journalist.

[@Abdgi]

Thank you free Palestine help 1967💖💐🕋🌟💐🌈🙏🙏🌟🌟🌟🙏🕋🕋🕋🙏🌟🌟🌟🌈💐💐💖🙏🙏🙏🙏

[@uncleteam]

Get rid of these Palestinian representatives. All they do is talk with no Action plan. Paid and Played.💰

[@nino_lama]

Stay out of it, zionist!

[@nino_lama]

@@NobleCrow10 You mean the generic non semitic Jews from Eastern Europe?

[@nino_lama]

@@NobleCrow10 You're simply a disgusting piece of garbage

[@anaesthesia1549]

NobleCrow10 Land thief

[@kkkk2493]

NobleCrow10 you’re an ignorant

[@tshepomarumo1344]

I wonder how your attitude towards Trump will impact the type of deal you get

[@opatriz9793]

they really predict the future there by a lot of empty chair and it is not even covid pandemic yet but they already aware.

[@JetJock1000]

Erakat is delusional. Step aside & let people like Hanan lead the Palestinians cause.

[@eliashazboun1564]

She is facing many radicals in the palestinian government that are hanging on the chair for more money , she tried so hard to reform it but what palestinians need is a remake of their current government FULLY from scartch

[@eliashazboun1564]

@Jerry Ventura Hanan's family were rich since forever , her father, grandfather were the wealthiest at that time ... all the countries has corruption , and Palestinians problem ain't corruption coz its low, not saying it doesn't exist , its there

[@yaramay510]

Jerry Ventura Hanan came from very rich family

[@thomasellner6331]

These people are living in a bubble , they don't realize they have no cards to play .

[@francishallare204]

They lost me at Arabs being democratic is Qatar a democratic state?

[@thomasellner6331]

Why didn't the Arabs accept the U.N. 1947 partition , is it really believeable that in 1967 the Arab proclamation of Genocide will result in the status quo ante bellum ? The P.A. will have at most a truncated state, not a bi-national state !

[@arjalanarayan]

Help

[@fatemehzarrin8671]

Law of the Palestine all over the country of Palestinian

[@urgaalnoir5268]

best sales business personnel in the Arab world ,not even in Dubai they reach such professionalism. ya 3aini !

[@stephenrc4229]

Atrocious articulation by these two ‘representatives’ on the questions asked.

[@jamesware5100]

She uses words like Illegal and Criminal. Biased s Biased.

[@jamesware5100]

*vs

[@MaccabiHaifaVideos]

24:09 "yes it's over for Netaniyahu" guess what Hanan ? he is still here with us , I voted for him ! not so fast guys.... not so fast

[@mbh3929]

Hahaha useless netaniyahu making everybody hate Israel everybody one day the Palestinians Arabs Turks or Iranians are gonna retaliate and you will be crying and not voting for ur dummies

[@MaccabiHaifaVideos]

@@mbh3929 Yes yes we hear this "one day" for 72 years She said its over for him... but he is still here with us and the one who will replace him will be the head of Mossad and his close friend Yossi Cohen Inshallah 🇮🇱🇮🇱🇮🇱

[@mbh3929]

@@MaccabiHaifaVideos lol sure good luck sucking his ⚽️ when we take back our lands

[@Coconutkid788]

The Resolutions are gathering dust..as has Asrahwi

[@ellismaytham456]

Israel will always prosper and Palestine will always be the victim

[@NobleCrow10]

If you want to use the word "victim" - Arabs are victims of their own stupidity and stubbornness. They could have their own state in 1948, but they rejected, idiots.

[@BAFREMAUXSOORMALLY]

GOLDA MEIR SAID THERE WAS NEVER ANY PALESTINE! SHALOM

[@MdSohelRana-bk7pv]

Its al about having a super power behind you! if you don't have one, then make one. That's gonna give you what you want. In order to see a success for Soft Power (diplomacy or int'l law), you need to have hard power behind you!

[@litinteriorindonesia2821]

Politic is based on history at most ..later influence by now condition and future.. Who is Palestinian? According to Romanian empire its Israel, Greek, Jordanian, Syirian, lebanon According to Ottoman empire its Israel Jordanian, Syirian, lebanon According to British empire its Israel Jordanian and Lebanon Actually Palestina name is the double claim from ex british which more as collective Arab politic movement outside their border..