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I joined Lindsey Hilsum of the UK’s Channel 4 and Politico’s Suzanne Lynch on Ireland’s RTE Radio 1 on Thursday to analyze the latest in the Israel-Hamas conflict.
We consider the ongoing possibility of an Israeli ground offensive. We focus on whether the European Union can limit attacks and help arrange humanitarian aid to civilians in Gaza.
And I explain why Israel’s officials and diplomats are attacking UN Secretary General António Guterres, calling for his resignation and blocking visits by UN staff — simply because Guterres said the current cycle of violence could not be considered “in a vacuum”.
I also analyze why the Security Council is likely to remain paralyzed by power politics.
That is why the European Union summit is important, to confirm a unified call for an extended humanitarian pause.
If you get action by the international community, even as the Security Council bickers, then you have some movement. If you do that, then there is a small window to separate Gaza’s civilians from Hamas.
Listen to Discussion, with my contribution from 14:29:
Biden is showing complete disregard for Arab and Muslim lives: https://thehill.com/opinion/civil-rights/4279828-biden-is-showing-complete-disregard-for-arab-and-muslim-lives/
White House scrambles to repair relations with Arab, Muslim Americans: https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2023/10/27/biden-israel-palestine-muslim-americans-war/
How can I vote for Biden?’ Arab Americans in Michigan ‘betrayed’ by Israel support: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/oct/27/michigan-arab-american-voters-biden-israel
Arab and Muslim Americans are critical to winning states like Michigan, Wisconsin, Georgia and Arizona. Biden is in real trouble and is falling behind in the polls to Trump: https://projects.fivethirtyeight.com/polls/president-general/
“If you get action by the international community, even as the Security Council bickers, then you have some movement. If you do that, then there is a small window to separate Gaza’s civilians from Hamas.”
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Russia and Brazil will probably draft a resolution and introduce it to the UN General Assembly, where it will likely pass. The meeting with Hamas in Moscow may be a prelude to this.