In an exclusive interview, Meshaal makes the case that Trump should definitively end Israel’s multi-decade war of annihilation and open a new era in U.S.-Palestine relations.
Unfortunately, Trump hasn't the slightest interest in solving the tragic situation in Gaza. His only interest, as always, is in how he can take advantage of the situation to gain more money and personal power. His meddling is sure to cause more suffering for the Palestinians.
Real journalism - you know it when you see it. Thanks for this excellent interview. I'm grateful. I have to say I agree mostly with what Meshaal is saying. And from my perspective here in the US, Israel is indeed a massive burden. In multiple ways Israel has been a corrupting weight around our neck - financially, morally, socially and in terms of national security - for decades. Add to this the farce which commands that speaking out on Israeli-made disasters makes one "antisemtic". This is a truly disgraceful tactic and is absolute bullshit.
I'm always hearing the babbling trope, "Israel has the right to defend itself." It's nice to be reminded that, if anyone has the right to defend themselves, those would be the Palestinians.
you feel so superior. the fact that you happen to be israeli [i presume you are] is not even your achievement. people's origins are pure coincidence. you condone mass murder? perpetrated by and from "the heart of civilization"? more than odd, i find. while disputes over land are hardly ever about religion, whether yours or any others'.
your mind seems to be set on bloodshed and condescension. if your heart tells you to CARE, one day, you might want to take a step back and study west asian history more carefully ...
Palestinians never left Palestine but Jewish DNA is largely Eastern European. Palestinians are Canaanites while Israelis are largely Russian/Polish/German/Hyngarian/American.
It’s an amazing interview. I enjoyed listening to it. Brings back what serious interviews and journalism are about. The answer to the last question asked has answered many questions I have been wondering about. It reaffirms to me my parents’ generation, who have lost Palestine, depth of understanding that the cause of Palestine has never changed. Only Palestinians can speak for themselves and how well they know their enemy, the Israeli occupation and the colonial powers.
praise to you, jeremy and jawa, for all the information you provide us with!
while i still have to finish reading the entire interview - so many valuable details! - i wanted to mention that your live talk with sherif today made me [slightly] revise the rather negative image i had of mahmud abbas. you explained that palestinians have reasons not to pour scorn over him. i’ll let that sink in.
when will US/EU decision makers open their hearts and minds to all the reasonable palestinians they could negotiate with [as opposed to the fanatics around PM netanyahu on the other side] - if, IF they REALLY wanted to! - while we are made to believe they’re all satans, or worse?
And from 'Israel on the Brink', Chapter 8: The Way Forward, by Ilan Pappe, p.126:
“…As I’ve argued, the process of de-Zionizing American Jews seems to be inevitable given the trends among the younger generation. Shaul Magid believes that this process might de-Zionize the Jews of Israel in the future….”
“…But in the event that Israel collapses or disintegrates, or even if Israel takes a few more steps toward becoming a totally failed state, this might lead not only to more Jewish extremism but also trigger a period of soul-searching and reflection on the part of Israeli Jews, if not for moral reason, then for existential ones. My hope is that processes taking place in Jewish communities elsewhere will be able to exert a positive influence on Israeli jews. These processes might be able to create a reality radically different to the catastrophe we are living through…”
At best they could claim part of Jordan and Syria, but not Israel.
If they were not so rabid and have rabid followers like you, then perhaps some sanity could happen. But when the sustained goal of Hamas and others is the extermination of Israel and jews everywhere, you going to have to accept a lot1 of hit pokers up your collective asses. Israel is not going anywhere, but you twerps might.
I lump you in with them, Steve dumb to the point of no longer funny. First Pagers, and then Cell phones, you'd think you'd learn, but no, you still wanna buy those cheap ones from the happy guy ooffering your a deal. Talk about Dumb and dumber.
Bummer Dropsite can't creat a page that doesn't cut off the end of every printed page. No other site has this problem and it matters when an article is 42 pages long.
the nakba was a provocation. [while not a single palestinian was guilty of the shoa.] raids by terror groups like irgun, hagana etc. were - and as they merged to become the IDF still are - a provocation. permanent occupation is a provocation. apartheid and illegal settlements are, too. sabotaging peace negotiations, killing peace negotiators, violating ceasefires, starving people by allowing them to feed on no more than the 'humanitarian minimum of calories' is a provocation. regularly "mowing the grass" is a provocation, too. as is the straw widow tactic.
hundreds of check points are. restricting free movement, giant walls: provocation! so were 'operation cast lead', 'operation protective edge' and others. netanjahu's map of the "new middle east" with palestine not on it [september 2023, UN general assembly] was a huge provocation as well. the list is long.
if you see israel as "the bigger bear", you might want to bear in mind: mammals neither order nor commit mass murder. [it's HIGH time for peaceful coexistence.]
if you don't like checkpoints, maybe your people need to not need them and stop living MOWHAMMUD's fantasy. There are many ARABs living in Israel who are not Palestine crazy!
Eventually as you mature, you will come to the conclusion that Palestinians are Arab Hillbillies - NOBODY WANTS IN THEIR OWN COUNTRY.
Unfortunately, Trump hasn't the slightest interest in solving the tragic situation in Gaza. His only interest, as always, is in how he can take advantage of the situation to gain more money and personal power. His meddling is sure to cause more suffering for the Palestinians.
Real journalism - you know it when you see it. Thanks for this excellent interview. I'm grateful. I have to say I agree mostly with what Meshaal is saying. And from my perspective here in the US, Israel is indeed a massive burden. In multiple ways Israel has been a corrupting weight around our neck - financially, morally, socially and in terms of national security - for decades. Add to this the farce which commands that speaking out on Israeli-made disasters makes one "antisemtic". This is a truly disgraceful tactic and is absolute bullshit.
Thank you, Mr. Scahill: Great work, as always.
I'm always hearing the babbling trope, "Israel has the right to defend itself." It's nice to be reminded that, if anyone has the right to defend themselves, those would be the Palestinians.
Why does a collection of marauding hillbillies have any right to land in the area they have only been in for less than a century?
Israel has been the heart of civilisation there for more than 2000 years.
Is Israel committing genocide? Not really, they are doing what they should have done in 48, flush the toilet that is Islam in the region.
you feel so superior. the fact that you happen to be israeli [i presume you are] is not even your achievement. people's origins are pure coincidence. you condone mass murder? perpetrated by and from "the heart of civilization"? more than odd, i find. while disputes over land are hardly ever about religion, whether yours or any others'.
your mind seems to be set on bloodshed and condescension. if your heart tells you to CARE, one day, you might want to take a step back and study west asian history more carefully ...
Palestinians never left Palestine but Jewish DNA is largely Eastern European. Palestinians are Canaanites while Israelis are largely Russian/Polish/German/Hyngarian/American.
What Khaled Meshaal has said makes sense. The problem is that Israel is a country of blind Zionist
fanatics, with the US under thier control.
Thanks Jeremy for being the voice people need to hear.
It’s an amazing interview. I enjoyed listening to it. Brings back what serious interviews and journalism are about. The answer to the last question asked has answered many questions I have been wondering about. It reaffirms to me my parents’ generation, who have lost Palestine, depth of understanding that the cause of Palestine has never changed. Only Palestinians can speak for themselves and how well they know their enemy, the Israeli occupation and the colonial powers.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR BRAVERY AND BEING A RELIABLE SOURCE OF INFORMATION!! Y'ALL ROCK!!!
praise to you, jeremy and jawa, for all the information you provide us with!
while i still have to finish reading the entire interview - so many valuable details! - i wanted to mention that your live talk with sherif today made me [slightly] revise the rather negative image i had of mahmud abbas. you explained that palestinians have reasons not to pour scorn over him. i’ll let that sink in.
when will US/EU decision makers open their hearts and minds to all the reasonable palestinians they could negotiate with [as opposed to the fanatics around PM netanyahu on the other side] - if, IF they REALLY wanted to! - while we are made to believe they’re all satans, or worse?
Thank you DropSiteNews for Meshaal interview. Here’s link to ‘Mossad’s bungled bid to assassinate Mashaal’:
Al Jazeera World
+ Kill Him Silently: Mossad vs Khaled Meshaal
The story behind Mossad’s bungled bid to assassinate Hamas leader Khaled Meshaal.
30 Jan 2013
https://www.aljazeera.com/video/al-jazeera-world/2013/1/30/kill-him-silently-mossad-vs-khaled-meshaal
And from 'Israel on the Brink', Chapter 8: The Way Forward, by Ilan Pappe, p.126:
“…As I’ve argued, the process of de-Zionizing American Jews seems to be inevitable given the trends among the younger generation. Shaul Magid believes that this process might de-Zionize the Jews of Israel in the future….”
“…But in the event that Israel collapses or disintegrates, or even if Israel takes a few more steps toward becoming a totally failed state, this might lead not only to more Jewish extremism but also trigger a period of soul-searching and reflection on the part of Israeli Jews, if not for moral reason, then for existential ones. My hope is that processes taking place in Jewish communities elsewhere will be able to exert a positive influence on Israeli jews. These processes might be able to create a reality radically different to the catastrophe we are living through…”
Let’s hear reporting supporting voices of peace, reconciliation and respect
At best they could claim part of Jordan and Syria, but not Israel.
If they were not so rabid and have rabid followers like you, then perhaps some sanity could happen. But when the sustained goal of Hamas and others is the extermination of Israel and jews everywhere, you going to have to accept a lot1 of hit pokers up your collective asses. Israel is not going anywhere, but you twerps might.
I lump you in with them, Steve dumb to the point of no longer funny. First Pagers, and then Cell phones, you'd think you'd learn, but no, you still wanna buy those cheap ones from the happy guy ooffering your a deal. Talk about Dumb and dumber.
Bummer Dropsite can't creat a page that doesn't cut off the end of every printed page. No other site has this problem and it matters when an article is 42 pages long.
"annihilation"??? more like containment of evil. When has Israel ever attacked Gazans without being provoked?
Gazans are just too thick to realise poking a bigger bear is going to get you wiped out.
the nakba was a provocation. [while not a single palestinian was guilty of the shoa.] raids by terror groups like irgun, hagana etc. were - and as they merged to become the IDF still are - a provocation. permanent occupation is a provocation. apartheid and illegal settlements are, too. sabotaging peace negotiations, killing peace negotiators, violating ceasefires, starving people by allowing them to feed on no more than the 'humanitarian minimum of calories' is a provocation. regularly "mowing the grass" is a provocation, too. as is the straw widow tactic.
hundreds of check points are. restricting free movement, giant walls: provocation! so were 'operation cast lead', 'operation protective edge' and others. netanjahu's map of the "new middle east" with palestine not on it [september 2023, UN general assembly] was a huge provocation as well. the list is long.
if you see israel as "the bigger bear", you might want to bear in mind: mammals neither order nor commit mass murder. [it's HIGH time for peaceful coexistence.]
if you don't like checkpoints, maybe your people need to not need them and stop living MOWHAMMUD's fantasy. There are many ARABs living in Israel who are not Palestine crazy!
Eventually as you mature, you will come to the conclusion that Palestinians are Arab Hillbillies - NOBODY WANTS IN THEIR OWN COUNTRY.
Uh, like the 1920-1930 invasion of askenazis?
And in what reference to mention Askenazis?
The European Jews who invaded Palestine were Askenazis. The native Jews got along with the Muslims for thousands of years (from @ 700 AD).
OK, now I understand. Thank you for that.
If Jews and Arabs got on for thousands of years, explain the Mufti of Palestines working with Hitler on the Final Solution, before the migration.
Why would Trump want any relationship with a collection of developmentally stunted Arab hillbillies that no Arab country will take in as 'foogies?
It's always revealing to hear from the more rabid racists from the IDF. Fuck off, Don.
Always fun to watch the unthinking crazies like you rally around and cuddle the monkeys.
Turds of a feather Steve?