Son of Hamas Founder Derails CNN Interview: Is It Too Much To Ask To See My Mother? [Full Interview]

RUSH TRANSCRIPT The fragile ░░░░░░░░ fire between Israel and ░░░░░░░░ is now in its ░░░░░░░░ day and it appears ░░░░░░░░ be holding There were ░░░░░░░░ earlier skirmishes when Israeli ░░░░░░░░ clashed with protesters in ░░░░░░░░ first few hours of ░░░░░░░░ cease fire but since ░░░░░░░░ there have been relative ░░░░░░░░ after 11 days of ░░░░░░░░ where at least 250 ░░░░░░░░ have been killed There ░░░░░░░░ extensive damage throughout Gaza ░░░░░░░░ well President Biden says ░░░░░░░░ U S Will help ░░░░░░░░ Gaza but with conditions ░░░░░░░░ will do this in ░░░░░░░░ partnership for the Palestinian ░░░░░░░░ not Hamas authority in ░░░░░░░░ manner that does not ░░░░░░░░ Hamas to simply restock ░░░░░░░░ arsenal Joining us now ░░░░░░░░ mew Saab Hasan Yousef ░░░░░░░░ s the sheikh of ░░░░░░░░ and co founder of ░░░░░░░░ He later went on ░░░░░░░░ become an informer for ░░░░░░░░ intelligence He s also ░░░░░░░░ of the book Son ░░░░░░░░ Hamas So good to ░░░░░░░░ you ma sab Hi ░░░░░░░░ How are you To ░░░░░░░░ not to help Hamas ░░░░░░░░ with the Palestinian Authority ░░░░░░░░ it possible to rebuild ░░░░░░░░ without some coordination with ░░░░░░░░ First of August thank ░░░░░░░░ for having me on ░░░░░░░░ show Before we go ░░░░░░░░ President Biden and the ░░░░░░░░ I would like to ░░░░░░░░ something with you something ░░░░░░░░ Okay You re a ░░░░░░░░ and I know that ░░░░░░░░ have a child children ░░░░░░░░ you have a son ░░░░░░░░ And I have trouble ░░░░░░░░ the world for the ░░░░░░░░ 10 years I lived ░░░░░░░░ territories I was a ░░░░░░░░ of the conflict I ░░░░░░░░ t know where to ░░░░░░░░ I was stateless I ░░░░░░░░ homeless I was a ░░░░░░░░ I didn t even ░░░░░░░░ a transport to travel ░░░░░░░░ I went on a ░░░░░░░░ venture from religion to ░░░░░░░░ to political party to ░░░░░░░░ political party I became ░░░░░░░░ movie star for two ░░░░░░░░ I became a New ░░░░░░░░ Times best seller author ░░░░░░░░ of that But unfortunately ░░░░░░░░ s one person in ░░░░░░░░ world who does not ░░░░░░░░ any of this and ░░░░░░░░ m her son You ░░░░░░░░ me as the son ░░░░░░░░ Hamas or son of ░░░░░░░░ sheikh But I m ░░░░░░░░ only the son There ░░░░░░░░ another nobody talks about ░░░░░░░░ as a mother if ░░░░░░░░ takes your child from ░░░░░░░░ for 10 years and ░░░░░░░░ not allowed to see ░░░░░░░░ how would you feel ░░░░░░░░ would you feel about ░░░░░░░░ I never asked anything ░░░░░░░░ from media public anybody ░░░░░░░░ came with donations People ░░░░░░░░ with offers with all ░░░░░░░░ of things and I ░░░░░░░░ But today I would ░░░░░░░░ to ask CNN because ░░░░░░░░ think CNN can to ░░░░░░░░ me simply please see ░░░░░░░░ mother Before we talk ░░░░░░░░ constructing Gaza Before we ░░░░░░░░ about building the infrastructure ░░░░░░░░ we talk about the ░░░░░░░░ process and the next ░░░░░░░░ and all of that ░░░░░░░░ well mosab I hear ░░░░░░░░ pain and I don ░░░░░░░░ know from personal experience ░░░░░░░░ it is you re ░░░░░░░░ but I do understand ░░░░░░░░ it is you re ░░░░░░░░ I certainly cannot make ░░░░░░░░ promise not on behalf ░░░░░░░░ CNN I would like ░░░░░░░░ talk to you about ░░░░░░░░ the promise right now ░░░░░░░░ you don t have ░░░░░░░░ make the promise right ░░░░░░░░ I m not asking ░░░░░░░░ to make it right ░░░░░░░░ By the way I ░░░░░░░░ not talking from an ░░░░░░░░ place This is like ░░░░░░░░ is no other way ░░░░░░░░ me you know to ░░░░░░░░ the damage that happens ░░░░░░░░ children I escaped that ░░░░░░░░ Somehow I was lucky ░░░░░░░░ many children right now ░░░░░░░░ saw those children in ░░░░░░░░ 30 years from now ░░░░░░░░ to me bsh Talk ░░░░░░░░ me about before the ░░░░░░░░ What they receive on ░░░░░░░░ human basis of brutality ░░░░░░░░ everybody from their parents ░░░░░░░░ parties from mullah priests ░░░░░░░░ from everybody Do you ░░░░░░░░ any hope then that ░░░░░░░░ world community mosab do ░░░░░░░░ have any hope Please ░░░░░░░░ just listen to me ░░░░░░░░ have done like thousands ░░░░░░░░ interviews over the years ░░░░░░░░ did not change anything ░░░░░░░░ the Middle East I ░░░░░░░░ everything I witnessed I ░░░░░░░░ myself apart to just ░░░░░░░░ the world the reality ░░░░░░░░ the Middle East conflict ░░░░░░░░ it looks like it ░░░░░░░░ t work It didn ░░░░░░░░ work because the war ░░░░░░░░ ended yesterday and there ░░░░░░░░ be a war tomorrow ░░░░░░░░ please give me an ░░░░░░░░ let me steal a ░░░░░░░░ of minutes We re ░░░░░░░░ out of time let ░░░░░░░░ steal it from you ░░░░░░░░ me steal it from ░░░░░░░░ Please I never ask ░░░░░░░░ of anything and I ░░░░░░░░ I surprised you with ░░░░░░░░ You have two minutes ░░░░░░░░ you can give me ░░░░░░░░ thoughts in about 20 ░░░░░░░░ and tell me and ░░░░░░░░ to me how hopeful ░░░░░░░░ are and if in ░░░░░░░░ way you see this ░░░░░░░░ day cease fire becoming ░░░░░░░░ than that I want ░░░░░░░░ see my mother you ░░░░░░░░ I m a strong ░░░░░░░░ I m a very ░░░░░░░░ man I stood in ░░░░░░░░ of the United Nations ░░░░░░░░ I trust the nations ░░░░░░░░ I stood in front ░░░░░░░░ the crowds I m ░░░░░░░░ afraid of nothing I ░░░░░░░░ dive I sky dive ░░░░░░░░ do all type of ░░░░░░░░ things But is it ░░░░░░░░ much to ask to ░░░░░░░░ my mother She doesn ░░░░░░░░ know how to drive ░░░░░░░░ never left the territory ░░░░░░░░ s almost 70 She ░░░░░░░░ not gonna live for ░░░░░░░░ long time Can I ░░░░░░░░ a hug one last ░░░░░░░░ and tell her that ░░░░░░░░ m sorry Mosab Hasan ░░░░░░░░ that certainly is not ░░░░░░░░ much to ask to ░░░░░░░░ with your mother to ░░░░░░░░ that hug to see ░░░░░░░░ I do hope that ░░░░░░░░ be facilitated in some ░░░░░░░░ but I certainly cannot ░░░░░░░░ this network can make ░░░░░░░░ happen But I do ░░░░░░░░ your time.