MSNBC’s Bradley: A Lot of Folks in Lebanon No Longer Want to Fight with Hamas Against Israel

MOHYELDIN and that has ░░░░░░░░ do with the response ░░░░░░░░ the Arab world There ░░░░░░░░ been some disappointment by ░░░░░░░░ officials and Israeli diplomats ░░░░░░░░ the countries in the ░░░░░░░░ world that Israel has ░░░░░░░░ with Egypt the United ░░░░░░░░ Emirates Morocco Jordan and ░░░░░░░░ country that they were ░░░░░░░░ the verge widely reported ░░░░░░░░ be on the verge ░░░░░░░░ making peace with Saudia ░░░░░░░░ have not come out ░░░░░░░░ the way that they ░░░░░░░░ ve expected which is ░░░░░░░░ scale condemnation of Hamas ░░░░░░░░ Hamas only Country like ░░░░░░░░ for example put the ░░░░░░░░ solely on the shoulders ░░░░░░░░ Israel for what has ░░░░░░░░ now BRADLEY Yeah well ░░░░░░░░ many ways you could ░░░░░░░░ that Israel is disappointed ░░░░░░░░ in a lot of ░░░░░░░░ a lot of these ░░░░░░░░ countries have not come ░░░░░░░░ unequivocally in favor of ░░░░░░░░ Palestinians either So there ░░░░░░░░ a change here a ░░░░░░░░ paradigm shift Hamas has ░░░░░░░░ a moment that is ░░░░░░░░ distinct from previous assaults ░░░░░░░░ during the Second Intifada ░░░░░░░░ 20 years ago You ░░░░░░░░ this is a moment ░░░░░░░░ and this might be ░░░░░░░░ of the same old ░░░░░░░░ that we re used ░░░░░░░░ but the Middle East ░░░░░░░░ changed a lot A ░░░░░░░░ of Middle Eastern people ░░░░░░░░ lot of Arab people ░░░░░░░░ longer have the appetite ░░░░░░░░ continue a sustained attack ░░░░░░░░ Israel to sacrifice their ░░░░░░░░ lives and livelihoods and ░░░░░░░░ own economies to continue ░░░░░░░░ constant war footing against ░░░░░░░░ And as you mentioned ░░░░░░░░ lot of these states ░░░░░░░░ now either recognizing Israel ░░░░░░░░ or in the process ░░░░░░░░ basically within striking distance ░░░░░░░░ recognizing Israel Saudi Arabia ░░░░░░░░ which if that happened ░░░░░░░░ Saudi Arabia were to ░░░░░░░░ Israel that would be ░░░░░░░░ extraordinary region wide shift ░░░░░░░░ a lot of analysis ░░░░░░░░ been focused and I ░░░░░░░░ sure a lot of ░░░░░░░░ in the Pentagon wondering ░░░░░░░░ or not the Abraham ░░░░░░░░ and these efforts to ░░░░░░░░ to cement diplomatic deals ░░░░░░░░ the Arab world and ░░░░░░░░ will this continue whether ░░░░░░░░ will threaten them or ░░░░░░░░ this might actually accelerate ░░░░░░░░ given the images just ░░░░░░░░ disgusting images of violence ░░░░░░░░ we ve been seeing ░░░░░░░░ out A lot of ░░░░░░░░ states might say that ░░░░░░░░ re more on the ░░░░░░░░ with Israel than they ░░░░░░░░ before But again this ░░░░░░░░ speculation We don t ░░░░░░░░ how this is going ░░░░░░░░ play in the wider ░░░░░░░░ world But I can ░░░░░░░░ you that here in ░░░░░░░░ you know I used ░░░░░░░░ live here I think ░░░░░░░░ used to live here ░░░░░░░░ believe you spent a ░░░░░░░░ of time here in ░░░░░░░░ this country just isn ░░░░░░░░ what it used to ░░░░░░░░ Its support for Hezbollah ░░░░░░░░ t what it used ░░░░░░░░ be A lot of ░░░░░░░░ here don t want ░░░░░░░░ see their country in ░░░░░░░░ constant state of war ░░░░░░░░ Israel They ve sacrificed ░░░░░░░░ much in fighting against ░░░░░░░░ and supporting Hezbollah here ░░░░░░░░ their borders and that ░░░░░░░░ there might not be ░░░░░░░░ appetite for Hezbollah to ░░░░░░░░ again wage an all ░░░░░░░░ war like they did ░░░░░░░░ in 2006 against Israel ░░░░░░░░ it s cost this ░░░░░░░░ and these people so ░░░░░░░░ So even though they ░░░░░░░░ supporting the Palestinians there ░░░░░░░░ still a lot of ░░░░░░░░ for the Palestinians the ░░░░░░░░ that I ve been ░░░░░░░░ to here say they ░░░░░░░░ don t want to ░░░░░░░░ Hezbollah fighting against Israel ░░░░░░░░ don t want to ░░░░░░░░ the rest of the ░░░░░░░░ piling on behind Hamas ░░░░░░░░ fighting against Israel There ░░░░░░░░ isn t that kind ░░░░░░░░ appetite because really people ░░░░░░░░ particularly here in Lebanon ░░░░░░░░ are poor and they ░░░░░░░░ getting poor If you ░░░░░░░░ behind me this city ░░░░░░░░ know it used to ░░░░░░░░ lit up there used ░░░░░░░░ be lights all the ░░░░░░░░ all night long Now ░░░░░░░░ I drive around the ░░░░░░░░ it s dark There ░░░░░░░░ t the energy there ░░░░░░░░ t the money to ░░░░░░░░ a lot of the ░░░░░░░░ here This city this ░░░░░░░░ is a shadow of ░░░░░░░░ former self That s ░░░░░░░░ when Hamas chose this ░░░░░░░░ moment to launch this ░░░░░░░░ attack against Israel it ░░░░░░░░ find itself a little ░░░░░░░░ lonelier than before.”