Dem Sen. Durbin Calls for a Ceasefire in Gaza

HARLOW And joining us ░░░░░░░░ is the Senate s ░░░░░░░░ two Democrat Dick Durbin ░░░░░░░░ chairs the Judiciary Committee ░░░░░░░░ thanks very much for ░░░░░░░░ with me And I ░░░░░░░░ wonder if you agree ░░░░░░░░ Attorney General Ellison that ░░░░░░░░ forceful public language on ░░░░░░░░ casualties from President Biden ░░░░░░░░ be helpful DURBIN Well ░░░░░░░░ me say at the ░░░░░░░░ that what happened on ░░░░░░░░ 7th the Hamas terrorism ░░░░░░░░ Israel was outrageous and ░░░░░░░░ no question about it ░░░░░░░░ 400 people who lost ░░░░░░░░ lives in the process ░░░░░░░░ has the right to ░░░░░░░░ itself it has the ░░░░░░░░ to stop this terrorist ░░░░░░░░ by Hamas Now let ░░░░░░░░ get down to the ░░░░░░░░ of this confrontation We ░░░░░░░░ that hundreds thousands if ░░░░░░░░ will have been killed ░░░░░░░░ people in the process ░░░░░░░░ is time for a ░░░░░░░░ pause It is time ░░░░░░░░ us to count the ░░░░░░░░ injured and bring them ░░░░░░░░ for flooding hospitals and ░░░░░░░░ sources that can help ░░░░░░░░ I think this is ░░░░░░░░ moment we should cease ░░░░░░░░ I think a lot ░░░░░░░░ people listening to people ░░░░░░░░ power president you Secretary ░░░░░░░░ calling for humanitarian pause ░░░░░░░░ asking themselves why is ░░░░░░░░ different from a ceasefire ░░░░░░░░ years ago 2021 during ░░░░░░░░ escalation of violence between ░░░░░░░░ and Gaza you called ░░░░░░░░ a ceasefire and you ░░░░░░░░ you quote couldn t ░░░░░░░░ more with Netanyahu s ░░░░░░░░ quote when it came ░░░░░░░░ the treatment of Palestinians ░░░░░░░░ a ceasefire needed now ░░░░░░░░ I think it is ░░░░░░░░ least under in the ░░░░░░░░ of both sides agreeing ░░░░░░░░ example the release of ░░░░░░░░ who have been kidnapped ░░░░░░░░ be part of this ░░░░░░░░ release That should be ░░░░░░░░ beginning of it An ░░░░░░░░ should be made to ░░░░░░░░ in conversation between the ░░░░░░░░ and the Palestinians Let ░░░░░░░░ face it this is ░░░░░░░░ on for decades Whenever ░░░░░░░░ Rationale from the beginning ░░░░░░░░ has now reached an ░░░░░░░░ level We need to ░░░░░░░░ a resolution in the ░░░░░░░░ East that gives some ░░░░░░░░ for the future HARLOW ░░░░░░░░ you told the president ░░░░░░░░ White House you think ░░░░░░░░ s time for a ░░░░░░░░ because that is a ░░░░░░░░ that the President is ░░░░░░░░ not using DURBIN Well ░░░░░░░░ me what I said ░░░░░░░░ about ceasefire is under ░░░░░░░░ for example the release ░░░░░░░░ those who have been ░░░░░░░░ as part of it ░░░░░░░░ this is a good ░░░░░░░░ effort on the part ░░░░░░░░ the inside But then ░░░░░░░░ I have not communicated ░░░░░░░░ the White House on ░░░░░░░░ HARLOW: “OK.”