ISRAEL

ZOMLOT The West Bank ░░░░░░░░ Gaza are subjected to ░░░░░░░░ very same exercise Now ░░░░░░░░ me allow allow allow ░░░░░░░░ Margaret Cross talk BRENNAN ░░░░░░░░ but I want I ░░░░░░░░ asking about about your ░░░░░░░░ me ask you though ░░░░░░░░ your government because there ░░░░░░░░ a serious conversation being ░░░░░░░░ by American diplomats about ░░░░░░░░ Palestinian Authority taking on ░░░░░░░░ role of governing in ░░░░░░░░ as well So talk ░░░░░░░░ me about that because ░░░░░░░░ just heard you know ░░░░░░░░ you have a financial ░░░░░░░░ right now in part ░░░░░░░░ the Israeli government is ░░░░░░░░ some of the tax ░░░░░░░░ and claiming they re ░░░░░░░░ it because Palestinian Authority ░░░░░░░░ t condemned Hamas adequately ░░░░░░░░ those October 7th attacks ░░░░░░░░ do you want to ░░░░░░░░ the air and clearly ░░░░░░░░ the attack in Hamas ░░░░░░░░ today ZOMLOT No I ░░░░░░░░ to clear the record ░░░░░░░░ of all the Palestinian ░░░░░░░░ is not what represents ░░░░░░░░ Palestinian people It s ░░░░░░░░ PLO it s the ░░░░░░░░ Liberation Organization I represented ░░░░░░░░ PLO in Washington Now ░░░░░░░░ represent the PLO in ░░░░░░░░ The PA does not ░░░░░░░░ external arms The sole ░░░░░░░░ representative of the Palestinian ░░░░░░░░ is the PLO Number ░░░░░░░░ let me clarify another ░░░░░░░░ It s the state ░░░░░░░░ Palestine that will take ░░░░░░░░ and protect its peoples ░░░░░░░░ the West Bank in ░░░░░░░░ and in Gaza once ░░░░░░░░ Palestinian occupied territory is ░░░░░░░░ Number three it is ░░░░░░░░ opportunity for the U ░░░░░░░░ to be the peacemaker ░░░░░░░░ I m sure you ░░░░░░░░ concerned about that tax ░░░░░░░░ though Do you want ░░░░░░░░ clear the air and ░░░░░░░░ it ZOMLOT Let me ░░░░░░░░ me de designate the ░░░░░░░░ from the terrorist list ░░░░░░░░ the U S Congress ░░░░░░░░ your secretary of state ░░░░░░░░ shake the hand of ░░░░░░░░ head of the president ░░░░░░░░ the PLO after 30 ░░░░░░░░ of signing the Oslo ░░░░░░░░ after 30 years of ░░░░░░░░ to international law and ░░░░░░░░ The U S should ░░░░░░░░ that The U S ░░░░░░░░ recognize the state of ░░░░░░░░ and allow us to ░░░░░░░░ a full member in ░░░░░░░░ U N And the ░░░░░░░░ S must immediately stop ░░░░░░░░ vetoing sorry our attempts ░░░░░░░░ accountability in the ICC ░░░░░░░░ will BRENNAN Yes These ░░░░░░░░ decades worth of problems ░░░░░░░░ This will bring this ░░░░░░░░ bring an BRENNAN These ░░░░░░░░ decades worth of problems ░░░░░░░░ m just asking about ░░░░░░░░ one specific issue on ░░░░░░░░ 7th and the tax ░░░░░░░░ ZOMLOT No no no ░░░░░░░░ decades Not decades Not ░░░░░░░░ decades No It s ░░░░░░░░ result of us not ░░░░░░░░ focusing on the root ░░░░░░░░ This is the moment ░░░░░░░░ the U S to ░░░░░░░░ the role of the ░░░░░░░░ the global BRENNAN I ░░░░░░░░ there are deep root ░░░░░░░░ but on that specific ░░░░░░░░ it would just be ░░░░░░░░ very quick answer ZOMLOT ░░░░░░░░ And allow me Margaret ░░░░░░░░ I watched your interview ░░░░░░░░ Israeli ambassador and he ░░░░░░░░ two things Very important ░░░░░░░░ said you know those ░░░░░░░░ unintended consequences the 10 ░░░░░░░░ innocent people the almost ░░░░░░░░ 000 children I want ░░░░░░░░ also clear the record ░░░░░░░░ This is deliberate and ░░░░░░░░ has been the Israeli ░░░░░░░░ doctrine since its establishment ░░░░░░░░ the civilians so they ░░░░░░░░ pressure on the fighters ░░░░░░░░ the time of the ░░░░░░░░ 1948 and pushing out ░░░░░░░░ cleansing two thirds of ░░░░░░░░ nation to Beirut and ░░░░░░░░ and Shatila BRENNAN I ░░░░░░░░ Husam Zomlot to Gaza ░░░░░░░░ everywhere This is a ░░░░░░░░ doctrine Number two he ░░░░░░░░ commits to international law ░░░░░░░░ they commit to international ░░░░░░░░ this is not a ░░░░░░░░ A war does not ░░░░░░░░ between an occupied and ░░░░░░░░ occupier This is an ░░░░░░░░ an oppression of our ░░░░░░░░ Wars only happen between ░░░░░░░░ sovereign states BRENNAN Okay ░░░░░░░░ Ambassador ZOMLOT So this ░░░░░░░░ a moment when you ░░░░░░░░ the state of Palestine ░░░░░░░░ will be able to ░░░░░░░░ its people Margaret BRENNAN ░░░░░░░░ We have to leave ░░░░░░░░ conversation there but it ░░░░░░░░ very clear that it ░░░░░░░░ really the United States ░░░░░░░░ about a peace settlement ░░░░░░░░ state solutions and you ░░░░░░░░ not clearly condemn that ░░░░░░░░ Ambassador thank you for ░░░░░░░░ the Palestinian point of ░░░░░░░░ We have to leave ░░░░░░░░ there Thank you We ░░░░░░░░ be right back.”