RUSH TRANSCRIPT Next spring ░░░░░░░░ Israel s former ambassador ░░░░░░░░ the United States Michael ░░░░░░░░ for more amassed a ░░░░░░░░ good happy with us ░░░░░░░░ in Seattle Just like ░░░░░░░░ start with the comments ░░░░░░░░ we ve had from ░░░░░░░░ you and agencies to ░░░░░░░░ have been calling for ░░░░░░░░ nude ceasefire have said ░░░░░░░░ violence in Gaza shows ░░░░░░░░ There was a disregard ░░░░░░░░ him from about it ░░░░░░░░ hundreds of Palestinians have ░░░░░░░░ ordered to leave but ░░░░░░░░ ve said they ve ░░░░░░░░ no way safe to ░░░░░░░░ to with Israel s ░░░░░░░░ offensive in Gaza Do ░░░░░░░░ think this brings both ░░░░░░░░ closer to a ceasefire ░░░░░░░░ would we would be ░░░░░░░░ woods is missing from ░░░░░░░░ can hear from pronounced ░░░░░░░░ any No mention of ░░░░░░░░ or or the hostages ░░░░░░░░ Thomas keep is cabin ░░░░░░░░ them under unspeakable conditions ░░░░░░░░ Gaza so they want ░░░░░░░░ ceasefire Everybody was a ░░░░░░░░ but we want the ░░░░░░░░ back and just have ░░░░░░░░ have a cease fire ░░░░░░░░ getting nauseous backs of ░░░░░░░░ What s Hamas come ░░░░░░░░ and retake Gaza and ░░░░░░░░ weeks we ve seen ░░░░░░░░ large demonstrations by Palestinians ░░░░░░░░ Hamas and I think ░░░░░░░░ u n should show ░░░░░░░░ care for those Palestinians ░░░░░░░░ well have been living ░░░░░░░░ Hamas oppression and understand ░░░░░░░░ what has occurred in ░░░░░░░░ and they re right ░░░░░░░░ the sense that it ░░░░░░░░ it s it s ░░░░░░░░ s a enormous and ░░░░░░░░ tragedy for everyone involved ░░░░░░░░ this was brought on ░░░░░░░░ by Hamas Bahamas attacks ░░░░░░░░ Israel in October seventh ░░░░░░░░ the massacre of 11 ░░░░░░░░ of our citizens rate ░░░░░░░░ a burning our citizens ░░░░░░░░ the and the tata ░░░░░░░░ of two hundred fifty ░░░░░░░░ of them fifty nine ░░░░░░░░ whom remain in captivity ░░░░░░░░ hope the 20 four ░░░░░░░░ and on that point ░░░░░░░░ well with the prospect ░░░░░░░░ course those hostages still ░░░░░░░░ in Gaza In those ░░░░░░░░ at we know say ░░░░░░░░ for the humanitarian situation ░░░░░░░░ continues to be dire ░░░░░░░░ every everyone that do ░░░░░░░░ think that that meaning ░░░░░░░░ that renewed offensive means ░░░░░░░░ those hostages will come ░░░░░░░░ What s a very ░░░░░░░░ question I m not ░░░░░░░░ spokesman for the government ░░░░░░░░ and these issues in ░░░░░░░░ or even contentious a ░░░░░░░░ percentage of this really ░░░░░░░░ I should think that ░░░░░░░░ are the government should ░░░░░░░░ further and make more ░░░░░░░░ to Hamas modern to ░░░░░░░░ the horses back with ░░░░░░░░ assumption that after the ░░░░░░░░ a Hamas will violate ░░░░░░░░ ceasefire and of these ░░░░░░░░ the army can go ░░░░░░░░ in and take care ░░░░░░░░ Hamas That s a ░░░░░░░░ large percentage of Israeli ░░░░░░░░ believes just what I ░░░░░░░░ said Having said that ░░░░░░░░ the government is proceeding ░░░░░░░░ their side option that ░░░░░░░░ ramping up the but ░░░░░░░░ pressure on Hamas it ░░░░░░░░ force them back the ░░░░░░░░ table and so for ░░░░░░░░ indications that that may ░░░░░░░░ working Hamas is showing ░░░░░░░░ willingness to come back ░░░░░░░░ negotiate As far as ░░░░░░░░ know and that s ░░░░░░░░ on the tables and ░░░░░░░░ proposal of a prolonged ░░░░░░░░ as what as seventy ░░░░░░░░ in return for something ░░░░░░░░ seven hostages alive an ░░░░░░░░ proposal of the obviously ░░░░░░░░ cough was cause for ░░░░░░░░ day ceasefire in return ░░░░░░░░ the release of eleven ░░░░░░░░ hostages This is on ░░░░░░░░ table and the fact ░░░░░░░░ s being discussed at ░░░░░░░░ may indicate that the ░░░░░░░░ pressure was working I ░░░░░░░░ to talk about some ░░░░░░░░ the events that we ░░░░░░░░ seen Recently in the ░░░░░░░░ Strip the Israeli military ░░░░░░░░ account of the I ░░░░░░░░ killing a 15 emergency ░░░░░░░░ and because of that ░░░░░░░░ evidence that came to ░░░░░░░░ at came to light ░░░░░░░░ red The red crescent ░░░░░░░░ mistaken It and I ░░░░░░░░ that they believe that ░░░░░░░░ workers are being targeted ░░░░░░░░ seeing the evidence What ░░░░░░░░ you think have And ░░░░░░░░ well they got the ░░░░░░░░ version wrong I saw ░░░░░░░░ clip the was in ░░░░░░░░ New York Times I ░░░░░░░░ of these vehicles did ░░░░░░░░ flashing red lights but ░░░░░░░░ is this really motors ░░░░░░░░ said that they knew ░░░░░░░░ six of those people ░░░░░░░░ were Hamas operatives Not ░░░░░░░░ has used Ambulance was ░░░░░░░░ and over again and ░░░░░░░░ even medical personnel over ░░░░░░░░ over again to disguise ░░░░░░░░ None of those killed ░░░░░░░░ armed with when they ░░░░░░░░ t but the according ░░░░░░░░ his really like I ░░░░░░░░ to take the ideas ░░░░░░░░ into into the equation ░░░░░░░░ and until disproven The ░░░░░░░░ for said that six ░░░░░░░░ them were terrorists were ░░░░░░░░ than than everything is ░░░░░░░░ In that whole scenario ░░░░░░░░ don t know yet ░░░░░░░░ it s still being ░░░░░░░░ just prior to coming ░░░░░░░░ the program tonight I ░░░░░░░░ the idea of spokesman ░░░░░░░░ that was response I ░░░░░░░░ it still being investigated ░░░░░░░░ can t give give ░░░░░░░░ version tools but did ░░░░░░░░ indicate indicates that they ░░░░░░░░ be an international investigation ░░░░░░░░ in No I don ░░░░░░░░ think so That s ░░░░░░░░ been Israel sub position ░░░░░░░░ long of that we ░░░░░░░░ a a judicial system ░░░░░░░░ capable of judging itself ░░░░░░░░ conducting that investigation and ░░░░░░░░ the past investigations have ░░░░░░░░ conducted in cases where ░░░░░░░░ workers have been killed ░░░░░░░░ keep in mind that ░░░░░░░░ were dealing in a ░░░░░░░░ situation and I ve ░░░░░░░░ in situations like this ░░░░░░░░ it s intensely tinsley ░░░░░░░░ and very frightening about ░░░░░░░░ percent of all of ░░░░░░░░ casualties Our military catches ░░░░░░░░ caused by friendly fire ░░░░░░░░ with shot our own ░░░░░░░░ that my acts of ░░░░░░░░ over my other people ░░░░░░░░ of war We have ░░░░░░░░ the highest level of ░░░░░░░░ worker casualties in 20 ░░░░░░░░ four in any conflict ░░░░░░░░ would Israel be resistant ░░░░░░░░ Now international observers in ░░░░░░░░ that is the situation ░░░░░░░░ think that is not ░░░░░░░░ the I don t ░░░░░░░░ of that s correct ░░░░░░░░ the aid workers but ░░░░░░░░ s say it was ░░░░░░░░ that is that that ░░░░░░░░ s a disproportionate number ░░░░░░░░ Edward a workers are ░░░░░░░░ in a war zone ░░░░░░░░ in a war zone ░░░░░░░░ are dangers halo wars ░░░░░░░░ it was apparent protect ░░░░░░░░ with as such as ░░░░░░░░ red crescent Red Cross ░░░░░░░░ humanitarian In a previous ░░░░░░░░ I was in a ░░░░░░░░ in broad daylight with ░░░░░░░░ is really banners and ░░░░░░░░ were bombed by Israeli ░░░░░░░░ Are they actually probably ░░░░░░░░ more Israelis killed by ░░░░░░░░ forces than actually been ░░░░░░░░ enemy So this happens ░░░░░░░░ what War is tremendously ░░░░░░░░ confusing and yes every ░░░░░░░░ including the Israeli army ░░░░░░░░ always do more to ░░░░░░░░ the dangers to international ░░░░░░░░ but keep in mind ░░░░░░░░ is a war unlike ░░░░░░░░ army as any ever ░░░░░░░░ not only in a ░░░░░░░░ populated area to over ░░░░░░░░ million people a military ░░░░░░░░ which at the outset ░░░░░░░░ about 30 thousand terrorist ░░░░░░░░ it s probably about ░░░░░░░░ to 20 thousand terrorist ░░░░░░░░ five hundred miles of ░░░░░░░░ underneath no army in ░░░░░░░░ certain at the British ░░░░░░░░ has ever encountered anything ░░░░░░░░ it Michael Oren ambassador ░░░░░░░░ you say very much ░░░░░░░░ thing Let us He ░░░░░░░░ BBC News they say ░░░░░░░░ news America will be ░░░░░░░░ in a few minutes ░░░░░░░░ plenty more didn’t stay