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Mahmoud Khalil Refuses to Specifically Condemn Hamas When Pressed by CNN: ‘Selective Condemnation Wouldn’t Get Us Anywhere’

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Date
07/22/2025
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Mahmoud Khalil Refuses to Specifically Condemn Hamas When Pressed by CNN: ‘Selective Condemnation Wouldn’t Get Us Anywhere’ (clip) (clip)
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CNN

Name: CNN

URL: http://www.cnn.com/

Show
The Situation Room (CNN)

Name: The Situation Room (CNN)

URL: http://situationroom.blogs.cnn.com/

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Pamela Brown

Name: Pamela Brown

Employment: CNN

Position: Correspondent

, Mahmoud Khalil

Name: Mahmoud Khalil

Employment: Gaza Solidarity Encampment

Position: Spokesperson

Event
Interview
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The Situation Room
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07/22/2025 01:28 pm
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Transcript
RUSH TRANSCRIPT Just to ░░░░░░░░ clear here though do ░░░░░░░░ specifically condemn Hamas a ░░░░░░░░ terrorist organization in the ░░░░░░░░ States not just for ░░░░░░░░ actions on October 7th ░░░░░░░░ condemn the killing of ░░░░░░░░ of all civilians full ░░░░░░░░ And but what I ░░░░░░░░ don t want to ░░░░░░░░ into is is no ░░░░░░░░ I m very clear ░░░░░░░░ with condemning all civilians ░░░░░░░░ m very I m ░░░░░░░░ straight in my position ░░░░░░░░ that in that part ░░░░░░░░ it s it s ░░░░░░░░ to ask about condemning ░░░░░░░░ while Palestinians are the ░░░░░░░░ being starved now by ░░░░░░░░ It s not condemning ░░░░░░░░ 6th where 260 Palestinians ░░░░░░░░ killed by Israel on ░░░░░░░░ Before before October 7th ░░░░░░░░ I hate this selective ░░░░░░░░ outrage of condemnation because ░░░░░░░░ is not this wouldn ░░░░░░░░ lead wouldn t lead ░░░░░░░░ to to a constructive ░░░░░░░░ And this is also ░░░░░░░░ what we want to ░░░░░░░░ with is the root ░░░░░░░░ of of why that ░░░░░░░░ And and it s ░░░░░░░░ no way anyone can ░░░░░░░░ To be clear Killing ░░░░░░░░ to be clear Mahmoud ░░░░░░░░ did ask about you ░░░░░░░░ we ve talked at ░░░░░░░░ about your views of ░░░░░░░░ on the Palestinians but ░░░░░░░░ is fair to ask ░░░░░░░░ about whether you condemn ░░░░░░░░ because the Trump Administration ░░░░░░░░ claimed that you are ░░░░░░░░ Hamas sympathizer So it ░░░░░░░░ very important to actually ░░░░░░░░ that question in this ░░░░░░░░ conversation yeah I simply ░░░░░░░░ simply asked and protested ░░░░░░░░ war in Palestine That ░░░░░░░░ what I did That ░░░░░░░░ my duty as a ░░░░░░░░ as a human being ░░░░░░░░ now is to ask ░░░░░░░░ the stop of the ░░░░░░░░ in in in my ░░░░░░░░ country And that s ░░░░░░░░ s that s consistent ░░░░░░░░ with who I am ░░░░░░░░ m a firm believer ░░░░░░░░ international law and human ░░░░░░░░ and all my values ░░░░░░░░ from the the that ░░░░░░░░ It s just like ░░░░░░░░ me it s it ░░░░░░░░ always as I said ░░░░░░░░ and absurd to ask ░░░░░░░░ questions when when literally ░░░░░░░░ 000 Palestinians have been ░░░░░░░░ by Israel and that ░░░░░░░░ why I wouldn t ░░░░░░░░ engage in much into ░░░░░░░░ such questions on on ░░░░░░░░ condemnation or not Because ░░░░░░░░ condemnation is is not ░░░░░░░░ t get us anywhere ░░░░░░░░ s just like hypocrite ░░░░░░░░ be honest Mahmoud Khalil ░░░░░░░░ you were very clear ░░░░░░░░ than a year ago ░░░░░░░░ you and I had ░░░░░░░░ interview here on CNN ░░░░░░░░ condemning anti Semitism and ░░░░░░░░ were very strong in ░░░░░░░░ words at that time ░░░░░░░░ well Mahmoud Khalil good ░░░░░░░░ to you Good luck ░░░░░░░░ your family I know ░░░░░░░░ have a new son ░░░░░░░░ you finally had a ░░░░░░░░ to meet with your ░░░░░░░░ Congratulations on that and ░░░░░░░░ will stay in touch ░░░░░░░░ you.
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