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israeli genocide in gaza, make sure to join the show through facebook, twitter, only on press tv. of hello and welcome to press tv's spotlight, i'm marsia hashimiy. thanks so much for being with us. more than 40,000 palestinians have been killed in the zinanis genocide against the people of gaza, as more civilians are being killed every day. us secretary of state anthony blincon is in israel once again allegedly to help reach it. ceasefire

agreement, the us says the ceasefire is closer than ever before, however hamas spokesman osama hamdan has said that the us just wants to give the zionist regime more time to continue with its massacres. well stay with us on this spotlight as we take a look at the latest situation and the genocide on gaza. i'd like to welcome my guests to the program. mosanavi activists and commentator houston texas and eves engler, author and activist out of montreal, well thank you so much for being with us, i'd like to start this off uh with uh movi, um another round of seasfire talks, well eve, sorry, uh, no, houston, okay, sorry about that, starting off with moson and houston. another round of

cease fire talks set for sunday in cairo with the egyptian qatari americans and uh american and israeli officials attending. us president joe biden says he is sending blincon to the region to reach a cease fire deal. your thoughts overall? well from the very beginning we've we've noticed that the us has has a clear bias towards his allegences to the zionist regime. we have seen that the us has been a direct accomplice in this genocide, so it is only reasonable for anyone to think that the us, first of all shouldn't be mediator because of their bias towards israel, and that the us doesn't want sease fire in general, there there are too many, there's too much at stake for the us empire, for this for the ceastfire to take place, meaning the ceasefire will determine or will

will determine the loss of the zionist of regime, and it's very important for the audience to understand that the loss of the zionist regime in west asia is a loss of the us as well, so a win for the zianis is a win for the us, and so as we all know that at this given moment, the longer this this genocide, this war is prolonged on part of the zionist regime, the more it benefits them, as soon as this wars stops, we will see a clear shift in status quo, which is already there, but we will see it being more that the axis of resistance will be able to assertain its might and its power more than it already has in this conflict, so we we see that for the us to um to enable a cease fire would be its own loss in many different ways, it wants to see, it either wants to rule over, west

asia or it wants to see west asia crumble in a state of war. okay, well is the us is saying that there has been progress made since the last cease fire. talks and now there is a bridging ceasefire proposal on the table and that no party should escalate the situation, it appears that they're talking about the upcoming retaliatory attack from iran and the whole resistance front. i mean, your thoughts about this? well, of course, israel uh assassinating the lead cease fire negotiator negotiator in tehran is not escalating things according to the us and israel. assassinating top uh hezbolah uh military official in beirot and killing many other civilians is not escalating, so it's only escalating when there may be a response to israel's uh abundant war crimes, according

to washington and according to my government here in canada. so that of course you speaks to the deep bias in favor of of israel and favor... of all the monstrosities israels committed in gaza most particularly, but also in syria, and lebanon, iran, elsewhere. uh, now with regards to blinken's trip, i believe this is the 10th time that blincon has met with netanyahu uh over the past 10 or so months, so about once a month he's meeting with netanyahu, and we've been through this whole sharade, not once, not twice, i don't know. three, four, five, i don't how many times now, where the americans say we're right on the cusp of a of a cease fire deal and uh and we're right about there and in the ceasefire and now this to me seems is just a way of of kind of smoking mirrors to uh allow

israel to continue its killing and we see today israel's killed a whole bunch more in gaza new ground incursion in central gaza uh so so they you know they they... "i mean, i think a diplomatic - seasfire would be good thing. i i don't think the us necessarily wants, i think that the biden administration does uh sort of want a cease fire. i think they have a political calculation that are very not necessarily a us empire calculation, but democratic party calculation in the sense that this is really dividing the democratic party, and that's a problem uh for biden or harris uh in the upcoming elections uh." but but um but that doesn't you know it's that calculation that political calculation is not stopping the deeply deeply zionist uh biden blincon the whole administration and the whole arms industry that loves continuing to provide the weapons and loves more bombs

being dropped and more palestinian babies being killed because that's you know very profitable for them so that that all continues and i agree partially with my my uh colleague here in that the... the if if if um if nanyahu fails on his two main objectives, which is one stated objectives uh, destroying hamas, i don't think he ever believed it was really possible, but he stated that repeatedly, he fails on that, and he also fails on the other, which i think it was a big the maximalist objective, which was to to uh kill everyone or displace, ethnically cleans everyone in gaza, as smuldich said, a week ago starve 2 million people, but the world won't let us, so they're going to fail. looks like they're going to fail on both of those maximalist objectives in terms of ethnic cleansing, killing and the destruction of hamas, so that will be a blow for for israel, there's no doubt about that, and by extension it will be somewhat of a blow for the us empire. well, getting back to the

previous question, moson, i mean, how much spokesman osama hamdan has said that the u.s. is simply giving the zionist regime more time to cont you with its massacers, i mean, your assessment of that, does the united states want to see less people killed or ultimately a ceasefire? you you alluded to earlier that basically the two of them have the same goal. i mean, your take on hamdan's comment? well, absolutely, these are delay tactics that the us is is using, they the access wants a comprehensive cease fire. and the us being mediators are deliberately avoiding a comprehensive cease fire by not talking about or not naming the prisoners who will be released and hammas from day one has been real has been absolutely clear and transparent about the release of their of their prisoners also another important point

is that three times the us has has used its vedo power to prevent the security council resolutions aimed at bringing sease fire to gaza, the fourth time they abstained because of which a resolution was was able to be passed, but let's not forget the 12.5 billion dollars that the us has already given to the zies regime since alaksa flood took place. let's not forget the one billion dollar bonds that have been sold since october 7th to um that have been bought by the us in israel and the 3.8 million dollar per year memorandum of understanding a contract that till 2028 the us will send 3.8 billion dollars in weapons to the us so... these are not, these these facts prove that the us is not looking for a cease fire, they want conflict in that

region, it benefits them economically, benefits them diplomatically, benefits them militarily in so many different ways, and right now the situation is as such that in the west on ground, people have raised their voices because and that is exerted pressure on the government, but when we see and we observe the policies that, mean look at look at look at how nathan yahoo came and addressed the us congress, it was an absolute, it was one of the most despicable acts that we've seen in the congress ever happening um and we see that u.s. congress, us leaders in general, they keep the interest the zionist, the interest of israel, the interest of of of apac over us citizens and this in itself is is... treason in many ways and we've seen that the us will support israel in whatever fiasco they they plan on

pursuing meaning backing the the marridom of the assassination of faz shukr um backing the assassination of shaheed ismail hania, this is not a mediator that is looking for sease fire, this is an israeli ally that is looking to support israel in whatever way possible. okay, well um, hamas has said, that all i of forces must be withdrawn from the gaza strip uh, whereas the regime wants its forces to remain in the border area between gaza and egypt called the philadelphia quarter. what would it mean in your perspective for zionist forces to remain in that quarter? what would it mean for the palestinians in gaza? well, it it of course strengthens their control over what comes in and out of of gaza. it's... also of serious violation of, i mean the their presence there uh is serious

violation of an agreement with egypt uh which goes back dates back decades - it's just you know further confirmation of israel's kind of refusal to be taken you know they just lie endlessly they break their own accords etc. um but mainly it's about further controlling uh gaza and of course uh it will also be you know used to kill more people, i mean we know what, this is not the last 10 months, i mean the last 10 months are particularly horrible uh killing killing spree uh, but this is not new, there's example after example israel killing people in gaza, so keeping troops there will will just exacerbate that and they'll be they'll be used uh uh for further uh uh killings, but the bigger the bigger picture i think is is that there's no there's no pretense uh there's no respect uh for the

agreements that they that israel's committed to going back decades with oslo a palestinian state and this is just further so so let me just jump in here then with what you're saying eves uh that they were never committed to uh any type of agreement that they've made so let's talk about then the potential of seats fire agreement. "i mean, what guarantees then would the palestinians have that the israelis would abide by it, that they would not come back in in a month, six months or year that we have seen time and time again in gaza, yeah, or two days, i wouldn't put it past netan yahoo, two days after agreeing to something to go back in and kill a bunch people, i mean the the lying, the the deception, the the you know, of course this is not, you can't trust israel." no one and no one in hamas or any, mean i not even anyone in the pa probably believes you

can trust israel uh so yeah of course that's what that's what will happen and this is all part that's you know continuing to violate an agreement with egypt uh and and have a military presence in gaza uh would be just further entrenching of israeli power over palestinians that there's no reason why degreedu um, but net yahoo wants to, he doesn't want an actual cease fire, he wants to continue this, so he wants to have as many proposals that make it very difficult for hamas to come to any agreement. yeah, and speaking of which he continues that moson to um add more uh stipulations to any type of proposal, he continues uh to change it, and i

want to look at, i mean as these talks about a cease fire taking place, i mean the regime is continuing to... commit murder, 15 members the same family, nine of them kids were just killed in gaza, this displaced family had been living in a warehouse, which the israeli regime targeted and bombed, and as we speak, people are still starving to death and being killed and having to walk and walk and look for safe place to rest, which of course doesn't exist, so let's start from here, if they're really serious about a cease fire, why aren't they putting more pressure on israeli regime to at least food and basic supplies to come in, it's because they're not serious, it is, it is obvious, the us and the israel and israel have the same interests in that region, we have to understand that the the us project of ruling over west asia has failed, it has failed, it failed when they

were defeated in iraq when they were defeated in israel through their proxies, they have been defeated, israel is... the is the last straw that the us has in that region and it is also failing. israel has failed to achieve any of its goals ever since they imposed this genocide on the palestinians. the access of resistance has become stronger than ever. we see the zionist regime consistently making mistakes, consistently giving more and more reason for the access of resistance to attack the zionist regime within their full capacities while remaining. within the realms of international law, these are all signs of desperation, the us is also desperate and so is, and so is israel, we've seen how the oil fields were captured in in in northern syria by arab tribes, we see how the iraqi parliament has voted for the for the us empire to move out of iraq permanently, we've

seen how they've been kicked out of afghanistan, so their policies in this region has failed, their their expedition of... empowering the zionist regime has also miserably failed and while we see the access of resistance gaining power, gaining momentum, we see a country like yemen in in in direct conflict with the us empire and its navy and defeating them, so why would the axis of resistance, why would hammas accept a deal that's a deal of loser, they are in a position of strength, it is the zinist regime that are weak, unfortunately. the zinus and the and the us empire need to get haven't gotten over their arrogance, that's what the problem is. these are delay tactics that they are using because the only survival that they see of the zinus in the region right now is to prolong these talks is to prolong the seasfire to see if there is some kind of solution, but what they fail to understand is

that the dynamics of that region has changed and there is no chance, no choice, but them to give in to the demands of the access of resistance, we saw how hisbullah negotiated with them, how hisbullah has successfully negotiated several prisoner deals with them, we've seen how yahya sinvar was released because of the ability of the hamas, so these are capable and able individuals who have been dealing with negotiations with the zionist regime for decades now, for decades, they understand exactly. what the intentions the zinis and the us are, we need to make sure that we don't separate the two, they are one, a win for israel is a win for the us. okay, well it's what about that, what about what our other guest has said that basically it's an active desperation, it's the last basically imperialist outpost in the region, and if that is the case, then you do you

agree or not that the us will do whatever it takes to make sure that this regime is not destroyed, that it doesn't fall. um, i want first of all, i want to know if you agree with that, and if so, is that why we have been seeing uh, certain policies that the united states is also implementing, that is definitely not uh in favor of the american regime itself, it puts them also at risk. i mean, your take, evs, yeah, i don't, i think israel is still powerful, it still has nuclear weapons, it's still powerful, i, i will... i i think that the the access of resistance is still on the defensive from uh both israeli power and us power in the region and and i think... that the iranian government and hezbulah rightly are very concerned about escalation and a regional

war, because they know netanyahu wants to uh start a regional war and more specifically wants to drag the us into a regional war. do also think that israel is much more uh tenuous position right now than you go back. 11 months, that's for sure, uh, i think they have been, they've you know the hamasis clearly there's a strategic failure taking place in gaza, they have also simultaneously lost their global standing has been hit very very hard, the you now with regards to the us, i think the us clearly sees israel as a strategic asset and had it has served that purpose for the us empire, now i also think that it what we're seeing when you see a situation where where you have the um congress uh giving these standing ovations to netanyahu and i i think that that's not

that's that's not about us empire that's bad for the us empire in fact uh that's about the power of the israel lobby in the us most people in the world when they see that they are they are appalled even people i quite honestly even people in you know europe and and canada uh think that's too much let alone people in africa obviously - arab world and uh asia, muslim countries and latin america, they they all see that is just appalling that this genocidal maniac would be celebrated like that us power, and i think that's only explained by by the power of the of the israel lobby, in fact so again it undercuts us imperial interests. now um, will the us support israel to the end? i think it will, i, i think ultimately the us will will will prioritize us interests over israel. where you know at the at the final final uh you know sort of as it as it collapses in it of itself, but but i do think that um that yeah israel has has served both strategic value

and i think that it's also becoming a liability for the us um now where does this all go? i don't think there's i don't think it's sensible for washington to get dragged into a war with iran. i i don't think that's smart and i think that nanyahu clearly wants to do that and nanyahu let's also... be clear that nanyahu is not just acting on behalf of the interests of of of zionism or the the supremacist expansionist ideology zionism, he's also acting on his very narrow personal interests of just continuing in government and avoiding going to jail, right? okay, stay with me, evs buse, i only have one minute, most and i want to get you back in here, in your perspective, is there anything but the resistance which can rid the palestinians of this occupying entity, because even if there's some kind of cease fire, um... "the occupiers would still be controlling their lives? well, naturally, the cease fire, we've seen negotiations in the past, and we've seen that the zinast regime keeps on breaking their negotiations. we've seen the role that

the zinanis have played in the west bank, we have seen that if there is a cease fire and the zies were to stay within ghaza, we know that they will violate international law, we cannot trust them. the only solution to the and the only end to the genocide is the empowerment of the axes of resistance, it's..." for the zinast regime to be weakened and for the axis of resistance to keep resisting, because we have seen that this is the only language that the zionist regime understand, they don't understand the language of peace. another, another thing is that i would like to add is that as far as the the the power of the axis of resistance is concerned, i think it's really important to understand that iran chooses to avoid a regional regional war. not because the resistance is incapable of engaging in one, but because they want to avoid devastation that will take place, which designs and the us empire don't care for, this war can be one

without there being a regional conflict, and that's what the axis of resistance, so sorry have to interrupt you, but we're out of time, appreciate you mostly activist and commentator out of houston texans being with us, also eves ingler, author and activist out of montreal, and thank you viewers for staying with us on another sp. الحقيقه عندما ياتي الزائر الاجنبي يكون اعتنائنا به اكثر من الزائر العراقي. الحمد لله

والشكر تجاوزنا هاي الخطوات كلها جهود الاخوان المؤمنين والمجاهدين والمقاتلين اعمال الموكب مستمره وان شاء الله مستمرين على خط الحسين عليه السلام از صميم قلب تشکر می کنم که در ایام اربعین فضای زیارت را فراهم کردن.

hamas says that israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu is creating obstacles to reaching a seasfire deal in gaza by setting new conditions. more than 20 palestinians including eight members of the same family, six of them children are killed in their bombardment of the central city. iranin parliament holds the second day of debate on the ministerial pics proposed by president masoud.