vancouver. and we also have political economy analyst and researcher clive mensies joining from the british capital, welcome to the program, let's start off with mr. barrakot in vancouver, survivor footage that we were just talking about civilian palestinians including doctors, academics and journalists strip detained by israel forces in gaza, israel media claim the detainies were members, but testimonies later revealed by palestinians that were in fact civilians from different locks of life, this is not the first propaganda misfire by theese, how bad has a reputation of the israeli regime and it supporters tarnished during this on? yes, the israeli regime is looking for any kind of picture of victory, and they are been failing repeatedly, and so this is just one of their latest attempts of showing that they actually have achieved something in gaz. to market this to their own audience and to also try to find kind of you know more reasons to continue genocide in one hand and to be able to withdraw their forces because in last three days 200 israeli tanks armed vehicles have been destroyed by the pal

vancouver and we also have political economy analyst and researcher clive mensies is joining us from british capital london. well, welcome to the program. let's start off with mr. barrakot in vancouver. sir viral footage uh we were just talking about, they showed to civilian palestinians including doctors, academics and journalists stripped and detained by israely forces in gaza. israel media claimed that the detain were hamas members. testimonies later revealed by palestinians that the detainies are in fact civil. from different walks of life, not the first propaganda misfire by the israel, how badly has the reputation of the israeli regime and its support has been tarnished during this onslot? yes, the israeli regime is looking for any kind of picture of victory, and they are been failing repeatedly, and so this is just one of their latest attempts of showing that they actually have achieved something in. to market this to their own audience and to also try to find any kind of you know more reasons to continue their genocide in one hand and to be able to withdraw their horses because in the last t

masud shajar is joining us from the british capital and let's jump right in, mr. shajar, you can comment on some of uh the uh um addresses that were made by the uh uh uae envoy, the russian envoy and also uh comments made by the russia by the united states envoy to the united nations security council and we also saw uh what has been unprecedented so far since uh the uh gaza the israeli onslot on gaza started and that was the adoption of this resolution 2720, share with with us your thoughts please, well in short, too little, too late, mean the fact of the matter is: that the whole of the international community are screaming that something needs to be done, there has to be sefire, there has to be an end to this genocide which has already killed more than 20,00 innocent people, overwhelming majority of them are women and children, and we know very clearly that this is not it, as matter of fact there are many b's who are under the rubbles and they haven't been found yet, and people are starving, there is there is such a chaos, such murderous plot being unleashed, an

beirot, we also have political economy analyst and researcher clive mensies joining us from the british capital, london. so gentleman, welcome to the program. let's start off with uh, mr. ritzk in the lebanese capital beirot. us president joe biden has accused israel of indiscriminate bombing of gaza and said that israel is starting to lose its international support. how many more innocent palestinians have to be massacred before the support ends, an international body step in to stop the bloodshed. "well, i think that biden's statements uh were important, it reflects the um, harshest criticism yet from the american president towards israel. of course, biden, as you know, has been very sympathetic, he has a personal connection to israel as he himself has underscored time and again, so the fact that you have these statements now coming from biden, i think is very, very important development which speaks volumes about the fact that the us'" may not be able to continue with its blind support uh for the israeli side. we have the american national security advisor jake sullavon who is in the region.

we also have political economy. analyst and researcher clive mensies joining us from the british capital, london. so gentleman, welcome to the program. let's start off with uh mr. risk. in the lebanese capital beirot. u.s. president joe biden has accused israel of indiscriminate bombing of gaza and said that israel is starting to lose its international support. how many more innocent palestinians have to be massacred before the support ends and international body stepping? to stop the bloodshed? well, i think that biden's statements uh were important, it reflects the um harshest criticism yet from the american president towards israel. of course, biden, as you know, has been very sympathetic, he has a personal connection to israel, as he himself has underscored time and again, so the fact that you have these statements now coming from biden, i think... is very, very important development which speaks volumes about the fact that the us may not be able to continue with its blind support uh for the israeli side. we have the american national security advisor, jake sullivan, who is in the re

thanks lot said shahabi, writer and political comunist joining us from the british capital, london. moving on, the united nations says the desecration of religious sites should not be tolerated after israeli soldiers performed jewish rituals inside mosque in the occupied west bank. the un spokesman stress the religious sites need to be respected and cannot be perverted in one way or another. stephan dejarik was commenting on foot. shared by israel's far right minister ben gavir, the video showed israeli soldiers performing jewish rituals inside mosque during the third day of deadly raid in the west bank city of jane. turkey has also condemned the action as provocative calling for the punishment of the perpetrators. the palestinian government also decried the israeli rade as a dangerous escalation, warning that the desacration of the mosque fanned religious tensions. since launching its onslot on gaza on october the 7th, israel. has also stepped up its attacks in the west bank killing nearly 300 palestinians. the city of jane and the occupied west bank has been the scene of an israel

since then 2747 killed in the west bank alone, rallies have been help in the british capital london. insolidarity with palestinians in the occupied west bank and the gaza strap. thousands of protesters joined the pro-palestinian march in london landing an end to the genocide in gaza. they voiced their support for pans called for permanent seasfire in the beseest territory. similar protests have also been held in london a weekly basis since his launch is on gaza. demonstrators called a government to hear their voice and stop supporting the genocidal campaign against palestinians, several western governments have been accused of silencing and censoring voices that support palestine, including by banning rallies and targeting participants. let's got a better idea what the protests are all about and how it's going sa is at the site and joins us from london sight over to you. i guess the images themselves can speak. for themselves, see the crowd behind me stretching all the way from where the british parliament is, all the way to trafalgar square, past the prime minister's office, once ag

we were now joined by a human rights activist arzu mirali who's uh joining us from the british capital london. miss mirali welcome. uh to the program, please give us your thoughts on how events have transpired since the expiration of the humanitarian pause in gaza. sadly, we are seeing more of the same, and i fear that we all preparing ourselves for the bad for bad news again coming hourly and nightly and daily from gaza. we've seen a staggering staggering uh acts of bad faith even during the truth uh or seas fire whatever we want to call it by the israeli side we saw just as much as they were releasing palestinian hostages and i think we should be clear that those prisoners that were released were all if not almost all uh held without charge, they were hostages. we saw as many people being picked up in the west bank and arrested and kept under administrative detention or kept without charge etc. all over again, so we are in not exactly back to square one, there's obviously been a shift and momentum, but yes, i think as osama hamdan mentioned, you know, this has been green lit by the u

genocide interesting labor party johnson political commentator said is joining us now from the british capital london uh mr abbus welcome to the program uh first of all want to get your broter perspective of uh the continuing a symmetrical war and massacre that's been carried out by the israel, but in addition to that, i also want you to address uh the demonstrations uh that are taking place in the uk, hundreds of pro-palestinian protesters, as we had earlier gathered in westminster, calling on the government to push for ceasefire there in gaza, the protesters are accusing the british government of supporting the israeli side in the b palestinian enclave, tell us more please, well... as far as the the battle goes, the reality is that israel is failing on all its agendas and other than um obviously annihilating over 18 thous civilians and creating maybe uh 50 thousand injured at the very least and displacing a couple of million, mean these are the achievements, the the great achievements of the if so far in terms of actually dispatching hamas or or countering what they describe as the terrorist

severe risk of disease. journalist and political commentator sayid abos is joining us now from the british capital, london. mr. abbas, welcome to the program, please share with us your perspective on the humanitarian catastrophe uh that is taking place before our very eyes in in the gaza strip and yet the international community. still sits id. i think the international community, and let's be straight about what that is, that international community we get to hear so much about is in reality the united nations being vetoed by america into doing the policies that the us and israel want, so the international community, those of them who may even have sympathy towards the palestinians are actually basically uh, the their hostage to the world bank. "they're hostage to the american uh military machine, they're hostage to the american american deep state, and even the mossad deep state, the consequences of them actually going through and doing the right thing, doing the just thing in any given geopolitical scenario, and especially in the palestinian one, uh, is that they themselves in their own nations

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this is gaza under attack coming to you from the british capital london. i'm sariza with you for some of the biggest talking points coming out of israel chacidal war on gaza and it's intensifying rates in the west bank. first off, a quick roundup. the israeli military continued relentless bombardment of the gaza concentration camp. it's also stepped out its raids across the west bank. at least 20 palestinians have been killed in a dawn attack on several homes in rafa, southern gaza. the israeli military is pressing on with its offensive and bonding of civilian areas. in the occupied west bank, four palestinians have been killed in a drone strike during the israeli raid on the city of jane. the palestinian cresents as israeli forces have prevented ambulance from reaching the injured. all that as the united nations is now warning of what it calls a breakdown of civil. in gaza due to the limited delivery of desperately needed humanitarian aid. the un official has described gaza as hell on earth, after his visit to the besideged enclave. more than 18,200 pales

london demanding an end to the violence, with thousands again taking to the streets. from the british capital, elizabeth gerson. for 2 months now, on weekends, the center of london is no different from the center of paris, berlin and many other european cities. the same flags, posters and demands for israel to cease fire. the truce in gaza was so short that not a single week passed without a pro-palestinian rally in europe. we demand a ceasefire, but the americans, their western allies, do not agree to this and do not allow the suffering to stop. at one point the number of people gathered in london reached almost a million, almost like in 2003, when they opposed the british invasion of iraq. prime minister blair did not listen to the people then, the people were right. the reason turned out to be fabricated. there was powder in colin powell's flask, and the americans and the british tried to powder the brains of the whole world. they destroyed a foreign state and killed tens of thousands of people. the situation now is similar to what we experienced during the wars in iraq and libya. then it

you're watching gaza under attack coming to you straight from the british capital, london.with the palestinian struggle comes in many different forms, you know all too well uh how the israel lobby goes after people who uh speak up for the palestinians. i've seen some of your amazing videos exposing corporate support for settlement expansion. um, what do you have to say to people who get in want to get involved in pro-palestine uh movements, but are afraid of the potential blowback. or of the consequences? it's very simple, sometimes points of history and in life, individuals need to take a stand. the same question can be asked to other people in other societies in history, where they've also had despotic rulers and leaders and people have admired those have stood up against them, so it's who you want to be and the light that you want to be in this. you should aspire towards it, there are many, many action groups locally and nationally that are working towards creating information packages as well as dedicated days of action sometimes a weekly basis to keep pressure up and a

it's not the first time the british capital has seen rallies against the regime's crimes in gaza. since october the 7th, numerous demonstrations have been saged worldwide, including many in the uk and support palestinians. chilean capitals also scene of protest where people denounce the us for veetoing a un security council resolution a sease fire in gaza. demonstration through out these days that the genocide has been going on and i believe this is one of the important ones to protest the veto that the us made opposing the cease fire. i believe this cannot go unpunished. protest, we got gathered outside us embassy, slam washington for support for the israeli onslot. they also waved palestinian flags, but police clamped down using water cannons to disperse crowds. any? iranian court has held a first public hearing a lawsuit over mujah terror organization's crimes in the iranian capital tehran. trial report the address of the conduct of the group's main ring leaders. here's the report. portray yourself as the one fighting for the people and at the same time for the same people, you

cease fire in gaza and that is the latest in a series of weekend demonstration throughout the british capital. is fire, we are demanding that our universities with recognizing that there's a genocide happening in palestine, we are asking university to enter partnership with the israeli universities, this is what we can do as students and this is what we are trying to do today, it's you know what, most thing that affects me so much is how many children there are, it's just too, too many children, many children, so many like of the deaths, most of them years old, four years old, that's not humanity, that's not how it should be, that's crazy, it hurts, it hurts everybody that would watch it, people are too ignor. sometimes even want to watch stuff like that, if she says, i don't want to say anything about him, but he says our people and uk is with israel, but we're not with israel are we, listen to your people, that's where it is, that's our government, it's a social contract, you listen to your people and we keeping power, listen to your people, we don't want complete seasfy, that's it, i want

end to the israeli occupation palestinian land. that's not the first time that people in the british capitalmonstrations have been saged worldwide, including in the uk, in support palestins. the chilean capital was also seen of protest, people denounced the us for voting a un security resolution a seasfire in gaza. we have held several demonstrations throughout these days that genocide has been going on and i believe that this is one of the important ones to protest the video that the us made opposing a cease fire. i believe this cannot. 75th anniversary of human rights day by holding an international conference on peace and human rights, the un resident coordinator in iran also att at that event provide an opportunity to discuss an rights in light of the recent gaza. our correspondent has the details. marking human right by shedding light on the atrocities committed by the israeli regime in gaza and how the international community has feel uphold what it considers to be a great humanity's achievement. the foundation of dialogue and solidarity of unified nations fodason held its annual inter

an entity is really occupation of palestinian land. this is not first time that people in the british capital are staging rallies against the regime's crimes in gaza. since october 7, numerous demonstrations have been held worldwide, including the uk in sport of palestinas. the chilan capital was also seen of the... that genocide has been going on and i believe that this is one of the important ones to protest the veto that the us made opposing a cease fire. i believe this can go unpunished. all the professor is gathered outside the us embassy slime washington for supporting the israel. they also w palestin flags. police climbed down on the protests using water cannons to disperse the crowd. a suicide attack by a terrorist group a police station in northwest pakistan. has left at least two dozen people dead, security officials and explosives in track ramed into a police station in demak, a district ofwa province. a group fitted with the pakistan taliban is claim responsibility for a f dawn attack, many of those killed were slipping in civilian clothes, pakistani army has not commented on the

this is not the first time that the people in the british capital stage rallies against these regimes crimes in gaza. since october 7, numes demonstrations have been staged worldwide, including the uk in support of palestinians. the capital was also the scene of a protest people denounced the united states for vedoing a un security council resolution a ceasefire gaza. now another newsran base human rights ngo has marked the 75th anniversary of human rights day by holding annual international conference on peace and human rights. the one resident coordinator in iran attended this year's conference to provide an opportunity to discuss human rights in light of the recent developments in gaza. he was also there. marking human rights day by light on the atrocities committed by the israi regime in gaza, and how the international community has failed to uphold what it considers to be great humanity's achievement. the foundation of dialogue and solidarity of unified nations, fuddasan held its annual international conference on the future of peace and human rights in west asia, as could be exp

this is gaza under attack, coming to you from the british capital, london.t of the 50 days of an israeli onslot on the gaza strip, and it's ongoing incursions in the west bank. a seasfire deal between hamas and israel enters day five. the original four-day deal has now been extended until thursday morning, the com is revealing the scale of destruction caused by seven weeks of israeli bombardment, which killed more than 15,000 palestinians and many thousands injured since october, the seventh. the past four days have been have seen hamas release 50 israeli captives in exchange for 150 palestinian prisoners. another 20 captives will be released in the next two days in exchange for six. palestinians, as part of the deal, around 200 trucks of aid have entered gaza over the past few days, but substantially less aid has made it into the north. meanwhile, relief and danger and anger in the occupied west bank where israel's mass rates and arrests are ongoing. the us secretary of state, anthony blincon is a tour of a divided europe before flying to the region, irelan

end to the israely occupation of palestinian land. this is not the first of the people in the british capital staged rallies against the regime crimes in gaza. since october the 7th, numerous demonstrations have been staged worldwide, including in the uk and support of pales. on gaza. they also went palestinian flags, but please clamped down on the protest using water cannon to disperse the crowd. human rights ngotason has marked the 75th anniversary of human rights day by holding his annual international conference on peace and human rights. the un resident coordinator in iran attended this year's conference which provided an opportunity to discuss the issue of human rights in light of the recent developments in gaza. has the details: marking human rights day by shading light on the atrocities committed by the israeli regime in gaza and how the international community has to uphold what it considers to be a great humanity's achievement. the foundation of dialogue and solidarity unified nations fodasan held it annual international conference on the future of peace and human rights in west asi

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to the israeli occupation of palestinian land. this is not the first time that people in the british capital stage rallies against the regime's crimes in gaza. since october the 7th, numerous demonstrations have been staged worldwide. the protesters gathered outside the us embacy slamming washington for its support of the israely onslot. they also weigh palestinian flags. the police clamped down on the protest using water cannon to disperse the crowd. a correspondent in lebanon mariam has asked the people's opinion about washington's leading role in israel palestinians in gaza. let's take a listen. crimes of war based on international law, the violation of. human rights and human charters and all crimes that resulted from war have been committed by this jewish entity which is occupied palestine, supporting these criminal act is considered as complicity on part of the united states. after these acts that we see from this jewish entity, which is in control of the us decision making, we fear for international law. the us vedo is also a crime and violation of the most basic human rights and inte

in the british capital london a palestinian protesters have once again held a calling for sease far an end. the blood shit in gaza. our correspondent is asked participants about messages they seek to convey to the world. i want palestine to be free, tomorrow, today, free, forever. i wish everyone in palestine, so many people are being killed. uh, recently they done a 4-day fire, which uh, they will not b children, they won't kill anyone, but in those four- day, they were releasing hostages and killing them, they were killing innocent children the street, they were shooting them, and then after. 4 day fire they start killing people and after four days fire they killed up to 10,00 children, men, women and families as as students and locals and like we we have natural alliance with people with the oppressed and like like us coming from previously colonized countries and like us being free like we see the pass in cases like our cause as well like what what the british this as be? in the imperial core like a job, we have a duty to help our brothers and sisters that that are getting master r

yusuf the british capital london pro palestine protesters have once again held the rally calling for sease fire and to the bloodshed in gaza. our correspondent has spoken to participants about the... they wish it can be to the world. i want palestine to be free, free tomorrow, free today, free, forever. everyone in palestine, you know, so many people are being killed, uh, recently done a 4-day sease fire, which uh, he said they will not bomb children, they won't kill anyone, but in those four days se fire, they were releasing hostages and killing them, they were killing innocent children on the street, they were shooting them, and then after the four days fire, they start killing people and after the 4-day cease fight they killed up to 1000 children uh men, women and families as as studen and works and like we have natural alliance with people. with the oppressed and like like us coming from previously colonized countries and like us being free like we see the palestinian causes like our cause as well like what what the british this as being in the imperial core like we have a job li

you're watching gaza under attack coming to you straight from the british capital, london.uestion to karam elli who's been waiting patiently. um, karem, we just saw there many, the contribution and solidarity with the palestinian. and struggle comes in many different forms, you know all too well uh how the israel lobby goes after people who uh speak up for the palestinians, i've seen some of your amazing videos exposing corporate support for settlement expansion, um, what do you have to say to people who get in want to get involved in pro-palestine uh movements, but are afraid of the potential blowback or of the consequences. it's very simple, sometimes points of history and in life, individuals need to take a stand, the same question can be asked to other people in other societies, history, where they've also had despotic rulers and leaders and people have admired those who stood up against them, so it's who you want to be and the light that you want to be in this world, you should aspire towards it, there are... many many action groups locally and nationally that are work

you're watching gaza under attack, coming to you straight from the british capital, london.stinian struggle comes in many different forms, you know all too well how the israel lobby goes after people who speak up for the palestinians, i've seen some of your amazing videos exposing corporate support for settlement expansion, what do you have to say to people who get want to get involved in palestine movements, but are afraid of the potential blowback or of the consequ'. it's very simple, sometimes points of history and in life, individuals need to take a stand, the same question can be asked to other people in other societies history, where they've also had despotic rulers and leaders and people have admired those have stood up against them, so it's who you want to be and the light that you want to be in this world you should... towards it, there are many, many action groups locally and nationally that are working towards creating information packages as well as dedicated days of action, sometimes a weekly basis to keep pressure up and also to keep palestine in the conversati

press, excuse me, writer and political colonist said shahabi is joining us now from the british capital london, mr. shahabi, it's great to have you with us. i want to get your perspective on the resumption of the israeli massacre uh on the palestinians in gaza. hamas has said that uh israel and the united states are the ones that are responsible for the expiration of the seasfire in ghaza? thank you very much, well it is clear that both israel and americans. the war, it's not just the israelis, because israelis said that the truth has finished and we will resume, there were mediations by qatar and others to extend the truth for further periods and if only america wanted that, it would have been done, the truth would have been extended, the attack would not have resumed, so far in the last 24 hours, more than 100% were killed in the israeli attacks on gaza, of course there is a clear distinction and the clear difference between the material power between the fire power of the palestinians and that of the israelis. america could have stopped it, the arab countries, saudi arabia, through i

the blood of palestinian children on their hands. thanks lot sir. instantly joining us from the british capital london. moving on, palestinian writer and political analist jaffa ramini says us's unconditional backing, including in the un emboldens the israeli regime to spill the blood of palestinians and they don't care, they don't care because of one fundamental reason. america, the united states of america, as they say. have their backs, you mentioned the postponement of the resolution and the security council last night for the third time, because america is playing semantics, they are not happy with the wording, they don't like the word cessation of hostilities, they want to change to the agent suspension of hostilities, they don't like that the united nations will be in charge of... distributing the aids into gaza, because that will take it out of the hands of israel, so they are delaying it again, and the world is sitting there being held hostage by the united states veto, nothing but nothing will happen of any good in the middle east or any part of the world unless america gives the gree

this is gaza under attack coming to you from the british capital london. i'm spriza with you for some of the biggest talking points coming out of the ongoing israeli genocidal military campaign in the gaza strip, more than two months since it all began. the israeli regime continues its intense shelling on, southern and central gaza. as health facilities and humanitarian aid efforts crumble under the intense fighting. bloodchet is not limited to the coal enclave, though the palestinian health ministry says israeli occupation soldiers have murdered at least six palestinians and wounded many more in violent raids across the occupied west bank over the past 24 hours. since israel launched its mass murder of palestinians in gaza. it's killed more than 17,00 people. it's also slain more than 270 palestinians in the west bank. here in the uk. "the political establishments express policy of supporting the israeli regime all the way remains unchanged, yet public support for palestinian is strong, so when will israeli ethnic cleansing campaign be stopped, or will it

this is gaza under attack, coming to you from the british capital, london. of the most recent developments. overnight, there have been scores more palestinians killed, bringing the total to north of 20,000 palestinians mattered. at the united nations, the security council adoption of new un resolution to get humanitarian aid into gaza has been delayed. a vote on the arab sponsored resolution, first postponed from monday, has been pushed back until thursday. as council members continue intense negotiations to avoid another veto by the united states. meanwhile, the humanitarian crisis deepens with a unicef report saying displaced children in southern gaza are accessing only 1.5 to two liters of water a day, well below the requirements for survival. the un special coordinator said the bombardment of gaza means 2023 ends as one of the deadliest year with the situation deteriorating on all fronts. the un is also warning about the risk for escalation in the region, citing the possibility of a miscalculation setting off a wider conflict. in the run-up to christmas,

this is gaza under attack, coming to you from the british capital london, outside puraza, with you for some of the biggest talking points coming out of the renewed israel campaign in the gaza strip and its ongoing incursions in the west bank. after. days of heavy bombardment, the israeli regime has extended its attacks in central and southern areas of gaza. palestinians continue to flee south in search of safety that just isn't there. hospitals are buckling under extreme pressure as casualties mount. the un has described the level of fear and panic not seen before, as gasens experienced one of the worst 24 hours since the beginning of the war, nearly two months ago. more than 100 palestinians have been killed in overnight israeli strikes, bringing the death doll since saturday. to more than 800. hamas is fierce fighting has been taking place near the southern city of khan unis where israel claims hamas fighter based. meanwhile hamas has denounced the uk for planning to conduct surveillance flights over the gaza strip, calling it a partner in israel's war. more than 15,500 palestinians

closure of a rail tunnel between london and france, this after unprecedented flooding around the british capitalstar, which operates trains from london to paris, brussels and amsterdam, cancelled all of its services in and out of the city, leaving hundreds stranded in railway stations. more travel chaos is expected as storm gerrit continues to batter the u.k. with high winds and heavy rain. and in south africa, the small town of ladysmith is still reeling from the flash floods that hit on christmas day. the water destroyed 1400 homes and killed 21 people. the death toll is expected to rise as the search continues throughout the weekend. and a passing of note, british actor tom wilkinson died in his u.k. home today. he is best known for films like "the full monty," "michael clayton," and "the best exotic marigold hotel." wilkinson's career spanned film, tv and theatre, earning him two oscar nominations and six bafta nominations. tom wilkinson was 75 years old. still to come on pbs news weekend, a look a back at the epic year in music, and the story of a former police officer rescuing abused and u