of the canadian defenders for human rights from ottava ontario, and also joining us we have paul larudi from free palestine movement from berkeley. gentlemen, i would like to welcome to you both uh and i would also like to begin with, firos, if that's all right, uh, let's begin by talking about the impunity of israel, despite numerous violations of international law, israel continues to act with impunity, how is it that the global community, particularly the western powers, turn a blind eye to these actions for us? yes, um, really, now we're in the one year anniversary of the flood of aqsa, and this one year was very... difficult one year for the region of west asia, middle east and also for the whole world, as we can see there was a big uprising and a big awakening uh to stand up and and and to raise the voice of the palestinians and we see that the western regimes unfortunately are the main supporters and suppliers for this blood thirsty wolf as imam khamenei calls this regime and and we can see how much bloodshed they have been shiding in this one year um playing the victim card you

larudi, for being with us in this conversation. i was happy to be with you. reactions to tehran's millionth friday prayer and the historic sermons of the revolutionary leader continue in the world media. the show of power of the iranian people against the zionist regime was the headline of many regional and world newspapers this morning. tv channels have been present many times in the past day and night the experts analyzed this friday prayer . the historical and exceptional moment is the description of the france 24 reporter from the friday speech of the supreme leader of the revolution. first of all, i must say that this is a historic and exceptional moment that ayatollah khamenei is a prayer speaker after 5 years. it is friday in tehran. the leader of iran emphasized that the roots of the war in the region are due to the presence of those who claim to defend peace. he specifically mentioned america and some european countries. the historical moment that most of the prominent networks of the world addressed. cnn reporter magnificent description of the comme

both of you being with me on the spotlight move human rights activist out of houston texas and paul larudy co-founder free palestine movement out of berkeley california and thank you viewers for being with us on another spotlight and marzia hashimi signing out for myself and other crew right here in tehran hope to see you right here next time goodbye. you're press of headlines on the first anniversary of alexa flood operation. hamos hail's operation as a turning point in palestinan resistance against israeli occupation forces. thes well the resistance movement carries out new attacks on israel, hitting the city of hyfa northern occupied territories with afaty won missiles. and iran's president says the country's retiratory operation against israel was aimed to stopping regime's crimes and aggression in the region.

larudi, you were a pro-palestinian activist for many years, after the al-akhsham storm , we talked many times in the same program. i remember once that the zionist regime the refugees had attacked in gaza and killed more than 100 people. you mentioned that this is the cost that the palestinian people paid for their freedom. they are paying . exactly, you said, the palestinian people have not yet paid the necessary price for their complete freedom. since that day, i may have thought about your words many times. we are now on the eve of october 7 and the storm of al- aqsa . the reality of the martyrs is far more than this , and we see the genocide, siege and displacement of the palestinian people. what was your statement, why do you think the palestinian people should pay so much? pay more for their freedom. well, in fact, i said that what i said was worse than this. i said that the palestinians have not yet paid the price for their freedom. what i meant is very simple. we know that the palestinians are not free. and they didn't taste the fullness of freedom, so they. until now, every sac

both of you being with me on this spotlight move human rights act. is out of houston, texas and paul larudy, co-founder free palestine movement out of uh berkeley, california, and thank you viewers for being with us on another spotlight, i'm marza hashimi, signing out for myself and other group right here in tehran, hope to see you right here next time, goodbye. law, this is justice, this is true, strike from channels hiding fear, but their answer loud and clear, for every monster, for every cry, your empire cry. will say goodbye rise hide through fire we rice st one of thousand here are christts collaps no more patience no more trap you in for one but more alive. for every strike, the world will see, the chains are gone, we will be free, your powers, your feeling grows near, for justice comes and it is he, but now you know we win the fire, steal a show, the table turn, the fight is long, but we moving, we stand strong, all the time. keeping you up to date with world news every half hour on press tv the hezbollah resistant movement carries out new attacks on israel hitting the city of hafa

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of you being with me on the spotlight, movi, human rights activist out of houston, texas and paul larudyco-founder free palestine movement out of berkeley, california. and thank you viewers for being with us on another spotlight, i'm marza hashimy, signing out for myself and other crew right here in tehran, hope to see you right here next time, goodbye. october 7th marked new chapter in israel's history. they were stunned by the unexpected turn of events. now the big question is, can israel restore its shuttered image after the seismic shift in its narrative. as the new year began, the gaza conflict persisted. on january 1st, the israeli army withdrew its tanks from some areas of gaza, but fighting and heavy bombardment continued in other parts of the strip. on january 11th, south africa, a country that has suffered from apartite for years acute. used israel of genocide in gaza at the international court of justice, icj. ironically israel dismissed the accusation as baseless. on january 26th, the icj ordered israel to do everything in its power to stump the genocide in gaza, but refraine

paul larudi joining us out of a berkley california from the free palestine uh movement to our rolling uh coverage here uh paul pleasure to have you on um your initial thoughts uh uh paul with respect to iran's retaliatory missile operation uh last night targeting tel aviv. well, this is unavoidable. iran did it... duty and it iran did what it was, it had really very little choice but to do this, it uh, it could not allow israel or even the united states to act with impunity, so at some point um, iran was going to have to defend the itself and the region, basically, um, 'if it's all, if it has allies, it has to defend its allies and its allies have to defend iran, so there was no choice in this matter, it was sooner or later, and some people think maybe iran was too patient, and i understand um, the president saying that possibly he, he may have um taken more time than uh than preferred because of the deception that was placed on him by the united states, so all of these things are factors that meant that this had to happen, but let's face it, let's look at the the reality, israel is a