Hamas negotiator on Israel's ceasefire violations and new barriers to Palestinian freedom

About this episode

Aaron Maté interviews Hamas negotiator Basem Naim about Israel's ceasefire violations and the challenges facing Palestinian freedom.

As Israel violates the ceasefire with relentless attacks on Gaza, The Grayzone’s Aaron Maté sits down with senior Hamas negotiator Basem Naim in Doha, Qatar. Naim survived the Israeli military’s attack on a gathering of Hamas officials in September. He discusses the UN-endorsed demand that Hamas disarm without a path to Palestinian self-determination; faltering efforts to unify Palestinian political factions; the bid to free political prisoners including Marwan Barghouti; the new Syrian government’s interdiction of weapons shipments to Hezbollah, and more. Guest: Dr. Basem Naim. Doha-based Hamas negotiator and former head of Gaza’s Health Ministry.

People in this episode

Host: Aaron Maté

Guest: Basem Naim

Topics covered

• Israel ceasefire violations
• Palestinian freedom
• Hamas negotiations
• UN demands
• Political prisoners
• Middle East conflict

Keywords

• Hamas
• Israel
• ceasefire
• Palestinian self-determination
• political prisoners
• Basem Naim
• Gaza
• Middle East

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Hamas, UN, Hezbollah

Places: Qatar, Syria, Gaza

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