🇵🇸 Have Palestinian leaders failed their people? | Head to Head
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- The deadline of the latest round of US-sponsored Israeli-Palestinian peace talks is looming. But can it produce an agreement after decades of failure?
For more than 20 years, from the Madrid talks in 1991 up to recent times, Dr Saeb Erekat has been negotiating peace with the Israelis - without success.
In this episode, Mehdi Hasan goes head to head with Dr Erekat on the shortcomings of the Palestinian strategy, and whether his government's alleged corruption and human rights abuses have played a part.
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watching this over 4 years later ... still didnt see any improvement for the Palestinians.. in fact its only getting worse.
he died, after achieving nothing or even leting us deteriorate
Boycott USA and Israeli Products.
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I agree
Now Israel has gone Far Right
@@Via.Dolorosa what r u doing?
I‘m watching this interview in tears on october 27th 2023. You can feel his frustration and his pain. His hopelessness and after 7 years it looks worse then ever.
I’m watching this when Al Shifa hospital 🏥 has collapsed and children 🧒 👦 👧 elderly, Drs, and volunteers are in a siege with snipers on the outside of hospital 🏥 and those inside have no electricity, water, food, medicines or fuel ⛽️ for machines to work. People are screaming 😱 and dying in pain and soon it’ll be nothing more than a graveyard 🪦 without any coverage. Its awful to watch this Genocide But seeing this video now adds to my understanding of the depth of this issue. Its so sad how the cards were always stacked against the Palestinian people and in favor of Israel 🇮🇱. Obvious to me There was Never a two state solution.
I understand why Norman Finkelstein gave up on it. This genocide and the loss of an entire people will be upon these Palestinian leaders. The blood 🩸 on all these peoples hands 🙌 who could’ve done better for the Palestinians is evident. This is so sad 😞
😢😢
This man is so honest and straight.
And he has the best quality of regret and acceptance which can be seen on his face.
Almost all leaders around the world don't accept their mistakes but they always divert things when they face a situation in which their mistakes are discussed.
He’s my 1st cousin and he really is sincere like that!
He is showing that he accepts his mistakes because his claims are false pretenses. look at our situation right now you! by doing so , you will have a clear idea about the results of negotiations that he is committed to. Words never ending .....
@@kalzyoungso why do you have no subscribers.? 😅
This is why I trust Norman. He also never called Jeffrey Epstein a friend.
So sad to hear he passed away due to covid
What.. no way. That's so sad. Just came across this video
@@5thdawg917 same :/
They killed him too
I'm sorry who passed away ?
@@user-ob4cc1jl5h The guy that was speaking for Palestine
What a good man. Well intentioned, admit mistakes and speak the truth. I love him.
RIP Dr Erakat. Love 💕 Namibia
Having watched this in July 2020, the situation has only gotten worse and I wonder how they dealt with disappointment after that April 29th they had targeted
I light of the fact that the 2 state solution is dead maybe the question that should have been asked Is: Has the Jewish leadership of the apartheid state failed their people?
@@ashleyKennedy5 Yes that should be the question. For the Jewish people, they have done them well with free land, housing and jobs. For Non Jewish, they built open air prisons and continuously make their lives unbearable. The world sits on the fence and turns their backs on the Palestinians. Only God will give them justice in the hereafter. Palestine 🇵🇸 🇵🇸 🌹
The Palestinian negotiator is an admirable man. All my respects to him. I really hope one day Palestine and Israel will come to an understanding and live in peace.
Isreal is a criminal
No, deep in your heart you want full Palestine, ❤️ from Kuwait 🇰🇼
@Ely Gallego "given"? Land that they stole from the Palestinians in the first place
How nice of em
@Suman Chettri I'm not. Palestinian and I don't recognize so call Israel as a Country their is only Palestine !
@Ely Gallego first off all there was no Israel in 1948 Zionism went to Palestine killed and steal Palestine people land and Call it Israel with the help of Britain so you idiot go read history you have no excuse to be ignorant now !
He so honest it makes me sad how they treat him
im sure he'll cry all the way to his rolls royce lol
@@operator9858 Go back to french fry station #9.
@@KentonJoseph you may support the pali's, but if you think the plo leadership is doing them any favors you just arent paying attention.
@@operator9858 He doesn't have one
Operator 9 your a moron
This man has such a beautiful soul, and he really had what I'm desperately looking for in other politicians.. empathy.
After being trough a life time of horror, this man had so much empathy to share. My heart is broken, I am in tears. I really hope he is in a better place now and at peace...
You should try stand up comedy
He is a joke and a miserable failure
@@samerassaf1144 why?
@@samerassaf1144 Why so flippant ?
How can you deal with a person who doesn't recognize you as human ?
this dude just can't go easy on anyone. What an unbiased journalist!
he's doing his job....and doing it really well. its his job to hold Saeb Erekat's feet to the fire and ask the difficult questions. there's no point in just asking him easy questions
It's a real shame this gentleman couldn’t see a free democratic country.
Rest In Peace Sir💚
Bottom line is that neither Israel and the Palestinians are going anywhere, so there has to be some agreement between them which doesn't include Hamas.
Absolutely.
41:00 beautiful question and touching reply😔
Honestly brought a tear to my eyes..
Incredibly sad that he won’t be able to see what his years of work may have resulted in. may his soul Rest In Peace.
He died?
Yes he did in 2020
Welp... Maybe for the best 😢.
@@hadikhan5197was he killed?
He said in my lifetime but he's dead 😭
Nooo.... This broke my heart. May Allah have mercy on his lovely soul.
Such an inspiration to watch Dr. Saeb Erekat speaking and giving hope. May his soul rest in peace and his wishes for a free and prosperous Palestine become true.
The king of all mistakes is to make the US as a negotiator in this deal.
Britain
No one made them that's the problem
@@truthseeker1068 power made them
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Britian and US are real culprits in this issue . UN was made to make others fool , shame on UN which is not fullfilling it,s agendas about human rights .
"Employ your hearing skills" 🤣, that really hurt mahdi
Witty is Mehdhy Hassan also Attea listens Mehdhy Hassan songs I love it
Actually English speakers who want to hide facts from the world to be heard they are trained in speaking in such a way they hide what they want to be hidden from the world BCS Mehdy represents to Muslim world n some times even he xposese the dark shades of Muslim representatives by their duplicity n double standards at public n Mehdy Hassan the way he raised the questions it creates twists n unexplainable if Ur not pure at facts provisions n they say improve Ur listening rather many goras or English ones hide their weaknesses at the xpense of accent way
lol and when he said I am going to employ my speak king skills
Timestamp pls
@@untitled6391 9:02
They absolutely failed us
absolutely.... what Algeria did with the French, must be their dream, but Palestine is not Algeria, and the Holy Land, the designated center of the earth, to the Abrahamic system is the midway point between MiddleEast(hence its name) Europe Asia, from Yemen to Jerusalem a major trading/commerce/tribal religious location, with so much history and territorialismZms , culture , migration up against the Beast System , pharoaic bloodlines still playing to rule the earth and all its inhabitants......
Erekat was a good man, may he rest in peace. But Arafat not only failed, i would say even betrayed his people. Hamas was running hospitals and feeding poor widows and orphans in Palestine while he was living in exile in Tunis, after being thrown out of Jordan and Lebanon for starting trouble there. Then Israel had the genius idea to bring Arafat back, and promised him his own international airport and lots of aid if he agreed to carve up Palestinian land into A, B, and C pieces that were defined as either more, or less, Israeli. Even Netanyahu said, some areas were designated as military priority, but what military priority was never defined, so effectively Israel could do what it wanted while Arafat controlled his people and raked in the dollars and international aid and got to enjoy the privileges of a head of state. The Palestinian people got nothing from this except normalized repression, with help from their "own" government, which got 40 thousand automatic rifles as part of the Oslo deal with which to control the Palestinian population.
@@rosechain6255 exactly!! Peaceful protests and negotiations are a joke. It clearly hasnt been working, really Palestinians should just take arms at this point. No Wonder hamas did a good job in taking gaza back
Because they never presented peace terms Israel could accept. Unfortunately the time for a settlement was a long long time ago. This negotiator is a joke
@@vivekapte2835 He wasn’t a great leader. His intentions might of been pure and good but he missed out on some “great” deals from what I’ve heard. But I always will hold Israel responsible. This is just how I feel. We are dealing with some of the most deceiving leaders on earth. (Israeli government)
It's 2020, and Palestine DIDN'T "come back to the map!"
well in Palestine we never hear or see these interviews I wonder why?! someone does not want us to see them! again I wonder why!
U need to elect him he is a lion, compassionate and see it as it's
@@codyham9508 elect who? btw I prefer to elect humans not animals. Cuz animals bite their own ppl.
@@ameer6717 Do u guys have the right to hold election in ur country
@@withlove6435 what is election?
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He very eloquent speaker and that statement “ palestinian state will happen in my lifetime” was hopeful until tonight that i found out that we lose him and that statement that one day we will see a liberated land of palestine dimmer than ever.😞
Alfatihah. May Allah the Most Merciful forgave his sin and place him in Jannah.
I felt sad for the death of saeb erakat may Allah grant him jannah
Mamay Allah put you in his group on judgment day .say amen
He did his best to advocate for Palestinians
@@Stoptheagression. clearly not .he did his best to fill his pockets and will judge him for that .but if you think he did good you shouldn't be mad when i say may God put with him you should say amen. Clearly you gave some reservations
@@samerassaf1144 And you should say the opposite. You will have your reservations as well.
@@onlyabudi may Allah include me with the marterd. And have revenge on the traders. Say amen
I am saddened to hear that US have failed to reach a solution proposition that makes happy both parts, Israelis and Palestinians. This was bound to happen when they openly take a side and can't make both parties in negotiations give up something for the sake of peace. And is disgraceful even more knowing how badly Jews were persecuted in the past and all the world knows their pain and instead of being the first to speak and protect human rights they have became the persecutors. It gives me such a weird feeling honestly. I saw a jew that was speaking against the Israel policy once and I realized that this is a politixal regime product. Centuries after they will be remembered with shame. I just wish they can find peace and live as human beings regardless of what they are Israelis or Palestinians.
They aren't failed, its just because their enemies are too strong....
@@Soso.-._. Really??? Who helped Israel in 1967 war against 6 Arab nations?????
@@Soso.-._.why so bitter ?
They have two enemies, shyateen against them. Israel and the USA.
Excellent, one of the best sessions ...
"The Palestinians have a right to be angry - but that anger should be directed at their leaders for roads not taken, decisions not made, and golden opportunities squandered." - Herb Keinon - 9/15/20
I strongly agree!
I am a French guy working as security agent.
Take a look to Meurice hotel in Paris.
I worked there when the president of Palestine visit Paris for almost 3 weeks in 2016.
The room he choose coast 15000€ the night. It's a big appartement to the top of the hotel. I blocked the elevator for him and his guard, and when I said to them hello no one answer me back accept one man who smile to me and reply with no sound but his lips. The president look at me from head to toe and turn his back. Few months after that I convert to Islam and when I'm thinking about that, I can't stop telling myself why he had this behaviour as a muslim. Things are not done because of his good position. I sincerely hope he will change or leave to someone who really want to fight into the right path.
Strength and honor to all are suffering.
la hawla wa la quwwata illa billah.
It is easy to criticise and judje others. Imagine what you wil do or have done if you had been in his shoes. I understand how difficult, complex the situation in Palestine is, especially with all the control and abuse of the Israeli government and its repressing rules . This man has done his best . My deepest admiration to him. 🙏 RIP
Dr Norman Finklestein says it as it is, he is honest, down to earth and he speaks for the peace
Rest in peace Dr Saeb Erekat.
Thank you for putting this together 🇬🇧
Mahdi is a respectable man Brilliant Man
Sir please give subtitles with every program, i will be very thankful to you
Sincere
Today I again seek redress & peace for Palestine ...going forward in the name of love x 💜
The legitimacy and credibility they bring to the table is just so entertaining
He said it will get ugly, and now look what’s happening
He talks a lot about saving Israelis, tells you where his interest lies. He should be concerned only about the Palestinians and let the Israelis worry about their own people
i like the guy but as a Palestinian i can tell you for sure he lies about corruption .
Yeah sure "limonov" as a "Palestinian"
@@aneesniazi7918 zionist trolls is what they are
@@YavuzSelim1981 so now we control the government of our enemies?
Hahaha
@@nonolo8175 you dont control sisi of Egypt?
Why you like this guy? For twenty years he has been chief “negotiator” and in that time the Palestinian people are poorer and no nearer peace than ever before! Check out his Tim Sebastian interviews to see how USELESS he is!
When someone makes so many mistakes I think it's time for them to leave their chair and let someone else take control.
So that someone else can also make more mistakes? That's such a naive reaction... The more mistakes he made, made him more wiser and experienced when it came to future decisions, but noooooooo, let someone else come in who'll potentially make the same and more mistakes
He died, so the chair is empty 😢
You are NOT terrorists my friend. I support your cause to free your Country and create your new one.
I saw this show a year ago
RIP Dr.Saeb Erekat 1955-2020
Israel isn't listening to the whole world, u expect it to negotiate with this man or Anyone, Israel doesn't need to negotiate period.
"doesn't want"
God, I can feel his patience is running thin & he is doing the best he can with what he has. God bless this man.
Pls add the subtitle
RIP king ❤️
this dude is good!! Love the way he slapped mehdi around....
Your siding with the guy who leeches of the back of the displaced people... must be bias to think like that
@@enlightenyourself8555 very
Yes.
Where we are now.... 😢
Negotiations with israel is just an eye wash. Palestine has no leverage or any influence to negotiate with the occupation
zaxx19
If you are an Israeli you should be ashamed of your arrogance. You must not forget that you owe your existence to the sympathies of people towards persecuted Jews. Or was that a trick?
@@anaesthesia1549 Those who sympathiez with jews claim that Israel belongs to the jewish values.
@@anaesthesia1549 What arrogance? Shooting back when attacked?
aviel ego
Occupation and land theft are NOT Jewish values.
Jack Kessler
They attack in response to extrajudicial assassination of their leaders by the IDF. Israel then murders in thousands including women and children. This is part of premeditated ethnic cleansing of Palestinians. Some Israeli politician call it 'seasonal mowing of the grass'.
Palestinian need new, young, and energetic leadership.They also need unity and one goal because their cause is dealing around the world even in the Arab and Muslim world.
# Free Palestinian from the river to the sea. Love ❤️ and Support from the people of Somalia 🇸🇴.
Rip to this great guy
I'm watching this 4 years later and all I can say is. Ja neh
The israelis are supposed to make peace with this kind of people?!
47 long minutes and finally at the very end, it is a woman who asks the right question so he can give the most truthful one of his own. Imagine if the all the heads of state around the world were woman. What an amazing world this could be.
May allah grant him highest rank of jannah.
Funny
This is the first man on this show that actually admitted doing something wrong.
Way back in history, The area came from Canaan, Levant and Philitine. Jews and Palestinians have claims to the land so they should share it, even though Jews have historically been there for the longest time. As Danny indicated, this war will never resolve due to the religious goals of both sides, as both need the other side out forever. The other issue is that the terrorists get way too many £billions every year from the UN so it is in their interest to keep the war simmering for as long as possible to access the UN "pity me" treasure chest. If the PLO accepted peace and an equal share of land we would not be in this war today. Hamas are sub-human evil so no joy there, ever.
He is such a great diplomatic speaker, however Palestine doesn't need diplomacy!
It's like opening a Luis Vitton store in the desert!
Yes, absolutely!
He has a useless position and all he is offering nothing but hollow promises he can't keep
Matt Brum will what can he do he doesn’t have an Air Force nor army or navy
@@khaledjarrar315 that's the point.
Matt Brum so what do you propose to solve this issue
Khaled Jarrar I would suggest you learn from past mistakes and not get your emotions and pride get the better of you. Accept the deal the Israelis offer even if its only 90% of the 1967 territories and even if it doesn’t include Jerusalem and even if you can’t let millions of Palestinian refugees back into Israel all at once. Accept reality as it is now and stop living in the past because that was always your people’s mistake from 1917 up until now and until you face that mistake and take accountability for it and force yourself not to repeat it even at the cost of your pride and ego you will never get a state of your own. If you live in the past you can’t accept the present, if you can’t accept the present you won’t have a future.
Nadav I totally agree I don’t like the Palestinian government
Mehdi plz interview him again...in the current climate
He is dead
@@wadhaa5045 He is actually dead today
He passed away
I like how he was very straightforward and gave answers to the point, truly admirable personality, Palestine shall be free again inshallah
Mehdi just just bought the best out of him.. Never heard him before, never liked him more.. Than today.. 🤗
I love all ALL Palastiniens and peaceful jews.
His dead.
42:12 i love this phrase
Such an honorable man. His patriotism to his country is obvious. RIP sir
5 minutes in and the interviewer is like dude stop with the peace and start fighting
exactly, instead asking who is actually responsible for them not taking the deal, it was Arafat that didn't take it and then Hamas trowing sticks in the wheels of peace process from day 1...
They don't failed their people, they're powerless. If you can't help yourself you can't help anyone.
Yes they failed us.
"the sad thing that breaks my heart is that i really dont want my children to be sucide bombers, is that too much to ask ?"
We don’t have any suicide bombing in Palestine!!
@@staticcouch135 This tremendous injustice happening to Palestine, causes devastation,grief and disappoint for anyone leaving under this circumstances. The way America handled the wars,has contributed masively in the flourishing of ISIS,turning them against the world and their government.I think that's what he has in mind when he brings suicide bombers. Palestinians are being blamed for their own deaths(Israel justifies every killing with"They pose a threat to us.They suport terrorism.")At some point someone could say"Ive been robbed,my family killed ,I'm being accused of being the perpetrator when I'm the victim and there is no point for me to live"And that's when the suicide bombing comes to play.Izrael and their Zionists would love this.Even if their innocent people would be killed in masses,they dont care about people.Only politics.
Son of cannanites? I used to respect Erekat, but that is hilarious. It cannot deserve any respect at all.
most Palestinians have Cannanite DNA
@@GC-yw1mn but mostly Palestinians and Palestinians Also have DNA of nabateans so that just proves the point that Palestinians where the founders of the land
Ask about the rejected deals of a two state solution.
i cried listening to him, may God have mercy on your soul mr erakat.
THis guy is fouseytubes uncle haha
Really? 😂😂
Wut
Very suspicious editing of Professor Hollis's point. Contrast this interview with that of Danny Ayalon and you will see clear changes in the interviewing style. Unsurprising.
And here we are, seven years later…
10:07 not a fan of Israel but the Arabs are not Natufians nor Canaanaites
Exactly. I'd like to see the Palestinian who referred to himself as a Canaanite or Natufian before 1917.
Billion dollar gave to PLO.. from abroad ,,but the Plaestinian civilian still in poor condition..Why ? Where is the money??
Because the Palestinian authority and hamas are completely corrupt and steal the money for themselves
@@chrissyknott9485 Exactly. They are no friends of the Palestinian people!
Best and useful debate. We can learn more knowledge and experience from such debates.
Allah rahmet eylesin seni Dr Saed Erekat.
May he rest in peace, even though he failed to keep his promise he at least tried his best.
Yes, and so has the west and 'int community' esp UN & BRICs
he never said in sha Allah? atleast say once.
Waleed Murtaza I was hoping that Mehdi would say that.. let’s say In shaa Allah
What makes him muslim
He did not say it because all the audience are not Muslim.
Good Man. He is very honest and admits his mistakes
And that is why we should keep out of Palestinian/Israeli business.
R.I.P he died from COVID 19
So sad
Dont know what to say about his guy......I hope he is right. But I dont believe him. Need to research more on him have a more informed opinion on the guest.
When I look at this man I get more angry. And this is 7 years ago. Look what our brothers and sisters is going through now, just because..... someone who doesn't want to stand up directly for his people. Noway. Building for vistors imagine and people is suffering. Wow. 🇿🇦❤️🇵🇸😢😢😢😢😢
When haven't they.
i enjoyed this. finally someone (trying) to hold the PA accountable
He keeps saying he did his best and keeps resigning and then reassuming his post again and again since 1993.
This Mehdi was too good. Present day MSNBC-Mehdi is a shadow of his former self.
R.I.P.
Mehedi hasan learn to be respectful pls
U don't have to retaliate Ur guest when he just had an witty remark
He is on his age and should be respected
+pure delhiite Hasan has every right to go after him, they are failing to stand against Israel and call for active resistance.
Hasan just love hearing his voice all the time.He thinks he knew it all.And many people deceived by his sarcasm and know-it-all mindset.Shameful interviewer.
"the minute we learn from our mistakes, we will bring Palestine back to the map"
Palestine never existed as an official country, no capital, currency…with a president or king or leader.
The leaders of Palestine have not shown direction to her people as would have been expected
2019...
Rest in Peace Saeb Erekat. Que Dios te tenga en su gloria
Ojalá esté en el infierno. no no no, está en el infierno... es un asasino y ladrón contra su pueblo. fue un traidor y nada más. un más perrito en el infierno glorioso. La verdad Chicito desde un Palestino real.
Ill be honest and say that i dont know who he was..i happened to cross a video here on youtube on November 10th. Ive discussed the topic of the ordeal in Palestine as far as occupation with ftiends of mine to try and grasp the full scope of the laast 60 years or so. I only heard him talk for first time on november 10th and was very glad to learn that there is an emissary of peace from palestine side. Human is still a Human and all deserve to be acknowledged and respected when they part from this life. I sympathize for all who have suffered all these years and I hope that some kind of true peace is established for all in your region.
I wonder. Are there any half palestinian half Israelis in ur region?
@@JayBugi ¿por qué hablas en Inglés? ¡Creía que eres español!
@@ameer6717 hablo los dos idiomas. Si lo prefieres, lo ablare. Tu eres de Palestine? Eres espanol o hispano?