US policy is leading to a wider war: Jeffrey Sachs on Middle East tensions | UpFront
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- Marc Lamont Hill discusses US policy in the Middle East and the risks of escalation with renowned scholar Jeffrey Sachs.
Six months into Israel’s war on Gaza, fears of a wider conflict in the Middle East are mounting. On April 13, Iran launched more than 300 drones and missiles towards Israel in an unprecedented attack. The strike came after Israel’s April 1 bombing of the Iranian consulate in Damascus, Syria that killed two top generals.
Israel vowed retaliation and, less than a week later, reportedly launched a drone strike on Isfahan, in central Iran. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said the United States has “not been involved in any offensive operations”. But the US government has announced new sanctions on Iran, including on its drone production, and urged de-escalation.
So what lies ahead? And is the US doing enough to avert a wider regional conflict?
On UpFront this week, Marc Lamont Hill talks to Columbia University Professor and Special Advisor to the United Nations Jeffrey Sachs about US foreign policy and rising tensions in the Middle East.
Shame on US
Shame on Biden
@@michaelhunziker7287 And on his administration!
Proud that US just passed 95 Billion is foreign military aid - that's really bad for you Siyam
@@user-sq3qk5zy5swhy can’t Israel just go back to being the world’s punching bag 😂😂😂there was less tension back then
@@user-sq3qk5zy5s …and bad for all Americans who need the money here for its own people.
How and when has Israel ever been a "peace loving" nation? How is what Israel has done to the Palestinians for over 76 years NOT terrorism?
Israel's survival has been, and is based on violence and lies.
hmm crickets! look at all the people avoiding the hard questions
When are the Christian nations going to stop invading the lands of others through warfare. This is not the Christianity of the Bible. Rev 13 more like it
Peace is the mirage. When has peace ever existed? Violence is life. False Peace, False Democracy, False Socialism, False Communism… sheep herders meat butchers, fish netting, man slaving. Tell me when there is ever peace. This is about life, consciousness, love. Not peace. Consider the war, death, and life within each biological life form. Peace is when nothing is moving, nothing is going on, no leaves are falling, no clouds are forming. Love and cherish, question all authorities. That’s a must. Taking Advantage is War. Feeding into it is war. Prejudice and racial supremacy is war. Now harmonizing is a real goal. Peace is a carrot in front of a captured domesticated human.
Peace-loving. INCLUDE A HYPHEN.
Israel has to face accountability for Gaza genocide
Both sides should be accountable for the war crimes of committed during the actions of this war
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And by default, the American taxpayers, I’m afraid. Nothing can make up for what we’ve done though
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Warum so unsachlich antworten. ?!
So does the United States.
Prof. Sachs is 100% right except for one thing. It isn’t just young people around the world that are aghast. I’m 65 and I am absolutely horrified and repelled by the murderous attack upon the civilian population of Gaza and in the West Bank.
55 and right there with you. Israel had the right to defend itself on Oct. 7
It failed miserably.
I'm 62 and I 💯 percent agree with you!
US has an arrogance of another kind...
But can back up that arrogance.
The President don't know the word Iron Clad
@@colberthunter12 black was the last puppet in office... i think biden is white?>
Mehn
When US has a Veto power at the UN, it means Israel has a veto power at the UN.
When your government is controlled by a country in the middle east you have already lost the argument.
When your government is controlled by _an artificial country that should not exist in the middle east_ you have already lost the argument.
Nope its the other way around.
Our politicians don't take orders from anybody they do what they want to do and have their friends in the media lie to you, me
@@paullooney2522 the Israel lobby owns congress.
@@paullooney2522 the Israhell lobby owns congress.
This was before the US vetoed the admission of Palestine to the UN.
Basically shows that the US is still the obstacle to a just solution. Shameful.
Even worse is the reason the U.S. rep Robert Wood gave: “We have long called on the Palestinian Authority to aundertake necessary reforms to help establish the attributes of readiness for statehood and note that Hamas, a terrorist organisation, is currently exerting power and influence in Gaza - an integral part of the State envisioned in this resolution,” he said.
The U.S. UN representative is not stupid. He knows Hamas' military wing, which (like the IDF) has committed terrorist acts, makes up about a 1/3 of the org while the other 2/3 is a bureaucracy of administrators, politicians, etc. Even if the military wing stopped its operations today Hamas would not suddenly vanish and disappear into thin air. Just a pitifully pathetic excuse to block Palestine's admission into the UN.
Sadly 😢😢😢😢
The veto makes the UN a JOKE! They need to get rid of the ability of ONE criminal nation to exert control over all other nations!
U.S just blocked the UN resolution to recognize Palestinian membership!!! Nobody is talking about that!!
It was probably recorded and aired in AJ BEFORE the vote. Uploaded onto YT after
Because Palestine is hamas. Bringing them in would mean bringing in a terrorist organization into the UN.
I agree it's very sad that Palestine wanted to have their own state so Israel and Palestine won't harm each other anymore however I don't understand why the current US govt voted no for it but that's what US suggested before way back 15 yrs I believe as per some reports, come on US take responsibility on killings And support of military aid ,,,,no more bombs and wrong sanctions
We already know that Nethenyahu's government never wanted a two state solution and effectively stymied it. But this US veto makes one wonder whether this two-state farce is an Isreali-US conspiracy.
@@icebish4220because apparently, Netanyahu controls the Biden administration. At this point, Biden's words and faux threats mean absolutely nothing!
Jeffrey Sachs a truthful and a principled man.
I like you jeffery Sachs. Finally a wise American, with empathy
They have empathy when they are weak
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Sie haben eine ganz merkwuerdige
Einstellung.
Empathie bedeutet keinenfalls Schwäche!
Vielleicht ist das Wort Empathie Ihnen bis jetzt ein Fremdwort geblieben?!
Empathy is perhaps an odd word to you?
The US has never wanted or agreed to a two state policy.that is why after 70years we are in this dilemma.
Because Jus are running the US.
Both houses of US parliament, current and many past foreign ministers, Donald Trumps son-in-law and daughter and many big business leaders and Hollywood are Jus.
Agree, they saying it public.
Same time they have tried to get Palestine to forget about two states behind the curtain,
us responsible politicians as usual 😢
They even said to Palestine leader if you say that you don't want two state solution, you could be invited to the white house !??
It's just unbelievable...
What is the US in this organisation, we should ignore it.
Whatever makes you feel better - you're just talking to talk - this could've been ALL finished back in 2009 - but Abbas never bothered to respond to all of gaza and 94% of west bank - you blew it
When are the Christian nations going to stop invading the lands of others through warfare. This is not the Christianity of the Bible. Rev 13 more like it
The US talks from both sides of their mouth.
It speaks with forked tongue.
Can we vote for this man as president of USA?
I agree entirely with your comments.
I hope that the American administration here’s you and I hope that the criminal nantanyahu watches this program.
Nantanyahu can’t let this happen he will have egg on his face and than he may face criminal charges at home. He really should be arrested by the international police for crimes against humanity.
*Professor Jeffrey Sachs*
He will become the servant of who you know.
Just wondering what was Iran to do, given that Israel is killing Iranians whenever it feels like? Isreal alone is attacking other countries in the region and committing genocide in Palestine, yet no one holding Israel accountable? Jewish people who are calling for a ceasefire are also being arrested in some European countries, it is just sickening.
if there is a real use of the 'mind blown' emoji, it is here.
@@ShivamDhawan I don't get your point, may be because like the millions of people around globe, I am traumatised by watching the genocide in real time.
Just wondering what do you thing Israel was to do, given that Palestinians were killing and kidnapping Jews whenever they felt like it?
Who besides Israel is holding Hamas accountable?
You don't understand what genocide means if you think that's what Israel is doing. You just heard it said somewhere and know it's a bad thing so you think it help your argument. I promise it doesn't. You just sound dumb.
It is disgusting.. to let Israel to keep committing all these crimes... Western politicians you should be ashamed of your acts... how dare you are to
support Israel in their genocide in Gaza and their aggressions all over the middle east...
And shame on you US for using your veto on the Two States Solution...
Iran has the right to defend themselves
Netanyahu must go to court and spend the rest of his life in prison
And other Zionazis, all those complicit!
For life
Agree
As well as Biden, both Bushes, Obama, Clinton, and all war mongers . Israel is Biden's "ride or die", which is GROSSSS
Jeffrey Sachs is a good man.
Why can we not have these people in government? Rationality, morality, and foresight.
At the stage if your not a criminal scumbag the parties won't let you play.
Because smartness and education got nothing to do with ambition and thirst of power, which politics is
He's not what the monied class wants
Because we won't vote for them?
@@RobinHerzigthat's why. ... .
Genocide in Gaza will never be forgotten for generations to come…the worst holocaust in the human history
That’ll teach them - words mean nothing, need to take the stick out for them to behave
With Rwanda
@@user-sq3qk5zy5s but the jews didn't learn at all.
Really? It's not even actually genocide. People like you don't even seem to know what that actually means. You just know it's bad so you say it thinking it helps your argument, but you just sound dumb.
Israel would have to be killing literally every Arab person they could find for it to be actual genocide. That's not what they're doing. They're fighting to eliminate a terrorist organization, and they have every right to do that.
It's absolutely nothing like the holocaust, and it's not even the worst war of the last year.
Maybe think next time before writing some nonsense like this.
Israel is fighting terrorism. That's not genocide. You clearly don't understand what genocide really is.
And no the war against Hamas is has caused nowhere near the level of destruction the Jews faced in the actual halocaust. You're delusional if you think they're anything alike
Great to see Mark Lamont Hill back on television.
I wish this conversation was held after the us veto at the un meeting but this was still an amazing conversation I hope J. Sachs can come back for another episode.
thank you for finally having a man who speaks truth to power
I first heard of Jeffery Sachs from the PBS documentary Commanding Heights, back when I was a teenager. Learning about his career motivated me to get a degree in economics. This man is a genius, and people should listen to him.
I first got introduced to him via his Development Economics text book while doing my undergraduate degree in Economics. Since then, I have read many of his works - a very intelligent and principled academic & human.
Yeah, I barely learned about him in 2022 just when the Ukraine Russia War sparked. That's when I began to pretty much commit my time to understanding what was happening, and this gentlemen really just blew me away. One of my heroes today, along with Michael Hudson. Wish our leaders had even a fraction of their sense and wisdom.
US voted against Palestinian recognition at UN
How can anyone trust the global west again?
The American people who supports and wishes for a free Palestine and their rights to be formally recognized at the UN should veto Brandon at the polls this November. Let his legacy be infamy
The veto-button needs to go. It's an atrocity in itself.
It’s insane!! U.S government’s official position is a 2 state solution but when it comes to the vote, they keep blocking it!!!!
Shocking but not unexpected
Marc Lamont and Prof. Sachs - Master Class!
Israel's SPECTACULAR FAILURE...!
Muz zy is mad - don't be mad
How does another country have laws for the other countries? That's were the problems starts.
Wow! We live in the world. More than ever, we are part of the world due to technology. In order to live together, all people have to have some rules and norms or standards. Without these guidelines, there would be nothing but war and conflict. Families, communities, states, countries, and the world all need agreements for living together in some kind of mutual understanding. "Order" is not always a bad word. If you're allowed to victimize others, a time will come...and who will protect your rights? It's better to have some agreements to protect everyone. It doesn't work unless everyone does what they agree to do. Like the US and Israel where the rules apy to everyone but them.
Laws that itself DOES not respect,nor does its protégé Pseudo state.
@@rezrunnercl I think OP's point was that the US believes it has the right to dictate what other countries can & can't do - and, I would add that the second, unstated component of that problem, is that what the US stipulates those other countries can & can't do is wildly different - often completely contradictory - depending on the country in question.
"Professor Jeffrey Sachs" We Salute you for your excellent comments ! We need remarkable people like you ! ❤
Excellent interview, Mark! Challenging questions which Prof Sachs was well equipped to handle. No animosity, just respectful, joint truth-seeking, This is how journalism should be done. Kudos!
Exactly!
Perfectly wrote reply.
Excellent Professor Sachs. I agree with all you said. Another great interview Mr Hill.
Viva Prof Sachs
The amount of facts that have been shown to the whole world over the last few months is just huge and scary ..
Great interview Mark Lamont thanks. And thanks to Jeffrey Sacks for educating us.
I appreciate Sir,Professor Jeffry Sachs comments
The brilliant Professor Sachs always speaks pure truth.
My man works for Al Jazeera now, congratulations to him 👍
Paradigm shift,
By destroying the Iranian consulate in Damascus, Israel broke international law and endangered world peace. Iran responded in a very balanced way by using its old drones and missiles to do little damage.
If Israel once again celebrates aggression, it will definitely be excluded from the world community.
Iran will be a far more attractive partner for the USA in the Persian Arab region than Israel.
Israel will have to accept this, unless it wants to risk an Iran-Israel war, which would also mean the end of Israel.
A paradigm shift is currently taking place and that is encouraging.
But what we need now is the UN's irrevocable recognition of the Palestinian state so that the Palestinian population can live in security, self-determination and freedom
Membership of The UN won't guarentee Palestinian security but it will prevent them from being denied status as a Nation. Pro-Zionists are very fond of saying that there is and has never been such a Nation as Palestine, as if this justifies the persecution of the indigenous population of this territory.
Iran as a partner for the US? It'll never happen unless the Iranians manage to overthrow their hate filled government. Iran has been spreading hate throughout the region since the 70's. They don't want peace, and they've said that themselves. They're far too unstable, hateful, and radical for the US to ever consider them anything but a problem.
Also you think Iran meant for all their drones to fail? They might say that to try to save face, but that's not what happened. They simply failed.
I really hope you're right
Lol the US will never abandon Israel no matter what Israel does. The USA simps for them.
No chance without a clean up of the American political system
Jeffrey Sachs... respect...
Perhaps they should do a follow up interview now after US blocked Palestine application to the UN again.... I would like to hear their take...
A grade school conflict, with weapons of mass destruction 😢
👏🏽👏🏽
Algeria was one of the first states to recognize the US as a state in 1795. Algeria did that before most of the European countries like Switzerland and Austria and at a time when Israel did not even exist. When it was much needed Algeria recognized the newly born United States. When today the US is needed to stand by the weak it instead chooses to veto.
That's because Algeria likes hamas , a terrorist organization.
Algeria must regret this decision today 😂
@@HasnaaAlaa. Algeria didn't know how wicked the YTs are.
@@user-wl1cp7xy2b let’s be racist instead of how wicked humans are. Do you know how many atrocities have been committed on the African continent on every continent before colonialism like every nation of this planet has done terrible things no one is special and never committed a crime every nation has.
Absolute power corrupts.
What use is the United Nations?
Remove the veto power from the Security Council. No country should have veto power… when voting on issues the majority decision should be respected and enforced.
UN id led by zioNAZIS.
The real UN will be "BRICS".
BRICS will replace UN.
Thank you for having Marc host and for interviewing Jeffrey 🙏🙏🙏
Sir, Jeffrey you are Amazing journalist and vloger and great analysis true news said on Channel 👍🙏
Keep on watching AJ and feel good about Gaza feeling bad
@@user-sq3qk5zy5svalueless comment
Great talk professor Sachs …Netanyahu is driving US towards hill fire 🔥
Mark Lamont Hill is an excellent TV host, excellent interviewer, very well informed of both historical and current events
I can listen to Jeffrey Sachs all day long.
And not learn a thing This man is a dreamer
They blocked it…
... and USA blocked it. Shameful!
Lockheed Martin rubbing their hands like Birdman.
The shortest there's no law in the UN is a waste of people and a waste of money and a waste of Hope and a waste of time
I wonder the popular vote don't have it. UN is amazing it always carries an election where the minority vote rule the majority vote in the name of veto I suggest the Un security council is for 1 to 5 countries not the a nations that united 😂😂 Un will be unnecessary if its mandate goes the way it's
US blocked Palestine membership.😮
How do we get a cease-fire now?
USA is a paper tiger
Two calm and intelligent heads. I admire these gentlemen and their knowledge of geopolitics.
Thank you Jeffrey.
At some point, someone with sanity has to say Enough.
from the ocean to the river free Palastan
Into the ocean and out of the river - bye!
Its, "From the river to the sea Xxx will be free"
The two state solution is the Key to permanent foundation to Peace
It's off the table now - Gazans rejected too many times now it's not offered -
@@user-sq3qk5zy5sToo many times? It was never offered under Bibi leadership because he was never serious about seeking a peaceful solution to this generation old conflict. The only time serious negotiation took place was when Bill Clinton was President. Bibi's only ambition is for himself to maintain power for as long as possible and to divide Palestinian leaderships.
@@timothylee2772 2008 wasn’t serious? Abbas didn’t even respond to all of Gaza 94% of West Bank and a strip connecting both - actually, there was a response: intifada violence.
Now, izreal will not waste their time w it. Why? I hate to assume…. But you have an American or English name- just how long have you been following the mid east? People not thoroughly familiar have a hard time comprehending the psyches involved- Gazans don’t want 2 states - they’d rather continuously fight for all of the land - yes, I’m pro izreal but don’t think I’m misconstruing - listen to the Gazan people themselves, this is not a secret or conspiracy theory- they’re the first one to confirm this.
Excellent debate
You won’t see this host on CNN :-)
What the public thinks obviously does not matter. Good interview, though.
Great to see Lamont back at work...and at a genuine and long format news outlet to boot.
Support Palestine 🇵🇸🇵🇸🇵🇸
Why?
Why not?@@AndrewGoldenberg-dl3fe
@@MickJay3 u support what Hamas did?
I do not support the 1947 illegal occupation of Palestinians. Do you support it?
@@AndrewGoldenberg-dl3fe
@@AndrewGoldenberg-dl3fe
I do not support the 1947 illegal occupation of the Palestinian. Do you?
Well, the Security Council vote was a bad omen!
What good is the international community when US vetos?
What great conversation by two intelligent sensible men
What a relief!!
Dollar comes from arms
Stop Netanyahu now, USA.
I still say one state solution is the best. What about the right of return that was granted to Palestinians by the UN? They definitely need reparations in either case - one state or two - but absolutely in the case of two states because their lands, homes, and livelihoods were stolen from them and they cannot return.
I think there will be two states at first, but it will eventually move to one state.
Another moron has spoken
Professor Jeff most credential and respected scholar and best journalist Mark Lamont on stage means credible interview.
Thank you
As a Palestinian American it's crazy to me that this man thinks the solution is to give us an indian reservation and then live next to Israel that wants to erase us as we get no justice for our families gone and land stolen. As for our Arab family in Israel I guess they get continued to treat terrible? What kind of solution is that?
What is your solution?
@@vlydenknox obviously for 1 state that has equality of rights for all people regardless of religion like Palestine was before the occupation and for all Palestinian refugees to return to our homeland.
@@historydiscoverThat’d be ideal but they’ll glass the place before they give up the voting majority.
@@ghostpiratelechuck2259 sounds like terrorism
As for the Arab-Israeli citizens they are the most highly educated in the region as they get free education all the way to university. They get free health care, maternity leave. Please educate yourself.
Assalamu alaikum warahematullahi wabarkatuhu free Palestine ❤❤❤
The US vetoed the Palestinian's right to be recognized as a full state member of the UN. Now I'm thinking that the American people should veto Brandon at the polls this year.
Unfortunately, it will be the same with Trump. Both parties are essentially the same in foreign policy.
Both sides of US politics are bad for the world and Palestine state. And their foreign policy is out of date as the Prof. indicated, totally agreed. The democratic side is more anti-Russia while the Republican side is more anti-China and more arrogance on display.
@@tomtube1012It's no longer a valid point to scare American democratic voters (especially those invested in this conflict for whatever reason) with "Donnie will be worse or the same".
At this point, it's no longer about expecting better or worse, it's about punishing those who claim they represent the people. Only when suffered with a massive and painful loss will they consider the need to actually represent the will of their constituents.
And me personally, while I'm not American, I was happy for Americans when Donnie boy lost in 2020, but now I just want to see Brandon lose out of spite.
@@ChrisAlbertH47 Not trying to scare anyone. Just pointing out the fact that both parties are the same on foreign policy.
@@tomtube1012I wasn't singling you out specifically. Just that the general argument of "same or worse" has been often used to somehow justify that Americans should stick with what they have and be happy with it.
Of course I agree with you that it won't change. But as I said, it's not about that. At least not in this election cycle. It's about making sure politicians suffer political costs.
God bless this guest speaker for spitting out the truth👋🏽👋👋🏽👋🙏🙏🙏
Thank you for your truthful speech jeffrey .
Professor Jeffery Sachs is simply brilliant ❤❤.
Worldwide citizen stand by Palestine people and iran and this is connected, so iran defending itself is not defecting wat ethnic cleansing genocide we have watched thanks to internet Al jazeera thank you to your brave journalists 🙌
If there is peace around the world, then who is going to buy weapons? How the big economies will survive?
That's about the size of it
Professor Jeffrey Sachs, thank you Sir for soothing my mind. I very much hope that you are right.
I feel so sick. No prof you’re wrong. US vetoed again. Only one opposed Palestine entry to become a member of the world, the USA!
Great conversation thank you! One day Sach will speak his mind when hes older then we will hear some information 😮
Professor Sachs is the smartest person on the planet. People should listen to him.
brilliant! thank you!
I cant see how israel could possibly have any influence anywhere in the world after this.
Money talks. Morality walks.
Alhamdullilah today is the man I love to listen to but I repeat what I once commented... the arrogant will never listen... probably reading Qur'an Will help you know the characteristics of arrogant people... congratulations professor
Marc Lamont Hill is one of the last balanced reporter tv has left. Hope to see more of him
This was an excellent interview.
How did Israel become a member?
No country is full proof iran has demonstrated that I am not Iranian but anyone can see this stop the war would be the best to do god bless
Great truth Mr. Sachs.
The truth they say needs no protection, let it loose and it’ll defend itself. Great initiative by all standards. Thank you sir.
Sadly they blocked it. I don’t think much of my neighbour to the south.
These wars will only end when every country has a nuclear weapons. Can you imagine how North Korea would be like if they didn't have nuclear power???
Agree
I can listen to the professor for hours. He's so smart, he amazing soul. I absolutely respect this man ❤
Thanks for this important coverage
why isnt this guy running for president
We've tried, he won't run
You don't understand anything, With that comment.
What does the United States mean on the UN policies of almost 100 countries in this organisation.then if other countries have no say in this organisation then UN is unfavorable
We should all have the same right in UN. US shouldn't be able veto and have the last say when most people voted for Palestine to become a full UN member!!
This needs to change!
Great interview! Thank you
Need to talk about specific consequences for Israels actions and defiance to UN and international law.. Nothing else will work.
I guess you believe that terrorism as practiced by Hamas and Iran is not contrary to intl law
Jeffery sacks should run for president! He talks so much sense!
It is refreshing to listen to intelligent people speak plainly. If more communicated in this way, we would have less war and conflict.