Imtiaz Sooliman – ‘Cease fire the solution to ensure aid in Gaza’ Sooliman

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The United Nations sees little willingness from Israel to open additional crossings to bring aid to defective people. The Israeli cabinet is considering a new port to deliver aid to the strip, while the US and Joe Biden seem to be focusing on the conflict in Guinea and the legal system. Dr. MTS Cadani apologizes for the loss of contact with Dr. Cadman and the Israeli government, and the Israeli military is using the same strategy as the US and Joe Biden. The conflict is a deceptive one, aimed at protecting troops and supplies needed for warfare, and the security council's resolution is a crucial piece of the puzzle.

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			The United Nations says there is
little willingness from Israel to
		
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			open additional crossings to bring
aid to Gaza. It comes as the US is
		
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			set to build a temporary port to
deliver aid to the strip. The UN
		
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			has warned that at least half a
million people there are on the
		
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			brink of famine at
		
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			the moment the Israeli cabinet
		
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			additional crossings. It's it's
fairly factual, and we need more
		
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			of those. It's been very made very
clear to me from the outset that
		
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			there is little willingness, there
is concern, as it stated, over
		
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			domestic sensitivities, when
crossings were to open, you've
		
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			seen, sometimes the
demonstrations, but in the absence
		
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			of a deal concerning the hostages,
we so far do not get the
		
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			impression there is a willingness
to do more.
		
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			Well, let's bring in Dr India
Suleman, who is the founder, as
		
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			you know, of gift of the givers.
Dr Suleman, thanks very much for
		
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			joining us. I know you have to cut
through a different meeting to be
		
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			with us on daytime updates this
afternoon. We appreciate it. It's
		
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			strange now to hear the US and Joe
Biden, in particular, very much
		
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			changing tack on on Israel and the
conflict in Gaza and even
		
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			humanitarian crisis in the Gaza
Strip. Joe Biden in his State of
		
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			the Union address calling the
situation in Gaza, gut wrenching
		
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			and now promising to send more
aid.
		
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			Well, Michelle, you know what it's
to me, it's ironical. Secondly,
		
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			it's deceptive. Thirdly, it's
playing to the gallery.
		
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			Unfortunately, to utilize what
America is so used to doing all it
		
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			needs that same government that's
talking about getting aid into
		
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			Gaza. Is the same government that
has retooled so many resolutions
		
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			on a ceasefire. The issue is not
about getting 18. It can get into
		
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			many channels. The issue is about
a ceasefire to allow they to get
		
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			in. Because even then it gets in,
a million trucks can get inside
		
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			Gaza. The roads are not possible.
There's no water to cook. There's
		
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			no electricity. The people are not
safe. You can't move the food to
		
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			the different areas. So as much as
I just take the food and dump it
		
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			in some corner Gaza, it's not
going to make any difference. It
		
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			requires a comprehensive approach,
and the only way that can be done
		
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			is to be springing
		
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			extended water turbulence is
higher, and instead of calling for
		
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			a portable All right, we do
		
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			apologize. We seem to have lost
our connection there to Dr MTS
		
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			Suleiman. We're going to try and
get him back while we show you
		
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			these visuals of what's unfolded
over the past many months in the
		
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			Gaza Strip, this offensive by the
Israeli military, leading to the
		
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			deaths of over 30,000 people. The
vast majority of those women and
		
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			children and countless more people
have been injured as well, Dr
		
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			Suleman, we apologize. We seem to
have lost you for just a moment
		
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			there, but you talk about this
deceptive nature of what the US
		
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			president has now announced with
the building of this port on the
		
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			Gaza Strip. And perhaps part of
why you're saying that Dr Suleman
		
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			is because the very same country
who is now pledging more support
		
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			is also the same country that's
sending most of the weapons that
		
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			are being used by Israel in this
so called military offensive.
		
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			Isn't it ironic to say, You know
what? He has some food and they
		
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			will kill you after that. That's
basically what it means, eat well,
		
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			sleep well, and then we'll bomb
you tonight. For the same
		
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			material, will send weapons to the
one side and then send foods to
		
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			the food to the other side. That's
exactly what it means. How long
		
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			will it take to put that pot up
and then they say they will put
		
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			that soldiers on the ground to
appease their own public opinion.
		
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			The trucks have been going in for
years into Gaza. They can put in
		
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			900 trucks a day into Gaza. All
have to call. Call back is to tell
		
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			Israel, stop being a terrorist
state. Stop being a rogue state.
		
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			Listen to the ICJ. Listen to the
UN go back America. Be brave. Go
		
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			back to the UN Security Council
and say, we declare a ceasefire.
		
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			Reverse all the things that you've
done for the last 150 days in
		
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			opposition to those poor people in
Palestine, we don't need your
		
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			ports, right? We've got enough
people that's enough supplies to
		
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			send 14 to Gaza, open the roads
and stop the fire in the firing
		
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			Absolutely. 20 children Dr silaman
have died as a result of a famine
		
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			in Gaza. People are starving to
death, quite literally, in Gaza,
		
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			and just it's much more than that.
Figures are much higher than that.
		
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			And it's not only children. It's
all people who are
		
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			immunocompromised, who have
disease patterns, who cannot eat,
		
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			or, you know, who require
medication and require food for
		
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			that medication. It's all people
that's also done. It's not only
		
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			children, so.
		
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			And of course, remember, they've
got diarrhea, they've got
		
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			respiratory diseases, it's and
those compound situation in
		
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			absence of food. So the figures
are much higher than we actually
		
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			know. Yeah, those are only the
official numbers you talk about
		
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			vetoing UN Security Council
resolutions caused by the UN for
		
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			aid to enter the Gaza Strip.
Doctors of our borders spoke to us
		
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			just some weeks ago, and only for
the second time in their history
		
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			has that organization called for a
ceasefire in Gaza. The question
		
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			is, what is it going to take? Dr
sulemaan?
		
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			The Americans have the power and
influence to do that. They have
		
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			been supporting Israel, and they
can clearly see we're not going to
		
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			say anymore. And of course, UK is
contested too, and so is Germany,
		
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			and so is so many other countries.
All those countries have to say,
		
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			Sorry, no more money, no more
weapons, no more killing. Go to
		
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			the Security Council, go to the
United Nations, a unanimous vote
		
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			to say we wanted ceasefire. And
then spent two boots on the
		
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			ground. You invaded Iraq without
getting permission from the entire
		
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			world, and you just did what you
wanted to do. You do the security
		
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			the big powers. Do what they want,
whenever they want. So do the same
		
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			thing now, for Israel being put
your ally, put the boots on the
		
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			ground, send your soldiers in,
protect the trucks the Congress go
		
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			and go in. You don't need to build
a port. You don't need to bring in
		
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			supply. There's millions of people
waiting to put supplies into into
		
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			here, into Gaza. All we need is
that ceasefire, the clear road,
		
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			and you don't bomb people when
they go and get flower. You don't
		
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			shoot our tents and snipers. You
get out as islands withdraw
		
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			completely from Gaza and allow the
truck to go in and United Nations
		
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			concerning troops like they've
done in so many different wars.
		
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			What's different now and why can't
it not be done now? Dr MTR
		
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			Suleiman is the founder of gift to
the givers. Dr Suleman, thanks, as
		
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			always, for joining us this
afternoon. The dichotomy of
		
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			building the sport to provide aid
to Gaza while also maintaining a
		
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			weapons supply to Israel just
boggles the mind. You.