HANAN ASHRAWI SLAMS BBC PRESENTER
December 30, 2023Hanan Ashrawi, a resilient Christian leader, sheds light on the enduring struggle of Palestinians under Israeli oppression since 1947.
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English Script:
Victoria Derbyshire: I wonder if you do have to acknowledge the barbarity, the brutality of the attack on Israelis in southern Israel by Hamas before this can move forward.
Hanan Ashrawi: Oh God. I mean, I can’t believe I’m hearing the same thing over and over again. This is a preoccupation with the Western media because something happened to Israel for the first time in its history. Everybody’s up in arms and its victims have to condemn themselves. Israel has been doing this to us for decades. Piecemeal. Day in, day out. People killed. Homes demolished. And we’re telling you how many Palestinians have been killed by a brutal Israeli occupation. Total siege in Gaza, total destruction and blood, theft, in the West Bank. Nobody brings Israeli spokespeople to say: “Do you condemn this? Isn’t this brutal? Isn’t this genocide? Isn’t this?” No. But the moment people under siege look at Gaza, it’s an area where people haven’t had a day of normal life. And then when they lash out, when they break out, immediately all sorts of horrific labels are used.
Victoria Derbyshire: Whether Israeli citizens are legitimate targets.
Hanan Ashrawi: As I said, I think this largely.
Victoria Derbyshire: I just want to be clear. Are you saying that the Israeli citizens were legitimate targets?
Hanan Ashrawi: No, I don’t believe in civilians being legitimate targets at all. At all. In the same way as we are not legitimate targets of Israel. Our homes, our land are not at its disposal. Our freedom, our rights are being denied. No, don’t put words in my mouth.
Victoria Derbyshire: Okay.
Hanan Ashrawi: Never. Civilians are never legitimate targets. But what I’m talking about is the double standard. Israel is an occupying power. This has to be acknowledged. Israel has been torturing the Palestinians since 1947. It is time this stops.
