In this episode of Head to Head, Mehdi Hasan challenges Danny Ayalon on whether Israel is responsible for the recent killings of Palestinians following months of protests along the Gaza fence.
Formerly a deputy foreign minister to Israel and ambassador to the United States, Ayalon has been a key player and trusted adviser in Israel’s foreign policy for more than two decades.
He has been a political adviser to three prime ministers – Ariel Sharon, Ehud Barak and, most recently, Bejamin Netanyahu.
As the region marks the 70th anniversary of the creation of the state of Israel, which led to the expulsion of 750,000 Palestinians in what is referred to as the “Nakba” or “catastrophe”, we challenge him on whether Israel’s shooting of Palestinian protesters is moral or legal.
We also examine whether Iran is more or less of a threat since the US withdrew from the nuclear deal and if Netanyahu is undermining Israel’s democracy by attempting to curtail civil rights and pushing the country to the far right.
We are joined by a panel of three experts:
Avi Shlaim, renowned Israeli-British historian and emeritus professor at Oxford University.
Paul Charney, chairman of the UK Zionist Federation.
Diana Buttu, Israeli-Palestinian lawyer and former adviser to the Palestinian Liberation Organisation.
Editor’s note: Since the recording of this programme, an investigation by Israeli human rights organisation B’Tselem concluded that Israeli security forces “deliberately killed” Palestinian paramedic Razan al-Najjar at a protest along the Gaza fence. The episode was also recorded just before Knesset passed the controversial “Jewish nation-state” law on July 19.
Gaza Killings: Who is to blame? with Danny Ayalon will be broadcast on July 20 at 20:00 GMT and will be repeated on July 21 at 12:00 GMT, July 22 at 01:00 GMT and July 22 at 06:00 GMT.
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How was this at all a productive conversation
Disgusting interviewer
Mahdi speaks like a palestninan partisan
Don’t try to mess with the legend 😂😂😂
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You could always win a debate if you have a crowd on your side and you interrupt the other one in every sentence.
Of course he’s gonna win if the other person are defending MURDER and violence against innocent civilians. Lets not play dumb here buddy
Notice how every time the Israeli tries to prove a point the reporter tries bringing up another topic
notice how every time the reporter asks a question, the Israeli doesn’t answer the answer but tries to justify every violence act upon Palestinians? And the worst part is that he cant even come up with a good excuse so hilarious..
@kys🍓 I personally as an Israeli have been attacked by “palistinenians” meany time and the only reason I’m alive is because of the army. The facts are that Israel dosent act. Israel reacts.
@therearenostringsforme Yeah while they are “Protecting” They are KILLING innocent children and elderly people. If they (The palestinians) try to defend themselves they get jailed or killed. And what is the IDF’s excuse for killing them? bc of the so callled self defense. just because they are protecting YOU doesnt mean they arent still murderes. That IDF that protected you has 100% killed or hit AT LEAST 50 Palestinans, and when im talking about Palestinans im not not only talking about adult palestinan men, im also talking about CHILDREN and ELDERLY men and woman.
@therearenostringsforme If you have ANY humanity in you, you would think that what Israel in general is doing to Palestine is WRONG on so many levels. But no since they already brainwashed you to think that you guys are the victim and that you guys are only defending yourself when in fact you are only cold hearted children killers and every single IDF soilder who killed or hit a palestinan person will pay on judgement day. Just you wait you Israeli people. You guys seriously havent changed these past thousand years.
Read Faisal Weizmann agreement
Hassan u do not let others speak Most of the Palestinians are Arab workers from Morocco to all over Middle East International law allows Britain to give palastine to the Jews Holocaust survivors read Balfour declaration Let the so called Palastini and – Arab workers would stop violence they can have a beautiful country But they want to kill all the Jews in the world
Why is this one in particular considered offensive to some viewers YouTube? Sort it out and be fair with everyone
33:00 yet you blame Iran
45:28 “a killer is a killer”, we can use the same concept when it comes to IDF killing innocent Palestinians.
Danny is such a hypocrite! how can someone be so cold hearted and justify the fact that the IDF is killing Palestinians every single day??
Danny uttered nonsense throughout….to the people complaining about how mehdi didn’t give him chance to speak (which is not true coz he spoke enough nonsense) keep in mind this is a debate not an interview ….Perhaps danny could have prepared to shoot his illogical lies faster.
The Jews of Israel are liars, thieves, but most of all they are HYPOCRITES
As a Pole, I know what I’m talking about. I greet the thinkers and long live free Palestine.
Free Palestinian
Someone is on hot seat. He is like I agree with them but I can’t reveal truth. So his word is problem is with hamas. Hamas is killing. Israel have latest weapon but still they afraid of hamas who has nothing but only their creator to support.
Israel was killing civilians long before Hamas existed and which ISRAEL CREATED !!!!!
Obviously, everyone hates Israel fir nothing as the Lord God write in his word! Israel us a stumbling block to all nations! Why do t he nations rage why do the leaders plan evil continuously against Israel ? * Answer:?
Still waiting for Medhi to criticise the islamic world for its treatment of pretty much everyone
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The children of Israel must fight and do what it takes to prevent these enemies from taking the land God gave to them.
What right does Palestinians have in the land of the Jews. Israel (Jews/God’s holy land). Palestinians (Arabs/Syria). Do the math
Host argues with such bad faith.
Me: I am not feeling well today.. I wonder why..
Danny: Only because of Hamas and Hamas only 😂
Not so cut and dry 😢
Isreal is the best
I have got question, is there a particular reason Mehdi Hasan refused Danny from speaking? Let him talk!!!! The whole session looks one sided.
He lies every time he opens his mouth
“The following content has been classified as inappropriate…
To watch, options are: confirm or cancel (can’t watch it without confirming)… hmmm
Fake palestinean media agenda
Just a few minutes in, and the conversation has already heated up!
Mehdi: Why Covid 19 pandemic came, global up warming and Russian invasion of Ukraine and inflation?
Danny: One word it’s bc of Hamas 😊.
Shame on YouTube ! Just because Mehdi HASAN pull this of smartly against ISRAEL, the country you support, you put disclaimer about the content being IRRELEVANT !!!
Israelis frim Israel and US Israelis from USA will syrely diskike that.
Israelis can never accept the reality. Will they?
As long as Hamas uses its aid money to buy weapons and as long as Iran feeds them with arms, the conflict will continue. Violence breeds violence and multiplies in chain reaction. There is no point of buying arms when Gaza is just alive on foregion aid. Time to fix its economy.
Bruh just waiting for them to say hamas wispered in hitlers ear
Horrific host
Mehdi: why don’t Jews believe in Jesus Christ ? Danny: because of hamas
14:26 he looks like Einstein.
It’s amazing that a people subjected to the most horrible cruelties are now the perpetrators of same cruelty just in a different way
Al-Jazeera should invite and grill Hamas leaders too especially those who launch missiles into Israel.
+1
Medhi Hassan is a Muslim representative journalist, surely he’ll be biased.
It’s heartbreaking and sickening to listen to someone defend the horrific crimes committed by Israeli forces. And he is smiling while doing it. It’s horrifying. May allah help all my innocent Palestinian brothers and sisters.
Slowly but surely Israel will fall, the world is waking up.
If you are not careful the media will make you believe that those one who are oppressed are the oppressers
~Malcolm X
Its funny how Danny and west still thinks that Hamas is a Terrorist Group
Mr Danny Resistance isnt Terrorism and if thats not the case then Algerian who resisted against France are Terrorists, South Africans who resisted against Apartheid are Terrorists, Indians and Kenyans who resisted against British are Terrorists, Indonesias who resisted against Dutch Rule are Terrorists, Zimbabweans who resisted against Rhodesia are Terrorists….
This reporter, hates jews its all over his face
Theres your answer,reporter,hamas is responsible
This reporter hates jews,hes a good muslim
Long live israel
The problem is the plo hamas is the fact,and the israelis are allowed to defend the self
You cant push israel around
Blame hamas
This is a bad reporter ,he has no ethic,do you condemn hamas
The karan is racist
I love mr donald trump ❤god bless him,hurry back
Dont play with israel man,long live israel
This reporter asks the question, then does not let his guest speak ,his hatred is very islam
Weres your head sheet lady
These bias people will clap at anything
Yes there cult islam wants the jews dead ,the karan is a racist ,terrorist people llalla wants this,these guys clap at anything
Thank God for Jesus
Hamas and there terrorist islam is the problem no doubt about it
this head to head guy isnt letting anyone talk why would people trust anything he says when he obviously is just trying to ignite things up and put words in their mouths. i hope his concious is working extra hours and dont let him sleep comfortably knowing his behaviour is so shallow
How about you actually let your guest answer the question you ask? Being a bully is not journalism
Why does it ask to confirm age? Violent content?….
Anything against Israel is somehow being hidden or the try not to show…
42 minutes >, absolutely shameless stuff, shameless.
This is the habit of the Zionists, they love to lie…
😂😂
41:58 Britain, France and the US are the worst example you could to justify this point. Literally saying “Hey these unprecedentedly brutal colonisers have acted in the same way we do, so it’s fine”.
Also: 45:16 The IRA had a better civilian:soldier kill ratio than Israel ever has. They proportionally killed less civs than both the Loyalists and the Brit Army
Love how they put an age restriction on this video to suppress the absolute hypocrisy of the Israeli govt
What a great way to explain the threats Israel is facing from the Gaza and hamas.
5:30 in their own territory he says but the settlers came and took their land to claim as their own when it was on the Palestinian side
Isreal, india and Iran all didn’t the NPT. The first two I now have nukes. The last I doesn’t yet. But Iran is the only one to really get criticism and denied nukes to defend themselves. Isreal had no pushback at all while india and Iran both were threatened to be invaded by america
Mehdi rocks 🎉🎉
thats a bad interviewer, he interrupt every time and in every interruption he jumps to a different subject, not letting Dani finish his answer, so he looks like he throwing daggers but actually he is interviewing like snake
Hey im a host i tslk fast and dont let ppl speak
You really hate that guy dont you Nazar? Even came back with another account to insult him. But I get what ur saying. But its good show tho. A little bit of confrontation is the best way to get the show sarted and to keep people in front of it.
Israel is a terrorist state
Very unfair to invite anyone to speak under these conditions. Whoseever side you are on… u cant just have a one sided audience and one sided guests but 1
The host is beyond disgusting… i cant believe people think hes some kind of debate genius. He rudely breaks peoples thought process, purposefully misunderstands people… this is a joooke
Mehdi English Accent is superb I like it…at 40:44 the lady has spoken the truth, may God with Her. What Her Name?
Omg mehdi just destroyed 🤣🤣
Go ahead mehdi💗💗
Watching this a 3rd time. Mehdi Hasan is actually really bad.
Danny is the idiot he think all others are idiot. we belive you
Israelis just lie.
I can’t watch this without smashing my computer. Even Nazis had some dignity and honor, these pigs have no honor – and yes, you really are sons of dogs and pigs, you have nothing to do with Abraham (peace be upon him).
Cry harder Hassan 🤣
Jews are by default disrespected all over the world….its in their fate😂
When Al Jazeera asks, who is to blame? You already know the answer.
Those bad bad Jews. The colonists who invaded a country called Palestine. They overthrew the government of Palestine and colonized the land that had belonged t 4:59 o the Arabs for thousands of years. Oh, I almost forgot. Of course, this fictional country Palestine was a democratic country like every Arab country. Ha
Take these Israelis out. Throw all Israelis out of the territories. Dump them all out.
They are taking Germans Holocaust and misdirected they hate on other people. The Germans did that to you.
Medhi Hassan usuallyl talks too much, and evade the truth.
Mehdi is not a journalist. He is a propagandist. He doesn’t put questions, he makes biased statements as being absolute true…. I’ve never heard that man talking about inocent Israeli people killed by terrorist actions of Hamas
This guy is a psyco
What a liar he is. They are killers, hypocrites, terrorist and illegal occupiers of Palestine. They are responsible of all the chaos happening today in the world very well back by American government which is run by illegal occupiers of Palestine known as Jew Zionist. What shameful world we live in.
Holy people my azz
Jesus didn’t sign up for this
Mehdi : no other country shoots other people in the back
Utter nonsense.
There are much worst atrocities in other parts of the world
This guy is lying and he knows it
Watching in October 2023 in shock at the madness
I never appreciate mehdi . He is trying to show his style to public and meanwhile he forgets his objective : to get the answers out of Danny. This is rubbish anchor style .