Gaza Will Resist Trump with Dr Azzam Tamimi

The announcement of Donald Trump at the press conference with Netanyahu had all the shock value we expect from the rogue president. How do we understand his intention to ‘clean out’ Gaza and turn it into a riviera, and how do Palestinians view this brazen ethnic cleansing?

To help us understand the we have back on the show Dr Azzam Tamimi, who is one of the leading Palestinian commentators and author of one of the most authoritative works on Hamas.

Timestamps:
0:00 – Introduction
1:53 – Palestinian’s response to Trump
4:57 – Will Gazans Leave?
7:20 – Motivation of Palestinians
10:22 – Hypocrisy of liberals
12:56 – Trump and US Empire
15:55 – Level of resistance
21:34 – Narrative swung?
24:56 – Trump’s negotiation tactics
27:26 – Saudi Arabia’s normalisation
29:24 – Egypt and Jordan
31:15 – Trump triggered ceasefire?
33:19 – West Bank tensions
35:17 – Role of PA
36:44 – Ramadan and activism
41:17 – Islam and Justice