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Good to be with you Kamali. I'm speaking

Good to be with you Kamali I'm speaking

to you from the prime minister's office

in Jerusalem. Uh I can tell you that

in Jerusalem Uh I can tell you that

there was a profound sense of shock uh

in this country at that awful attempt at

that awful terrorist attack and also the

fact that unfortunately the Jewish uh

worshippers were hit by police gunfire

as well. That was also pretty shocking.

as well That was also pretty shocking

But ultimately the shock goes only up to

a certain point because these were these

were attacks that Jews around the world

not at least in the UK, expected. Uh they

not at least in the UK expected Uh they

are the result of the rhetoric of the

government and unfortunately whether the

government like it or not in the UK the

terrorists went to do the act thinking

that they had the backing of the British

government. Whether the government's

government Whether the government's

intention was that or not, the terrorist

intention was that or not the terrorist

did the act thinking he had the backing

of the British government. He also

of the British government He also

probably thought that he had the backing

of the BBC. He probably thought he had

of the BBC He probably thought he had

the backing of Sky News as well because

of this excessive demonization of Israel

which you guys have been engaged in for

the last two years.

the last two years

David, I really wish that we hadn't sent

David I really wish that we hadn't sent

into an attack on the organization or

onto the BBC. understand the the point

onto the BBC understand the the point

you're making, but you'll know that Sky

you're making but you'll know that Sky

News will reject that accusation. I'm

News will reject that accusation I'm

sure the government will reject that

accusation. I'm sure the BBC will as

accusation I'm sure the BBC will as

well. Um, I do want to move on to

well Um I do want to move on to

situation in Gaza, but just because of

situation in Gaza but just because of

the uh comment there, the result of

the uh comment there the result of

rhetoric, do you think that this

rhetoric do you think that this

individual felt like he had the backing

of the UK government? I mean, David, you

of the UK government I mean David you

know, the David Men, you know the UK

know the David Men you know the UK

government, you know David Lammy

government you know David Lammy

personally. You don't seriously think do

personally You don't seriously think do

you that Zakir Sama, David Lammy

you that Zakir Sama David Lammy

Shibbanmood, anyone in this government or

Shibbanmood anyone in this government or

the previous government through their

actions would give any kind of

justification for this individual's

acts.

acts

Kamali I'll tell you how British Jews

feel and I can also tell you how uh

Israel feels. Israel feels that weakness

Israel feels Israel feels that weakness

on behalf of the government, giving in

on behalf of the government giving in

to terrorist demands, uh calling for a

to terrorist demands uh calling for a

Palestinian state directly as a result

of the October 7th uh massacre, which

of the October 7th uh massacre which

Hamas themselves thanked the British

government for. They Hamas thanked the

government for They Hamas thanked the

British government for that declaration.

British government for that declaration

All of those actions mean that the

terrorist unfortunately did his

dastardly deed thinking, however

dastardly deed thinking however

misguided, thinking that he had the

misguided thinking that he had the

backing of the British government. Now,

backing of the British government Now

if you want to play a constructive role

in this conflict, then the only

in this conflict then the only

constructive role to play is to call on

Hamas to release our hostages now. You

Hamas to release our hostages now You

don't need a deal to do that. That just

don't need a deal to do that That just

proves you're a human being. and for

proves you're a human being and for

Hamas to lay down their arms that would

bring an end to this conflict in an

instant.

instant

And again, I'm sure the government will

And again I'm sure the government will

would reject that point. But David,

would reject that point But David

let's move on then to the situation in

Gaza. The Israeli prime minister

Gaza The Israeli prime minister

overnight said all the hostages are

close to being released. He said hopes

close to being released He said hopes

it will happen within uh the feast of

the Tabernacle. I understand that's up

the Tabernacle I understand that's up

to the 13th of October. Bombing has

to the 13th of October Bombing has

continued overnight and this morning.

continued overnight and this morning

Donald Trump had called for that to end.

Donald Trump had called for that to end

Will the bombing end?

Will the bombing end

Israel and the US are working uh side by

side. You would have seen that

side You would have seen that

partnership in play. I saw it with with

partnership in play I saw it with with

my own eyes at the White House uh just

last week. The prime minister and the

last week The prime minister and the

president are in extremely uh regular um

uh discussions, very regular contact uh

uh discussions very regular contact uh

precisely because we want our hostages

out straight away. All of them in one

out straight away All of them in one

go, not in drips and drabs. 48 of them,

go not in drips and drabs 48 of them

unfortunately, are still there. 20 of

unfortunately are still there 20 of

them we believe are still alive. All of

them we believe are still alive All of

them need to be released. Now when it

them need to be released Now when it

comes to uh aspects of this uh deal,

comes to uh aspects of this uh deal

Israel will of course adhere to and

Israel is adhering uh to this deal. It

Israel is adhering uh to this deal It

is now all eyes on Hamas.

is now all eyes on Hamas

Will this uh dastardly terrorist

organization indeed go ahead and release

our hostages? Will they indeed uh lay

our hostages Will they indeed uh lay

down their arms? Will they indeed

down their arms Will they indeed

provide some restbite for their own

people, never mind the people of Israel,

people never mind the people of Israel

their own people who who they have

sacrificed in the most inhumane way.

sacrificed in the most inhumane way

David Mens, will the bombing stop? Then

David Mens will the bombing stop Then

Israel will act completely within the

confines of this deal. Israel has always

confines of this deal Israel has always

accepted every uh negotiation process.

accepted every uh negotiation process

So when there is a call for uh for there

to be a sessation of fire, for there to

to be a sessation of fire for there to

stop to be um uh

Well, Donald Trump said exactly that a

Well Donald Trump said exactly that a

couple of days ago, didn't he?

couple of days ago didn't he

So again, you're taking the line of

So again you're taking the line of

Hamas Kamali, which you've done

Hamas Kamali which you've done

consistently. I'll give you that. You

consistently I'll give you that You

are consistent.

are consistent

That's not fair. Donald Trump, yes, it

That's not fair Donald Trump yes it

is fair. Yes, it is fair. Yes, it is

is fair Yes it is fair Yes it is

fair. You have consistently taken the

fair You have consistently taken the

line of Hamas. Israel always

line of Hamas Israel always

In what regard have I taken the line of

Hamas? But I hope that you and I are

Hamas But I hope that you and I are

going to have a constructive

conversation today.

conversation today

Yes, I'm happy to have a constructive uh

Yes I'm happy to have a constructive uh

So don't accuse me of taking the line of

a terror group.

a terror group

Well, that's exactly what you have done

Well that's exactly what you have done

consistently uh for the last two years.

consistently uh for the last two years

You have taken that said,

You have taken that said

this is not our first rodeo. We've had

this is not our first rodeo We've had

many conversations and I've heard you

repeat back to me Hamas rhetoric again

and again. You can shake your hand if

and again You can shake your hand if

you want to.

you want to

You as a media also bear some

responsibility for the attacks on Jews.

responsibility for the attacks on Jews

Yes, we're not to do that. No, we're

Yes we're not to do that No we're

not. Okay, let's let's get some

not Okay let's let's get some

specifics, can we? Because you're

specifics can we Because you're

attacking me for some reason

when I'm trying to get some answers from

you as a spokesperson for the Israeli

government. So, um, strikes have

government So um strikes have

continued. You're not telling me when

continued You're not telling me when

those strikes will stop. Um, currently

those strikes will stop Um currently

the Israeli military covers about 80% of

the Israeli military covers about 80 of

the enclave. The idea, I think, is to

the enclave The idea I think is to

withdraw to about 15%.

withdraw to about 15

Now both sides seem to be waiting for

the other side to do something. Hamas

the other side to do something Hamas

haven't announced that they will disarm.

haven't announced that they will disarm

Israel hasn't fully said that it will

withdraw. As the democracy in the

withdraw As the democracy in the

situation, is it incumbent upon Israel

situation is it incumbent upon Israel

to withdraw and allow international

actors to come in and ensure that the

terror group disarm?

terror group disarm

Kamali, the first aspect of this deal is

Kamali the first aspect of this deal is

the release of our hostages. Everything

the release of our hostages Everything

follows from that fact. It's as simple

follows from that fact It's as simple

as that. It isn't complicated. The first

as that It isn't complicated The first

aspect of this deal, which is why

aspect of this deal which is why

Israel's people are behind it and why

Israel's government is behind it, is the

Israel's government is behind it is the

release of all of our hostages. Once

release of all of our hostages Once

that happens, then the subsequent

that happens then the subsequent

aspects of this uh agreement will come

into place. Israel will always agree uh

into place Israel will always agree uh

to act within the confines of the

agreement as we always have. As you

agreement as we always have As you

rightly said, we are democracy and

rightly said we are democracy and

Israel will always act uh within the

the parts of that agreement.

the parts of that agreement

Unfortunately, Hamas uh through their

Unfortunately Hamas uh through their

actions have proved again and again that

they are the terrorist organization.

they are the terrorist organization

They've been uh true to their name. Uh

They've been uh true to their name Uh

whether the BBC or indeed you Sky call

them a terrorist organization, they are

them a terrorist organization they are

a terrorist organization. The best thing

a terrorist organization The best thing

that could happen right now is for our

hostages to be released as quickly, as

hostages to be released as quickly as

soon as possible, 20 alive,

soon as possible 20 alive

unfortunately the dead for a decent

burial to be returned home to Israel.

burial to be returned home to Israel

and then every single other aspect of

that uh 20point plan can come into play.

that uh 20point plan can come into play

Now, of course, there were huge protests

Now of course there were huge protests

yet again in Tel Aviv demanding the

hostages be released. Um you'll know

hostages be released Um you'll know

that Hamas on the other side are looking

for Palestinian prisoners to be

released. Are we clear as to who will be

released Are we clear as to who will be

part of that um release of Palestinian

prisoners?

prisoners

Kamali, I'm not going to discuss that uh

Kamali I'm not going to discuss that uh

the details of that part of the deal. It

the details of that part of the deal It

is uh let me let me give you uh so I can

answer all of your questions. Every

answer all of your questions Every

single aspect of the deal that we've

worked together with the Americans will

be adhered to. Um we are talking about

be adhered to Um we are talking about

extremely painful exchanges. We're

extremely painful exchanges We're

talking about the release of our

innocent civilian hostages for murderers

in our prisons. People that have

in our prisons People that have

committed murder, people that have been

committed murder people that have been

convicted of murder or Hamas terrorists

that we've captured during this conflict

with the terrorist organization in Gaza.

with the terrorist organization in Gaza

These are very very difficult um things

for Israelis to to handle to deal with

to come to terms with but we believe

that human life is the most important is

of course sacrianked. So we we want to

of course sacrianked So we we want to

bring all of our hostages home and

because of that fact we are unh we are

willing to release even murderers people

with blood on their hands people that

say that they wish to carry out attacks

again and again and again. Of course,

again and again and again Of course

women and children have also been held

in uh Israeli jails as as a result of

this. Now, just want to finish

this Now just want to finish

perhaps you could share with me

Kamali, Kamali, perhaps you could share

Kamali Kamali perhaps you could share

with these women and children you feel

are in Israeli captivity. Israel is a

are in Israeli captivity Israel is a

democracy when we take actions when

there have been terrorist attacks

carried out by children. Yes, it is

carried out by children Yes it is

possible. A 17-year-old is still

possible A 17-year-old is still

considered a child but still has carried

out terrorist attacks. This is a

out terrorist attacks This is a

democracy. So those throwaway marks that

democracy So those throwaway marks that

we somehow lock up women and children,

we somehow lock up women and children

it's outrageous. It's a slur and is part

it's outrageous It's a slur and is part

of the reason that Israel and Jews have

been demonized in the UK because of

those slurs.

those slurs

Amazing you're still uh suggesting that

about me, David Mens. But let me just

about me David Mens But let me just

ask you this final question. The an

ask you this final question The an

Israeli minister, Amitaya Chickley, has

Israeli minister Amitaya Chickley has

invited Tommy Robinson to Israel,

invited Tommy Robinson to Israel

calling him a courageous leader. Why is

calling him a courageous leader Why is

Tommy Robinson, a man who has been

Tommy Robinson a man who has been

convicted in this country for

incitements to racism and terrorism,

incitements to racism and terrorism

being uh invited to Israel?

being uh invited to Israel

Well, whether Tommy Robinson comes to

Well whether Tommy Robinson comes to

Israel or not, Tommy is uh part of

Israel or not Tommy is uh part of

British culture. I noted that he he

British culture I noted that he he

brought uh on the streets of uh the UK

hundreds of thousands, if not millions

hundreds of thousands if not millions

of people. So this is really a question

of people So this is really a question

for um the UK how it deals with how it

deals with

someone within your government's

inviting him calling him courageous.

inviting him calling him courageous

Well anyone that stands up against

Islamism you know deputies call him a

thug.

thug

Yeah. and I represent the state of

Yeah and I represent the state of

Israel and um anyone that stands up to

uh fight Islamism whether on the streets

of the UK or on the streets of Jerusalem

or Tel Aviv uh we considered to be

worth talking to because Islamism

unfortunately cannot be appeased as

unfortunately the government of Kamali are

in the process of doing Islamism cannot

be appeased it must be stood up to

David that's all the time we

Thank

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