Palestinian Journalist: Latest Violence Shatters Notion That Israeli Apartheid Is Sustainable

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Palestinian journalist and senior editor at _+972 Magazine_ Amjad Iraqi believes Hamas breaking through the military border between Gaza and Israel has shattered the belief that the occupation is sustainable. Without being able to ignore Palestinians, Iraqi says, long-term reflection on Israel's apartheid system is possible, but in the short term, the international community is indulging Israel's desire for revenge. "Now for the far-right government, this massacre, as atrocious as it is, is for them a historic opportunity," says Iraqi, who describes the desire of Israeli leadership to force out Palestinians or completely destroy Gaza in response to Saturday's attack by Hamas. "There is no military solution to this issue, and the real problem in the end is this wider apartheid regime."

Transcript: https://www.democracynow.org/2023/10/12/amjad_iraqi

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