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Jeremy Scahill on Gaza Ceasefire, Talking to Hamas & Israel's Doctrine of Dehumanizing Palestinians

2025-10-27 News & Politics
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Gaza Ceasefire Failures: Media Blind Spots, Negotiator Targeting, and Humanitarian Blockade

Understand how the systemic failure of major news organizations to interview Palestinian negotiators allows dehumanization to flourish, alongside analysis of military actions undermining the US-backed truce.

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  • Media organizations face malpractice accusations for refusing to interview Hamas/PIJ leaders, solidifying dehumanizing narratives against Palestinians.
  • Aid entry remains severely restricted (under 100 trucks vs. 600 pledged), despite International Court of Justice rulings and approaching cold weather.
  • Political negotiations are complicated by perceived US favoring of Israeli objectives and alleged Israeli attempts to assassinate external leadership figures.
  • Palestinian factions (Hamas, PIJ, Fatah) are consulting widely to form a unified front against proposed post-conflict plans perceived as a "neocolonial agenda."

This segment analyzes the breakdown of the Gaza ceasefire through the lens of political strategy, media representation, and severe humanitarian failure. It emphasizes the necessity of hearing direct parties in conflict resolution and reveals historical patterns surrounding the targeting of negotiators.

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Support our work: https://democracynow.org/donate/sm-desc-yt Israel has carried out repeated attacks in Gaza and killed about 100 Palestinians over the past two weeks since the U.S.-backed ceasefire deal with Hamas came into effect. Jeremy Scahill, co-founder of Drop Site News, is one of the few Western journalists in regular contact with Hamas leaders. "It's utter malpractice on the part of all of these news organizations that have not regularly been interviewing the leaders, the negotiators of Hamas and Palestinian Islamic Jihad. This is, by default, allowing the dehumanization narrative of Palestinians to just take hold," he says. Democracy Now! is an independent global news hour that airs on over 1,500 TV and radio stations Monday through Friday. Watch our livestream at democracynow.org Mondays to Fridays 8-9 a.m. ET. Subscribe to our Daily Email Digest: https://democracynow.org/subscribe

Top Comments (10)

@shovanbijoy7136 2025-10-27

Jeremy is a great journalist

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@ashoksetty01 2025-10-27

Jeremy Scahill is an amazing, knowledgeable, sincere journalist sharing the truth about Israel Palestine conflict!!

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@terrygaier144 2025-10-27

Thank you Amy for having Jeremy Scahill for your guest. Great honest and brave reporting from both of you.

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@michellenorris8471 2025-10-27

Thank you, Jeremy Scahill, for your continuing powerful voice.

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@HeavenArtGallery-printsw6vl 2025-10-27

I love when Jeremy Scahill comes on here

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@evelync177 2025-10-27

Jeremy Scahill is unquestionably the personification of journalistic integrity! His fearless, unapologetic approach to the facts is unmatched!! God bless him for refusing to compromise the truth to push a false narrative!!!

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@SekhmetHeka 2025-10-27

Excellent! Jeremy Scahill is one of the most informed and insightful journalists.

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@sylviahoffman9440 2025-10-27

Torture and genocide should never be financially or politically supported

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@dennismiller5725 2025-10-27

Good choice with Jeremy Scahill!

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@hilarybush1988 2025-10-27

SHARING THIS EVERYWHERE!!!

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