Palestinian ambassador to Spain: President Biden’s speech left a lot to be desired

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The Palestinian ambassador to Spain sat down for an interview with CGTN’s Ken Browne. ‘President Biden’s speech left a lot to be desired. It was very one-sided, as always’, he said.   #Palestine #Gaza #Israel #USA #Europe

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00:00Well, Joe Biden called for peace in Lebanon and an end to the conflict in Gaza during

00:05his final United Nations General Assembly speech as U.S. president.

00:10Many Palestinians and their supporters are disappointed with the Biden administration's

00:14position on the conflict and its support for Israel, while our correspondent Ken Brown

00:19spoke to the Palestinian ambassador to Spain.

00:27When Biden's speech left a lot to be desired, it was very one-sided, as always.

00:33It was quite tepid.

00:34It was not the speech of a president of one of the world's great powers that wants to

00:38remain a great world power.

00:40To do so, you have to act like one, not just boast about being one.

00:47What is the importance of this brand new position as Palestinian ambassador to Spain?

00:53I wanted to thank Spain, Ireland, Norway, Slovenia, and also others who have recently

01:04recognized the state of Palestine.

01:06This is a cause for celebration, but at the same time, it's a moment of sadness and pain.

01:12Pain for the death, destruction and suffering that our people are still enduring.

01:17As a result of the genocide being committed by the state of Israel in the Gaza Strip and

01:22in the West Bank.

01:23And now we have another chapter of Israeli aggression in Lebanon, which they have started.

01:37Spain, Ireland, Norway, Slovenia have all recognized a Palestinian state.

01:43But Gaza, the assault in Gaza continues.

01:47What does it mean and why is it important for countries to recognize a Palestinian state?

01:57They've opened this door of the possibility that the two state solution is real and not

02:01just words without meaning.

02:03Many of our European friends, the United States and others, talk about the two state solution.

02:09But this is very misleading because there is a state of Israel that has existed for

02:1476 years and a state that is still missing is the state of Palestine.

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