00:00So, Professor, how weakened is Hamas following the U.S. and Israeli strikes on Iran?
00:07And after, as you've said, nearly two years of war with Israel, what leverage does the group actually have left?
00:17Well, according to the news media, I mean, we're hearing even the Israeli military people or personnel.
00:25They are still talking about strong Hamas.
00:30They are talking about well-organized, over 20,000 militants still fighting.
00:39So this is an issue.
00:41But at the end of the day, I think Palestinians have their legitimate representative, which is the PLO, the Palestinian Liberation Organization.
00:53And the question here is, I wonder why the United States is avoiding the PLO and avoiding to sit down with the Palestinian Liberation Organization and talk long-term peace, based on justice, with the representative and the legitimate representative of the Palestinian people, whether they are in Palestine or outside Palestine.
01:17This is also a question that's yet to be answered by the Trump administration.
01:24But again, if we go back to history, we know what President Trump did during his first presidency from 2016 to 2020.
01:37We know which side he decided to stand and support.
01:42So those are also issues that we have to be very cautious, what I would say, trusting the Trump administration when it comes to any Palestinian issues now and in the future.
