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Chris Hedges and Gabor Maté, introduced by award-winning journalist Aaron Maté, discuss the “moral issue of our time,” Gaza. Hedges and Gabor Maté deliver speeches, engage in a two-way discussion and take questions from the audience.

Thanks to Nick Laparra of Let’s Give a Damn and the Middle East Children’s Alliance for putting on the event, getting us the footage and allowing us to share it on our channel and Substack.

You can watch the full event, complete with a musical performance by Mona Miara, here at the Let’s Give a Damn YouTube channel: [https://youtu.be/JfRnLWTT1jA]

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Main Topic:

The video features a discussion on Palestine, specifically Gaza, as the “moral issue of our time,” with Chris Hedges and Gabor Maté, introduced by Aaron Maté. The discussion revolves around the ongoing genocide in Palestine, the historical context, and the moral implications for individuals and the world.

Key Points:

• Introduction: Aaron Maté introduces Chris Hedges and Gabor Maté, highlighting their long-standing advocacy for Palestine and their commitment to truth-telling, even at personal cost.
• Historical Context: Gabor Maté shares his early awakening to the realities of Zionism and the Israeli occupation, recalling his emotional experience witnessing the situation in Palestine in 1989.
• Moral Imperative: The speakers emphasize that Palestine is a moral touchstone, revealing one’s stance on justice and humanity. They criticize the Western world’s intellectual detachment from the suffering in Gaza.
• Dehumanization and Contempt: Chris Hedges discusses the linguistic dehumanization of Palestinians, drawing parallels to other historical atrocities and the importance of language in enabling violence.
• Despair and Action: The speakers address the feeling of despair in the face of ongoing injustice, advocating for action, however small, as an antidote.
• Global South: The rise of the Global South is discussed as a potential shift in world order, with the West’s moral authority diminished due to its complicity in the genocide.
• The Holocaust: The speakers discuss the exploitation of the Holocaust to establish Jewish exceptionalism and justify actions against Palestinians.

Highlights:

• Gabor Maté’s emotional recollection of his 1989 visit to Palestine and his critique of the Western world’s detachment.
• Chris Hedges’s description of the devastation in Gaza, the lies surrounding the conflict, and the dire humanitarian situation.
• The reading of Omar Alakad’s powerful words on the moral component of history and the necessity of choosing justice over power.
• The discussion on the dehumanization of Palestinians and the parallels to other genocides.
• The call to action in the face of despair, emphasizing the importance of contributing to justice, however small the contribution may be.
• The reading of “The City of Slaughter” poem and its relevance to the current situation in Gaza.
• The discussion of the Global South and the decline of Western hegemony.
• The speakers’ responses to audience questions about survivor’s guilt and hatred.

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