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[00:00:00] significantly to his victory in these elections.
[00:00:04] Also, there are other factors that contributed to his victory
[00:00:07] in the elections. The opposing candidate tried to change
[00:00:10] the election method and move away from these issues and
[00:00:14] focus on his origins, his religion, his principles,
[00:00:18] and his support for the Palestinian people. These
[00:00:21] positions were highlighted in a way
[00:00:24] that was not good, but it reflected a very significant development
[00:00:27] as he ultimately won. And with a very big
[00:00:30] win. I mean, it was a historic day par excellence for me
[00:00:34] as someone who has been working in American politics
[00:00:37] and that there are a group of for 33 years. I never in my life expected us to reach this stage in the American
[00:00:41] elections or the coup that happened yesterday in
[00:00:45] the American elections. First, it was a political earthquake in the United
[00:00:49] States. An earthquake against President Trump and a call for
[00:00:52] change in
[00:00:53] very hard to mobilize the Jewish community in his policies. But for us,
[00:00:57] as defenders of the rights of the Palestinian people, this is a historic day
[00:01:01] that about 60% of par excellence, and it should be the day that will lead to a major change in American
[00:01:05] policy. In fact, words cannot express
[00:01:08] our happiness and joy about what happened, and they do not express
[00:01:12] the historical significance of the achievement that happened yesterday, which was not just
[00:01:16] about Aboud. There were several other candidates who won
[00:01:19] the elections, and this will
[00:01:22] pave the way for the presidential elections in two years, and it will
[00:01:26] pave the way for the Palestinian, Arab, and Islamic communities
[00:01:30] to defend the rights of the Palestinian
[00:01:33] program in the elections people by presenting a very good candidate in the next elections, God willing. I mean, this
[00:01:36] victory for the Democrats
[00:01:40] and their control of Congress in both houses,
[00:01:43] the Senate and the House, what are the meanings it carries,
[00:01:47] Dr.
[00:01:47] Hanna?
[00:01:54] I want to focus more than I will focus on its meaning for the American people, but we can come back
[00:01:58] to this story later. Many Democratic
[00:02:01] Party leaders used to say that a candidate who supports
[00:02:05] the Palestinian people will not be able to succeed in states like
[00:02:08] Michigan, where they used to say that these candidates
[00:02:12] can succeed in states where Democrats
[00:02:14] are in control, but in swing states, a person who supports
[00:02:18] the Palestinian people in this way cannot
[00:02:22] succeed. But what yesterday's elections proved is that this
[00:02:25] is wrong, and that, on the contrary, a person who supports the rights of the Palestinian
[00:02:28] people can succeed and succeed easily in these states.
[00:02:32] And we saw yesterday developments that we had not witnessed,
[00:02:36] I mean, in the history of American politics. For example,
[00:02:39] President Trump's statement yesterday morning, before the elections,
[00:02:42] about stopping aid to Israel, this is very historic. Usually,
[00:02:46] they would compete over who would give more aid. And also,
[00:02:49] what the Vice President said today, where he said that a large
[00:02:53] number of Republicans did not vote for the Republican Party, and he
[00:02:56] listed one of the four main reasons.
[00:03:00] The relations of the United States of America with Israel. So for us,
[00:03:04] this means a historic day par excellence, par excellence within both parties.
[00:03:07] In the past, we used to talk about relations within one party,
[00:03:11] but what happened yesterday showed that support for the Palestinian
[00:03:15] people has become something on the popular base, something big, and we have started
[00:03:18] to see its impact on the American elections. One last step
[00:03:22] remains, which is for us to see it in foreign policy.
[00:03:25] And I believe, after yesterday's leap,
[00:03:29] it has become very difficult not to reach a change in American
[00:03:32] foreign policy. And let's say most
[00:03:35] of the candidates who won, whom we were supporting, and their number
[00:03:38] is about 20 candidates, these support the right of the Palestinian
[00:03:42] people completely, completely, and there will be
[00:03:45] about 40 new members of Congress, who are
[00:03:49] better than the existing members to varying
[00:03:51] degrees, but they are better by several degrees,
[00:03:55] most of them, and this total equals about 10 to 15% of
[00:03:59] Congress. Approximately 10 from the House, approximately 10 to
[00:04:02] 15% from the Senate. We are talking about a very big
[00:04:06] development and a historic step.
[00:04:09] Does it mean that it has become clear that
[00:04:12] money and sweet talk are
[00:04:15] no longer useful before the American voter? Has
[00:04:19] the message reached politicians in this way?
[00:04:23] 100%. I mean, if you remember, in previous meetings months ago,
[00:04:27] we were talking about the change that is happening in the popular base.
[00:04:30] The change that is happening with students, the change that is happening with
[00:04:33] unions, or even with churches. But we always
[00:04:37] used to say that there is no change in politicians, all members
[00:04:40] of Congress are our enemies, and so on. But today,
[00:04:44] I am relieved, and perhaps I told you once before that it might take us 10
[00:04:48] years to reach a stage where there is a change in Congress. Today,
[00:04:51] on the contrary, after what happened yesterday, it is clear that we have made several
[00:04:55] steps forward, and it is clear that the change that is present
[00:04:57] in the streets has begun to show its results. Let's say
[00:05:01] politicians, of course, it will still take
[00:05:04] time for it to show its results on foreign policy because President
[00:05:08] Trump still controls a large number of foreign
[00:05:11] policies. However, there will be an impact in these
[00:05:14] two years, but more importantly, it has become
[00:05:18] possible for a candidate to come and say that he supports the Palestinian
[00:05:21] people and to show that he can win elections,
[00:05:24] and elections in a swing state. How decisive
[00:05:27] was the role of youth in these elections, Dr.
[00:05:30] Hanna? The promising generation.
[00:05:34] I mean, young people were the decisive factor in these elections.
[00:05:38] Young people are the ones who are changing and changing,
[00:05:41] especially in the party, I mean, in the Republican Party, and I never
[00:05:45] in my life expected that I would say that we would see this change happening,
[00:05:50] Republicans who will not go and vote for the Republican Party because of
[00:05:53] the President's policy towards Israel, especially among
[00:05:56] young people, we are seeing a very big change, even among the Jewish
[00:06:00] community, we are seeing a change. I mean, they tried
[00:06:05] the United States, in Michigan, against Abdol, and that
[00:06:09] they should not vote for Abdol because of his foreign policy. But the numbers show
[00:06:14] the Jewish community voted for Abdol. I mean,
[00:06:17] I once witnessed a festival they were holding, a group of
[00:06:21] them, there were about 200 volunteers coming from other
[00:06:24] states to help Abdol in his election
[00:06:26] campaign. The failure of 50 million dollars
[00:06:30] to bring down Abd al-Rahman Al-Sayyid, what do these
[00:06:33] numbers mean? We say them as published by American media,
[00:06:37] and it will most likely be more than that, but many
[00:06:41] of them are also money that is not visible. I mean, Abd al-Rahman's main
[00:06:46] was to keep money out of elections because they
[00:06:50] are used to being able to change many foreign policies with
[00:06:53] money. And there was intimidation of members of Congress that
[00:06:56] if they did not go along with them in the way they wanted, they would.