00:00We've heard from the new, well, let's say four-month-old pope, the American pope, Leo XIV.
00:07He, of course, leads 1.4 billion Catholics around the world.
00:12Today, he demanded that Israel stop what he called the collective punishment and the forced displacement of the Palestinians.
00:20Of course, collective punishment is something that flies in the face of international law.
00:25And I'm wondering whether you think the pope's words carry weight.
00:29And do you think that this quite strong statement will change anything?
00:33I think it is a strong statement.
00:35It's a moral and legal voice because transferring any of the Palestinians, including our Christians that are now in Gaza,
00:43they are also facing this genocide and this brutal, brutal occupation in Gaza.
00:51For sure, the pope, he has that moral and legal and the voice that we want to hear from all other players all over the world.
01:00Collective punishment is a crime.
01:02But what we are facing, actually, in Gaza is a genocide and is our crime, the crimes against humanity.
01:08We think that these voices, adding to those voices that already announced at the international arena against this genocidal war can bring results,
01:22including by taking actions against the Israeli occupation, against the Israeli practices and measures, the genocide in Gaza.
01:30We believe that these voices should be transferred and translated into actions by sanctioning this illegal regime,
01:38the Israeli illegal regime, by taking actions.
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