US State Department spokesperson dodges question on whether Palestinians live under occupation
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- čas přidán 30. 01. 2023
- US State Department spokesperson Vedant Patel refused to directly answer a question posed by journalist Said Arikat during a State Department press briefing on 26 January on whether he considers Palestinians in the West Bank to be living under military occupation by Israel.
The journalist later asked Patel if he believes collective punishment on people under occupation is a war crime, which Patel also refused to answer directly and instead called for “both sides to de-escalate and work together to improve the security situation”.
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He seemed to have lost his brain’s ability to answer a simple question.
Simple he wants to be verbatim & hide the truth
Every time anyone in this government is questioned they act dumb and won't answer.They aren't that smart to begin with, but it's amazing how dumb they get when questioned.
Probably never had
@@TASmith-ou3isnah they are not dumb .. they are smart enough to shamelessly dodge the question and not give an answer to save their own head ...
Felt like an almost Kamala Harris moment
Disgusting that they refuse to acknowledge it is an occupation. Sick
They love their lifestyles, privilege, and power more than they love righteousness.
They love the zionistic approach to devide and conquer, except this time the propaganda doesn't work out as well as the previous one (as for the propaganda for Ukraine and Russia).
Under International Law the West Bank is not occupied. The UN deemed it “occupied” that had no legal status over International law.
@@ExcitedWhaleEye-xx9qv part of it is illegally occupied by israhell. the fvck are you on about
Occupation of what? Ottoman Empire ruled land? So is the rest of the Middle East. Lol
AIPAC should be investigated
AIPAC should be disbanded
They should be in jail and deported to Germany
there's actually nothing to be investigated. everyone already knows that they put in a lot of dark money to get their people elected.
They would investigate their selves or Israel would investigate APAC or some Israeli United States government person would investigate telling you America is gone. No one here is for America, therefore Israel, and therefore not just for Israel, but they are for making sure Israel is in power and powered up.
AIPAC should be removed
That is nothing less than DISGUSTING.
he is. children are starving to death in gaza. he clearly never met a doughnut he didn't like.
I hate when politicians give you a bullshit answer that has no connection with the question
He didn't even let the guy speak....
Palestine is a made up concept of the last hundred years there’s no such thing as Palestine
"Who was the first Palestinian king? What language does Palestine have? Was there ever a kingdom of Palestine? Is there a Palestinian history or culture?".
@@bobbyeapen6049 they guy didn't even address the question and was trying to divert. On the other hand, the person whom asked the question was trying to get the terrorist to stay on topic.
@@bobbyeapen6049 speek on what? the question is very simple, Is Palestine under illegal settlement. The answer is Yes. But the guy dodges the question and says that both group should come into harmony bullahit, clearly a israeli fangirl and is trying to cover the truth
And the dumb thing is, the US supports EAST TURKISTAN PEOPLE AKA THE UYGHURS!
SO WHY NOT WITH PALESTINIANS?!
So this is all about POLITICS.
What a sorry answer. US has lost its balls. The officials don’t dare say the truths.
How dare you!!! This is the land of the free... Don't you know 😂
@@niqbal free of fleas
@@niqbal 😂😂
I have lost all trust in leaders
@@niqbalfree of balls
It's disgraceful how politicians can never answer the most simplest of yes or no questions.
dont want to more like
He is not a Politician but a spokesperson who can't answer simple questions. The title should be changed to deflectperson.
Free Palestine 🇵🇸
Stop Genocide!!!
Stop Occupation!!!
Stop that War Criminals!!!
Free Palestine 🇵🇸
Only criminals talk in circles like this.
And politicians.
Same thing. @@Talentaire
I like that 1st time I heard 😢😢😢
they are in Israel, period.no such place as palestine.
Dude dont make things up@@luisnieves8242
Anger is the only thing I can feel when I hear American politicians' speak.
Same with me, they have no shame
Ditto that...I've been very angry at them all for awhile.
More so Israeli politicians and spokespersons
@@explorer0213are they not one and the same?
@@cheshkat6321They are different but not by a wide margin.
This was perfect! Said Arikat is one of my favorites!
Get this criminal out of government and into JAIL
Then they have to get ALL US OFFICIALS into the jail.
The world can now make sense of who is the actual land owner and occupier
He is just a mouthpiece.
Send him to live in West Bank with the Palestinians
@@user-xg6mz5tu3g its true people are finally realizing who it is that pulls the strings in the western world/media.
to be fair, many knew for decades, people just kept calling them nazis and anti semites if they mentioned it.
What a disgrace. Our government can not answer a simple question. He knows the answer. He is a coward and needs to keep his job.
They’re expert at dodging questions like Bush was at dodging shoes 👟 👟
🤣🤣🤣
Don't forget that he's originally Indian and has his own shitty mind.
This government official is no different to the senior officers in the nazi regime - complicit
Answering clear cut needs a moral ground to stand on which he's not on.
They should not be in a position where they sound too dumb
And George bush had the audacity to ask , "why do they hate us ?
Nobody hated Americans before US became a Hammer and Breadbasket for Israeli Zionism.
Ignorance, arrogance and self importance - it’s a winning combination.
Good point... now, we in the rest of the world are sickened by the American government (if you can call then that. Perhaps criminals?)
Trump also said that they are merchants of countries, chairs, and people
He didn't say it, some people asked him, since he was such a brilliant guy to answer any question.
His answer: "Because of our freedom."
(Because mass-bombing Muslim countries and mass-murdering hundreds of thousands of Muslims was definitely not a reason to hate.)
Lost his mind to answer a simple question
Disgusting! He just can't answer a simple question directly but instead cunningly twisting and turning trying to dodge.
sleazy politician.
This is disgusting. He clearly states he understands the question. When you are wrong you are wrong and you have to resort to this.
He avoided the question because he knows the truth 😅😅😅
He is not answering the question. Clown
To admit the wrong is a gentleman to avoid and beat around the bush is a disgrace
He looks indian the modi type. He specializes in dancing-a-jig
This guy is shamelessly avoiding a simple question!
He is paid to say what they want to convey.
What's the root meaning of Palestine? Invaders ... Roman king named Palestine...
@@everettpadgett862 You utter lie. Israelites & Philistines both arrived at the same time in the land of canaanites.
After the withdrawal of the Egyptians, Canaan became home to the Israelites and the Philistines. The first record of the name Israel is documented in the Merneptah stele, established by Pharaoh Merneptah around 1209 BCE.[29][30][31][32] The Israelites settled the central highlands, a loosely defined highland region stretching from the Judean hills in the south to the Samarian hills in the north. Based on the archaeological evidence, they did not overtake the region by force, but instead branched out of the indigenous Canaanite peoples.[33][34][35] The population, at most forty-five thousand, were poor and lived relatively isolated from the Canaanite city-states that occupied the plains and the coastal regions.[36][iii] In contrast to the Philistines, the Israelites did not eat pork,[37][iv] preferred plain pottery,[38][v] and circumcised their boys.[39][vi]
Sometime in the 12th century, the Philistines, who had immigrated from the Aegean region, settled in the southern coast of Palestine.[40][41] Traces of Philistines appeared at about the same time as the Israelites.
They never leave this place you guys thrown out for 2 millennia you can't claim land after 2000 years, with your logic canaanite have bigger claim because they are the native of that land.
Research found present-day Lebanese population is largely descended from the ancient Canaanites, inheriting more than 90% of their genes from this ancient source.
@@everettpadgett862 Troll on sub-human zionists! Troll on! 😎
@@everettpadgett862You didn't know how to lie, spread misinformation and hate. Get some classes from zio.. t propaganda machinery
Politics 101. Avoid the question at all costs
He was like : "Sir, I understand the question your asking. But I'm going to answer a different question."
A lot of politicians have no shame
He isn’t a politician he’s a poor little ethnic bureaucrat.
That is the main character.
Only western politicians
Which ones do. That would be a short list.
Absolutely despicable! These people have lost every semblance of decency and sense of justice.
The incredible thing is the lenghts that people will go to defend them, I cant believe this time in human history. Lies on top of lies, crimes onto of crimes.
Don’t ask the Indian guy he doesn’t know!!
They need to read Holy scripts
@@RashadShawa😂😂😂😂
@@ericday4505💯 it’s a sad time for all of humanity
“Said, I understand your question but I am afraid to answer it.” was the clear answer.
"I understand the question you're asking, and as we've said previously: roses are read, violets are blue, sunflowers are yellow and 1+1 is 2." Why did he say he understood the question and proceeded to answer something completely unrelated?
Lol spot on
Corrupted people never have a straight answer.
There’s definitely a few good bold faced liars in politics
There’s definitely a few good bold faced liars in politics but they always have tells
No more occupations!!!
There is occupation by muslims ..
Sometimes its necessary.
@@Sevenfold120is it necessary in this case?? Don't hide away
What a cowardice answer@@Sevenfold120
@@truthshallprevail9832 In order to remove Hamas from power The IDF would logically have to occupy Gaza in order to facilitate that goal.
YOUR VOICE MATTERS. KEEP FIGHTING! KEEP SPEAKING OUT!
Don't ever expect this indian to speak the truth
not sure what his familial nationality has to do with this..?
It's not an Indian but an American
That spokesperson is a liar and a coward. Dodging the question, a question which is very straightforward.
They all are especially Kirby
Well he represents the whole system
This is no way to explain this! a 6 years old boy or girl would be able to answer! That is the speaker of the state departanment? What a shame!!!!!!!!!!!
So true! I guess that he's less of a smug prick than John Kirby is the best that could be said of him.
they are all like this in usa gov. save for a few.
THE U.S spokesman is a robot. He's just trained to read a script, not think or answer a question, just read what he was told to read.
Same agenda. Nah
That’s what isreal programmed in his head
Israel runs America
What a shame
Palestine is a made up concept of the last hundred years there’s no such thing as Palestine
"Who was the first Palestinian king? What language does Palestine have? Was there ever a kingdom of Palestine? Is there a Palestinian history or culture?".
He would lose his job if he wouldn’t. Not that i defend him, he must act with the decency that is position demands and is an accomplice for the suffering of millions of people.
whaaaat ,you mean the spokeman actually doing there job of only speaking,for the gov and wasnt that the job description to just speak without involving there feelings or there opinion ....truly appauling. ppl forget that they have no power, and asks / force a answer they know lil about and/or can't answer speculations bcz there taken as facts
They’d usually bold faced lie to a question like that
Absolutely shameful and disgusting response to a simple and valid question.
This is how falsehood behave when confronted with truth.
Give Palestine back their land. Freedom for Palestinians.
Imagine the plight of the people who were put through this exact same thing before the internet era
That journalist is the man!
Its amazing when a person looks DUMBFOUNDED when they are confronted with the Truth!!!!
He's not dumbfounded, he is being an extraordinarily despicable a**hole.
And what is that truth? Go read your own history, and then figure out how much death and destruction was caused in your god's name... your history is full of it. When the tables turn, you complain.
That region will have to sort its matters out. Unless you want to go yourself to the front lines.... oh, guess not, so stfu and sit down.
When a Simple question is the most difficult question to answer, you are in a very bad position
My thoughts exactly.
💯
They Cannot give Truthful Answers!
Fire this boy....
It's so sad, disappointing, and embarrassing to have to live under this regime...
I know!! I wish I could leave - but go where?
@@TASmith-ou3isEurope is nicer than the USA but they mostly support Israel so Indonesia and southeastern Asia are extremely cheap to live in
Good luck
@@indovilletv8601 Thank you!!!
bingo!
@@TASmith-ou3ismexico in the mountains out of the heat. there was a guy who was canadian and lived in usa and many countries but says mexico is the best place to live! the food is all fresh down there. so disgusted with prices and government i am thinking about going there myself.
Great question Sayid.... These ppl need to be asked these types of questions to expose their hypocrisy!...
He should resign immediately
YT is complicit too ! shameful period in time this is, cant evven express ourselves on this public forum 😠🤬
Simply humiliated! Embarrassing. You do not need to be educated to hold that post.
You just have to be good at rote responses!
Oh, then your saying you should take the post, go ahead... take it, we shall see how far you will get, keyboard ninja's. Ctrl + X...
" i understand your question bt i aint gonna answer it."
AS a representive of a fascist state he would lose his job if he told the truth .
This is the voice of honest people. People who did not sell themselves for money.
Great questions
This government official is shameless
Palestine is a made up concept of the last hundred years there’s no such thing as Palestine
"Who was the first Palestinian king? What language does Palestine have? Was there ever a kingdom of Palestine? Is there a Palestinian history or culture?".
All American Regimes have been disgusting for the last 100 yrs
Disgraceful position of the American government
No answer to a simple question
The US government know they are acting illegally by supporting Israeli conquest and colonialism.
He had an answer, and we ALL heard it loud and clear!
Nope he didn’t answer 😮
Dammit, in text, it doesn’t look how I said it aloud🤦♂️My bad…
I meant it with sarcastic attitude; saying that: His stuttering and silence said it ALL! We all know that him not answering was the answer in itself.
What a coward and a weasel. He disgusts me.
FREE PALESTINE🇵🇸 🙌 🕌
In the west we would call those greedy who refuse to share. This is an Arab problem. Greed
The man at the podium is beyond shame. Utterly sickening that he cannot even acknowledge that Israel used illegally occupying Palestinian land. But Kudos to the journalist for unmasking his sheer degenerate hypocrisy.
Simply shameless!
This is frustrating to watch a child can see through this
How disgusting that he cannot answer. Embarrassed for him. Shameful.
Unbelievable
At this point, the hypocrisy can't even mask itself!
He doesn’t want to answer the question. Avoiding moral commitment means that he is immoral. Short and simple! 😮😮😮
This is how USA was formed so this is it’s downfall: deception and criminality.
Never ask a politician a straight question because he will never give a straight answer.
Tell the truth!
They themselves can’t justify the madness that they have created
A Great journalist smashing the us department!!! Thank you MISTER!!!💪🏻🙏🏻👍🏻
Sick sick sick......
If they’re not answering straight away, they are with the oppressor
On point
What oppressors?
Tell me, why didn't the so called Palestinians create a state when Jordan was in charge of the West Bank and Egypt the West Bank for over 17 years ?
Palestine is a made up concept of the last hundred years there’s no such thing as Palestine
"Who was the first Palestinian king? What language does Palestine have? Was there ever a kingdom of Palestine? Is there a Palestinian history or culture?".
The question that will never be answered
This guy should be asked this question until the end of time....
He even had to read his response. This is a disgrace and embarrassing.
they seem to have a standard script
They won't answer a simple question
Bloody good question!
The man is asking a straightforward question.
They be speaking about anti violence but at the same time deflecting the main issue, what a coward hypocrite behavior.
The scales have fallen from mine eyes
Boom.
Dear Sir, your questioning is enormously important. Thank you
Thank you Sir
This happens when you don't accept truth.
Short circuits and sparks in the brain
Free
Good on Mr. Arikat for not letting this man get away with weaseling out of a basic, yes-or-no question. The answer is emphatically yes, Israel is occupying Palestine. That's just a fact.
I can’t believe he so blatantly avoids the question. Shameless! Cowardly
Seems to be R S S influenced.
@@umarsyed7538
Out of 57 muslim ummah countries 21 Moslim Ummah countries are at war in name of Islam and when it came for Rohingyas & Uyghur Muslims where the Burmese and Chinese beat the hell out of them all these 57 Moslim Ummah countries were just mute spectators.U Baigairat talking about Palestinians.
Coward started reading a piece of paper like an Npc doesn’t know how to talk💀
@@greattrainjourneys8076 because it's about the holy land..the sentiment are different..and it's not like no Muslim country helping the Uyghur and rohingyas...concern are voice about them as well..help are given the same as the palestinian
@@mofb8331
Show me a single United protest for Rohingyas and Uyghur's in the Muslim world Don't give lame excuses muslim ummah has miserably failed ummah has blood on its hands of 537 PLO soldiers u sold Islam first to USA then China now France talking about see what u did to Mecca Madina all major historic buildings during Prophet Mohammad's time has been bulldoze for Hotels shopping malls and Resturants .
Said Arikat sir 🔥
Dude although refusing to answer the question, i gotta respect him for not lying.
wow.. i don't respect this war monger one tiny tiny bit..
I believe, I think…..bla bla bla. It’s always the same. He asks him a very simple question and look how he answer. Shameless coward.
Double standards, absolute disgusting behaviour. Palestinians should be free ❤
From river to the Sea
Palestine will be free انشاءاللہ
Beyond disgusting
Know your biblical history
At the end of the day peace
is all that matters
free israel
Israel is being attacked for the last six hundred years
A tribe that follows a warlord that marry a child is not holy or a prophet
Omg 🤦🏽♀️
Wow, this is embarrassing.
What a shame to have gone through - I'm guessing - so many years of education and not be able to answer such a simple, straightforward question.
Indicted for complicity in genocide. He’s guilty as hell.
That's Exactly what this Biden govt Fears ... all, all but Biden, because he probably won't be around long enough for a case of Genocide at the CCJ to reach a conclusion. This guy just isn't as slippery as the guy who looks like a crow.
Tongue tied
Said you're wrecking the car!!!
I Love Said!! He Always gets to the nub of the matter!
Avoided the question like it’s the plague.
he is the plague. of corruption.
What’s the point of press conferences if they don’t answer any questions?! What a waste of time and money
Good question...
Refused to answer the question, this is a serious problem.
Can't answer that simple question? Disgraceful position of American government.
This is called journalism
American hypocrisy out of the roof!
Corruption at its best. Are they occupied or not occupied? A spokesperson cannot even say it. He is not ready to describe their legal status.
I really appreciate this reporter hes never tired of asking direct questions
Said, grills this guy all the time. It's hilarious! 😂
Just answer the damn question or resign!