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Alistair Campbell

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The Rest Is Politics
537. Indicting Trump, Israeli Prisons, and Rory vs. Ed Miliband

But I'm trying to, I mean, you say Spain, I honestly can't think of a government that would do it.

The Rest Is Politics
537. Indicting Trump, Israeli Prisons, and Rory vs. Ed Miliband

You mentioned Raul Castro, Fidel's brother.

The Rest Is Politics
537. Indicting Trump, Israeli Prisons, and Rory vs. Ed Miliband

He's now 94.

The Rest Is Politics
537. Indicting Trump, Israeli Prisons, and Rory vs. Ed Miliband

And when we talk about his using economic and military and legal, the Department of Justice indicted Castro at 94.

The Rest Is Politics
537. Indicting Trump, Israeli Prisons, and Rory vs. Ed Miliband

on murder charges, okay?

The Rest Is Politics
537. Indicting Trump, Israeli Prisons, and Rory vs. Ed Miliband

So they've decided, so we've had several governments in the White House since 1996, but they've now decided that these two civilian aircraft that were downed, that Castro was responsible, okay?

The Rest Is Politics
537. Indicting Trump, Israeli Prisons, and Rory vs. Ed Miliband

And Todd Blanch, the Attorney General, who clearly does whatever Trump tells him to,

The Rest Is Politics
537. Indicting Trump, Israeli Prisons, and Rory vs. Ed Miliband

stresses this is not a symbolic indictment.

The Rest Is Politics
537. Indicting Trump, Israeli Prisons, and Rory vs. Ed Miliband

I suspect it is.

The Rest Is Politics
537. Indicting Trump, Israeli Prisons, and Rory vs. Ed Miliband

I don't think Raul Castro is going to be hauled off like Maduro was.

The Rest Is Politics
537. Indicting Trump, Israeli Prisons, and Rory vs. Ed Miliband

But I think it's a very good point.

The Rest Is Politics
537. Indicting Trump, Israeli Prisons, and Rory vs. Ed Miliband

It's a very, very good point.

The Rest Is Politics
537. Indicting Trump, Israeli Prisons, and Rory vs. Ed Miliband

I'm going to spend the whole evening thinking about which country might actually... What about Denmark?

The Rest Is Politics
537. Indicting Trump, Israeli Prisons, and Rory vs. Ed Miliband

Why Denmark?

The Rest Is Politics
537. Indicting Trump, Israeli Prisons, and Rory vs. Ed Miliband

Well, maybe on the point about why is the UK government being so silent, maybe your children should become the UK government.

The Rest Is Politics
537. Indicting Trump, Israeli Prisons, and Rory vs. Ed Miliband

Now, let's move on.

The Rest Is Politics
537. Indicting Trump, Israeli Prisons, and Rory vs. Ed Miliband

Richard, what did you make of the treatment of Gaza flotilla activists by Itamar Ben-Gavir and the Israeli forces?

The Rest Is Politics
537. Indicting Trump, Israeli Prisons, and Rory vs. Ed Miliband

And if people haven't seen this, it's this flotilla, I think about 400 people from 40 or different countries.

The Rest Is Politics
537. Indicting Trump, Israeli Prisons, and Rory vs. Ed Miliband

I mean, largely symbolic, but with stuff that they're going to try to get to Gaza.

The Rest Is Politics
537. Indicting Trump, Israeli Prisons, and Rory vs. Ed Miliband

They were essentially picked up by the Israeli authorities, and they were put in this place.