Raja Shahadeh

What are some of those legal consequences?

Well, it's a crime.

And those who perpetrated the crime should be punished.

And that's very important because otherwise they will repeat the same actions.

And in a way, because nothing has happened to Israelis who advocated genocide in Gaza, they're repeating similar tactics in the West Bank every day.

And so it goes on and on and on.

And the only way to stop it is by taking legal action against them.

And it hasn't happened yet.

Absolutely, absolutely.

And the best example is the case of sanctioning Al-Haqq.

Al-Haqq is an organization which I started about 40 years ago, and the United States, Trump's government, has sanctioned the organization and rendered it difficult to function because it cannot have access to its email, it cannot have funding.

It cannot go on with its normal activities.

And the videos that document violations of Israeli actions from YouTube have been removed.

And so people will say, what's the use of human rights when this is a treatment?

And when people have no protection against Israeli brutality by the army or the settlers, then they say, what's the use of being nonviolent when violence is committed against us?

then the answer is the only way to do is to fight like Hamas.

And that's what young people come to conclude.

What would then disempower Hamas?

I think if there is peace and if there is an attempt at negotiating with Hamas so that it changes its policies and positions, then there is a possibility for change.

But Israel is bent on destroying Hamas through force and not through negotiations and through peaceful means.