Rahm Emanuel: “I confronted the prime minister directly. I didn't need a war to realize that the policies by the Israeli…”

“Do you see what is happening in Gaza as a genocide? Yeah. So as you know, Kristen, back in 2009, when I was President Obama's chief of staff, I confronted the prime minister directly. I didn't need a war to realize that the policies by the Israeli government were going to lead to perpetual conflict. and also perpetual isolation. And back in June, I went to Israel to deliver A full speech about how to do peace, 23 state solution, how to integrate the country …” (13:04–13:13)

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