Mark Lowen
Appearances
Global News Podcast
Trump's threats to seize Greenland and Panama Canal
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Global News Podcast
Trump's threats to seize Greenland and Panama Canal
It seems like a kind of an absurd proposition that one country can just say, I'm going to buy the territory next to me...
Global News Podcast
Trump's threats to seize Greenland and Panama Canal
Why do you want independence?
Global News Podcast
Trump's threats to seize Greenland and Panama Canal
I saw that the king of Denmark has changed the coat of arms to make the polar bear of Greenland more prominent. I mean, you know, do most Danes want to keep hold of Greenland, would you say?
Global News Podcast
Trump's threats to seize Greenland and Panama Canal
What is being part of the Danish Commonwealth? What does it mean in today's Greenland?
Global News Podcast
Last minute hitch in Gaza ceasefire deal
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Global News Podcast
Last minute hitch in Gaza ceasefire deal
We are here on Hostages Square in Tel Aviv, a place that has become very much the focal point of the trauma that Israelis have felt since the 7th of October, those Hamas attacks which killed 1,200 people and in which 250 were taken hostage into Gaza. But the trauma, it is hoped here...
Global News Podcast
Last minute hitch in Gaza ceasefire deal
will be somewhat alleviated by the ceasefire deal that was announced last night in the Qatari capital, Doha, between Israel and Hamas, that is due to go into place on Sunday. A ceasefire deal that could also ease the pain and suffering in Gaza, where more than 46,000 people have been killed there, and which would allow the return of some of the displaced people.
Global News Podcast
Last minute hitch in Gaza ceasefire deal
to return home to rebuild what is left of their shattered lives. Now, the Israeli cabinet was due to meet to discuss and vote through that deal this morning, but it has been delayed with a statement from the Israeli prime minister's office accusing Hamas of reneging on parts of the agreement to try to
Global News Podcast
Last minute hitch in Gaza ceasefire deal
to try to extract last-minute concessions, saying that the cabinet will not meet until mediators report that Hamas has accepted all the terms. There has been some pushback from Hamas on that.
Global News Podcast
Last minute hitch in Gaza ceasefire deal
Meanwhile, on the ground in Gaza, the destruction continues, and so does the killing with the Gaza civil defence forces, saying that at least 70 people were killed in the last few hours since the ceasefire deal itself was announced.
Global News Podcast
Washington gears up for Trump inauguration
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Global News Podcast
Washington gears up for Trump inauguration
The three released hostages have just spent their first night of freedom in the wing just right in front of me above the door. And when I'm told that they and their families stayed here overnight, they were given a private room, living room, a private chef as well to cater to their every need.
Global News Podcast
Washington gears up for Trump inauguration
And even though they had an initial assessment last night, the medical evaluation and the medical tests really in earnest begin today. I'm told that although it appeared that their condition is stable on the outside, of course what is happening inside after 15 months of captivity is altogether less clear.
Global News Podcast
Washington gears up for Trump inauguration
And so there are extensive medical tests that they will undergo, as well as psychological counselling and trauma counselling.
Global News Podcast
Washington gears up for Trump inauguration
Emily Damari, who is the British-Israeli Jewel hostage, has just posted a message on Instagram. It appears to be her first message since she was released. On a black background, she thanks God, her family, her girlfriend. She said, you broke my heart with excitement with your support.
Global News Podcast
Washington gears up for Trump inauguration
And she said that she has returned to her beloved life and she's called herself the happiest person in the world, which is pretty extraordinary words for somebody who has... Just spent 15 months in captivity in Gaza.
Global News Podcast
Washington gears up for Trump inauguration
The scenes that we saw last night when they were reunited with their families, Emily Damari, Romy Goenen and Doron Steinbrecher, all three of them, were, I mean, they were clearly, there was a mixture of overwhelming joy, they were weeping, there was an immense amount of relief.
Global News Podcast
Washington gears up for Trump inauguration
But I was also struck, Jackie, by the pictures of their release in Gaza because the cars that they were travelling in were just surrounded by Hamas fighters. There was a frenzy of Hamas gunmen all around them with machine guns in the air and balaclavas.
Global News Podcast
Washington gears up for Trump inauguration
And it was very much a clear message from Hamas that despite Benjamin Netanyahu's, Israeli Prime Minister's, stated aim of the total annihilation of Hamas... Over 15 months of war, yes, Hamas has been severely weakened, but they are still very much there. And I think that that was a very clear message from them, a kind of PR message that they are determined to have a stake in Gaza's future.
Global News Podcast
Washington gears up for Trump inauguration
They are still the dominant part there and they have not been destroyed.
Global News Podcast
Washington gears up for Trump inauguration
Yes, I mean, the fact that yesterday, in the end, passed off successfully after an albeit almost three-hour delay in the ceasefire coming into place, with the release of the Israeli hostages and then the release of dozens of Palestinian prisoners late into the night, is the model that will now be followed every week of the first week phase of the ceasefire agreement, with three or four hostages at least every weekend.
Global News Podcast
Washington gears up for Trump inauguration
in exchange for dozens of Palestinian prisoners. And, you know, clearly it can work, as we saw yesterday. But it is still fragile.
Global News Podcast
Washington gears up for Trump inauguration
And on day 16 of that first six-week phase, the two warring sides will start to negotiate the next phase of the ceasefire deal, which will be the release of the remaining living Israeli hostages and Israeli withdrawal from the Gaza Strip and discussions on Gaza's future. So those are very, very difficult issues. There will be extreme disagreement over that.
Global News Podcast
Washington gears up for Trump inauguration
And there are fissures within the Israeli government over... the plans for Israel's complete withdrawal from Gaza. So, you know, plenty of obstacles and stumbling blocks to come, but a moment of relief and a moment of hope as the ceasefire deal got underway yesterday.
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Trump blames diversity policies for US air crash
What happens then? So you and the other experts put forward a dossier of what you think is the evidence. And then who decides? Is it the Van Gogh Museum who has the final say?
Global News Podcast
Trump blames diversity policies for US air crash
If it does turn out to be genuine, how significant would this be? I mean, it's quite a find, isn't it?