Dan Senor | Full Episode 6.14.24 | Firing Line with Margaret Hoover | PBS

Author and podcast host Dan Senor discusses the daring rescue of four Israeli hostages in Gaza, prospects for a cease-fire deal, the new U.N. report accusing both Hamas and Israel of war crimes, and the potential for a new conflict with Hezbollah.

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[edwardcasper]

Ms. Hoover poses tough questions in a very fair-minded and objective way. That's so refreshing in this day of irresponsible, hyper-partisan "journalism".

[BethGrantDeRoos]

Sadly, Yahya Sinwar, leader of Hammas sees all the dead women and children as martyrs for his cause. If he really cared about the Palestinians, he would be doing all he could to protect them!

One can only imagine what would happen if the Palestinians dared disapprove of him.

Would like to see the media address that question.

[williamstewart]

I'm perplexed, too. I've been writing Canadian politicians expressing my outrage about the framing of this conflict.

[ursularight]

About the plan for the day after, the problem is publicising the plan (as Senor said, at the risk of death c 12:00). Last time Israel did this, the alternative leadership was killed off (in March, Hamas executed the leader of the Doghmush clan based in Gaza because they'd been said to be amongst those willing to take over control of the Strip).

[lindenthoburn]

Again this interviewer shows an extreme bias and continues to hold Israel to a higher standard than any other country!

[jammintoast]

Great interview and accurate assessment by Senor. Hamas is solely to blame for civilian deaths.

[jkotsche]

With all the surveillance capabilities Israel has, why wasn't this on their radar?
It seems like a massive failure on the part of Netanyahu.

[lisawise]

Dan is 100% correct and this was a good interview. I stand with Israel

[susie]

If Israel is committing the same offenses why should I support them? Just because Hamas started it doesn’t make it just if Israel’s doing the same things 🤷🏼‍♀️ They both got deep rooted issues that’s not going to be solved by war.

[francescarodine]

bullshit even prisoner get tired of being jailed

[joyfulmindstudio]

Why didn’t you ask Dan Senor to explain and justify what he meant when he said that “Israel is being held to a standard unlike any other country in the world”? That is a very bold statement that demands a grounding in the facts. It’s also a well-worn Republican talking point that is dragged out of the closet every time Israel’s actions are put under the international spotlight.

Above all, for US citizens concerned about our role in the Middle East, and in the absence of solid supporting evidence that demonstrates a serious disparity between the treatment of Israel’s actions compared to accepted international norms, it’s an example of moral relativism at its worst. It’s not at all surprising that Senor played a key role in justifying the bad-faith actions of the George W. Bush administration in Iraq.

Firing Line may have a politically conservative orientation, but that doesn’t give it license to permit its guests to make unsubstantiated allegations that serve only to lower the bar on civilized behavior by allied countries. You forfeit your journalistic integrity by serving as a clearinghouse for such repugnant propaganda. 👎🏻

PS: I’m willing to believe that this was a one-time glitch due to the fact that you have a preexisting personal relationship with the interview subject. If that’s what went on here, then you need to remember this fiasco and prepare differently for a friend versus an acquaintance. Certainly, you did a stellar job with George Conway, to cite a recent example. But if you turn in many more sycophantic performances like this one, be prepared to stand helplessly by as you watch yourself flushing your own reputation down the drain.

[edmondhuot]

Of course he doesn't believe the data...Dan Senor's refuting of stated facts are disgusting. What a POS.

[angelaasadi]

Is this guy for real. Is he telling us our eyes are lying?

[refrain]

So disappointing, this guy. One can be anti Israel(an established Jewish state, taken by force) without being against Jewish people.
Marginalized people often respond in an emotional manner. Two wrongs don't make a right. All the lives lost over " The holy land" or "God's chosen people" is heartbreaking.
Literal interpretation of any religious "document" is not the choice of a thinking person, post invention of the television. Please stop!