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Two separate courts in the Nigeria Federal Capital Territory, Abuja on Tuesday fixed October 27th and November
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20th, 2025 for the commencement of the lawsuits brought before them by the founder and publisher of Sahare
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Reporters, Amy Saware, and the Department of State Service, DSS, over
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issue of posts published on X and Facebook social media platforms that allegedly described President Bola Ahmed
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Tanubu as a criminal after the president allegedly said There is no more corruption in Nigeria while the
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president was speaking at an event in Brazil in the month of August 2025.
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According to Omi Saware's lawyer to Temokin, today at the Federal High Court
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in Abuja, proceedings commenced in the historic cases filed by rights activist
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Amy Saware challenging the clampdown on free speech and political expression by
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the Department of State Services SSS in collusion with global social media
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giants Meta, Facebook, Instagram and Xcorporation, Twitter. The suits are saw
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versus SSS and Meta FHC ABJ CS1 1887
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2025 Saware versus SSS and Xcorporation FHC
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ABJ CS1 1888 2025.
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Saware was represented by a formidable team of lawyers led by Topp Temokin, Abu
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Bakr Marshall, Alexander Aketa, Dr. SM OA Dr. Maxwell Opara Akin Saware and
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Akoj Saba representation for the respondents meta appeared through
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Mafessimote Teo Yeto San Xcorporation and the DSS had no council present in
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court proceedings. The court granted motions X party filed by Sares Council
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for leave to serve Meta and Xcorporation outside jurisdiction through electronic means. The originating motion against
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Meta was also served in court on Meta's council adjournment. The court adjourned
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both matters to November 20th, 2025 for hearing. These suits filed following the
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DSS attempted censorship of SOR's social media post calling the president a
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criminal mark a significant stand against both local repression and international collaboration in silencing
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dissenting voices. So war insists that no government agency or foreign
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corporation has the right to muzzle Nigerians in the digital space. Barristister totem stated on September
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30th, 2025 at a separate court where the federal government of Nigeria filed a fivecount
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charges against the news media publisher. Omi Saware and the DSS had
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planned to arraign the publisher before the court. Vanguard newspaper reported that when the matter came up, Saware's
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council, Marshall Abuakar, objected to the charges being read, arguing that his
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client had not been properly served. He also noted the absence of legal representation for X. However, Meta was
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represented in court by a team led by senior advocate of Nigeria, Teo Yeto.
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Justice Muhammad Umar presiding directed that Saware be served in court, an order
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not opposed by any of the parties including Muhammad Babadoko, director of public prosecutions of the federation.
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The court then adjourned the case to October 27th for commencement of trial.
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Punch newspaper also reported that the DPPF then applied for an order to serve
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Sare in open court which the judge granted. Sore accepted the documents in
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court. He subsequently requested 3 days as provided by law to study the charge
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and prepare his defense. While the DPPF objected, Justice Garber upheld the
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request and adjourned the arraignment to October 27th. The court will adjourn to
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the 27th day of October for the arraignment of the defendants. Justice Garber said the suit dated the 16th of
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September 2025 was launched after Saware allegedly refused to delete the
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controversial posts about the president. The Sahara reporters publisher was accused of using his official exhandle
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to make the post. This criminal at official PBAT actually went to Brazil to
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state that there is no more corruption under his regime in Nigeria. What audacity to lie shamelessly. The alleged
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offending post said to be contrary to section 24 2b of the cyber crimes
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prohibition and prevention act 2024 was said to have been made on August 25th
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within the jurisdiction of the federal high court. The charges were brought on behalf of the DSS and the federal
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government by MB Abu Bakr, director of public prosecutions at the federal
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ministry of justice alongside four other council to the DSSM Earnest UB Bullah
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Dr. CS and EG Oravore social media companies X
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incorporation and Meta Platforms Incorporation are listed as codefendants.
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Confirming the legal action in a Facebook post last week, Saware wrote, "The State Security Service alias at
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Officials Inc. Today filed a fivecount charge at the Federal High Court in Abuja against X formerly Twitter
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Facebook and myself. They claimed that because I called Asawaju Bola Ahmed
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Tonubu a criminal, I have somehow committed a set of novel offenses they invented and spread across five counts.
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It's hard to believe there's anyone sensible left in these offices that should be making Nigeria work.
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Regardless, I will be present whenever this case is assigned for trial. Revolutiono Punch Online had earlier
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reported that the Human Rights Activist and African Action Congress candidate in the 2023 election vowed not to delete
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the controversial tweet despite a request from the DSS to X demanding its removal. Restating his stance, Sare
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wrote, "This morning X, formerly Twitter, officially contacted me about the despicable threat letter they
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received from the lawless DSS over my tweet on Tanu. One option I will not be
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taking is deleting the tweet. Thank you at X.
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Bringing you the news in a more digital way. Information from the Nigerian presidency
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has indicated that there is a plan by President Bola Ahmed Tonubu to begin legal action against the country. former
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president Good Luck Jonathan over sustained and continuous rumors in certain quarters that ex-president
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Jonathan may have indicated interest to recontest as Nigeria president in 2027.
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This the special adviser to President Bola Ahmed Tonubu on information and strategy. Beo Onuga said Jonathan is
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welcomed to join the 2027 presidential electoral race but Jonathan will have
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his date in the court of the land. Indeed, the jury will determine whether Jonathan, who was sworn in twice as
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president, satisfies the constitutional requirements and is eligible to contest the presidency and be sworn in, if
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successful, for a third term in office. It would be recalled that ex-president
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Jonathan was one of the most criticized presidents in Nigeria with politicians
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including President Bola Ahmed Tonubu who was then a chieftain of the Action Congress of Nigeria ACN forming a
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coalition of All Progressives Congress APC to defeat the incumbent president in
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2015. Currently, there is also a coalition formed by politicians in Nigeria, the
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African Democratic Congress, ADC, to defeat and remove President Tonubu from
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office in 2027. And lately, reports indicated that the former president,
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Good Luck Jonathan, is considering joining the African Democratic Congress, ADC, but no official announcement has
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been made. The speculation intensified after Jonathan met with ADC National
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Chairman David Mark in late September 2025 amidst ongoing discussions about
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the 2027 presidential election. And Jonathan's closed door meeting with ADC
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leaders on September 25th, 2025 fueled widespread speculation about his
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potential run for the presidency on their platform. In a statement issued on Monday, Beao Onuga, the spokesperson to
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President Bola Ahmed Tanubu said, "As we begin the march towards the 2027
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elections prematurely foisted on the nation by the desperation of the opposition ganging up against President
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Boler Tonubu, despite his glaring giant economic strides, we are once again
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regailed with a cacophony of voices, most of them full of sound and fury, signifying nothing to paraphrase an
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imitable Williams Shakespeare in one of his classic works McBth. One recent
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statement that stands out in its absurdity is Professor Jerry Garner's the former minister of information and
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national orientation moving to draft former president Good Luck Jonathan into the 2007 presidential race affirmed that
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the former president would contest the coming election on the platform of the discredited people's democratic party
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PDP which bequeathed a legacy of economic ruins after 16 years of bad
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governance. Garner even deluded himself, asserting that the former president
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would defeat President Tonubu to reclaim power after 12 years. Professor Garner
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of the defunct Mamms fame is free to delude himself and engage in his usual
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comedy. After all, Jonathan's entering the race would provide another job for the Niger stateborn former university
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dawn. However, we should caution former President Jonathan to be wary of the PDP
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sugarcoated cheerleaders. Politicians of Jerry Garner's ilk merely want to lure
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him into the race to satisfy their personal, political, religious, and ethnic interests. They will abandon him
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midstream as they did in 2015 and leave gentleman Jonathan in the lurch. Don't
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get us wrong, President Jonathan reserves the right to run if he wishes. It is his inalienable right to contest
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the presidency again. President Tonubu will wholeheartedly welcome him if he decides to enter the race. But Jonathan
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will have his date in the court of the land. Indeed, the jury will determine whether Jonathan, who was sworn in twice
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as president, satisfies the constitutional requirements and is eligible to contest the presidency and
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be sworn in, if successful, for a third term in office. Shan of all those
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selfish considerations for which some PDP big guns find his candidacy appealing, President Jonathan will also
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have his encounter with the people as to whether he has anything new to offer after his disastrous 6 years for which
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they voted him out in 2015. Let us remind ourselves about Jonathan's
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record. We cannot forget in a hurry how his regime devoid of any clear economic
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agenda engaged in frivolous spending ran the economy ground and put the country in dire straits. The nation's economic
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downturn which President Tanubu is working very hard to overcome actually began under President Jonathan. The
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Jonathan administration severely damaged the economy and all key indicators declined under his watch. Under him, the
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so-called business mogul allocated foreign exchange to import fuel, simply pocketing the dollars without importing
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anything. Some of those big men still have court cases on the issue today.
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Jonathan and his national security adviser, Colonel Duki, retired,
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freely distributed security funds to friends and cronies. In 2010, President
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Jonathan inherited a total of $66 billion, of which $46 billion was in
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foreign reserves and $20 billion in the noble but abused excess crude account.
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By 2015, when the people democratically removed him from office, the foreign
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reserves had fallen below $30 billion and the excess crude account had been depleted to $2 billion, despite
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generating record revenue from crude oil sales that the country had never achieved in more than 25 years combined.
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It is on record that between 2010 and 2013, crude oil sold for an average of
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$1100 per barrel. By December 2014, however, the Jonathan le federal
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government could no longer pay salaries to federal civil servants. At least 28
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states across the country owed workers huge salary arars. In contrast,
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President Anubu has taken bold decisions over the last 28 months to reset the
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economy, removing the ruinous fuel subsidy and abolishing multiple exchange rates, which paved the way for arbitrage
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to flourish. The president has stabilized the economy in slightly over 2 years in office. In 2025 Q2, the gross
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domestic product grew by 4.23%, the highest in 4 years, outpacing the
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3.4% projected by the International Monetary Fund. Inflation decreased to
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20.12% in August 2025, the lowest level in 3
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years. The foreign reserves stand presently at $42 03 billion. The Naira
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has virtually stabilized. Investor confidence in our economy has been restored and investors are betting on
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Nigeria. In plain language, the nation has turned the corner and our people
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have started reaping the gains of the bold reforms instituted by the Tonubu administration.
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Road infrastructure is being boosted. Old roads are being reconstructed while new ones like the Lagos calabar coastal
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highway and the sockettoagri highway among others are springing up. The
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government is addressing security issues in some parts of the country. We can go
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on and on reeling out the many macroeconomic gains of the Tonubu administration.
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However, the point is that the PDP and Jerry Garner's co-traers broke the economy. President Tonubu is fixing it.
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President Jonathan and others are welcome to the 2027 race. They broke the
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economy before, but millions of Nigerians who will not easily forget the recent past will not allow him to return
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and run it down again.
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Bringing you the news in a more digital way. Israel Prime Minister Benjamin
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Netanyahu on Friday stated that many world leaders who do come out publicly to condemn the Israel war in Gaza do
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privately thank Israel for staging the war against Hamas. And according to Benjamin Netanyahu, the world leaders
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tell me how much they value Israel's superb intelligence services that have prevented time and again terrorist
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attacks in their capitals. Time and again saving countless lives. General George Keegan, former head of US Air
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Force intelligence, once said, "If the United States had to gather on its own
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the intelligence that Israel gives us, we would have to establish five CIS.
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Five CIS." This past June, when Israel struck Iran's nuclear facilities, German
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Chancellor Mertz admitted the truth. This Benjamin Netanyahu stated when the speech was being broadcast live via huge
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loudspeakers that were placed on the Gaza border while the Israel Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was speaking
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at the United Nations General Assembly, which his appearance drew a mix of applause and protest with some delegates
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walking out of the hall as he took the stage. You know deep down that Israel is fighting your fight. I want to tell you
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a secret. Behind closed doors, many of the leaders who publicly condemn us
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privately thank us. Benjamin Netanyahu stated in response, Prime Minister
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Benjamin Netanyahu reiterated and blamed the Israel war in Gaza on Iran, saying,
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"Iran terror access threatened the peace of the entire world." Some parts of the
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long speech by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at the United Nations General Assembly are presented verbatim below.
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Mr. President, the families of our dear hostages languishing in the dungeons of
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Gaza. Ladies and gentlemen, last year I stood at this podium and I showed this
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map. It shows the curse of Iran's terror axis. This axis threatened the peace of
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the entire world. It threatened the stability of our region and the very existence of my country, Israel. Iran
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was rapidly developing a massive nuclear weapons program and a massive ballistic missile program. These were meant not
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only to destroy Israel, they were meant also to threaten the United States and blackmail nations everywhere. From Gaza,
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Yahin were dispatched waves of Hamas terrorists. They stormed into Israel on
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October 7th and committed acts of unspeakable savagery. From Lebanon,
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Hassan Nazallah had launched thousands of missiles and rockets at our cities, terrorizing our citizens. In Syria, the
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murderous dictator Assad hosted Iran's forces, tightening a noose of death around our throats. In Yemen, the
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Houthis launched ballistic missiles at Israel while choking global trade at the mouth of the Red Sea. So, what's
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happened over the past year? We've hammered the Houthis, including yesterday. We crushed the bulk of
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Hamas's terror machine. We crippled Hezbollah, taking out most of its leaders and much of its weapons arsenal.
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Remember those beepers, the pages? We paged Hezbollah and believe me, they got
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the message and thousands of terrorists dropped to the ground. We destroyed Assad's armaments in Syria. We deterred
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Iran's Shiite militias in Iraq. And most importantly, and above everything else
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that I could say to you all that we did in this past year, in this past decade, we devastated Iran's atomic weapons and
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ballistic missile programs. Here's where things stand today. Half the Houthi
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leadership are Yemen gone. Yahi Sinma in Gaza gone. Hassan Nazella in Lebanon
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gone. The Assad regime in Syria gone. Those militias in Iraq, well, they're
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still deterred. And their leaders, if they attack Israel, will also be gone.
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And for Iran's top military commanders and its top nuclear scientists, well,
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they're gone, too. Israel's 12-day war with Iran, which I renamed Operation
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Rising Lion. That's from the Bible. This 12-day war will go down in the annals of
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military history. Our daring pilots neutralized Iran's missile defenses and
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took control of the skies over Tehran. You saw this. Israeli fighter pilots and
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American B2 pilots bombed Iran's nuclear enrichment sites. I want to thank
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President Trump for his bold and decisive action. President Trump and I promised to prevent Iran from developing
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nuclear weapons and we delivered on that promise. We removed an existential
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threat to Israel and a mortal threat to the civilized world. We lifted a dark
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cloud that could have claimed millions and millions of lives. But ladies and
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gentlemen, we must remain vigilant. We must remain absolutely clear-minded and
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vigilant. We must not allow Iran to rebuild its military nuclear capacities.
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Iran's stockpile of enriched uranium. These stockpiles must be eliminated. And
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tomorrow, UN Security Council sanctions on Iran must be snapped back. Thanks to
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the resolve of our people, the courage of our soldiers, and the bold decisions we took, Israel rebounded from its
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darkest day to deliver one of the most stunning military comebacks in history. But we're not done yet. The final
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remnants of Hamas are hold up in Gaza City. They vow to repeat the atrocities of October 7th again and again and
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again, no matter how diminished their forces. That is why Israel must finish
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the job and that is why we want to do so as fast as possible. Ladies and
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gentlemen, much of the world no longer remembers October 7th. But we remember
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Israel remembers October 7th. On that day, I'll tell you, you can remember
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October 7th, too. You see this large pin here? It's a QR code. What I ask you to
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do is hold up your phones, zoom in, and you two will see why we fight and why we
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must win. It's all in here. On October 7th, Hamas carried out the worst attack
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on Jews since the Holocaust. They slaughtered 1,200 innocent people,
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including over 40 Americans and foreign nationals from dozens of countries represented here. They beheaded men.
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They raped women. They burned babies alive. They burned babies alive in front
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of their parents. What monsters? These monsters took more than 250 people
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hostage. Those included Holocaust survivors, grandmothers, grandmothers, and the grandchildren. Who takes hostage
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grandmothers and grandchildren? Hamas does. So far, we've brought home 207 of
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these hostages, but 48 still remain in the dungeons of Gaza. 20 of them are
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alive, starved, tortured, deprived of any daylight, deprived of humanity.
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These are the names of the 20 living hostages. Matan Angress, Gari, and Ze
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Burman. Brothers Elcana Bobot, Rom Braslavski, Nimrod Cohen, Ariel, and
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David Cunio. Another pair of brothers, Gilboa Dalal, Evitar David. You saw the
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picture of Evatar David emaciated forced to dig his own grave. Maxim Herkin, Aton
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Horn, Sev Calfan, Bar Kooperstein, Omry Maran, Aan Moore, Yseph Him Moana,
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Alonohal, Aanin, and Matan Zanga. Now, ladies and gentlemen, I want to do
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something I've never done before. I want to speak from this forum directly to those hostages through loudspeakers.
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I've surrounded Gaza with massive loudspeakers connected to this microphone in the hope that our dear
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hostages will hear my message. I will say it first in Hebrew and then in English. Hebrew. Our brave heroes. This
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is Prime Minister Netanyahu speaking to you live from the United Nations. We
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have not forgotten you, not even for a second. The people of Israel are with you. We will not falter and we will not
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rest until we bring all of you home. Ladies and gentlemen, thanks to special
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efforts by Israeli intelligence, my words are now also being carried their streamed live to the cell phones of
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gazins. So to the remaining Hamas leaders and to the jailers of our
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hostages, I now say lay down your arms. Let my people go. Free the hostages. All
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of them. The whole 48. Free the hostages now. If you do, you will live. If you
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don't, Israel will hunt you down. Ladies and gentlemen, if Hamas agrees to our
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demands, the war could end right now. Gaza would be demilitarized. Israel
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would retain overriding security control and a peaceful civilian authority would be established by Gazans and others
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committed to peace with Israel. Of course, you understand that the war in Gaza has affected every Israeli. But I
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am sure there are people in New York, London, Melbourne, and elsewhere who are probably thinking, "What does all of
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this have to do with me?" The answer is everything. Because our enemies are your
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enemies. Let's do something else. Another first at the UN. Let's do a pop
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quiz. Raise your hand if you know the answer. First question. Who shouts death
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to America? Is it A. Iran, B. Hamas, C. Hezbollah, D, the Houthies, or E, all of
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the above. All of the above. Correct. All of the above. Second question. Who
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has murdered Americans and Europeans in cold blood? Uh, Alqaaida, B. Hamas, C,
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Hezbollah, D, Iran, or E, all of the above. Correct again, all of the above.
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So, here's the point I want to make. Our enemies hate all of us with equal venom.
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They want to drag the modern world back to the past, to a dark age of violence, fanaticism, and terror. I think many of
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you are already feeling in your own societies the radical Islamist surge.
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I'm sure you do. You know deep down that Israel is fighting your fight. I want to
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tell you a secret. Behind closed doors, many of the leaders who publicly condemn
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us privately thank us. They tell me how much they value Israel's superb
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intelligence services that have prevented time and again terrorist attacks in their capitals time and again
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saving countless lives. General George Keegan, former head of US Air Force
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intelligence, once said, "If the United States had to gather on its own the intelligence that Israel gives us, we
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would have to establish five CIAs." Five CIAs. This past June, when Israel
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struck Iran's nuclear facilities, German Chancellor Mertz admitted the truth. He
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said, "Israel is doing the dirty work for all of us. President Trump
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understands better than any other leader that Israel and America face a common threat." He showed the world that when
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Iran and its proxies murder Americans, take Americans hostage, shout death to
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America, burn American flags, and try to assassinate the president of the United States, not once but twice. He showed
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him there is a price to pay for all that. Regrettably, many leaders who are
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represented in this hall, they send a very different message. Sure, in the
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days immediately following October 7th, many of them supported Israel, but that
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support quickly evaporated when Israel did what any self-respecting nation would do in the wake of such a savage
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attack.
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Bringing you the news in a more digital way. Justice James Amatosho of the
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Federal High Court sitting in Abuja on Friday ruled that the detained Bafra agitation leader Nambi Kanu has case to
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answer because the Nigeria government prosecution team have provided some evidence that requires explanations from
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the detained Bafra leader. This the coordinating lawyer to Nambdi Kanu
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barristister a lawyer Mccor said the judgment of the court does not mean Nambdi Kanu has been pronounced guilty
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rather the ruling indicated that he should give explanations to certain evidences the federal government of
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Nigeria brought before the court. It would be recalled that the ruling on the no case submission filed by Nami Carano
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that was earlier slated to be held on October 10th, 2025 was abridged and rescheduled to Friday the 26th of
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September 2025. Justice Jameso also rejected request by
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Caro to be transferred from custody of the Department of State Services DSS to
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the National Hospital Abuja for medical examination over alleged deteriorating health issues. The court subsequently
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ordered the president of Nigerian Medical Association NMA to constitute an
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investigation committee to examine Kanu's medical condition and submit a report to it in 8 days following
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objection by DSS to his request to be transferred to National Hospital for second opinion on his health condition.
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We had earlier in the year reported that the case between the federal government of Nigeria and the detained leader of
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the indigenous people of Bafrae, Nambi Kanu apparently took a new technical twist after one of the lawyers of the
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detained Bafra leader Paul Ericoro San presented and played three videos which
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the federal high court sitting in Abuja later admitted in evidence. the videos
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of former Nigeria chief of army staff retired General Theophilus Danjuma
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saying security operatives in the West Africa country specifically the armed
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forces are working together with the armed bandits to kill Nigerians stressing that if Nigerians depend on
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the armed forces to curb insecurity they will all die one by one also that of
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governor hopemer of Iho state saying politicians are behind killings in the
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state lastly In the most interesting video played at the court to counter the testimony or statement made by the DSS
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prosecutor witness over Nambdi Kanu le IPOB founding eastern security network
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ESN allegedly created by group of youths in the southeastern geopolitical zone of
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Nigeria often referred to as Bafra land to fight in self-defense against fani
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armed bandits or terrorists that were advancing and killing people in the eastern state during the era of
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President Muhammadu Buhari was that of the director general of the department of state services, DSS, Adolarayi, who
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is apparently the government chief complainer in the case and the DSSDG in the video recorded and published by
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Symphony News Media in February 2025, narrated how youths of the Zar community
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in Katagum local government area and Tafawa Blewa community of Tfawa Blewa
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local government area in Baoi state when the DSSDG G was the state director of
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state security services SSS resorted to self-help and killed all Boohh Haram
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terrorists that came to attack them without depending on the security operatives. According to the DSSDG when
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Boohh Haram terrorists invaded Aar community they started shooting and killing people. Then the youths went
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after the Boohh Haram terrorists and killed all of them. Even when one of the Booh Haram terrorists named Khaled
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climbed a tree and started firing gunshots from the tree towards the people who were on the lower ground, the
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Azar people resisted and went after him and subsequently killed him. Although the federal government prosecution
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witness identified as BBB who is a DSS operative stated that the ESN is an
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illegal organization because there is no approval of government given to the people of southeast to establish such a
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self-help group to defend their land against terrorists unlike a Motech and security network in the southwest states
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that was approved and permitted by the government. also claiming his boss, the DSSDG in the video, was asking
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communities to build the first line of defense by thus working with security operatives. But a careful and detailed
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study of the DSSDG speech in the video shows that the FG witness BBB probably
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talked off points totally offkey from the original intent and intention of Mr. Adola Aayi, the DSSDG teachings and
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advice in the video who had said the Azar community people acted in quick response to an emergency situation. And
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the story line indicated that the people of Azare prepared themselves in advance likely purchasing and acquiring firearms
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equivalent to AK-47 riffles to be able to face and kill all the Booh Haram
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terrorists that invaded the community as narrated by the DSSDG. And if true, the
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DSSDG, the chief complainer, must also be ordered to appear before the court as a defender in the case to present a
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certified true copy of government approval given to Azar people to defend themselves or prove beyond reasonable
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doubts how the people of Azare community were able to kill merely with the bare
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hands all the Booh Haram terrorists that invaded their community with high precision weapons of mass destructions.
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In addition, the DSSDG in the video probably advocated for the need for all
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individuals in Nigeria to have a gun because he gave an example of a visit to
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the United States of America, USA. When his host in the US heard a police siren
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sound, he quickly brought out his gun and said if the criminal chased after by the US police ran into his apartment, he
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would use the gun to kill the criminal suspect. And but not all. The DSSDG in the video also recalled and referenced
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the words of Nigeria former head of state retired General Ibrahim Badamasi
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Babingida that if insecurity must end in Nigeria, Nigerians must be ready to
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resort to self-help like the people of Azar community did. The ruling is simply uh simply requires
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the defendant to enter his defense. It's not a pronunciation of guilt or not
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guilty. So that is why it's called a no case submission. So the judge made a ruling that there's a primary fier
33:59
evidence that needs to be explained. So in common paralance is for it cause on him to come and mount his own defense.
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But there is the other aspect of the ruling that concerned extraordinary rendition. That very one is one that
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compounded us because the extraordinary rendition of Minamo is so open and
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notorious. uh two international institutions or two separate panels of of the United Nations
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have made pronouncements regarding his extraordinary relation and called for his auditional release. Nigeria is a
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member of the United Nations and therefore bound to uh consider that and
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implement that decision and in Nigeria here three courts have made similar
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pronouncements. First was by the federal high court Omaha which awarded him 500 million merra and the court of appeal
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also pronounced that he he was a a victim of extraordinary rendition and in
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the Supreme Court the same Supreme Court that send this case back to trial
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reached the same conclusion that he was a a victim of a runner inition and all
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these things are of the record they all in the file and we remember when this
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trial was being conducted. These very documents were attended in evidence. So it compounded us. It confused us that
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the court now made a pronouncement that this the extraordinary relation had no
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evidence uh before the court that no evidence of it was submitted before the court. And you remember least but not
35:32
the last recently a Kenyan high court made the same pronouncement. But well, if the court was misled by believing uh
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by mistake that these things were not in the evidence, it also said and left the door open that such evidence be uh
35:48
submitted. So we are coming back with that evidence and it's going to be quantum and legion. So what about the first application on the
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um NMA? Well, that one too uh it wasn't in evidence that the Nigerian medical
36:01
association has intervened. So it came as a surprise but there's a short date given of 8 days for the NMA to submit
36:08
his report. So somebody is ill, somebody is ill, you know I don't think NA is going to change much of that but I think
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the judge wanted to leave the record open to admit every possible evidence regarding this matter and but meantime
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we are disappointed our client remains ill and remains detent and we're not happy about that. His situation requires
36:30
an emergent care. So whatever the court says today does not mean that the government shall withdraw back. Just two
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days ago I wrote a letter a private hospital has also expressed readiness to
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admit him here in Abuja. For security reasons I won't mention the name of the private hospital but the government if
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the government appears to have issues with taking him to the national hospital we have given them an option of a
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private hospital also here in Abuja. So it's safe to say that the um the uh
37:01
application to be transferred to the national hospital was rejected. Rejected? No, it's pending.
37:07
One other information, it hasn't been rejected. It's pending. pending the admission of this report
37:12
from the Nigerian Medical Association and the opinion of Nigerian Medical Association and you know if you were in
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court the judge had ordered that the committee or panel to be considered by the Nigerian medical association shall
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have a member from the National Hospital. So National Hospital is still in play. Monday bring you the news in a more
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digital way. President of France Emanuel Macarron and its US counterpart Donald
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Trump on Tuesday engaged in a tough talk over the recognition of Palestine State
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and the Israeli war in Gaza during the bilateral meeting both held on the
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sideline of the UN General Assembly in New York where the French president
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insisted that Israel has already achieved more by killing the top militia leaders of Hamas saying it doesn't work
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to dismantle the Hamas. This is not the right way to proceed. He said while President Trump had reiterated and
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insisted that things will not work the way the French president had suggested that the October 7th, 2023 hostages
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still in the custody of Hamas cannot be honored with such suggestions. The meeting was held when videos of the
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French president Emanuel Macarron and Turkish President Reep Erdogan went viral on the internet where both
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presidents were stopped or blocked separately by New York police operatives as they tried to cross streets in the
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New York City over yet to be seen incoming motorcade of their counterpart President Donald Trump. The French
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president Emanuel Macarron called Donald Trump on the phone after his journey to the French embassy was blocked by police
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officers preparing for the motorcade of the US president. But that of the Turkish president Reep Erdogan could be
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seen quickly surrounded by his security team in a manner that makes the president looked apparently in shock the
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moment some group of New York police officers advanced towards them to stop the Turkish presidential team from
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crossing the road. According to New York Times, nothing frustrates a New Yorker
39:15
in a hurry like finding that a street has been blocked off because some big shot is in town. Apparently, the same is
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true for the president of France, Emanuel Macarron. On Monday evening, Mr.
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Macron in New York for the UN General Assembly was stuck on a Manhattan street
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corner that had been closed off for President Trump's motorcade. The meeting of world leaders is among other things a
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traffic nightmare. At first, Mr. Macron did what many New Yorkers might do. He
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pleaded with a police officer to let him cross the street. I have 10 people with me, Mr. Macron told the officer,
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according to video that shows the French president making his case on the street corner. I go to the French embassy, but
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the officer politely held his ground and would not let Mr. Macron cross the street.
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I'm sorry, President. I'm really sorry, he told Mr. Macron. It's just that
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everything's been frozen right now. There's a motorcade coming right now. I'm sorry, Mr. Macron, who has engaged
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in diplomacy to try to end the wars in Ukraine and Gaza, tried again. I
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negotiate with you, the French president said on the video. When that didn't
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work, Mr. Macron did what average New Yorkers cannot do. He pulled out his
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phone and called the president of the United States. "How are you?" he asked Mr. Trump, cell phone pressed to his
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ear. "Guess what? I am waiting the street because everything is frozen for you." It was not clear from the video
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what Mr. Trump said. But Mr. Macron chuckled and told the American president that he was hoping to have a discussion
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with him and Qatari officials about the situation in Gaza. The White House did
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not immediately respond to a request for comment on Tuesday. The French president's office confirmed that while
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leaving the United Nations on Monday evening, Mr. Macron was caught in a freeze when the streets were blocked to
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allow the American president's motorcade to pass. Mr. Mron's office confirmed
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that Mr. Macron used the opportunity to call Mr. Trump and said the two had a
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very warm and amicable discussion about international issues. Mr. Macron was
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eventually allowed to cross the street. Video from Brute, a French news outlet,
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showed him walking past food carts and posing for photos with people, including a man who planted a kiss on his
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forehead. The New York Police Department said in a statement that thousands of officers were on call this week to
41:50
ensure the safety of New Yorkers and foreign dignitaries during the UN General Assembly. Mercy to President
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Mron for recognizing the dedication and tireless efforts of our offices who safeguard this annual event. The
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department said during the bilateral meeting, President Macarron asked President Donald Trump that since over 2
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years the Israel war in Gaza began, what has been achieved? The French president
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said it is not right to proceed with the aim of dismantling Hamas in the Palestinian city of Gaza, emphasizing
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that recognizing the Palestinian state does not mean the Hamas October 7th, 2023 attack would be forgotten.
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According to Macron, many French people were killed and injured during the attack in Israel. Adding he visited
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shortly after the attack to meet with the affected families. President Donald Trump had said that October 7th, 2023 is
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one of the world's most saddest days in Hroy that cannot be forgotten. Saying it
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was a day babies being sliced into half. Young children's heads were watched being chopped off by the Hamas and it
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cannot be forgotten. Adding he has always said the last hostages will be the toughest ones apparently to rescue
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that the suggestion of the French president will not honor the hostages.
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How are you? How are you? Hey, how are you? Which way? Which which way were
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Thank you. Anyone needs to pass?
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How are you? Follow.
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We are shoot.
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back.
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was always saying the last hostages are going to be the toughest ones, but uh
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you can't honor them by doing anything like you suggest. All you can do is say
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we want our hostages back and we want we want the war to end. We're going to want it to end. Nobody forgets the 7th of October.
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I went there a few days after taking families in my in my hands and and it's we experienced alto together
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this horrific attacks and and and by the way we lost a lot of French people in
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this terrorist attacks but after almost two years of war what is what is the
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result once again they killed the top leaders of Hamas it works this is a great achievement but at
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the same time you have as many Hamas fighters as you had the first day. So it
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doesn't work to dismantle the Hamas. This is not the right the right way to proceed.
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bringing you the news in a more digital way. There is no doubt that this week may be an interesting week in the
45:42
international community as world leaders gather for the 2025 United Nations
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General Assembly meeting to discuss and take a stand over decades of conflicts between Israel and the people of
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Palestine, especially some of them well known as Hamas fighters, over territorial integrity and sovereignty,
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most especially ever since the state of Palestine was officially declared by the Palestine Liberation Organization PLO on
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the 15th. 18 of November 1988 claiming sovereignty over the West Bank which
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includes East Jerusalem and the Gaza Strip. And as at the end of 1988, over
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78 countries approved the declaration, including Nigeria that recognized Palestinian state barely 3 days after
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the declaration on November 18th, 1988. And the numbers have been increasing
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particularly since the beginning of 2024 like never before. As of September 21st,
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2025, over 151 countries out of the 193 United
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Nations members have recognized the Palestinian state, including United Kingdom, UK, which its recognition
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appears to be more disturbing to the Israeli government with the Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu
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issuing what he described as a clear message to the world leaders recognizing Palestine as a country of its own that
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it's not going to happen. The United Kingdom, Australia, Canada, among
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others, declared and announced their recognition of the Palestinian state on September 21st, 2025, while countries
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like Germany, Italy, Japan, and South Korea, among others, are yet to make their position known. In a video
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broadcast on Sunday, the British Prime Minister Kama said, "Today, to revive
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the hope of peace for the Palestinians and Israelis and a two-state solution, the United Kingdom formally recognizes
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the state of Palestine, adding that the recognition is not a reward for Hamas,
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reiterating that the United Kingdom has already prescribed and sanctioned Hamas as a terrorist organization, saying any
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member of Hamas will not be a member of the Palestinian government, including in joining the security architectures of
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the Palestinian state. A statement by the Prime Minister of Israel, Benjamin Netanyahu, issued a few hours after the
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video broadcast by the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, Kama. The Israel
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Prime Minister said there would never be a Palestinian state to the west of the Jordan River. In quotes, Prime Minister
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Benjamin Netanyahu said, "I have a clear message to those leaders who are recognizing a Palestinian state after
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the horrendous October 7th massacre. You are rewarding terror with an enormous prize. And I have another message for
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you. It's not going to happen. There will be no Palestinian state to the west
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of the Jordan River. For years, I have prevented the creation of that terror state against tremendous pressure, both
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domestic and from abroad. We have done this with determination and with astute statesmanship. Moreover, we
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have doubled the Jewish settlement in Judea and Samaria, and we will continue on this path. The response to the latest
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attempt to force upon us a terrorist state in the heart of our land will be given after my return from the United
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States. Standby. In the face of the growing horror in the Middle East, we
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are acting to keep alive the possibility of peace and a two-state solution.
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That means a safe and secure Israel alongside a viable Palestinian state.
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At the moment, we have neither. Ordinary people, Israeli and
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Palestinian, deserve to live in peace, to try to rebuild their lives free from violence
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and suffering. We agree or disagree. That's what the British people desperately want to see.
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Yet, almost two years after the barbaric attacks of October the 7th, hostages are
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still held by the terrorists of Hamas. Recent images show the hostages
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suffering and emaciated. Hamas even refuse to release all the
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bodies of the dead. I have met British families of the hostages.
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I see the torture that they endure each and every day. Pain that strikes deep in
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people's hearts across Israel and here in the United Kingdom. because we have the right.
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The hostages must be released immediately and we will keep fighting to bring them
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home to share our thoughts. Let's be frank. Hamas is a brutal terror
50:37
organizationally. Our call for a genuine two-state solution is the exact opposite of their
50:46
hateful vision. So, we are clear. This solution is not a
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reward for Hamas because it means Hamas can have no future, no role in
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government, no role in security. We have already prescribed and
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sanctioned Hamas and we will go further. I have directed work to sanction other
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Hamas figures in the coming weeks. Meanwhile, the man-made humanitarian
51:17
crisis in Gaza reaches new depths. The Israeli government's relentless and
51:25
increasing bombardment of Gaza. The offensive of recent weeks, the
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starvation and devastation are utterly intolerable.
51:37
Tens of thousands have been killed, including thousands as they tried to
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collect food and water. This death and destruction horrifies all
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of us. It must end. We have evacuated the first group of
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sick and injured children to the United Kingdom to be treated by the NHS. And we
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continue to increase our humanitarian support. But still nowhere near enough aid is
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getting through. We call again on the Israeli government to lift the unacceptable restrictions at
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the border. Stop these cruel tactics and let the aid surge in item.
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With the actions of Hamas, the Israeli government escalating the conflict and
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settlement building being accelerated in the West Bank. The hope of a two-state solution
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is fading, madame president, but we cannot let that light go out.
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That is why we are building consensus with leaders in the region and beyond
52:51
around our framework for peace. 145. This is a practical plan to bring people
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together behind a common vision and a series of steps, including the reform of
53:04
the Palestinian Authority that takes us from a ceasefire in Gaza
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to negotiations on a two-state solution. We will keep driving this forward.
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As part of this effort, I set out in July the terms upon which
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we would act in line with our manifesto to recognize Palestinian statethood
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issues that are that moment has now arrived.
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So today to revive the hope of peace and a two-state solution,
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I state clearly as prime minister of this great country
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and for the host country that the United Kingdom formally recognizes the state of Palestine
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with all of you. We recognized the state of Israel more than 75 years ago as a
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homeland for the Jewish people. Today, we join over 150 countries
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who recognize a Palestinian state also leaders a pledge to the Palestinian and
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Israeli people that there can be a better future
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of Palestine. I know the strength of feeling that this conflict provokes.
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We have seen it on our streets, in our schools, in conversations we've had with
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friends and family. It has created division. Some have used
54:43
it to stoke hatred and fear, but that solves nothing.
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Not only must we reject hate, we must redouble our efforts to combat
54:56
hatred in all its forms. We must channel our efforts united
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together in hope behind the peaceful future that we want to see.
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The release of the hostages, an end to the violence, an end to the suffering,
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and a shift back towards a two-state solution. as the best hope for peace and security
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for all sides. accident that happened in bringing you the news in a digital
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