Palestine: the Moral Issue of Our Time

Monday, 26 May 2025 — Aaron Maté

Gabor Maté and Chris Hedges on Gaza.

The ongoing Israeli military assault on Gaza is, in my view, one of the worst crimes in human history. For the last year and a half, Israel has carried out a mass murder, ethnic cleansing, and now starvation campaign against a besieged, defenseless population of two million Palestinians.

On May 5th, journalist Chris Hedges and my father Gabor Maté spoke before an audience of 800 people in New York City on “Palestine: the Moral Issue of Our Time,” a fundraiser for the Middle East Children’s Alliance. I gave some introductory remarks, followed by speeches from Chris and Gabor, a two-way discussion between them, and finally questions from the audience. Video and audio below.

(One correction: I misspoke in referring to Gabor surviving “Nazi-occupied Germany.” I meant to say Hungary, his place of birth).

Video (via The Chris Hedges YouTube Channel):



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