Gabor Maté, Chris Hedges & Aaron Maté on 'Palestine: The Moral Issue of Our Time'
Chris Hedges and Gabor Maté, introduced by award-winning journalist Aaron Maté, discuss the "moral issue of our time," Gaza. Hedges and Gabor Maté deliver speeches, engage in a two-way discussion and take questions from the audience.
Thanks to the Middle East Children's Alliance and Nick Laparra of Let's Give a Damn for putting on the event, getting us the footage and allowing us to share it on our YouTube channel and Substack. You can watch the full event, complete with a musical performance by Mona Miara, here at the Let's Give a Damn YouTube channel.
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