{"id":281806,"date":"2025-09-26T15:04:54","date_gmt":"2025-09-26T14:04:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/it-took-a-genocide-to-recognise-a-palestinian-state-ambassador-husam-zomlot\/"},"modified":"2025-09-26T15:04:54","modified_gmt":"2025-09-26T14:04:54","slug":"it-took-a-genocide-to-recognise-a-palestinian-state-ambassador-husam-zomlot","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/it-took-a-genocide-to-recognise-a-palestinian-state-ambassador-husam-zomlot\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018It took a genocide\u2019 to recognise a Palestinian state &#8211; Ambassador Husam Zomlot"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i3.ytimg.com\/vi\/JRfEQ-r1Nso\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"\u2018It took a genocide\u2019 to recognise a Palestinian state - Ambassador Husam Zomlot\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/JRfEQ-r1Nso\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>Husam Zomlot was born in a refugee camp in Gaza and has since become one of the most prominent Palestinian voices on the world stage. In 2017, Zomlot was appointed envoy to the United States, until the Trump administration shut down the PLO mission in Washington. The following year he became Head of the Palestinian Mission in London, a role that has now been elevated to Ambassador after the UK\u2019s formal recognition of the State of Palestine. He has been a leading voice for Gaza throughout the recent conflict, while also enduring devastating personal loss, with members of his own family killed in the violence. <\/p>\n<p>[Subscribe to our Substack newsletter: https:\/\/channel4news.substack.com\/subscribe]<\/p>\n<p>In this episode of Ways to Change the World, Husam Zomlot speaks with Krishnan Guru-Murthy about his childhood, the growing recognition of a Palestinian state and the hope for him and his people.<\/p>\n<p>&#8212;&#8212;-<\/p>\n<p>Get more news at our site &#8211; https:\/\/www.channel4.com\/news\/ <\/p>\n<p>Subscribe to our Substack newsletter: https:\/\/channel4news.substack.com\/subscribe<\/p>\n<p>Follow us:<br \/>\nTikTok &#8211; https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@c4news<br \/>\nInstagram &#8211; https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/channel4news\/<br \/>\nTwitter &#8211; https:\/\/twitter.com\/Channel4News<br \/>\nFacebook &#8211; https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/Channel4News\/<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Husam Zomlot was born in a refugee camp in Gaza and has since become one of the most prominent Palestinian voices on the world stage. 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