FINALLY Piers Morgan Says Israel’s War Has Gone Too Far
Summary
TLDRThe video script discusses the conflict in Gaza, stating that many Western politicians and journalists have gone quiet on alleged Israeli atrocities despite a Palestinian death toll nearing 24,000. It argues this silence allows Israel to continue disproportionate bombing and destruction in Gaza, with no viable plan for peace. The host credits Piers Morgan for condemning Israel's actions, but questions why he and others didn't speak out sooner, given the predictable devastation. The host urges journalists to directly challenge Israeli apartheid instead of avoiding the topic.
Takeaways
- 😡 The majority of Western politicians and journalists have remained silent on the high Palestinian death toll and potential genocide in Gaza after Israel's attack on Oct 7.
- 😠 24,000 Palestinians have been killed in Gaza in the last 100 days of war with Israel, which is testing the limits of proportionality according to Piers Morgan.
- 😥 Israel has dropped 30,000 bombs on Gaza, 8 times more than the US used in 6 years of war on Iraq, causing immense destruction.
- 😞 85% of Gaza's population has been displaced and 70% of homes damaged in the bombardment, with only 8 out of 36 hospitals functioning.
- 👎 Hamas continues to oppress Gazans and use them as human shields, but Israel's actions seem unlikely to eradicate them and may only increase radicalization.
- 😕 Mainstream media in the UK seem more focused on irrelevant issues like the royal family than challenging Israeli apartheid and genocide.
- 👍 Piers Morgan has given credit to Palestine advocates and started questioning if Israel's actions can be justified, after initially defending them.
- ❓ Major questions remain about Israel's long-term plan for Gaza beyond continued occupation and destruction.
- 😢 Israel has failed to learn from the mistakes of disproportionate civilian bombing in WWII, violating international law.
- 😥 Politicians and journalists should speak out against Israeli actions in Gaza instead of avoiding the issue as the death toll continues to rise daily.
Q & A
What accusation has South Africa made against Israel at the International Criminal Court?
-South Africa has accused Israel of genocide at the International Criminal Court.
How have Western politicians and journalists generally responded to the situation in Gaza after Hamas's attack on October 7th?
-The majority of Western politicians and journalists have remained relatively quiet on the atrocities in Gaza, focusing instead on other topics such as internal politics and celebrity news.
What has been the Palestinian death toll mentioned in the script?
-The Palestinian death toll mentioned in the script is 24,000.
What stance has Pierce Morgan taken regarding the conflict between Israel and Palestine?
-Pierce Morgan has focused on the Israel-Palestine conflict, and after 100 days of war, he has stopped defending what he views as indefensible actions by Israel, highlighting the disproportionate civilian death toll in Gaza.
How many bombs and shells has Israel dropped on Gaza in 100 days according to the script?
-Israel has dropped almost 30,000 bombs and shells on Gaza in 100 days.
What comparison is made between the current conflict and historical events like Dresden and Hiroshima?
-The script compares the civilian casualties and the destruction caused by the current conflict to historical events like Dresden and Hiroshima, questioning if the response is proportionate and highlighting the establishment of international law post-World War II to prevent such atrocities.
What is the described impact of the conflict on Gaza's infrastructure?
-The conflict has resulted in the displacement of 85% of Gaza's population, damage or destruction to 70% of homes and half of its buildings, only eight of its 36 hospitals running, and damage to two-thirds of schools and 100 mosques.
How has the support for Hamas changed in the West Bank according to the script?
-Support for Hamas in the West Bank has increased by up to 30 points in the most recent poll.
What criticism is leveled against the media's coverage of the conflict?
-The script criticizes the media for focusing on less significant news and ignoring the severity of the Israel-Palestine conflict, suggesting a reluctance to confront the difficult realities or challenge Israeli policies.
What questions does the script suggest Pierce Morgan and others are beginning to ask about Israel's strategy in the conflict?
-The script suggests that Pierce Morgan and others are beginning to question the proportionality of Israel's response, the effectiveness of trying to eradicate Hamas through military means, and the lack of a clear plan for life after the war for both Gazans and Israelis.
Outlines
🌍 Western Silence on Gaza Atrocities
This paragraph critiques the silence of Western politicians and media regarding the atrocities in Gaza following Hamas's attack on October 7th. While initial reactions were swift to condemn Hamas, there's a noticeable lack of engagement with the escalating Palestinian death toll, now exceeding 24,000. The media's focus has shifted to less contentious topics, avoiding the difficult conversations around Israel's actions in Gaza. Piers Morgan is highlighted as one of the few public figures still actively engaging with the issue, questioning the proportionality of Israel's response and the effectiveness of international law in preventing such conflicts. The paragraph underscores the lack of a clear plan for peace or resolution from Israel and the international community's seeming indifference to escalating violence and civilian casualties.
🔎 Scrutinizing Media and Political Silence
The second paragraph delves into the broader media and political landscape's failure to adequately address the crisis in Gaza. It points out Piers Morgan's evolving stance as reflective of a larger shift needed in mainstream media and political discourse. Despite the clear overreach in Israel's response to Hamas, there's a general reluctance to openly criticize Israel, partly due to fear of backlash. The paragraph also discusses the counterproductive nature of Israel's military strategy, which seems to only fuel further resistance and support for Hamas. The narrative suggests a critical moment where silence and inaction by influential figures and institutions contribute to the ongoing tragedy, highlighting the urgent need for a more courageous and balanced discussion on the conflict.
Mindmap
Keywords
💡genocide
💡proportionality
💡Hamas
💡occupation
💡apartheid
💡mainstream media
💡civilian casualties
💡War crimes
💡human shields
💡radicalization
Highlights
Piers Morgan is still focused on Israel Palestine after 100 days of war and has belatedly stopped defending the indefensible.
The civilian death toll in Gaza is testing the upper limits of proportionality.
Israel has dropped almost 30,000 bombs and shells on Gaza in 100 days, eight times more than the US aimed at Iraq in six years of war.
24,000 people killed in 3 months in Gaza raises the question of whether this is still a proportionate response.
Mainstream opinion now is that Israel did have a right to respond but has gone too far.
Many journalists and politicians seem to have gone silent to avoid making the argument that Israel has gone too far.
Piers Morgan openly saying Israel has gone too far is good, more journalists/politicians should say the same.
Israel's bombing seems aimed at eradicating Hamas but this is a fool's errand that will only radicalize more Palestinians.
Why has Piers Morgan only said things have gone too far now, not earlier when the same points were being made?
People seem to think we can move on from Gaza instead of reassessing our priors and admitting we may have got this wrong.
250 people a day are still dying in Gaza but many want to move on to less important topics.
Israel's genocidal intentions remain as strong as 3 months ago but people want to move on.
People should stop avoiding the issue and reassess their views instead of silence.
Strong arguments are needed now against Israel's actions instead of silence.
Journalists/politicians should speak out to stop the conflict instead of allowing the news cycle to move on.
Transcripts
while South Africa accuses Israel of
genocide at the international criminal
court the majority of Western
politicians and journalists have
remained relatively quiet on the
atrocities in Gaza after hamas's attack
on October the 7th pundits and
politicians were queuing up to offer
their condemnations government
departments even raised the Israeli flag
but with the Palestinian death toll
hitting 24,000 many pundits and
politicians seem relieved at the chance
to move on to other things instead of
focusing on a potential genocide and
Gaza editors at the BBC ITV and
Britain's newspapers have decided a
factional fight within the dying Tory
party is the real news we should be
focused on and that's when they're not
talking about King Charles's prostate
perhaps they prefer to ignore the daily
deaths of children in Gaza rather than
risk the Flack they might get for
actually challenging Israeli apartheid
now to his credit Pierce Morgan is still
focused on Israel Palestine and after a
100 days of War he's belatedly stop
defending the indefensible the civilian
death toll in Gaza is testing the upper
limits of proportionality more people
are dying every day than in any other
conflict in modern history Israel's no
plan for life beyond the war except
occupation or Anarchy and the nightmare
scenario of the conflict engulfing the
region is edging Closer To Grim reality
with us-led strikes on Yemen and fears
of war in Lebanon prime minister
Netanyahu pandering to extremists who
prop up his government says nothing not
even the international court of justice
will stop him Israel has dropped almost
30,000 bombs and shells on Gaza in 100
days eight times more than the US aimed
at Iraq in six years of war it's true
that every war in human history has
taken many lives including many innocent
civilian lives but 24,000 people in 3
months with God knows how many more
beneath the rubble is that still a
proportionate response every day of this
war I've asked that question of many
guests from afar is increasingly like
the answer is becoming no it's trueth
that the Allied Forces killed masses of
innocent people in Dresden and Hiroshima
and Beyond to defeat the Nazis in World
War II but that was 79 years ago we
created systems of international law to
make sure the atrocities on both sides
would never be repeated it's true this
was Israel's 911 and there was no public
appetite for restraint back then but
that yearning for justice took us into
two disastrous and deadly Wars shouldn't
Israel learn learn from those mistakes
and it's true that Hamas is an
oppressive misogynistic terror group
which hides in tunnels and uses its
people as human Shields but 85% of the
entire population has now been displaced
70% of gaza's homes and half of its
buildings are damaged or destroyed only
eight of its 36 hospitals are running
2third of schools and 100 mosques have
been damaged by Israel's bombardment is
destruction on this scale really what it
takes to eradicate Hamas and if the
answer is yes yes well why are they
still in charge when will Israel provide
some evidence that it has a plan for
life after this war for the gazans and
for Israel and that that plan is
remotely workable there are major
unanswered questions about this war with
major consequences for the world so that
was only part of his uh sort of big
intro speech he did also sort of pepper
it with with lots of um condemnation of
Hamas barbarism now you know whatever
you you think of um I mean I think they
committed War crimes and I I don't think
attacking civilians is ever Justified
but you know I don't think he gets the
balance quite right but it is quite you
know powerful someone who has been very
much you know open to the Israeli side
of the argument over the past 100 days
is saying this has now gone too far um
and Helen I want your thoughts on this
because I do now actually think that the
sort of the mainstream position right
sometimes when I go on mainstream media
and there sort of the person who I'm on
with isn't actually necessarily a
political journalist there someone who
is sort of you know an influencer or
sort of you know reports on on different
things the mainstream opinion now is
that Israel did have a right to respond
to the October the 7th attacks but
they've gone way too far gone way too
far that to me is the mainstream
position but to me to sort of avoid
making that argument I've Just Seen lots
of journalists and politicians sort of
go silent they just sort of stop talking
about this because it's a bit
embarrassing you know I feel like sort
of Pierce Morgan sort of standing up and
saying No this has gone too far is is a
good thing and we would be in a much
stronger position if if all journalists
and politicians were willing to sort of
say the same I think that throughout
this conflict I can't believe I'm going
to say this but I have to give some
credit to Pierce Morgan he has been
asking similar kind of questions for at
least the last month if not longer he's
had a lot of pro Palestine guests on his
show he's not been shy about including
both sides of the debate not that I
think that it's much of a one but credit
to him for at least having people on and
because I think he's had so much
interaction with people who aren't just
Pro Palestine because they see the the
devastation and they feel some kind of
empathy but people who've done years of
research people who are completely
immersed within the conflict people from
our side of the political Spectrum in
terms of how left doing we are I think
that because he's had so much direct
interaction with people who have shown
him things that wouldn't otherwise have
seen and perspectives who wouldn't
otherwise have seen when it comes to
kind of mainstream media Outlets who as
you say don't really have much of their
own opinions and certainly don't have
huge amounts of knowledge about the
history and the intricacies of the
situation that's taken him to a place
where you there's nothing that he can do
to defend it and therefore he has to say
something like this although what I will
point out the idea of him saying well is
is say they want to be able to use this
stuff to eradicate Hamas of course I
think that this is of course a Fool's
errand every as Aon bani pointed out
when he was on GB news debating this
very issue every single building that
you bomb is going to radicalize another
Palestinian the support for Hamas in the
West Bank is increased by up 30 points
in the rec most recent poll that's a
huge huge leap and so this idea that
they can bomb their way to the removal
of Hamas um is completely nonsensical
because even if even it's not Hamas in
name it'll be Hamas in terms of ideology
based upon their reaction to the current
crisis the other thing I would ask of
Pier is why now why is this your point
at which you believe things have gone
too far you know 25,000 potential people
dead scores more injured or
missing potential Millions displaced at
this point when the people he had on his
show were talking about the issues and
calling for a ceasefire and bringing up
all of these points
months ago two months ago over that when
he had his interview with Hassam zlot
was a month into the crisis and it's
taken him this long I mean credit to the
guy for at least getting to this point
now but you have to say you we were here
way way previously when we could see
what was going to happen and I don't
want to say I told you so but I do want
to think that you know maybe if he can
get to this position there's room for
other people to move as well what I
think is that personally lots of people
are moving into this position but they
would prefer just to not talk about it
because you know if you come out really
strongly against what Israel are doing
you receive black um you might feel
uncomfortable and to me it doesn't I
feel like the people who are sort of
going out in the media and actively
defending what Israel are doing is
shrinking but instead what we're just
getting is sort of Silence people are
just happy for the new cycle to move on
as I say to to topics as important as um
the the Princess of Wales um having you
know what seems like a fairly routin
um operation
or Prince Charles or King Charles now
having a swollen prostate so I think
it's it's really time um for people to
stop saying oh oh the gods of War isn't
that something everyone knows about that
that's something in the past now this is
still going on 250 people a day are
still dying right the genocidal
intentions of Israel are no less strong
than they were three months ago but
people seem to think we can move on to
other things now let's not reassess our
priors because heaven forbid we do that
heaven forbid we admit that we might
have got this a little bit
wrong
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