FINALLY Piers Morgan Says Israel’s War Has Gone Too Far

Summary

The 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

00:00

🌍 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.

05:02

🔎 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.

Keywords

💡genocide

The term 'genocide' refers to the deliberate killing of a large number of people from a particular nation or ethnic group with the aim of destroying that nation or group. It is mentioned that while South Africa accuses Israel of genocide at the International Criminal Court, most Western politicians and journalists have remained quiet about the atrocities in Gaza. This highlights the severity of the crisis and killings in Gaza, which some argue may constitute genocide given the huge Palestinian death toll.

💡proportionality

The principle of 'proportionality' in warfare refers to the idea that military action should be proportionate to the threat posed, and excessive force that causes disproportionate civilian deaths should be avoided. Piers Morgan questions whether Israel's actions and the scale of civilian deaths in Gaza can still be considered 'proportionate' after 100 days of bombing.

💡Hamas

Hamas is a Palestinian Sunni militant organization that has governed Gaza since 2007. The video mentions that Hamas attacked Israel on Oct 7th, which prompted the Israeli bombing campaign. Hamas is also described as an 'oppressive misogynistic terror group' that uses human shields.

💡occupation

The video asks what Israel's plan is for Gaza beyond continued war and 'occupation or anarchy', implying that Israel aims to maintain occupation and control over Palestinian territories. The concept of occupation refers to foreign military control over a territory against the will of its people.

💡apartheid

Israeli policies towards Palestinians are described as 'Israeli apartheid', drawing comparisons with South Africa's former system of institutionalized racial segregation and discrimination. It suggests Israel operates a discriminatory, separate system that denies equal rights to Palestinians.

💡mainstream media

The script criticizes mainstream Western media outlets like the BBC, ITV and British newspapers for not giving enough coverage to the Gaza crisis and potential genocide. It's mentioned they instead focus more on other less important topics, downplaying the severity of the situation.

💡civilian casualties

The video emphasizes the huge scale of Palestinian civilian casualties, stating 24,000 Palestinians have been killed in 100 days - far more than recent conflicts. It questions whether the level of death and destruction of homes/infrastructure is justified to 'eradicate Hamas'.

💡War crimes

War crimes refer to grave violations of international law and human rights committed during warfare. While condemning Hamas' attacks, the speaker says both sides likely committed war crimes given the attacks on civilians, implying international law has failed to prevent atrocities as intended.

💡human shields

The video states Hamas uses human shields - referring to the unlawful tactic of forcing civilians to shield combatants or military targets to deter attacks. This demonstrates Hamas also bears responsibility for civilian deaths despite Israel carrying out the bombing.

💡radicalization

It's mentioned that the ongoing death/destruction in Gaza will 'radicalize another Palestinian', meaning more Palestinians will be driven to extreme views and methods. This suggests current tactics are counterproductive as they fuel support for militant groups like Hamas rather than weakening them.

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