"DISGUSTING!" Gaza Flotilla Detainees on Israel 'Abuse' | Norman Finkelstein on 'Nazi' Post
6/2/20261 hr 25 min
The political fallout from the war with Iran is creating some unlikely alliances. Figures as different as Tucker Carlson, Mehdi Hasan, Megyn Kelly and Cenk Uygur are all making strikingly similar arguments: that Donald Trump campaigned against foreign wars only to lead the United States into one. Many also believe Benjamin Netanyahu's government played a decisive role in the push for military action against Iran and have come under fierce criticism for saying so. Meanwhile, fresh scrutiny is falling on Israel's treatment of Palestinian detainees. Following allegations of abuse in Israeli custody and renewed controversy surrounding National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir, a growing debate is emerging over whether one of Israel's most polarising politicians is a rogue actor or a reflection of something deeper within a country hardened by decades of conflict. Piers Morgan is joined by political scientist and activist Norman Finkelstein, former Director of the National Counterterrorism Center Joe Kent, Israel's Ambassador to the United Nations Danny Danon, Gaza flotilla detainees Catriona Graham and Alex Colston, and former Ben-Gvir adviser Yishai Fleisher. 00:00 Introduction 02:22 Norman Finkelstein and Joe Kent debate begins 02:40 Joe Kent on Norman Finkelstein’s comments and Israel's influence over the US 12:50 Norman Finkelstein on the fragmented right wing in the US 17:00 Joe Kent on Israel’s influence over the US 23:00 Norman Finkelstein on Piers’s deviation on Israel and Hamas 26:29 Norman Finkelstein’s comments on October 7 and calling Israelis ‘Nazis’ 38:30 Piers Morgan’s monologue on the treatment of Gaza flotilla detainees 40:00 Catriona Graham discusses being detained ‘assaulted’ by Israelis 42:45 Are Israeli forces capable of committing sexual crimes against detainees? 46:15 Yishai Fleischer and Alex Colston join 46:45 Yishai Fleischer labels the ‘abuse’ narrative as ‘fraudulent’ 48:54 Yishai reacts to ‘police action’ against Catriona 52:14 Flotilla detainee Alex Colston responds to Yishai’s comments 55:20 Yishai responds to Alex; “a wolf in sheep’s clothing” 01:03:57 Israeli Ambassador to the UN Danny Danon joins 01:05:10 Danny Danon on the war with Iran 01:09:32 Danny Danon on Israel sexual abuse accusations 01:11:22 Ben Gvir posting a video abusing young female flotilla detainee Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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Piers Morgan· Host0:15
Norman, in 2018, posted, "Israelis are Nazis. Nazis are Israelis."
Norman Finkelstein· Guest0:23
I do not believe I used the phrase, "Israel are Nazis. Nazis are Israelis." My memory doesn't resonate to that, and it doesn't sound like me.
Piers Morgan· Host0:31
We did check while you were talking there. You did say it, uh, 25th of May, 2018, on your official X account, "Mask has been pulled off. Israelis are Nazis. Nazis are Israelis."
Norman Finkelstein· Guest0:44
I would have to go look at it.
Piers Morgan· Host0:45
Well, the ferocious backlash of the war on Iran has created many unlikely bedfellows. Close your eyes, ignore the accent, and Tucker Carlson sounds a lot like Mehdi Hasan on the Iran war. Cenk Uygur could be Megyn Kelly. They all share a sense of betrayal that the US president ca- campaigned against war but took the US into war anyway. They all believe that Netanyahu's Israel played a decisive role in the decision to attack Iran, and they're angry about being condemned for saying it. But the people at the, either end of the so-called political horseshoe are not all happy about uniting over common causes. Last week, Professor Norman Finkelstein, who's been accused of antisemitism for many years, despite being a Jewish descendant of Holocaust survivors, said this.
Norman Finkelstein· Guest1:26
It's very easy to imagine