Do people still not understand the gravity of this? I often think of one of the interviews that Bassem Youssef did with Piers Morgan -when Bassem responded to Piers' 'reflection' about a "proportional response" to the October 7th event, and Bassem replied with a story to highlight the disproportionate amount of systemic violence Palestinian people have and continue to face.
Bassem gave an example similar to this young boy's here about a young man losing everything -from his home and his family members. And Palestinian people are STILL expected to remain silent/to accept this unilateral oppression. So Bassem asks Piers what exactly is a 'proportional response' to violence?
There was also another interview did (if I recall correctly -it was a podcast), and Bassem then relates similar stories to the one I just mentioned above -as how young boys and later young adults are recruited in Hamas because the IOF has destroyed parts of their communities and has humiliated and killed their loved ones, and then, in turn, are labelled terrorists by many people/world leaders around the globe...
I don't think many can begin to comprehend what this little boy, and so many Palestinian children are going through right now. It's beyond horrific to see these barely five year olds begging and asking the world not to look away and to stop the 'war' so that they can go home. For anyone still silent about this, you're part of the problem and you're equally complicit.
You are adopting a certain point of view, you have to at least defend it. There's no Hamas in the West Bank and they're still dying there so what's your excuse?
Israel-Hamas War: Piers Morgan vs Bassem Youssef On Palestine's Treatment
How do major media networks keep inviting @bassem on to their networks KNOWING that he will make their hosts look unintelligent for the world to see? Well, it’s a treat for us to watch nonetheless.
I really applaud Israel for doing one thing that no military force in the world does, it warns civilians before bombing them, I mean how fucking cute! That's so nice of them.
-Bassem Youssef is killing them with sarcasm everyone.
"Israel is a racist apartheid country that is projecting this shiny example of secularism and democracy for the people so people can accept whatever they do because they look at Palestinians as lesser people"
He’s not wrong. Antisemitism used to make us feel horrified when mentioning it, but nowadays hearing someone say antisemitic just makes us want to throw a boot at them and yell “Shut up!” That’s not how a term for discrimination against Jews is supposed to make us react!
Pretty sure that at this point the whole Jewish community hates Israel for stealing and killing innocent Palestinians and shouted to the world that they were doing it in the names of the Jews, basically making them bigger targets for actual antisemitic groups!
Also for anyone who calls me antisemitic in the future:Put a sock in it!
Egyptian-American comedian Bassem Youssef says he wants Biden to lose over his pro-Israel policy
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“When the West talks about everything, it’s liberal, secular, democratic. Only when it comes to Israel, it’s biblical.”
During an interview with the BBC aired on 16 February, Egyptian-American comedian Bassem Youssef criticised the West’s support for Israel and emphasised that as an American citizen he wants US President Joe Biden to lose the 2024 presidential election over his pro-Israel policies and refusal to end the war on Gaza.