I am East Asian and visited Israel for a month in college. I was there to teach engineering concepts to high schoolers. They often asked me what I thought of Palestine, and I'd tell them "You know, as a guest in your country, I'm learning a lot and I don't think I know enough to say" to try and be polite. These children would then gleefully tell me how much they hated the Palestinians, how they were like cockroaches. One child even compared them to the mindless giants in "Attack on Titan" and that they needed to be exterminated. Later that day, a child asked me about my country, Japan, and pulled back his eyes to do the racist "squinty" face. I got a little upset, and asked him how he would like it if I made a sign of a big nose while asking about Jewish people. He got very mad at me. I have never been more terrified of, and sorry for, a group of children in my life.
Exactly like the German children who grew up and were schooled under the Nazis. The same brainwashing techniques at play. Zionists reject comparisons with Nazi Germany, but they abound. It isn’t all jews and it isn’t all Israelis who think like that, but there are too many unfortunately.
@@hazicredmi2233the Zionists in Israel now aren’t Jewish. They are fascist. Most of the Holocaust survivors and their descendants left for western countries a generation or two ago. There are piles of Rabbis in the U.S. and Canada that publicly say Israel has no legitimacy as a nation as God punished real Jews by letting the second temple to be destroyed by Romans as punishment for hubris.
You’re absolute right a sensible human being with a reasonable genuine heart inside of a real gentleman with a true heart of a real man will be left mentally scarred and won’t able to live with that in his heart but these thoughts will hunt him and avoid it from happening in the first place, but only a filthy weak lying hypocritical cowardly evil heart inside of a real loser can live that cowardly life with that cowardly filthy weak heart inside of a real loser.
This is one of the reasons why I refuse to consume anything that comes from animal slavery and cruelty to animals. Animals are so much our victims ...that we don't even recognise them as victims!
Im from Spain, i started a communications agency with three guys from Israel, onle lived in Barcelona, another in Madrid and another in Tel Aviv. They hired me to work for them & develope the business here in Spain. After one year working with them I went into depression & i had to quit. They sucked my energy & my blood. Worst working experience ever. I totally understand why nobody wants them near by
@@shakeelsalafi4766 they will dishonestly get the business from underneath your feet and convince you that it's not doing well. They will get out of you anything they can (money, energy, hard work, etc.) and kick you out!
I sat at a wedding next to a Palestinian man who is a United Airline pilot. He had to leave his home in Israel as a boy, grew up in Sweden, then came to the US to get a university education. He told me as we sat there that his village and ancestral home was being bulldozed by the Israeli army. I can't tell you how fast your opinion changes when the Palestinian people start telling you their experiences.
If you do not know history, Obviously you will change in your opinion. But when you know history and how people try their utmost to change history, and pretended tobe victimized, then your opinion won't be changed so easily.
A lot of people get it twisted. They were the chosen people to bring Jesus into the world; not as a free license to kill and destroy. It’s been perverted and, sadly, my fellow Christians stand by and support it.
@@chriskoschik391that's not their understanding of the "chosen people" claim. But in reality I find that all religious people essentially have a belief that they are the"chosen" ones. They all believe that their religion is the "right" one. The one that most closely represents God's intention for mankind. When you think about it it's a rather narcissistic way to think. Because it implies that the individual is so special that God either arranged for them to be born into the "right" religion, or to lead them to it.
@@chriskoschik391 strictly prohibits in the Torah idol worship of human and man..... Jesus in Judaism is considered a heretic and idol worship. Chosen people means light upon the nations to deliver gods message. Not some Jesus that people idolize
Mr Levy is an honest man having the corage to oppose lies of his country and telling us the truth about apartheid, racism, violence ans hate toward palestinien people.Respect!
Cant be occupied when the land was bought, given to and sanctioned officially by the Ottoman Empire and British. The Arab pedophiles that hate the Jews lost their silly hate wars. Ofcourse that land was given. Then these loser pedophiles were given land by the Jews. Also, the Two State solution was a difficult option for the British because of the Ottoman Empire. And the war started in 1905 and in 1895 the tension started when the Ottoman Palestines decided to give and sell land to the Jews.
When I was young there was a way in my country and I learned that the real heroes are those who risk being called traitors by their own people who don't want to hear the truth. ❤
I don’t think, now, that a two state solution is what should happen. Walls should be torn and the borders should blend…under what name who knows? but an only jewish state is impossible to exost in this day espacially when you are seperating ancestral land (illegally) and bringing in more immigrant than helping the indegenous. It should happen like it happened in south africa that is the solution IMO. The region has too many religions and is the birthplace of the 3 main religion of today and to have one claiming they are sacred and deserve to live there based on a book written by a man who preached the words of a “god” and using this argument in the 20-21st century is mindblowing. It’s like saying we have more claim to the lands in aftica because we had one commin homosapian ancestor and kenya (i think) was where humanity began. We also forget that the region back then also had different ethnicities and was were the main hunter/gatheres started hatvest. the middle east is not like japan, china and south korea it is not a place where we can be homogenous. We has so many civilizations and conquest that happened there that somehow a homogenous country to try and exist (when all their jews comes from somewhere) and are trying to expell tjose that have a deep connection with their birthplace is wild and toxic. It should be part of history but should not happen again because ot would create one of the biggest rifts yet again (as seen with the UN resiluyion of the Oslo accords that were not respected by mostly the israeli government) and will divide society more. The brainwashing needs to stop in both the west and israel and american jews (or wherever they come from) should stop coming because they think they have a bigger right to the land then a native. And this should also hopefully start a discussion about the natives trive in the US territories including alaska and the polynesian group. It’s starting in canada (not enough) but it’s starting.
The fact that Israelis held a RAVE mere kilometers away from the world's largest and longest lasting open air prison/concentration camp tells it all...
@@albertp3721 it's a nature party and there are plenty in the desert in Israel. Because they go into the morning hours an open space away from cities is where they host them. This way they don't need to worry about breaking any noise laws around towns, cities and kibbutzim. Secondly there is nothing wrong with the location. It's within Israel's borders and that specific location has hosted many many nature parties. That's not the first there at that location. What about the kibbutzim and city right next to Gaza ? People are complaining about 1 party when there is kibbutzim literally 4km away from gaza and been there for years.
@NickyRikki I think the issue is not a practical, noise, or municipal ordinance kind of thing. But the fact that they organize a big party right next to where millions of people are being brutalized for years now. That goes to what the speaker was talking about Israelis leaving at peace with their crimes.
I was having a conversation with an Israeli woman I met at the bar in Acre when I was visiting, after a while she was so impressed and was like “you’re so intelligent like a French, I would have never thought you’re an Arab” (her thinking this is a compliment, and even worse the bartender nodding in approval) they’re all brainwashed to the bone in there
Arabe ou Nord-africain ? C'est pas vraiment le même chose ! Les Arabes sont ceux de la péninsule arabique contrairement aux Nord-africains qui sont justes arabophones ou arabises ou...
@@tonymontanascarface3869 Arab is an ethnicity not a race, most people in Arab countries in the MENA region consider themselves Arabs.... however, i'm not from North Africa and I didn't speak French with the lady at the bar, i spoke English with her and the bartender spoke 7 languages including Arabic, we didn't discuss politics but mostly talked about social philosophies.
It is not brainwashing it is reality. Local Arabs she met in her life were ignorant and violent. Many times they raped and killed Jewish women. So when she met an intelligent and civilized Arab she was surprised.
Wow, so right. Great observation. And when you try to make the Narcissist aware of what they’re doing that is wrong, they gaslight and reflect the blame right back at you and then to prevent others from taking your side, they go on a smearing campaign to publicly humiliate you and destroy your reputation while trying to prove they are so good. Whoa! Their entire Zionist inbred race has inherited the Narcissistic Psychopath trait! And zero empathy for others. They tick every box. Wtf 😢 also power hungry and status seeking.
When I started watching this video I had a hard time making it out. But then I realized that I was listening to someone saying the quiet parts out loud about Israel. How refreshing.
I was sitting near a Jewish woman and her son in a Brooklyn restaurant and overheard her saying it’s her dream to live amongst her people in Israel. Her son rolled his eyes and asked her why. She said she would feel safe amongst her people because everyone is anti semitic. Her son noticed me stifling a smile while he laughed at her. “Really mom? You think you’ll be SAFER in Israel?” She responded “The IDF is there to protect us.” “Well we have cops and military in the US but that still doesn’t mean you’ll be protected.” His mom got annoyed and got up to leave. He looked right at me and said “They really got her. She is brainwashed…” I felt bad for him. He wanted to keep her out of harms way but her tribalism was stronger than her rationale.
@@naimasophieIt's about time that we addressed the abuse of the term "wash" which denotes some modicum of "cleansing". _You wash your hands and face to cleanse them._ The mom was brain- POLLUTED. The son seems to have been brain- WASHED.
You didnt even notice that you proved her right in your comment though - im sure you made up the at least 60% of that story if not all of it, but even if you didnt by what you described in that comment she is right to feel that way. its exactly how people felt in Germany in the 30's and looked what happened. such hypocrisy, vanity hubris in this comment section. disgusting.
@@ozymandias7592 Maybe you should look up the Havaara agreement around WII. It was when the Nazis collaborated with the Zionists to transfer the Jews from Europe to "mandatory" Palestine. The Zionists collaborate with the Nazis when it's convenient for them and then victimize themselves using the Nazis when it is convenient for them.
The problem is Zionism not Judaism don't get it twisted just because you criticize someone that happens to belong to a certain group (race/religion) doesn't mean you hate said group don't make false associations@@ozymandias7592
You can find a thousand podcasts decrying Israels war crimes in Gaza, but few people look below the surface at the complicated, horrifying and unbelievable truth. Thank you Gideon Levy.
"The only oppressors in history to portray themselves as the victim" This is the first time I've heard someone else say this, let alone an Israeli. Thank you for speaking the truth.
Not necessarily, it happened other times, for example in turkey where there is a monument dedicated to the 'turk genocide', wich is used to hide the armenian genocide.
@@everclear420 I'm not taking sides. How can one possibly choose between an authoritarian regime vs a terrorist organisation? One is indiscriminately slaughtering children and the other is strapping bombs to their chests. My issue is that western governments and media are so deathly afraid of being called antisemitic that they take every one of Israel's talking points at face value. Antisemitic used to mean holocaust denier or neo-nazi, but now it refers to anyone who disagrees with Israel. That's an amazing job by Israel's marketing machine to portray themselves as the victim, and anyone who disagrees with them as a nazi.
@@everclear420 Because they are. Just think for a moment about which side has more power over the other. There is plenty of blame to go around (not that that is something we should focus on if we want long-lasting peace, so "who's the bigger victim" rhetoric won't get us anywhere anyway), buut for the past couple of decades, the power imbalance has just been so massive. Portraying it in the way you do is if white people in the US started talking about "racism against white people" and if told that wasn't cool said "black people are constantly bleating about racism against them so..." I'm sure there are plenty of POC in the US who held deep resentment against white people, and there might even have been some truy terrible acts committed because of that. That's terrible; but it doesn't mean, largely, that white people in the US are "the victim", or as a society in danger from POC.
He is izraeli but not zionist, which means that he is not typical of the average izraeli that is zionist. There are others izraelis like him but not many. zionism is the problem. There are some other helpful videos by non-zionist jews like Nurit Peled-Elhanan that are informative of how the zionist mind is developed through the zionist education system. There are other non-zionist jews such as Miko Peled, Nurit's brother, Gabor Matte, Norman Finklestein and Katie Halper that make other informative videos.
Raz Segal (Hebrew: רז סגל) is an Israeli historian residing in the United States who directs the Master of Arts in Holocaust and Genocide Studies program at Stockton University. He states what Israel is doing is a “textbook case of genocide”. I doubt that all the commenters here are more qualified than Segal, but some (ignoramuses) will certainly try to
Palestine eduction minister declared the end of 2023/24 academic year. This was because all children are dead.... a whole generation, innocent kids, murdered yet people still believe everything israel says even tho most of it is bs, while Palestinians have to prove again and again, that they are the victims. Sad cruel world we live in
The way Mr. Levy described how most Israelis think really got under my skin because it's scary to even for a moment think that someone can see you as less of a human than them just because you are different.
A lot of people are treated less than because of the color of our skins. As a black American who is 69 years old, I know this very well. I still am afraid for my sons and grandchildren.
The difference is irrelevant. We, better they, are the chosen people. From this point on, differences are immaterial. Still, many refuse this garbage and live like decent human beings. For us, again, the difference is immaterial.
It is terrifying. And it's not like zionist Israelis are uniquely able to dehumanize people; we all have the same capacity and all have a responsibility to remember the humanity of those we're in conflict with.
This reminds me so much of South Africa when apartheid was in full swing. The white people in power did not think of the black population as humans and so everything they did to them was justified in their eyes.
@@maximr6576what does the Bible have to do with European zionists who converted to Judaism? These r not the Israelites the Bible speaks of.....u do know that don't u
I have noticed, since watching the video, quite a few instances of Jews saying this same thing. "If a person acts like a human, I will treat him like a human. if he acts like an animal I will treat him like an animal." The wording was very similar in each case, so it sounds like they're repeating something that they're all been taught.
@@ahmad916xYep and it makes it seem like Palestine is actually on an equal footing with Israel. Israel cut off water and electricity for 2+ million people, over 1 million being children, and receives billions in aid from other terrorist nations like the USA. Israel is the oppressor. You don’t have a “war” with such lopsided odds.
I have never before watched a video of Gideon Levy speaking. I need to remember that there are Jews of high moral character who call out for mercy for the Palestinians, if not for outright justice for their cause. On their own, they can't overcome the brutal power of Zionism. But they can dispel the notion that being Pro-Palestine = Anti-Semitism.
Brilliant summary- well done Gideon. The "chosen people" notion has come across all too often with Israeli tourists, some buy the cheapest cars to get around, and are usually rude when we offer to help them with problems, something which is natural for us Kiwis.
I am an Arab and for whatever differs between us this man deserves much much respect because if I were in his position I wouldn't ever ever dare to tell this truth about my own people
You are 100% correct. And It is because you will be dragged into prison....tortured....and executed. This man on the other hand, is from a democratic Country, and the only democracy in the Middle East. But will always react with overwhelming force. And by that truth alone, you can differentiate the mentality, beliefs, teachings and aspirations of the two parties...peoples.....Countries. One wants it all with no compromise.....(From the river to the sea). And the other, no backing down, with a stance of... (Never again).
Why throw in the respectability bs? He’d be well within his right to express these points with anger and rage and loud inflection if he were so inclined to do so! I loved his subtle humor and eloquent speech, but he would have been great either way!!!
@@PeacemakerKS It is a sad fact that the worst of Jews (or very likely CONVERTS to Judaism) are the loudest and most powerful representatives of Jews, having the worst possible character while believing and proclaiming to be the best, talking the most about the Nazis and judging them in harshest terms while at the same time having the same set of beliefs and policies and treating others, especially the Palestinians, the way Jews were treated by the Nazis. And then they act surprised that people see the evil of their ways and judge them as such. That is a sign of truly sick, twisted people. Fortunately, there are MANY Jews who haven't lost their humanity, and are speaking out against these lying, pretentious, hypocritical monsters.
For me this journalist is one of the bravest Israelis on the planet, never afraid to speak truth to power. May he live a long life and continue to support his Palestinian neighbours with his words and actions 🙏👏👏
They don't only live in a denial, some are paid to paint the false picture, or support it because of their racism and hatred towards Arabs or Muslims in general.
@@davidtrak2679 you really need a description for Apartheid on youtube ? Go google it if you’re so uneducated. Israel treats Palestineans different, they cant move through certain parts of the land, they have different schools for arab children and by different i mean lesser, they fucking cut electricity, water and food paths to certain parts of Palestine. If you think it takes any more than that for Israel to be an Apartheid state then you are delusional.
Jews outside of Israel are some of the loudest voices when it comes to Palestinian emancipation. Jews in general have always been on the forefront of fighting for social justice and equality, what is happening in Israel is so tragic and very much against everything they have fought for historically
Wonderful speak by wonderful Israelite. If most Israelites could see the facts in history by themselves and not accept the Zionist rhetoric, the conflict will desapear.
Greetings from Denmark. ❤ Deja-vu..... What I heard and experienced, when I lived in Beit Alfa, Israel, is much like what you talk about and tell here. My parentes lived there for 13 years but got fed up with the indifference and racism they experienced.
May Allah guide him, Norman Finkelstein, and other Jews who risked a lot to be righteous in times where some of our scholars and muftis are afraid to even mention the genocide in Gaza.
When I was young I read Primo Levi's book "If this is a man". Strangely, the scene he described in that book that shocked me the most was the one where he had been interviewed by a German officer. The man had spoken to him calmly but with what seemed the absolute conviction that Levi was an inferior being! I could not believe it was possible to believe such a horrific thing. It scared me even more that the horror of german oppression and death camps. Dehumanization is the greatest of horor a person can inflict on another Human being, because it leads to all other horrors.
That's the way white supremacists have spoken to Black people for centuries, and you're right 'Dehumanization is the greatest of horrors a person can inflict on another Human Being'
Your last sentence is very profound and so very true. It explains so much of the evil that has gone on in this world. Thank you for expressing this so well.
"When he was done with writing, he raised his head and looked at me. From that day, l have thought of Dr. Pannwitz many times over and in many ways. (...) Because that gaze was not exchanged between two men, and if l could explain the deep nature of that gaze, thrown as if across the glass wall of an aquarium, as if between two creatures inhabiting two different worlds, l would be able to explain the essence of the madness that took hold of the third Germany. (...) The brain overseeing those blue eyes and groomed hands was saying: 'This something in front of me belong to a kind that is obviously appropriate to terminate. In this particular case, it is although preferable to make sure it does not contain some usable part'."
When you consider other people are nothing but animals you can live with any atrocities you commit against them bloody decade after bloody decade... but 1 day they will fight back and surprise you.
I think that the natzis truly believed that Jews were less than human which explains how they could be so cruel. Today we are much more enlightened -its only Tories who are "lower than vermin".
Grazie Sir. Avevo perso la speranza di ascoltare una voce "giusta" da un Israeliano, lei mi ha ridato questa speranza. Spero che la sua diventi una voce collettiva. I valori universali, e' questa la risposta rivoluzionaria. Dopo qualche millennio di oppressione fra umani la Pace può arrivare solo dal riconoscere, ad ogni altro essere vivente, i propri diritti, fondati sui valori Universali condivisi. Ancora grazie.
Professor Levy’s three points are so revealing of the truth why Israelis can so easily live with their Palestinian apartheid. Every American who suffers from “both sidesism” need to hear this explanation!
Ein mutiger, ein ehrlicher und zu allen Zeiten in jeder Hinsicht ein unglaublich wertvoller Mensch! Wenn wir es zulassen, dass die einen oder anderen menschlicher sind, wenn wir es zulassen, dass die einen oder anderen mehr Rechte habe... Dann ist das der Moment, an dem wir uns unserer Menschlichkeit entledigt haben.
What an amazing, beautiful man who can speak with so much justice. Reminds me of a verse in the holy quran it goes something like this, oh believers stand up for justice even if it be against your own selves.
I once went to an AIPAC meeting and it seemed like a central theme was the victimization of Israel. I may have been the only non-Jewish person who was there but after the representative left I subsequently learned that not everyone was in agreement with what he was saying. This was in 2010. There are Israelis that do not buy into the three reasons that Mr. Levy outlined but Oct. 7 has put many of these people in a quandary. Perhaps Oct. 7 scratched a bit deeper than right below the surface.
Wait until more Israelis find out what really happened on the October 7, as opposed to the narrative they've been presented with by Bibi Mass Murder Inc and paid in full media. Definitely a 'quandary' as you say.
