Journalist Michael Walker challenges Eurovision’s exclusion standards

During a panel discussion on Piers Morgan's show, journalist Michael Walker highlighted inconsistencies in the Eurovision song contest’s standards questioning why Israel hasn't faced similar consequences as Russia. He pointed out the ongoing occupation and settlement expansions in the West Bank as violations of international law.
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[@user-pl5ey7tx7p]

Hero: Maybe it’s you guys who should leave the West bank.

[@omarmarwat1408]

Look at Tears Morgan when Michael says may be you guys should leave the West Bank

[@johnnylabu765]

golden moment. bravo micheal 👏

[@brentsaddress]

@@johnnylabu765 Yeah what a genius! Just like they left Gaza in 2005.. that turned out spectacularly.

[@nayeemhaider8367]

@@brentsaddress yeah of course, They left gaza and turned it into prison camp. Genius

[@tachikoma7757]

​@@brentsaddressif you left it in 2005, why did you have an illegal air, sea and land blockade on it since?

[@alimegaa]

When it comes to condemning Israel Piers suddenly says I am not a lawyer. But when it comes to Gaza he suddenly becomes the most advanced lawyer in the world. And starts defending Israels actions like his life depends on it

[@arifabd]

Piers is a worm

[@abukar1145]

He wants to keep his job

[@chickensoup9869]

Using a jenna side to farm views his countrymen don't despise him enough.

[@Y.J278]

He is Indeed not lawyer but a liar😅

[@johnnylabu765]

his life is depending on it. if he goes against his master he might ends up unemployed

[@panagenesis2695]

Offended by everything. Ashamed of nothing.

[@My-fm8mt]

They idiots

[@FarzanaBABOORALLY]

You put it so right, so accurate...the israel is exactly like that!!!!

[@Chillypuwn]

This is how every zionist is.

[@nogingerfool1]

its like a country made up completely of scousers

[@user-oz7hu3sb8l]

Without lies, Islam dies.

[@narkomanerpvildspor]

"Maybe its you guys who should leave the West Bank" nuff said!🤣

[@maayan6831]

Yeah..we saw what happened when Israel left an area..everytime you trust palestinians.. When the palestinians decide they love their choldren more than they hate Israel, maybe hhen. Free palestine.. how do you free something that never was. The west bank belonged to Jordan before 1967. Maybe thay could take them..

[@jake751]

Yes that shut them up 😂

[@maorhamagniv2221]

weird no one talks about why Israel even started occupying it hmmm

[@Nournor199]

@@maorhamagniv2221 tell us hasbara what lying you have

[@aninfinitelyvixxedvip6]

@@maorhamagniv2221 Well for the thieves nothing is ever enough.

[@HarperSkylark]

"it doesnt matter what area you're committing your international war crime." excellent.

[@maorhamagniv2221]

weird no one talks about why Israel even started occupying it hmmm

[@undercoveragent9889]

@@maorhamagniv2221 Deuteronomy 20:16 - "16 However, in the cities of the nations the Lord your God is giving you as an inheritance, do not leave alive anything that breathes." _That's_ why!

[@Nournor199]

@@maorhamagniv2221 stop copy coly

[@nonyabisness6306]

@@maorhamagniv2221 because they wanted the land. dont act like the state of israel isn't a rather recent development.

[@erikaw7767]

Well Oct 7th was def. a war crime too... maybe don't attack people you can't beat?

[@kokoboomi]

"Maybe its you guys who should leave the westbank" 😂 Mic dropped 🫳 🎤

[@abukar1145]

That was such a great Rebuttal😂😂😂

[@brentsaddress]

Cringe.

[@firdaus99031]

​@@brentsaddressindeed, you are cringe.

[@zaidal-hindawi1784]

That was Checkmate 😂

[@jamoco1]

who was there first ?

[@koshurkot3892]

I'm not a lawyer, I'm just a sellout

[@safuwanfauzi5014]

you dont need to become lawyer or study law, it totally war crime if you read international law and Geneva convention. funny when come to Israel i not a lawyer war crime are still war crime, democracy or not they can commit the crime

[@Meriysi]

I hope everyone caught that. From now on, every time piers asks “Do you condem Hamas” every pro-Palestine guest should reply “do you agree that expanding settlements is a war crime?”

[@LolaDSh]

Go learn history

[@mkhalif6834]

IsraHell is the definition of war crime itself

[@EzekielB-f1993]

​@LolaDSh you don't need to learn history, the settlements are illegal even the US accepts that.

[@JOHN-wm2on]

​@@LolaDShlearn

[@LickyTee]

@@LolaDShnah you go learn history

[@lone982]

Piers can tell a war crimes when Russia does it, but not when Israel does so much worse

[@TheLuminousOne]

Remember it was the West that conspired and provoked that war in Ukraine to entrap Russia and give them their own Vietnam.

[@allcatall3931]

russia's casualty rate is lesser than israel's on gaza, and is 'heavy' on ukr soldiers, not unarmed dads, mothers, youth, kids, drs, un workers, etc..

[@undercoveragent9889]

@@allcatall3931 Also, Russia's special military operation was a response to the slaughter of more than 14,000 Russians living in Ukraine. There simply is not a genocidal regime Piers will not defend. He is repugnant and Michael utterly exposed him here just as Abby Martin and Rania Khalek have done previously.

[@sshepherd7659]

@allcatall3931 taking the new figure that UN just changed?? Half the amount of dead. Whoever supports hamas is full of BS. Shame on you.

[@notnotnownow9622]

Well, it's about who started the war - on one side is Russia and on another side is Hamas/Gaza. Now Piers question is very good but Michael doesn't want to answer - if Ukraine will attack Russia and go into russian land and kill people during the attack should they be banned from any competition? Or is it a response to the attack?

[@usmaniqbal836]

When you know Michael walker has a tremendous point Of course they are gonna cut in, cause you know it's getting bad for you

[@maorhamagniv2221]

weird no one talks about why Israel even started occupying it hmmm

[@kittie479]

Cut in and talk crap and gaslight and everything else in between.

[@Gee-xb7rt]

@@maorhamagniv2221 because they are liars, thieves, cheats, and murderer, and that is their entire skill set?

[@dickschlau3592]

@@maorhamagniv2221 you mean nobody ask why israel attacked four of its neighbors in 1967?

[@dave2408]

Michael is just a rich white brit with an opinion White brits mostly rich ones don’t have a great record of sorting stuff in the Middle East

[@brandonbuckles826]

I've been following this dude on KZbin and he's got one of the very best channels for challenging hypocrisy and identifying inconsistencies.

[@jake751]

Yes novara media 👏

[@mohamedsyed5977]

Piers would rather throw his own country under the bus than to speak against his bosses in i$rael.

[@kr902]

@mohamedSyed5977 😂 (I noticed that too)

[@MD-nv7jx]

That's true of all our politicians aswell, as the majority of them belong to friends of Israel lobbying/specials interest groups.

[@leilagrant6701]

I think lobbying is corruption! Because the politicians who are lobbied are paid money, aren't they?​@@MD-nv7jx

[@dannyesse3043]

Your comment is ludicrous because Piers has condemned Israel many times. I don’t like him but this is just misinformation.

[@dailyrant4068]

And he brushes that off real quick. It’s not like he sits there and keeps grilling officials from UK or US about Iraq like he does against anyone on Palestinian side

[@francoisparant6283]

"maybe you guys should leave the west bank" 💯❤

[@AnBreadanFeasa]

I saw more of this interview on Novara's channel... Michael Walker silenced both the Israeli apologist and Piers Morgan. Well done! Saoirse don Phalaistín... from Ireland.

[@rajababy2009]

but it wont affect these thick skin pathological hypocrites

[@maorhamagniv2221]

weird no one talks about why Israel even started occupying it hmmm

[@bothi00]

Saoirse don Phalaistín 🇵🇸 Bás don Mheiriceá ✊

[@nimrodery]

@@maorhamagniv2221 Yeah not even you, just this spam comment over and over and over again.

[@dp7580]

​@@maorhamagniv2221Talk about it then. And you know what the reply will be.

[@user-sk2hr3kn7q]

“I am not a lawyer” and trying to get away from a question and yet commenting on international law?

[@SarahtheSoldier]

Novara Media is one of the best British liberal media outlets I've come across. Kudos to Michael, Ash, Aaron, and everyone who works for it!

[@EzekielB-f1993]

I suspect they'd be offended by being called liberal, they're a leftist channel and proudly so.

[@sweetsarah226]

Hahahaha, when Michael Walker said, "Maybe you guys should leave the West Bank," I swear I heard that GOT HIM soundbyte play in my mind 😂😂😂

[@NaziRael-yr3hz]

That pro israeli doesn't even let him Finnish his sentence

[@waqmanime]

If they do they lose. The pro genocide has no defence.

[@hansweissmann_xviii6754]

Guess English as a second language is a bit of a problem: indeed, Hamas is NOT in the West Bank! What justifies the actions by the IDF there?

[@user-oz7hu3sb8l]

See if you can guess why the PA won't hold elections in the West Bank. Hint-they are afraid Hamas will win.

[@hansweissmann_xviii6754]

@@user-oz7hu3sb8l Hence, PA can continue their corrupt rule being the Israeli stooge....

[@HumusEnjoyer]

When it suits their agenda they're so quick to calling things what they are, but when it doesn't serve them suddenly they're not lawyers. Their hypocrisy is unfathomable

[@wholeinthesoul7925]

This guy is ON POINT

[@naymatunc-rc6vs]

Maybe you guys leave the westbank NICE!!! so well said

[@KX-12345]

He broke away from the narrative, they didn't like it!

[@themeettrees]

With his logic then Israel should never have been admitted in Eurovision contest , and not be recognized as a state at all.

[@sakkel.7357]

that's exactly how it should be. They had no business to go there; they had already their own land since 1934 called Jewish Autonomous Oblast.

[@waqmanime]

That's exactly correct and that should be and should have been thr case. This is an evil pariah state that should be dismantled

[@wawaweewa9159]

Yes

[@TequilaToothpick]

Correct.

[@sam1111979]

Nothing in his logic in this clip says that Israel shouldn't be recognized. By his logic the UK should have been thrown out of the contest in 2003, and perhaps that's right.

[@jediTempleGuard]

Thank you Micheal. This gcrime apologists will always find an excuse. They have no shame.

[@IGetItFast]

‘Maybe you should leave the west bank’ silenced him immediately and won the argument hands down.

[@extremeheat9283]

F**ked him up when he said maybe y'all should GTFO out of the West Bank. Lmao

[@tag4789]

Piers: "Well, I'm not a lawyer, but..."

[@ukhilali7418]

Micheal Walker is a great Journalist!... and his absolutely right!..

[@kbram7363]

Again the occupier can’t complain about the resistance

[@jolara9709]

Go MICHEAL ❤️❤️❤️❤️💯🫶👌

[@user-pk8tf4zh2m]

Michael and his team are such honest individuals and great journalists! 🫡❤️🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🕊️

[@apolloforabetterfuture4814]

Michael Walker is great

[@Feyfey1181]

No he’s not

[@ltwcarriers8913]

Piers is exposing himself every time he opens his mouth!!!!

[@mahiurrahman2665]

I like Morgan’s passion about oct7, how 1200 ppl butchered. He is tired-less of describing it. But 40k life doesn’t matter to him and haven’t found any word to describe yet

[@waqmanime]

1200 people werent even butchered. Majority were killed by the IOF. Hums only killed soldiers as well. But they lied so much that it confused everyone.

[@tonenotrequired8626]

I'm not a lawyer a gutless reply from Morgan.

[@extremeheat9283]

He ain't a lawyer when it comes to calling out his masters.

[@Dancewelll]

When you try to make a point, they do their best ti disturb you and make sure you dont get to your point

[@nicoleowens2318]

Right? They always interrupt and say something like "don't talk about that" and deflect any time the person they're talking to makes a good point. It's maddening to listen to.

[@Dancewelll]

@@nicoleowens2318 I think they do it intentionally. I wouldn't be surprised if there's a training camp where they train them on how to debate in bad faith!

[@gene61ify]

You dont need to be a lawer to know if it is a war crime.

[@balvinderbance]

what kinda argument is "in a different area" in regards to an illegal occupation

[@EzekielB-f1993]

Because zionists want us to think there is no issue in the west bank and east Jerusalem. Because if people see its more of a systemic issue they might not be so willing to hand wave away actions in gaza

[@aizac91]

It means is wrong for Europeans to commit war crimes, but Jews Israelis are allowed.

[@mistertamura6190]

It is remarkable how the Israeli apologists like to present the Oct 7attack as the beginning of an unjust war. And they can, because they know that Western audiences have never known what the IDF did to the Jenin refugee camp a few months before the Hamas attack...not to mention how they have treated Palestinians on a daily basis for decades.

[@user-oz7hu3sb8l]

How about we go all the way back to 1948, when the Arabs first rejected their own state, then tried and failed to destroy Israel?

[@majman92]

I like how Piers had nothing to say at the end and just says I'm not a lawyer when asked whether that thing you just said that was indefensable was a war crime which it is. I think you can make a video of Piers condemning all kinds of things and quoting international law repeatedly in his arguments during these Gaza interviews, but now he's not a lawyer. 😂

[@Solnal11223]

Moral quandry piers knows when to be a lawyer and call out war crimes and when not - how convenient

[@qamarfarooq4003]

He's a presenter on Novara media. Great guy

[@UWU-xv7dl]

"Maybe it's you guys who should leave the West bank." The pain I felt after my jaw dropped was insane.

[@izzadsam9594]

And yet, you quickly condemn Russian.

[@NaziRael-yr3hz]

Aljazeera proved iof were swarming in the area at the time 6 year old hind rajab was shot and there was no evidence of hamas being in the area. Hind herself called palestenian red cresent before her death and told them she can see iof soldiers but didn't mention hamas, so it wasn't "cross fire" nor was it "human shield"

[@SergioLopez-zc5bv]

One day these israel apologists will be held accountable for their propaganda. When someone comes for Piers and holds him accountable many will celebrate

[@bomcdowell-kim9194]

Trying to reason with fools is very tiring

[@ijkventure]

They aren't even scared of losing credibility. 😒

[@cassyluvsanchez4005]

We have to tell everyone the truth about what's going on

[@frefai]

Piers doesn't have the round things to even say illegally occupying and settling land that's not yours is a war crime

[@halimrahman]

Suddenly he is not a lawyer, but already made his case accusing the Palestinians... Hmmm...

[@wildheartjoe2867]

Great talk Michael ❤🍉✊🏼

[@JesusisaMuslim]

If the white, blonde haired, blue eyed, Ukrainians, have a right to defend themselves against occupation, then surely Palestinians also have a right to defend themselves against occupation.

[@user-oz7hu3sb8l]

Which occupation? The one where Israel departed from Gaza almost 20 years ago? The one where the majority of West Bank Palestinians are ruled by the PA?

[@JesusisaMuslim]

@@user-oz7hu3sb8l No one believes in your bs anymore

[@JesusisaMuslim]

@@user-oz7hu3sb8l You can't fool anyone anymore. The world knows what Israel are doing is evil

[@kalsoombibi3295]

Damn right They should leave the West Bank

[@user-oz7hu3sb8l]

Israel pulled out of Gaza in 2005 and gave Gaza their freedom. Rocket attacks, incendiary devices, and Oct. 7th was the result. Do you really think that Israel will just do the same with the West Bank as long as it is governed by people who are sworn to destroy it?

[@captainflirt1848]

Imagine : OCT 7TH is tattooed on Pierce Morgans butt cheeks😂😂

[@rorycarroll9870]

Go on Michael! ❤❤❤❤❤❤🇵🇸🇵🇸🇵🇸🇵🇸🇵🇸🇵🇸🇵🇸 you're a legend ❤

[@blingbling2841]

Piers piers piers..... we are all mortal beings right. Human life is basically a blink of an eye in the cosmos. Stop defending the wrong. Karma will catch up to everyone, no matter who they are.

[@imaanhawwahafiz6561]

They couldn't even let him say one straight sentence without interrupting him 14536 times

[@zainzoala1083]

😂😂😂 Piers Morgan “ Well I am not a lawyer.

[@rmzidann]

I want you to ask yourself a question: When was the last time you saw an IzraHelli or Zio during these interviews EVER not interrupt, speak over other guests, try to derail the conversation, or be always utterly annoying as hell?… seriously, think why that is!!

[@TequilaToothpick]

Michael's "maybe you should leave the West Bank" is magnificent.

[@absiddique139]

Mean while Morgan: Do you Condemn kkkkhamas...

[@gertrudevanvoorden1416]

One does not condemn oppressed, occupied resistancefighters fighting to liberate their people and claim their stolen land and properties. Menachem Begin one of those.

[@user-uu5ml4fk4i]

I heard from a group of criminals they said: We do not rest in our sleep because the innocent souls we killed come to us while we sleep They also said: We did not find comfort

[@moldymush]

Michael cooked them both

[@Samaa-os7hx]

"Let's talk about each of our crimes separately" 🤣

[@ismaali3717]

So they admit it’s an illegal occupation!

[@MuslimBro7865]

Hats of to Michael!! Much respect to you ❤

[@AhmedOmar-ii8gp]

When it comes 7th October he is a lawyer but Israeli occupation and illegal settlement he's not 😂😂

[@chickensoup9869]

They are so predictable.

[@famnd460]

"Maybe it's you who should leave Ghaza," Mic Drop.

[@YLalive]

Should be challenging them about existence of settlements let alone expansion

[@tr1pl741]

I'm not a lawyer, I'm just a better liar.

[@sanahgdcvh]

Talk about khamaaas... didn't talk about isrehell's occupation of west Bank

[@lishengshun2873]

Next: Killing civilains is a war crime, right? Piers: I'm no lawyer, but I "think" it's wrong.

[@user-oz7hu3sb8l]

Why didn't Hamas prepare for the civilians before they started a war?

[@peterbluesman]

In a different area, lol, that’s hysterical. 😂😂😂😂😂

[@JHKuen]

Well done Micheal! You kept your calm and spoke with intelligent! And not like the one sided host with chain around his neck and the evil sitting next to you! If I was sitting where you are, I don’t know what I would off done listening to the their evil lies !

[@limachlimach1458]

one is talking about illegal occupation, the other is talking about gaza. these people only know their logic

[@rehilahamid8890]

Michael Walker spot on

[@misafir716]

Thank you 🇵🇸🇵🇸

[@yennefer440]

How did Michael even cope with these annoying people.

[@vintagepipesnightmares]

Pierce 💩💩 Morgan He is not a lawyer 😂🤣😂🤣

[@anessa9494]

war crimes.....no i am not aa lawyer in this case........... hepocricy at it's finest

[@deadguy29]

0:39 "Maybe it's you guys who should leave the West Bank" Priceless...

[@samna789]

This interview is no longer available on Piers uncensored, I wonder why?!

[@MomoBar91]

The University Network for Human Rights (Yale, Cornell and other law schools) conducted a thorough legal analysis and concludes that Israel has violated its obligations under the Genocide Convention and therefore commiting geno-cide. the report ist out now on their website.

[@anirbannandi8263]

"Why are you stuttering?"

[@dacracking5768]

Bro I read this is hijabs voice lmao

[@anirbannandi8263]

@@dacracking5768 I wrote this in hijab's voice bro

[@yasinkolgu]

The moment he started talking about West Bank , the other one couldn't breathe for a fet seconds😂 He knew it was gonna be a losing war.

[@Tal-T]

Very cool! now show us what he posted on twitter on October 7th

[@jordyhare362]

He is even way to nice and accommodating. The most important thing is for anyone talking to israelies and most Jews is that these people practice the « Pilpul » thought in the Yeshivas. It consists in opposing non arguments just to occupy the visual sound and gesture space to give the impression that they have a cosmetic impression of an argument. When what they say is always absurd, notwithstanding the fact that they also believe in the Kol Nidre prayer where lies are a religious obligation, it’s all about deceiving the interlocutor with fake non arguments 🤷🏻‍♂️

[@kimbarrett6842]

This is almost painful to watch. Human intelligence at it's best 🙄

[@stuartmunro2292]

I love it when Middle East lectures Europe and the west on human rights. Where are all the pride marches, the same sex marriage marches etc etc

[@muhammadasif4915]

The hypocrisy is disgusting!

[@MJ-zv2sd]

Well said Michal Walker!!!

[@NaziRael-yr3hz]

Israel compared palestenians to amalekites, that was a genocidal reference since day 1

[@malak2942]

I love him that line was great😂💗💗💗

[@hakz795]

Piers on Russia and H.a.m.a.s : War crimes... Piers on Israel: i'm not a lawyer. That sums up wester leaders and media.

[@ikbenvoetbal]

My favorite quote from this: "Leave the West Bank, please" - Hen Mazzig 2024. Truer words have never been spoken

[@fasarali2627]

Brilliant from Michael Walker. Usual slimy behaviour from Morgan.

[@hannanrajaali9827]

“I’m not a Lawyer…!”😂😂😂