"Sanctions On Israel Are The Only Hope": Israel's Most Distinguished Journalist Gideon Levy

Gideon Levy is a man of immense moral courage and leadership: the award-winning Ha'aretz columnist has spoken out against the atrocities committed against the Palestinian people, and has become an increasingly lone voice.
Here he tells me how Israeli society has degenerated to a terrifying degree, why he has so little hope, the forgotten horrors of the West Bank - and why the only chance for a just peace will come from sanctions against Israel.
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[@timgibson3754]

I saw plenty of victimization of Russians in eastern Ukraine from 2014 onward. I'll bet the Russians saw it too

[@beng2729]

Russia just leveled a children's hospital with a x-22 missile have anything to say about this. Or are only interested in what happens in Israel.

[@meetings3071]

The video had a bleak ending, but thank you, Owen. _South Africa 🇿🇦 stands with Palestine. BDS brought down South African Apartheid and it will also bring Apartheid Israel to it's knees. Long live Palestine 🇵🇸 and may it be free for people of all religions._

[@meetings3071]

🇵🇸❤️🇵🇸🖤🇵🇸🤍🇵🇸💚🇵🇸

[@meetings3071]

@@davidmontgomery9846 _Stop talking rubbish. Get lost._

[@drbowater]

The Israel of today is the result of decades of virtually unchallenged dehumanisation. Brilliant interview Owen.

[@WeeWeeJumbo]

they've ruined their own hearts. they became heartless

[@halinaqi2194]

The moment they forcibly displaced people in 1948, they were already heartless. Israel didn't become tainted or evil, it always was an unjust project that robbed and killed many people.

[@Ilyaz3207]

💯

[@issamsaqer1163]

So correct sir

[@hanakovler512]

Not brilliant...just his usual Israel bashing...nothing new.

[@StevenWolf275]

Israel and the US must pay for their crimes against Palestinian people.

[@ikerinnierosyani3136]

Absolutely 👍

[@WeeWeeJumbo]

don't forget the Iraqis either. criminal justice proceedings and *reparations* are the only conceivable means of restoring the faith of the world, which we've betrayed

[@agxec2932]

Also the EU.

[@adeltawfeek4847]

We arabs don't want retaliation from anyone. We are only asking for justice to our palestinians brothers and sisters.

[@melissawydola7614]

@@adeltawfeek4847I understand but I think the country I live in (US) needs to be held accountable for their criminal actions. Israel especially needs to be held accountable. That would be justice.

[@FarhatKCh]

It was profound when Levy said that Palestinians have been much more tolerant than what would be expected of a people who’ve been under oppression for 75 years.

[@tomanderson7129]

After my first visit to Palestine, I thought the people there are, maybe, the most patient people in the world. A few days of checkpoints and harassment and I was ready to flip out.

[@muhammedrahman7013]

We can't even begin to imagine The Hard, Heartless Oppression of almost 80yrs!

[@chueewowee]

That is not strictly speaking profound at all. Look th eword up in the dictionary. I think we understand it is being BOLD to say so, or illuminating.

[@grahamcarpenter691]

semantics...@@chueewowee

[@AdultThirdCultureKid1971]

@@tomanderson7129 I would have been flipping out at being at checkpoints and harassed, too.

[@user-kq6yg2zv9k]

GIDEON LEVY IS A HERO!!!!❤ What a brilliant mind! I love him!!!

[@deselby6669]

So saddened at so much slaughter of innocent people with little or no criticism from our so called free World..

[@algharglobal1752]

Though I am a Palestinian, I've long respected Mr. Levie, he is a Man of honor.

[@jinxterx]

Levy.

[@mkadi70]

There are many like him still..

[@algharglobal1752]

@@mkadi70 that's for sure.

[@thisisladystark948]

@@mkadi70 true although still a minority, better than nothing tho...

[@shlomitabrahamoff4504]

Of course you have. Do you also respect the existence of the State of Israel?

[@rahmed5701]

A rare voice of reason in Israel. A man with a moral conscience and backbone. Thank you Gideon Levy for speaking up

[@noonnaz]

Both Israel and USA went far beyond limits and showed immense savage merciless crimes. The world is in shock.

[@Ilyaz3207]

💯

[@Ilyaz3207]

😢we're all deepen with our hearts bleeding for innocents heartbroken 💔

[@CatalinTomescu]

What exactly did USA do? Other than expressing disgust to the attack on Oct 7th and support for Israel in a restraint manner.

[@pranamshrestha7204]

​@@CatalinTomescucan't say every, but most wars escalate because US intervenes, russia-ukraine war ( wasn't a proxy war at all), Israel- Palestine( just aided Israel ofc) , destroyed Iraq, wars on Haiti, Somalia, Vietnam, just to name a few...😂

[@hussainhashambhoy2415]

Both Israel and USA have been founded on dehumanisation by Europeans, of original inhabitants of many many years. Naturally such criminals against humanity will support and encourage their partners in crime

[@lilmamachka]

I’m an ex Israeli citizen and I’m grateful for Gidons opinion especially at this crazy times when the real evil of IsraHell unveils. Free Palestine 🇵🇸

[@mamaknowsbest2258]

If you're comfortable could explain how you were able to break out of the typical Israeli mindset. I know there are obviously Israelis who want peace and respect Palestinians but it seems to be the minority.

[@stephenchappell7512]

FREE ISRAEL too ONE STATE for all

[@unggrabb]

"IsraHell", sums it up nicely. Star of David, is now the sign of "genocide in progress"

[@sineadadamus2099]

❤

[@slicklandy7819]

@@stephenchappell7512 and all Palestinians back to their land

[@vikasreddy7647]

It’s hard to believe that voices of compassion are a minority in today’s world.

[@sineadadamus2099]

😞

[@user-ez9hz8is3y]

Sadly it is.. it is time of truth is seen as lies while lie is perceived as truth...

[@James-Walker-]

To be honest comes down to dehumanising and racism, if they were white like the Ukrainians they would of stopped this already

[@chandratontsch9619]

Definitely dehumanization is foundation to all of this as is evident in the unilateral compassion shown and overall moral relativism. I think it also comes from ignorance, whether unintentional or part of the “emotional firewall” and other narratives inherent in this particular dynamic.

[@dhibba52]

Too many angry people in an increasingly overpopulated world and ever increasing inequities regarding wealth.

[@MessyMuzz]

"Every time anyone says that Israel is our only friend in the Middle East, I can't help but think that before Israel, we had no enemies in the Middle East”--Father John Sheehan

[@LEsL564]

What a load of nonsense. Before Israel there were no countries in the Middle East..you simply had European mandates and Ottoman Empires. I assume Iraq, Iran, Afgahnistan are all enemies of the USA because of Israel?? Give me a break

[@AnitaNiniel]

Great sentence

[@zahedamohameds8359]

Exaclty

[@rameaudelapierrecatherine5312]

👏👏👏👏👏👏👍

[@YvetteWilliams-dx2kk]

Yeah get it BUT we've always made enemies everywhere reason the West has taken the piss!

[@Sbannmarie]

Used to live in Haifa, Israel decades ago. It was bad then. Never thought it would get to this deprived level. Ever.

[@whereiswaldo2940]

If we had more folks like Mr. Levy in Israel, we wouldn’t be here today talking about the genocide of the innocent.

[@CelticKnight]

We need more Gideon Levy's and less Eylon Levy's.

[@hendosmom9415]

@@CelticKnightagreed, the other one has a mouth full of dung.

[@big_bird8597]

FYI there has been multiple people like him throughout Israel history, they got assassinated. By right wing Israeli extremism’s

[@carmelhadar3495]

If we had more Gideon levy we wouldn't talk about genocide, cuz we would have been dead

[@hamzajaleel7082]

@@carmelhadar3495nice hypothetical genocide you’ve got there, any thoughts on the real and ongoing one Israel is perpetrating in Gaza?

[@PerceivedREALITY999]

Independent journalists with journalistic integrity are the heroes of our time

[@Toby-wr6gz]

This clown? 😂🤣😆

[@ralphbernhard1757]

@@Toby-wr6gz Are you a citizen of the world, and wish to contribute a small share to force Israel into a negotiated peace process? *Are you American, or European? Do you wish to bring the boys back home, from the multitude of military bases around the world, just like so many of your fellow citizens?* Just remember this: - You are not going to achieve it by voting in elections. - You are not going to achieve it by posting on social media. - You are not going to achieve it by debating on any plattform, real or virtual. - You are not going to achieve it by making use your "freedom of speech" in any way. - You are not going to achieve it by protesting in any possible way which will politically make a difference. *Here is what you can do, easily:* 1) Read Smedley-Butler/War is a Racket, a very short book (should be possible in a few hours) 2) realize that after around a 100 years, NOTHING has changed 3) start unravelling the connections between big business and Washington DC, by boycotting "big brands". *Boycott:* Much simpler than trying to remember the long loooong lists of what *not* to buy, and for whatever specific reasons, is to try and limit what one actually *does* buy: buy no-name brands, buy local foods (farmers markets), buy locally produced or handmade items, otherwise buy fair trade wherever possible. It is not a perfect strategy, but don't get sidelined by the whiners/finger pointers who will invariably ALWAYS show up like clockwork, trying to ridicule or nag with their dumb "...duh but your using a smartphone, but your using oil toooo"-gotcha style distractions. It is not MEANT to be "perfect"... *Methodology:* JDI and make it a _longterm lifestyle,_ not just a short-term knee-jerk "trend," because of some or other upsetting event in the news. Just boycott ALL corporations, as far as personally convenient and possible, and always remember that even if only 75% of all the people on the planet only get it right about 75% of the time, on roughly 75% of everything they buy, it will finally make a massive difference for all the causes _you_ also value. Want to bring the boys home? Do you wish to limit military actions to becoming multinational, following the principles of international law only, and independent of any corporate "interests." Do you wish to contribute to end western imperialist actions and meddling all over the world? You wish to contribute a small share to forcing Israel into a negotiated peace process? Do you wish to give small companies a better chance in the dog-eat-dog capitalist world in your country? *Join BDS, because the international cross-border politically influencial rich and powerfull only REALLY start caring when their pockets start hurting.* 👍👋

[@t.dmytryshyn2615]

You're the clown troll.@@Toby-wr6gz

[@matthewsteedman3871]

Not from owen Jones.... He dismissed Oct 7th where mutilated bodies were shown from Hamas

[@omarbellachi7110]

@@matthewsteedman3871 soldiers, yes, the civilians were killed by IDF

[@rannasser1]

After living in Palestine for the last 25 years what surprised me the most is the love for life everyone has even in the worst settler colonial situation you can imagine.

[@QQQQQman]

The voice of reason - "if one attack as barbaric as it was ...pushes so many Israelis to become inhuman, ... imagine what it does to Palestinians who live under those attacks for decades. And we wonder why they hate us....here is the answer"

[@thepoetesskhansaa]

And yet, the Palestinians have held on to their humanity through all of it

[@Citizen052]

When I see Mr Levy, I immediately click. He is certainly a voice of reason in the madness of Israel.

[@shalimar1792]

Me too , he's the image of hope in these brutalmoments. HE should b the PM of israel...

[@cheesy132]

Exactly my sentiments!

[@FR33_PALESTIN33]

He's a HAMSTER 🐹

[@montsec3445]

​@@FR33_PALESTIN33i do not understand you

[@FR33_PALESTIN33]

@@davidmontgomery9846 Cry more, lie less.

[@samanthabreeze1422]

My heart break for Palestine today ❤ The world will never look at America the same again Great interview ❤

[@franharwood3439]

That's for sure . I had doubts before but I see USA clearly now.

[@billj5195]

The Americans who are supporting Israel and supporting their leaders doing the same are damning the USA for Hundreds of years into the future. The whole world sees what is happening and sees the USA as complicit.

[@emilianosantistevan5115]

Americans can never see America the same again....I think we are all is shock...

[@Ilyaz3207]

Yes 💯 😢

[@FutureIsBlue-tq1xy]

It is not just Israel that is being condemned by the world so is the USA for aiding and abetting this genocide. The only thing the normal populations of the world can do is boycott USA and Israeli goods.

[@nanabeenyi4016]

If he was a Palestinian what will he do? He said I will be a terrorist No they are not terrorists From this answer The president they are fighting for their freedom. Palestinians are honorable people

[@nadiaberger5459]

Gideon Levy said : 25 years ago I asked Ehud Barak who was a candidate for Prime Minister : "If you would have been born a palestinian, what would you have become ?" Ehud Barak replied :" I would have joined a terror organization".

[@msamer72]

Gideon, I am an Arab American and I am pleased to say that I look at you as a role model for honesty and courageous. Bless your heart my brother. Thanks Owen for bringing this great guest!

[@bearbaler1456]

Gideon Levy is brilliant.

[@hildureinarsdottir5570]

I agree

[@peckhamprincess7098]

👍

[@rosestewart1606]

Gideon Levy has been telling the truth for a long time. I have great respect for him because he has always been for the truth, not for or against Palestine.

[@racechick2033]

... Or the UK and others that enable Israel.

[@lestrem11]

Incorrect , he is hated in Israel.

[@t.dmytryshyn2615]

And Israel is now hated by the world. Israel has the same status as Russia now.@@lestrem11

[@RobHel]

More than 100 comments. Quite a sad existence, my friend. Hope you'll get better ​@@lestrem11

[@astorrian6247]

Of course he is hated in Israel...they hate the voice of truth empathy and informing the World of this genocide. OF course Israel hates him, he Is a thorn in their side.

[@selma5885]

As a 61 year old USA female, I am furious and brokenhearted over what we are witnessing.

[@Tom-kt8lu]

Then stop voting Democrat.

[@selma5885]

@@Tom-kt8lu and you think Trump would be better?

[@uniteddreamer]

​@@Tom-kt8lu lol trump moved the US embassy to Jerusalem. How did that help exactly...

[@annenunney9907]

As a 77year old UK citizen I am furious and heartbroken to

[@annenunney9907]

@@selma5885no it is about time America found someone decent with some common sense to be President

[@meriemsadani7372]

I admire the moral clarity and honest analysis on his own society. A true journalist, like we rarely see anymore anywhere…

[@Happiness_is_peace]

Malcolm X hit the nail on the head when he said "if you are not careful, the newspapers will have you hating the people that are being oppressed and loving the people who are doing the oppressing" . We can only hope people are not blinded by the lies the so called newspaper and media churns out, but to open hearts and minds to the truth. Thank you for this interview and all you're doing to reveal the truth. Your voice is important for the innocent people suffering in Gaza Palestine. Grateful 🙌🏽

[@JConnolly23]

Malcolm X visited Gaza’s Khan Younis refugee camp in 1964. He stood in solidarity with the Palestinian people. Free 🇵🇸

[@issamsaqer1163]

Great statement by a great man

[@thinkitmakeit9923]

Thank you Owen for combatting inhumanity

[@yuvalmann]

As an Israeli I am feeling the same loneliness he's talking about so deeply as well. I have no contact with my familiy and all of my so called liberal Israeli friends are either totally silent to totally in support if this war. It's so sad.

[@ullebor]

Israel was founding on this behavior, that is why everyone is silent. It is the way.

[@sarahjaneross2918]

You are on the right side of history. ❤ You have that in your heart.

[@salmakalisvaart1752]

You are not alone! ❤

[@rahmed5701]

Thank you for standing with humanity

[@shak110]

Sometimes doing what is right turns you into a stranger in your own community. Don’t lose hope…it will pay off one day.

[@MessyMuzz]

“They used to say Palestinians fight like heroes, now they say heroes fight like Palestinians” -Norman Finkelstein

[@williampatton7476]

By hiding behind children?

[@Stafford674]

Heroes don't burn babies alive.

[@hunger4jsutice]

​@@Stafford674yep, and Israeli weapons killed their own and burned many babies.

[@macar0n.]

@@williampatton7476no, that’s Israel they used a 14 year old as a meat shield

[@macar0n.]

@@Stafford674I agree, and that’s why Israel are the villians

[@pedropinheiroaugusto3220]

I just keep having this very scary feeling that we are just witnessing one of the most absolute horrors of the 21st century. Things will not be the same anymore, they can't.

[@zak3086]

Very true

[@stephendoherty981]

Very well said. It does feel like a big moment in history. I've a feeling things are going to change massively after this. Israel and Netanyahu are not going to come out of this well at all. It could well be a tipping point in this 75 year war.

[@GaryGraham-sx4pm]

remarkable how swiftly world opinion has shifted against israel and usa, against the inhumanity of netanyahu and the insanity of the biden administration.

[@Hamlet2369]

​@@stephendoherty981why call it a war tho? The war will start if US continues this way

[@Ilyaz3207]

💯

[@THEE_Kisywisy]

Israel has ALWAYS been like this

[@tijanimoncef5314]

Yep, since 1947

[@Ziggy7411]

This is what I keep coming back to. The surprise that people feel, yet this ENTIRE time, since its founding, Israel has been an ethnostate with apartheid that began with a massive massacre and ethnic cleansing. None of this should be surprising. The only surprising part is how small the anti-occupation subset of the population has become. Otherwise, it's all predictable.

[@brodieofficial]

Exactly. It’s exhaustively documented in all arenas.

[@fgv1001]

Ever since the gruesome Nakba!

[@samara6041]

🎯🎯🎯

[@kati200009]

Much love to Gideon from progressive israelis living abroad! ❤❤ Love to palestiniens and free Palestine from the river to the sea!!!

[@lukaojala4384]

All the best, fellow human❤

[@taherabunama4559]

from Gaza thank you Sirs

[@user-ee8lj7se4l]

This guy deserves a noble peace price for sure for his moral clarity and courage to speak up despite the clear inclination of large numbers of Israeli society members to be more radicle.

[@Imana23]

but he will never get it and we know why.

[@BillyBowlster]

Nobel peace prize is a joke when Obomber and Kissinger got one, it's a slap in the face if you get one.

[@placebo2020]

Thanks Owen for getting Gideon Levy on the show. A genuine guy speaking logically, passionately and truthfully. A rare breed in modern times.

[@kamelkoroghli3738]

❤🙏🙏👌

[@reneebarclay8816]

Thank you to Gideon Levy for his courageousness and honesty in speaking out about what is going on.

[@cathycurrie6305]

Gideon is an honest man. Thankyou

[@Felix-ft4ev]

True words. Free Palestine 🇵🇸

[@keithlynch3169]

Gideon is an inspiration. He and his Israeli anti war colleagues are so courageous!

[@lowkey_me6038]

Thank you Owen and Mr.Levy for speaking up.We need more people like Mr.Levy in Israel .He is a true legend.Someone like him can make Israel a human place.

[@sambou6286]

Great work Owen as usual 🎉🎉🎉🎉 Much love and respect to Mr. Gideon Levy. A GREAT heart

[@mariaa6918]

Pure brave, brutal, honesty....Amazing. Thank you. Love to all Palestinians

[@timbarry5080]

Levy has such a clear way of thinking and communicating. It's a pleasure to listen to him

[@margaret206528]

Very respectful Mr Levy standing up against Israel for decades!

[@Anon_E_Muss]

Gideon is a legend. Thank you ❤️🙏🇵🇸

[@iPhilledBanks]

If Israel had more people like Gideon we never would have gotten here.

[@Tom-kt8lu]

If Palestine had had more people like him, the State of Israel wouldn’t have happened.

[@Lovewins0356]

Mr. Gideon Levy is a real humanitarian speaking the truth against all odds. If only the majority of Isr3elis thought like him there will be no ocupation and genocide. We those around the world must be the voice for the milions of Palestinians who cannot be heard. Free Palestine 🇵🇸

[@analyticalkinetics]

Levy is a true monster. What does he expect Israel to do? Sit back and let Hamas continue launching more genocidal attacks? which even he admits was horrible. He is a true monster!

[@carmencastaneda9881]

@@analyticalkinetics Cuando hacemos daño a otros, no podemos esperar que siempre se queden callados, son muchos años de abuso, despojo, crimen y maltrato, hay que observar a las personas de nuestro entorno y saber qué estamos haciendo mal

[@analyticalkinetics]

@@carmencastaneda9881 Cuando no entendemos el contexto completo o la historia, debemos estudiar más y hablar menos.

[@carmencastaneda9881]

@@analyticalkinetics Ya lo analice durante mucho tiempo y esa es mi conclusión, si tú piensas diferente no tengo más que decirte

[@jasnaninkovic9836]

❤❤❤❤❤

[@suedevereaux2751]

Mr. Levy's level of courage and honesty and justice is unfathomable! I applaud and admire him more than words can express. Thank you, Mr. Levy

[@abujannah3869]

The truth is obvious to the majority of human beings on earth who are simple and kind people and just want to live in peace. Much love to Owen, Godeon and everyone who cares.

[@nk-gp1ml]

Gideon Levy is such a decent reasonable person that you almost forget how terrible and inhumane Isreali society really has been for many decades. Unfortunately it is becoming even worse as Gaza shows.

[@Adriana04101]

I've had always been on Israel's side, but I'm disappointed to see how barbaric the IDF and Benjamin's government are. I had no idea!!

[@samara6041]

Israeli society has always been like this. This is the attitude that birthed their “nation”.

[@sylviamason5642]

Owen you are such a star, I wish more people would watch you and learn the truth about Palestine

[@yousifhela]

WOW i'm just blown away "Palestinians want to live with Israelis next to each other with dignity. Israelis mentality is separation". This is a crazy fact I never knew.

[@Melo-rt3zk]

Appreciate your hard work and your support for innocent Palestinians. Thank you, Owen.

[@hamza595j9]

Gideon Levy a great journalist

[@unggrabb]

Calls out israels hiding as a "victim", and israhell igoring plight of others.

[@mehdimehran-nejad1039]

Honest, decent human beings are valuable, regardless of religion and nationality. Gedion Levy is a prime example of human decency.

[@Tom-kt8lu]

Do they go to Paradise?

[@JoP444]

Gideon 🙏 Thank you for your honest bravery. Thanks to both you and Owen....2 proper journalists who don't shy away from the truth. FREE PALESTINE 🇵🇸 🇵🇸🇵🇸💚🤍🖤❤🇵🇸🇵🇸🇵🇸

[@TheMsYemo]

Gideon Levy has always been a master of his trade. I always looked up to him. Courageous man. ❤

[@yourgopnikcomrade]

Hosting him is an honor, listening to him is a privilege.

[@Ilyaz3207]

💯

[@Ilyaz3207]

You have to use your heart if you're human 😢😢

[@byron197]

​@@Ilyaz3207 while yes it is heartless, using your brain too you will realize its stupid. Free palestine.

[@AbCd-te4pd]

I salute everyone stands with the truth and justice. Please stop this genocide. This situation is so dangerous to the whole world. No one knows the amount of rage boiling

[@reasontruthandlogic]

Which countries are in danger apart from Israel? Perhaps just the reputation of the USA and its Western allies, who are accomplices in this present genocide.

[@LebanonSam1969]

What an amazing and inspiring man Gideon Levy is. As a Lebanese person, I am betting on people like him to have an ever-lasting peace in our part of the world.

[@kamelkoroghli3738]

What a pleasure to listen to Sir. Gideon Levy 🙏🙏👌👌.. You are really a man with a Huge DIGNITY. CHAPEAU 👍🙏❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️

[@elleherzog]

Grateful for Gideon Levy's voice. Clear, wise, compassionate.

[@ChPeRo]

Thank you Gideon, may you inspire many more Israeli youth like the boy who has entered jail rather than participate in the genocide

[@sharonmiller7803]

Mitnick the conscientious objector? If there were more like him, Israel wouldn't exist ....

[@robertpotier8202]

Thank you so much. Gideon Levy is giving us such a lesson of courage !

[@thecheshirecat999]

I enjoyed the interview, Gideon is very honest and knowledgeable of what is happening in Israel. But I feel such a heavy heart for the reality he painted. People in the international community must work hard to put pressure on Israel to stop the killing of inocent people and the violation of their human rights. The world leader are doing little (with some exceptions, like Yemen, South Africa, Ireland). It's up to us to build pressure. Join the BDS movement, go to demonstrations, sign petitions, paint murals, ampliphy the messege however we can.

[@mysonicspace2409]

Honestly Owen. One minute of your work is more informative and worthwhile than a year of UK mainstream media coverage of this issue. Well done and my profound thanks.

[@GaryGraham-sx4pm]

(the UK mainstream media is heavily influenced by its low-brow idiocy)

[@husnahassen4077]

💯👍

[@mdj9765]

The more this is discussed the more we can see the despicable actions of Israel and it's people towards it's neighbours. It will shortly be a badge of honour to be anti-Israel in this regard and anyone that supports the oppressive actions of the Israeli state. At that point the common defense of accusings anyone that criticizes Israel as being an anti-semite will finally be called out and simply sound hollow.

[@lacolocha75]

They got away with that lie to get rid of Corbyn and smash the left. Laid the groundwork for the support of Israeli genocide we see now. Sad

[@samaval9920]

Palestine etc. Arabs are Semites. Israeli are Semites.?Israeli rightwing hates Arab aSemites. Israel rightwing are anti (Arab)’Semitic!!

[@verapawlak5260]

Ooh...So well said...! Just take out the ol' "You're an anti- Semite" whenever you're cornered with the truth, Israelis...!

[@mdj9765]

@@verapawlak5260 I am anti Russia but don't dislike Russians (except those hurting Ukrainians) I am anti Israel but not anti Israeli (except those supporting the disgusting treatment and murder of Palestinians both in Gaza antd the West Bank), I am anti The UK Government and the US Government for supporting Israel but not the people unless they support Israel or Russia too. How is any of that remotely racist as those crying that any criticism of Israel is anti-semitic would have others believe.

[@BabHypatie]

Owen, this interview is a GEM. It needs to go viral.

[@keta9479]

One of the most honest interviews I have ever heard. Loved it. What a man. Protect him at all costs.

[@yacineaourtilane371]

Thank you for shedding light and truth of the current situation in Palestine.

[@Toby-wr6gz]

😂🤣😆

[@earthlighteleven]

such an insensitive unintelligent response...@@Toby-wr6gz

[@belala7003]

I admire Mr. Levy’s courage to speaking up.

[@giovannasalabeschauspiel8572]

Thank you very much, Gideon Levy, for all your work and being. Wish you all the best. G

[@jasminabegum]

Such a profound interview! 🙏❤🇵🇸 Gideon Levy is a lot more hard-hitting in this one. The world is in great debt to brave, truthful, honorable men such as him.

[@MrNeaguy]

Thank you both! Great questions, great answers. Pres. Biden needs to shut the Israeli war machine.

[@bernadettedunn6129]

It’s such cruelty. I’ve been watching it happen for years now but still everytime I hear these stories it’s as if I’m hearing it for the first time and I get more outraged every time I hear it. I’m physically sick.

[@svetasvetlana1065]

I have so much respect for this courageous journalist Mr. Levy ❤

[@motheragapia8620]

Thank you for bringing Gideon Levy on your program. The greatest respect for him, been following his courageous reporting for 25 years. Admirable that he does not give up hope, shines a needed light on the humanity of the Palestinians, and continues to expose the grinding oppression and brutality of the Israeli occupation. Kudos too to his frequent companion in reporting on the West Bank the great photojournalist Alex Levac.

[@jochitenden4051]

Gideon Levy great journalist with integrity. Straight talker.

[@zambrota55]

If you received suitcases with money, like him, you would write that your grandmother was the Queen of Sheba

[@geirs4117]

@@zambrota55proof?

[@vijjreddy]

THIS IS WHAT HAPPENS WHEN GOD'S CHOSEN PEOPLE THINK THEY ARE GODS

[@hebadoha5552]

👹🕍😈👌

[@marcelcharbonnier297]

You mean all the time ? 🤔

[@fabiengerard8142]

Hubris and that most deleterious myth of "exceptionalism"...

[@AdastraRecordings]

Oh wow you actually got an interview with Gideon Levy, this guy is a hero.

[@keta9479]

“I was never so lonely and that’s the truth.” Gideon Levy… for being on the right side of history.

[@vladimirbazhaev7851]

Gideon Levy is my favorite Israeli journalist hands down. And there are some great ones.

[@abrarak97]

Owen, thank you for bringing wonderful humanitarian journalists & activists on your channel. My respect for you gets higher by the day. Free Palestine 🇵🇸

[@dmbfannh]

I absolutely adore Owen and his work!!

[@castelodeossos3947]

Dare say if anyone is to be praised, it's the Israeli newspaper Ha'aretz, for allowing its journalists to report and write about Israel's actions towards the Palestinians in ways that no newspaper in Europe/USA would dare to do.

[@nafeesanaz]

Amazing to hear from a journalist like him! Thank you for inviting him, Owen ❤❤

[@mrbadiuzzaman]

The BRICS countries wd be sizeable enough to impose any meaningful sanctions towards Israel

[@zukconsultants]

No, because it has india

[@ralphbernhard1757]

Are you a citizen of the world, and wish to contribute a small share to force Israel into a negotiated peace process? *Are you American, or European? Do you wish to bring the boys back home, from the multitude of military bases around the world, just like so many of your fellow citizens?* Just remember this: - You are not going to achieve it by voting in elections. - You are not going to achieve it by posting on social media. - You are not going to achieve it by debating on any plattform, real or virtual. - You are not going to achieve it by making use your "freedom of speech" in any way. - You are not going to achieve it by protesting in any possible way which will politically make a difference. *Here is what you can do, easily:* 1) Read Smedley-Butler/War is a Racket, a very short book (should be possible in a few hours) 2) realize that after around a 100 years, NOTHING has changed 3) start unravelling the connections between big business and Washington DC, by boycotting "big brands". *Boycott:* Much simpler than trying to remember the long loooong lists of what *not* to buy, and for whatever specific reasons, is to try and limit what one actually *does* buy: buy no-name brands, buy local foods (farmers markets), buy locally produced or handmade items, otherwise buy fair trade wherever possible. It is not a perfect strategy, but don't get sidelined by the whiners/finger pointers who will invariably ALWAYS show up like clockwork, trying to ridicule or nag with their dumb "...duh but your using a smartphone, but your using oil toooo"-gotcha style distractions. It is not MEANT to be "perfect"... *Methodology:* JDI and make it a _longterm lifestyle,_ not just a short-term knee-jerk "trend," because of some or other upsetting event in the news. Just boycott ALL corporations, as far as personally convenient and possible, and always remember that even if only 75% of all the people on the planet only get it right about 75% of the time, on roughly 75% of everything they buy, it will finally make a massive difference for all the causes _you_ also value. Want to bring the boys home? Do you wish to limit military actions to becoming multinational, following the principles of international law only, and independent of any corporate "interests." Do you wish to contribute to end western imperialist actions and meddling all over the world? You wish to contribute a small share to forcing Israel into a negotiated peace process? Do you wish to give small companies a better chance in the dog-eat-dog capitalist world in your country? *Join BDS, because the international cross-border politically influencial rich and powerfull only REALLY start caring when their pockets start hurting.* 👍👋

[@drewbuckley2483]

Agreed. As in business, the only way you hear from anyone or get a reaction is when the money stops coming in.

[@flimsyjimnz]

wouldnt be surprised if the US, in sympathy, then gives truckloads more money to Israel.

[@markmann860]

I doubt it ... I think the US is the only country that can force Israel to change

[@Generation21.]

In the field of Israeli Palestine Gideon Levy is the most Rational journalist I've ever seen 👌

[@imanhudson9509]

You certainly have opened my eyes to many facts that I wasn't aware of ... thank you for telling things as they really are & for explaining the scene from an honest Israeli perspective 👍🌹

[@cpoinsette]

If we had more independent journalists like you, it would be harder for governments to hide their misdeeds. Thanks for clearing through the noise - Texas, USA.

[@nikkinounou8355]

I am sorry , people are sick and tired of hearing the Oct the seventh. What about seventy five years of the apartheid genocidal zaoniste regime. The Palestinians have been massacred daily.

[@mohammedkotah5598]

Big salute to amazing humans people like Owen Jones and Mr. Gideon Levy

[@DorrisDiaz]

Brilliant interview. It’s a real enlightenment to listen to Gideons honest and educated take on this horrendous situation. His own sense of alienation is palpable.

[@lisaaspland]

Another standout interview. There may be little hope for social and political change in Israeli society, but every time you bring us an Adam Johnson or a Gideon Levy, you affirm that moral clarity to those of us subjected to an overwhelmingly complicit media in the West, where the narrative is highly sanitised, devoid of humanity and bereft of dissenting or non-compliant voices. We need independent media more than ever right now.

[@pali2141]

Thank you Gideon for your honesty and passion for justice

[@user-pb1uz7qd8s]

We would like to see more Journalists like Mr. Gideon Levy, who is honest, courageous and very clear on the subject matters.

[@ouza1430]

Thank you for speaking the truth

[@fatemehzahramajidi1271]

one of the most important interviews on this subject. Thanks, Owen.

[@DonnaMcFadden]

Thank you both for an excellent conversation! It is refreshing to see two people discuss this horrendous war honestly and respectfully!🇨🇦❤🇵🇸

[@peacelove8529]

Thank you very much Mr Owen for your gerat work and Mr.Gideon a big thank for your clear opinion about the horrible killing of the innocent people of Gaza , free free palestine 🇵🇸 ❤🇵🇸🇵🇸🇵🇸🇵🇸❤️❤️❤️

[@roxannamarinak3156]

Thank you Mr. Levy! I feel we need to look at what has been going on BEFORE October 7th ? What was being done to the occupied Palestinian's who have had no rights and how they have been treated.