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Miko Peled is the son of a decorated Israeli general. His grandfather was one of 37 Israelis who signed Israel’s declaration of independence. His mother came from a wealthy family of “blue-blooded” Zionists, yet even though she has lived her whole life in support of Israel, she would lament to her son about the unfortunate ethnic cleansing of Palestinians from Jerusalem in 1948. Peled had his doubts about Israel’s occupation ever since its actions in Lebanon in 1982, but his eyes were fully opened after he did a tour of the occupied territories in the early 2000s. It was then clear to him that Israel was involved in what is now an “eight decades-long ethnic cleansing and genocide” of Palestinians. Peled believes that Israel will stop at nothing if given the opportunity to completely ethnically cleanse Gaza and the West Bank; it’s just a matter of when and how. The only thing that will stop Israel, he believes, is if the international community forces it to, by imposing “sanctions immediately“. CHAPTERS 00:00 Intro 00:57 Growing up as the proud son of an Israeli general 02:30 Grandfather was on of 25 people who signed Israel's declaration of Independence 03:30 Father's role in pushing a two-state solution 05:15 Influence of Mother who was “zionist blue blood“ 07:00 Mom's recollection of the ethnic cleansing of Jerusalem in 1948 08:45 Cognitive dissonance and living with contradictions 10:25 Israel's invasion of Lebanon in 1982 12:30 Sabra and Shatila Massacres and the bombing of Beirut being eye-opening 13:45 Embarking on the Journey of an Israeli in Palestine and meeting Palestinians 15:45 Niece killed in 1997 by a suicide bomber 17:30 Confronting Ehud Barak at the funeral 19:05 The two state solution was never taken seriously by Israel 21:15 The path of tears 24:00 The only solution a complete solution with full rights to Palestinians 25:50 Has Israeli society changed much in the last 20 years? 28:00 Israeli society has been racist for eight decades now 29:30 I've always been weary that Israel's brutality could get more horrific 31:30 The only way to stop this “genocide“ is to force an end to it 33:00 October 7th and Israel being a “paper tiger“ 35:00 The U.S, UK and others are completely complict and their stances will not change 37:00 Protests are great but we need to be meeting with those in power 39:00 This could be a watershed moment or a footnote 40:00 Israel's end game is ethnic cleansing - the world needs a response 42:00 Conditions in Gaza, people are dying from small cuts 43:30 Israel is the problem 45:00 We need sanctions now, not the next generation Subscribe to our channel: Subscribe to MEE Telegram channel to stay up to date: Middle East Eye Website: Follow us on TikTok: @middleeasteye Follow us on Instagram: Like us on Facebook: Follow us on Twitter:
