Rebel News Podcast - August 03, 2026


EZRA LEVANT ｜ Ceuta overrun： Rebel News on the ground in Spain as military rounds up illegal migrants

EZRA LEVANT ｜ Spain overrun： Moroccan migrants storm Ceuta and Melilla in coordinated invasion EZRA LEVANT ｜ Amish farmers fined for not using COVID-era ArriveCan app as legal battle over religious freedom continues

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Sevja Morocco Morocco Pedro Sanchez Alexa Lavoie Alex Alavoie По-Zaqa Sipcha

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00:00:00.000 Tonight, Rebel News is in North Africa, of all places.
00:00:04.140 It's August 3rd, and this is the Ezra Levant Show.
00:00:07.160 You've got it for freedom!
00:00:10.120 Shame on you, you censorious bug! 0.92
00:00:22.460 Oh, hi everybody. As you can see, I'm not in the office today. 0.75
00:00:26.660 in most of canada it's a holiday but rebel news is working hard well maybe not me right now but
00:00:32.200 as we speak efrain oswaldo flores monsanto our chief of video and alexa lavoie are in the north
00:00:40.400 african enclave called sauta i'm still working on pronouncing that that is the spanish enclave or
00:00:47.720 exclave technically that's on the african continent it's it's a little community of about
00:00:53.060 90,000 people. It's part of territorial Spain. There's another one called Malila just down the
00:00:58.260 road. That's properly Spain. And as you know, more than 50,000 North African Moroccans just 1.00
00:01:06.080 walked across the border, sort of broke in. And the Spanish army and police claim they shooed away
00:01:13.660 most of them. But our friends out there say it's still full of migrants and the police are having 1.00
00:01:21.400 of time. So I'm going to show you those videos in a moment. And yesterday I was actually in 1.00
00:01:28.200 Morinville, Alberta, which is a town about an hour's north of Edmonton. And I'll have that
00:01:34.420 report for you later in the week. I went to a protest against the big meta data center that
00:01:42.580 is being built in Northern Alberta, $13 billion project. And I thought I wanted to see what the
00:01:48.160 anti-AI, anti-data center protesters were like. And as I was making my way there, I thought,
00:01:54.380 come on, Sunday, it was sort of a rainy day on a weekend in a small town. How many people are
00:02:00.080 really going to be there? There were 200 at least. And it was probably the most interesting
00:02:05.320 protest I've been to since COVID days. I'm not going to give everything away, but I'll let you
00:02:11.600 see that later in this week. Anyways, as you can see, I'm just, I'm not driving, by the way. That's
00:02:16.360 why i'm using both hands to wave at jim in the passenger seat but uh for the rest of the show
00:02:21.420 enjoy the work by alexa and efron done at some danger and some physical labor just to get
00:02:26.880 to say who do in north africa took him a full day wasn't cheap either we spent about three
00:02:31.720 thousand dollars each on their economy class airfare and trains and and stuff like that if
00:02:37.760 you can help us out go to migrant reports.com anyways without further ado here is their work
00:02:42.800 from North Africa. And I'll see you more regularly tomorrow. We travel all the way from Canada here
00:02:50.700 in Spain, and we are on the ferry going towards Ceuta, where an invasion took place.
00:03:02.660 I'm Alexa Lavoie for Rebel News, and my colleague Efrain Flores Mocento and I arrived in Spain
00:03:09.640 yesterday to investigate what happened in two spanish territories on the north african coast
00:03:17.800 ceuta and melilla on thursday more than 50 000 military age men breached in from morocco by land
00:03:28.520 and by sea causing mayhem on these spanish enclaves to understand the scale ceuta normally
00:03:38.360 has a population of approximately 83 000 people the images circulating online were chilling
00:03:47.080 crowds of men running through the streets some shouting aloha bar while the scenes
00:03:54.600 of destruction vandalism looting and chaos spread across the city
00:03:59.800 Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez is now calling this an attack on Spain's territorial integrity.
00:04:16.560 And he's right about one thing.
00:04:26.360 Spain's border was attacked, but Sánchez is responsible.
00:04:32.500 His far-left socialist government pushing open borders policies
00:04:37.440 sent a clear message that Spain's borders could be tested, breached and overwhelmed without serious consequences.
00:04:48.320 When did recognizing rights become something radical?
00:04:52.220 When did empathy become something exceptional?
00:04:54.980 out. Spain is above all a welcoming country and this is the path we choose. Dignity, community
00:05:02.080 and justice. And this is exactly what happened. Oh, sorry. No, the consequences is his people
00:05:11.360 who is burying it, not the barbaric invaders. Yesterday, we spent the entire day traveling 0.92
00:05:20.840 from Madrid to Seville and finally farther south. It was a long and difficult journey.
00:05:29.780 We nearly had to sleep in the streets because hotels in Ceuta were completely booked amid
00:05:37.380 the crisis. But we made it. We are safe, we are on the ground and we are ready to bring you the
00:05:44.880 While mainstream media are ridiculously describing this as a simple humanitarian crisis, we are calling it what it is, an invasion and a dangerous precedent.
00:06:00.020 Western borders across the globe are being exploited and our governments are turning a blind eye.
00:06:08.860 We, ordinary citizens, are being forced to live with the consequences.
00:06:14.860 We will speak with the locals and shop owners who have been on lockdown here on the ground
00:06:23.860 to see how mass immigration policies affect their day-to-day life
00:06:28.860 and to give them a voice unlike the mainstream media.
00:06:33.860 If you like our truthful reporting, help us cover the cost of this trip to MigrantReports.com.
00:06:50.120 Ceuta, filled with migrants in hills and bushes, after 60,000 crossed into Spain.
00:06:59.200 After just several hours on the ground in Ceuta, Spain, only meters from the Moroccan land border,
00:07:08.800 you can still see the lingering presence of the 60,000 illegal migrants who crossed over the last several days.
00:07:18.940 Despite Spanish authorities claiming that most have returned and that the crisis is over,
00:07:26.860 I can tell you it is still ongoing.
00:07:30.860 While walking along the beachfront, 0.92
00:07:33.860 we found migrants hiding and living in the hills and bushes,
00:07:39.860 watching members of the public.
00:07:42.860 We also saw convoys of military trucks
00:07:46.860 transporting young migrants back towards Morocco.
00:07:50.860 Right in front of us, several jumped out of the convoy and fled into the mountains.
00:08:20.860 We are working on the full exclusive report, so stay tuned.
00:08:33.940 You can follow all of our underground reporting at MigrantReports.com, where you can also help support the cost of bringing you this coverage all the way from Canada.
00:08:50.860 French? I have no choice, piss me off but... 1.00
00:08:56.860 Alex Alavoie for Rebel News, and I'm here in Ceuta, Spain, and I'm with my colleague Efrain Flores Mocento, he's behind the camera.
00:09:22.100 We are currently at one of the migrant centers, the Centro Equestre.
00:09:26.980 As you can see behind me, there is hundreds of illegals being lined up.
00:09:34.460 Just over here, you can see more of them, mainly female,
00:09:39.120 because we were speaking with one of the taxi drivers that was explaining
00:09:43.380 that mainly they are separating female and male because it's a common thing to see rape.
00:09:50.220 But, as you can see also, those illegals are mainly from the south of Africa, mainly like sub-Saharan, as well as Mauritanians and other places.
00:10:05.900 I was speaking with the taxi driver and what he was explaining is that this is a common thing here in Ceuta that people are crossing illegally.
00:10:15.340 and I asked him is it normal like is it the people crossed on Thursday and Friday
00:10:21.180 during the massive invasion and what it was explaining is like maybe 50 50% of
00:10:28.300 the people who were already there on top of that the army brought more of the
00:10:36.380 people they were able to catch across the city so they are here probably to be
00:10:40.960 process but I need to add that it's not only them we saw on our way the beach is
00:10:50.180 full of them hundreds of them are on the beach this is insane the number of
00:10:57.400 illegals for a tiny tiny tiny Spanish autonomous city we talked about 83
00:11:04.780 thousand people who are living here and i asked who is paying for all of them and apparently is 0.97
00:11:12.860 the european union this is suicidal empathy we will document everything you can follow our work
00:11:20.220 at our special website migrantreports.com if you appreciate our unfiltered journalism
00:11:27.740 please chip in at migrantreports.com i repeat it because it's very important
00:11:32.860 In the meantime, wait for the full reports!
00:11:35.740 We came to Spain to look for a better life and, God willing, to be able to support our parents.
00:11:50.380 I just received a rock.
00:11:51.500 They're throwing rocks.
00:11:55.020 Just receive a rock.
00:11:56.060 Let's start walking away.
00:11:57.100 illegal migrants say they crossed after seeing videos online promising spanish citizenship
00:12:11.100 I'm here in Ceuta, Spain, and on the ground to see firsthand the aftermath of the 60,000
00:12:32.000 illegal migrants have had on this enclave, directly beside the land border.
00:12:38.320 I was able to speak with a group of young illegal migrants, including an older Moroccan who was providing aid and assistance.
00:12:50.360 He admitted they all came because of online propaganda videos, mainly posted on Instagram, promising Spanish citizenship to migrants. 0.99
00:13:02.660 Don't take my words for it. Watch the video. 0.92
00:13:05.720 We used ChatGPT's live translation from English to Arabic to facilitate the interview.
00:13:14.380 So please keep that in mind when listening to the answers.
00:13:35.720 Thank you for watching.
00:14:05.720 Are you from Madrid?
00:14:06.720 I'm sorry, mom.
00:14:07.720 Look.
00:14:08.720 It's on the Instagram.
00:14:11.720 Apparently, information about the border being open was posted.
00:14:30.720 It's why they came here.
00:14:32.720 And the reason for that if you listen to the border
00:15:02.560 some people
00:15:31.480 within less than 12 yearsern.
00:15:33.420 If you live По-Zaqa 드�add 어? 0.92
00:15:37.820 No, it seems to have the real day. 0.90
00:15:41.780 từ and many years into the prison día and the wage of our dreams
00:15:47.820 in equality in them.
00:15:50.300 The whole family is a lot ok.
00:15:55.580 I think it's a long time, but I don't want them to come back because they want to come back here.
00:16:01.580 But in this area, I'm in Europe and in Portugal.
00:16:08.580 But in this area, I can tell you that most of them will come back. 0.99
00:16:14.580 The most of them will come back.
00:16:15.580 The most of them will be able to come back here.
00:16:17.580 It was a little bit of a cold, a little bit of a cold, a little bit of a cold, a little bit of a cold.
00:16:23.580 There are people who are living with a cold, like 30 or 50 euros.
00:16:27.580 This is the cold.
00:16:29.580 That's all.
00:16:31.580 Let me explain what happened.
00:16:33.580 The moment people heard that the border had been opened, everyone came.
00:16:39.580 Most of them were young people looking for a better life.
00:16:43.580 encouraged each other. Almost everyone you saw was young and many of them were minors.
00:16:51.580 Why? Because they heard that in Ceuta, minors could have their status regularized.
00:17:00.580 That they would be placed in care, received an education and be looked after.
00:17:08.580 They were not necessarily fleeing Morocco, they were simply looking for a better life and better opportunities.
00:17:17.780 That's why they came.
00:17:19.860 But after they arrived, most of them regretted it.
00:17:23.800 Why? Because when they got here, they found a completely different reality.
00:17:30.080 The people living in Ceuta were frightened by what happened, and everything changed.
00:17:36.760 now most of the now most of those who crossed have gone back the only ones still
00:17:45.160 here are mostly minors under 18 years old they are living in the streets why are
00:17:52.660 they staying because they still hope to be taken into care to regularize their
00:18:00.820 immigration status and to have the chance for a better life even though
00:18:06.060 things are very difficult now I'm telling you the situation is hard I
00:18:12.160 personally live in Europe I live in Portugal but with today's condition I
00:18:18.740 think many of those who don't get lucky will end up going back only a small
00:18:26.000 number will be able to stay they are sleeping outside food is scarce there is fear it's raining
00:18:35.040 it's cold it's cold and the few places available are charging outrageous prices 30 euro a night 50
00:18:46.000 euro a night we are working on the full reports featuring many exclusive
00:18:54.600 interviews don't miss our upcoming coverage heads over migrants reports
00:19:01.960 calm to see our on the ground reporting you can also help support our travel
00:19:08.760 expenses as last-minute flights from Canada were not cheap border was open
00:19:16.880 yes it's open it's open yes it's open but not know that now it's it's all why
00:19:26.380 why do you say was open who told you that Morocco Morocco yeah the government
00:19:33.720 yes the government say it's open he says go go go to Sevja like that like that
00:19:41.900 go to Sevja go to Sevja and after that and after that we we can say to the
00:19:50.940 media come back come back with children why I don't know they say go and then 0.71
00:19:58.220 come back yes I don't know is it strange it's asphalt but it's a crazy man in
00:20:10.980 Morocco he in open the front chair she says go to go to Sipcha and after the 0.88
00:20:18.440 and after then just two day or three days we think he say come back my
00:20:27.760 children come back my children the police the American police they helped
00:20:31.580 you we help you if you wanna if you wanna go to Sevcha but no yeah not help
00:20:38.000 you but did they help you like the police see they say they show you the
00:20:43.280 way yes yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah go go go go just sit here to do
00:20:53.960 that not close close the door of the front chair now it's it's it's the door
00:21:00.080 of front chair it's closed do you know that yeah it's closed you want to go to
00:21:04.640 to the frontier, but if you want to go to Morocco, it's not a good idea.
00:21:16.260 Do you feel abused by the king?
00:21:19.920 No.
00:21:21.100 Like they say, go, go, go, but nothing is happening.
00:21:24.920 No, not the king.
00:21:26.440 Just the justice there.
00:21:30.500 It's not.
00:21:31.320 So you don't want to come back?
00:21:32.800 No.
00:21:33.920 No.
00:21:34.640 I'll see you next time.