Piers Morgan clashes with Palestinian Ambassador
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Summary
On October 7th, Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas called on the Israeli government to condemn the attack that killed 1400 Israeli civilians in Gaza, but no one did so. Why does this happen? Why does the Palestinian leadership refuse to condemn it? What does this mean for peace in the region?
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Given that last night you wanted people to condemn what happened last night,
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in your belief that it was an Israeli airstrike,
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and you were ferocious in demanding that repeatedly,
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will you now take the opportunity to condemn what Hamas did on October 7th?
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22 Arab states convened at the beginning of this,
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including my state, my government, and they condemned...
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They condemned the killing of civilians from all sides.
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You were the one last night demanding people condemn things.
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If I ever saw you asking an Israeli official to condemn,
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did you ask the ambassador to condemn all the atrocities?
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I will be asking the representative of the ambassador tonight...
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I will not answer this question unless you allow me to explain.
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But if you're not going to answer it, don't demand that other people condemn things.
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I represent the Palestinian leadership and people.
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That's the sole legitimate representation of the Palestinian people.
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Number two, that legitimate representation I represent have committed for 30 years for
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Committed to international resolutions and committed to the recognition of Israel.
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We recognize the state of Israel long before anyone else.
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And we still waiting for Israel's recognition of us.
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Every legal avenue like the ICJ and the ICC is blocked.
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You are talking to a person who religiously believe in nonviolence.
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If you believe in nonviolence, Ambassador, why are you reluctant?
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Why are you so reluctant to condemn the worst terror attack in 9-11?
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I believe that we should always return and maintain the moral high ground.
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But that's why I am answering the way I'm answering.
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Because the moment I accept your question is the moment I accept we are the instigators
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The Palestinian people are the instigators of violence.
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The moment I accept this logic of condemnation and the lack of Israeli officials being asked
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by you and everybody else to condemn, that moment I accept that my people are lesser of
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a people, that we are not equal, that we are lesser of a, you know, children of a God.
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And I think, I think, no, I think Palestinian people are absolutely entitled to fairness and
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equality and human rights, many of the things they've been deprived of for decades.
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I would love to see peace in the Middle East, but nobody can show me how what Hamas did
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on October the 7th has done anything for the Palestinian people other than set everything
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The moment I see that equity, that balance, I'll be the first to use any word you want.
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But so long as there is this imbalance, this racism against Palestinians, this consideration
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No, no, I think there are people who are racist.
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I think anti-Palestinianism is flourishing everywhere.
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I think we are seen as to be less of value than the Israeli lives.