Transcript [00:00] Harry decided to do something really [00:01] cool. He's going to ride a bicycle from [00:04] Jerusalem to Hebron to see what he calls [00:07] Palestine along the way. Honestly, I [00:10] love the idea. As a tour guide, would I [00:12] ever recommend doing this? Absolutely [00:15] not. As Harry himself mentioned earlier [00:18] on, [00:18] >> guys, I think I found one thing that the [00:20] Jews and the Arabs have in common is [00:22] that they both can't bloody drive. [00:24] Riding a bike on highways between [00:26] Israeli and Palestinian towns isn't [00:28] exactly the safest choice, but credit [00:31] where it is due. Opening a map, picking [00:34] a route, and seeing what happens is a [00:36] great concept. Welcome to part two of my [00:39] breakdown on Harry's bias. If you missed [00:42] part one, go check it out first. Harry [00:44] finished video one with 20 points. I'm [00:47] giving him 10 bonus points just for [00:49] taking on this bike ride. Unfortunately [00:52] for Harry, he loses some of them in the [00:55] first three minutes. [00:57] >> Okay, so we're walking up to Alaxa. It's [00:59] also interesting because there's some [01:00] Jews who are praying here and they can't [01:02] go any further. And this is why we're [01:04] going to have a problem as non-Muslims. [01:06] >> We've also got lots of police. [01:07] >> Hi, [01:09] >> England. [01:11] >> I got Is there an entrance for [01:13] non-Muslims? [01:14] >> What's the name? Sorry. [01:18] >> Okay, thank you. So, we got turned away. [01:20] Yeah, makes sense because I think so [01:22] many Jewish people trying to get in [01:24] there, but they're just like if you're [01:25] not Muslim, you can't come in. Makes [01:26] sense. And so, we're going to go around. [01:29] So, you actually have to go into the [01:30] Western Wall to get to Alaxa Mosque if [01:33] you're not a Muslim. And they always [01:35] keep asking you, are you Muslim? Are you [01:36] Muslim? But it's not like anyone Arabic [01:39] saying that. It's always Jewish people. [01:40] >> Boom. We are barely 3 minutes in and [01:42] Harry says something that makes zero [01:45] sense. According to Harry, because Jews [01:47] wanted to enter Al Axa, only Muslims are [01:50] allowed in. And to get to Ela, you have [01:53] to go through the Western Wall. Let's [01:56] fix it. First, Jews aren't trying to [01:59] enter the El Aza mosque itself. They [02:02] want access to the Temple Mount, the [02:04] holiest site in Judaism, where the [02:06] ancient temples stood. Harry's framing [02:09] completely flips reality on its head, [02:12] making it sounds like non-Muslims are [02:14] restricted because of Jews. In reality, [02:17] Islamic authorities, the Wak control [02:19] access to the holy compound on the [02:21] mountain under a complex status quo. [02:24] Non-Muslims, whether tourists or Jews, [02:27] can only enter through one single [02:29] entrance, the Mugabi gate near the [02:32] Western Wall during strict limited [02:35] visiting hours. Jerusalem was the [02:37] beating heart of Jewish identity over a [02:40] thousand years before Islam was founded. [02:42] It is mentioned hundreds of times in the [02:44] Jewish Bible while not mentioned once by [02:47] name in the Quran. So what's the real [02:50] deal with elaxa? Back in the 7th century [02:53] when Muslims colonized Jerusalem to [02:56] demonstrate superiority over Judaism, [02:59] they basically said the exact spot where [03:02] your temple stood, that's where Muhammad [03:04] ascended to heaven to receive the Muslim [03:06] prayers. By the way, what I'm telling [03:08] you wasn't even controversial for over a [03:11] thousand years. Arabs didn't deny that [03:14] Solomon's temple stood there. They [03:16] openly acknowledge it. When Israel [03:18] unified Jerusalem in 1967, instead of [03:21] taking over the site, Israel chose to [03:24] preserve the status quo to avoid [03:26] original religious conflict, handing [03:29] administrative control back to the [03:31] Muslim Waking severe restrictions on [03:34] Jewish prayers there. So turning [03:36] non-Muslims away at Muslim only gates [03:39] isn't because of the Jews. It is the [03:42] literal enforcement of WAC policy. [03:45] Erasing this context of Judaism's [03:47] holiest site, minus five points. Later, [03:51] Harry reaches the Western Wall itself [03:53] and hesitates, unsure if he's even [03:56] allowed to approach. Harry, it is a [03:59] Jewish site. Everyone is welcome. You [04:01] can walk up to it. Next time you are in [04:03] Israel, call me. I will give you a tour. [04:06] The wall isn't the ancient temple [04:09] itself. It is a retaining wall that held [04:11] it up. It stands as the ultimate symbol [04:14] of a 2,000-year-old longing to return [04:17] home. [04:17] >> Sorry. [04:18] >> Yeah. Yeah. You do not want to be with [04:19] that group. [laughter] [04:21] >> They they are religious Jews trying to [04:24] make a point. Never never therefore [04:27] followed by policemen, [04:29] >> tourist, easy, [04:31] >> Taj Mahal, our local Taj Mahal. All [04:33] right. You don't want to be so come up [04:35] with me and then you can take your own [04:36] spot out. [04:37] >> It is all connected to the people which [04:39] is today. So we accidentally got caught [04:41] up in a little bit of a Jewish protest [04:43] it seems like. So from 7 to 11 [04:45] non-Muslims can come into Alaga which [04:47] means that Jews can come into Alaga [04:49] mosque and therefore these group of [04:51] Jewish guys were coming here to just [04:53] like protest the ads cuz a lot of the [04:55] Jews it's complicated guys [04:56] >> here Harry I'm sorry but I'm taking away [04:59] another three points for your disrespect [05:02] towards Jewish tradition. Jews going up [05:04] to the Temple Mount to the holiest site [05:07] in Judaism are not some protest group [05:10] going to El Axa. You would never in your [05:12] life talk this disrespectfully about [05:15] Muslims making a pilgrimage to Mecca or [05:17] Christians visiting the Church of the [05:19] Holy Suppla. But when it comes to Jews, [05:21] you have zero problem being dismissive. [05:24] And the only reason they need police [05:26] protection in in the first place because [05:29] Muslims have repeatedly attacked Jews [05:31] who go up there. I'm not going to go [05:34] disrespect any religions, but that's [05:36] just my personal opinion. And um I [05:38] believe that if you're a good person, [05:39] then yeah, like uh I'll follow I [05:40] probably follow all of the ten [05:42] commandments or whatever the Islamic or [05:44] the Jewish version of it are. I think [05:45] they all similar like just be a good [05:47] person. It's not that hard. I don't [05:49] think I need religion to help me be a [05:50] good person. Anyway, not trying to [05:52] convince anyone. Just giving you my uh [05:53] my two cents. [05:54] >> Harry, with all due respect, you are [05:56] giving us way less than two cents here. [05:59] What are you talking about? Let's start [06:01] with the fact that the ten commandments [06:03] are from the Jewish Bible. And saying [06:05] that the purpose of religions, Judaism, [06:08] Islam, is just for you to be a good [06:11] person is such a superficial and [06:14] incorrect perspective. If you were 18 on [06:16] your first trip around the world, maybe [06:19] one could turn a blind eye. But I'm [06:21] sorry, you are past that stage. The [06:24] primary goal of Islam is for you to be a [06:27] Muslim. Islam divides the world into [06:30] Islamic lands and lens where one must [06:33] fight unbelievers. If you ask questions [06:36] and did some research instead of just [06:39] saying h what delicious food maybe you [06:42] would discover sides of Islam that to [06:44] put it mindly would make you take back [06:48] the idea that all religions are just [06:50] about being a good person. In Judaism, [06:53] the greatest leaders, Moses and King [06:55] David, are punished when they sin. The [06:58] message is very clear. Power corrupts. [07:01] In Islam, Muhammad is considered a role [07:04] model. Even today, despite being a [07:07] warlord, marrying minors, and ordering [07:11] the murder of all the men of a Jewish [07:13] tribe while enslaving the women, and the [07:16] list goes on. You are losing four points [07:19] here. [07:20] me. I you not. As soon as I [07:23] said I'm known for resilience, I got [07:26] flat tire. [07:28] >> When he gets a flat tire, a settler [07:30] helps him out. On one hand, he shows him [07:33] and to Israelis, it is obvious that he [07:36] is a settler. But on the other hand, to [07:38] most viewers, it isn't clear at all. I [07:41] would have given him five points if he [07:44] had said, "Here is a very nice settler [07:46] who helped me out." But that didn't [07:48] happen. For the next clip, I'm going to [07:50] dock him some points. [07:52] >> And this road leads to Palestinian [07:54] religious interest for Israeli citizens [07:56] is prohibited, which is pretty [07:58] interesting. I have no idea where I am [08:00] now cuz [08:00] >> here Harry encounters the truth and [08:03] simply skips over it. This is a very, [08:06] very interesting sign. Now, I will admit [08:09] Harry's tired and doesn't know where he [08:11] is. So, I don't want to judge him too [08:14] harshly. But I will say that later on he [08:17] encounters another sign like this and [08:19] pretty much ignores it as well. Just as [08:22] it made sense to him in Jerusalem that [08:25] entry was restricted to Muslims only, [08:28] here it makes sense to him that entry [08:30] for Israelis is prohibited. These signs [08:33] are posted at the entrance to area A, [08:36] which are territories under the control [08:38] of the Palestinian authorities. And [08:40] according to Israeli law, Israelis are [08:43] not allowed to enter. Israeli Arabs [08:46] ignore this law and enter without any [08:48] issues like the guy who gave Harri a [08:51] hitchhike to Jerusalem. So this is [08:53] effectively a sign that says no entry [08:56] for Jews. Just last week, an Israeli [08:59] family entered the city of Janine, area [09:01] A, and was almost lynched. But Harry [09:05] won't talk about that, and the BBC won't [09:07] show it. These signs are essentially the [09:11] like other side of the wall. Harry talks [09:13] a lot about the wall. It was designed to [09:15] prevent Palestinians from entering [09:17] Israel illegally and harming Jews. The [09:20] other side, the Palestinians don't need [09:23] a wall. Just a sign because Jews are [09:26] afraid to go in there. Interesting, [09:29] isn't it? In Israeli cities, Arabs can [09:31] walk freely. But if a Jew will enter [09:35] Janine, Nablus, Jero, he might not come [09:39] back alive. I cannot enter Palestinian [09:42] cities. So Harry, show us what it looks [09:45] like. [09:46] >> Holy we're in Palestine, boys. We [09:48] made it. Let's go. I'm [09:51] also surprised at how developed it is. I [09:52] was not really expecting it. I got [09:55] painted the picture that there wouldn't [09:56] be G Wagons here, that the streets are [09:59] clean, there's some really nice [10:01] restaurants. I thought it was going to [10:03] be like not rubble, but like I thought [10:05] it would be way less developed, like [10:07] Syria, [10:08] way more developed than Syria. It's [10:11] >> kind of like Beirut. [10:12] >> Here, Harry gets five points because [10:14] here, as well as later on, he shows you [10:17] what most media outlets don't show you. [10:20] Beautiful houses, nice cars, shopping [10:22] centers, restaurants. This doesn't [10:24] surprise me that Palestinians receive [10:27] more foreign aid than any other group in [10:30] the world. Globally, there are two [10:33] refugee agencies, one for the entire [10:36] world and another exclusively for [10:39] Palestinians. On top of that, they [10:41] receive billions in donations. If their [10:44] main goal wasn't destroying Israel, they [10:47] could be thriving. in Bethlehem. He [10:50] naturally mentions that it is the [10:52] birthplace of Jesus. And he obviously [10:54] shows the wall, but he doesn't say a [10:57] word about how Bethlehem was a majority [11:00] Christian city until a few decades ago. [11:02] While today Christians make up only [11:04] around 10 15%. Bethlehem, one of the [11:08] most important cities in Christianity, [11:11] is rapidly Islamizing. But Harry won't [11:14] tell you that. He also arrives at a [11:17] hotel and notes that there has been no [11:20] tourism since October 7th. I wonder what [11:23] happened on October 7th. We will talk [11:25] about that in Hebron because that is [11:28] where Harry loses the most points. So, I [11:31] moved on to his next video about Hebron. [11:34] Of course, all the links to his videos [11:36] will be down below. Right from the start [11:39] at the 10-second mark, he uses framing [11:41] and present Israelis as living in the [11:44] middle of a Palestinian city. Hebron is [11:47] one of the holy cities and it was Jewish [11:49] long before the Palestinian people came [11:52] to be and long before Islam was founded. [11:55] You could have said it is a disputed [11:58] holy city, but right off the bat, you [12:01] chose a side. For that, we are taking [12:03] away our first point in Hebron. [12:06] >> Somewhere in this village, you won't be [12:08] able to see it because it's an invisible [12:09] line. The 1948 armistice line, aka the [12:12] green line. This is what was drawn when [12:15] there was the war between [12:19] the Arab countries versus Israel. And uh [12:21] it was supposed to be where Palestine [12:23] and Israel is the border is. In reality, [12:28] uh that isn't how it is. They just [12:30] ignored that line. So even though it's [12:32] actually on Google maps, it I think it [12:33] means nothing. Although it does it is [12:35] kind of where the Palestinian village [12:37] ends. So there there is like a I guess [12:39] there is a a natural border here, but uh [12:43] I don't think it means much. [12:44] >> Harry stopped in Bat. Well, you can see [12:47] he doesn't really know what he's talking [12:49] about, and that's okay. He's not a tour [12:51] guide and it is his first time there. [12:54] But it is amazing to see how he turns [12:56] this into like a sort of pro Palestinian [12:59] content. The truth is that without [13:01] realizing it, Harry stopped in one of [13:03] the most pro-Israeli and even [13:06] anti-Palestinian historical location [13:09] there is. Let me explain. First of all, [13:12] Batir is located on the ruins of an [13:14] ancient Jewish settlement of Betar, a [13:17] very significant Jewish site from 2,000 [13:19] years ago. For anyone who doesn't [13:21] believe me, please feel free to fact [13:23] check me. Even today there is a site [13:25] there near Batir that the local Arabs [13:28] called El Yehood the ruins of the Jews. [13:32] But it wasn't just any settlement. It [13:34] was the site where the leader of the [13:36] Barva revolt Shimon Barva was killed. So [13:40] first of all the foundation is a Jewish [13:42] settlement. The incredible thing is that [13:45] following this revolt the name Palestine [13:47] was born in the first place. The Romans [13:50] were so enraged by the Jews after the [13:53] rebellion that in order to disconnect [13:55] the connection between the Jews and [13:57] Judea, they renamed the region Syria [14:00] Palestina. The name Palestine was [14:03] intended as a punishment for the Jews. [14:07] There was never such a distinct nation [14:09] in history. The name wasn't even [14:11] actively used by the Muslims who later [14:13] ruled here, but it was reserved over [14:16] centuries in European languages. The [14:19] name Palestine is a colonialist name [14:22] given by the Roman Empire and its modern [14:25] borders were drawn by the British [14:27] Empire. Throughout history, there was no [14:30] such thing as a Palestinian people. But [14:33] moving forward to 1948, according to the [14:36] armistice lines between Israel and [14:38] Jordan, also known as the green line, [14:41] the village was on the Jordanian side. [14:44] But because their agricultural lands [14:46] were on the Israeli sides, Israel [14:48] permitted the local farmers to continue [14:51] accessing their land. Nice, right? By [14:54] the way, on the other side, occupied by [14:57] Jordan, not a single Jew was allowed to [15:00] remain alive. But Harry won't tell you [15:02] about that. And the reason there is no [15:04] security wall in the area is that Israel [15:07] was considerate to the locals and didn't [15:10] want to destroy the historic [15:12] agricultural terraces. Israel behaves [15:15] pretty admirally here. But Harry won't [15:17] tell you that. He said something about [15:19] the importance of olives to [15:21] Palestinians. So, it is important to [15:23] point out that 3,000 years before the [15:26] Palestinian nation was invented, the [15:28] olive was already reverred by Jews as [15:31] one of the seven species of the land of [15:33] Israel. What's more, one of the most [15:35] famous words in the world, Christ, as in [15:38] Jesus Christ, literally means the [15:40] anointed one in Greek, translated [15:43] directly to the Hebrew concept of [15:45] Messiah, Messiah. And with what oil do [15:48] you anoint kings and the Messiah? olive [15:51] oil. Yet Harry only has bad things to [15:54] say about the settlers. I'm curious in [15:57] his other videos in Egypt, Yemen, or [15:59] Afghanistan. Does he also speak so [16:01] negatively, so many times against a [16:04] specific group, or does he reserve his [16:07] level of single-minded criticism [16:10] exclusively for the Jews living in [16:12] Judea? For this continued dismantle of [16:15] the deep connection between Jews and [16:16] Judea, I'm dogging him three points. [16:19] Let's move on because what I just [16:21] shared, Harry didn't know. And to be [16:24] honest, most Israelis don't know it [16:26] either. But when he gets to Hebron, [16:28] Harry is going to do something much [16:31] worse. Before he gets to Hebron, there [16:33] is a part where he talks about Arab [16:36] society. It is very interesting segment [16:38] because it gives me a chance to talk [16:40] about both Arab society and British [16:42] society. [16:43] >> This is why people love the Arabic [16:44] people. You probably wonder why [16:46] vloggers, YouTubers, they always say [16:47] good things about Arab people. It's not [16:49] because we are pro Muslim, pro this, pro [16:52] that. It's just because Arab people are [16:53] so friendly, so good. And uh when you [16:56] just get people coming up to you like [16:57] these kids, they're just coming up and [16:59] asking questions, it just makes you so [17:00] happy. This is why I travel. I don't [17:03] travel to go and see the tourist sites. [17:04] I travel to meet people. And this is why [17:06] I remember [17:07] >> there is so much romanticizations and [17:09] complete lack of self-awareness in what [17:12] he's saying. Now, I'm not a typical [17:14] travel vlogger. I'm a tour guide with a [17:16] channel called Traveling Israel. And [17:18] personally I don't connect with Arab [17:20] Muslim society because I have what you [17:23] might call a moral backbone. I hold a [17:27] very few basic principle that I truly [17:29] believe in freedom of speech, democracy, [17:32] women's right and I certainly don't [17:34] think being gay should be illegal. When [17:37] I look at the values that are important [17:39] to me and then look at Arab Muslim [17:42] society, I just don't see an alignment. [17:45] You see what I mean? I don't see too [17:47] much freedom of speech or democracy in [17:50] Muslim society. And among Palestinians, [17:53] 95% believe homosexuality should be [17:56] outlawed. I will get to that at the end [17:58] of the video. Harry is confusing being [18:01] friendly and welcoming with being good. [18:04] Now, sure, the Arab street might feel [18:06] warmer or more hospitalable, but let's [18:09] introduce a few interesting variables [18:12] into the equation. First of all, when he [18:14] approaches Israelis, he addresses them [18:17] as a cold interviewer in English. When [18:19] he approaches Arabs, he greets them with [18:22] friendly Arabic words. He doesn't ask [18:25] the Arabs any tough questions. None at [18:27] all. But there is something else here [18:30] that I'm not sure he even notices. Arab [18:32] street is essentially a boy club, a [18:35] men's club. He doesn't approach a single [18:38] Arab woman and no Arab women approach [18:41] him. It is infinitely easier to navigate [18:43] the public sphere as a man when you are [18:46] in a space completely devoid of women. [18:50] To a male stranger, you give a high [18:52] five, a handshake, you strike up random [18:55] conversation without overthinking what [18:58] he will think. With women, you have to [19:00] be much more careful as a stranger. One [19:04] of the most beautiful achievements, [19:05] perhaps one of the greatest [19:07] accomplishment of the west is that women [19:10] have equal rights and are an integral [19:13] part of the public space. It comes with [19:16] challenges both for men and women, but [19:19] the price is entirely worth it. Harry, [19:22] of course, doesn't mention any of this. [19:25] Another interesting thing is how much of [19:27] his interaction with Arabs evolves [19:30] around food. And if you are thinking to [19:32] yourself, "Wow, Orin, how do you notice [19:34] all these things? You are so sharp." My [19:37] answer is no. There is just a pattern [19:39] here. Take a look at this British [19:41] commentator Pierce Morgan, for example. [19:44] He speaks within Egyptian guest for 2 [19:46] hours. He doesn't talk to him about the [19:48] lack of democracy in the Arab world. He [19:51] doesn't mention that in Egypt 85% of [19:54] women undergo [19:56] the most terrible procedure a woman can [20:00] endure. All he has to say is [20:02] >> that is absolutely delicious. [20:04] >> Harry is the exact same. And this [20:06] mindset, this attitude held by people [20:10] like Harry and Pierce Morgan, this [20:12] willful blindness and the fear of [20:14] criticizing problematic values in the [20:17] name of tolerance is the exact same [20:20] dynamic that led authorities in the UK [20:23] to turn a blind eye for years to [20:25] phenomenon like the grooming gang [20:27] scandals. And for that, I'm taking five [20:30] points away from him. [20:32] >> I'm sorry. [20:35] I offered you orange juice. I gave you [20:37] orange juice. [20:38] >> I g I offered you orange juice. I give [20:41] it to [20:42] >> I offered you orange juice. [20:44] >> No, brother. [20:44] >> I don't give her the chicken. No one. [20:47] >> You blocking the way? [20:47] >> No, I cannot. [20:48] >> Brother, [laughter] be friendly. Be [20:49] friendly. [20:53] >> Brother, move out the way. [20:55] >> No, I'm saying don't don't block the way [20:57] for me. And here I'm giving Harry five [21:00] points because just a few minutes later [21:02] he shows a situation where a young Arab [21:06] guy latches onto him and then in a [21:08] corner aggressively ask him for money. [21:11] It would have been so easy for him to [21:13] cut this scene out and keep presenting [21:15] the Arabs he meets only in a positive [21:18] light but he kept the scene in and for [21:20] that he deserves points. I think he [21:23] includes this scene because it wasn't an [21:25] isolated incident. When I used to guide [21:27] tours in Jerusalem, tourists complained [21:30] about this exact thing all the time, an [21:33] Arab guy who grabbed them and then [21:35] demanded money or aggressively pressured [21:38] them to buy something in his uncle's [21:40] shop. And I will also add, and this [21:43] connects to what I mentioned earlier, [21:45] that whenever female solo travelers felt [21:48] unsafe or uncomfortable, it usually [21:52] wasn't in the Jewish areas. So yes, [21:54] Harry, five points. You showed something [21:57] that didn't fit perfectly into the [21:59] pictures you had been painting and you [22:02] kept it in the video anyway and I [22:04] respect that. [22:05] >> So everything changed in this area after [22:08] 1994 when there was a massacre. Israeli [22:11] um I think he was Israeli American man [22:14] went into the mosque and massacred a [22:17] load of uh Muslims as they were praying. [22:20] After that, Israel started to enforce [22:23] restrictions on the area. They said for [22:26] safety and security. [22:27] >> All right. Harry is in Hebron and he [22:29] loses 15 points right here. Without [22:32] intending to, he exposes just how biased [22:35] he is against the Israelis. He uploaded [22:38] four videos about his visit to Israel. [22:41] He talks a lot about politics with [22:42] Israelis and he mentions the settlers [22:45] endlessly. Yet across all his videos, he [22:48] mentions only one single terror attack, [22:52] the massacre committed by Baruk Goland [22:55] against Muslim in Hebron. He didn't [22:57] mention all the terror attack against [22:59] Jews before 48. He didn't mention the [23:01] terror attacks before 67. He didn't [23:04] mention all the terror attacks that led [23:06] to building the security wall. And he [23:09] never mentioned what happened on October [23:11] 7th, which was the biggest massacre of [23:14] Jews since the Holocaust. None of them. [23:17] In Israel's history, there have been [23:19] very few instance when an Israeli took [23:22] weapon and committed an actual terror [23:24] attack against Arab, say entering a [23:27] mosque, a school, or an Arab restaurant [23:30] and opening fire on everyone. If [23:32] Israelis wanted to do that, they could [23:34] do it quite easily. But they don't. By [23:37] the way, I don't know where you are [23:39] watching this video from. Sydney, [23:41] Amsterdam, Wisconsin, but I'm also [23:44] fairly certain that in the countries you [23:46] live in, Jews haven't carried out terror [23:48] attacks against mosque or Christmas [23:51] markets. Please correct me if I'm wrong. [23:54] In any case, it is very interesting that [23:57] out of the long history of Hebron, this [23:59] is the single event Harry chooses to [24:01] mention. The truth is there is an event [24:04] in Hebron history that completely [24:06] changed my worldview from the moment I [24:09] learned about it. Heon is one of the [24:11] holiest cities for Jews. According to [24:13] the Bible, Abraham bought the site and [24:15] it is the burial place of Abraham and [24:18] Sarah, Isaac and Rebecca and Jacob and [24:20] Leia. Centuries after this site had been [24:22] holy for Jews, the Arabs conquered the [24:25] area and Islamized it just like in [24:28] Jerusalem. To humiliate the Jews, the [24:31] Jews were only permitted to climb up to [24:33] the seven step of the outside while the [24:36] Muslims were allowed inside. That was [24:39] the rule for 700 years from 1267 until [24:43] 1967 when Israel liberated the site. In [24:47] 1929, long before their occupation, long [24:51] before the settlers and before the [24:53] establishment of the state of Israel, [24:55] the Arabs of Hebron carried out an [24:58] horrific massacre against the Jewish [25:00] community with unimaginable cruelty. [25:03] They murdered dozens of Jews who had [25:05] lived in Hebron for centuries. I grew up [25:09] on the political left and the story of [25:11] massacre was something that haunted me [25:14] because beside what I just mentioned [25:16] that this happened before the major [25:18] waves of immigration and before Israel [25:21] existed, there are two other critical [25:23] elements here. First, this wasn't done [25:25] by a single lone Arab. Hundreds of local [25:29] Arabs mobbed and attacked the Jews. [25:32] Second, I have never heard Arabs speak [25:35] out against it. On the contrary, [26:00] Even though the Arabs humiliated Jews [26:02] for centuries, Jews did not act that way [26:05] towards Arabs. Today, the complex is [26:08] divided, functioning partly as a [26:10] synagogue and partly as a mosque. [26:12] Personally, I'm very glad there are Jews [26:14] living in Hebon. Are there restrictions [26:17] on the Arabs of Hebrron? Yes. But it is [26:20] not because of Gan's attack. It is [26:22] because of dozens of terror attack [26:24] carried out by the Arabs of Hebrron [26:27] against Jews. In 1986, Jews were [26:30] murdered in a terror attack in Hebron. [26:31] In 1990, two Jews. In 2001, an Arab [26:35] sniper killed a 10 months old baby girl. [26:38] And the list goes on. But Harry doesn't [26:42] explain any of this. Here is something [26:44] else that hold true for Hebron and the [26:47] borders as a whole, including the wall [26:49] and the checkpoints. They didn't exist [26:52] until the Arabs started carrying out [26:54] terror attack. Not one, not 10, not 100. [26:57] If we didn't have strong security [26:59] mechanisms, all the Jews in the land of [27:02] Israel would have ended up like the Jews [27:04] of Hebron in 1929. One of the most [27:08] striking things about Harry and it is a [27:10] classic case of the racism of low [27:13] expectations is that he strips the Arabs [27:16] of all responsibility for their own [27:19] situation. In Hebron, Harry talks to the [27:22] local Arabs and the patterns I spoke [27:24] about keep repeating completely by [27:26] chance. When I was fact-checking [27:28] something one of the Arabs said there, I [27:31] discovered that Joseph from the Israel [27:33] advocacy movement had already made an [27:35] excellent video about it. So, I will [27:38] post a link to his video. Joseph is [27:40] great. He made aliyah to Israel because [27:43] the UK is no longer safe for Jews. Make [27:46] sure to follow him. I've already given a [27:48] few examples of how the intros to his [27:50] videos are so anti-Israel. Check out [27:52] this case, just 8 seconds long. Today [27:55] I'm in the West Bank, Palestine, [27:57] speaking [music] to illegal Israeli [27:58] settlers and local Palestinians to try [28:00] and understand what's actually happening [28:02] here. [28:03] >> The settler is illegal, but the [28:05] Palestinian is local. I'm excited to see [28:08] how objective he's going to be. But [28:10] there is something else here. Look at [28:12] his body language. When he speaks with [28:15] settlers, he barely makes eye contact. [28:18] His body isn't even like facing them. [28:20] With the Arabs, it is a completely [28:23] different story. By the way, after [28:25] watching Harry's video, I learned [28:27] something about British culture. Every [28:29] time something is said that he doesn't [28:32] like or agree with, he simply says, [28:35] "Interesting. Interesting. Harry, just [28:38] say I disagree. Not true. Let's talk [28:41] about it." And after talking about [28:42] Harry, I want to talk a bit about [28:44] myself. If you follow me, you have [28:46] probably noticed that I barely talk [28:48] about the settlers. And that's not by [28:51] accident. because even though you hear [28:53] about them a lot, they have almost [28:56] nothing to do with the core of the [28:58] conflict. I'm currently on vacation in [29:01] Germany. Yes, even on vacation, I just [29:04] cannot stop making videos. Just ask my [29:06] wife about it. And if there is one [29:08] phrase I've heard about a million times [29:10] from Germans, it is settlement policy. [29:13] Zitlung politic. If I had a euro for [29:16] every time someone said that phrase to [29:18] me, global warming wouldn't exist. Now, [29:21] I'm going to say something very logical, [29:24] so hold tight. If you told me, Orin, [29:27] before the settlements, everything was [29:29] great. There was peace, and since the [29:31] settlers arrived, things went crazy. I [29:34] would say, fair enough. Maybe you are [29:36] right. Maybe the settlements really are [29:38] the problem. But if the Arabs launched [29:41] wars before the settlement existed, [29:44] maybe they aren't the problem. There are [29:46] no settlements in Lebanon. Yet Hezbalah [29:49] has been calling for Israel destructions [29:51] for 40 years. Same with Iran. Gazins [29:54] broke into Israel on October 7th, even [29:57] though Israel evacuated every single [29:59] settlement from the Gaza Strip in 2005. [30:03] So maybe the settlements aren't the [30:06] issue. And by the way, it is also [30:08] incorrect to say they are illegal. I [30:11] made an entire video about the [30:13] international law principle known as UTI [30:17] posedetis. [30:18] But as with many things, what applies to [30:21] the rest of the world doesn't apply to [30:23] Israel. I will leave a link to that [30:25] video down below. His conversation with [30:28] the settler wasn't particularly [30:30] interesting. He just needed her for the [30:32] video title because demonizing settlers [30:35] is always good for clicks. His [30:38] conversation with her lasted like 12 [30:40] minutes, while for the rest of the [30:42] video, like half an hour, he listens to [30:44] the Arabs with empathy. And in between, [30:47] he says this. [30:49] As you can see, we got some animals, [30:51] some goats. This barn was actually [30:54] promised to the goats 3,000 years ago. [30:56] >> Harry, for this, I'm docking all the few [30:58] remaining points you had left. I love [31:00] cynicism. I love jokes. And as far as [31:03] I'm concerned, make fun of Jews, go [31:05] Jesus, Christian, Muslim, Quran if you [31:08] dare. But here you simply reveal the [31:10] truth that hides beneath your [31:13] interesting interesting. You completely [31:16] dismisses Jews and our connection to the [31:18] land of Israel. I thought about how to [31:20] respond to this. As a tour guide, I [31:22] could start giving you a historical [31:24] overview here, but this video is already [31:28] long and I've already given you plenty [31:30] of information. So instead of giving you [31:33] more history, I'm going to give you [31:35] something practical, a way to support [31:38] the settlers who suffer from boycots and [31:41] delegateization. Lev, Heart of the World [31:44] in English, is an organization that [31:46] supports small businesses and producers [31:48] in Judea and Samaria. You sign up and [31:51] every month you receive a box filled [31:54] with products. Olive oil like Jewish [31:56] olive oil from Judea, chocolate, [31:59] cosmetics, coffee, and all kinds of [32:01] other things. It's a fantastic way to [32:04] support Jewish businesses and stand [32:06] against the idea that Judea should be [32:09] cleansed of Jews. I will put a link to [32:12] them below. I know I've already said [32:14] about 17 times that I will leave links [32:16] below, but this one is important because [32:19] Harry doesn't really know the subject. [32:21] He simply reflects a much broader [32:23] phenomenon, the eraser of the identity [32:26] and the historical connection between [32:28] the Jewish people and the land of [32:30] Israel. Harry continues his conversation [32:32] with an Arab driver who tells him that [32:35] the Jews want to take over the entire [32:37] Middle East and that the Germans should [32:39] have simply given the Jews a country in [32:41] Germany. These are opinions I've heard [32:44] many times on the Arab Strip. But I [32:47] actually don't want to end this video [32:50] with what this guy said. I don't even [32:52] want to end it with what Harry says. I [32:55] want to end it with something that I [32:57] don't think Harry even noticed. And [32:59] somehow it perfectly summarizes the [33:02] entire series of videos. Take a look at [33:04] this frame. Harry is standing next to [33:07] the wall and right beside him there is a [33:09] poll. Do you see what is written on it? [33:12] LGBT. Now, I honestly don't know if [33:14] Harry saw it. And I'm not even blaming [33:17] him for that. I know this from filming [33:19] myself. You're talking, you are thinking [33:22] about what you're going to say next. And [33:24] sometimes there is something right there [33:26] in the frame that you simply don't [33:28] notice until you watch the footage [33:30] later. But the message itself doesn't [33:32] surprises me. According to the Arab [33:34] barometer survey, around 95% of [33:37] Palestinians expressed opposition to the [33:40] acceptance of homosexuality. And this [33:42] isn't some bizarre result from one [33:44] random poll. servers over the years have [33:48] constantly shown extremely negative [33:50] attitude towards homosexuality in [33:53] Palestinian society. And that's what [33:55] makes this moment almost like too [33:57] perfect because this is one of the final [33:59] moments in Harry's entire series of [34:02] videos from Israel. Harry is standing [34:04] and talking about the conflict about [34:06] Israelis about Palestinians and [34:08] meanwhile right next to his head reality [34:10] is literally written on the wall. well, [34:13] on a poll and Harry just doesn't see it. [34:16] To me, that's the perfect metaphor for [34:19] all four of those videos. The problem [34:22] isn't that Harry is lying. I don't think [34:24] he's lying. The much more interesting [34:26] problem is that Harry sees certain [34:28] things very clearly, while other things [34:31] can be right in front of his face and [34:33] somehow he just doesn't see them. The [34:36] writing is on the wall, sometimes [34:38] literally. And that more than anything [34:41] else is why Harry finishes this series [34:43] with zero points. Not because I think [34:46] he's a bad person. I don't. He's [34:48] curious. He's adventurous enough to ride [34:50] a bicycle from Jerusalem to Hebron. And [34:53] he really did some things that you [34:55] almost never see on the news. He showed [34:57] ordinary Palestinians, ordinary Israelis [35:00] conversations, people helping him, and [35:02] even people treating him badly. There is [35:04] real value in that. Harry shows us [35:07] things that go beyond the news, but [35:09] without ever really getting beyond the [35:12] narrative. And that's the missed [35:14] opportunity. Because Harry isn't some [35:17] teenager on his first backpacking trip [35:20] through the Middle East. He's 28 years [35:22] old. He's traveled extensively through [35:25] Arab countries. He's a professional [35:27] content creator. He knows how to talk to [35:30] people. And as a YouTuber, he [35:32] understands something every experienced [35:34] YouTuber understands. Every video is [35:37] made of choices. You choose which [35:39] questions to ask. You choose when to [35:42] challenge someone and when to smile and [35:45] move on. You choose what historical [35:48] context to include. You choose which [35:50] uncomfortable moments matter. And [35:52] eventually, when you sit down to edit, [35:54] you choose what the audience sees and [35:57] what they never see. One choice can be [35:59] accidental, two can be coincidence, but [36:02] across four videos, choices become a [36:05] pattern. So Harry, I'm sorry, zero [36:08] points. But I have some good news for [36:10] you. You can always retake the test. [36:12] Come back to Israel. But next time, [36:14] don't come back looking for Palestine or [36:17] don't come looking for Israel. Come [36:20] looking for the things that challenge [36:22] what you already think you know. And to [36:25] everyone who watches this whole video, [36:28] thank you so much. I will leave links to [36:30] Harry's videos below and to Joseph video [36:34] and my video about why the settlements [36:36] are not illegal. And I will also leave a [36:39] link to Lev. So if you want to do [36:41] something practical after watching this [36:43] video, check them out. And of course, a [36:46] huge thank you to everyone supporting me [36:48] on coffee and YouTube. It is all thanks [36:51] to you. See you in the next video. [36:53] Yalabai.
