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".00:00 Intro00:57 Growing up as the proud son of an Israeli general02:30 Grandfather was on of 25 people who signed Israel's declaration of Independence03:30 Father's role in pushing a two-state solution05:15 Influence of Mother who was "zionist blue blood" 07:00 Mom's recollection of the ethnic cleansing of Jerusalem in 194808:45 Cognitive dissonance and living with contradictions10:25 Israel's invasion of Lebanon in 198212:30 Sabra and Shatila Massacres and the bombing of Beirut being eye-opening13:45 Embarking on the Journey of an Israeli in Palestine and meeting Palestinians15:45 Niece killed in 1997 by a suicide bomber17:30 Confronting Ehud Barak at the funeral19:05 The two state solution was never taken seriously by Israel21:15 The path of tears24:00:00 The only solution a complete solution with full rights to Palestinians25:50:00 Has Israeli society changed much in the last 20 years?28:00:00 Israeli society has been racist for eight decades now29:30:00 I've always been weary that Israel's brutality could get more horrific31:30:00 The only way to stop this "genocide" is to force an end to it33:00:00 October 7th and Israel being a "paper tiger"35:00:00 The U.S, UK and others are completely complict and their stances will not change37:00:00 Protests are great but we need to be meeting with those in power39:00:00 This could be a watershed moment or a footnote40:00:00 Israel's end game is ethnic cleansing - the world needs a response42:00:00 Conditions in Gaza, people are dying from small cuts43:30:00 Israel is the problem45:00:00 We need sanctions now, not the next generation

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