James O'Brien pushes caller to justify why he supports Israel's tactics | LBC

James O'Brien probes this caller on the logic behind his support for Israel's current Gaza tactics, as the IDF apologises for killing three hostages. While the caller attempts to argue that those responsible for 'war crimes' should be 'held accountable', James argues that this is not currently happening.

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[jerryklooster]

The caller's defense is that you can't blame an entire group of people for the actions of a few. Is irony lost on him?

[holahovito]

He was better off just saying he doesn't care about Palestinians life instead of wasting all of our time

[MultiSpur]

It is so bone chilling listening to caller after caller talking about this issue like as if it is just pest control. You can clearly tell that these callers don't even regard the people in Gaza as humans. And they speak this out loud. And on air. 😢

[tommyhughes]

This caller is missing the point, and it's a big point.The IDF are not held to account.

[davidkeogh]

When you try to justify the killing of 7, 000 children there is something wrong with you, the caller would never try to justify the killing of 7, 000 Israeli children but somehow palestenin children are deemed less.

[debbieclifford]

It gives me nightmares to think I live in the same world as this guy.

[hunsler]

Imagine hearing about all this, and your first reaction would be "I must ring up and defend the country commiting war crimes"
Absolutely bonkers

[FreshtexBlackman]

Wow, some people and their blind support for Israel no matter what they do, this is sad.

[seanvales]

Racism and prejudice is a helluva drug.

[thementor]

It's not a war, it's a massacre. Get your facts straight Johnny

[herotomillions]

How does James have such patience when he talks to such insane people?

[MIAHAHA]

I don't know whether to laugh or cry. Thank you James for exposing the sheer lack of humanity people like this have

[onezerooneseven]

Johnny doesn't realise that he is an extremist.

[Neliswa]

I’m a South African and I can attest to the fact that this war is worse than the apartheid I lived through. It’s the most disgusting form of humanity there is. Apartheid has always been lurking in so many corners of this planet and it pains me to say that this is just another example of the lie apartheid creates. There is no accountability from any side, from my experience even when this war is over there will be no one held accountable for these atrocities. Everyone will blame everyone. Even 29 years of our independence we still suffer amongst each other we fight for a freedom that might never be realized. The world does not change it only puts on a different mask. 😢

[AlOfNorway]

Thank you James for exposing the thought patterns of unintelligent people.

[stormbroke]

I am not anti-Jewish, anti-Semitic but I am 100% against Israel’s prolonged persecution of the Palestinian people. For sure, Hamas’s acts of terrorism were wrong but they were the result of year’s long oppression of the Palestinian people.

[joecasey]

Weird how so many people think Israel is not responsible for its own actions

[mrsmarple]

Listening to these folks is an eye-opener! They're so caught up in their faulty logic, they don't see how they're damaging their own cause. But hey, it's great - the more they talk, the more people see through the propaganda. They're helping everyone realize just how much misinformation is out there. Keep talking, guys, you're actually doing us a favor!

[SamLowryDZ-]

So remind us again of what punishment the IDF soliders faced who have targeted and killed members of the press - even when it is clear they are wearing full blue press vests and helmets ?

[Charcmode]

Just because you don’t like someone, or a people, it doesn’t give you the right to dehumanise them and treat the entire population as guilty.