"This Is A CLOWN!" Netanyahu 'Ignored' Hamas Warning + UK Sanctions Israeli Settlers

September 9, 2026

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When Mike Huckabee, the U.S. ambassador to Israel and a man Piers Morgan calls “a greater friend of Israel, it would be hard to imagine,” used the word “terrorist” to describe violent Israeli settlers in the West Bank, it created a rare moment of rhetorical convergence. On this episode of Piers Morgan Uncensored, Morgan and a panel of four guests debate whether the UK’s recent sanctions on Israeli settlers are a justified stand against ethnic cleansing or a counterproductive political stunt. The central question is whether the international community should treat the settlement enterprise as a war crime or as a domestic Israeli law enforcement issue.

The Sanctions and the Ambassador’s Word

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1 (00:26) **Opening Confrontation: Collective Punishment Debate** - Morgan immediately challenges the guest’s framing of the UK sanctions as collective punishment by comparing it to Israel’s war in Gaza.
2 (04:57) **Spielman Defends Settlers as Law-Abiding Citizens** - The spokesman denies the ambassador called all settlers terrorists and pivots to the historic and legal Jewish connection to Judea and Samaria.
3 (09:53) **The Scale of Settlement Expansion** - Morgan presents data on the exponential growth of settlements since 2022 and the emptying of 66 Palestinian communities.
4 (12:59) **Historical Land Dispute vs. International Law** - Spielman argues the land was never "Palestinian" but was taken from Jordan, while Morgan insists the settlers are "stealing Palestinian homes."
5 (15:45) **The "Jew Hate" Accusation and Ed Miliband** - Morgan confronts Spielman on whether he believes the Jewish Foreign Secretary is a "Jew hater," as Huckabee implied.
6 (17:49) **The Haretz Bombshell: Netanyahu Ignored a UAE Warning** - Morgan pivots to the report that the UAE ruler warned Netanyahu 10 days before October 7 about a major Hamas operation.
7 (22:50) **Panel Introduction: The UK Sanctions as a "Bare Minimum"** - Owen Jones argues the sanctions are long overdue and that Western public opinion has finally turned against Israel.

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Guests on this episode

Mike Huckabee Piers Morgan Emily Schrader Owen Jones

Show Notes

The UK has sanctioned Israeli settlers accused of violence against Palestinians, triggering a fierce backlash from some of Israel’s strongest supporters, including US Ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee. Huckabee has accused the British government of “Jew hate” while acknowledging that Foreign Secretary Ed Miliband is Jewish. Britain’s Chief Rabbi has also described the sanctions as a “dark day for British Jews.” The controversy has reignited debate over the distinction between criticism of the Israeli government and antisemitism, with critics warning against conflating the actions of the Israeli state with Jewish people worldwide. The UK government has condemned what it describes as violence and “ethnic cleansing” by extremist settlers, while Israeli settlements in the occupied West Bank are considered illegal under international law. With settlement expansion continuing under Benjamin Netanyahu’s government, the sanctions have intensified questions over Britain’s response to settler violence - and whether opposition to Israeli government policy is being unfairly portrayed as hostility towards Jews. Piers Morgan is joined by spokesman for the Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Doron Spielman, former Israeli ambassador to Canada, Ambassador Alan Baker, US-Israeli journalist Emily Schrader, author & host of the Owen Jones podcast, Owen Jones, and Palestinian-American journalist, Omar Baddar. (00:00:47) Piers monologue (00:04:36) Doron Spielman on Mike Huckabee settler sanction comments (00:07:43) Piers: "You’ve collectively punished Gaza for the acts of Hamas" (00:18:30) Was Netanyahu warned about Hamas attacks? (00:22:08) Panel join the show to discuss Israeli settlers (00:23:45) Owen Jones: "The endgame is for the West Bank to be rid of Palestinians" (00:27:04) Alan Baker: "Your claims about international law are wrong" (00:32:17) Omar: "We are dealing with people who are effectively ISIS" (00:39:21) Owen Jones accuses Alan of being the legal advisor to the Israeli Government (00:47:37) Claims Netanyahu was warned about October 7th

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