Piers Morgan frames the episode around a Haaretz report alleging Benjamin Netanyahu was warned by the UAE’s leader days before 7 October and failed to act — an allegation Netanyahu denies — and questions whether Israel’s delayed response reflected incompetence or something darker. In the first segment, Young Turks founder Cenk Uygur argues Netanyahu and Israel’s far-right ministers have pursued a maximalist territorial agenda, alleging (without evidence provided on-air) that IDF soldiers have been recorded saying they received a 'stand down' order on 7 October and claiming the government rejected opportunities to return some hostages. Uygur repeatedly characterises Israeli policy as fascist and says US and international interests are being subordinated to Israel’s agenda.
Morgan then interviews US ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee amid controversy over UK sanctions linked to West Bank settler violence. Huckabee says he has described perpetrators as 'terrorist' and insists they do not represent most West Bank settlers, arguing Israel plans arrests and has allocated funding to address violence. He defends his criticism of the UK move by arguing sanctions would harm Palestinian workers, citing a previous SodaStream relocation.
On Gaza, Huckabee challenges death toll reporting and rejects claims of genocide, citing humanitarian aid deliveries and vaccinations, while Morgan cites Israeli ministers’ public proposals to facilitate mass emigration from Gaza as evidence of ethnic cleansing intent. On Iran, Huckabee defends Trump’s decision to strike, and says he witnessed the deliberations first-hand, disputing claims Netanyahu pressured the US into war.
Mike Huckabee says he was present for a discussion in which Donald Trump decided on military action related to Iran. He argues Trump acted on what he calls a genuine Iranian threat, not because Israel persuaded him.
Read this moment →Mike Huckabee says Israeli authorities are already taking action against perpetrators of West Bank violence, including arrests and adjudication, and claims “about 130 million shekels” has been provided to change how such violence is handled in “Judea and Samaria”. He describes perpetrators as a small minority and “thugs” who should not “besmirch” the wider community.
Read this moment →In a debate over civilian casualties and accusations of genocide, Mike Huckabee says the genocide charge is “totally off base”. He claims Gaza’s population has grown “by 4% every year since October the 7th”, that Israel has sent “6 to 700 trucks per day” of humanitarian assistance, and that a million polio vaccinations have been provided, arguing such actions are inconsistent with an intent to commit genocide.
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