Mosab Hassan Yousef, the son of a Hamas founder, slammed the terrorist organization and its Western supporters on English broadcaster Piers Morgan’s “Uncensored” talk show on Thursday.
Also known as the “Green Prince,” Yousef appeared after a slew of other Palestinian guests who had been invited to give their perspectives on the Israel-Hamas war.
Hamas’s slaughter of Israelis, a people saddled with trauma from the Holocaust, “opened the gates of hell on the Palestinian people,” demonstrating the willingness of Hamas to sacrifice Palestinian children and civilians, Yousef said.
“This is my message as an ex-Hamas member, as a son of one of Hamas’s founders: enough of this. If we don’t stop them now, the next war is going to be deadlier.”
Yousef has long spoken publicly about his experiences growing up in the West Bank city of Ramallah as the son of Hassan Yousef, a co-founder of Hamas; being imprisoned, and becoming an informant and later advocate for Israel.
His 2010 autobiography, Son of Hamas, and the later film adaptation, The Green Prince, (green being the color of Hamas) details these experiences.
He’s also spoken on behalf of media, such as his address at the 2019 Jerusalem Post Annual Conference, and for NGOs such as his 2017 speech at a UN Human Rights Council debate for UN Watch.
Morgan opened the segment by asking Yousef what Hamas’s intentions were when it was first being established and developed.
"Hamas just wants the destruction of Israel"
“Since its establishment, Hamas has [had] one goal in mind, which is annihilating the State of Israel,” Yousef stated. He went on to say, “It’s not a secret that Hamas wants to destroy the State of Israel. They cannot accept Israel or accept Israel’s right to exist.”
Regarding Hamas’s massacre in southern Israel on October 7, Yousef said that while he was caught off guard by the scale of the attack, he wasn’t surprised by Hamas’s brutality.
In response to a subsequent question regarding what portion of Gazan Palestinians sympathized with or supported Hamas, the Palestinian activist asserted that when Hamas is finally ousted not only would Gazans celebrate, but they would thank Israel for doing so.
Morgan later asked about Yousef’s response to pro-Palestinian activists who blame Israel for the conflict.
“Since my childhood, hearing the stories from [those who are] pro-Palestine and from those who are using the so-called ‘Palestinian cause.’ They care the least for the Palestinian children and their future. I am the legitimate representative of the Palestinian children. The child within me speaks!”
In an apparent reference to Hamas-supporting guests who appeared on earlier shows, such as Islamist YouTube preacher Mohammad Hijab and British rapper Lowkey, Yousef added, “I don’t want somebody coming from London or somebody coming from the other side of the world to tell me what is the struggle of the Palestinian children.
“The Palestinian children, the Palestinian society have been hijacked by these criminals, and anybody who takes their side is participating in their crime.”
He went on to contrast modes of fighting by Israel and Hamas, noting that while Hamas uses human shields and puts up roadblocks to prevent civilians from escaping, Israel calls ahead to warn Gazans before an airstrike occurs.
"We don't need another corrupt Arab regime"
“Enough bloodshed and enough involvement from people who don’t care. They are just warriors on keyboards. They’re just storming world capitals saying ‘Free Palestine! Free Palestine!’ They don’t know what the hell Palestine is! I am Palestine! And [what] I say is ‘enough of Hamas!’” he exclaimed.
”We don’t want a Palestinian state, I don’t want a Palestinian state. Palestinian children need education, they need security, they need life. This is what they need, they don’t need another corrupt Arab regime.”
Morgan then asked if the Israelis were taking the best course of action or whether the airstrikes and the coming ground invasion risked radicalizing more Palestinian youth.
“Listen to this,” Yousef said. “We are going to remove Hamas from power. Remember my words. Hamas did not only bring the wrath of Israel over Gaza. Hamas brought the wrath of God. We are going to remove them from power and we are going to prosecute their leaders and we are going to bring them to justice. And the world will witness their punishment, and everyone who takes their side today, in this state of confusion, thinking that this is a joke, I tell those people that you are going to regret taking the side of Hamas. You are going to regret taking the side of those criminals who are killing the Palestinian people.”