Mick Hartley

We are, of course, all very much looking forward to Prince Harry's intimate conversation with Canadian physician, author and trauma expert Gabor Maté. Happily, the public can purchase tickets for the virtual event and submit questions for the prince to answer.

Join us on Saturday, March 4th for a virtual live conversation between Prince Harry,
The Duke of Sussex and Dr. Gabor Maté, renowned speaker and author of THE MYTH OF NORMAL:
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Some interesting details from the JC:

Prince Harry is planning to hold an “intimate” public conversation with a hard-left trauma expert who has compared Hamas terrorists to the heroes of the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising.

Gabor Maté, who will take part in the livestreamed discussion with the prince on Saturday, wrote in a 2014 article for the Toronto Star: “The Palestinians use tunnels? So did my heroes, the poorly armed fighters of the Warsaw Ghetto.”

In the same article, he defended Palestinian rocket fire at Israeli civilians. “Out of impotent defiance, they fire inept rockets, causing terror for innocent Israelis but rarely physical harm,” he wrote.

During the 2021 Gaza conflict, Maté, 79, said in a livestream broadcast that Hamas was “nothing compared to the terrorism of the Israeli government”, claiming that Israel wanted to take over the whole land of “biblical Palestine” beyond the Jordan.

He also appeared on Russell Brand’s podcast, saying of Israel: “It’s the longest ethnic-cleansing operation in the 20th and 21st centuries. It’s still going on.” He went on to describe Gaza as “the world’s largest outdoor prison”.

He was also clear that in his view, “there are no two sides” to the conflict between Israel and the Palestinians.

He has spoken warmly of former Pink Floyd musician Roger Waters, who was recently described by a former colleague’s wife as “antisemitic to [his] rotten core”.

The trauma expert has appeared in discussions hosted by a far-left, pro-Kremlin blog and defended former Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn against charges of antisemitism.

Perfect.