‘Hypocritical’: Israeli President Isaac Herzog Slams Armistice Day Pro-Palestine March On Piers Morgan Uncensored

Israeli President Isaac Herzog called on the UK government to ban a pro-Palestinian march scheduled to coincide with Armstice Day on Saturday, urging the nation to unite against hatred.

Herzog appeared Monday for an exclusive interview with host Piers Morgan on TalkTV’s Piers Morgan Uncensored. The host inquired about Herzog’s feelings on the march, given that the day marks the commemoration of those who perished in the World Wars.

The president described the scheduling of the march on such a day as “hypocritical,” urging “all decent human beings to object to the march and ban it.”

“It’s atrocious and hypocritical,” he said. “And I call upon all decent human beings to object to the march and ban it, because the symbol of that day is a symbol of victory. And it is a symbol of doing good. You have to fight evil in order to uproot evil.”

Supporters of the demonstration have argued that the march, demanding a ceasefire in the Israel-Hamas conflict, is entirely appropriate.

“It’s literally called Armistice Day and we’re marching for an armistice,” activist Barnaby Raine told GB News host Jacob Rees-Mogg in a heated debate on Monday.

Coordinators of the demonstration have declared the event will proceed on Armistice Day, despite police appeals for groups to “urgently reconsider” their demonstrations for the day.

Prime Minister Rishi Sunak also criticised the timing of the demonstration on Saturday as “provocative and disrespectful.” Sunak has raised concerns about the potential risks to national monuments, such as the potential desecration of the Cenotaph, stating there is “a clear and present risk” to such memorials.

Home Secretary Suella Braverman went so far as labelling the demonstration a “hate march” and “entirely unacceptable.”

Protest organisers have said that the march in London will avoid the Cenotaph, initiating from Hyde Park and culminating at the US embassy, and importantly, it will commence only after the traditional 11am period of silence has been observed.