Louis Theroux: The Ultra Zionists - Free Streaming @ ABC iView

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Currently available for a very limited time on ABC iview until 8:56pm AEST 22 Jul 2025

https://iview.abc.net.au/show/louis-theroux-the-ultra-zionis…

In this provocative documentary, Louis Theroux travels to the West Bank to meet Jewish settlers living in some of the most controversial and politically sensitive areas. With his signature calm and inquisitive style, Theroux explores the motivations, beliefs, and tensions that define life among ultra-nationalist Zionists, shedding light on the complex realities of the the region.

Also available, is the very hard to get until the ABC posted it 2 weeks ago is Louis Theroux: The Settlers. This does not have an expiry date, but don't be surprised if it is taken down soon as it has been done with services in several other countries.

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                  • +3

                    @dealhunter52: "I care about all civilian deaths, especially the ones dying in the music festival, but bit less for the ones who were dancing in the streets and spitting over the dead bodies."

                    No mention of the hundreds of thousands of civilian deaths in Gaza? Is that because you don't care? You may as well just say it out loud for clarity :)

            • +5

              @Ruddaga: And according to the IDF, just having a pulse is enough to get our classified as an "enemy combatant".

        • +5

          So you're suggesting Hamas is accurately reporting their own casualties… while also lying about everything else? Come on. No one credible thinks zero Hamas fighters have died, not even Hamas. The reality is, tens of thousands of civilians have been killed, and if your takeaway is to make a joke about Israel’s “aim,” maybe reconsider what that says about your priorities….

        • +4

          Self claimed "Most moral army in the world".. LOLOLOLOL..

      • +7

        Just one number being reported and all civilians, magic

        • Thats the number that we are concentrating on because no one cares about the hamas deaths. Israel have stated that they have killed 30K of their fighters, and then blinkin then states that they have recruited to the same numbers as when they started (??) so go figure.

      • +38

        Latest predictions say 300,000 civilians have been killed/missing.

          • -5

            @dumdum2: Nah, that was the Jews in the late 1930's

          • +22

            @dumdum2: I don't get your line of thinking. Let's just say you're right, the numbers are hugely inflated, and only 10% of that number were actual murdered civillians. That's still 30,000 people. Does that suddenly make it ok to you then? Is there some arbrituary threshold of people that have to die before we start caring???

            • -2

              @vaguelyfamiliarduck: Evidently it does matter when pro-Palestinians keep giving these numbers with nonsensical methodologies, without acknowledging that anyone who has died in Gaza was a Hamas fighter.

              If it didn’t matter then people wouldn't pretend everyone in Gaza who died was a "murdered civilian", something that has never been done for any other war ever.

              • +22

                @dumdum2: Imagine watching entire families wiped out, children pulled from rubble, and journalists targeted… and your response is “oh, it’s just war.” If that’s how you justify this, then you’re not just desensitised, you’re literal human trash and I hope that karma catches up with you one day mate.

                Normal people mourn innocent lives. You excuse them. That says everything anyone needs to know about your moral compass, or lack of one.

                It’s not some black-and-white “pro-Palestinian” thing like you’re trying to frame it, it’s about not being the kind of person who shrugs off mass death like it’s background noise. Must be nice, sitting behind your screen, detached and smug, while real people are being slaughtered… and all you can do is scoff. Says more about you than anyone else.

                  • +13

                    @dumdum2: Lol you think I give a f*** about who is involved? Innocent lives are innocent lives, you’re the one obsessed with labels. You seriously believe people only care because “Jews are involved”? That’s some cooked-up, victim-complex nonsense.

                    If your takeaway from genocide-level bombing is “oh but where were you during Myanmar or Sudan” , congrats, you’ve reached peak whataboutism. People do care about those conflicts. Maybe you don’t see it because you live in a tiny, echo-chamber bubble… and probably suck in real life too, honestly.

                    Keep pretending it’s about “bias” while thousands die. That’s on you. Seriously, you must be a total jerk in real life. Don't breed mate lest you pass on that foul attitude to someone else.

                    • -1

                      @Ruddaga: When people start saying Russians should be cleansed from Russia and relocated to somewhere else or that Sudanese people control all of Western politics while slamming those countries then I'll believe this has nothing to do with Jews.

                      • +4

                        @dumdum2: Except your logic like everything you're saying is complete utter bullshit since I believe Israel has a right to exist. So yeah keep fishing mate… You're doing great so far.

                  • +11

                    @dumdum2: Also, this nonsense about “demonisation of the Jewish side” is utter horse shit. When October 7 happened, I was furious, I was one of the loudest voices calling for justice for the innocent Jewish lives taken. It was horrifying and indefensible.

                    But here we are, months later, and the so-called “justice” has turned into an unrelenting slaughter of civilians. At some point, revenge killing starts to look less like defence and more like bloodlust. But hey, good for you. You get to justify it all with the magical shield of “We’re Jewish, so we can do whatever we want… and if you disagree, you’re antisemitic.”

                    That’s not accountability. That’s weaponised victimhood. And people are tired of it.

                  • @dumdum2: Israel is 75% Jewish, so it's not just the "Jewish side". It's the Israeli side. The government of Israel is indistriminately murdering civilians. Don't make excuses or use whataboutism to deflect from the reality here.

          • +12

            @dumdum2: Actually it's taken into account. Not sure exactly which estimate op is talking about, but according to Israel defence numbers that are quoted in a Harvard paper, there are about 1.8 million Gazans accounted for.

            The population before the war was 2.3 million. 100,000 were evacuated.

            This leaves almost 400,000 not accounted for.

            This isn't a definite number, but just looking at Gaza, it'd be a miracle if we don't see a very high number like this when the dust settles.

            • -6

              @amrdeus: Must be some really reliable census numbers in a literal war zone.

              Hamas would jump at the chance to claim that if there was any evidence at all.

              • +10

                @dumdum2: I'm literally quoting IDF numbers man. And I'm openly saying that it's not necessarily a death count, but unaccounted for. And here let me see if I can prove it to you:

                Answer me this question: IF eventually, when the dust settles, and we find out that there are indeed about 400k confirmed dead. Will you acknowledge that this was indeed a genocide?

                That will be a huge chunk of the population destroyed. The Gazan people will have been destroyed in "part" to quote the definition of genocide. I bet, deep down, even with all your propaganda, that you know that these numbers might actually be true, and that you'll refuse to acknowledge that those numbers will indeed mean a genocide. You'll just come up with another excuse and be all "well Hamas killed them " or some shit.

                • -6

                  @amrdeus: There's no chance that 400,000 have died. There was a ceasefire for about a month this year when Hamas presumably was digging through the rubble and they absolutely would have used those numbers if they were finding huge numbers of bodies.

                  • +1

                    @dumdum2: Yes, I know you don't believe those numbers. This is why I asked you HYPOTHETICALLY.

                    IF the number was true, how would you feel about the war? Would you admit it were a genocide then? Only if.

                    • -8

                      @amrdeus: If Hamas had killed 10x as many people on October 7, would you support Israel's war? There's no point responding to fantasy numbers based on nothing. This probably just exposes that Gaza never had the population it claimed, maybe it was just inflated to help boost foreign aid to Gaza.

                      • +11

                        @dumdum2: Ah yes, the "maybe Gaza never had that many people" take, straight from the tin foil hat daily. You’re now suggesting the death toll is fake and the population was made up? Mate, just say you don’t care about dead civilians and go. Dressing it up in conspiracy theories doesn’t make it smarter, just more pathetic.

                        And no, I wouldn’t support collective punishment even if Hamas killed 10x more. That’s the difference between people with principles and people like you, who seem to think war crimes are fine as long as you’re cheering for the right team.

                        Keep coping. You're not fooling anyone.

                        • -2

                          @Ruddaga: When all the numbers come from Hamas and they are always incentivised to say they are as big as possible then anyone with a brain will be at least slightly sceptical (that seems to exclude you).

                          • +6

                            @dumdum2: Ah yes, the classic “Hamas said it so it must be fake” argument, as if every number reported is pulled out of thin air. You do realise that independent organisations like the UN, Human Rights Watch, and even Israeli intelligence corroborate much of the civilian death toll, right?

                            And if you’re still in denial, maybe just Google a photo of Gaza right now. Entire neighbourhoods flattened. Hospitals destroyed. Refugee camps bombed. So go ahead, genius, tell us where all the civilians are hiding.

                            Scepticism is healthy. Wilful blindness? Not so much.

                            • -2

                              @Ruddaga: Not even Hamas is claiming this fantasy 400K never mind any institution anywhere.

                              Go ahead and tell me how anyone confirmed Hamas' census numbers since you know they're so reliable. Bonus points if you can name an institution who isn't financially incentivised to give a bigger number eg UNRWA whose funding goes up the more Palestinians there are.

                          • +7

                            @dumdum2: Anyway, I’m done with this. You’ve truly earned your profile name, mate. Unlike people like you, who clearly thrive on division, I actually want both sides to stop killing each other and find a way to coexist. But I guess that’s just a pipe dream while people like you keep walking around, breathing and fuelling the fire.

                            Enjoy your echo chamber. Have a nice life. I will not be reading any more of your drop kick replies lol

                            • @Ruddaga: Do you think any Hamas fighters have died yet in this war? What are they saying on TikTok?

      • +10

        I feel like 50k doesn't do it justice, when the American officials are using numbers like 1.7-1.8M to represent the remaining population at one point, and recently they referred to the numbers as 1.5M.

        on the 6th of Oct, it was 2.2-2.3M.

        This 50k seems at odds with them. Moreover, the 50k is often also stated like it doesn't include the people in the rubble… as if they are still alive.

        When all this is over, I think we will be absolutely horrified of the true number.

      • +2

        Or maybe don't start a war and take hostages (still have not been returned) against a military that is capable of wiping you out.. these people have a death-wish.. if they did that to USA 500,000 woulda been removed off the face of the earth in 2 weeks Iraq 2.0

        • +3

          Ah yes, the old “don’t poke the giant or you deserve annihilation” argument. Classic. So just to be clear, you're saying collective punishment, levelling cities, and wiping out entire families is a justified response because some militants attacked? Cool, just checking.

          Funny how you talk about the U.S. like that’s the gold standard. You do realise Iraq 2.0 was a disaster, right? Hundreds of thousands dead, mostly civilians, based on lies… and somehow you’re using that as a moral benchmark?

          Also, spare me the crocodile tears about hostages. Hamas literally offered to return hostages in exchange for a ceasefire, Israel refused. So what’s the excuse now? That their lives matter less than the political optics of “finishing the job”?

          “Death wish”? Mate, it’s not a death wish, it’s being born in an open-air prison and getting bombed every few years. But sure, keep blaming the caged for rattling the bars… easier than admitting the “civilised” side might be committing atrocities.

        • -1

          Your statement reminds me of people who blame the victims of domestic violence.

          "Should've made the dinner better, then he wouldn't have to have beaten you - what were you thinking"

          You realise that all the hostages were offered on the 9th and it was rejected ? Then they had to make arrangements for the elderly lady and Israel still didn't want her and had to oblige in the end.

          Its crazy how you still harp on about it, when their own govt doesn't care about them. Cutting the food and water - yeah that's going make sure they are fed and safe. Bomb the locations where they are and reduce it to waste land - yeah sounds like great plan./s

    • +8

      I've seen that one! The Green Prince was on Netflix detailing how Israel had a deep cover defector inside Hamas and that they'd completely infiltrated and wrecked them into being a total non entity back in 2014.

      Was that not true? Was shin bet a bunch of clownshoes high on their own supply? Or was it actually true and nothing Hamas did since then was a surprise?

      Good luck picking today's lie in either case.

      • Thanks, that sounds like a great watch.

        I looked up the story: I don't know whether this show totally strays from the facts and suggests that they defeated Hamas?
        Somehow I suspect that doesn't happen.

        I don't find the truth is hard to find, but it takes a certain amout of diligence to filter out the rubbish.

    • +92

      We know about Hamas and islamic militants and denounce them.

      Funny thing is how Israelis know about killing and starving civilians in Gaza and celebrate the fact.

      Says a little about the type of people.

        • +6

          It's true, can't deny that there are some in Israel who are awake and aware.
          Can't paint them all with the same brush. That would be the same as saying every white Christian male is a terrorist because of the Port Arthur massacre.

        • +19

          Sadly a very few brave jews…. and aren't they hated by zionists!

      • +34

        Still waiting for ONE Jewish organisation in AUS to denounce the Gaza Genocide…

        • -3

          There's plenty of groups and individuals.

        • +24

          Jewish Council of Australia (JCA) has done some amazing work, but admittedly even the founder herself said she has been ostracised from most of her community. Plenty of others (e.g. Tzedek Collective) working with liberation movements - issue is they are not given the platform like their genocide complicit counterparts (e.g. AJA, ZFA, ECAJ, AIJAC, etc).

        • +3

          Jewish council of Australia.

          • +24

            @gooey: Right. Some how Mossad can kill all the leaders of the IRGC in Iran with their nuclear scientists and Hezbollah leaders in Lebanon with pin point precision but some how can't find a single hostage in Gaza. I'm sure those hostages are a priority for the IDF.

            • @Creamsoda: Hamas has standing orders to kill hostages if Israel comes close to recovering them, and killed four hostages in this way already. Israel knows where the hostages are but can't go near them or they'll be killed.

              • +13

                @dumdum2:

                Israel knows where the hostages are but can't go near them or they'll be killed.

                Like those hostages that got their head blown off by the IDF waving a white flag? Pretty much an excuse to enact the Israeli policy of mowing the grass. This time 1:10 for every Israeli killed in oct 7th now they'll end the war since Big-game hunting quota has been reached, watch trump announce a cease fire. humans are just cattle to the oligarchy.

            • +5

              @Creamsoda: They don't want to find them, the ever so brave IDF would have no excuse to murder women and children, doctors, babies, aid workers, journalists then would they.

          • +1

            @gooey: you're 100% right, but gosh it isn't a popular view here.

            I'm really intrigued by the power of propaganda, Hamas has totally achieved their objective.
            I've been reading past incidents with exactly the same aim, but this one has been hugely successful.

        • They would if it were true

      • -5

        Why is it Israel's problem to feed their enemy? Do you see Russia handing out food packages to Ukrainians on border towns? Last time I checked, Egypt still has a 45km border with Gaza that has been permenently shut since Oct. 7.. Arn't Arabs meant to be brothers? Meant to help each other? Why is it incumbent on the Jews in the midst of a war against an enemy sworn to wipe them off the face of the earth.. if their own Arabs "brothers" won't even help them? Perhaps your comments says more about the type of person you are - one eyed bias A-S.

    • +38

      They show that every night on the news. They never shut up about it. Bibi has a direct feed to my eyeballs via most news networks to tell me how terrible islamic militants are. I think we get plenty of that side of the story.

    • +11

      lets ignore the thousands of children dead yeah… not to mention over 300K are still missing under the rubble.

      • -2

        don't forget the 500k Palestinian children that were kill in Iran during 12 day war LOL

      • -1

        Why 300k, I hear there are 3 billion trillion dead in Gaza, Free Palestine

  • +83

    Thanks for sharing, very important eye-opening documentary.

    • +18

      Highly recommend ‘No other land’

      It won an academy award recently as well.

      Filmed by more reasonable Israeli’s and a few Palestinians.

      Very important to distinguish an Israeli and Jewish people. I’ve had the pleasure of meeting and working with many Jews in Australia and many of them oppose what’s happening. But the ones that love Israel and cheering what’s happening are mostly those with an Eastern European heritage. You look at the current Israeli govt too, most were born there including the head of the snake.

      The settlements are expanding every day, hundreds being killed, and it’s disgusting it gets very little coverage, instead the media focuses on a music festival and what a c grade rapper is saying on stage.

    • +2

      You're welcome. <3

    • +12

      From the window to the wall?

      • +12

        Till the sweat drop down my balls?

      • is that the west wall?

  • +98

    Thanks for sharing, great to shed light on this modern day genocide.

      • +73

        How else would you describe a barricade around a people, limiting supplies, constant harassment and killing of civilians? (Just to list a few of the daily war crimes commit by iof)

          • +29

            @jaimex2: Because they won't let them. And why should they anyway?

          • +37

            @jaimex2: Long story short.

            Since the creation of Israel, which involved the expulsion of Palestinians, millions of displaced people settled in neighbouring countries like Jordan, Egypt, Syria, and Lebanon. Over time, Israel has continued to annex land and displace more Palestinians. These neighbouring countries eventually limited or stopped accepting refugees, as doing so would effectively facilitate Israel's ongoing ethnic cleansing by making it easier for Israel to push people out.

            • -6

              @Masfad: 😅😅

            • +1

              @Masfad: Why can't the supplies go through Egypt?

              Thanks for answering the question unlike the other dumb (profanity) here just down voting.

        • You appear to be describing Egypt, not Israel.

        • -4

          "iof" 😅😅

      • +2

        You must be a proud zionist

      • +6

        @McFly, Zionists, like yourself, are having a hard time these days getting others to agree with them. The world has changed, as demonstrated by the votes on your post.

      • +7

        Do you offer any critical discussion, or just quotes and emojis?

    • +25

      modern day genocide

      They don't stop at night

    • +7

      How else can one get more lebensraum?

    • +15

      Pretty sure from what I have read about bother religions, neither say to kill each other, or anyone really.

      • Pretty sure from what I have read about bother religions, neither say to kill each other, or anyone really.

        I agree why is there is much killing? im not on either side im legit curious everything i seem to know about the situation is the hatred links to religous superiority from both sides happy to be correct i generally dont understand

        • +2

          This conflict is about land. Anyone who disagrees is blind. If one side decides to pack up and leave, the other will not care less and will no longer seek them out.

          In short, Palestinians are going through what native Americans and Aboriginals went through.

          If you look at the 1920s maps and the 1950s maps you'll see where the issue started. Then look at the 1970s map, you'll see that it's continuing. You'll see Palestinian land getting smaller and smaller. Now look at the Israeli official map and you'll see that they already consider ALL the land as theirs. You'll see that this is different to every other world map because it goes against international law.

          Israel is constantly doing things that would cause ANY people mad and violent. If you want examples, let me know. There's literal video of this crap. Gaza was considered the world largest open air prison by most human rights organisations. A prison with no charges is the definition of a concentration camp.

          Yes both sides hate the other and both sides do bad things. Native Americans would murder and scalp women and children. Then being genocided doesn't make that ok… It doesn't mean they were the big issue.

          • +2

            @amrdeus:

            In short, Palestinians are going through what native Americans and Aboriginals went through.

            the land orginally was Juda? Jewish people have been there as long as the other people for the record it is only that loads were 'resettled' after the world war 2 throwing out the balance of numbers and a new state of Isreal was formed

            it is not entirely the same as the colonisation of USA or Australia

            USA the native American has cultivated and colonised the land by where sperated into tribes

            Australia the indegnous people were no 'nomadic' they didnt cultivate the land nor they had a Creed however over individual tribes with variation in culture

            Altough i agree the Palsitinians are getting the raw end of the deal due to a hostile state

            • +1

              @Trying2SaveABuck: Each case had its differences, but they're essentially the same thing.

              "This land is ours now because of X".

              "Our ancestors also lived here 2000 years ago" doesn't really make it much better.

              If the Chinese (or anyone) found some magic proof that they lived here 2000 years ago, I'm pretty sure we'd all be against them taking half of Aus.

              And talking about cultivating land or not and creeds is very much colonial talk. I genuinely don't even understand how you think that changes anything IF it were even true.

              • -1

                @amrdeus:

                Each case had its differences, but they're essentially the same thing.
                "This land is ours now because of X".
                "Our ancestors also lived here 2000 years ago" doesn't really make it much better.
                If the Chinese (or anyone) found some magic proof that they lived here 2000 years ago, I'm pretty sure we'd all be against them taking half of Aus.

                All this is fair enough im not disagreeing just making the point

                Im just saying both people have entilment to the region to an extent they need to find a way to get along without the bombs and bullets

                if you asking me without a 'creed' you cant say it is your land by that logic the land is 'everyones' when we all where 2 continents living in caves

                I think both sides need to put down the guns and co-exist peacefully

                • +1

                  @Trying2SaveABuck: Of course both sides need to try and coexist. But the hate is real and the inequality in power is just resulting in genocide. Palestinians putting down resistance won't stop it (neither will the resistance of course). And they've very much tried diplomacy. I don't like them fighting, but you can't really blame them. No one would do nothing. The only thing that will fix this conflict is if the support for Israel plummets, or until Israel is done stealing the land like we did.

                  As for creeds, that's such a nuts thing to say. It's essentially the Bully's "I don't see your name on it, so it's mine now" line.

      • +11

        Pretty sure from what I have read about bother religions, neither say to kill each other, or anyone really.

        Dozens of sections of the Quran call for killing people in the name of god.

        Surah 5:33
        Surah 9:5
        Surah 47:4
        Surah 8:13-17
        Surah 2:191

        Just to name a few.

        • interesting i dont know a lot about the islamic faith outside of the similarities to the Old Testiment

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