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#2 — Why Don't I Criticize Israel?

Making Sense with Sam Harris

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I Don't Think Israel Should Exist as a Jewish State

I don't think israel should exist as a jewish state. It's obscene, irrational and unjustifiable to have a state organized around a religion. Israel has endured more world wide public scrutiny than any society has ever had to while defending itself against aggressors. The condemnation levelled at them by the rest of the world is completely out of proportion to what theyave actually done. More civilians have been killed in gaza in the last few weeks than militants. This doesn't make a lot of moral sense. And there is no question that the palestinianes have suffered terribly for decades ne the occupation. Now i would argue that this is a kind of moral failure born of a failure

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