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/369/ Information-War and War-Politics ft. Jacob Siegel

Oct 17, 2023

Jacob Siegel, senior editor at Tablet, joins to discuss Hamas's attack on Israel and Israel's assault on Gaza. They delve into the US crusade against 'disinformation' and the counterinsurgency tactics applied to citizens. The conversation explores the timing of the attack, its impact on Israeli-Saudi relations, and the goals of the Israeli bombing in Gaza. They also analyze the intertwining of domestic politics and corporate power, emphasizing the need to dismantle the surveillance apparatus. The podcast uncovers the blurred lines between diplomacy, culture wars, and peace and war, in the context of the Israel-Palestine conflict.

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The US national interest is being re-evaluated, calling for an end to foreign policies that primarily benefit the ruling class and military-industrial complex.

Israel-Palestine should be critically evaluated in relation to other global conflicts to avoid exceptionalizing it and to offer objective analysis for the region's future.

The podcast emphasizes the importance of addressing disinformation surrounding the Israel-Palestine conflict and demilitarizing Hamas infrastructure for a lasting peace in Israel.

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The Shift in US Foreign Policy and Ruling Class Benefits

The US national interest is being re-evaluated, signaling a need to end its approach to foreign policy that primarily benefits the ruling class. The current system aims to provide energy resources to the ruling class and benefits the military-industrial complex and politically captured energy interests. This shift underscores the importance of rethinking the US role in managing clients worldwide.

Introduction

3min

The Information War and the Debate Over Civilian Casualties

26min

Restoring Peace in Israel: The Need for Demilitarization

13min

Debate on US Aid to Israel and Dependency

2min

Analysis of the Hunter Biden laptops and the US-Israel relationship

6min

Israel-Palestine Issues and Disinformation

6min

Ratcheting up of Powers in Information Warfare

27min

On the war on disinformation and the war in Gaza. Jacob Siegel, senior editor at Tablet, joins us to talk about Hamas's attack on Israel and Israel's assault on Gaza. We also discuss how the US crusade against 'disinformation' has led it to apply counterinsurgency tactics to its own citizens. Why did Hamas attack when it did? Has it been successful in stopping Israeli-Saudi rapprochement? How much will this change Israeli society? And what does Israel want to achieve in bombing - and soon invading - Gaza? Meanwhile, how has domestic politics become war? The state has meshed with corporate power to create an almighty surveillance apparatus. How can we start dismantling it? And how do we escape the postmodern hall of mirrors in which high diplomacy and low culture-war merge, in which domestic and international, and peace and war, all blur into each other? Links:

On disinformation: A Guide to Understanding the Hoax of the Century, Jacob Siegel, Tablet
A trap has been set for Israel, Jacob Siegel, Unherd
End US Aid to Israel, Jacob Siegel & Liel Leibovitz, Tablet
On data: The Nanny vs. The Nanny State, Jacob Siegel & John Robb, Tablet
Manifesto Podcast, Jacob Siegel & Phil Klay

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Bungacast

/369/ Information-War and War-Politics ft. Jacob Siegel

Episode guests

Podcast summary created with Snipd AI

Quick takeaways

Deep dives

The Shift in US Foreign Policy and Ruling Class Benefits

The Importance of Analyzing Israel-Palestine within Global Affairs

Discussion on Israel-Palestine and Disinformation

The Difficulty of Eradicating Hamas

The Negative Impacts of US Aid to Israel

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