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American Prestige

AP x Nonzero - What’s Next for Gaza and Israel? w/ Robert Wright

Feb 2, 2024
33:53
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Robert Wright joins AP and Nonzero to discuss the future of Gaza and Israel. Topics include mainstream Israelis' support for ethnic cleansing, Biden's calculations on Israel-Palestine, left-wing foreign policy today, and the political reflexes of the Democratic Party.
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Quick takeaways

  • Israel's policies in response to threats are seen as proportionate, similar to the US post-9/11 actions.
  • Efforts by the US to intervene in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict are doubted due to deep-rooted support for Israel within US political institutions.

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Assessment of both sides' arguments

The speaker discusses his assessment of both sides' arguments in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. He notes that people on both sides are behaving in ways consistent with human nature. He criticizes Israel's policies but acknowledges that they act in proportion to threats, comparing their actions to the US response after 9/11. He also highlights the sentiment in Israel that the world already hates Jews and that this influences their perspective. The speaker criticizes the Israeli left for being in denial about who is running the country and the increasing extremism within the Israeli government.

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