5 Myths about Israel and the War in Gaza (Episode

Released: January 29, 2024
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[@marjan5666]

I agree with you about Islam and thank you for your podcasts which I enjoy. As an Iranian, I can say most people in Iran are very different from the picture many people have in mind about them. I agree that 40 years ago they were more brain-washed, but nowadays, the number of jihadists and extremists is very few among Iranians, most of them are peaceful and they resent Hamas and their barbaric acts. Just wanted to mention that the Iranian government is different from the people. It has been many years that Iranian people have been fighting against the government that has taken them hostage for these years. Most of us actually feel deep sympathy towards Israelians who now have hostages in Hamas's hands and stand with them.

[@Eged282]

Most Muslims are not the problem and peaceful! But if 25% that are not, are a BIG problem. They do need to be addressed ASAP

[@shottheband]

Judaism is where Islam gets its violence from. The torah and talmud also command the believers to murder and rape, and as we see both abrahamic zealots currently follow those orders- except harris only has concern for one of these groups of zealots

[@idanpeleg211294]

Do you think it's unpreventable that our countries will clash ? 😢. I have many Iranian friends from previous student exchanges, and am aware of the sentiment of the people vs the government. I love them very much. Some of them even tole me straight up Iran must eventually be dealt with. I can't imagine how painful it must to speak of your own country in such terms. Is there no hope of a peaceful change of regime in your opinion?

[@ahmadjamalmughal47]

I wish I could say the same about Pakistan too. It has been state propaganda since 1980 in Pakistan it is default position of everyone. Our government and people are pretty much on same page. Just condemning H*m*s once and then focusing all attention on Is*ael alone is not enough. Why don't they call back Pakistanis who work in Qatar or any country that funds H*m*s? Why don't they boycott all Arab countries that support them? Why only boycotting Is*ael? Why was there criminal silence for first 3 to 4 days when attack began even though videos were circulating all over the internet? And millions of them only took to the street as soon as Israel began its action? Edit: I just wanna say Sam Harris is one of the few intellectuals who sees how much religion has to do with all of it. I have ordered his book End of Faith which is supposed to arrive this week.

[@user-fx5tm1ll4k]

“…he does not mention Israeli settlements on the West..” How can Israel be a “colonizer” of its own land? Under international law the principle of _Uti Possidetis Juris_ all of the land within Mandatory Palestine which was agreed to by the League of Nations in 1922 belongs to Israel. Don’t understand that legal concept? There’s another way to view ownership. When the 1948 war concluded with an armistice the Jordanian army controlled the West Bank, and two days later Jordan annexed the land. In 1967 Jordan attacked Israel, lost, and Israel took control of the land. While it is a violation of international law to acquire land as the aggressor in a war, it is not illegal to do so as a victim of aggression.

[@dougmorrow746]

Only one thing I would disagree with you on. The real "leaders" of Hamas or Hezbollah do not live in Gaza or Syria, nor are they willing to sacrifice themselves for the cause of jihad. They live in Qatar or London, or Iran, a dozen places far, far from the fighting, where they can "call the shots" but suffer none of the consequences. They call for martyrdom of their followers, while living lives of luxury in their adopted homes. If those counties that hide these monsters were to seize their wealth and send them to Gaza to be part of the mass slaughter of its citizens, I wonder how long these calls for martyrdom would last.

[@NothingButGoodStuff]

Let them fund UNRWA. The Egyptian Yasser Arafat amassed $1Billion from his grift, pretending to fight for liberation.

[@explore-n]

it doesn't matter - they playing you. doesn't matter if the political leadership is there and the militant leadership is there. they all think the same and work toward the same evil goal

[@dougmorrow746]

I'm sorry, but are you talking about Israel or the Palestinians?@@explore-n

[@explore-n]

clearly the palastinians. their corruption is known around the world. on the same level of curruption in iran and russia@@dougmorrow746

[@infidelheretic923]

It's not like the prophet Muhammad volunteered to martyr himself for his cause. He got suckers to do that for him.

[@winterforever6526]

How do you reason with a group that sees paradise down the barrel of a gun? You don’t. You can’t.

[@Sarcastic.Activist]

Right? Israel does not relent in it's violence.

[@byrons1339]

I want to watch a debate between a Rabbi and Imam that would allow for mockery of the other's theology

[@tamaramousley8597]

@@Sarcastic.Activist Cute! But false and if you don’t understand that then that’s on you. Dare you to actually read history.

[@hamidhamidi3134]

How do you reason with a groups that it's leadership resides in Qatar which is the main US ally in the region ? 😅

[@Giantcrabz]

You mean like Zionist settlers?

[@danielori5891]

This is the most concise, well spoken and accurate description of the conflict, leaving very little to be debated. I literally agree with every word.

[@knowirds209]

Very tidy indeed, easy because Sam fails to mention anything about the origins of Isreal, please watch 1948: Creation and Catastrophe, free on KZbin. And this is the way we all have been brainwashed into thinking Isreal is just defending itself. They have been the aggressor from the start and it was a bad deal that is finally falling apart completely. Learn the actual history, not the propaganda, and certainly not Sam's smart but myopic anti-jihadist line. As Sam himself here says, there are many contributing factors that make up a conflict, but he is not even allowing the basis for this conflict which begins with a Zionist campaign that was exactly terrorism from the get go, look up the 1946 bombing of the King David Hotel in Jerusalem in which 91 people were killed, it was organized by Menachem Begin as Israel’s prime minister. Begin was only the first of the continuous right wing Zionists who are frank exponents of Jewish supremacism and who continue to rule Israel right this minute. I have used Sam's waking up ap for 3 years now, and I will not be renewing it again. I love all the guests he has on, but I can find them elsewhere. I find his guided meditations to be as strident as his thinking on this very critical moment of crisis. He has a lot to offer in criticizing Jihadism and nothing to offer in criticizing this other "lunatic ideology" which the US government backs.

[@LiamL763]

Sam mentions the fact that a Jewish doctor saved the life of the leader of Hamas what he doesn't mention is that doctors nephew was murdered by Hamas on October 7th and whats left of his body taken into Gaza. RIP Tamir Adar ❤

[@NothingButGoodStuff]

💔💔💔

[@martha8241]

💔💔💔😢

[@FlashmanForever]

Oh my goodness...

[@emilianosintarias7337]

or that that he would've seen thousands of palestinian civlians, many having never gone through due process, tortured and mutilated in isreali prisons. Harris is out of his mind. This conflict goes back way before jihadism, and Israel is commiting actual genocide live on tv

[@user-uq6bz1ri8j]

Shouldn't this be an example of the intentionality of extreme Islam? I'm struggling with understanding if a majority of the world - which includes non-Muslim supporters - is just plain bad or stupid. It's as if they cannot be reasoned with for the sake of a better world.

[@liberalegypt]

I am an Ex-Muslim from the Middle East and I agree with every word Sam Harris said. I want to ask your followers from all over the world: Do you really realize the danger of Islam? Or is there a state of ignorance that makes people not know what Islam is and consider it just one of the religions... and that extremism is just a few dozen fanatics... I live in the Middle East and I know that the 2 billion Muslims have a cancerous belief in dealing with the world. ..I do not know if the world is aware of the danger of this, whether politicians or people

[@farhanmalik8100]

We only realised when your mother's womb got full of dirt 😎

[@user-uq6bz1ri8j]

I think so much of it is the West's evolution into religious tolerance which makes them believe they are being politically correct though they are truly being intimidated.

[@NothingButGoodStuff]

@liberalegypt, I am an atheist, also from the Levant. You are absolutely correct, and I wish more people were aware of the agenda of world domination that Islam has always propagated. If one is a true believer of Islam, one has to embrace Jihad, and it's all downhill from there. I wish there were 2 billion non-religionists who understood that. There are a lot of westerners who are dealing with white guilt, who divide the world into oppressor and oppressed, just by color of skin or place of birth. There is so much ignorance, it is depressing. The extremists of Judaism mirror Hamas, but there are fewer of them - as yet. Let's hope their numbers remain small. Thank you for speaking truth.

[@user-uq6bz1ri8j]

@@NothingButGoodStuff "There is so much ignorance, it is depressing." I bitch about this all the damn time!

[@erowan1389]

It is the double-edged sword of preventing hate speech. It is valuable when trying to prevent the demonizing of people who do no harm to others, but it also prevents demonizing actual demons.

[@VaucluseVanguard]

I worked at the UN for several years in the peacekeeping and security area. The UN is system of Agencies and organisations, some of which do great work to foster cooperation between countries on issues as diverse as international post to nuclear safety. However, large parts of it that are concerned with peacekeeping, promoting security and the delivery of services to refuges, displaced people and those in fear of starvation of endemic illness have become highly politicised and deeply cynical and corrupt organisations. Anyone who has worked at the UN for any length of time knows that UNRWA is by far the most compromised Agency. I have no idea how many UNRWA staff in Gaza are active Hamas operatives - that is those who will fire a rocket or use a rifle or RPG. However, that huge numbers of the UNRWA staff in Gaza actively support Hamas's campaign of violence against Israel is well known.

[@matikramer9648]

Thank you

[@jenniferteff]

I feel embarrassing grateful when I hear informed & intelligent people outside of Israel who give any support at all to sane analysis. THANK YOU.

[@ems4884]

There's more of us than the propaganda war run by Iran and Qatar might make it seem

[@gilad1908]

Could someone pls do a 45 sec version of this for Tiktok preferably with a dancing half dressed influencer so it reaches the smart kids in Harvard?

[@sindibadage]

That's a great business idea! 😅

[@mountainair]

Great comment

[@Fran-ik6ob]

🤣

[@axaeyexus]

👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽

[@emilianosintarias7337]

sadly, even woke harvard people are more level headed about this topic than sam harris is

[@MrBrammerca]

This entire episode is gold. Thank you. As someone whose family was kidnapped by Hamas, you bring common sense to a complex problem.

[@mznxbcv12345]

" The first time the phrase “human animal” was recorded in history was by himmaliar, in The Posen speech to SS officers (6 October 1943) - On the 7th, it is crucial to understand that there were no direct attacks on civilians, only collateral damage. Out of the 1148 total names on haaret dataset, 473 military and 675 were civilians. Ratio of civilians to military personnel killed on the 7th was 1 . 4 : 1 - lower than any of the iTf "mowing" operations, which has a ratio of 7 : 1 According to UN OCHA data from 2008 to 2022; The collateral damage on the 7th was significantly lower than any of the ITf "mowing" operations, which had a ratio of 7:1 with 1,023 military personnel out of 6,541 total. On the 7th, with 473 military (418 were iTf military personnel, 55 belonged to the police) out of 1148 total, the ratio of civilians to military personnel was a mere 1.4:1 When including all casualties, not just deaths, the collateral damage ratio of the "mowing" operations is a staggering 162:1 From the 161,233 accumulated civilian casualties over only 14 years of "mowing" operations. A 162 :1 ratio means that for every 162 civillians, 1 military personnel is a casualty. The 7th had a ratio of 1.4:1, more than a hundred times lower. The 473 are - 55 soldiers, 13 privates, 59 corporals, 200 sergeants (45 of whom were sergeant majors), 48 commanders, 32 lieutenants, 5 lieutenant colonels, 6 colonels, 37 officers, 10 inspectors, 6 intendents, and 2 Lance Corp. This was a military defeat, and they are taking it out on the rest. The reported ages of the victims are as follows: 0-4: 2 civilians 5-12: 8 civilians 13-17: 14 civilians 18-25: 132 civilians 26-40: 119 civilians 41-60: 55 civilians 61+: 40 civilians Active duty military personnel: 18-25: 258 active duty military personnel 26-40: 60 active duty military personnel 41-60: 17 active duty military personnel 61+: 1 active duty military personnel haaretz datasheet titled title: xsraxl's Dead: The Names of Those Killed in Hxmxs Attacks, Mxssxcres and the xsrxel-Hxmxs Wxr There is a more detailed report of of oct 7th titled "I scrapped the information about 1096 of the 1460 killed on 7th of October Attack. Children Less than 1%" -Yocheved Lifshitz account - 'they treated us well' -Yasmin Porat account - 'i.T.f kxilled my husband' Civilians were taken to have swaps for the civilians rotting in prisons without charge on the other side. An excess of ten thousands, all before the seventh UN Human Rights Office (UN OCHA) PA Civilians 2008-2023: 2008 - 2,325 Wounded Civilians, Deaths 1,440. 2012 - 3,992 Wounded Civilians, Deaths 255. 2014 - 17,533 Wounded Civilians, Deaths 1,492. 2018 - 31,259 Wounded Civilians, Deaths 300. 2019 - 15,491 Wounded Civilians, Deaths 138. 2020 - 2,581 Wounded Civilians, Deaths 30. 2021 - 19,183 Wounded Civilians, Deaths 349. 2022 - 10,345 Wounded Civilians, Deaths 191. 2023 up to September - 8,508 Wounded Civilians, Deaths 227. civilian deaths on the other side - 2008: 3 , 2012: 6 , 2014: 73 , 2018: 9 2019: 10 , 2020: 0 , 2021: 9 , 2022: 26 Total; 2008 up to September 2023 - 161,233 PA Civilian Casualties, 1,023 military personnel. Wounded includes: amputees from the deliberate targeting of knees by snipers, white phosphorous third degree body burns, etc The "Costs of War" study by brown in 2021 has these figures for the past 20 years of engagement of US policy: indirect deaths 4.5-4.7 million, direct 905-940,000 ; in other words 6 Million Deaths and 38 million displaced. This is relevant because of the Yinon Plan.

[@jakelivni9576]

Holocaust denial doesn’t prove that the Holocaust didn’t happen, it only shows that you deny facts with your fake news. Denying the barbaric nature of the crimes of the Muslims of Gaza is the same.

[@Lifeguard1970]

🙏 for your family, I can’t imagine. I agree, 100%. People need to educate themselves because they won’t get it from the MSM.

[@Lifeguard1970]

@@mznxbcv12345you must be an accountant, you can do anything with statistics and get your information from any source. Propaganda!

[@Lifeguard1970]

@@mznxbcv12345 Hamas are classified as terrorists, how can anyone defend them?

[@josearmandovivero408]

Thank you for being a voice of truth and reason.

[@annapasternak718]

Sam, you truly are the most coherent, concise, knowledgeable voice in the world. If only 2 billion Muslims could hear and absorb your message the future would look a lot brighter than it does today

[@HaggardPillockHD]

Categorising 2 billion people as a homogenous unit? Sounds a little discriminatory if I'm being honest

[@Fomites]

@@HaggardPillockHD No, he is not doing that.

[@HaggardPillockHD]

@@Fomites who do you mean by "he"?

[@MM-bt8ke]

As Israeli Druze (ex arab - i dont consider myself arab anymore, because this term was forced upon us minoorities in the middle east by arab colonizers from the arabian peninsula) thank you for sharing this video. This is well understood by us Israelis, Druze, Christians, Muslims, Beduins and Jewish Israelis but we are not great at explaining this. My family had lived in modern day North Israel for over 1000 years, as druze our ancestors teach us that they always lived along jews and until the ottoman empire where a muslim majority rule, there was fairly peaceful times and collaboration among jews, Christians, Druze.. it's islam subjection of all minorities to live us second class citizens that brought much of the suffering. Arab colonization is not well thought in the west and not at all in muslim countries.

[@CotesDuQ]

@@tamhiker1 what a croc. Over 2m arabs living well in Israel.

[@CotesDuQ]

@@tamhiker1 As I wrote, they are living well.

[@MM-bt8ke]

@tamhiker1 let me tell you something, 1. I won't let anyone tell me how to self identify. Our druze community won't let overlord muslim arabs control how we see ourself. The title arabs was bestow on us a subjection/colonization. There is a term for Arab colonization.. it's called Arabization! I say no more! If the middle eastern jews managed to decolonize themselves from being looked as arabs! So will we the druze people. 2. As an israeli Druze, jewish Israelis are not our enemy, our villages often are as close as 1-2 km from jewish villages and towns and they never attack us, they never force anything upon us, they live among us in peace and don't ask us to convert or be subjected to their way of lives the way muslims always trying to convert everyone to islam or arabization. The jews let us be, as they let the Christians and Muslims villages within 5 KM to us alone. This is why jews all over the world is 15 million, no history of oppressing and force converting others. How do you think islam expanded? Do you know basic islam history? Let alone arabazing native indigenous groups like druze by arabs. Zero respect to others, yet tell themselves their a religion of peace. Only peaceful Muslims I know live in israel and are good people with no desire to convert the rest of us to islam. The same cannot be said about fundamental islamist in Iran, Lebanon, Gaza, etc. 3. I live in a town in North israel, where my ancestors have lived for over 1200 years, we live on a mountain overlooking Lebanon, when Islamist Hezballah shoot rockets into Israel that fly to our village, they don't consider that these rockets fall on Druze, chirstain, jewish or Muslim towns. And often the only thing between our homes and ancient towns built thousands of years ago being destoried by islamist rockets is israeli technology and israeli soliders risking their life to protect all of us. So weather israeli jews fully see me as an Arab or not, I can guarantee you they will 1. Not treat me differently to how they treat themselves. 2. Risk their own life to protect my home, my small children and my elderly parents. You need to understand that 99% of the media you are seeing online is either Qatari propaganda or American propaganda. On the ground, day to day, the reality is very different. 99% of minorities including Muslim beduins in israel, support Israel. And are as much part of israeli society as jewish.

[@CotesDuQ]

@@tamhiker1 I misunderstood your last response. Those in the west bank are living horrifically. If you want to blame Israel for that then there really isn't much to discuss. I'll just point out that I don't know what Israel could do in light of the fact that the only goal of the "Palestinians" since 48 (and really, even before that) has been to rid the entire region of Jews. They have been pretty clear about that in words and in action. So what can Isreal possibly do? And by the way, my original comment was to yours about Israelis seeing the OP as an Arab and the implication that he was somehow subordinate. Its still a croc.

[@CotesDuQ]

@@tamhiker1 I don't mean this to be condescending but is awareness of this conflict fairly new to you? The Pals have rejected two state solutions over and over again. As mentioned before, their goal is to rid the region of the Jews. Even when given the ability to govern themselves (there hasn't been a Jew in Gaza since 2006)....well, you saw the results in Gaza. They took the billions they received in foreign aid and instead of growing their economy and building infrastructure, they built terror tunnels and terrorists. The reason they live the way they do is twofold. 1. They are a certain security risk for Israel. If you can't see that then you are willfully ignoring reality. 2. Their ability to get responsible leadership in place has never come to fruition; beginning with Arafat and down through the years. "There will be peace when the Arabs love their children more than they hate us" - Golda Meir. Hasn't happened yet.

[@Pod6168]

Sam, you don’t have nearly enough exposure. Your words need to be heard by hundreds of millions, not tens of thousands.

[@andrewm4767]

Not sure if this is a sarcastic slight but is funny if it is

[@nervinokaras]

​@@andrewm4767it's not

[@peterhel1077]

​@andrewm4767 what's sarcastic here? I can only see your comment with undertone.

[@andrewm4767]

@@peterhel1077 I’m sure every Zionist on earth is aware of Sam Harris- let’s not try and add anymore followers

[@juspe123]

​@@LeoDeBrowne He might of lost all credibility and audience in the eyes of all conspiracy theorists who believe facebook posts and not medical professionals. It's only good thing they have their tin foil hat gatherings elsewhere.

[@jackna9185]

It's an understatement to say that Sam is saying the obvious. But don't tell this to Al Jazeera or Hamas

[@Liddy-lr5uy]

Or the majority of the international community condemning Israeli actions?

[@inbox0000]

yet he ignores the atrocities comitted by the IDF labelling them "mistakes and poor judgement" and that war crimes will "eventually" happen..they have already happened.

[@Foster-rv6ty]

​@@inbox0000Can you say one thing that your community did wrong? It is shocking that you people have never own up to anything. Nothing is your fault. The rest of the world is ALWAYS at fault. Any culture that is lacking in self-awareness self-reflection and self-criticism cannot prosper.

[@_anon464]

​@@inbox0000 The key difference is that mistakes and poor judgement are inevitable, even with the best of intention, whereas the systematic and deliberate targeting of non-combatants, or pursuit of jihad/martyrdom are intrinsically detrimental. There will always be isolated rogue actors (when there is sufficient tension as with this situation) and humans always make occasional mistakes and in war, that can have terrible consequences. To see the difference, consider Sam's point at the end about what the world would look like if each group had total power. If Hamas had total power, automatic genocide and/or enslavement of all Israelis.... Israel essentially has total military power, yet less than 1pc of Palestinians are dead in 6 months of war.

[@ems4884]

It's not obvious at all. Why would you say that. This perspective has been buried by a deluge of disinformation and propaganda coming from the Iran-Hamas axis. And even without that nonsense, some of these details still wouldn't be obvious to people who do not know the history or follow the conduct relatively carefully.

[@iditbarmats]

The free world should support evry country who's threatened by the jihadists and the radical islam.. I stand with Israel 🇮🇱

[@JonySmith-bb4gx]

Ok let's play Which world is free ? ICJ verdict debunked your nonsense

[@jonahtisamphd.6101]

I agree. Israel is dealing with a fanatic group of Islamist Jihadists that believe in death than life as it guarantees them internal life in paradise is a dangerous cult. The free world must forget about their Muslim voters and stand with Isreal to defeat this evil 😈!

[@ozzirlin9295]

All people of the free world should hear this episode

[@jacksonrauch9429]

What, so they can fooled by this clown Sam Harris?

[@repolarrepolar9833]

Can you point out what was wrong of what Sam said?

[@BassByTheBay]

​@@jacksonrauch9429The only thing an ad hominem convinces people of is that you don't have a substantive argument.

[@TheMadmacs]

@@BassByTheBay at this point, if you dont know the truth about the middle east, you must be avoiding it. so, accusing somebody of not having a substantive argument is disingenuous right at the start. when you start off with that, we all know what you are.

[@BassByTheBay]

@@TheMadmacs If you were trying to exemplify my point, you've succeeded.

[@creatorsremose]

What concerns me, as a citizen of Holland, is that not a single Muslim leader of any Islamic community in the world, not a single one, has condemned or opposed what happened. They all expressed anything from denial to support of it. The following pro-Palestine protests were exemplary enough of the support Oct 7th in those communities. This leads me to think that most, if not all, Muslims in our country will not make the right moral choice when it comes to choosing between our Western way of life and values to theirs. They're here only for the money they get from welfare, it seems.

[@alex8491]

Not only, they will conquer rudderless moral relativistic weak West.

[@grapefruitpineapple7667]

The leader of Bahrain publically condemned Hamas. He also criticized Israel for their air strikes. But he certainly did not celebrate Hamas and was opposed to them.

[@user-lt2tu9wr7y]

I understand your concern.

[@Custardpie174]

Brother they will make a choice....and it won't be good for you.....

[@michaelehrmann-falkenau7645]

I think you are only here to state your right-wing, narrow-minded views. No wonder you yourself don't condemn Likud

[@lizhill3031]

Holy cow a voice of reason! There are so many points of truth you have made very clear. I cannot even count the number and importance. You have hit the nail on the head of reason and investigation of these facts. You have reasoned out so successfully these points to perfection. I'm going to listen again. Thank you for your voice. You truly have much to say to a society which is bent upon the destruction of itself. I think about what Golda Meir said in 1957, "Peace will come when Arabs love their children more than they hate us." You need a bigger platform sir! If you are not on Telegram think about it. Sincerely refreshing!

[@powertrip1050]

Again, thank you Sam Harris. For the clarity and comprehensiveness. I will be sharing this with decent people I know who have been very confused about the reality of this war.

[@jake3028]

Solo Sam Harris podcasts are always the best. Keep up the amazing work Sam 🔥.

[@jake3028]

@@KnowledgeSeeker-wi9sw Not at all the reason why. It’s because I can hear his whole thought process in as much detail as possible.

[@andrewm4767]

So fire! lol

[@randyevermore9323]

"Solo Sam Harris podcasts are always the best." Not on this topic. The only people we've heard from so far on Making Sense are those who share his views. It just makes me wonder why Sam can't find an expert with a different perspective to debate with on this topic.

[@cragjones1799]

@@KnowledgeSeeker-wi9sw what specifically did he say you disagree with?

[@mikescott5624]

Cragjones, you'll never get a cogent answer, let alone a specific, from bankrupt trolls like "KnowledgeSeeker."

[@incollectio]

8:46 - "Myth 1: Israel is guilty of genocide in Gaza" 22:31 - "Myth 2: International humanitarian law requires that Israel's response to Palestinian aggression be 'proportional'" 29:56 - "Myth 3: The Jews are colonizers, and the Palestinians are indigenous people" 33:19 - "Myth 4: The atrocities committed by Hamas - along with over 1000 Palestinian civilians - on October 7th were a legitimate response to oppression" 35:41 - "Myth 5: The two sides in this conflict are equally civilized, equally entitled to respect, and equally worth protecting"

[@buddahluvaz8]

Thanks, no way I could have slogged through the stupid shit Sam was saying in this one.

[@bodhidaka2145]

please explain, I'm interested in the opposite view@@buddahluvaz8

[@wombat6177]

It never ceases to amaze me how rude, nasty and dismissive people are on social media when someone presents an argument that challenges their own position. Small minds.

[@ivanleon6164]

LMAO at the myth list.

[@emilianosintarias7337]

yeah an opinion they have heard their whole life, that is no longer supportable by facts@@wombat6177

[@user-lp6po6ep6i]

This podcast says everything that has been rattling around in my heart since Oct. 7. Thank you Sam Harris!

[@michael3287]

Such clarity!

[@Nesendrea]

“In general, we are not talking about people who are part of the reality-based community.” One day, I hope to be capable of half such diplomatic fluency when pointing out backward, iron-age religious zealotry.

[@Jesus2point3]

In reality, who the hell are you talking about? To tell you the truth, i know many Muslims. In fact, i happen to be one. The truth to the problem are the Christians my friend, and all their #WhiteRinger friends. When you believe 1 man can be God, what's gonna' stop you from believing you're one too? Nothing! If you'd open your eyes, & think for yourself, you may begin to see the light. You've been manipulated all your life, and you can't tell the truth from a lie!

[@Rheologist]

Although I agree, note that "the reality-based community" is a term from Jonathan Rauch's book which Sam discussed with him in the last podcast.

[@punapeter]

that would be the 3 man made religions in that area.

[@gmw3083]

Sam is so far from reality it's crazy. But he's right that it's a clash of civilizations. The west is sinking fast as the east rises. That's reality. And it's a reality that beginning to steamroll due to the total incompetence of western leadership...

[@gmw3083]

Sam is so far from reality it's crazy. But he's correct in calling the situation a clash of civilizations.

[@Cracktune]

thank you for not shying away from this

[@jmc5335]

Come on now. He's never gonna miss an opportunity to air his Islamaphobia

[@Hollis_has_questions]

It’s really creepy how what Sam says at the end makes me think of The Terminator. Here’s Kyle Reese describing the motivation of the Terminator to Sarah Connor: “It can’t be bargained with, it can’t be reasoned with. It doesn’t feel pity, or remorse, or fear. And it absolutely will not stop - EVER - until you are dead.” Replace “you are” with “Israel is” and voilà, we have a perfect analogy. Is Hamas a Terminator? Is the Terminator Hamas? Either way, Reese’s description of the four key factors of the Terminator’s motivation - (1) it can’t be bargained with, (2) it can’t be reasoned with, (3) it has neither pity, remorse, nor fear, and (4) it won’t stop until [Israel] is dead - are as true for Hamas as they are for a fictional remorseless killing machine. Remember: Factors don’t care about your feelings.

[@paulbuschman8318]

Replace "It" with "Israel", and "you are" with "all Palestinians". There, fixed it for ya.

[@theresaburdett1054]

​@@paulbuschman8318Bulldust

[@djape778]

Sam's gone from hero to zero, in my eyes. I've read all of his books and respected him as a highly intelligent atheist, but I have always wondered why Chomsky couldn't stand him. Now I know.

[@exoxy]

Thank you for keeping me sane Sam. Some days its all can do to stop myself from weeping openly at the ignorance and hypocrisy which is taking over.

[@janienah]

Sam…It’s a shame that you squandered an opportunity to inform your audience, and instead volunteered to be a propaganda, puppet for misinformation, provided by a foreign government. The right side of history is never on the side of the oppressor. without understanding the imbalance of power, the illegal status of Israel’s 75 year occupation of Palestinian territory, and an understanding of centuries. You need to recalibrate your moral compass. Justifying the murder of children and an absurdly high civilian death rate as “urban wear warfare”, is straight from the Zionist propaganda talking points. Shame on you. Suggesting that this Hass to do with religion is proof you have absolutely no understanding of hundreds and nearly 1000 years of amicable relations between the Muslim and Jewish communities. Zionism is a colonial political ideology. If you don’t believe me do your research on what the original name was. Judaism is a beautiful religion that is intentionally conflated with a barbaric political ideology to insulated from criticism and accountability. Like all humans, Palestinians have the right to live free or die trying. international law afford this right to all humans, including Palestinians. Over 13,000 children have been murdered with our taxpayer dollars, over 7000 women have been murdered and over 80% of Palestinian civil infrastructure has been demolished. The suggestion that this has anything to do with a clash of civilizations and religious ideology is laughable. Kindergarten level research would have proven that even Christian and Jewish Palestinians are part of the resistance movement Determined to end the 75 year oppression of Palestinians. They will live free or die trying. In case you forgot, Mandela was also a terrorist, according to the apartheid state, trying to discredit him. the truth will prevail and as always, the right side of history will be on the side of the oppressed… Not the oppressor. Wake up.

[@twntwrs]

Part of which is Sam's ignorance and hypocrisy.

[@bernardofitzpatrick5403]

So genocide is ok ?

[@user-io6eq9gt6w]

@@twntwrs sounds like you got TDS buddy

[@exoxy]

@@bernardofitzpatrick5403 nope, hence Israel's response :)

[@elena_007]

Finally, someone said it without flinching. The reality is so terrifying that people are willing to believe anything, anything else; and, of course, blame the victim. Otherwise, we'll have to admit the truth and act on it. And that is too scary.

[@SDRDS96169]

Absolutely. You have summed it up well accurately.

[@stickjohnny]

Blaming innocent Palestinian civillians for their own slaughter is pretty victim-blamey.

[@Boostwerks]

Israel certainly is the victim of the Oct 7th attack by Hamas. They are however, (and more importantly I would argue) the perpetrator of an occupation, blockade, illegal settlements, consistent murder and control over a 2,000,000+ indigenous population. One could quite easily make the argument that Israel has been doing EXACTLY what Hamas did on Oct 7th, but more discreetly and over the span of the last 60+yrs. The evidence is out there, but one has to be willing to look.

[@elena_007]

@@stickjohnny Where did you hear Sam blaming innocent Palestinian civillians?

[@user-uq6bz1ri8j]

This is a precise statement of reality. Thank you.

[@MarkSHogan]

A thing of great beauty. Thanks for pulling all this together for everyone.

[@mirapilates]

Why doesnt Sam debate Norman Finkelstein?

[@BroodallyHonest]

Because he would be destroyed by Finkelstein

[@mathish1477]

Ahh, no, Finkelstein is a bargain rate thinker​r @@BroodallyHonest

[@BroodallyHonest]

@@mathish1477 The only thing Harris is good at is making religion look ridiculous. But, somewhere along the way, he developed a vendetta against Islam and Muslims, in particular. He's extremely biased.

[@mathish1477]

@@BroodallyHonest or, he's just right and you don't like it.

[@BroodallyHonest]

@@mathish1477 No, he's a Jew who's got a soft spot for his heritage. He's blind to the atrocities of his own people

[@tonydorsett33]

Sam Harris says the difficult topics out loud without apology. This is the ONLY way we can have an honest, productive conversation.

[@DanielJVoth]

Totally agree!

[@sketsakafit3733]

so many things he said are untrue, sadly. "People only hear what they want to hear"

[@mrrecluse7002]

@@sketsakafit3733 If that is true, then it should be easy for you to give some examples.

[@erniehudson1]

yes, not matter if it Jihadism, Wokeism, Trumpism, Vaccination Skeptics... Sam is there to address boldly!

[@sketsakafit3733]

​@@mrrecluse7002 ok, one example: He said that israel dont commit genocide because Gaza's population is not decreasing but rather increasing, from 250.000 (1948) to 2.5 million something (today). But do you know why there is a surge in Gaza's population? It's turns out isn't caused by increase in Palestinian's birthrate, but its because they are refugees. Gaza residents are displaced people from other regions of Palestine such as Jerusalem, West Bank, or other villages that got ransacked and taken over by either israeli armed settlers or expelled by the IDF. So it's clearly genocide and ethnic cleansing.

[@amyhunter7234]

Thank you for clarifying the definition of proportionality in war. Most people don’t seem to understand this

[@MelbourneMeMe]

So if there is a known terrorist in a football stadium, do Israel bomb it? What about a busy cafe, apartment block, or a hospital, or a bus... Israel is not open about how it determines each situation. There's a line somewhere, and the equation does include body count...

[@twntwrs]

Sam Harris doesn't understand it either after more than 10000 children killed and wounded by israel.

[@Boostwerks]

Anything to feel better about the 28,000 dead and 2,000,000 starving am I right? What about the IDF blowing up unoccupied UN built schools? The IDF destroying all Universities in Gaza. Completely leveling the North (literally every structure). What about the IDF shooting tank rounds at press in Lebanon killing 1 (caught on camera btw). The Numerous counts of IDF shooting innocent Palestinians simply trying to walk to the safe zones while holding white flags? Sam is a well spoken cleric who sits in his Ivory tower to speak sweet truths of nothingness in your ear. Nothing more.

[@andrewm4767]

Yeah it’s pretty good!

[@rnma14]

Clarification is when you get new information. Yet this seems to be your position all along and Harris didn't change a thing

[@fairlinda1]

So BEAUTIFUL. I cried as the antisemitism and the disinformation about Israel's motives to rid Gaza of Hamas is so full on in the UK where I live that hearing Sam Harris is like a reassuring hand on my arm.

[@jmc5335]

Would it be antisemitic to blame Jews for this?

[@matikramer9648]

He is not alone speaking out about it There are more

[@annabizaro-doo-dah]

I know what you say about jihadists is not propaganda. How? Because I once was a religious fundamentalist. Fortunately my religion was anti war. But i longed to be a martyr as my one sure way of making it to paradise. I know how dangerous fundamentalist reigion is, let alone a violent one.

[@ems4884]

Fundamentalism is a Christian concept. There's a similar concept in islam but it is called Salafist Forgive me but ... If you were a to fundamentalist Christian, I am struggling to think of which denomination is anti-war. That's not a common feature in Christianity. Exception: Quakers. I know no other religion that has any equivalent to fundamentalism.

[@PhenomenalWorld]

It’d be interesting for Sam to discuss how, perhaps, many people can’t fully comprehend the threat of Jihad because they can’t allow in the heart of darkness, the base, bloodthirsty, demonic, savage, nihilistic psychological realms inhabited by Jihadists, can’t understand that “death cult” actually means death cult and isn’t some phrase meant to shock or boost a point. As Bob Dylan said, “See life from a fair garden and everything looks cheerful. Climb to a higher plateau and you'll see plunder and murder.” Does some portion of general anti-war sentiment come from an inability to have “negative capability”, to hold war and its horrors as sometimes inevitable, that practicing non-violence or being nice or fair cannot overcome real evils (I once believed like this)? Life has much light and so much beauty, yes. But there’s no doubt a shadow side, which’s mostly been Integrated and expressed by the poet, artist, or mystic, who fully accept angels AND demons without judgement. In order to really understand the reality Sam’s describing, is it necessary, on some level, to personally encounter some of the uncontrollable chaotic violent side, that heart of darkness within us all? Does this account for why people, notoriously afraid to feel things deeply, can’t wrap their mind properly around the phenomena of Jihad, and instead cling to a more superficial and palatable reading of currents events?

[@jacquelinelion9879]

IMHO and with a background in child psychology (studies), teaching, professional astrology leading to karmic astrology and then onto Buddhism, my answer to you is "yes," it is necessary to "shine light on" our Shadow side, that is, what we do not want to face about ourselves (we also have in our Shadow good things, but this is not the discussion here). I quote Jung : "When an inner situation is not made conscious, it appears outside as fate." This happens on an individual level and a collective level and because we live in the world of duality, there is good and evil and most of us are somewhere on this linear spectrum. I dare not write more here, but psychology, Jung and Jungian thought, art (poetry, writing, painting etc ), astrology (karmic astrology particularly), mysticism, Buddhism, Confucianism, Hermeticism etc... show the way. I wrote about a linear spectrum, but our spiritual evolution is spiral (just to complicate things). Would love to write more and what you have written is absolutely true. @PhenomenalWorld

[@JuliaGooliaOnGoogle]

You just basically described me before 10/7 so I'm inclined to answer all of this with a 'yes.' Naivety. But 10/7 - and the immediate reaction from people whom I thought were just like me - changed me. Big time. Rose-colored glasses are off for me and I've spent the better part of 3 months examining and firming up my moral red lines. I wasn't even aware I had them. But I think there's a lot of people out there who are going through the same process, silently. Sam's courage to speak up here when mostly everyone is afraid to is very admirable.

[@jacquelinelion9879]

@@JuliaGooliaOnGoogle There is another expression that might give you comfort : "The truth will set you free, but first it will make you miserable". I enjoyed reading you because that is exactly what happened to me to and my own transformation because of this is far from over.

[@xavitheta5190]

Jihad happens, I gross behavior, but it happens when European jews invade Arab land.

[@andrewm4767]

@@jacquelinelion9879 you wrote more than enough

[@lanishx8935]

Clarity and bravery, even when it's unpopular. Needed now more than ever. Thanks, Sam.

[@fuzzybunnyluv]

That’s such a dode shlarfing say nothing comment

[@lanishx8935]

@roopprabhu it was just a compliment, you over here expecting a full, profound deconstruction of the video in the KZbin comments? Lmao

[@williammcarthur1966]

@@fuzzybunnyluv to be honest, i personally wouldn't share this comment but fuck me are you right. can we please have less dick sucking of the content creator everyone? at least skim the surface and allude to whatever sam says that was "clear and brave". it honestly makes me think these are just bots or maybe its people who have something affirmed by the content creator and they just cant resist the dick sucking praise. this shit is everywhere - it's annoying, fawning, and you wouldn't be able to say it IRL without feeling cringe.

[@andrewm4767]

That is bravery like when an actress wears a specific dress to the Oscar’s- omg so brave! She totally pulled it off

[@joaopedrosousa5636]

Genocide supporter supports genocide supporter, how often does that occur?

[@honestlyforreal6304]

This needs to be a Netflix special

[@pete223]

Sam wrote once about how bad collateral damage is, about how badly the war on terror was waged and other well thought out arguments that don't seem to be used on the issue at hand.... As a fan I'm sorry to say, that Sam seems to go from opinion to explanation here, instead of the other way around, as we were used to of him

[@uk7769]

thank you for being you Sam Harris.

[@mycuteb]

Killing innocent children should never be ok, on either side.

[@HecticGlenn]

Did you listen to the bit about intention? If you intentionally drove your car into a child vs you swerved a child and hit another child are very different acts. You're over simplifying the issue, as if no child is harmed by stopping the war, children will continue to die, intentionally, at the hands of hamas

[@lainrich]

clearly, this podcast went over your head.

[@gilkatchko6482]

Thats right the difference is that in israel we dont think its ok while the other side believe its a sacrifice for just cause

[@samuelgoldring9691]

Deaths are tragic But we don’t always get old fashioned Hollywood endings where the hero talks the bad guy out of dropping the baby off the terrace and then the bad guys slips off and plunges to his death . In reality the bad guy is about to throw 10 babies one at a time but though he is shot and dying he manages to throw one off.

[@hoodwiser7652]

@@HecticGlennthe irony is that analogy completely oversimplifies Israel’s past actions, present actions and, most importantly, indiscriminate killing of anybody in Palestine.

[@madhavi108]

Brilliantly , clearly , simply stated .. i wish this podcast would be listened to by millions

[@robwilliams668]

This was one of the most clear concise, comprehensive talks on a subject from sam since the black lives matter episode. Really good.

[@andrewm4767]

100% -pure one sided talking points- always good!

[@raina4732]

@@andrewm4767then go through each point and refute it with evidence. But you can’t, so you won’t.

[@andrewm4767]

@@raina4732 I could actually do a few and I’m nowhere near an expert on the topic-

[@SmokeyEternal]

@@andrewm4767 Do it then

[@geekylove3603]

It's because of people like Sam and Coleman that thousands of Muslims can be killed by the West without consequences in Iraq 91 and 2003 plus now in Syria, Yemen and Palestine. Muslims have been k murdered by the West for decades. It is any wonder that they are slightly peeved lol. But Coleman and Sam and Kon and other immoral scum still at like the victim. What a strange world we live in.

[@jeremyevans8374]

I don't know how any prominent Muslim would dare risk a charge of apostasy by attempting to publicly advocate for reform.

[@marouanenajar3026]

Well said, the Palestinians could have won by being pacifists, that is why Israel admittedly promoted Hamas. Way to go Sam!

[@walterbenjamin1386]

The most candid, clear discussion of this nightmarish situation.

[@dovirivkin8831]

Always refreshing to listen to Sam, we live in a world that we have made so much progress and many people still missing critical thinking. Thank you.

[@CP-nl2zb]

Sam is a World Champion Pseudo intellectual. Sammy The Pseudo Harris.

[@dovirivkin8831]

@@CP-nl2zbyou have 100+ comments on this channel, I assume they are all of the same character, you cannot be a real person.

[@donnmckee4973]

Right. So hearing someone try to justify offing younglings as not evil in the first 10 mins of his video is refreshing to you?

[@AndyColglazier]

​@@CP-nl2zbpersonal attack with no actual commentary on the content. Is that really what you want to go with?

[@AndyColglazier]

​@@donnmckee4973is that what you heard? Because that's not really what he said.

[@Dreaming-11]

Sam seems to be the ONLY sane outspoken public figure, a courageous voice of reason in the middle of a complete world madness. I wish there were more like him but we are stuck with corrupt idiotic weak people in the positions of power.

[@bigbro8401]

Tremendous video!!

[@andrealeaist]

I appreciate your rational contribution to the dialogue Sam, thank you.

[@martha8241]

Im in love with your brain. So grateful for this Podcast..... Thank you Sam Harris. A BRILLIANT honest, genuine Mentch

[@peterdembowy4459]

Thanks for being a voice of logic and reason.

[@JungleJim156]

Very well thought out, informed and hard-hitting narrative. The 5 points perfectly illustrate the issues facing not just the mid-east, but the world at large. It's a battle between civilized societies and the death cults.

[@otherpaca]

I just talked to God and he said Jerusalem can relocate to North Dakota. North Dakota is the holy land now. This solves everything.

[@morrisgreg2176]

Thank you once again Sam Harris

[@jacksonrauch9429]

For what being an apologist tool to justify Israeli atrocities?

[@morrisgreg2176]

​@@jacksonrauch9429stay morally confused.

[@fh3275]

Thanks for your thoughts Sam. I think people of both Israel and Palestine deserve better than the governments currently representing them.

[@lloydgush]

People get the government they deserve. Either by innaction or by action.

[@amiwettstein1639]

Gosh dang. I have been writing a sort of sloppy, disorganized dissertation for “fun” (for myself) since Oct. 7th. I’ve combed obsessively through articles and all manner of resources. It’s like 15 pages long and this absolute treasure of a podcast says everything I’ve written but in a succinct, articulate way. Thank you for putting this out there. The misinformation that has been spread and that is spreading about this topic isn’t just unfortunate, but potentially deadly. What’s gone on on U.S. campuses is pure lunacy.

[@alexherbert9404]

" reciprocal savagery"....such a great phrase to illustrate the inanity of the term "proportional response"..

[@kraakelol]

A shining gem of morality on the left. This is needed. Most pro-Israel sources are unfortunately «right wing» and outright dismissed by so many. This is obviously apolitical and calmly conveyed. Thank you, as allways, for being reasonable and reliable on these issues.

[@user-gy1pu3gq3d]

Jewish supremacists from left and right, regardless of where they were born, are always ready to defend the diaspora.

[@engramynd2314]

😂

[@strongblackcoffee9573]

Nah. He's not left. More of a centrist. Check out Chris Hedges for a real left take

[@24pwade]

Thanks for the post Sam. One thing that appears to be bolstering the support (often blind from what I can tell) of Hamas and other terrorist actors by people specifically in the west, is what appears to be an increase over the last decade of anti-west sentiment. There are people who seem to be quick to support anything that is at least perceived to be anti-west or anti-American foreign policy. It has me questioning if people who claim to be in support of Palestine are genuinely in support of the civilian population or are actually just anti-west.

[@sujin012]

One other more tangible thing supporting Hamas is the Israel government that bolstered it while undermining the Palestinian Authority to avoid any real negotiations for a Palestinian state.

[@colelewis9940]

You mean anti white. Its not anti western blacks, its anti western whites and now the Jews who look white even though they are not

[@user-my9kj6gq5v]

I agree with you on this. I have felt from the beginning that it is something more than just being anti jew or anti Israel. You have to be anti West to also be anti Israel in such a twisted way. All those billions of petro- dollars in grants to western universities are paying off we can see much to the detriment of the world !!

[@alpheuswoodley8435]

💩🤡

[@davidfirmino3829]

that is because you cant separate the chaos in the middle east and the actions of Israel from US politics. Us is as much to blame as Israel for the genocide. do you get it why people that oppose Israel have necessarily oppose Us foreign policy.

[@ruthconradie8650]

Thank you, Sam. You stand head and shoulders above the other podcasters. No one compares to you, your depth of understanding and your clear articulation of the situation. Your generosity in sharing this podcast is greatly greatly appreciated.

[@jmc5335]

You're better checking out Ezra Klein for more insight

[@jacksonrauch9429]

I would crush your boy Sam in a debate. He is an intellectual lightweight.

[@jackd6129]

@@jmc5335lol. What a joke

[@jmc5335]

@jackd6129 Klein has had some really impressive guests on regarding this subject. All of whom I would wager would shake their heads at the reductive nonsense Harris spouts from the get-go here.

[@jackd6129]

@@jmc5335 successfully argue against 1 of his 5 points and I’ll give it a try

[@clivespendlove5993]

This sounds so convincing to me. I have long noticed that non-fundamentalists (such as I used to be) mostly seem incapable of understanding the danger of fundamentalist mentalities. This is the most worrying aspect of the present situation.

[@knowingphilosophy3901]

Sam, This proves that your words do not shy away from any truth. This again shows that your voice is a necessary condition these days to keep reason on track. Please continue to spread your wisdom, even if it seems difficult sometimes. Thank you for showing clarity in a time of derangement❤️

[@geralyned9530]

There's no wisdom here. It is shocking that he has swallowed Israeli propaganda whole. He needs to get outside of the Zioinist bubble and the media whitewash in order to find out the truth.

[@ems4884]

It's amazing to see the sizable number of Harris listeners on this page who immediately stopped listening to him as soon as he took up this topic. I looked at some of their other comments on his videos and it's very peculiar. They refuse to recognize the logical contradictions on their own views. Somehow, when its Israel, radical Islamists become freedom fighters to them. It's very hard to understand how they don't recognize the flaws in their own thinking. And I'm struggling to find any explanation other than "the Iranian / Palestinian propaganda machine is very effective" or "is it latent antisemitic bias that keeps then from actually listening to Israelis?"

[@meghrajdadapatil9148]

4:50 Pacifism didn't work in India. Subhash Chandra Bose play major role in India's independence

[@davegail35]

Thank you for articulating a critically important perspective that many in the west or so called global south fail or refuse to acknowledge. As someone who lives in Israel, yours is an important voice that we often fail to effectively express. We too have a small minority of crazies who tend to be loud, beyond the pale and are often seen, incorrectly as representing the majority of Israelis.

[@fernandovianna3691]

Never seen such complete, fact-based, dispassionate and crystal-clear comments on the subject. Thank you.

[@Fomites]

Sam, I think this is your best yet. Very cogent. This needs to be widely understood.

[@alpheuswoodley8435]

Translations "Sam, I too support genocide and war crimes, and I feel less monstrous hearing your propaganda"

[@davidrice6224]

I'm a straight man but I LOVE Sam Harris! 💙 The man is a brilliantly clear thinker, rational and compassionate. Hopefully Sam is an Everton fan!

[@ems4884]

Maybe Sam Harris can turn you out. Might be the one and only guy who could do it. Lol. Kidding.

[@jinnahmaelobrio9228]

Thank you Sam for your enlightening discussions.

[@tanimyasirazad9774]

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[@MelFinehout]

I had to send this to a few people. Man, what a bizarre world we live in now.

[@user-uq6bz1ri8j]

And Sam isn't inherently biased. He presents facts in an attempt to educate those willing to listen.

[@bjkarana]

Strange times!

[@geralyned9530]

@@user-uq6bz1ri8j Unfortunately, his perspective is censored by the media. He hasn't gone to Palestine to find out for himself the truth.

[@Simon89Jeppesen]

​@@user-uq6bz1ri8j And you have no arguments against him

[@MelFinehout]

@@user-uq6bz1ri8j I don’t know if ai agree that he’s not inherently biased. He is a Jew after all. I think he does a good job of staying consistent to his intellectual standards despite innate bias.

[@uk7769]

well, when it comes to death cults, giving them what they want sounds like a win win. "Imagine there's no heaven, and no religion too"

[@tomroyca]

Unfortunately they all want to take as many infidels as possible with them to their non existing heavens

[@punapeter]

all man made religions are death cults for people afraid to die

[@joshualittle877]

I really hope your not serious? Giving them what they want is the worst thing we or anyone could do. It does not satiate it only encourages far worse behavior. I can give you plenty of examples. The biggest one is that Palestinians have been offered a state of their own at least five times and not only did they reject those offers but every single attempt at negotiations resulted in an attack on Israel. This makes complete sense when you understand the Islamist/Jihadist Mindset. They believe if you can be forced to the bargaining table that you can be defeated and they use things like cease fires and negotiation only to get respite and get back on their feet so they can attack again and also to judge what type of effect said attacks are having. Neither Hamas, Islamic Jihard, PLO or any other group give a damn about Palestinian civillians a bit they only care about how they can be used to attack Israel and so far the majority of those Palestinians see just fine with that.( Though there are also many who want Israel to get rid of Hamas for them they are simply to afraid to actually say so publlically.

[@mznxbcv12345]

Compare and contrast - The word עוֹלֵל, ʿôlēl which means 'Babe, infant, little one, a suckling' occurs 21 King James Bible Verses Of these verses: “Happy shall he be, that taketh and dasheth thy little ones against the stones.” -Psalm 137:9 “Now go and smite Amalek, and utterly destroy all that they have, and spare them not; but slay both man and woman, infant and suckling, ox and sheep, camel and ass.” -1 Samuel 15:3 “Therefore I am full of the fury of the LORD; I am weary with holding in: I will pour it out upon the children abroad, and upon the assembly of young men together: for even the husband with the wife shall be taken, the aged with him that is full of days.” -Jeremiah 6:11 “Samaria shall become desolate; for she hath rebelled against her God: they shall fall by the sword: their infants shall be dashed in pieces, and their women with child shall be ripped up.” -Hosea 13:16 The other verses are not much different. Infact it is always in association with violence. Indeed these verses are the reason why in the Crusades the sense of pious rejoicing at massacre does not appear to be the product of later theologizing; it is also found, in the account of the eye-witness Raymond of Aguilers: “in the Temple and porch of Solomon, men rode in blood up to their knees and bridle reins. Indeed, it was a just and splendid judgment of God that this place should be filled with the blood of the unbelievers, since it had suffered so long from their blasphemies.” In fact, Raymond continues, “This day, I say, will be famous in all future ages, for it turned our labours and sorrows into joy and exultation; this day, I say, marks the justification of all Christianity, the humiliation of paganism, and the renewal of our faith.” This is the polar opposite in the Quran in Surah Al-Tanwir, literally "The Englightenining" Surah, Aya 8-9, we have the death of a newborn is mentioned amongst the penultimate signs of the end of times, emphasizing the gravity of such an action. That child, now resurrected, is asked for what wrong doing was she murdered. This is to emphasize that she had done nothing wrong, for she had done nothing wrong and this is the day of retribution where those who omitted the evil are to be punished. This is the polar opposite in the Qur'an, Surah Al-Baqara Aya 190, which exhorts to fight unbelievers and not be "Aggressors", in the commentary of what it means to be aggressors, this was stated Al-Hasan Al-Basri stated that transgression (indicated by the Ayah): It is reported in the Two Sahihs that Ibn `Umar said, "The Prophet forbade killing women and children." بابتداء القتال أو بقتال من نهيتم عن قتاله من النساء والشيوخ والصبيان والذين بينكم وبينهم عهد أو بالمثلة أو بالمفاجأة من غير دع "To kill those whom you were forbidden to from women, elderly, children and those whom betwixt you is a treaty or custom or by surprise or without cause" -Tafsir Al-Zamakshari of the meaning of Aggressors in the Aya The modifiable testaments testament genocide on the other hand.Surah Al-Baqara Aya 190 limits war to those who fight against Muslims, prohibits transgression, and implies respect for human dignity and life Indeed it is what precedes the famous "sword verse", always cited out of context. God did bring down the Qur’an, Mohamed is his Messenger.

[@scottmoon4721]

No heaven and no religion is called Soviet Union. Wasn't exactly an utopia.

[@travelmusic1113]

I don’t always agree with Sam Harris, but this is brilliant. Verbal and moral clarity.

[@YOGAthletica]

Rational. Factual. And spot on. Thank you. 🇮🇱

[@wvhollargirl7549]

Thank you, Sam Harris. I understand JIHAD like never before. I never made the fanatical relationship to death before this sharing. You are a true voice of reason

[@QuixoticIgnotism]

God Bless Sam Harris! :)

[@kingofallmediums2123]

I have just one word to say: BRILLIANT! 😮😮😮😮😮😮😮😮😮😮😮😮😊😊😊😊😊😊

[@irakotlik]

It is existential for Israel, it existential for women and all those who genuinely love them. Thank you. It is time we wake up and evolve beyond ideology of death as legit. If religion is not making your life more beautiful and prosperous I say it has to be let go, because the whole purpose of spirituality is to make life more beautiful not vice versa

[@alexluthiger731]

The trouble with most wannabe religious people no matter what confession is that they are self-righteous and sanctimonious hypocrites. They honor their God with their lips, but inside their hearts they are ugly, hatedriven and sanctimonious beasts. A breed of vipers.

[@christophorfaust2457]

Stumbled across this while responding to yet another Gaza ceasefire podcast. Dr Harris is a voice of reason. I am not! If the Islamic nations cared about the Palestinian people, they would follow his advice… but they don’t and it would seem, nothing is going to change their minds. Hate is a powerful motivator, but religious zealotry knows no limits. So glad someone was/is willing to acknowledge this fact besides just me!!!

[@user-uq6bz1ri8j]

...particularly since it's seems unpopular to support Israel these days.

[@christophorfaust2457]

@@user-uq6bz1ri8j While I'm not a big fan of the way Israeli IDF has handled this mess, but I realize one side's negotiating position is death at any cost. If that's what they want, then so be it!!!

[@jmc5335]

​@@christophorfaust2457What should Islamic nations do for Palestinians?

[@jacksonrauch9429]

You mention “religious zealotry”… you include Zionism under that moniker I assume?

[@user-uq6bz1ri8j]

@@jacksonrauch9429 Ancient history has religious extremism and conquests on both sides, but you are not being honest if you think there isn't an ethical difference, now, between Islam and Judaism/Christianity. I'm not going to repeat Sam Harris' lessons on this. You'll just have to listen better so you can avoid making foolish comments when you're trying to be clever.

[@kyleheslin]

I have a few issues with Sam’s argument here. Although I’m firmly in the camp of religious extremism especially Jihad is non sensical and fundamentally destructive and dangerous. Many studies have shown that many of these Jihad movements and extremest group flourish and these idea of martadem are more palatable in conditions when a population is pushed to the edge. If we assume Islam much like many religions is a cult and we know from multiple studies that people are far more likely to be convinced by a cult and ignore that obvious red flags when they are in a vulnerable position in their life. Hence even if I agree with 90% of what Sam is saying it still makes the war counter productive in terms of extremist production non just in Palestine but the whole of the Muslim world. It’s the same reason we saw an increase in religious fundamentalism after the US’ war in Iraq

[@thedarknessunderneathpodca6366]

Sam's argument is surprisingly obtuse here and amounts to 'Israel is good because Hamas is bad'. He cherry picks his facts. And the blood libel comment was on par with Ben Affleck's attacks on him. He ignores A) many Israeli top officials stating they want and intend ethnic cleansing B) it is largely the west restraining Israel at all C) declaring all of Jerusalem theirs, dividing the west bank with settlements, thousands, these past few years, is considered an act of war D) those settlers regularly attack Palestinians and aren't prosecuted for it. D) Israel also gets free passes other nations don't get, with more support from the west due to lobbying and feeling bad over what happened during the holocaust. The Hamas need to be destroyed but "we are gonna put them on a diet" (quote) starvation and ten thousand kids dead, with videos showing unjustified strikes causing mass casualties, is still criminal.

[@GeoPePeTto]

Sure, war should always be be the last option. But what’s the first? The second? Have you not listened? Muslims battle with themselves the same way. With children as mine sweepers and shields. And even if they drop the martyrdom, they clearly want to rule and subject everyone to Islam. What happens when they can’t? They will resort to the same tactics. I don’t know, it’s easy to cry fault, but now find the solution.

[@Ihaveaview]

Rather than blaming Israel as it is defending itself to create a situation of despair, I would suggest that some people take the opportunity to gain power ( and wealth) in chaotic situations. So also the Egyptian Arafat that died as a very wealthy man not produced anything than destruction his whole life. These people thrive in hard situations af see no reason to elevate their people from poverty as its risk of losing their power. You might want yo ask yourself why none of the muslim countries are democracies. Its Israels fault?

[@lirazdemasure936]

I think that people will always find a reason to blame others for whatever they feel going wrong in their lives or around the world. What happened for decades is that the UN, the Arab countries and the Palestinians themselves are being treated as they are incapable to act differently or to care for themselves. I don't know if you saw the kind of material being taught in their schools- even in the so called moderate Palestinian authority- they are still paying money to the families of terrorists that ended the lives of Jews. There is a lot to fix from the Israeli government (s) that's for sure- but this is not an excuse to become a raging fundamentalist. Just see what happened yesterday at a Chicago ELEMENTARY school.

[@mrrecluse7002]

The truth is just the truth, counter productive or not regarding Muslims who can't swallow the bitter pill of truth. That is what makes many of them so backwards, in their thinking. Regarding the backlash against the failed policies of the U.S. in the Middle East, you may be right on the mark. That old saying, "the path to hell is paved with good intentions" says it all.

[@bonapartemaxxing8482]

Ok, nice, now let's talk about settlers' violence against palestinians.

[@satiricgames2129]

Israel literally arrests people and throws them in jail or like and goes to court with them false equivalent

[@DrGecko1]

Ok let's talk about it

[@DrGecko1]

I'll tell you as an Israeli yeah there's settler violence by extremists and it's inexcusable but putting the whole conflict on it would be absurd

[@bonapartemaxxing8482]

​@@DrGecko1 Just like Sam reduced the whole conflict to "civilized democracy vs barbaric jihadism", while that same "western civilized democracy" has caused millions of deaths at this point across the globe. Just lol at Sam's take on this. No matter how rational and intellectual one might be, he simply can't have that same level of objectivity when it comes to issues regarding Israel because he is of Jewish descent.

[@ezequielcisneros5145]

Thank you Dr. Harris for your effort. Now, I will listen to Lex speak with Dr. Sulieman.

[@stephenkane1074]

A drink of ice water in the desert.

[@majidjamili2157]

hey, I'm commenting from inside Iran, ask me anything ... ?!!!

[@yehudagreenfield]

A few questions: 1. Does the Iranian population in general support israel? I see a lot of support from Persians outside of Iran but I'm not sure if that represents Iranians within Iran. 2. It seems like there's a people's uprising against the Islamic regime. Do you think they will succeed in overturning the government and putting another system in place? 3. Are you allowed unfiltered internet access there?

[@majidjamili2157]

​@@yehudagreenfield Hey, all the big questions. HAHA - I'd say there is a huge support from inside Iran as well. However, you can't find people publicly expressing it for many reasons. The biggest one is the oppressive regime in Iran which bans all of that. I'm one of the supporters BTW, hope the war ends soon in favour of innocent people on both sides. If you read the history of relationships before the Islamic revolution, you will find out why there is a huge tie between Persians and Jews. and how the revolution ruined everything... - True, there have been movements inside Iran against the autocracy for decades. I'm certain that big change will happen one day, the new generations are far more informed, educated and smarter. They give me the hope of a better future for Iran and the region. - The internet is heavily filtered, I'm using a VPN system providing me with an Australian IP so I can access social media etc. Hope that info helps

[@SandraKanferClarke]

Stay safe

[@domsnow6418]

@@majidjamili2157stay safe. Hope You‘ll get rid of your oppressors.

[@majidjamili2157]

@@domsnow6418 thanks mate, we are pushing ... :) !

[@clausjuel1782]

Dear Sam, Thanks for this clarity. Clarity has to have power, if so, yours is the clearest one of all clarity. I would just hope, you will act with the same clarity. Action by folks like you is needed, it's high time. Thanks again. ❤

[@theockle]

Didn't the Washington Post prove that Al Shifa Hospital WASN'T the headquarters of HAMAS? I mostly agree with Sam, but since we're debunking myths...

[@mmikee407]

Moral clarity is the scarcest of all virtues in the West.

[@SDRDS96169]

Not exclusively a Western scarcity, it's a human brain thing scarcity everywhere on everyone even if the levels of scarcity on that front may be higher in the West than say some places in the East, it is still not exclusively Western

[@mmikee407]

In the East, they have a crystal moral clarity albeit the morality they are clear about is twisted, deranged subversive and absurd, but clear nevertheless. The West in the main is morally ambiguous specially on the left and thanks to that new craze of DEI and cultural relativism is getting worse. @@SDRDS96169

[@lloydgush]

He's lacking a bit if he's comparing iraq and afghanistan to gaza. Specially iraq.

[@bannersxyz]

1. Haifa Massacre 1937 2. Jerusalem Massacre 1937 3. Haifa Massacre 1938 4. Balad al-Sheikh Massacre 1939 5. Haifa Massacre 1939 6. Haifa Massacre 1947 7. Abbasiya Massacre 1947 8. Al-Khisas Massacre 1947 9. Bab al-Amud Massacre 1947 10. Jerusalem Massacre 1947 11. Sheikh Bureau Massacre 1947 12. Jaffa Massacre 1948 13. Khan Yunis Massacre 1956 14. Jerusalem Massacre 1967 15. Sabra and Shatila Massacre 1982 16. Al-Aqsa Massacre 1990 17. Ibrahimi Mosque Massacre 1994 18. Jenin Refugee Camp April 2002 19. Gaza Massacre 2008-2009 20. Gaza Massacre 2012 21. Gaza Massacre 2014 22. Gaza Massacre 2018-2019 23. Gaza Massacre 2021 24. Gaza Genocide 2023-Ongoing DONT LET ANYONE CONVINCE YOU THAT IT STARTED ON OCTOBER 7th*** SHARE AND REPOST***

[@bobterry99]

Muslim Pogroms against Jews from 622 to 1967: ● 622 - 627: Ethnic cleansing of Jews from Mecca and Medina, (Jewish boys publicly inspected for pubic hair. if they had any, they were executed.) ● 629: 1st Alexandria Massacres, Egypt. ● 622 - 634: extermpination of the 14 Arabian Jewish tribes. ● 822 - 861: Islamic empire passes law that Jews must wear yellow stars, (later adopted in Nazi Germany), Caliph al-Mutawakkil. ● 1106: Ali Ibn Yousef Ibn Tashifin of Merakesh decrees death penalty for any local Jew, including his Jewish Physician, and Military general. ● 1033: 1st Fez Pogrom, Morocco. ● 1148: Almohadin of Morocco gives Jews the choice of converting to Islam, or expulsion. ● 1066: Granada Massacre, Muslim occupied Spain. ● 1165 - 1178: Jews nation wide were given the choice (under new constitution) convert to Islam or die, Yemen. ● 1165: chief Rabbi of the Moghreb burnt alive. the Rambam flees for Egypt. ● 1220: 10s of thousands of Jews killed by Muslims after being blamed for Mongol invasion, Turkey, Iraq, Syria, Egypt. ● 1270: Sultan Baibars of Egypt resolved to burn all the Jews, a ditch having been dug for that purpose; but at the last moment he repented, and instead exacted a heavy tribute, during the collection of which many perished. ● 1276: 2nd Fez Pogrom, Morocco. ● 1385: Khorasan Massacres, Iran. ● 1438: 1st Mellah Ghetto Massacres, North Africa. ● 1465: 3rd Fez Pogrom, Morocco (11 Jews left alive.) ● 1517: 1st Safed Pogrom, Ottoman Palestine. ● 1517: 1st Hebron Pogrom, Ottoman Palestine. Marsa ibn Ghazi Massacre, Ottoman Libya. ● 1577: Passover Massacre, Ottoman Empire. ● 1588 - 1629: Mahalay Pogroms, Iran. ● 1630 - 1700: Yemenite Jews were considered "impure" and thus forbidden to touch a Muslim or a Muslim's food. They were obligated to humble themselves before a Muslim, to walk to the left side, and greet him first. They could not build houses higher than a Muslim's or ride a camel or horse, and when riding on a mule or a donkey, they had to sit sideways. Upon entering the Muslim quarter a Jew had to take off his foot-gear and walk barefoot. If attacked with stones or fists by Islamic youth, a Jew was not allowed to defend himself. ●1660: 2nd Safed Pogrom, Ottoman Palestine. ● 1670: Mawza expultion, Yemen. ● 1679 - 1680: Sanaa Massacres, Yemen.1747: Mashhad Masacres, Iran. ● 1785: Tripoli Porom, Ottoman Libya. 1790 - 92: Tetouan Pogrom. Morocco. (Jews of Tetouan stripped naked, and lined up for Muslim perverts.) ● 1800: new decree passed in Yemen, that Jews are forbidden to wear new clothing, or good clothing. Jews are forbidden to ride mules or donkeys, and were occasionally rounded up for long marches naked through the Roob al Khali dessert. ● 1805: 1st Algeris Pogrom, Ottoman Algeria. ● 1808 2nd 1438: 1st Mellah Ghetto Massacres, North Africa. ● 1815: 2nd Algeris Pogrom, Ottoman Algeria. ● 1820: Sahalu Lobiant Massacres, Ottoman Syria. ● 1828: Baghdad Pogrom, Ottoman Iraq. ● 1830: 3rd Algeris Pogrom, Ottoman Algeria. ● 1830: ethnic cleansing of Jews in Tabriz, Iran. ● 1834: 2nd Hebron Pogrom, Ottoman Palestine. ● 1834: Safed Pogrom, Ottoman Palestne. ● 1839: Massacre of the Mashadi Jews, Iran. ● 1840: Damascus, ritual killings (Muslims, along with french Christians kidnapped, tortured, and killed Jewish Children for entertainment), Ottoman Syria. ● 1840: blood libels introduced to the Muslim world from Europe. ● 1844: 1st Cairo Massacres, Ottoman Egypt. ● 1847: Dayr al-Qamar Pogrom, Ottoman Lebanon. ● 1847: ethnic cleansing of the Jews in Jerusalem, Ottoman Palestine. ● 1848: 1st Damascus Pogrom, Syria. ● 1850: 1st Aleppo Pogrom, Ottoman Syria. ● 1860: 2nd Damascus Pogrom, Ottoman Syria. ● 1862: 1st Beirut Pogrom, Ottoman Lebanon. ● 1866: Kuzguncuk Pogrom, Ottoman Turkey. ● 1867: Barfurush Massacre, Ottoman Turkey. ● 1868: Eyub Pogrom, Ottoman Turkey. ● 1869: Tunis Massacre, Ottoman Tunisia. ● 1869: Sfax Massacre, Ottoman Tunisia.● 1864 ● 1880: Marrakesh Massacre, Morocco. ● 1870: 2nd Alexandria Massacres, Ottoman Egypt. ● 1870: 1st Istanbul Pogrom, Ottoman Turkey. ● 1871: 1st Damanhur Massacres,Ottoman Egypt. ● 1872: Edrine Massacres, Ottoman Turkey. ● 1872: 1st Izmir Pogrom, Ottoman Turkey. ● 1873: 2nd Damanhur Massacres, Ottoman Egypt. ● 1874: 2nd Izmir Pogrom, Ottoman Turkey. ● 1874: 2nd Istanbul Pogrom, Ottoman Turkey. ● 1874: 2nd Beirut Pogrom,Ottoman Lebanon. ●1875: 2nd Aleppo Pogrom, Ottoman Syria. ● 1875: Jerba Island Massacre, Ottoman Tunisia. ● 1877: 3rd Damanhur Massacres,Ottoman Egypt. ● 1877: Mansura Pogrom, Ottoman Egypt. ● 1882: Homs Massacre, Ottoman Syria. ● 1882: 3rd Alexandria Massacres, Ottoman Egypt. ● 1890: 2nd Cairo Massacres, Ottoman Egypt. ● 1890, 3rd Damascus Pogrom, Ottoman Syria. ● 1891: 4th Damanahur Massacres, Ottoman Egypt. ● 1897: Tripolitania killings, Ottoman Libya. ● 1903 & 1907: Taza & Settat, pogroms, Morocco. ● 1890: Tunis Massacres, Ottoman Tunisia. ● 1901 - 1902: 3rd Cairo Massacres, Ottoman Egypt. ● 1901 - 1907: 4th Alexandria Massacres,Ottoman Egypt.p ● 1903: 1st Port Sa'id Massacres, Ottoman Egypt. ● 1903 - 1940: Pogroms of Taza and Settat, Morocco. ● 1907: Casablanca, pogrom, Morocco. ● 1908: 2nd Port Said Massacres,Ottoman Egypt. ● 1910: Shiraz blood libel. ● 1911: Shiraz Pogrom. ● 1912: 4th Fez , Pogrom, Morocco. ● 1917: Baghdadi Jewish Inquisition, Ottoman Empire. ● 1918 - 1948: law passed making it illegal to raise an orphan inJewish faith, Yemen. ● 1920: Irbid Massacres: British mandate Palestine. ● 1920 - 1930: Arab riots, British mandate Palestine. ● 1921: 1st Jaffa riots, British mandate Palestine. ● 1922: Djerba Massacres, Tunisia. ● 1928: Ikhwan Masacres, Egypt, and British mandate Palestine. ● 1928: Jewish orphans sold into slavery, and forced to convert t Islam by Muslim Brotherhood, Yemen. ● 1929: 3rd Hebron Pogrom British mandate Palestine. ● 1929 3rd Safed Pogrom, British mandate Palestine. ● 1933: 2nd Jaffa riots, British mandate Palestine. ● 1934: Thrace Pogroms, Turkey. ● 1934: 1st Farhud Massacres, Iraq. ● 1936: 3rd Jaffa riots, British mandate Palestine. ● 1936: 2nd Farhud Massacres, Iraq. ● 1941: 3rd Farhud Massacres, Iraq. ● 1942: Mufti collaboration with the Nazis. plays a part in the final solution. ● 1942: Struma disaster, Turkey. ● 1942: Nile delta Pogroms, Egypt. ● 1938 - 1945: Arab collaboration with the Nazis. ● 1945: 4th Cairo Massacres, Egypt. ● 1945: Tripolitania Pogrom, Libya. ● 1947: Aden Pogroms. ● 1947: 3rd Aleppo Pogrom, Syria. ● 1948: "emptying" of the Jewish quarter of Damascus, Syria. ● 1948: 1st Arab Israeli war (1 out of every 100 Jew was killed.) ● 1948: Oujda & Jerada Pogroms, Morocco. ● 1948: 1st Libyan Inquisition of Jews. ● 1951: 2nd Libyan Inquisition of Jews. ● 1955: 3rd Istanbul Pogrom, Turkey. ● 1956: 1st Egyptian Inquisition of Jews. ● 1965: 5th Fez Pogrom, Morocco. ● 1967: 2nd Egyptian Inquisition of Jews. ● 1967: Tunis riots, Tunisia.

[@realolivertwisted]

@@bobterry99 they subvert every host country and then cry that they’re victims and everyone’s just a bigot when they’re kicked out.

[@realolivertwisted]

@@bobterry99 see, most NORMAL people, after they’ve been kicked out of HUNDREDS of - let’s say bars instead of countries - would realize that it’s THEM, NOT the bars who are at fault. If you had a friend who’d been kicked out of HUNDREDS of bars, or fired from HUNDREDS of jobs, or had HUNDREDS of girlfriends break up with them, and their reasons for doing so were always the same, at what point would you go, “Hey dude, sorry, bro, but it’s YOU”? When you love someone, you tell them the TRUTH. Jesus told them the truth and they didn’t listen.

[@joshualewis9]

Thanks for the clarity.

[@mk1st]

The thing to ask supposed supporters of Hamas in the West is would they actually want to go and live under their rule. Glad that this included the much wider world-wide problem of jihadism and not just one confined to Israel.

[@jacksonrauch9429]

And to think Netanyahu supported Hamas🙄

[@mk1st]

@@jacksonrauch9429I think didn't so much "support" them as he used them for his own political expediency. He is a snake.

[@jmc5335]

@@mk1st Was Hitchens a "supposed supporter" of Hamas for saying they had a right to exist?

[@sudharsansundaram1192]

Thank you Sam! We need more people like you

[@jonbaker2102]

Sam is a true genius- best line was that pacifism wouldn't have worked against Nazi Germany- or in Gaza today..

[@hoodwiser7652]

Unfortunately Sam has failed to realize it is Israel that has acted, and continues to act, like Nazis.

[@lloydjones3371]

Thank you Sam for bringing clarity to this controversial topic.

[@betterman4ed]

Sam Harris- a beacon of moral clarity in this hour of darkness.

[@JewTube001]

is that what you call support of war crimes

[@synchronium24]

@@JewTube001 Your username makes me think you might be criticizing Israel for the wrong reasons, but Sam is indeed playing defense for Israel's war crimes.

[@andrewgoldman9019]

LOL 🤣

[@alexmacharia4549]

You are deluded my guy,

[@atlehman69]

Lol so many comments like this in every video I'm convinced he's got an army of bots

[@rubdub4]

Sam’s monologues are the best.

[@mooseclamps]

*tiresome

[@roseandryan1]

Wow Sam. I leave listening to you not feeling polarised hate against any race, nationality creed or religion but better informed on human frailty. Why we are, and probably always will be, work in progress. Keep this work up my brother.

[@rasmussonderriis]

Are you kidding me? This is the most hateful rant I have heard for years.

[@molnez]

@@rasmussonderriis Accurately describing the consequences of radical jihadism will always sound hateful for sure.

[@CARambolagen]

Thanks, Sam, for setting the record straight once again.

[@Karsonn3333-ef1cc]

If you haven't had a drink of water for three days (or a meal), and a leaflet falls out of the sky telling you to walk 2 miles East to avoid a group of bombs, can you do it?

[@BobbyFromNJ]

Irrelevant distraction from the points made with no alternative offered. You can't stop absolute evil by being absolutely compassionate. You have to be somewhat evil.

[@Karsonn3333-ef1cc]

I'm in basic agreement w/ Sam. I was referring to the so-called alerts the Israelis send via leaflet drops or cell texts to tell civilians where bombs will occur. I'm pointing to the reality of civilian women w/babies sleeping on the street with difficulty finding water and food every day...do the alerts really work on-the-ground?....NO. Some people can hold two thoughts or points-of-view. @@BobbyFromNJ

[@Karsonn3333-ef1cc]

Not a "distraction" BobbyF. I basically agree w/Sam. He points out, however, Israeili's drop leaflets or cell text alerts to warm off bombs to civilians. Does it work on-the-ground if you are starving & carrying 2 babies?...NO. Some people can hold two ideas or points-of-view at same time. It is not always fully black & white to have some compassion.

[@user-lt2tu9wr7y]

Have you seen the maps of the bombarding zones and the non bombarding zones? They were pretty close, in order to permit a scape. Of course, if Hamas allowed you to scape.

[@d.k.1545]

yes. and you would have had water if not for Hamas

[@KiwikimNZ]

You speak the truth. I wish the Pro Palestinian movement, had enough sense to understand the true treat to not only Israel, but the west. It breaks my heart to see any human suffering, but these people don’t care about their own people, they care about their one intention and that is to gain power over everyone who doesn’t believe in their faith. There is no other option for Israel, I agree, it’s a very sad and a horrible situation, these innocent Palestinians were born in the wrong side of the fence and their is no real hope for them when governed by a group of extremists.

[@polybian_bicycle]

I mean, the Palestinians are fighting a war against a colonizer.

[@NothingButGoodStuff]

No,@@polybian_bicycle . They're willing pawns in the hands of murderous Islamists whose true goal is world domination.

[@zahariachirica5466]

'There is no other option for Israel'? REally? Hitler said the same: there's no option but to eliminate those who opposed his conquer of the vital space for the his dam Arian race....Now we have the Zionist race who need a space occupied by the right inhabitants, the palestinians, and the Zionist have no option but using the excuse offered by the criminal gang of Hamas but to ethically cleans the land they need for them are the chosen race, aren't they? Just like the Nazi they behave...

[@user-io6eq9gt6w]

@@polybian_bicycle lol I believe that is literally myth number 3 or 4, please refer to the video for education

[@polybian_bicycle]

@@user-io6eq9gt6w The claim that it is a myth is a lie.

[@charleskatz2606]

So well expressed comprehensive yet concise.Send to EVERYONE.