How much longer can Israel keep fighting?

[@MoneyMacro]

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[@matejkodermac2196]

Very interesting video. I just became a patreon subscriber.

[@Deveonn]

Happy to support, but aren’t the fees lower on X?

[@mantoothree]

If only you would have followed the international court of justice and international criminal court and the human rights watch and the Haaretz editors example and called this what it is: a genocide. It’s a genocide. Call it what it is, it’s a genocide. Netanyahu has an international arrest warrant. As a Dutch person you should be aware of what is happening in The Hague or at least what expert around the world are repeatedly saying: this is a genocide. You’re being complicit by calling it a war and glossing over the countless warcrimes over the past decades. You’re being complicit as you gloss over the fact this is a colonisation project. It’s ridiculous, will the Europeans never learn anything else from the Holocaust other than how to repeat it and make it even worse??

[@mantoothree]

How are you not talking about boycotts, sanctions and divestment properly. It’s the only thing that brings down oppression.

[@Entertainment-]

That tie is too big for your frame.

[@AaronMichaelLong]

Israel can continue to borrow money for as long as capital markets are willing to lend it. They can continue to mobilize reservists for as long as their citizens are prepared to vote for the government which requires it. When you're in total war, fiat currency ceases to matter, what does matter is actual resources: fuel, ammunition, food, armaments. The only way those resources can be denied to Israel is by a naval blockade, and their enemies do not have navies, in any meaningful sense.

[@Klayhamn]

good point, but israel may opt to end the war if it sees no benefits in continuing it (in lebanon for example). i.e. israel achieved its goals there, militarily speaking. there isn't more it can do without committing more resources and deciding to expand its targets to infrastructure like power stations, airports, etc.

[@alinaqirizvi1441]

Iran does have a pretty good navy but it obviously doesn't have the capability to blockade Israel in the Mediterranean from it's Persian Gulf/Caspian Sea coasts

[@derpmansderpyskin]

Fiat currency matters when you're not the issuer of that currency. This is why he focuses on Israel's U.S.D. reserves, which it needs in order to import those actual resources you talk about.

[@AaronMichaelLong]

@@derpmansderpyskin Israel's public debt is 60% of GDP. Japan has over 250% debt to GDP ratio, and they're still able to borrow at around 0.3% for a 20 year bond. Israel is in no danger of experiencing an exchange rate collapse.

[@derpmansderpyskin]

@@AaronMichaelLongYes, that was also the conclusion made by the video. But it's not true that, "in total war, fiat currency ceases to matter"

[@robertalkemade989]

American evangelicals will keep giving

[@sustainablerenewableintegr8311]

They're even willing to sacrifice their entire descendants. Funny they never give themselves to be sacrificed though 🙄

[@mannygutierrez7654]

It's genuinely pathetic how much these people will give up to zionists who hate them 😅

[@raihanrusli2720]

American evangelicals ? Its actually the entire US population, from all political spectrum, from the poorest to the richest, whether they like it or not

[@maximr6576]

Amen

[@supermario69kraftgami23]

Most of the support is actually from Jewish billionaires and taxes.

[@meganegan5992]

Well surely they can afford four wars now that theyre in Syria. One more front! One more front!

[@ghosthunter0950]

there was a UN resolution they and the assad regime signed with a UN buffer zone. now that the agreement doesn't hold are you really gonna give them shit for taking over the Assad's side of the enforcement of the buffer zone and securing their border against a group that had their leader in both ISIS and Al-Qaeda?

[@stefrecords1]

Your comment about gay marriage in Israel is shadow banned

[@julianshepherd2038]

Perhaps Uncle Donald will pay/send troops

[@reaperz5677]

@@julianshepherd2038 That's not a "perhaps", that's a guarantee. The only thing consistent with Donald Trump's newly picked cabinet/administration, is that they're all pro-Israel and are borderline Zionists. You have pro-Russians and pro-Ukrainian warhawks, neocons and MAGA Republicans. The only thing that unites them and the only trait that they share is their support for Israel.

[@kalibabu7955]

Why are you formulating your sentence like Israel securing its border and exploding chemical weapons factory is a bad thing ?

[@s123-v3x]

Israel's GDP debt ratio is still less than 70. You present it as if it is a very high number, but it is still much less than countries like the United States and Great Britain

[@bruv718]

israel has a much worse credit rating though

[@ayoCC]

Debt is more worrisome the less you can produce domestically

[@oldskoolmusicnostalgia]

Of course it's easier to keep debts low with all the freebies from Daddy America.

[@IFRYRCE]

Because part of the US' debt should be Israel's debt.

[@dimeloloco]

Israel doesn’t have a currency that is globally in demand like the dollar or yen or pound. Lending to israel is lending to sand.

[@baltulielkungsgunarsmiezis9714]

The will to fight is indeed the most critical of all recources.

[@SetTheCurve]

That comes easy when one distant person has the desire, and you have the obligation. Then nobody needs the will to fight.

[@vladxp1100]

We have tons of it haha

[@darthvaper4776]

Israel has no lack of will to fight

[@pieegee8532]

when the enemies keep getting weaker and weaker the morale of the israelis grows.

[@baltulielkungsgunarsmiezis9714]

@@vladxp1100 Who is we? Im just stating general facts.

[@JamesWilks-if3bv]

Thanks

[@stereomachine]

Four with Syria

[@badluck5647]

The HTS forces won't pick a fight with Isreal. They don't have the resources to fight Isreal and keep their coalition of rebels united under their banner. They also have to deal with IS cells and the Kurds.

[@uzah88]

@@badluck5647 yeah but net might see it as an easy opportunity to expand which he has said all his life he wants to do.

[@UnaliverOfChildren]

For now..​@@badluck5647

[@domtweed7323]

​@@badluck5647 Israel is already grabbing extra Syrian territory, regardless of the fact no one from Syria was attacking them.

[@goofygoober1601]

@@badluck5647 the IOF/IDF has not been able to repel hezbollah nor Hamas, or even evade rockets from the Rebel Houthis and Iran what makes you think they can win against the HTS? 😂

[@deepconnectome]

Israel GDP is 600 billion dollars. The entire Iran Lebanon and Syria and Palestine is less than that. Israel is improving every day while others are collapsing. So you should ask the question in reverse. How much Israel enemies can hold before the implode (just like Assad)

[@moneylineparlay105]

Militias can fight forever lol, ask the Taliban

[@ructh]

Funny that you made this video, while the war already ended.

[@jacobjonm0511]

Because US is giving all the money!

[@greenbee6902]

Its not about GDP. Iran still has a civilian economy, Syria has not been an active adversary of Israel since the 70s, and Palestinians are effectively a part of the Israeli economy. Israel's model is not sustainable long term, and their only hope of normalizations are in the hands of a few unpopular, unelected dictators that could fall just as easily as Assad one day. Politically, Israel has already crossed the point of no return.

[@ryelor123]

If economists and experts could predict the future, they'd be rich and not wasting time giving interviews and making videos.

[@iKerby]

Some experts are rich and are still making videos (e.g Patrick Boyle, Daniel Yergin), but they are never economists and this guy is not rich or an expert.

[@jonjones5092]

​@iKerby Are you rejecting economics as a possible field of expertise out of hand or what? He is in fact someone with expertise there, but I guess if you just don't count the whole field of study then sure.

[@iKerby]

@@jonjones5092 of course economics is a possible field of expertise, same as astrology! Although I’d give the edge to the Astrologist when it comes to predicting the future

[@TheNeXTGUI]

humans aren't always guided by the goal of individual wealth

[@iKerby]

@ “those who can, do; and those who can’t, teach.” The idea that there is a group of economists out there who have predictive capabilities that would be worth billions, but they chose to instead monetize this by making KZbin videos and begging for Patreon subs is completely ridiculous. There is a reason Warren Buffet does not consult economists.

[@JimGamingTV]

Israel can afford this however as Biden as well as many other U.S statesmen have explicitly and specifically said that Israel exists to maintain United States interests in the region. Religion or any excuse is just a front for that

[@derpmansderpyskin]

I think you have your facts mixed up. Israel exists because it declared independence from the British Empire in 1948. It may _receive support_ from the United States because it benefits the United States, but Israel existed before U.S. support, and would continue to exist if the support stopped.

[@nikolatasev4948]

It increasingly looks more like US exists to maintain Israel interests, not the other way around. Israel is detrimental to US interests, antagonizing the world against USA and exposing the "rules-based-order" as a lie.

[@Ahmed-oq3ug]

​@@derpmansderpyskinIsrael exist because of the British colonialism, if not for Britain Israel won't exist

[@IFRYRCE]

More like the united states exists specifically to maintain israel's interests in the region, given AIPAC's stranglehold on congress.

[@royssche]

US Interest ❌ AIPAC Interest ✅

[@tobene]

Incredible how many resources go into fighting for a tiny piece of land, half of which is desert

[@rorytribbet6424]

It’s the people that make the country… you are fighting for human lives and culture

[@jwurnig]

Yeah. Maybe Iran should stop trying to invade it.

[@Klayhamn]

people don't fight for grains of sand. they fight for autonomy and liberties and self-determination of the nation and the people in it.

[@sixfiftyfive2386]

It is the homeland of the Jewish people, including Jesus - HALF THE WORLD now lives in civilizations descended from this very spot

[@Bolognabeef]

​@@Klayhamnthat's clearly not the case otherwise the Palestinians would have accepted at least one of the past 5 two states solution proposals

[@argentaegis]

It's worth noting that the orthodox are unlike the elderly in a significant way, they have children. Without the orthodox Israeli demographics look a lot more like other developed countries. Removing those subsidies would probably have an impact on the production of new citizens.

[@ibrahimsued4906]

Very true.

[@NextBachelor2025]

But these new citizens are also useless like their parents

[@maximr6576]

Not true. Secular familes in Israel have 3 kids in average

[@3komma141592653]

Yes, but as far as i understand those children keep being orthodox and go the same way as their parents. They study religious text and live from government subsidies. So from an economic standpoint they are even worse then seniors. They reproduce and become more in numbers who are still not providing for the economy. They are also exempt from military service. For me it's strange that a society tolerates this, but i am an outsider, so i may miss something.

[@ellaweiss4600]

I wanted to add that most soldiers are aged 18-21, going into the army the year after high school. there is a mandetory education law in israel up until the age of 16, so maybe some soldiers were part of the work force statistics before joining the army, but most soldiers were counted as highschool students, and not working adults. what im trying to explain is that every year there are just magicaly more people going into the army that "didnt exist" beforehand. by the way great video! very informative

[@Ynhockey]

It's a good purely economic analysis, but completely misunderstands the way that both Israel's society and economy function, and also how the war economy is working out. One important point is that the country has significantly streamlined its reserve system: it calls up fewer people in general, and lets the system self-select for employees who contribute less to the economy, or where businesses wouldn't suffer as much by missing their workers. If at the start of the war, 4% of the population was in the reserves (about 7% of all workers), now it's about 1%, or less than 2% of all workers. Imagine it like adding 2% of the population to the state apparatus, i.e. hiring them as permanent state employees. This is not great for any country, but many countries have huge state apparatuses (e.g. France, Sweden) and still function as developed, though somewhat faltering, economies. As for political capital, according to polls a slight majority of reservists disagree with the government and how it's handling the war, but there is no desertion of any kind among this demographic. Nobody shirks the reserves for ideological reasons, it's just not a thing in Israel (though I'm sure you can find outliers on the fringes). Some people are very proud to serve in the reserves, some think it's a waste of time because they don't do anything important there, and some can't serve due to personal reasons. In any case, Israel is nowhere near a total war economy, and that's a good thing. Can it keep fighting with the intensity of early 2024? No; because there probably isn't enough ammunition made in all Western countries combined to sustain that kind of effort, and Israel can't afford to buy that much. Can Israel fight with the current low intensity for a lot longer? Certainly. Maybe indefinitely, though that's not desirable for many reasons. Even before the recent Lebanon ceasefire. If the ceasefire holds, or alternatively Israel pushes a few more kilometers into Lebanon, the home front in the north will recover, which will give the country a huge economic boost. We are already seeing signs of it right now.

[@Friendlyneighboorhoodspiderman]

I think if there’s one thing our government should learn from this war it’s to start are own military projects again and stop over relying on America and the west to help but knowing our government that’s just never gonna happen

[@oldskoolmusicnostalgia]

Unlimited funding from the USA and UK, no need to over-complicate things.

[@TheShadowOfZama]

UK is going broke so that's going to come to a stop either voluntarily or because the funds run out. I also wonder if Trump will care to invest in Israel as much as he said during election. Don't see a lot of advantages in supporting Israel for him, but I do see how it would hinder him in doing things that would benefit him.

[@sammalama]

@@TheShadowOfZama Trump won't stop funding Israel, he will green light any project they want. The sad truth is that Israel actually controls American politics, both parties are heavily influcned and I would even say controlled by Israel/AIPAC

[@bouble2135]

​@TheShadowOfZama He would benifit from AIPAC money

[@charlesscott4722]

And Germany

[@ZenPepperClub]

Israel has 1/3 of the worlds inventions, creation of high tech, let that sink in, only a few million people in Israel, yet they keep getting stronger, Palestinians , living in the past, keep losing

[@bdarija9172]

It's fine , the american tax payer would cover all that

[@jonathanrotem251]

US aid money to Israel NEVER LEAVES AMERICA, as Israel must only use it to purchase American made weapons

[@BlumChoi]

American aid is less than 2% of Israel’s budget, cry harder

[@exosproudmamabear558]

​@@sixfiftyfive2386 If you have trouble believing a well known stuff that America is the one paying the bill then you should question your IQ not commentor's

[@gtfffv]

Republicans will treat Israel how Democrats treat Ukraine. Endless funding.

[@ayylmao2190]

@@sixfiftyfive2386 naw trump literally said he wanted them to control the government lmao

[@arnoldmbuthia2687]

not to worry, the USA will always bail it out

[@rcchin7897]

America has the money. Israel has the spine.

[@cagdas135]

@@rcchin7897 America has the money. Shitrael has the bribe money for the corrupt American politicians.

[@ecoboosted35]

Thanks for the informative video but just a request, please check your borders at 3:19 They incorrectly show the Syrian Golan Heights and occupied East Jerusalem as a part of Israel proper. Both territories are occupied land. Thanks

[@hdog679]

The only “occupied” lands on that map are those taken from the Jews during the Arab Conquests

[@Dunmerdog]

@@hdog679 dude

[@AL-lh2ht]

Oh look qatar propaganda.

[@redstream1237]

​@@hdog679those ranks were not ruled or controlled by Jews during Arab conquest

[@TheGoodrog]

Or not since Syria doesn’t even exist as a country and the golan heights have been in israeli control for half a century 🤷‍♂️

[@nngnnadas]

What exectly you mean by expanding the conscription? 1.Conscripting non-ultra-orthodox at consciption age (that's already at capacity at peace time.) 2.Conscripting the ultra-orthodox (that's will obviously help, but politically difficult) 3.making reserve service less optional. For reservists who could avoid the draft, it's more a decision of civil duty than purely economical. They are calling for giving them more benefits, but saying they wouldn't answer the call otherwise is controversial.

[@goofygoober1601]

perhaps you lack braincells

[@derpmansderpyskin]

Couldn't they just expand the conscription age?

[@yanivcassuto4198]

@@derpmansderpyskin not without a hugeee backlash. It's already 3 years for men, and 2.5 years for women.

[@LudvigIndestrucable]

It's ludicrous that the ultra orthodox are some of the most hawkish and pro-war, yet refuse to participate in the wars that they lobby for

[@idanch4]

@@derpmansderpyskin it's possible to increase the obligatory service term from 3 years to 4 years for example, but as an Israeli we fed up on orthodox jews not doing anything enough to make it more politically sustainable to conscript them.

[@JhonVaca]

Started the video looking as an alcoholic and ended looking like a handsome suit and tie economist. Nice haircut bro. 🤙🏻

[@ArthurAlias]

I love your content, man. Always includes interesting nuances, I hadn't thought of before. I hope you get to continue this pace of output, wishing u and the channel the best.

[@daniamaya]

Let's hope that not much longer 🙏

[@entropicpedro]

Infinitely as long as AIPAC has the majority in Congress...

[@Amsterdampardoc1]

😂😂

[@BencerCourt123]

True, as long as every Congressmen are selected and appointed by aipac

[@GuyBarazani]

AIPAC is the best thing that happened to America, after all it is there for the benefit of America, with Israel being its greatest ally it allows them to receive, control of the Middle East, technology and intelligence.

[@asha8443]

So sad how correct that statement..they should be registered as foreign agents

[@charlesayache6801]

@@entropicpedro AIPAC? Congress? What ignorance!

[@sg4863]

It's been 3,000 years... long before most modern states or religions.

[@hosank]

Did he get a hair cut in the middle of the video?

[@MoneyMacro]

Yes

[@ismailchairi5212]

😂

[@ibrahimsued4906]

@@MoneyMacro lol

[@TheBielrangel]

Come on, this is actually pretty funny. As if the U.S. would ever say, "Oh, we can't do wars anymore because our debt is too big. Let's surrender to avoid a financial crisis. We just can't afford it anymore." LOL!

[@seadkolasinac7220]

Fatuous comparison because the economies are so different

[@TheBielrangel]

@@seadkolasinac7220 No country will ever accept defeat in a war simply due to a lack of money. Wars are ultimately decided by a lack of resources, not financial constraints.

[@kfork814]

Who

[@barfridman]

Very true and unbiased 👍 good work

[@entertainmentcreators1814]

amazing stuff as always

[@zapoyou2]

Fantastic video sir!

[@shamahara]

You missed one small thing. We can't afford to lose a war. This is existential. Interesting video, thanks!

[@beholdenpie]

No it isn't

[@TheDanLevy]

@@beholdenpieIf you’re not Israeli that’s some real arrogance you got there to Westsplain to an Israeli things going on in their country & in their region (the Levant)

[@jimifash]

​@@TheDanLevy Never mind that person you're responding to. He obviously wants Israel to lose the wars Israel was provoked into.

[@seadkolasinac7220]

@@jimifash yes just like Israel was provoked into currently ethnic cleansing northern Gaza. The same as a man who beats his wife was ‘provoked’ by her!

[@seadkolasinac7220]

@@TheDanLevy that’s a very stupid take. You imply Israelis are the only people who can analyse their situation correctly. In fact it is the opposite: people who are currently in the thick of things often cannot see it objectively and need distance to properly understand what’s going on. This isn’t unique to Israel ofc

[@davidyeager8914]

Great video. One correction. Video mentions USD needed to purchase resources, with one source of USD being supplied as aid from the US. However this aid is in the form of weapons. They aren’t actually being given currency they could use to buy resources in the open market. So US aid as a source of USD is incorrect here.

[@cuprahamsi9615]

From Money & Macro to Politics & War :D

[@ИгорьГагагович]

I mean, war and politics cost much money

[@GuyWithBeardButNoMoustache]

those are literally macro forces that drive Money!!!

[@cuprahamsi9615]

@@GuyWithBeardButNoMoustache why don't you have a moustache?

[@matissesaurel2545]

This tiny piece of Land also has a claim over many billions of oil. Check it out ;) that's why usa/Israël are putting so much ressources into Gaza ... Costs/benefits analysis, as Always !

[@GuyWithBeardButNoMoustache]

@@cuprahamsi9615 genetics made it that way sadge, it just appears as tiny hairs here and there, so i just shave it off fully

[@yosefgoldberg541]

The menpower shortages are mostly in fields that Israeli not working so it's not because the requirements to the reserve. Israel now make it easier to bring foreign workers to replace the Arabs from the west bank that were working in Israel. Economy wise Israel can easily fight for another year there are other issues but if needed Israel can keep fighting for a long while.

[@kfork814]

Who

[@gordonspicer]

Not really touched upon but currently its a pretty low level war for Israel. The current and future prospects for proven weapons and new ones will more than double defence sales to , say, 30 billion USD by 2025/26

[@kfork814]

@ why

[@hoagie911]

good video

[@Mandems973]

Israel is an Apartheid state.

[@estar500]

I would love to support you but I'm afraid that my money micro is not that strong at the moment.

[@heldercaze6333]

We are really needing the "money & micro" to post new videos.

[@jonathanbaum3499]

Thanks, good video. I shared it.

[@MoneyMacro]

@@jonathanbaum3499 thank you!

[@odedbu1]

Very interesting analysis, thank you. three points I think should be added to it: First - the character of the wars: The war with Iran is mostly air force and intelligence based - and does not place a lot of burden on the manpower. The war in Gaze is mostly over, and now it is almost like a cleaning operation. The war in Lebanon is also in a ceasefire. Second - most Israelis (definitely most of us that are in the reserves) see those wars as wars for survival, and would thus be willing to fight for a long time. and third - Israel's high tech weapons industry is flourishing, "thanks" to the demonstration of it's effectiveness.

[@olegzilberstein1788]

I concur with the first point. Regarding the second point, it's important to recognize that the narrative has been significantly influenced by Israeli propaganda. This has led to the perception of the conflict as a struggle for Israel's survival. However, the events of 7/10/2023 were, in fact, an attempt by Israeli leftists to undermine Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's authority and potentially ignite a civil war within Israel. Turning to the third point, Israel's high-tech sector has indeed been thriving, largely due to American venture capital and the engineering expertise brought by Soviet repatriates in the 1990s. However, the future of this sector is uncertain. The pool of Soviet engineers has dwindled, and there is a notable lack of homegrown Israeli engineering talent. Instead, the country is burdened with inefficient bureaucracy, a growing religious sector that relies heavily on government support, and a significant Arab population that contributes little to the tax base. Additionally, Israel faces challenges such as poor education, widespread drug use (particularly cannabis), and a cultural mindset that often prioritizes short-term gains over long-term sustainability. These factors combined paint a complex picture of Israel's socio-economic landscape, one that requires nuanced analysis and strategic planning to ensure sustained growth and stability.

[@odedbu1]

@@olegzilberstein1788 As for your second point - this is a conspiracy theory. Which does not mean that it is necessarily wrong, but there are no real evidence for it. In any case, it does not matter for the perception of the war in Israel, and that is my point. For the third point, Olim (emigrates) from former soviet union are important, but far from the majority in Israel's high-tech industry - actually they are not even a large minority. But again - that is not my point. the point is that because of the war, and the live demonstration of the effectiveness of Israeli weapons - Israel's weapons industry is thriving and will thrive for the foreseeable future. that is also supported by the world climate that the war in Ukraine caused - everybody is buying weapons now.

[@olegzilberstein1788]

@@odedbu1 Yes, some conspiracy theories have turned out to be true. Why do you think the actions of the leftists do not influence the perception of the war in Israel? What about the recent publications by HAMAS indicating that the protests by the Israeli left were beneficial to HAMAS, and that HAMAS attempted to use these protests to pressure the Israeli government? And what do you think about the manipulations by Lapid and the left-wing media regarding the actions of the military leadership and Shin Bet on the night of 07/10/2023? From my subjective point of view, these facts are sufficient to initiate criminal proceedings against the leadership of Shin Bet, the military leadership, and the leadership of the left-wing parties under the charge of treason. The lack of investigation into the causes of 07/10/2023 significantly affects the perception of the war. Personally, I do not understand what our soldiers are dying for now. For the ambitions of Lapid and Bibi? For the financial well-being of officials, the Arab street, and the kharedim? Of course, in Israel, there are two main minorities: Arabs and religious Jews. They influence the outcome of the Knesset elections, or rather, they influence the formation of the ruling coalition. Therefore, both the right and the left pander to them. The right panders to the religious, and the left to the Arabs. However, the tax contributions from the Arab street and the Haredim to the Israeli treasury are too small. But let's return to the repatriates from the former Soviet Union. While repatriation from the former Soviet Union countries was massive, Israeli politicians also pandered to them. Regarding the contribution of the "Russians" to Israel's economy, one only needs to look at Israel's economic situation in 1980 and 2010. Now, the "Russian" human resource in Israel has been depleted, and frankly, the economy within Israel is not thriving. Local Israelis, both Arabs and Jews, do not want to work. There are numerous "glass ceilings" in careers and business. Society is xenophobic, and interactions between people are highly toxic. The country lives on "kombiniot." Currently, the social, living, and economic conditions in Israel are such that only the cheapest labor force comes to Israel. Military technologies cannot be the foundation of a country's economy. The military-industrial complex in any country primarily serves the needs of its own army. Military technologies require significant state funding, scientific, educational, and engineering bases, and highly skilled workers. But most importantly, the military industry requires a clear state policy. Israel has been in a severe political crisis for at least 6 years. Against the backdrop of low culture, poor education, and an aggressive external environment, Israel is facing a serious economic crisis.

[@ostricalungimirante]

Awesome video.

[@IceQub3]

Israel intentionally have big foreign currency reserves, the whole political culture even at peace time is "preparing for the next war". At least in the aspect of budget, israel was more than ready for an all out war, thats basically israel's thing. The ceasefire happened because the US pressured israel to it by delaying aid and not protecting it in the UN. Aid is not needed due to money, but due to manufacturing, lack of domestic production since 2016 israel is dependant on american production, but american production, said production and access to foreign resources were at risk duo to the international isolation and sanctions imposed on israel if the US wont shield it in the UN. a cease of american support to israel will probably push it to find another political affiliate most likely china, prompting other actions unaligned with western values to reduce cost/risk to manpower

[@Friendlyneighboorhoodspiderman]

Yeah I agree as an Israeli I think there’s many things we need to learn one being figure out a way to phase out American influence and start up a way to build and manufacture Israeli made weapons I don’t hate being allied to America but I hate how we are forced to stop attacking the enemy because America stopped weapons sales we’re basically in a toxic relationship and we need to be able to fight without America

[@wolf-man-bear-pig-torque]

I thought there was also a thriving arms industry in Israel. Why did it become too dependent on the US?

[@IceQub3]

@wolf-man-bear-pig-torque obama basically forced israel to shut down local production and move it to the US. There were 3 big factory that also used to make 155mm NATO shells that only now are reopening for Ukraine. Obama wanted to reduce competition for US companies.

[@wikipediadeepdive8860]

@@Friendlyneighboorhoodspiderman we gift your country $300 billion and you call that a "toxic relationship"?

[@alexc6926]

Your are the most ungrateful people ever and have already been in bed with China and Russia for decades. Look at what your bets has gotten you in Syria with Assad fleeing. Everyday more ungrateful an delusional think you have a monopoly on realpolitik. Every month another one of your businessman found selling sanctioned and restricted goods to China and Russia. Let’s see where all this hoopla of Chinese alliance goes when you’re surrounded by a hostile Egypt and Turkey. Good luck with you look aid belief of open markets and open trade routes like you haven’t been begging the US for the past year to bail out your trade routes to China like you ports aren’t owned by them either

[@OG2978-g7x]

Really good analysis. Thanks.

[@HowlingWo1f]

No worries Israel is expanding we now have new territory open for skiing resorts open for tourism In the Golan Heights. 🇮🇱🇮🇱🇮🇱💪

[@SaadKhan-ii8ml]

Expanding😂😂😂 Like u himself saying that Israhell is occuping more territories and u are proud of it 😂😂😂 god chosen people 😂

[@SaadKhan-ii8ml]

Same when china expanding their territory to Taiwan... West start crying 😭 saying this is illegal 😂human rights violation blah blah blah 😅

[@Rocky-xb3vc]

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[@fnorgen]

the weird thing about that game is that there's no real advantage to being at any less than war economy and basic conscription. Hell, a higher level of economic mobilization paradoxically helps you grown your "civilian" industry faster. Nor does the civilian economy consume any natural resources except a small fraction of your oil supply. So the economic abstraction gets really weird, especially in long games. In extreme cases you can stay at total mobilization for decades without anything bad happening. You won't suffer from a government debt crisis, or food shortages, or runaway inflation, or other typical symptoms of an overstretched economy. At least not without mods like BlackICE. The civilian economy is simplified to oblivion! I can see why they did it, but it sometimes feels like a lost opportunity. It could be cool if your civilian economy gradually deteriorated at high mobilization levels, and gradually strengthened at low levels.

[@andresmartinezramos7513]

@@fnorgen It was made that way to nerf the Allies from civ-greeding and thus out-scaling the Axis and Commintern. As they tied their economic mobilization to world tension. So yes, you are right it was done for gameplay reasons. But given how they have handled many of the mechanics in the game I don't think it is much of a loss.

[@thomasmarais5008]

I was expecting some mention of shipping disruption due to the Houthis, but since you didn't include it, is it not having that big an impact in your opinion?

[@עופרקופלביץ-ג3ו]

Israeli here. The shipping distruption from the houthis are not really felt in israel as most of its sea trade is with europe. So beyond few minor sectors that imported a lot from china by sea it wasnt very infleuncial.

[@Cecilia-ky3uw]

@@עופרקופלביץ-ג3ו Ahhhh, is the red sea port bankruptcy signifigant, or is it more minor in the grand scheme of things?

[@עופרקופלביץ-ג3ו]

@@Cecilia-ky3uw i am not an economist so i could be missing stuff, but as far as i know its pretty insignificant. It increases slightly the prices of chinese cars and is a problem for the owner and around 100 employees of the port, but not much beyond that.

[@Cecilia-ky3uw]

@@עופרקופלביץ-ג3ו Ahhh, I've been looking around multiple youtube videos to balance out my perspectives, some of these are unfortunately mostly leftist propaganda, which I chose to watch as still, they often contain many useful facts or so and they still ultimately help to ground me. One of them was claiming the fall of Israel was imminent(laughable, if you put your thought into it), but I was wondering whether the economic claims they were making stood up to scrutiny, I knew very little about the port, or the effects of the blockade, my gut instinct was first saying that it's likely they just reroute around the cape again like ye olden days, otherwise, the video itself talks about a so called manpower shortage in Israel, which is laughable extremely laughable, a few alarming statistics like the quarter of the population apparently wanting to leave.

[@seadkolasinac7220]

@@Cecilia-ky3uw the Eilat port was always a much more junior port compared to Haifa

[@AnthonyAfrikaans]

Bermuda is a UK territory. So… it’s army is the British Army. It also has its own defence regiment.

[@gordonspicer]

then not very encouraging for them bearing in mind the UK army totals 72k now

[@williambrasky3891]

Were those immigration since Oct 7 net or gross?

[@עופרקופלביץ-ג3ו]

Since oct 7 israel had much more emigration than imigration. I found data from israels main statistics ministry (lamas) that says that from july 2023 to may 2024 that 26,000 people come to israel compared to 97,000 leaving.

[@liorgoldshtein2373]

@@עופרקופלביץ-ג3ו keep in mind that due to rising anti-Semitisms they are highly likely to come back

[@Ali-ashrafi-95]

War makes the country progress and dynamism. In the end, the country that plays the best game wins and becomes powerful

[@axol_the_goat]

i liv in israel and i can tell you that everything here is being expensive

[@alitubealt6185]

Good we hate you your “Israel”

[@doctorsavage5925]

im glad to hear that

[@gammaray152]

Great video. however I think you missed one important economical issue, the 2025 budget. Where yes, Israel will decrease some government spending but will also increase taxation specifically: raising VAT (17%->18%) cutting EV subsidies increasing taxation on cars(yearly car license renewals fee will go up by 20%) cutting income tax benefits (not updating tax income brackets for inflation and cutting away one day in the Yom Havraa benefit which is essentially 418 ILS bonus for people who worked more than one year in the company) raising real-estate taxes raising taxes on businesses, especially on multi-nationals. they also planned on taxing a certain type of tax-exempt savings account but it was cancelled due to backlash. Would be interested to see your opinion on the proposed budget. I just fail to see how raising VATs while increasing taxation is suppose to help but I am not a professional so maybe I am missing something. another important thing to note, although it is political and not economical, the Haredim, they are a vital part of the coalition and they're threatened numerous time to collapse the government if anyone touches their stipends or forces conscription on them. So I seriously doubt the government will try anything there.

[@rene2223]

Wrong ! Israel received an A+ and its economy grew because of armament sales and new contracts. Other sectors went down true but, in total, Israel came ahead of expectations.

[@Friendlyneighboorhoodspiderman]

I dont think people understand to most people on the outside yeah the economy grew but inflation is pretty high right now things cost more and most of our factories are producing guns and bullets our oil and gas is being pumped into tanks and jets which is fine but when gas prices keep rising it becomes a problem yes the economy on the outside looks fine but that hides a lot of problems on the inside

[@GaviLazan]

Edit: your video up to your proposed solutions was really well done, and showed thst you did your research. But your solutions, every single one of them, shows a serve lack of understanding of both how things work and the politics in play in Israel. --------- Solution number one you suggest at 9:20 doesn't really work. Wages for reservist are their civilian wages that are paid back to their employers, people aren't going/not going to reserve duty because they pay is bad. The government has already also crested a slew of benefits for those who served (thought they are mostly perks and not substantial help to the massive burden on those families). Also the pay for conscripts is set (and thankfully is slightly more than what amounted to glorified weekly allowance that was the norm 20 years ago) and the IDF won't be conscripting people into full service anytime soon anyways. Either way, paying more won't make more peoole serve, nor will they be able to pay more unless they change a bunch of laws (and they won't because the government is more worried about making sure that Haredi men won't have to serve at all whole the rest of the Jewish Israeli population will do their 150th or even 250th day of reserve duty in one year).

[@oranlavy]

As long as no one wants to destroy it.

[@kfork814]

Who

[@tw1r0y]

2 points you missed or mis presented: 1- Israel doesn’t have the option of stopping the war without winning it, so there’s no political cost. 2- many soldiers in the tech industry work even when conscripted.

[@shon7507]

1.Israel does have the option of stopping the war it's called peace agreements 2. Working a job and simultaneously fighting in the military is not sustainable

[@anton161817]

This video is sadly Al-Jazeera talking points that exist solely to convince its followers in the Muslim world of their narrative about Israel. Al-Jazeera is a poor source on anything Israel, if for their wrong incentives of reporting on Israel, or if for Israel's ban on Al-Jazeera, or just a language barrier; Anyone who lives in Israel, regardless of their background, won't find this information appealing to the reality on the ground.

[@moayadalkhalifa6543]

As long as the Americans keep paying

[@BruceLee-xp5fc]

Aye Man U a real 1 dawg

[@JohnnyChronic18]

With Trump in office? At minimum 4 years.

[@asha8443]

one thing shout trump is he’s not predictable

[@maximr6576]

​@@asha8443this is your last hope

[@ray_99]

Commenting for the algorithm!

[@IdanEretz]

Hey, Israeli economic journalist here. Many here try to scream from the roof the last solution you proposed, as it will also save us from becoming an underdeveloped economy, but currently to no avail. Coalition politics prevent that, as well as the general political crisis around Netanyahu that prevents cross-aisle consensus to be reached. The minister of treasury also se the situation as better than what it is, which prevents us from taking necessary measures. I hope dearly this will change soon, as we can fighting - but only in a great long-term cost

[@FreedyBoi]

Maybe agree to a ceasefire….

[@BrendaHeeligan]

Also why don’t you get out of Gaza and the West Bank, the United Nations have given you a time line. It’s about time Iz stood on its own without the help of the American taxpayers. People are dying in the USA because they don’t have universal healthcare, unlike the Iz. Many Americans are sick and tired of funding a geno government that’s killing innocent children. I don’t want my taxes funding this country.

[@daniel-mk5lz]

@@FreedyBoi most sources say that a ceasefire is a matter of weeks at most, the only thing delaying it is Hamas. Israel can't agree to a ceasefire that will not bring back all hostages or allow something like Oct. 7th to happen again

[@AbhishekKumar-hu8vz]

this assessment is BS. if you are fighting a war and some other country's taxpayer is funding it, then there is no long term impact - no discussion to be had on war economy, non war economy etc.

[@Vitan89]

People are actually leaving Israel. The ones leaving are the most productive tech workers. The tempo will only increase as people get the transfer details in order.

[@sandran17]

theyre smart enough to not live in a country relying on an iron dome to not go up in smoke

[@totallynotme123-m9l]

The same kind of copium applied to Russia. The top workers started leaving Russia in the 90's, with boosts from the '08 invasion of Georgia, '14 invasion of Crimea and '22 invasion of Ukraine- but the fact of the matter is that these depletion processes are slow and marginal even for relatively internationally mobile, slowly reproducing populations like Russians. Israel has by far the highest reproductive rate in developed nations even among its secular Jewish and secular Arab populations (~3 births per woman vs the EU average of 1.5), and Israeli Jews are basically the antithesis of an internationally mobile population.

[@MotiMota15]

​@@sandran17 that's not the reason why people are leaving

[@nadavezra6128]

​@@sandran17Israelis are much more patriotic than the average American. They are leaving because of the government and the dark future of the country.

[@JorgMeyer-dr4eh]

@MotiMota15 What do you think is the reason?

[@mannygutierrez7654]

2:30 what you fail to mention is that before Oct 7th, Israel had an average of 75,000 immigrants every year Meaning immigration has dropped by 2/3rds

[@Eurotool]

TL;DR: forever thanks to billions from American taxpayers

[@ahiaamrosi5459]

BS

[@Secondt2none]

@@ahiaamrosi5459the truth hurts?

[@ahiaamrosi5459]

@@Secondt2none no but lies and idiocy are spreading

[@rcchin7897]

Well worth it. When someone says, “DEATH TO AMERICA”, you might want to listen - assuming you’re pro-USA, of course.

[@doctorsavage5925]

@@ahiaamrosi5459 talk about brainwashed and denying reality, your country was given billions by america

[@deborahgericke9770]

Interesting analysis

[@LevLavy]

Israel can not afford not to fight

[@jps0117]

Exactly.

[@snizami]

On its current beligerant, hypermilitaristic, colonizer mindset, it can not, but it otherwise absolutely can.

[@hjqw1pe]

Not fighting is not an option when you're surrounded by extremists who don't want you to exist.

[@snizami]

@hjqw1pe you talking about Palestine, which (doesn't) exists only under Israel's boot?

[@sardendibs]

You’ve got that wrong. The fighting will just lead to just yet more fighting. Accepting a political solution, and respecting the ICJ’s decision, is what will stop the fighting.

[@davidche7494]

This analysis is missing the major factor - survival. Other factors are the “difficulties”, constraints, etc. that have no effect on the bottom line.

[@ceyhunay7105]

If money in politics wasn't what it is in the US, Israel wouldn't receive one-tenth of the aid they had during that time period. The fact that this sort of relationship exists between the two countries is just wild given how one-sided it is. Israel doesn't even listen to US when it comes to China the arch-rival, unlike, say, UK. Mind boggles.

[@y.l7455]

Thanks G-d you're not in the government, such an idiot. One sided relationship with Israel? Yeah, sure.

[@urdanknan742]

0:55 your hair grows pretty fast eh

[@jonathanpriel5013]

Israeli here. While some of your points are true, your conclusion is flawed. Most Israelis (around 70%) did not support the ceasefire in Lebanon. The main reason Israel agreed to a ceasefire is because of US pressure which you did not mention.

[@עופרקופלביץ-ג3ו]

How did you get that number? I am an israeli and as far as i know the vast majority supported the ceasefire in lebanon. And around 70% at least are supporting to end the war in gazza. The war is very unpopular in israel, and mainly not from economic reasons.

[@jonathanpriel5013]

@עופרקופלביץ-ג3ו אני לא מדבר על עזה ועל עסקת חטופים. אני מדבר על לבנון, ולפי הסקרים הרוב התנגדו (לפחות לפני שבועיים).

[@FactStorm]

You people are invasive species

[@עופרקופלביץ-ג3ו]

@@jonathanpriel5013 זה לפני הפסקת האש. לפי סקר חדשות 13 מיד אחרי ההסכם היה לו רוב בציבור.

[@hesham8]

I’m curious - as an outsider in the US - if the widespread recognition of human rights abuses across the world has impacted the internal politics of the war within Israel?

[@odedbu1]

Also you are (somewhat) wrong about the Haredim (ultra orthodox). True - they participate less in the workforce, but still 80% of the woman and 55% of the men are part of the workforce. The government stipend "to study the Tora" is very small (far from enough to live by with a family), and also is given only to some of them, not all

[@billusher2265]

My prediction for the future of Israel: Israel relies on the US to fund them and provide diplomatic support, but polls find younger Americans are less supportive of Israel. At the same time younger Americans are becoming more liberal. Meanwhile Israel’s young are becoming more right wing because the messianic population have higher fertility and secular Israelis have dual passports are leaving. So as Us support starts to wane they’ll have to rely on their nuclear weapons. Eventually they’ll have too much military pressure and use the samson option.

[@balajiraju4157]

Did you see the election report...young people moved towards rights😂

[@billusher2265]

@@balajiraju4157 slightly, and not on Israel

[@balajiraju4157]

@@billusher2265 most Americans don't give a shit about israel or Palestiniane...gaza is not even under top 10 issue and even 90% support Palestine usa will not change the policy bcoz israel is the only friend in middle east

[@BruceWayne-qe7bs]

​@@billusher2265 Also American military complex don't give shit about what Americans thinks. Israel is the unsinkable military aircraft career in middle east for US.

[@santostv.]

😂 young people especially men are moving right in the usa and even in Europe, women are the ones turning left although personally I dislike needing to put people in boxes

[@abarette_]

why are we pretending Israel is not attacking the West Bank again?

[@user-qm4nd2od2s]

Obviously they will attack you need to know what kind of people live there

[@rigel472-ql9dd]

Israel fights for a century almost... the question is how long Iran could keep fighting

[@SaadKhan-ii8ml]

Israhell is still fighting because of their sugar daddy America 😂

[@ac1455]

For justifying an increased military, there are a few good options. One is blurring the line more between civilian and military activity and economic activity. selling weapons to countries who would pay a fortune for it: India, China, Greece, Taiwan, Ukraine, or whoever wants to buy, though some options might cause backlash from current Allies like the U.S. this would justify the military R&D focused investments and help boost their tech sector to become even more competitive than it already is.

[@cwastoinand]

Why don't you mention any of the genocide , call the original people living there migrants or name the occupied land?

[@charlesayache6801]

Fake

[@juju7462]

Because there isn't one.

[@mohamedsimad8067]

US will bail them out at any cost.

[@טמירנעני]

As an Israeli businessman, I am impressed by the quality of this analysis, especially the point regarding the ultra-Orthodox religious. 1. In Israel, the workforce selected for security services is voluntary and very flexible, so the damage to the economy's efficiency as a result of security jobs is low compared to other countries. 2. There is war profit, such as selling weapons to other countries as a result of accelerated development and powerful marketing efforts resulting from the war. 3. If the war brings peace and regional cooperation, there will be positive overall effects in the medium-long term. 4. There is a division, from what I hear, in Israeli society on the eve of the war, which the war significantly reduced.

[@curtisrigs5627]

On behalf of all Iranians, we apologise for what our regime is doing

[@Friendlyneighboorhoodspiderman]

Nah don’t worry about it we’ve been getting attacked on all fronts for years now the only issue is back then we made our own weapons and didn’t have to deal with America pulling our weapons away

[@alitubealt6185]

Apologize for what lmao. No apologies. You guys are such hypocrites. You want to free yourself from the regime yet dotn want palestinains to be free from the Zionist occupation. That’s why no one gives an f anymore about your anti regime nonsense.

[@Heo_Ashrafenko]

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[@IllIl]

Great analysis. Really appreciate the neutral take, explaining the facts.

[@JackofNothingess]

Total War Economy is not long term sustainable. Thank you for explaining why.

[@doodlebug1820]

4:13 The idea that the elderly are not productive is only true if you measure productivity by traditional concept of employment. But if you take away all the volunteer unpaid work that elderly and women do for society , society would collapse without it. This is a flaw in economics not in the elderly. I just cannot understand the purpose of excluding unpaid labor from economic statistics. And wisdom, also i dont see that quantified. Corporations can put “good will” on their balance sheet but a country cannot include elderly unpaid labor its GDP. I just fundamentally disagree with the entire model

[@Cecilia-ky3uw]

how much volunteer unpaid work do they do? Yes unpaid work is vital, but it does not measure the formal transfer of goods and services, and as a portion of gdp says very little except about the culture and population.

[@doodlebug1820]

@ thats my point. Nobody measures it

[@Cecilia-ky3uw]

@@doodlebug1820 And my point is that they are not necessarily relevant to discussions of economics.

[@doodlebug1820]

@Cecilia-ky3uw if we have not measured it then we are not doing science. We are just guessing

[@Cecilia-ky3uw]

@doodlebug1820 ermmm, of course we're not doing science, I'm literally just pointing out how much if domestic activity is irrelevant to many a topic, if we're talking about industrial productivity we would want to exclude much of the housing market. Empiricism isn't the only methodology that we can use. Basic deduction is as important. And besides, to address directly the volunteer unpaid labour, most retirees do not engage in a constant scheduled workflow. They're retirees, they mostly do not work in a factory, nor do they work in the service sector. What volunteer unpaid work are we talking about? I'm doubtful it's very irreplaceable. The retirees are net consumers in every way. As for women, that's you adding in another part. I don't know about society collapsing without it, but the unpaid work done by women is signifigant- but it essentially amounts to maintenance if it's domestic work, again, not particularly useful in judging much except for the size of a country's population or the cultural practices of a country- hell, how do you even measure that work? While retirees, if you think about it, much fo their unpaid labour is maintenace of their own home, washing their own dishes and stuff, that simply is not doing anything for anyone else. That is net economically unproductive.

[@3Lrir]

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[@justacat2]

thanks to your meaningful comment israel won the war!

[@moathalmahroqi]

Are you deleting mu comments 💀

[@JCDenton3]

Israel's wartime economic policy is an open hand to receive my tax dollars from my government whether I want to or not.

[@Mandems973]

Israel is an Apartheid state.

[@user-rl3iv2jk9q]

10 Dec . , 2024 : Thank you for your presentation , for your objectivity , and for your professional - ism . I am a viewer fir about two years , and have watched many of your presentations , quite a few of them I have watched twice . You speak very good English . Congratulations upon your career .

[@LegendNinja41]

11:25 Golan Heights is ilegally occupied territory aswell, not just Palestinian territories.

[@gillesfrance8511]

It is annexed , now it is Israel , recognized by the USA 😊. The Arabic tribes annexed by the sword 🗡️ the all Middle East and North Africa , is it illegal as well ?

[@rcchin7897]

Maybe if your countries didn’t start a war with Israel, you’d be occupying the land.

[@TishoYanchev]

How did you get a haircut in the middle of the video

[@RayshiaRoman]

Why should the US government care about Americans when they can prioritize Israel at every turn? It's a more worthwhile spending than caring for their own people apparently

[@martir.7653]

Your content is great, but the Patreon lowest tier is priced at 3 € per month... Sorry, for me there's a discrepancy of value. Of course it's your prerogative to set the price. But I'm currently paying $30/year or 2.3 €/month for the whole library of Nebula -- YOUR videos included. I'm currently supporting 10 creators on Patreon monthly, none over 2 €.

[@guilhermenandrade]

While talking about human resources he mentioned “Palestinian migrant workers”… migrant?

[@davidrubinstein3679]

The term he used is wrong. Its Palestinians crossing the border daily. Its more like French from Saint Louis working in Basel Switzerland as distances are communter distances.

[@jonathanrotem251]

Yes, there are Palestinian workers who move from the West Bank to Israel for economic reasons

[@sk-pp8uj]

I can't believe people in your replies missed the point, these Palestinians were forced out of their homes to make Israel" and forced into West Bank

[@ghosthunter0950]

Yes when you move from one supposed country's borders to another for work you're called a migrant worker. he's referring to west bank Palestinians that work in Israel.

[@jonathanrotem251]

@@sk-pp8uj No, they're not. Firstly, all of them are working age people, none of which were around during the war of 1948. Secondly, many of them are not even descendants of refugees from Israel.

[@tomfeingersch7212]

וואוו מרשים ביותר . Wow impressive.

[@eldahalas7015]

Bro Israel Attacking Syria

[@desireesachs3878]

they are not attacking syria!!! they are destroying chemical weapon sites so the jihadist radicals don’t get their hands on them. it is good for the world. grow a brain

[@davidatrakchi2707]

The fighting intensity has gone significantly down at all fronts and we already see glimpse of recovery And, Israel arms exports are booming and expected to grow This long war will definitely have an impact on the coming years economy, but like after the 73 war the recovery will come, don’t forget that things are far from being brilliant in other western countries

[@samkelolatakisa4272]

Very valuable information. Who knew Israel's war in Gaza, Lebanon, and Syria comes at a cost? The US is giving Israel financial strength to continue committing genocide.

[@jonathan13co]

Israel's economy is very capable regardless of any US support, something which can't be said about israel's enemies - hamas, hezbollah, houthis etc... Which wouldn't exist without Qatar and Iran. Keep coping though. Your smooth brain is what helps israel keep winning every conflict it engages in. Imagine not beating an enemy that's completely surrounded...

[@Heo_Ashrafenko]

@@jonathan13cowe both know israel wouldnt exist one day without western backing, the iron dome is getting restocked almost eevery week by american money

[@Heo_Ashrafenko]

@@jonathan13coit’s good to compare a so called sovereign nation with a small militia, shows ur levels lmao

[@jonathan13co]

@@Heo_Ashrafenko They're not small militias. They are powerful factions of their respective countries- palestine, lebanon, yemen... They have assets and function similarly to any other country, thus it is a very fair comparison. The main difference, and the reason why I specified them and not their host countries, is that unlike a regular government, these organizations put the war against israel at a much higher priority than the welfare of the civilians under their control, which is also a common trait among terrorist organizations - justifying the exploitation of the local populace for a "higher goal".

[@stonyreichmedienproduktion]

Great vid! Hope my country would dont fumble like always xd

[@rafaeltlv1795]

The israeli economy is in good shape despite the war the guy doesnt know,much about the facts . Our economy is mostly based on high tech

[@gordonspicer]

no mention of the Israel gas resources. UK currently not in war exceeds Israeli debt levels and last 2 quarters their economy actually decreased equally "0" growth. Israel's will probably show, despite war, a GDP growth of 1.25%. This UK & France dream of !

[@Wasengenyie]

What about tourism?

[@rafaeltlv1795]

@Wasengenyie only 2% of our gdp

[@anjaseidl4003]

I guess, you should name your analysis "a war economy" in 21st Century. A comparison of 20th and 20st century is crucial.

[@adrienbeauduin6307]

I don’t think it’s being objective to refrain from using the basic facts established by international justice and mainstream human rights organisation: occupation, invasion, apartheid, genocide. When you talked about Russia, you talk about invasion, not about a “Russia-Ukraine crisis”, right? Anyway, thank you for the interesting video, as always

[@MrHorst38]

Is this genocide and apartheid in the room with us right now?

[@cwastoinand]

@@MrHorst38 If you are in Israel and the occupied area's yes.

[@xord5293]

These youtubers make me sick to my stomache. Palestinians were there 5000 years ago, and will remain there for as long as time exists. Get OUT of Palestine.

[@liorgoldshtein2373]

oh sorry let me just leave the homeland my people have sang and dreamt about returning to for over two thousand years and we have our entire religion based around ill just go back to Europe to be scapegoated and mascaraed once again before being kicked out and having to go to another country and then ill be scape goateed and mascaraed once again and so on and so forth

[@PerryHowell-h9v]

Hate israel bias is rampant. The words have no meaning in this context.

[@Alihan_1988]

Israel has done so much good work until now. The Palestinian and Iranian military capabilities are crushed fiercely by the IDF. But this war surely affected Israel economically. It is hard to maintain economical stability while fighting a war on all borders.

[@adamelghalmi9771]

palestinian? you mean hamas? in the west bank militant resistance is still quite strong, and in gaza many smaller militant groups are growing in power in the wake of sinwar's death. but iran is essentially untouched, a couple airstrikes didn't really damage the iranian fighting capabilities. hezbollah? sure. but iran?

[@Alihan_1988]

I mentioned all militant groups of Palestinian origin. West Bank is not completely under the control of Israel, but every militant group in Gaza is under control and can be easily suppressed by IDF. Hezbollah was the biggest military proxy group in the region, so of course, it determined Iran's military capability from Syria to Gaza.

[@adamelghalmi9771]

@@Alihan_1988 the west bank actually IS actually completely under the control of israel, with tiny pockets of resistance to what is essentially martial law to keep the palestinians from rebelling as settlers take their homes, but how are you so sure that, as you put it "every militant group in Gaza is under control and can be easily suppressed by IDF"? and iran doesn't directly intervene in conflicts like hezbollah and hamas's conflicts, but in the syrian civil war iran was helping assad, although not anymore considering his forces dont exist anymore.

[@adamelghalmi9771]

@@Alihan_1988 my comments keep getting deleted :/

[@justacat2]

@@adamelghalmi9771both of you are somewhat correct

[@FakenameStevens]

How do you defend your way into a three front war without needing to seriously evaluate how compatible your country is with others in the region?

[@totallynotme123-m9l]

The evaluation was done by Turkey, Egypt, Morocco, Greece, Tunisia, Cyprus, Sudan, Saudi Arabia, UAE, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Jordan, Oman and Ethiopia, and the results are in- its compatible. Even the Bashar's Syria broke with his Hafez's policy and refrained from ever attacking Israel, even entering covert peace talks in 2018. Why two final countries, Iran and Qatar, continue to pay top dollar for terror attacks against Israel, is more more of a question about the nature of their theocracies than about the compatibility of Jews, Muslims, Druze and Chrisitians between the river and the sea.

[@maximbaazov]

Let’s remember your talking of the Middle East pretty much the same as Africa a shit show .

[@TristanBanks]

@@totallynotme123-m9l LOL

[@beri4138]

Palestine is not a country

[@hjqw1pe]

It sounds like victim blaming. "It's your fault that all the extremists and terrorists pick on you".