Is a Greater Israel Emerging?

[@JamesKerLindsay]

Happy New Year! I thought I’d start 2025 with a topic that provokes considerable debate. Is a Greater Israel emerging? As I try to show, a lot depends on how you define it. So, what do you think? Can we really talk of a Greater Israel? What does it mean historically? And how far do those ambitions really stretch today? Is it just the West Bank, or is it all of historic Palestine? And what about other areas? Will Israel ever trade the Golan Heights for peace with Syria? As always, let me know your thoughts and comments below.

[@SheeplandCo]

Thank you for the quality uploads, Professor!

[@SpicyTake]

Hey professor, wouldn't it be interesting if Russia forced Ukrainians over the border into Poland because they are "basically Poles"? I just thought I'd bring up a topic that provokes considerable debate.

[@mashinajoe]

Happy New Year my friend!

[@Todd.B]

The only thing I know for sure is that Netanyahu, at least to me, hasn't shown himself to be a person of honor and integrity and therefore I don't trust anything he says to take his word for it. I'm suspicious.

[@y.9704]

Dear James Ker Lindsay, just say that everything Israel does is right and justified. Don't tire yourself or us.🎉

[@EdMcF1]

When the PLO was founded in 1964, Gaza was under Egyptian control and the West Bank was part of Jordan.

[@eduardtarniceriu102]

Egypt and Jordan declare war on Israel and lost

[@SuperMovieLvr933]

That’s true, but the West Bank and Gaza Strip did not exist before 1948. It was all the British Mandate for Palestine. Jordan and Israel had an illicit compact where the latter agreed to allow the former to take the West Bank area and the Gaza Strip was created by the furthest advance of the Egyptian army. Many in Israel saw the agreement with Jordan as a “missed opportunity” to take the West Bank and so they began planning contingencies for when and how it would be annexed. Those plans were implemented in 1967.

[@SwaggyScallywag]

Yep, Israel owned Syria & Egypt in the 6 day war but they're too generous. Now they're paying for it

[@kappy-nf6uh]

@@eduardtarniceriu102 Egypt and Jordan did not declare war. Israel launched a pre-emptive attack against Egyptian forces in response to Egypt's closing the Straits of Tiran as part of the boycott of Israel. Israel viewed the strait as a vital interest particularly with imports such as oil from Iran. Jordan and Syria came to Egypt's defence five days later.

[@MohOEM]

And you point is? Are you justifying Israel's cccupation? becasue of you are, you are gravely mistaken.... Egypt and Jordan didn't build settlements. Nor did they enforce millitary occupation. Nor did they bring in their citizen and force the Palestinians to leave through suffocating apartheid.

[@ross7472]

Eretz israel doesn't mean greater israel, it just means "Land of Israel" Greater Israel would be "Eretz Israel Hashlema" which literally means complete, entire or whole Israel.

[@gokhanakay8446]

And Israel has no borders... not me, they claim so...

[@nathanielmartins5930]

When you equate "My Complete Land" with "Lands that belong to other people" you are Expansionist.

[@ezrabrhane450]

@@nathanielmartins5930not really since arab Muslims colonizers took the land from none Muslim Arabs

[@reggie69.]

They done it so we can to????​ Thats the argument Israel has really gone back to medieval thinking now@@ezrabrhane450

[@exincom4729]

​​@@nathanielmartins5930 the islamic colonisers took that Land from non arabs Just Like they did with egypt and the Rest of north africa

[@Wizzyhatg]

Mistranslating "Eretz Yisrael" as "Greater Israel" rather than what it actually means, "The Land of Israel", is a staggering factual error for you and imo compromises the entire video. For example, Egypt would be Eretz Mitzrayim, the land of Mitzrayim (egypt). Please correct.

[@shakiMiki]

looooooooooooool

[@live_free_or_perish]

Yeah, I'm not usually one to point out mistakes, but that's a big one

[@gokhanakay8446]

''Eretz Yisrael'' is entire planet, at their point of view, they are 'choosen'. So, Professor, might made a reference to this.

[@lielitzkovitz5024]

@@gokhanakay8446 no. It's just Israel. And the " chosen" part is perhaps the greatest misunderstanding of Judaism

[@gokhanakay8446]

@@lielitzkovitz5024 no not misunderstanding, do you think 'gentiles' means just non-jews?

[@jbselco1]

In 47 who started the civil war by attacking civilians?

[@treefrog1956]

The Zionists

[@El_contador75]

@@treefrog1956 why are you lying?

[@jbselco1]

@treefrog1956 Wow, you are ahistorical, aren't you? But then again your side always is. That is what happens when you have no legitimacy.

[@simko8665]

@@treefrog1956 Your knowledge fit your name.

[@leavesinautumn5959]

@@El_contador75 It's an objective fact.

[@billygoatB]

Israel would be a fool to give up the Golan Heights. The Druze there are now Israeli citizens.

[@bazingaagnizab1236]

Either knowingly or unknowingly, your statement is deceptive. "Israel" differentiates citizenship from nationality. Simply being a citizen doesn't give someone equal rights in "Israel". "Israel" (falsely) identifies itself as a Jewish nation and grants nationality rights to only those that they define as Jewish. Conveniently, they ignore the fact that most of the world's Jewish population do not choose to live in "Israel", they don't vote in "Israel's" elections, and they reject "Israel's" claims of being "their" state...some rejecting the idea so firmly that thousands of them (Satmar, Neturei Karta, etc.) even reject the idea that "Israel" should even exist as a state.

[@treefrog1956]

The Golan Heights belongs to Syria

WELL SAID

[@תומרלייזגולד]

Slight correction: The Golan heights Druze can technically take Israeli citizenship at any time they like, however most have traditionally refused for political reasons relating to their preexisting ties to Syria and the relatives many share there. In recent years and particularly with the advent of the civil war across the border more Golan Druze have applied for Israeli citizenship in greater numbers. It seems that the consensus was not in favor of truly rejoining Syria (some have floated a Hong Kong style deal where the Golan returns to Syria but retains the open society and political system it enjoys in Israel) but that it's important for other reasons such as their relatives' safety in Syria. The Druze that did not take Israeli citizenship so far have a kind of special residency that gives them the right to vote in municipal elections and basically all the priviledges of citizenship, and again they can apply at any time they'd like. Hope that was informative and if you have questions I'll answer to the best of my knowledge!

[@nirorbach8046]

@@treefrog1956 Then California belongs to Mexico

[@DiMacky24]

Ah yes... international law working as intended.

[@thomassenbart]

International law is a foolish concept and has no teeth. Without a credible enforcement system, law is a joke.

[@yanbarbosa8092]

Not only that, but notice the tone of the video when compared to the Russia ones.

[@juliusseizure3039]

The creation of Israel was done by concensus. The fact that 6 Arab armies attacked Israel when it was one day old...... when they didn't have casus bellum to do so makes the origins of the Arab position on Israel completely illegitimate. But since Israel kicked their god damn asses and conquered territory doing so..... they kept it. They will continue to keep it. If anyone attacks them then they will claim more land, and that is legal.

[@Homer-OJ-Simpson]

Palestinians didn’t care for international law then Israelis as response didn’t care for international law. There likely won’t any path to peace so long as both don’t care for international laws

[@Homer-OJ-Simpson]

@@yanbarbosa8092 can you expand on that? Are Palestinians like Russia or Israel like Russia? And why? Edit2: and now you have confirmed in comments below that you think Russia was right to invade Ukraine. What a shock! Edit: yanbarbosa has a very bias pro Russia or pro Hamas opinion. Tried to equate Russia taking lands form innocent neighbors who made no threats to end the state of Russia to that of Israel having some people who support annexing lands of the people that have been trying to end their state since 1948

[@kfawell]

Of the original Palestinian mandate about 77% of that land went to Jordan. So saying Israel took most of Palestine is not exactly clear. It is most of the 23% left over. I have wondered what history would have been like if Jordan had been simply called Palestine.

[@19Szabolcs91]

@@kfawell Yeah, everyone forgets this. Britain already did a partition of its colony, heavily favoring the Arabs.

[@kfawell]

Of all the land that was ruled by the Ottomans, there were many other people besides Muslim Arabs. Still the population of Muslim Arabs might have been around 95% or something like that. If one were to ask the people themselves what form of government they want and especially do they want to form their own country it would seem fair to say about 5% of that land should be non-Arab Muslim. When England formed Iraq there were other people there besides Sunni Muslim Arabs. And there were other people besides Muslim Arabs. As far as I know those other people were not given any real influence and how they would be ruled. This was true for Jordan, Syria and Lebanon. Though in Lebanon there was more effort to balance control with The control of government split among a few different groups. So for most of that land, Muslim Arabs we're given control. And the one country where that did not happen there was so much opposition from Muslim Arabs even from outside of that region. Another thing that seems to be forgotten is that Israel was given about 66% or so of the remaining land. People often claim that's unfair because Jews were only about 1/3 of the population. However, the border of Israel would include almost half of the Muslim Arabs living there. So in other words about 2/3 of the population was given about 2/3 of the land. That actually seems kind of fair. Finally, Israel was a Jewish state but all the people in the borders were to be citizens with all their rights including property being respected. It is interesting that about 95% of private property would have been Arab owned if Israel was founded as intended. Who knows what would have happened if Arab countries would not have invaded. I base all of this on many readings of many Wikipedia articles. If they are wrong then I am wrong. However, my understanding changed so dramatically after doing all that reading. As usual everything was way more complex than presented. The typical view I hear these days is so amazingly different from what I read.

[@AustrianPainter14]

Honest question, does your tribe think that your tribe is ever wrong? Like has there ever been a moment where you reflect ‘yeah that was not a smart move?’ I truly don’t think you people have it in you. There’s even a special word for it: chutzpah

[@dani-ks9cg]

Exactly, "Jordan" is no more than a colonialist invention. Most of the population there are "palestinians" as well. JORDAN IS "PALESTINE"

[@yakov95000]

@@AustrianPainter14 We were wrong living under your guys “mercy” for so long,now that Israel exist you guys became powerless hater and Jews became strong united force again,ahhh what joy seeing your tears “Austrian painter”

[@alberthk715]

If Israel wanted greater Israel, it would have anxed Sinai, Gaza, Southern Lebanon, West Bank and southern Syria..

[@Reasonablyneutral]

Add Golan Heights.....

[@QTC1688]

They can take as much as the US allows.

[@hunterhealer8022]

which is what they are doing now?

[@alberthk715]

@@hunterhealer8022 no..u don't know history.. they took all those land gave it up in return for peace

[@gokhanakay8446]

@alberthk715 when the aspirations and the expectations would not meet with the mediums, you self-limit yourself. Today's Israel is in this situation, they (will) never give up their self-claimed 'promised lands' from the Euphrates to the Nile including a pice of Cyprus as well.

[@banto1]

Making Smotrich into some kind of major player is ridiculous. All the latest polls show his party is now well below the threshold and he will be out once the next election cycle comes around. Ben Gvir does have a small following, but the ONLY reason he is in the coalition is because other parties couldn't get past their egos and form a coalition with Netanyahu. Israel has no intention of staying Gaza or Lebanon once a credible entity can take over there and make sure that the border doesn't again become a staging ground for a terrorist invasion. In Syria, Israel is simply holding on to the Syrian army posts that were deserted, to make sure they can hand them back over to a governing entity that is committed to the 1974 DMZ buffer area. Yes there are religious Jews who pray everyday for the return of Eretz Israel HaShlema, but this is a spiritual longing - not a political platform supported by the democratic majority in Israel.

[@naor85]

You can’t expect any foreign made video with “Greater Israel” in the title to be logical. It’s basically a conspiracy theory now.

[@danielfromyesterday]

i think you’re underestimating how much those who pray are influencing those who run the current administration

[@RareWizard]

@@danielfromyesterday👌🏼

[@banto1]

@@danielfromyesterday They don't "influence" the administration. Rather, they extort the government with the threat of bringing the government down if they don't get their way. If only the other (other than Likud) centrist parties could get over their rabid RLB hatred, a rational government could be formed without these far right elements.

[@RokeJulianLockhart.s13ouq]

I really hope that your eloquent explanation accurately reflects what you purport it to. That would be wonderful for all of us.

[@ItsPabloBruh]

It’s wild how many people do mental gymnastics to justify Israel’s actions and blatant disregard for international and humanitarian law by claiming to always be acting in “self defense” or due to their “security interests.” However, when Russia does it, it’s a problem that everyone should care about and condemn (rightfully so). Wild stuff from people honestly.

[@19Szabolcs91]

International law was always a facade, a nice coat of paint over “might makes right” and status quo management. Rules are only for the small and weak countries. In that sense, I like how Israel’s actions make this obvious for everyone.

[@ItsPabloBruh]

@ exactly. Love the wording of “might makes right” as those with the power shape the narrative and bend the laws to their side.

[@FlamingBasketballClub]

Factual comment mate. The professional sporting world has also applied that same double standard since February 2022. 🗣️📢🔥

[@guyuscoolius2326]

it isn't an issue in both cases, it's only natural to support both countries

[@naor85]

In one case, the security threats are real. In the other they are imaginary.

[@FIGHTINGtheLIES]

A few points you failed to mention, maybe it's coincidental, where is the mention of the approximate 850,000 Jews were ethnically cleansed from the surrounding arab nations during the early 1940's that accounted for most of the early population of Israel ?? and the mandate of palestine was meant to be equally split for Jews and arabs, but Israel only constitutes about 22%-25%, the rest is now Jordan, so in reality there has been a 2-state solution since Israel's reformation...

[@ZionOrange]

Bad things that happen to Jewish people is not important. After 7/10, there were debates over whether there was rape, as if that made the absolute brutality of the murders any better.

[@noobsaibot5285]

History isn't taught in the west anymore. Just indoctrination with obvious lies. Calling jews colonisers of Jerusalem or Judea is like calling aboringals colonisers in Australia. The brainwashing is insane.

[@cyberninjazero5659]

​@@ZionOrangeThe absolute brutality of the Hannibal Doctrine really is quite shocking

[@ZionOrange]

@cyberninjazero5659 another unicorn that people actually think exists.

[@cyberninjazero5659]

@@ZionOrange I didn't know Unicorns were proven and documented with a great deal of evidence and even interviews with them. The more you live the more you learn

[@Tukulti-Ninurta]

You say that in the Oslo accords, Israel agreed to the creation of a Palestinian state. This is not correct. Israel has never formally recognised the right of the Palestinians to a state. I was a bit surprised you didn’t comment on Israel’s recent incursion into Syria and what its motivation might be.

[@Gtee5]

Nothing in the 1993 Oslo agreement refers to the creation of a Palestinian state. In fact, Rabin opposed the creation of a Palestinian state.

[@el_naif]

The PLO and Hamas oppose the creation of a Palestinian State as well. At least of one that coexists with any form of Israel.

[@Gtee5]

@el_naif I'm referring to the video's description of the 93 Oslo agreement, which correctly noted that the PLO recognized Israel (which they actually did in 1988). The video incorrectly said Oslo was supposed to create a Palestinian state. This is incorrect. In the Oslo agreement, Israel recognized the PLO as the negotiator for the Palestinians and referred to permanent status negotiations, but did not say anything about that permanent status being a state.

[@cyberninjazero5659]

​@@el_naifSo they oppose the theft of their lands by colonizers? Good

[@Agent-Smith666]

@@cyberninjazero5659 there is no land theft going on here. Losing a war results in taking losses. Don't want to lose out? Don't start wars that you can't win.

[@cyberninjazero5659]

@@Agent-Smith666 "Israel" started the war. Hasbara Bot

[@paulstephen3257]

Happy new year. Hope there are less wars and more peace!

[@claesvanoldenphatt9972]

As long as that settler colonial apartheid state exists, there will be no peace in the region.

[@salesbyingrid4659]

I think one of the main reasons why Israel is coming on top IS cuz of the General incompetence there is in the región. Iran thinks that the can shia islam their way to military Glory While the other petro monarchies like saudi arabia think they can just keep buying their way and not having to actually be strategic.

[@Irtaza9993]

As someone who claims to be a staunch defender of international law that condemns Russias invasion of Ukraine I find your ability to support Israel's blatant disregard for human rights and international law quite hypocritical. Israel has "complex security challenges" while Russia is pursing a war of conquest? The double standards in the way you talk about both countries is quite frankly not befitting someone of your credentials, please do better.

[@based_yeoman9138]

With Turkey and Egypt playing ball, Iraq and Syria pacified, Hamas and Hezbollah decapitated, Lebanon in acute economic crisis, the Iranians exposed as sabre-rattlers, and the gulf states busy playing politics - the Israelis are in a uniquely constructive position to further assert their power in the region. Yemen and Iran certainly remain as threats, but yes I'd say we can collectively view recent events as a geopolitical breakthrough for Israel.

[@Kashimo_Glazer123]

Nope

[@felouven8511]

all and all they could have exploited the situation to expand their territories if they really wanted to but it just shows that this is not the case. I believe if Israel ditched its "westren values" and went full scale war berzerk mode they would gain all that land in a short period of time. Handling it is another issue but they are certaintly capable.

[@l.antone]

@@felouven8511 Exactly, that land comes with living creatures, and it can not mow that huge lawn as it did the smaller one, for now.

[@CPTss43]

Türkiye is a power that played an important role in the fall of the Assad regime and gained control over Syria by removing Russia, the USA, Israel, Iran and Assad from the game in one fell swoop. Turks do not openly say their plans for the Middle East, and the so-called great Israel threatens Turkish lands. It is impossible that Turkey has not taken precautions for this situation, they are just waiting for the right time.

[@MarkDenmark-nz2pz]

Arabs were way way weaker 50 or 30 years ago and Isrwl could not handle them . I dont think Isrwl has the capability for that

[@andrewsarantakes639]

James, accolades to you for your outsyanding efforts to openly discuss probably the most controversial issue in international politics. I believe you were quite fair in your political analysis on Netanyahu's parliamentary coalition he has to maintain in order to remain in power, and that is the difficulty in any parliamentary system. You were spot on to contrast the biblical/theological perspective vs the secular poltical perspectives. I see so few political pundits from addressing this real poltical pink elephant in the room which is a real political dynamic in the region. Based on what occured in Oct 23 Netanyahu has politically decided the Arab situation, fuel by Iran, will no longer be "managed", but "solved." Time will tell if a modicum of tranquility in the region can be accomplished given the foundational issues at hand. But as Clauswitz stated "war is politics in another form." And at this juncture parties involved have selected kenetic political solutions to their problems. Thanks for the topic, and thanks for having this platform for open dialog. Keep up the great work in 2025.

[@chrislambert9435]

The Original Old Palestine In WWI the Ottoman Turkish Empire was defeated and beginning in 1917 Britain and France took over their middle eastern territories The Original Palestine that was taken over and controlled by The British contained todays Jordan, the Sinai Desert, North Lebanon and everything on the West-Bank of the Jordan River to the Mediterranean Sea In 1917 the British Government issued The Balfour Declaration, as a declaration of sympathy for the establishment of a National Home for the Jews in Palestine and The British Government would use their best endevours to facilitate the establishment of a National Home for the Jews in Palestine. At least one good reason for this was the fact that in 1914 13% of the population of “Old Palestine” was Jewish and the Authorities believed there should be a national settlement for all of the indigenous people of Old Palestine The Balfour Declaration was given UK Parliamentary Sanction in 1922 with the Passing of the Churchill White Paper, then following this it was given International Sanction by the League of Nations Mandate for Palestine, also in 1922 The League of Nations Mandate for Palestine required Britain to lead Palestine to Independence and implement the Balfour Declaration In 1921 Britain “cut out” of Old Palestine and created The Emirate of Trans-Jordan, todays Jordan, this was a Nation State created and established by the Mandate for the Palestinian Arabs to live in. Jordan was given formal Sovereign Independence in 1946 by the UN The Sinai Desert was given to Egypt The last remaining piece of “Old Palestine” was west of the River Jordan up to the Mediterranean Sea, this included the City of Jerusalem, it is in this last remaining part of Old Palestine that the Jewish people built their Jewish Home according to the authority given to them by the League of Nations und under the protection & facilitation of The British, under this Mandate the Jews built roads, bridges, ports, homes, schools, hospitals and they cultivated land & created Farms. The Jewish people established a nascent State Beginning in 1945 after WWII, it was felt by the British that their “best endevours” had been exhausted and that the League of Nations Mandate had run its course, it was now time for these parts of the middle east to become independent Sovereign States The UK gave the entire issue of Palestine to the UN for the UN to decide what should happen with the last remaining part of “Old Palestine” In 1947 the UN proposed to Partition the last remaining piece of “Old Palestine” Some territories were offered to the Palestinian Arabs and other territories were offered to the Jewish people. They were offered to these two groups to allow them to form an Independant Sovereign Nation State for their own people The Jewish people accepted the territories that were on offer to them from the UN and in 1948 they formed a Sovereign Nation State and voted to call it Israel, the UN recognized the Sovereign Nation State of Israel in 1948 The Palestinian Arabs did not accept the territories that were on offer to them in 1947 and these territories remain disputed territories, they are a/ The West Bank b/ The Gaza Strip. It must be understood that today these are not recognized as Palestinian Arab territories they remain as disputed territories, because they have never been formally accepted by The Palestinian Arabs It is also imperative to understand that within the so-called Palestinian-Arab territories there was/is a great Jewish population living in these areas. Example, in the West Bank there is a huge Jewish population living in this disputed territory, they live there today under Israeli protection and with Israeli support. Today, there is also a great number of Palestinian Arabs living inside the Nation State of Israel, they live there with Israeli protection and support In 2011, The Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas accepted that the greatest single historic mistake of the Palestinian Arabs was that in 1947/48 they failed to accept the territories that were offered to them from the UN and use these territories to form a State

[@derrymullins-fp8pl]

Very clear and erudite summary, with, given the time constraints of a KZbin video, some omissions. Very well researched and presented. Derry Mullins (your school gate chatty Irish pal. I hope you and your family are well)

[@JamesKerLindsay]

Hello Derry! Happy New Year! Thank you so much. :-) All good here. I hope that all is well with the family at your end.

[@gkbhai8962]

The term greater Israel is not something that Israelis use, not even extreme right wing Israelis. It's an obsession of non-Israelis. The only issue on the table is whether the west bank/gaza would be annexed or not. Noone is interested in territories in Syria or Lebanon other than for the defence of the country for a limited time which is what is happening in Syria.

[@cyberninjazero5659]

Smotrich himself said he was to expand into even Saudi Arabia

[@gokhanakay8446]

False, it includes half of today's Turkey as well.

[@ultravioletsus]

In 1948 you were saying "we are only interested in 1947 partition territories" and yet here we are. By the way how is the buffer zone for the buffer zone in Golan Heights going? I guess you are not interested in there as well?

[@gkbhai8962]

@@cyberninjazero5659 I have not seen any mention of that and a Google search can't find it. And I read Israeli news media daily for the past 3 decades. Absolutely no one in Israel is interested in such an insane idea. It's not talked about ever. Not even the crazy extreme 3% of the population. I presume this is some Iranian or Turkish propaganda.

[@gkbhai8962]

@@cyberninjazero5659 this is not true. Noone is interested in expanding Israel in this way.

[@qworky902]

I guess israel isn't one of this professor's areas of expertise, or he's trying to hide that all of Jordan was also considered Palestine according to British and international law, so the percentage of land that became Israel is much smaller than he gave. He also has no idea that eretz israel does not mean "greater israel" - it just means "land of israel" and is used that way in common speech. Indont know why these academics create videos on topics they're not qualified to while putting their phd credentials out for everyone to see as though it helps their arguments. Also, there's the use of this phrase "so-called security wall". So this phd-holder doesn't remember that the wall was built after a wave of bombings?

[@stephenchappell7512]

'I guess' it's because he knows that the Emirate of Transjordan was in fact formed out of the southern part of the short-lived Arab Kingdom of Syria south of the Sykes/Picot line and that it was never a part of the Mandate of Palestine

[@cleonecarter-smith2909]

absolutely agree. Am glad I am not the only one who could see though this misinformation.

[@salamisfamagusta2918]

Israel is the victim for the last 75 years at least that is what Netanyahu is saying so we have to believe it.

[@l.antone]

As if they're splitting a pie, as if it wasn't / isn't inhabited by living/breathing/thinking creatures. The land had people living there.. the previous empire sold the land / the whole "ecosystem" to the new emerging empire after WW||. That's the true story dolled-up with the "holy lands" frame.

[@qworky902]

@stephenchappell7512 you have deliberately confused 'mandatory palestine' and the 'mandate for palestine' to push an antisemitic agenda. Not only was transjordan considered a part of palestine, but even today, the overwhelming majority of Jordan's populations call themselves and are termed by the Jordanian government as 'palestinians' - their use of the neologism, used by me only to help expose your biases. The Jordanian government uses an incredible security apparatus to prevent any repetition of their past attempted revolt and takeover of the state. The op's video also makes it sound as though Jordan AND israel weren't meant to be open to settlement by both jews and Muslims. However, just as in every other middle-eastern country, the jews were expelled. Now, because some land was given to a deposed hashemite from the Arab peninsula, everyone is pretending there is such a thing as a 'Jordanian' ethnic group.

[@agankachu09]

Bonker theory. Go sell it to Al Jazhira or the BBC.

[@EdMcF1]

Neither 'side' was happy with the 'compromise' of 1948, however, that doesn't mean that any side has the right to disregard it.

[@markaxworthy2508]

There was no "compromise" in 1948. Palestinian Arabs were presented with a gerrymandered dictat.

[@SuperMovieLvr933]

@@markaxworthy2508People who mostly just arrived a decade earlier were handed the majority of the country by a foreign colonial power. Of course the indigenous population isn’t going to agree to that. Can you imagine as a solution to French Algeria to divide the country between the settlers and natives?

[@フ乇キキ尺リムレ-w1r]

​@@SuperMovieLvr933Didn't pgn Roeman and colonial Arub forces kck thm ought in the beginning? When the original owner returns and makes a deal with the squatter it's generous of him cause he could have returned the same trtment

[@drgat6953]

@SuperMovieLvr933 most of that territory was uninhibited dessert in the south. And let's not act like the Palestinians were losing half their land. That territory was owned by the brittish who took it from the Ottomans. Most land in that region before 1948 was directly owned by the government. Private land existed but it was the minority.

[@noblemann4898]

It is remarkable how people west of the bosphrous find it completely ok to hand over 51% of Palestinian land and 81% of it's coastline to immigrants. And people complain about their borders.

[@Niksg9424]

Mentioning the holocaust but not the nakba is kind of wild ngl So is the "they're friends with Arabs who are American allies therefore Arabs have nothing to fear " bit. As if the connection is some sort of good will intention from Israel and not, you know, the US

[@davidfinder291]

To quote Gadaffi, the Palestinians were fleeing expected massacres that largely failed to materialize.

[@zkol3287]

Nakbah when Arabs told Muslims to leave their land because they were gonna geno hide juds, but because israel won they were not able to do so and so now these Arabs who wer complicit and supported geno hide against juds claim victimhood

[@MyFancySauce]

@@davidfinder291 ya but the massacres DID happen: Lydda and Ramle, are good examples… the Israelis destroyed Palestinian villages and towns so that they could never return. Israel is an apartheid state with a history of ethnic cleansing oppression and genocide.

[@timkey_4542]

well, another proof the Arabs have nothing to fear is that almost more Arabs are living inside of Israeli borders than in the Palestinian areas

[@ghiorghetatarescu3649]

@@davidfinder291 is mass murder a massacre? if yes they materialized. you think 78% of the indigenous population just died and got ethnically clensed on their own?

[@benadams8895]

Pretty good video. Only issue I have with it is that you translated “the land of Israel” as “greater Israel” just because some nationalist use it that way doesn’t mean that that’s its meaning

[@korenmoscovich4681]

@@benadams8895 100% good point there. Quite a big factual error he made.

[@SuperMovieLvr933]

Well actually it is used in that way in Israel. I lived there and speak Hebrew. People say “state of Israel” and “land of Israel” to mean two different things. Eretz Israel can be used to mean all the territory between the Jordan river and Mediterranean Sea. Not just the 1949 armistice lines.

[@benadams8895]

@@SuperMovieLvr933 I am aware that this is how a lot of Hebrew speakers use it but even then it isn’t necessarily interchangeable with the term “greater Israel” For instance is South Lebanon or Gaza part of that? Depends who you ask. Diaspora Jews also don’t necessarily use it this way. I just thought the way it was presented as if that’s just straightforwardly the meaning of the phrase was kind of misleading

[@willneverstop]

Didn’t he said “also known as” or “otherwise known as” he didn’t say it translates to it.

[@korenmoscovich4681]

@@willneverstop What is the literal point of this semantics to comment on?

[@golmgolm]

I sincerely admire how careful Professor chooses the words. It takes a lot of work and this work should be seen. Love your channel Prof

[@golmgolm]

I mean, I hate the pro-Israel bias but love the subtlety

[@KushWings]

lol pro Israel meaning he believes Israel has the “right to exist”? Or am I missing some other pro Israel comments? Can you break down an example, sincerely curious

[@sabrinarodrigues629]

@@golmgolm there's another professor on YT who says every country is collapsing, in every video

[@sabrinarodrigues629]

Totally different from that other professor who says every country is collapsing, in every video.

[@chrislambert9435]

The Original Old Palestine In WWI the Ottoman Turkish Empire was defeated and beginning in 1917 Britain and France took over their middle eastern territories The Original Palestine that was taken over and controlled by The British contained todays Jordan, the Sinai Desert, North Lebanon and everything on the West-Bank of the Jordan River to the Mediterranean Sea In 1917 the British Government issued The Balfour Declaration, as a declaration of sympathy for the establishment of a National Home for the Jews in Palestine and The British Government would use their best endevours to facilitate the establishment of a National Home for the Jews in Palestine. At least one good reason for this was the fact that in 1914 13% of the population of “Old Palestine” was Jewish and the Authorities believed there should be a national settlement for all of the indigenous people of Old Palestine The Balfour Declaration was given UK Parliamentary Sanction in 1922 with the Passing of the Churchill White Paper, then following this it was given International Sanction by the League of Nations Mandate for Palestine, also in 1922 The League of Nations Mandate for Palestine required Britain to lead Palestine to Independence and implement the Balfour Declaration In 1921 Britain “cut out” of Old Palestine and created The Emirate of Trans-Jordan, todays Jordan, this was a Nation State created and established by the Mandate for the Palestinian Arabs to live in. Jordan was given formal Sovereign Independence in 1946 by the UN The Sinai Desert was given to Egypt The last remaining piece of “Old Palestine” was west of the River Jordan up to the Mediterranean Sea, this included the City of Jerusalem, it is in this last remaining part of Old Palestine that the Jewish people built their Jewish Home according to the authority given to them by the League of Nations und under the protection & facilitation of The British, under this Mandate the Jews built roads, bridges, ports, homes, schools, hospitals and they cultivated land & created Farms. The Jewish people established a nascent State Beginning in 1945 after WWII, it was felt by the British that their “best endevours” had been exhausted and that the League of Nations Mandate had run its course, it was now time for these parts of the middle east to become independent Sovereign States The UK gave the entire issue of Palestine to the UN for the UN to decide what should happen with the last remaining part of “Old Palestine” In 1947 the UN proposed to Partition the last remaining piece of “Old Palestine” Some territories were offered to the Palestinian Arabs and other territories were offered to the Jewish people. They were offered to these two groups to allow them to form an Independant Sovereign Nation State for their own people The Jewish people accepted the territories that were on offer to them from the UN and in 1948 they formed a Sovereign Nation State and voted to call it Israel, the UN recognized the Sovereign Nation State of Israel in 1948 The Palestinian Arabs did not accept the territories that were on offer to them in 1947 and these territories remain disputed territories, they are a/ The West Bank b/ The Gaza Strip. It must be understood that today these are not recognized as Palestinian Arab territories they remain as disputed territories, because they have never been formally accepted by The Palestinian Arabs It is also imperative to understand that within the so-called Palestinian-Arab territories there was/is a great Jewish population living in these areas. Example, in the West Bank there is a huge Jewish population living in this disputed territory, they live there today under Israeli protection and with Israeli support. Today, there is also a great number of Palestinian Arabs living inside the Nation State of Israel, they live there with Israeli protection and support In 2011, The Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas accepted that the greatest single historic mistake of the Palestinian Arabs was that in 1947/48 they failed to accept the territories that were offered to them from the UN and use these territories to form a State

[@3idontknow3]

Yet USA and EU are letting it happen

[@Lagolop]

God bless ALL of Israel :)

[@keepussafeUSA]

Actually Biden is 2 faced and caused this war by his appeasement policies of Iran. He has also blocked weapons from being delivered to Israel.

[@michaellamont2605]

I think it's way too small

ISRAEL IS THE WESTERN WORLD S FIRST LINE OF DEFENSE AGAINST JIHADISM

[@jhingoorpatima237]

How you became white from black and brown?

[@lordfedjoe]

"Israel complex security threats" i wonder if you have ever used this phrase for Russia. I find it fascinating how some of you give Israel a cover by using some phrase.

[@CamouflageMaster]

I'm definitively alot more sympathetic towards palestine than Israël and actually i love russia in some ways but i don't think that phrase is suitable for russia's situation, is it? How would it?

[@g1u2y345]

Ah yes, “the terrifying defensive alliance nato is encroaching on my borders”

[@dani-ks9cg]

If Turkey and Azerbaijan have the right to inv@de others without being criticized, a country that was attacked from those territories absolutely has the right

[@falsevacuum4667]

A key difference is there are numerous hostile states and terrorist organizations in the region with the stated goal of the total elimination of Israel and often the Jews that live in it, whereas with Nato-Russia nobody is attacking Russia and Nato constantly states that it is a defensive alliance and has no intention for anything but peaceful relations with Russia. 100% different.

[@davidjgill4902]

Russia has no actual security threat in Europe. Sentiment across much of Europe is fundamentally pacifist. Disarming and demilitarizing is the dream. Poland is building the largest army in Europe because of the clear and present danger that Russia poses today; Putin's outrageous claim that Poland started WW2 and...history. Putin made Poland a major new military power. No country could benefit more from a rule-based system of international relations than Russia. By this way of thinking, Russia needs no sphere of influence, no subservient buffer states around it, and no need to reacquire the geographic barriers it lost after 1990.

[@doloitsaria]

@JamesKerLindsay I'm a longtime fan of your channel. I realise that one could literally make 100 videos dedicated to this topic, but I think there are a few things that are left out here: (1) I think it's necessary to point out that the Yishuv accepted the UN partition agreement while the Arab states did not (2) Ehud Barak in 2000 and 2001 and Ehud Olmert in 2008 made offers to the Palestinian leadership that would've created Palestinian state that were rejected on each occasion.

[@roberttbrockway]

Well said. The 2008 offer was particularly good. The Palestinian position has eroded significantly since 2008 and I don't see them getting an offer that good again.

[@cyberninjazero5659]

@@roberttbrockway The big mistake the Palestinians made was agreeing to disarm at Oslo. Now look at the West Bank

[@ultravioletsus]

@@roberttbrockway bro, do you really think Israelis would hand over anything to Palestinians? West Bank should've never dropped arms in Oslo.

[@BellicoseNation]

Yes the Palistinians was you stole our land, you are not magnanimous to "concede giving some back.' They should have put aside what was right and took a security of something, now they will eventually lose the rest.

[@Adir-Yosef]

@@ultravioletsus idk man Israel did leave Gaza completely in 2005 in an attempt for peace, in addition before Oslo the PLO had nothing in both the west bank and Gaza. but currently no one on any side of the conflict would want to give the other side anything. the Israelis will immediately look to 7/10 while the Palestinians never agreed on giving Israel anything in the first place

[@brucebenor6976]

Hi Professor, an Israeli follower here. The vision of greater Israel from the Euphrates to the Nile has never been part of the Israeli or the Zionist agenda. The most expensionist attitude towards greater Israel idea was "two sides of the Jordan river", an attitude which is barely popular today, even among Smotrich and Ben Gvir supporters.

[@johnmckiernan2176]

Get some agreed national borders like an actual country. And stop genociding Gaza. Yours, the international community.

[@DrHydroxide]

You saying that while your troops were caught on camera wearing those Euphrates-to-Nile israel badges. Keep lying, yeah?

[@BencerCourt123]

Nope, Ben Gvir has clearly stated gis vision of Greater Israel. When someone says something from their wicked heart, believe them.

[@AB-en9pl]

There r many Israelis who r calling to settle Lebanon & right now there r IDF troops right near Damascus. Let's not forget Israel captured the Sinai & had settlements there for a reason, it was not about self defense, they settled the land temporarily. There is no one to stop Israel from doing what they want

[@gokhanakay8446]

Actually it is entire world, not the Eup to the Nile.

[@socialminds9894]

Happy New Years professor! Thank you very much for the video. You are doing invaluable work!

[@wisdomcommunicationsinc1128]

"Eretz Yisrael" does not mean "Greater Israel," it means "Land of Israel." It is a mistranslation. You also failed to comment on the Camp David peace proposal of July 2000 and Arafat's refusal to compromise on either demilitarization, the right of return, or joint sovereignty over Jerusalem. It is a huge part of this story because it is part of the settler justification for refusing to compromise themselves... but you omitted it. Whenever you touch this subject, you better have -all- of the relevant information on display. You usually do better work than this.

[@gokhanakay8446]

Yes litteally it is 'land of Israel' and they claim 'Eretz Yisrael' has no borders at the planet Earth.

[@gokhanakay8446]

Yes litteally it is 'land of Israel' and they claim 'Eretz Yisrael' has no borders at the planet Earth.

[@korenmoscovich4681]

Well said

[@zacharypereira1450]

Even if the Palestinians did not agree to a border how does that justify the settlement? If Israel maintained military dominance in the area that would make senses if the Palestinians do not accept a reasonable deal but settlements are a major obstacle because they cannot be removed as easily as military bases. I have yet to hear a reasonable argument for the settlements other then thousands of years ago Jews lived in Judea and Samaria and by that logic Canada and the US should be returned to the indigenous people.

[@gokhanakay8446]

Yes litteally it is 'land of Israel'. 'Eretz Yisrael' has no borders it covers the entire planet Earth, they never declare offical borders of the jewish state.

[@CetateanulDinFiguraAlaturata]

I might be wrong, but didn't Arafat turn down the agreement? You skipped that and jumped to the asasination of Rabin, suggesting that this is the case of the agreement not beening made.

[@abdulazizshami804]

Why wouldnt he? That "agreement" was a sham, arafat was not an idiot

[@naseernasrat1997]

Always pay attention to what Israel does in practice. Never notice what they say officially or what treaty they sign.

[@yehudabendavid1]

The so-called West Bank is historically called Judea and Samaria, the heartland of the Jews before the Roman conquest of an Eastern society

[@stephenchappell7512]

Indeed as it only exists at all due to the IDF's defeat at the hands of the Arab Legion during the 48 war

[@cleonecarter-smith2909]

yes yes yes yes thank you

[@MarkDenmark-nz2pz]

Its called Judea and Samaria when there was kingdom for the jws . But before and after them, it had different names

[@pliniojr95]

This was 2000 years ago. Today is the home of the palestinians who live there and there's nothing you can do about it.

[@murgiii9556]

@@pliniojr95 because 3000 years ago some other group lived there and 10,000 years ago other groups preceded them. his logic is so flawed

[@tiredox3788]

I heard some villages where Druze live want to be annexed by Israel. I don’t know how true it is though.

[@dani-ks9cg]

It's true

[@drgat6953]

They are afraid of a hypothetical Islamist government in Syria.

[@wheneggsdrop1701]

The local councils in Syria rejected the idea. Over 80% of the Druze in Israeli Golan still hold Syrian citizenship and most are only Israeli nationals not citizens. It’s complicated. 😊

[@Adir-Yosef]

it's true, they are located right on the Syria Israel border (Syrian side) in the Golan heights

[@keepussafeUSA]

There are videos where that is shown.

[@shaicruz176]

Does Isshit has right to defend or expand? You can't defend and occupy same time.

[@UKTonyMagill]

TLDR: No. This video is a waste of your time.

[@davidchokler2840]

I am sure that this video could be an eye opener to many. In most parts it is an objective view on what really happened.

[@sharonsmiler4938]

My favourite professor ❤ another informative video - thank you

[@derekcaan7686]

Professor, you say that Israel isn't expanding its territory but the country's continuing occupation (and expansion) in the Golan, the continuing occupation of the Shebba Farms in Southern Lebanon as well as effective blockade of Gaza even before the current war - plus the open statements of Netanyahu's far right ministers about invading neighboring countries and Arab territories seems to point in the opposite direction, If one thing is clear in this last year, it is that PM Netanyahu will continue to stoke future conflicts as long as his legal troubles continue.

[@drgat6953]

Lebanon never controlled the Shebba Farms area. Most maps before 67 show it as part of Syria.

[@narendra62]

Netanyahu is not the problem. Deep religious hate is.

[@Indonesiansurftravel]

Israel was three times the size it is until they gave the sinai peninsula back to Egypt.

[@chrislambert9435]

The Original Old Palestine In WWI the Ottoman Turkish Empire was defeated and beginning in 1917 Britain and France took over their middle eastern territories The Original Palestine that was taken over and controlled by The British contained todays Jordan, the Sinai Desert, North Lebanon and everything on the West-Bank of the Jordan River to the Mediterranean Sea In 1917 the British Government issued The Balfour Declaration, as a declaration of sympathy for the establishment of a National Home for the Jews in Palestine and The British Government would use their best endevours to facilitate the establishment of a National Home for the Jews in Palestine. At least one good reason for this was the fact that in 1914 13% of the population of “Old Palestine” was Jewish and the Authorities believed there should be a national settlement for all of the indigenous people of Old Palestine The Balfour Declaration was given UK Parliamentary Sanction in 1922 with the Passing of the Churchill White Paper, then following this it was given International Sanction by the League of Nations Mandate for Palestine, also in 1922 The League of Nations Mandate for Palestine required Britain to lead Palestine to Independence and implement the Balfour Declaration In 1921 Britain “cut out” of Old Palestine and created The Emirate of Trans-Jordan, todays Jordan, this was a Nation State created and established by the Mandate for the Palestinian Arabs to live in. Jordan was given formal Sovereign Independence in 1946 by the UN The Sinai Desert was given to Egypt The last remaining piece of “Old Palestine” was west of the River Jordan up to the Mediterranean Sea, this included the City of Jerusalem, it is in this last remaining part of Old Palestine that the Jewish people built their Jewish Home according to the authority given to them by the League of Nations und under the protection & facilitation of The British, under this Mandate the Jews built roads, bridges, ports, homes, schools, hospitals and they cultivated land & created Farms. The Jewish people established a nascent State Beginning in 1945 after WWII, it was felt by the British that their “best endevours” had been exhausted and that the League of Nations Mandate had run its course, it was now time for these parts of the middle east to become independent Sovereign States The UK gave the entire issue of Palestine to the UN for the UN to decide what should happen with the last remaining part of “Old Palestine” In 1947 the UN proposed to Partition the last remaining piece of “Old Palestine” Some territories were offered to the Palestinian Arabs and other territories were offered to the Jewish people. They were offered to these two groups to allow them to form an Independant Sovereign Nation State for their own people The Jewish people accepted the territories that were on offer to them from the UN and in 1948 they formed a Sovereign Nation State and voted to call it Israel, the UN recognized the Sovereign Nation State of Israel in 1948 The Palestinian Arabs did not accept the territories that were on offer to them in 1947 and these territories remain disputed territories, they are a/ The West Bank b/ The Gaza Strip. It must be understood that today these are not recognized as Palestinian Arab territories they remain as disputed territories, because they have never been formally accepted by The Palestinian Arabs It is also imperative to understand that within the so-called Palestinian-Arab territories there was/is a great Jewish population living in these areas. Example, in the West Bank there is a huge Jewish population living in this disputed territory, they live there today under Israeli protection and with Israeli support. Today, there is also a great number of Palestinian Arabs living inside the Nation State of Israel, they live there with Israeli protection and support In 2011, The Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas accepted that the greatest single historic mistake of the Palestinian Arabs was that in 1947/48 they failed to accept the territories that were offered to them from the UN and use these territories to form a State

[@maximr6576]

Blah blah blah will continue until the end of time

[@robinhazell6019]

How did you become a professor? University of Tel-Aviv?

[@donnydonadio1185]

If Smotrich and Ben-Gvir have their way, yeah.

[@guyuscoolius2326]

they're political grifters, their way is to rake in lots of cash

[@kinggeorgethe1st554]

They def will

[@sharpshooterparker]

they can have their way only if majority of Israelis think it's a good idea for SECURITY only. not for just gaining more territory

[@Friendlyneighboorhoodspiderman]

We have a strong military we’re not taking any land that’s deep into Iraq it’s impossible also how are we gonna admister that with 15 million Jews in the world

[@ronmaximilian6953]

And if the moon had an atmosphere and actual lakes, we could settle it. It's pure fantasy

I'd add that to the start that jews moved to Israel even before it was under british control, they fleed from russian and arab pogroms since the 1880s.

[@el_naif]

Jews were already a majority in Jerusalem by 1890.

[@sOnIcBo0mBoY]

Palestine was 95% Arab in 1917, they were denied self-determination. "The Arabs are not important", Balfour.

[@joelang1823]

in my opinion, if a country is push on all sides of its territory, it has no choice but to expand especially if it keeps winning their battles so as to protect their central area from invading neighbors.

[@FakenameStevens]

Do you think none of that push is deserved? You know who doesn't recognise Israel? Basically all the countries surrounding it. If all of the countries hate Israel and want it weakened, then Israel is practically an evil concept because of how much of a burden it is for its neighbours.

[@murgiii9556]

it is not a country if the majority of the people there weren't there 100 years ago and they had to exile and brutally 800,000 native people who let them IN THE FIRST PLACE. Their neighbor wont be angry with them ? what should they do kiss them for daily taking land from the west bank and then shooting children playing football in the west bank? murdering 1400 people in gaza in 2014 when there was no oct 7th but I guess for demons the death of 1400 people means nothing but the same demons play the victim card when the other side shows a little resistance after their mothers and fathers were brutally murdered by missiles.

[@Machiavelli959]

I believe that Israel’s territorial policies are often motivated by the desire to create a buffer zone for security. While some may view territorial expansion as a way to ensure peace, it’s essential to consider whether this approach leads to lasting stability and coexistence in the region.

[@rickjohnson2165]

There is no viable two State solution as there is no viable Palestinian government. The best outcome for those living in Gaza, southern Lebanon, the West Bank and Golan Heights is for these areas to be incorporated into Isreal so these people can enjoy the benefits of living under the rule of the Middle East only liberal democracy.

[@Lagolop]

Gaza is also aboriginal Jewish land but Israel could force Egypt to take responsibility of it. Not sure if that would work. Israel may simply have to take it back.

[@Daniebraids]

Too many Arabs it will turn it into another Islamic dictatorship or couldn't be a democracy.

[@stephenchappell7512]

That's the plan hence the demographic 'lawn mowing' we're now witnessing

[@Lagolop]

@@stephenchappell7512 God bless Israel :)

[@omermo]

@@stephenchappell7512 There were more births than deaths in this year of war in Gaza - so demographically, it makes little difference if at all

[@existentialvoid]

Ty for the most balanced reading of the situation possible. I think at this point - post Oct.7th - Israel will not accept a hostile Palestinian state on its boarders. No matter what the ICJ or the UN say - Israel will not allow the possibility of another massacre.

[@cleonecarter-smith2909]

absolutely, NEVER AGAIN!

[@leavesinautumn5959]

What Isra_l will or won't accept is irrelevant. They can make those sort of decisions when they pay for their own wars.

[@jhingoorpatima237]

How 7th of October happened?

[@korenmoscovich4681]

Interesting summary/analysis. But few mistakes. One important one mistranslation of Eretz Yisrael. Just means Land of Israel (no exact geographic or political will). Hebrew speaker here.

[@gokhanakay8446]

and it is entire planet Earth. Isn't it? Bcs YHV choose a tribe as superior over and among the rest of humankind?

[@korenmoscovich4681]

@gokhanakay8446 Nope. YHV in Jewish belief chose Israel to follow more rules than others but not to rule over them. Its in the Bible if you wish to read.

[@gokhanakay8446]

@@korenmoscovich4681 ok i ll take it as a just. How abt the zionist - let say zionist of any faith - dont they rule over others?

[@aanshow]

​@gokhanakay8446 if YHV decided that, then he is bias. It doesn't make sense. And the Scriptures both the Old and New Testament does not support your claim. They Jewish election is to fulfil God's purpose to HUMANITY THRO7GH THEM. NOT TO PUT THEM ABOVE OTHER HUMAN KIND. SINCE THEY GOT THAT WRONG THEY ARE NITHER PEACE WITH HUMAN KIND NOR WITH GOD HIMSELF. AND SETAN LILES IT SO MUCH! Eventually, God already fulfilled his promises through Jesus Christ. So no need for people for mission any more. In fact, according to thier own book, they always missed the mark, the point of God's purpose again and again. As for thier right to live in the land, yes they should have a place that they call it thier own country, have the right to followed thier own faith and desires. But that is because every people group has that right. Not because they are special as they claim. Every one thinks they are special so they have the right to claim, but should not interpret that to outright entitlement.

[@strongbird3499]

And, of course, speakers of that particular language are known for their extreme trustworthiness. I'll just take your word, Hebrew speaker.

[@AvnerSenderowicz]

Missing one key point: Israel withdrew from Gaza and Hamas too over - the (valid security) concern is that the same will happen to West Bank. The concern is even greater because WB is much closer to Israeli large population centers and economic heartland. In other words, it's not all about messianic elements in Netanyahu's government or his bid for political survival - this plays a part but in Israel security usually (still) takes precedence. National security is as much at play in WB Israeli policy as with the Golan Heights. Consider that to this day even the moderate Fatah have in their charter the removal of Israel via armed struggle (river to sea) - at best they are seen by Israel as incompetent - but their corruption and the radicalized nature of Palestinian population are seen as first step for Hamas takeover, just like in Gaza.

[@cyberninjazero5659]

Missing one key point Israel only withdrew from Gaza BECAUSE HMS was strong enough to kick them out and the settlements couldn't be defended

[@CJ-Fortes_Atque_Fidelis]

As far as I know Arafat did not recognize the right of Israel to exist. Recognizing that Israel exist has a different meaning. Even the Sharia and all Islamist manifesto insist that Israel's existence is until Islam overcome and destroy it.

[@MeragRealm]

Israel didn't exist when Muslims conquered palestine from the eastern Roman Empire and repealed the ban on jews from settling in Jerusalem. Ungrateful ingrates.

[@ianstevenson3628]

Arafat did recognise Israel.

[@CJ-Fortes_Atque_Fidelis]

@ianstevenson3628 yes he did but the phrase 'the right to exist' was amended to just recognition (of its existence), know the difference. I assure you no Arab countries even if having normalized relations with Israel will sign a document proclaiming the right of Israel to exist. Do you know why? 😁

[@ONETWO-k5o]

Do israeli accept palestine.

[@CJ-Fortes_Atque_Fidelis]

@@ONETWO-k5o not after Oct 7 but Israel still have 2 million Arab Palestinian as citizens. Can anyone find 50000 Jews living in any of the Arab countries? Where did all the Jews go?

[@JizzMasterTheZeroth]

A ultra-nationalist and highly militarized country is annexing land, based on historical claims, as Lebensraum for the divinely chosen population of Übermenschen, at the cost of the local population of Untermenschen, who are put into walled ghettos - with any resistance answered with punitive action on the civilian population. Q: Am I talking about Germany or Israel (or Russia for that matter?)? A: Yes.

[@WorldTravelerCooking]

One other problem is that Netanyahu is focused on domestic politics this in practice means acquiescing to whatever Smotrich and Ben Gvir want. They clearly want expansion and I suspect that this, like Ben Gvir's support for protesters illegally blocking aid to Gaza, is a price Netanyahu is willing to pay to delay his corruption trial.

[@dani-ks9cg]

Ben Gvir/Smotrich is much better than IsIamic rule. Ask the Yazidis/Druze/Alawites/Kurds

[@golmgolm]

Netanyahu is a democratically elected leader, his actions mostly reflect intentions of Israelis. If they didn't want tens of thousands Palestinians genocided, if they were against Gaza/West Bank land grabs, they would elect another government. Again, certain politician's domestic issues can not be used to justify Gaza atrocities.

[@FlamingBasketballClub]

@@WorldTravelerCooking Is it me or do some geopolitical issues on this channel seem to attract hypocrites? 🤔

[@RareWizard]

⁠@@FlamingBasketballClubit’s not you🥹

[@WorldTravelerCooking]

@@FlamingBasketballClub Geopolitical issues attract hypocrites generally. I actually respect this channel because the author of the channel, while not entirely unbiased, is still pretty consistent and not hypocritical.

[@MrTomoti]

Can you make a video about Vojvodina? The information on the web is not clear, Thanks.

[@JamesKerLindsay]

Thanks. Great suggestion. I really should look at this. I know Vojvodina very well and have spent a lot of time there.

[@magnvss]

You missed a huge opportunity to explain that 'Palestine' was a long-standing European fantasy based on the former Roman province, which never existed as a distinct reality in the region afterward-home to Jews, Christians, Muslims, Druze, and others. When the British established their mandate after taking over from the Ottomans, everyone living there, regardless of religion, was referred to as 'Palestinians.' The current 'Palestinians' were simply considered 'Arabs' at the time. Talking about 'Palestine' before the British Mandate is like referring to 'Prussia' today for the territories of Germany, Poland, and Russia-it fails to reflect modern geopolitical and ethnic realities.

[@isooo8175]

What about people? Did the millions of people who were living in this land for thousands of years exist or are they an illusion as well?

[@cyberninjazero5659]

The Philistines are literally in the Bible you Hasbara mythologist

[@ManlyManThe85th]

@@cyberninjazero5659 no they aint i read the bible theres only a myth that they are in israel but its not for sure

[@magnvss]

@@cyberninjazero5659 I think you don't understand the text. I wasn't writing about the Philistines (whom inspired the name the Romans gave to their province) but how Europeans kept calling the region after the fall of Rome.

[@magnvss]

@@isooo8175 Of course not, but the diverse people that lived there didn't call themselves Palestinians, lol.

[@ilfyf]

Fewer terrorist attacks, less radical Islam, less tyranny, less oppression of women, children, and citizens, fewer civil wars, more progress, more development, more modernity, more prosperity, flourishing, peace, and tranquility. Wonderful!

[@WorldTravelerCooking]

I think one lesson from the Oslo Accords is that a state cannot be said to exist unless it monopolizes decisions of war and peace. A quasi state where foreign-funded political parties run their own militias cannot know peace.

[@redjacc7581]

Happy New Year Prof JKL

[@Interitus1]

Israel has already lost so much goodwill for it's behaviour in Gaza. When it took advantage of the fall of Assad and grabbed more territory in the Golan heights the discussion really heated up about expansion. They are going to lose more allies. As Syrians were chasing Russians out Israel was stealing their land is a bad look. People have turned away from waht israel is doing for too long and their countries reputation has been destroyed.

[@CarlosMiro-j3g]

It’s ITS behavior. ITS = belonging to it; IT’S = it is.

[@keepussafeUSA]

Hamas destroyed the 300 million dollar pier for aid delivery into Gaza because they prefer to increase the death toll of their own people for their PR campaign than feed their people. Why don't the Ps use the billions they get in aid to make a beachfront tourist destination and be a partner with Israel? Did they ever ever ever try that?

[@csk4j]

Ill have to check but youve probably also covered a video of turkey expanding its territory which is also interesting..

[@JamesKerLindsay]

I done plenty of videos on Turkey.

[@angelitorivera6976]

Thanks!

[@rogerjohnson2562]

Israel has missed the opportunity to annex ALL of Israel after they defeated attacking enemies. Israel has the right to also annex the Sinai as well ss S Lebanon up to the Litani. And if the Druze and Kurds in Syria want to join their territory to Israel, that should be Israel's choice!

[@marcocolo7151]

Happy new year Professor!

[@GooglyMowgli]

Before October 7th, I was an independent with liberal leanings, supporting a two-state solution. But after witnessing the horror unleashed on those who shared my views, and seeing my streets burn, monuments desecrated, and chants of ‘We are Hamas’ and ‘From the river to the sea,’ I shifted quickly to conservatism. I now support Republicans with my voice and money. After over a year of hearing ‘From the river to the sea,’ I believe it’s only fair to advocate for Israel to be terror-free from the river to the sea.

[@Ritawaltersssss]

@@GooglyMowgli agreed!

[@dantebg100]

I'm ex Muslim I totally agree. Israel is surrounded by monsters. Israel is the only normal country in the region.

[@FlamingBasketballClub]

@@GooglyMowgli So you essentially believe in a government sponsored narrative huh 💀

[@modero6370]

You are by far not the only one who went thru those phases!

[@MahmoudWaz]

@@GooglyMowgli You are on wrong side of history and I support freedom for Palestinians from the RIVER to the SEA.

[@davidcooks2379]

I think you are forgetting the international law, uti possedetis juris, according to which in 1948 when only Israel declared a state on the territory of the former British Mandate, it inherited its borders also. The armistice of 1949 explicitly says "the borders should not be prejudiced by this agreement". So Judea and Samaria and Aza are already Israel, they don't need to annex them, they just can recognise sovereignty over them

[@Daniebraids]

Occupation implies there was a sovereign state of Palestine with real statehood and leadership, there can't be an occupation when there is no sovereignty.

[@stephenchappell7512]

Nice try

[@WorldTravelerCooking]

Great analysis as always.

[@JamesKerLindsay]

Thank you so much. And Happy New Year!

[@WorldTravelerCooking]

@@JamesKerLindsay Happy new year to you too!

[@janetmontgomery-r6j]

Thank you for talking with clarity through such a complex sensitive tragic situation.

[@FlamingBasketballClub]

@@WorldTravelerCooking CedarHunt would disagree with your comment. 🌚🌝

[@beretpit831]

Btw, Netanyahu is dying in his bunker due to prostate cancer.

[@luddity]

A worse one will step up to take his place when he gets too feeble to continue his evil ways.

[@IK-fg4gw]

Best

[@keepussafeUSA]

Bibi is a strong and excellent leader, who is an inspiration.

[@fergalbannon4614]

Unfortunate to hear October 7th mentioned without being preceded by noting the blockade on Gaza.

[@Maryculligan]

What block? Workers by the thousands worked & got medical care in Israel. 🇮🇱

[@fergalbannon4614]

@Maryculligan the blockade of everything going in and out of Gaza starting in June 07. Then leading what some analysts say was the Gazan population being put on a diet. Of course, some were issued work permits. 1930s Germany issued work permits too. Then of course in March 08 we have the peaceful march for the right to return, which had snipers kill roughly 250 civilians who approached the border. There was many many more that were shot in the legs etc. As reported on the Israeli media.

[@y.9704]

Dear James Ker Lindsay, just say that everything Israel does is right and justified. Don't tire yourself or us. 😂

[@lordfedjoe]

Exactly. He always gives cover to Israel, and never use the same phrase for Russia. It's crazy how one see this man as unbiased until a particular topic emerges

[@g1u2y345]

@@lordfedjoe Almost like the situation in Israel/Palestine is complicated, and he treats it as such, whereas with Russia it’s pretty clear cut

[@giants8821]

@@lordfedjoe you are very underinformed if that is what you think

[@haticeisbilir8807]

Profesör bir İngiliz ve bir şeriatçı yahudiden daha tehlikelidir çünkü 😂

[@FlamingBasketballClub]

@@y.9704 He doesn't wanna get banned from KZbin you know lol

[@hadifjamalluddin3319]

I can't make conclusion for this if we remembered 10 years plan of Salahuddin Ayubi to liberate Jerusalem. However, it could be impossible since Israel are advanced so much that we are doomed.

[@ZionOrange]

Maybe accepting Israel and treating them as a brother would be better than dying over an ideology of wanton violence. Think about it.

[@AHDONIxTOxSHELIONI]

Looking through the comments, tough crowd Prof! Power players Russia, Turkey, Israel are creating areas outside their recognised borders labelled ‘buffer zones’ making them essentially larger in land size i.e ‘greater’. In Israel’s case they’ve extended their buffer zone on the Golan Heights, creating a buffer zone for a buffer zone and then went on to completely destroy all Syrian military infrastructure. One needs to ask why it was necessary to extend the buffer zone given the Syrian military is now non- existent. Will we see more nations using the guise of buffer zones for land grabs?

[@JamesKerLindsay]

Thanks. Always a tough crowd when dealing with conflicts. The problem is that we live in a particularly polarised era. And this is a particularly polarised debate where both sides want to hear certain specific phrases or claims. This means that trying to take a balanced and considered view that doesn’t point out all the terrible things one side did against the other just puts you in odd position of being seen as an opponent by both sides!

[@proximacentaur1654]

@@JamesKerLindsay Yesterday I made a modest and appropriate comment to this video. It was a simple question about what would happen to the Palestinians given the assertion that Israel had no interest in a two-state solution, and that the UN Security Council had passed a ruling that Israel was embarking on an annexation. The comment has been removed. I do not appear to have breached Community Guidelines.

[@GordanGecko]

Judea and Sumeria ? Being a stsunch supporter of Isreal I woll wait and see

[@literallytorah]

Well presented, Professor. However, a fact you fail to mention & consider (other than alluding to it as “Biblical aspirations” & “Zionism”) is that the idea you call “Greater Israel” has its origins in the Torah of Moses, and is a fact that has been an integral part of the Israelite identity for over 3,000 years. The borders of the land of the Canaanites, promised as an inheritance to the Children of Israel, are first given to Abraham, who passed it on to his sons Isaac & Jacob. This land stretches from Sidon in modern-day Lebanon, going south to just past Gaza, before turning east to the southern shore of the Dead Sea valley, turning northwards following the Jordan river until just east of Sidon again - an elongated rectangle. However, Abraham is given more than this. The entire “Promised Land” covers from “the river of Egypt” (either the Nile or the wadi just west of Gaza) until “the great river - river Euphrates.” Thus, the southern border of Israel’s land is from the coast to the southern shore of the Dead Sea, while the northern border touches the Euphrates, either in northern Syria, or eastwards through Syria & northern Jordan until half of Iraq. Yet, due to the abominable behaviour of Israel’s twin Esau/Edom, Israel is promised by God through the prophet Obadiah (an Edomite) that they will also possess the region of Edom. This is the Negev region of modern-day Israel southwards until Eilat, and east until the Seir mountains in southern Jordan. The region we know as northern Jordan (Bashan/Golan) was conquered by the Israelites and presented as an inheritance by Moses to them. How far east this region stretches is unsure. Central Jordan is off limits to the Israelites, being reserved for Moabites & Ammonites. We who have faith & knowledge in the God of our fathers understand that we will indeed one day possess all the land that has been allotted to us. Whether this comes about through the desire or hand of Netanyahu and/or others, Israel’s military might, or by other completely unforseen factors, is not presented fully in Scripture, but the end result is - numerous times. The House of Israel isn’t, nor has it mandate to be, expansionistic beyond this. Only to take possession of what has been rightfully ours for over 3,000 years. This may not sit well with Western Enlightenment thinking, but it is the heart & soul of the conflict with our neighbors. Our failures to live up to this (and other) mandate(s) until now is an internal discussion we do need to address ourselves. With an earnest desire for peace…

[@BlackLabelExpat]

Seems like every country has “historical lands” that use to theirs in the past.

[@Iosef426]

Urusalim was part of Ancient Egypt long before & long after the mythological Moses and for 1000 year longer than the estimated existence of Israeli kingdom However modern Israelis are genetically Europeans; while Palestinians are genetically the Bronze Age descendents

[@Friendlyneighboorhoodspiderman]

@@Iosef426Egypt never controlled Judea to my knowledge until the mamlucks the Jews moved to Egypt due to well famine and droughts in Judea at the time a

[@Iosef426]

⁠Urusalim, aka Jerusalem today, of Ancient Egypt predates all of mythological Moses, Roman Empire, Ottoman Empire, European Colonialism and the short lived Arab rule. Ancient Egypt predates the invention Arabic, Hebrew, English & the French languages. I recommend reading history from non-religious scientific sources. Good day to believe in Science.

[@Friendlyneighboorhoodspiderman]

@@Iosef426 yes but to the knowledge of history I don’t think any ancient Egyptian empire kingdom controlled Yerushalyim now can I be wrong yes but I think Yerushalyim while it may not have predated Egypt you forget Caanaites the people who are Jewish ancestors were in the land and Science has nothing to do with Geography and History and ancient Egyptian is hyrogliphics which predates Greek Hebrew Aramaic Persian(Farsi I believe it’s called now) European languages like English comes from Germanic languages which comes way later down the line and so does French which comes from Latin and Arabic is the 3rd Semitic language to be founded historically 2nd to Aramaic and obviously Hebrew which is first so while you are right Egypt pre dates these things that doesn’t mean necessarily they controlled Yerushalyim

[@Iosef426]

Urusalim was ancient Egyptian name for the Jerusalem, Ramses III artifacts were found there. Urusalim is in ancient Egyptian texts as well as artifacts predating them all, and has been under Egyptian rule for 1000 year; including the estimated period of Moses existence. Believe in Carbon Dating, Archaeology & Science than Iraqi myth (Yes Judaism & Aramaic languages are Iraqi-inspired; 10 Commandments of Hammurabi, Noah/Gilgamesh, Fall of Man/Adapa,…etc) Ancient Egyptian Empire did not ethnic cleanse the ​​Canaanites, nor the Nubians or whatsoever. Palectinians, regardless of belief systems, are the descendants of Canaanites and Bronze Age Levant. Judaism is a belief system, so do paganism; you don’t lose or gain genes if you lose or acquire new faith.

[@christianx8494]

More important for us in the outside world is Netanyahu's alliances with all far-right activists in the world: that takes place in the open when it is not the Germans and Austrians (e.g. the English Defence League or the Spanish and Swedish far-right parties, Trump and the Alt-Right movement, the Hungarian regime...), but there is indirect support for German anti-Muslim hate groups via the USA (Gatestone-Institute).

[@adriandiaz8665]

Great analysis! Thank you for the nuance. I like this new style of video! Another expansionist power is Turkey, which is expanding its sway across the Middle East a video on that can be cool.

[@zacharypereira1450]

While I agree Turkey is expansionist it worth noting I think Turkey is increasing its sphere of influence more so then its territory especially with the collapse of the Assad regime and the rise of HTS. Obviously the exception to this statement is North Cyprus which Turkey has been illegally supporting since it helped establish the proto-state.

[@g1u2y345]

@@zacharypereira1450 Turkey currently illegally occupies many parts of Northern Syria and Iraq, and they plan to expand further in Syria. I do not see them giving back this land

[@dani-ks9cg]

Exactly, and Turkey gets 0.001% of the criticism Israel gets

[@chrislambert9435]

The Original Old Palestine In WWI the Ottoman Turkish Empire was defeated and beginning in 1917 Britain and France took over their middle eastern territories The Original Palestine that was taken over and controlled by The British contained todays Jordan, the Sinai Desert, North Lebanon and everything on the West-Bank of the Jordan River to the Mediterranean Sea In 1917 the British Government issued The Balfour Declaration, as a declaration of sympathy for the establishment of a National Home for the Jews in Palestine and The British Government would use their best endevours to facilitate the establishment of a National Home for the Jews in Palestine. At least one good reason for this was the fact that in 1914 13% of the population of “Old Palestine” was Jewish and the Authorities believed there should be a national settlement for all of the indigenous people of Old Palestine The Balfour Declaration was given UK Parliamentary Sanction in 1922 with the Passing of the Churchill White Paper, then following this it was given International Sanction by the League of Nations Mandate for Palestine, also in 1922 The League of Nations Mandate for Palestine required Britain to lead Palestine to Independence and implement the Balfour Declaration In 1921 Britain “cut out” of Old Palestine and created The Emirate of Trans-Jordan, todays Jordan, this was a Nation State created and established by the Mandate for the Palestinian Arabs to live in. Jordan was given formal Sovereign Independence in 1946 by the UN The Sinai Desert was given to Egypt The last remaining piece of “Old Palestine” was west of the River Jordan up to the Mediterranean Sea, this included the City of Jerusalem, it is in this last remaining part of Old Palestine that the Jewish people built their Jewish Home according to the authority given to them by the League of Nations und under the protection & facilitation of The British, under this Mandate the Jews built roads, bridges, ports, homes, schools, hospitals and they cultivated land & created Farms. The Jewish people established a nascent State Beginning in 1945 after WWII, it was felt by the British that their “best endevours” had been exhausted and that the League of Nations Mandate had run its course, it was now time for these parts of the middle east to become independent Sovereign States The UK gave the entire issue of Palestine to the UN for the UN to decide what should happen with the last remaining part of “Old Palestine” In 1947 the UN proposed to Partition the last remaining piece of “Old Palestine” Some territories were offered to the Palestinian Arabs and other territories were offered to the Jewish people. They were offered to these two groups to allow them to form an Independant Sovereign Nation State for their own people The Jewish people accepted the territories that were on offer to them from the UN and in 1948 they formed a Sovereign Nation State and voted to call it Israel, the UN recognized the Sovereign Nation State of Israel in 1948 The Palestinian Arabs did not accept the territories that were on offer to them in 1947 and these territories remain disputed territories, they are a/ The West Bank b/ The Gaza Strip. It must be understood that today these are not recognized as Palestinian Arab territories they remain as disputed territories, because they have never been formally accepted by The Palestinian Arabs It is also imperative to understand that within the so-called Palestinian-Arab territories there was/is a great Jewish population living in these areas. Example, in the West Bank there is a huge Jewish population living in this disputed territory, they live there today under Israeli protection and with Israeli support. Today, there is also a great number of Palestinian Arabs living inside the Nation State of Israel, they live there with Israeli protection and support In 2011, The Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas accepted that the greatest single historic mistake of the Palestinian Arabs was that in 1947/48 they failed to accept the territories that were offered to them from the UN and use these territories to form a State

[@adriandiaz8665]

@@chrislambert9435I don’t disagree with what you said I think

[@TheLilKon]

Isn't the argument of defending yourself as a nation against threats, quite literally the same causus belli the romans used to build the roman empire

[@connannbarbarin3033]

yes....Vae Victis!

[@Jouantiese]

If Israel wanted, it could easily expand by 3 times it's current size. It doesn't - dumb proposition..

[@amrjad5956]

lmao they can't even stop the Houthis from firing rockets daily at Tel-Aviv what are you talking about? Up till now Hamas isn't defeated in Gaza and just yesterday, 4 Merkava's Tanks have been blown up to pieces with expolosives planted by Hamas. So the war on Gaza isn't finished yet. Nearly 100,000 IDF soldiers have been neutralized since October 7. So lemme correct your statement. If Israel "could" it would expand by 3 times it's current size now. But since it's a laughable state and can't sustain 1 day without a full unconditional support from the United State, it doesn't have the capability to even annex 1 inch of other terriotories.

[@hamza9234]

@@Jouantiese Such as flawed argument - we ain't living in the medieval or colonial period where might was right. If Israel did that, the whole country would be viewed as illegitimate state by other nations. Imo it already is illegitimate with it's flagrant abuse of human rights and international law.

[@murgiii9556]

@@hamza9234 No, they can't. Israel can't even fully invade Gaza, which is 50 times smaller than Israel. Expanding three times larger would require defeating multiple countries, and even then, the land wouldn’t automatically belong to Israel. Millions of people would still be living there, likely starting a revolution. Not to mention guerrilla warfare, where Israel already struggles to handle control in a small area like Gaza without murdering 100,000 civilians let alone in larger territories

[@murgiii9556]

No, they can't. Israel can't even fully invade Gaza, which is 50 times smaller than Israel. Expanding three times larger would require defeating multiple countries, and even then, the land wouldn’t automatically belong to Israel. Millions of people would still be living there, likely starting a revolution. Not to mention guerrilla warfare, where Israel already struggles to handle control in a small area like Gaza without murdering 100,000 civilians let alone in larger territories

[@MikiBlue]

Thousands of years of moving from one place to another,does this to you. But no more. We are staying this time.

[@nnn-pr3vr]

I admire the way Israel looks after the interest of its people. A stark contrast to UK and European countries who would rather replace their own population with refugees.

[@HemantSharma-h1f]

@@nnn-pr3vr absolutely true!! Leftism and secularism will destroy Europe

[@leavesinautumn5959]

Isra_l is in a tail spin, hundreds of thousands of their citizens have fled. Taxes are up, the economy is down, people are taking pay cuts, nearly 40% of businesses have gone bankrupt .. that doesn't bother you though, they're racist and that you like.

[@jhingoorpatima237]

So how 7th of October happened?

[@Davidipac]

Well thought out and concise history

[@ZionOrange]

Eretz Yisrael does not mean Greater Israel, but okay.

[@yahudi9936]

Eretz just means land 😆

[@ZionOrange]

@yahudi9936 surprisingly this is the least amount of cringe I have experienced lately, but it had a big lump of cringe in it. When people try retcon history hard

[@ManlyManThe85th]

it does mean israel

[@yahudi9936]

@ManlyManThe85th Eretz means land. It is cognate with the Arabic "ard" which also means land. Yisrael means Israel. Together "land of Israel". There is no "greater" at all.

[@ZionOrange]

@ManlyManThe85th eretz Yisrael means land of israel and has been used since the formation, it is even in hatikvah

[@ValentinesEve1996]

Can you make a video regarding the recent situation happening in Canada. Canada’s prime minister Justin Trudeau has announced his resignation and is stepping down as prime minister.

[@JamesKerLindsay]

Thanks. I have been thinking about this. Let me see if I can find a good angel to this. I like to put things in broader contexts of international relations.

[@MikiBlue]

Greater Israel I think is good for all ,for the world. Much less terrorism and good will for all. Good idea.

[@jhingoorpatima237]

How you became white from black and brown?

[@dmaryan]

Israeli here, all sounds kinda ok until the phrase in the end where you say that Netanyahu is not going for a two state solution but is going for annexation While it's 100% true about two state solution, it is false to say he is going for annexation Both can (and do) exist! The people of so called palastine were born and raised with the idea of 'resistance', the people are not going to simply agree to a two state solution and you can see that so easily in videos where people are being interviewed on the streets The people living there would actively resist a 2 state solution, they already do 🙌 But people from the us and europe look at this from the eyes of western beliefs and try to impose this solution on everybody Israeli people are up for anything that would actually be a solution by the way! But the 2 state is not a solution, no matter how much we all want it to be If one side is saying 'this is our land, give it to us, we will never stop wanting it and are not willing to compromise' then how (and why) in the world would you think they would agree to any borders? Borders are an agreement of 2 sides (at minimum), the reason there is no specific border is not because of israel or Netanyahu, its because you cant agree with a people that were raised to disagree, funded by Iran and quatar

[@chrislambert9435]

The Original Old Palestine In WWI the Ottoman Turkish Empire was defeated and beginning in 1917 Britain and France took over their middle eastern territories The Original Palestine that was taken over and controlled by The British contained todays Jordan, the Sinai Desert, North Lebanon and everything on the West-Bank of the Jordan River to the Mediterranean Sea In 1917 the British Government issued The Balfour Declaration, as a declaration of sympathy for the establishment of a National Home for the Jews in Palestine and The British Government would use their best endevours to facilitate the establishment of a National Home for the Jews in Palestine. At least one good reason for this was the fact that in 1914 13% of the population of “Old Palestine” was Jewish and the Authorities believed there should be a national settlement for all of the indigenous people of Old Palestine The Balfour Declaration was given UK Parliamentary Sanction in 1922 with the Passing of the Churchill White Paper, then following this it was given International Sanction by the League of Nations Mandate for Palestine, also in 1922 The League of Nations Mandate for Palestine required Britain to lead Palestine to Independence and implement the Balfour Declaration In 1921 Britain “cut out” of Old Palestine and created The Emirate of Trans-Jordan, todays Jordan, this was a Nation State created and established by the Mandate for the Palestinian Arabs to live in. Jordan was given formal Sovereign Independence in 1946 by the UN The Sinai Desert was given to Egypt The last remaining piece of “Old Palestine” was west of the River Jordan up to the Mediterranean Sea, this included the City of Jerusalem, it is in this last remaining part of Old Palestine that the Jewish people built their Jewish Home according to the authority given to them by the League of Nations und under the protection & facilitation of The British, under this Mandate the Jews built roads, bridges, ports, homes, schools, hospitals and they cultivated land & created Farms. The Jewish people established a nascent State Beginning in 1945 after WWII, it was felt by the British that their “best endevours” had been exhausted and that the League of Nations Mandate had run its course, it was now time for these parts of the middle east to become independent Sovereign States The UK gave the entire issue of Palestine to the UN for the UN to decide what should happen with the last remaining part of “Old Palestine” In 1947 the UN proposed to Partition the last remaining piece of “Old Palestine” Some territories were offered to the Palestinian Arabs and other territories were offered to the Jewish people. They were offered to these two groups to allow them to form an Independant Sovereign Nation State for their own people The Jewish people accepted the territories that were on offer to them from the UN and in 1948 they formed a Sovereign Nation State and voted to call it Israel, the UN recognized the Sovereign Nation State of Israel in 1948 The Palestinian Arabs did not accept the territories that were on offer to them in 1947 and these territories remain disputed territories, they are a/ The West Bank b/ The Gaza Strip. It must be understood that today these are not recognized as Palestinian Arab territories they remain as disputed territories, because they have never been formally accepted by The Palestinian Arabs It is also imperative to understand that within the so-called Palestinian-Arab territories there was/is a great Jewish population living in these areas. Example, in the West Bank there is a huge Jewish population living in this disputed territory, they live there today under Israeli protection and with Israeli support. Today, there is also a great number of Palestinian Arabs living inside the Nation State of Israel, they live there with Israeli protection and support In 2011, The Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas accepted that the greatest single historic mistake of the Palestinian Arabs was that in 1947/48 they failed to accept the territories that were offered to them from the UN and use these territories to form a State

[@nicko8580]

I was surprised you glossed over Arafat's rejection of the peace deal brokered by Clinton. It highlighted the difficulties in ever reaching an agreement.

[@IMaSUPERman2]

This video painfully minimizes Israeli expansionist mindset and racism towards arabs. Not to mention there is no talk about genocide which all major human right groups have agreed is happening. This really puts a screw in your impartial assessment of what is going. Just putting this video in contrast to how you talk about russia expansion in ukraine and Crimea and everyone would see it. Russia takes crimea it's shunned, Israel formally annexes the golan heights nothing happens and now it wants a buffer zone for it's annexed land that it will build settlements in. You know that I know that and everyone watching this knows that and then they will need a buffer zone for that buffer zone.

[@zacharypereira1450]

I think the difference between Russia's annexation of Crimea and Israel's increasing annexation of the West Bank is that in the case of West Bank there is no international border. I believe the ICC stated that Israel's border should be 1967 however I am not sure why they chose 67 versus 48 or some future say 2032 border. Russia's border with Ukraine was mutually agreed to by both parties. Israel never agreed to 67 border, they did to 48 I believe however given the fact on the ground now there will probably have to be further adjustment unfortunately. This is not to defend the settlement, I personally think they are the largest impediment to peace and if I were the President of USA I would condition aid to the Israelis on the drawing up of reasonable border and then impose it on the Palestinians. I however am a Canadian and so while I oppose Bibi other then providing commentary in the comment section that is about as much influence as I have in Middle Eastern politics.

[@coppeis]

@@zacharypereira1450 You are correct, and as someone who is thinking about becoming Israeli, I agree with and promote your idea (Israeli should draw up hard borders and give the Palestinians the ultimatum to accept them and allow the IDF to be their security guarantors ala how the USA treats Japan and South Korea). Israel has been using territory as a way to "trade land for peace," and it works for nations like Egypt and Jordan. Hopefully, Lebanon and Syria (although unlikely), so all the extra Israeli territory has been in this weird limbo, especially as the Palestinian state doesn't actually exist as per international law. I do feel like some want to expand Israeli territory similar to how the Indians to Goa (which was a sovereign part of Portugal)- particularly on the status of Jerusalem. I fear that if this continues, the Palestinians will be forced into smaller and smaller territory and ultimately expelled, all because they refused to come to an agreement with the State of Israel.

[@zacharypereira1450]

@@coppeis I would agree which most if not all of these point. I have no issue with Israel existing especially since the treatment of Jews in the Middle East post the establishment of Israel however I hate the idea of not having defined borders. I mean I get that Israel is not the most trusting state but they either need to annex the West Bank and Gaza and grant political and civil rights to the Palestinian there or wash there hands of as much of land in the West Bank and they can and withdraw from Gaza and give them the prospect of a sovereign state.

[@korenmoscovich4681]

@@IMaSUPERman2 Israel is not racist towards Arabs. Arabs are massively integrates part of Israel society in all levels and regions. From education to IDF officers to the head of Israel Supreme Court

[@Julia-Richter]

Why don't you just say that Israel should cease to exist? Or is there another reaso, you omitted the fact, that Israel was attacked again and again?

[@LuisRomeroLopez]

10:54 This is an interesing part: While Netanyahu might be pragmatical, is people like Ben-Gvir ad Smotrich that really seem to be ideologycal.

[@jnturner506]

As a non-Jewish Brit living in Israel (with Jewish and Palestinian friends), there's something about this nicely presented vid that I found a little disturbing. For example, "Israel ceded Sinai to Egypt [following Yom Kippur War] but not Golan to Syria". That's because Syria bombed Israeli villages from the top of the Golan, and still would - no country would give it back. "Israel launched a surprise attack that started the Six Day War" - he forgot to say that Egypt initiated it with an act of war by blocking the Tiran Straits two weeks earlier. "Israel attacked southern Lebanon in 2006" - he forgot to say that that was in response to being attacked by Hezbollah, and now 18 years later Hezbollah has never complied with UN/Res 1701, the peace agreement to stop that conflict (Israel did comply). In fact, pretty much every statement was "Israel did this/Israel did that", but without explaining why - it gives the impression that Israel is the aggressor when in fact it's trying to secure its borders and all the wars have seen Israel as second responder, not first. Yes, Israelis see the West Bank as Judea & Samaria - that's because they've lived there for at least 3,500 years, seeing the Arabs arrive thousands of years later following the Muslim invasions; my own view is that the West Bank needs to be shared (to which its Palestinians will never agree, seeing it AND all Israel as Palestine). But - expansion into "Greater Israel"? Nope, I do not know one Israeli Jew who would consider that; all they talk about is securing the borders and making the country safe, and they would never agree to their political leaders enforcing that either.

[@JamesKerLindsay]

Please watch again. I quite clearly said that in the face of implacable Syrian opposition to Israel’s existence, Israel annexed the Golan. I was careful to state this. But equally, as I noted, it was considered illegal by the rest of the world. I also mentioned the battle against Iranian-backed Hezbollah in 2006. The thing is that videos like this will be read by both sides as biased because I might not say things as explicitly as they want. However, if I did, it would automatically come across as partisan to the other side. I therefore need to be very careful. But that doesn’t mean I don’t say them. I just say it much more carefully than many might like. I also deliberately avoid getting into details about atrocities. This then just becomes a battle as commenters outbid each other to prove which side was worse to the other.

[@jhingoorpatima237]

Looking for white people under the scorching Africa sun?

[@santiagoalcantara3806]

2:40 Let’s point out the main legal issues in international law regarding this: The Balfour Declaration is not legally binding. The incorporation of the Balfour Declaration into the Mandate system directly violates the right of self-determination established for all Class A Mandates, which includes Palestine. This is because it granted political representation to Jews (most of whom were not native but rather colonial settlers) instead of Palestinians (regardless of their ethnic identity). As a consequence, the claim that the declaration respects the rights of Palestinians is merely rhetorical. In practice, it established a colonial government led by Jews, most of them settlers, while the British manipulated the Mandate system to avoid granting independence and to maintain their influence. They only abandoned the mandate when it became difficult to sustain.

[@Lagolop]

Jews cannot be "settlers" even if they wanted to. They are aboriginal to the land and one cannot "settle" or occupy its own lands. That makes no sense.

[@nemotzuberi641]

Great video!! 80% are against the idea of great Israel It's about Strategic depth mostly

[@olympus258]

thieves will not tell you when are they going to rob you

[@ZionOrange]

Okay Abdullah

[@FakenameStevens]

@@ZionOrange Stereotyping doesn't work.

[@dave23720]

@FakenameStevens having a strong society and focusing on building a state with an army does work though... rather than sacrificing ur own ppl for god and terrorizm..

[@proximacentaur1654]

Yesterday I made a modest and appropriate comment to this video. It was a simple question about what would happen to the Palestinians given the assertion that Israel had no interest in a two-state solution, and that the UN Security Council had passed a ruling that Israel was embarking on an annexation. The comment has been removed. I do not appear to have breached Community Guidelines.

[@springsmart]

Many inaccuracies Major inaccuracy, the area that was thought was mentioned in the bible is much smaller by every accepted interpretation, it's approximately 1/3 of what you mentioned in the video. small inaccuracy, 1930s British migration policy was backlashed mainly because of the rejection of holocause refugees, you almost mentioned it though. small inaccuracy, the Idea of partition was abandoned mainly because of the 1936-1939 arabs revolt which was a violent arab uprising. small inaccuracy, after the 1948 war israel controled 78& of JEWISH palestine, failed to mention that arab palestine was over in Transjordan. small inaccuracy, The 1982 peace agreement insisted to keep Gaza under israeli control, it also withdrew from settlements in sini Major inaccuracy, In 2006 Israel was attacked by hezbolla where two israeli soldiers were napped, it and went into lebanon for that, not just to "get hezbolla" The rest is pretty good review of the situation but please do proper research next time.

[@keepussafeUSA]

He's just a professor at a Palestinian hugging university, that gets some Qatar bucks, so it's not in his interest to say much in the way that is favorable to Israel.

[@Ldnnate]

New camera kit? Videos looking very professional

[@Mfhollander2]

I thought this is an academic channel? Why are you spreading conspiracies? Now you are just pandering for views. Unsubscribed.

[@IAmTheOnlyLucas]

Great first video of the year Professor, and on a subject which so frequently elicits calm and respectful dialogue! In the wake of H@mas' Oct. 7th attack, it was utterly clear that Israel needed to respond in a meaningful way in order to ensure the safety of Israelis and security of the state's territory. However, since the process to recover the remaining hostages in Gaza, either militarily or diplomatically, has stalled, the fighting in Gaza has reached it zenith, and the Israel-Hezb0llah fighting subsided, Bibi's wider designs have become harder to deny. This is evidenced by the IDF's movement into and beyond the Golan Heights buffer zone in Syria once occupied by the Syrian Arab Army. The IDF have been seen to withdraw from Syrian villages where they did not meet "terrorist" opposition, but rather peaceful Syrian civilian protestors. It is also blatantly clear that Bibi must keep Israelis fighting a foreign enemy and fearing for their safety in order to stay and power and probably stay out of jail. Should the situation on Israel's perimeter calm and the wartime government disintegrate, Israel's civil society and judicial system may resume the work it undertook in the months leading up to Oct 2023. H@mas made the fatal error of interrupting their opponent when they were fighting internally, only to unite them. Thank you for all your hard work, always!

[@joseanuta]

It was prophesied

[@janettedavis6627]

By who? Oh Yes! The Old Testament that most of it has been edited and isn't really old. That history written in advance by the Masonic Secret Societies. Any wonder that Christ Jesus called them the Synagogue of Satan.

[@janettedavis6627]

By who? The Masonic Secret Societies. ? They have edited the Old Testament many times just writing in history in advance. These so called prophecies are not Old at all. A prophecy is history written in advance by the Masonic Secret Societies. Synagogue of Satan. Gentiles need to wake up.

[@bigbangbong773]

All the Kurds stand with Israel 🇮🇱🇺🇲

[@MrPickledede]

And we Stand with Kurdistan! Free Kurdistan! Kurdistan must be an internationally recognized independent country NOW!!!!

[@leavesinautumn5959]

So you say, as the spokesperson chosen to speak for all Kurds right? _You_ stand with Isra_l but _you_ only speak for yourself.

[@gokhankem]

Of course not surprised, your existince for only Israel already right? 😆😆

[@MrPickledede]

@@leavesinautumn5959 it Israel 🇮🇱 you are missing a letter

[@crimbo6993]

you stand with them but don't know they want to take "kurdistan" as part of israel too?