Most controversial criticism of Israel lobby influence | John Mearsheimer and Lex Fridman

[@LexClips]

Full podcast episode: kzbin.info/www/bejne/qGXafYuErsmtm7s Lex Fridman podcast channel: kzbin.info Guest bio: John Mearsheimer is an international relations scholar at University of Chicago. He is one of the most influential and controversial thinkers in the world on the topics of war and power.

[@DaisyAruba]

Am I first comment, I’m currently taking notes on Candace Owen’s hour long interview with political scientist Norman Finkelstein; it is painful trying to note take non bias.

[@taylorh520]

Since Zionist Israel barbaric creation from Nakba, atrocities and terror never stop in the last 75 years. Israel Lobby (AIPAC) has weaponized victimhood & religion, conflated terms, bought out US CONGRESS. Israel lobby is worldwide phenomenon. They control media, banking & politics. Anti-Israel is not anti-semi. Anti-zionist is not antisemitic.

[@benikramer5115]

Why not a three states solution? Those Jews, Christians and Muslims who want to live together in friendship and peace as result of friendship could and should become the co-hosts of Jerusalem. (Based on development of the cerebrum) Hate should not occupy the heart of the s.c. holy land in my opinion. Those who want to separate themselves from other ethnic and religious groups should become their part of land where they can fight inside their own group, who is the dominant silver back/who has fully explored his brain stem. When I see how controversy is handled sometimes in the Knesset, and how Palestinians are divided too, I think the wisdom of zen and non-duality could help to build bridges inside individuals and groups etc. up to the level of international relations. However, it is an illusion, that leaders who are not supported by everyone they represent can reach a significant and lasting breakthrough with another leader with the similar internal problems. Big (collective) solutions are bigger than the sum of small (individual) solutions and their quality. Big (collective) problems are bigger than the sum of small (individual) problems. Until I/WE make the unconscious conscious, it will direct our lives, and we will call it fate (Carl Gustaf Jung)

[@johndorilag4129]

Here in Asia, John Mearsheimer is much admired.

[@thinkbeforeyoutype7106]

Benjamin Netanyahu: 'America is a thing you can move very easily' : “I know what America is," Netanyahu told a group of terror victims, apparently not knowing his words were being recorded. "America is a thing you can move very easily, move it in the right direction. They won't get in their way." “Netanyahu also bragged how he undercut the peace process when he was prime minister during the Clinton administration. "They asked me before the election if I'd honor [the Oslo accords]," he said. "I said I would, but ... I'm going to interpret the accords in such a way that would allow me to put an end to this galloping forward to the '67 borders. How did we do it? Nobody said what defined military zones were. Defined military zones are security zones; as far as I'm concerned, the entire Jordan Valley is a defined military zone. Go argue." Source : Washington Post, Haaretz, Business Insider, etc

[@eanerickson8915]

The most hilarious thing about this lobby is that they are literally bribing you with your own money.

[@nilskp]

Thats the Washington Way

[@eanerickson8915]

Even the IRA has to earn their money.@@nilskp

[@jodesbois2491]

Sad thing i would have said... And imagine what they do with armerican taxe money abroad...

[@chelovekrazumni9960]

It's still not a conspiracy. Dude.

[@jodesbois2491]

@@chelovekrazumni9960 it is ..

[@Safvan-dk1lw]

AIPAC should be registered as foreign organization

[@grospipo20]

Register**

[@rod.k772]

I believe JFK tried it

[@user-xc2yc3vz5e]

or a terrorist organization.. oh wait that just happened! thank heavens

[@WorldGoyimUnite]

Why 🇮🇱 assassinated JFK

[@mhas9110]

It is a terror organization

[@Hwillijonl]

After I became familiar with Mearsheimer's work, I wondered why I had never seen him on any national news shows. Now I understand why.

[@spencera1129]

If you tell the truth you aren’t allowed on the News

[@72marshflower15]

..evil is rael..

[@michael7264]

Lmao.. you only h3srd of Mearsheimer from that Ukraine video. What that DOESNT explain is that Mearsheimer's "camp" is something called neorealism. There are other camps that disagree completely with him. Thosr like myself or Joseph Nye, another very well respected political scientist that coined the term hard/soft power, comes from a neoliberal perspective. Long story short, u know nothing. Go educate yourself.

[@michael7264]

Btw, heres a link to my 30 page thesis citing over 2 dozen scholarly articles that contradicts Mearsheimer's conte tion on Ukraine. Also, i wrote this back in 2017: minelessminion.blogspot.com/?m=1

[@Hwillijonl]

@@michael7264 I know one thing. You can't spell worth sh.t.

[@As1fAhmad]

“Lobbying is a fancy word for bribing” it's easier to fool someone than to convince them that they have been fooled😃

[@Coffee_Time247]

I didn’t understand till I seen ur comment..holy shit that’s easier

[@ogarzabello]

"To learn who rules over you, simply find out who you are not allowed to criticize”

[@ZombieTomato]

That's anti-semitic - Israel

[@ActionDriveFusion]

anddd 1 comment but nothing comes up greatt

[@JaiD0427]

Hmm interesting point. In India, you cannot criticise Muslims & then Xtians to a lesser extent.

[@GutsZet]

Clearly you are allowed to. The whole government in India does it. There are several hunts where Muslims are attacked, especially women who cover themselves.

[@DonFelixGallardo]

Wow excellent quote and so true

[@antnic21]

Force AIPAC to register as a foreign agent, like ALL other foreign lobby groups

[@johngeiger3770]

And the Federal Reserves. At this point it's a miracle that it hasn't still.

[@vmoses1979]

Exactly.

[@brackloon4584]

Ban lobby groups. Period.

[@VimFuegoScorpio]

I think JFK was trying to do that with his brother. It’s in the Israel Lobby Archive. That’s as far as i want to delve

[@kgriff5537]

I'm willing to bet if you were to unmask this group, I guarantee you that this group is mainly comprise of the military industrial group that want endless wars so they could sell arms.

[@tubeecsadik]

AIPAC should be registered as a foreign agency. Because no way on the God's earth a country worthy of the name should allow his policies being toppled and slapped around by entities that have in heart "another" country's interests. I can't emphasize enough on this.

[@xerke]

Name one instance of the US compromising its own interests in favour of Israel.

[@hannanatalisa3282]

#DefundIsrael

[@edakeel9398]

I feel that America should change name to the united states of Israel

[@ilovejesusalways]

Dual citizens lawmakers on both side won't allow this.

[@laurvanmichanor9302]

@@ilovejesusalwaysdual citizens should be barred from sitting in any official Federal or state office in the USA.

[@Uncertain_Illumination]

Any lobby is unethical. Any politician making choices for any other reason other than to represent their voters is unethical.

[@kaisahfx1246]

it's treasonous in a true democracy

[@eura542]

bless your heart, I love the blissful thinking... but, you lost your representation or "democracy" 65 years ago.

[@jomalomal]

you sweet summer child

[@b3dazzl3]

@@eura54265? That’s it? Could have sworn it was roughly 160 years ago 🤷‍♂️

[@dh8834]

America First is different from America Only. Foreign policy is not unethical. The part I don't get is this podcast guest's argument for the Israel as an oppressor dynamic. Gazans have Egypt as a border and a body of water. They're boxed in and get more support from ethnically different Israelis than ethnically similar Egyptians. The guest's oppressor vs oppressed dynamic and collectivist views make him suspiciously Leftist.

[@notrealnic]

I can’t believe these things are being spoken about so publicly now. What a relief! So glad to see a dialogue shift and hoping this means more tangible shifts to come on the ground 💔🕊️🍉

[@mostlypeacefulguntraining]

this makes me extremely suspicious. their power has been hidden so long and americans completely clueless. why is this happening now? its surely not because the coward traitor americans in government stood up. so what is happening behind the scenes to allow this? it doesnt make sense.

[@ferahsudenazulusoy4553]

Came bit late though

[@m.a.4500]

They are still censoring much though. But yes.

[@neooutdamatrix]

it's the older generation that buys all that Israel no matter what nonsense. most just follow their pastor thinking they're going to hell if they don't blindly follow Israel. genius psyop imho

[@batphink2655]

While we're at it the ADL,APICA and B'nai Brith are racist organization who abhor everyone not a Zionist!

[@ahmedabdolghani8879]

I’m always intrigued by the US political system allowing lobbying just to make bribes legal

[@johanljungdahl7332]

Spot on 👌

[@dermotmeuchner2416]

Ain’t capitalism grand!

[@TomMcinerney-g9b]

Lobbyists routinely contribute valuable advice to naive legislators, often allowing pragmatic considerations to be incorporated in initial drafts of laws. This is not to deny outsized lobbyist influence in many realms, and severely degraded policy/laws in this process. Certainly the Citizens United decision seemingly polluted and depraved much recent legislation. We NEED corrective action (which is not manifest).

[@chrisclassical7]

comment of the year if not the decade

[@ismaelamaro7728]

Gotta love the land of the free lol.

[@MrZZooh]

I like how calm, collected, and good spirited John Mearsheimer is. He'd be escorted out of congress if he were to say this stuff in a hearing.

[@dermotmeuchner2416]

Congress knows who he is believe me. They would rather walk on broken glass than invite him to speak.

[@freespeech8293]

Because our Congress is bought and paid for by the Jewish/Israel lobby.

[@hashimrahman51]

He’s dispassionate, which is the way to convince people rather than yelling or browbeating

[@M21-r6d]

Mearsheimer expose is simply brilliant. Thank you for inviting him. Absolutely liberating!

[@62Cristoforo]

Some Jews intentionally confuse the two terms, anti-Israeli and anti-Semite, just to try and shut down the debate and be able to get away with murder without facing any criticism.

[@nejihiashi]

I say it's all zionists intentionally confuse the two terms anti jews and slanti semite.

[@lebladful]

Bring AIPAC to justice for legalizing bribery in the Congress and sucking trillions from American Tax payers

[@fr.Angel21]

You definitely know the terms, it's self explanatory, but these zionist lobbyist twist terms definitions.

[@abaseenmomand2159]

It's absolutely fine to be anti cement and anti juice. Trust me on that.

[@ZWhippie]

Yeah I have seen them weaponize the word recently they changed laws to intact it

[@saidmouinet]

This man deserves much respect and gratitude. Free mind, calling a spade a spade, and none of the "usual" Western hypocrisy. Many thanks to Lex for this enlightening interview.

[@jayvander7156]

He is a war cheerleader for WW3 against China, but not with "the usual Western hypocrisy." For no other reason than to maintain world domination, he pushes for pre-emptive global conflict rather than aim to live in peace. I think he is misguided here and dangerously escalatory, while he argues my perspective is dangerously naïve.

[@sharmakea3116]

@@jayvander7156he is honest

[@saidmouinet]

Thank you for pointing out this aspect.@@jayvander7156

[@brentborgers5359]

​@@jayvander7156 you're ignorance of the ccp is noted. You have no idea how wrong you are.

[@jayvander7156]

@@brentborgers5359 No, he admits himself it doesn't matter what system of government China has, that USA will oppose them. I know books aren't your thing, so you follow corporate news like a cat follows a laser pointer, a child-brained borderline-retard who worries about "the ccp."

[@Icarianbrother]

Maybe some time after Israel completes its genocidal campaign against the Palestinians, Lex will feel safe enough to have Dr. Norman Finkelstein on his show. Dr. Finkelstein is the foremost expert on the Israeli/Palestinian conflict. He has devoted his career to the study of the conflict and wrote multiple books on it.

[@floatingdisembodiedhead8975]

I hope it doesn't happen but we all know it's in all likely POSSIBLE with what's going on. Now with this video we know how it's allowed to continue to happen. What a damn atrocity

[@Icarianbrother]

"Now with this video we know how it's allowed to continue to happen." I knew that it could happen after watching this video "Empire Files: Israelis Speak Candidly to Abby Martin About Palestinians", several years ago. Israelis were openly talking about the Final Solution to the Palestinian Question without hesitation or shame. @@floatingdisembodiedhead8975

[@tjc4085]

Is lex pro Israel? Seems like it to me with the way he seems like he wants to make sure everyone knows he cares about Jews.. as if that’s the main cause of all this

[@sbonisomalinga196]

He will not have that man on the show because he will be exposed. I just discovered that Lex is a puppet.

[@bluesky7288]

​@@sbonisomalinga196So who is controlling Lex?

[@Kudal196]

AIPAC should be charged with aiding and abetting genocide, mass starvation, war crimes against humanity in Rafah, Gaza.

[@JerryJanoff]

That is a dumb comment.

[@Pr0teinShake]

Zionist ​@@JerryJanoff

[@samsoul3571]

@@JerryJanoffare you paid by AIPAC or are you just evil on your own ?

[@LightSaber12345]

​@@JerryJanoffok AIPAC man

[@JerryJanoff]

@@LightSaber12345 Aipac is an american organization. Do you have a problem with millions of American citizens participating in american democracy. Also, there is no genocide in Gaza.

[@tayrowell]

Dr. Mearsheimer is a fearless intellectual and astute researcher. Reading his book now.

[@liallhristendorff5218]

He’s great. Approaches tough issues like a real scientist.

[@martinledermann1862]

Which one?

[@tayrowell]

@@martinledermann1862 The Israel Lobby and US Foreign Policy. Well worth the time!

[@martinledermann1862]

@@tayrowell Oh, that one! Yeah, I have it on my list already. As a Jew, I feel like it's a must-read for me.

[@mik569]

​@@martinledermann1862thank you for being open to learning. It's refreshing to see groups like "Not in my name" among other Jewish groups speaking out on the behalf of the Palestinians.

[@MrFuadee]

It is mind-boggling, how many people in the Congress and the Senate have dual citizenships and guess which one is the second one😂

[@Tiasung]

Mars?

[@ciyaresh2070]

They literally have handlers lol. Republican Congressman Thomas Massie said every Republican member of Congress has an “AIPAC babysitter".

[@ericpeterson3838]

I didn’t know that but it explains why they all clapped like trained seals for Netanyahu as he spewed obvious lies.

[@devenbrown761]

It’s not tricky. Nor is it complicated.

[@floatingdisembodiedhead8975]

Words of the great Prof Norman Finkelstein

[@Dmg6um]

Agree. Alex's questions around the 16min mark is off the mark. It's not hard - if someone says something anti Semitic then it is. Criticising Israels actions is just facts. Nothing to do with judaism. In fact, there are Israeli Jews who are against zionism.

[@charleshultquist9233]

@@Dmg6um him being jewish probably clouds his vision on this topic

[@Sunopeek]

So, if I understand this correctly.This man was criticized because he believed america should look out for its own interests first instead of a foreign country?

[@ciyaresh2070]

How antisemitic of you.

[@TenToesDownInc.]

@@ciyaresh2070haha

[@AmeerAlmohammed-b3z]

John is not only an America Hero but also a legend

[@the_batmobile0.4]

America is owned by Israel, just ask your tax dollars

[@stevenwedge6850]

The day will come when Isreal will betray all Americans, they're already controlling our U.S government and taking our tax dollars...Real Americans we need to stop this.

[@madisampi2770]

JF Kennedy get killed because he didn't allow israel to get nuclear weapon , isreal has power infiltrate in CIA untll today . just google it . And dont forget USS Liberty incident by israel.

[@googleisskynet7312]

He's 100% right. The SOI and the pro-Z faction of the tribe shamelessly exploits the past so that they can operate in a veritably criticism-free environment. "The Protocols and Mein K were written, the Holocaust and pogroms happened, thus no one can ever criticize our behavior." Other groups tend to exploit this as well. Want to talk about inner-city crime? Prepare to be labelled a neo-Confederate. Thus, any legitimate criticism directly towards members of these groups (or the groups in general) are demonized and censored. In this way, these "protected" groups get to dictate the terms of all engagements. They get to define what is acceptable discourse. They get to pull the levers of censorship that are at their disposal. And they've used this moral blackmail to their advantage against a population of people who are not hostile towards them, but certainly don't want to be endlessly exploited by them either. Their behavior is tiresome and distasteful, and more people are starting to notice.

[@Eged282]

A Russian legend who’s also an anti Israel.

[@maleksarhani4239]

Thank you, Lex, for providing the world with these arguments that were silenced.

[@thinkbeforeyoutype7106]

Benjamin Netanyahu: 'America is a thing you can move very easily' : “I know what America is," Netanyahu told a group of terror victims, apparently not knowing his words were being recorded. "America is a thing you can move very easily, move it in the right direction. They won't get in their way." “Netanyahu also bragged how he undercut the peace process when he was prime minister during the Clinton administration. "They asked me before the election if I'd honor [the Oslo accords]," he said. "I said I would, but ... I'm going to interpret the accords in such a way that would allow me to put an end to this galloping forward to the '67 borders. How did we do it? Nobody said what defined military zones were. Defined military zones are security zones; as far as I'm concerned, the entire Jordan Valley is a defined military zone. Go argue." Source : Washington Post, Haaretz, Business Insider, etc

[@stevenwedge6850]

The day will come when Isreal will betray all Americans, they're already controlling our U.S government and taking our tax dollars...Real Americans we need to stop this.

[@soulfireonfire6423]

⁠@@thinkbeforeyoutype7106 That’s because he’s a liar, bin man who made sure people who have always been associated and been arrested for got on his administration . He knew he was and still is up in charges for corruption. So he wanted to revive the Supreme Court the only power for the people to keep the govt in line to not violate their rights. And also do he could reverse charges if found guilty! There were protest going on by the Israeli citizens with many being IDF .. they arrested them and threw them in jail!!! They don’t give a rats axx. About the people of their state! Also it’s pretty obvious there is something going on much more sinister involving Israel and the U S. Just watch all the documentaries on the USS LIBERTY . I don’t care that they are still making amends as of 2022 ! It’s the fact that they did it! There’s no way they didn’t know it was our ship !! Their own pilots told the command center after orders were given its a U.S. Intelligence ship, n they were told “YOU HAVE YOUR ORDERS!” Now if that’s not d high right there. There was no you are mistaken . Nothing ! You have your orders! So in other words … yeah we know do what your told .

[@madisampi2770]

JF Kennedy get killed because he didn't allow israel to get nuclear weapon , isreal has power infiltrate in CIA untll today . just google it . And dont forget USS Liberty incident by israel.

[@BigKnecht]

Lex is controlled opposition.

[@Daewonnni]

This guy speaks too much sense. Podcasters need to platform more people like this. We’d have a better and more informed culture today if they did.

[@AmazighBereber]

I never understood Netanyahu going over the head of Obama to go and adress the American congress....May the lowest point in American political history....Getting a foreign minister coming to America and humilating the American president that way!!!....WAAAAAWWWWW.

[@Randsurfer]

Obama is not a king and he doesn't run Congress. The Presidency should have 1/10 the power that it does and none of that power should be silencing people. If Obama can't defend himself against a dickhead like Netanyahu, fuck'm.

[@ChrisoKyriacou]

Why can’t Jews not be criticised every other nation gets criticised.

[@basant0908]

Because they are chosen people

[@pp-bb6jj]

Well they are self proclaimed God's Chosen people didn't you hear.

[@MrandMrsWestie]

You are not allowed, you may be labelled as a Anti-Semite - and that is wrong...

[@sacamain0]

It's not the Jews, it's the zionists and zionism that is the problem. As genocide joe says: you don't have to be a jew to be a zionist

[@mahmudanoor801]

We can not criticize anybody based on their religion. Israel does not represent all the Jews of the world. Most people are criticizing Israel government for their actions. This is not anti-semitism.

[@QueenMaeve2024]

Steve Walt and John Meersheimer were among the first to put forward a mainstream analysis of the negative effect of the Israel lobby in the US and to deal with the inevitable character assassinations as a result. Such brave guys.

[@mrrolandlawrence]

As John points out "the great silencer" is such an effective tool. It moves the conversation from criticism of a national level of what is going on in Isreal to the wide world. The "dog whistle" plays perfectly into that to legitimise the great silencer and to give it more power. As the saying goes - to see who has real power, see who you can't critise.

[@lewisstreet7266]

John Mearsheimer should be summoned by the US Congress to educate lawmakers on Israeli-Palestine conflict!

[@aujax1]

they dont want to learn anything. they just want the money to keep flowing

[@许念飞]

You cannot wake up someone who pretends to sleep

[@kenosabi]

Their aware. They just don't care. The money and backing AIPAC provides is their meal ticket. It's not that they aren't aware - it's that they don't care.

[@sunny7565]

Congress already knows...they're there and stay there for certain reasons, one of which is funding..

[@DanAyubaI]

The American Congress has been bought over by AIPAC and they know fully well what's going on. But because of the bribe being given to them forces them to turn a blind eyes on the atrocities being committed to the Palestinians.

[@user-g8q7i]

All AIPAC employees should sign the "Foreign Agents Registration Act". FORCEFULLY NEED TO COMPLY

[@pbuh448]

It takes courage and honesty to criticise your own people and only a just person would do that

[@xyzct]

Why? I know _plenty_ of whites of European descent who criticize "their own people." I know Asians who criticize Asians. I know Persians who criticize Persians. Why are you making a big deal out of this guy's criticisms?

[@ayouberriouch5973]

​@@xyzctbecause many people think that criticing Israel is antisemitic. And jews that criticise Israel are called self hating jew

[@kindGSL]

My experience being an American goy critic of Israel is that it seems like Jews in the US can get away with that more easily than I can as a non-Jew. @@ayouberriouch5973

[@MikeHunt-fo3ow]

not really ask an american how they feel about their gov lol

[@imn0tgarbage]

​@xyzct why aren't you making a big deal out of it? People speaking out trying to end the suffering of others bothers you? I'm curious of why. I look forward to your response.

[@kevinscott9242]

How can the AntiDefamation League be both the face of Israels Public Relations team & also be allowed to control censorship on Social Media & Big Tech?

[@nuqwestr]

ADL is a WOKE infected institution. What are you talking about?

[@Thinking04]

This is why when I post verifiable information about Israel my posts keep disappearing

[@seanohare5488]

True

[@robertcarpenter7486]

They operate shamelessly without any any real repercussions because they are protected by the little hats, the lobbist, Israel in general, and USA

[@mefrench1]

ADL=Apartheid Defense League.

[@polymathematics5837]

John Mearsheimer hits the nail on the head. He speaks for many. Criticizing atrocities doesn't make one an antisemite, and trying to silence people speaking against these crimes is a tactic used over and over to justify evil doing.

[@MLclubhouse]

calling someone a conspiracy theorist or using fringe characters who push conspiracies to claim those who are pointing out the truth are in the same camp is another example of using tactics in "Silencing" others from speaking the truth.

[@apointonacurve]

They turned the frickin' frogs gay!!

[@elosant2061]

​@@apointonacurvealex was right they actually did

[@harryhairo7272]

Wrong its anti Semitic

[@phillblake6829]

It’s the main way

[@Trixex]

like calling everyone who dares to mention the thousands of killed children antisemite. Very sad to see how twisted this crisis has become.

[@Dan_Wawi]

Anti Zionism is not anti semitism

[@anna-tn8mg]

Said HAMAS

[@hamzakamran2485]

​@@anna-tn8mgfirst learn how to spell, Anna

[@husskiii]

Yes it is

[@ishay777777777]

Lol keep telling yourself that

[@Bamboodonutz]

@@anna-tn8mg Said thousands of ultra-Orthodox Jews. Nobody should take the weaponization of anti-Semiticism seriously anymore. It's a lazy deflection by those who can't refute verifiable facts. Sad part is there are actually racists who hate Jews and they're shooting up synagogues, and they're deserving of the description. But the term has been diluted to meaninglessness, as Mearsheimer states. When Modi in India is criticized for emboldening Hindu nationalist mobs, is that an indicator of a hatred of all Hindus? No. It isn't.

[@jakw97]

John has been on a roll the last 18 months. He is my go to for information on US policy abroad, even if i don't share his solutions i think he got the right diagnosis.

[@wadegittleson1317]

I don’t know man, John’s take on Ukraine is pretty out there. He seems to completely ignore or minimise any aspect of Putin’s personal motivations and ambitions in judging his actions towards Ukraine, and just chalks it all up to being NATO’s fault

[@moeedmalik9489]

He is of one of the most prominent IR scholars of the contemporary era.

[@AngeloGuardia]

​@@wadegittleson1317 go deeper, to the Maidan and all the atrocities of the Ukranian government over Russian speaker population, that might help... obviously Putin felt into the Natos trap... but, 100% there's a lot of American interest there

[@pablokaufervinent8012]

@@AngeloGuardia oh poor Putin, one day he's the master politician who can do nothing wrong, everything has been thought 156 days before and other days he just happens to fall for a trap.

[@pablokaufervinent8012]

@@wadegittleson1317 i think you have to understand what his purpose is. He wants Russia as a counterbalance to China which he sees as the main threat to the US. So he will minimise any thing that might disrupt the possibility of an alliance. I think he knows that ship sailed a long time ago, but he's committed to this view by now. And whatever else, it is really of no importance whether there are personal motivations of Putin in Ukraine, there could be, probably, there perhaps are none

[@ahmedgrizic1761]

Why is it always "complicated" when you need to criticise Israel based on facts?

[@fearlessanime]

we need a podcast with Norman Finkelstein

[@svechristian345]

😂😂😂

[@roughtobebufftv5990]

Civil discussion is what the world needs more of. Deeper understandings of the how's, why's and motivations of others. Thank you to Lex for delivering.

[@drhossawy]

Agreed. Also, we need to value all lives regardless of their ethnicity. People tend to overlook this. Whereas I feel it’s the root cause of the injustice.

[@roughtobebufftv5990]

@@drhossawy I've always been baffled and perplexed by disliking someone based on culture. Culture is beautiful.

[@lukegardner6917]

Best discussion and analysis of the subject I've heard so far. Hats off to you gentlemen

[@frikinboy67]

Free America from Israel/AIPAC

[@RKcooker]

Amen!

[@SkarabCZ]

....and FED!!!

[@MarkyMahn]

Thank you Lex for bringing the other side of the argument, I respect that. I thoroughly enjoyed listening to this.

[@adrianbundy3249]

Eh, I just wish he would be actually know or ask counterpoint questions instead of just accepting things at face value sometimes. Like: if you just want to be a grifter politician, certainly you know the arab lobby and interests attached to hundreds of billions to be against Israel is actually more profitable than backing israel, via it's lobby. And believe me, there's powerful lobbying collectives against Israel. I just want money out of all politics, but this sort of slant no matter who uses it on any issue these days is about 95% of the time only looking at one half of the picture.

[@Bluemoon98-2]

One side taped kids women ..one doe kidnapped child be , elderly, women they taped z One side stole billions to have the option to tape and be headed the other side . The other side maybe stole a land .

[@berkertaskiran]

​@@adrianbundy3249You're naive. Do you really think owning a bunch of football teams and some oil flow is the same as what Israel is capable of? Israel lobby is at least 10 times more powerful. You can see that on the recent developments. Also, Arabs don't care about Arabs.

[@scherzer6428]

@@adrianbundy3249 your lying arabs are like woman you have keep doing them lol

[@sueyourself5413]

@@adrianbundy3249 The US oligarchy is extremely islamaphobic, your point is moot.

[@nawasmusic]

Kudos to Lex for conducting this interview. Wish he wouldn't have interviewed Netanyahu, who is a blatant war criminal, but I understand he has a code of talking to anyone. Glad to see him living the code in both directions. And kudos to John for having absolute massive brass balls. How do you even carry those things around mate

[@succatash]

If you refuse to understand both sides nothing can ever be solved.

[@njongomato]

​@@succatashvery true

[@bmno.4565]

He was right to interview Netanyahu, but his mistake was asking a bunch of soft-ball fence sitting questions instead of confronting him head on.

[@succatash]

@@bmno.4565 that's what Lex does, he isn't a hard hitting journalist who pushes back, I think ye is the only person I've seen him slightly push back on. he let's people say their PoV. Netanyahu is a pro politician anyway and would have answers to any question you could ask.

[@LeftyRighty123]

@@succatash Pretty sure one side has been universally hated by every single country on earth.

[@pp-8829]

00:04 The Israel Lobby is a powerful interest group that influences US policy in a pro-Israel direction. 03:03 The Israel lobby's influence is detrimental to both the United States and Israel. 05:37 The Israel lobby consists not only of Jews but also includes Christian Zionists. 08:19 Criticism of Israel is often labeled as anti-Semitism, even if it is not related to anti-Zionism. 10:48 There is no hope for healthy discourse about US-Israel relationships without a settlement of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. 13:26 The lobby's influence on American support of Israel is a controversial topic. 15:58 The Israel lobby is not a conspiracy or cabal, but an American interest group. 18:18 Interest groups have significant influence on American and Israeli policy. 20:35 The video discusses the controversy surrounding the use of the protocols of the Elders of Zion. Crafted by Merlin AI.

[@gillianhamilton6581]

Palestine. Think about Palestine.

[@markshortall3384]

​@@gillianhamilton6581make me

[@tristanfrye7907]

Your take on 8:19 is wrong

[@kimklim3267]

@@tristanfrye7907How….? Can you elaborate?

[@rageburst]

@@tristanfrye7907 Merlin AI did this.

[@leejones9236]

Dual citizenship should be automatic disqualification for public service. I used to be so supportive of Israel for 39 years of my life but I committed the sin of becoming informed and nearly all roads lead ominously to Jerusalem.

[@moazim1993]

What’s even worse is your passport says you lose your American Citizenship if you fight for a foreign Military. Except they serve in the IDF all the time, when our own military is having trouble recruiting.

[@JerryJanoff]

@@moazim1993 That is not what the passport says.

[@moazim1993]

@@JerryJanoff Anyone can look at their passport and confirm you lying propagandist

[@evanb4189]

​@@moazim1993That is completely false.

[@moazim1993]

@@evanb4189 Ok Hasbara bot, anyone can look at their passport and confirm

[@johndavid3114]

NRA is not a good comparison to the Israel lobby. NRA is by Americans lobbying the American Gov.. Israel lobby is by Americans for A DIFFERENT COUNTRY. This is why I don’t like it.

[@jamesgeorge9467]

Both should not be allowed. Politicians should not support something because they have been given money

[@taylorc2542]

It sickens me to see the Sackler family poison one country and funnel the profits to another. Same with Sheldon Adelson.

[@nalanala9725]

That's incorrect, it's individuals and groups lobbying for their own interests, not for the interests of Israel or all Israelis. They exploit Israel too as much as they can.

[@shobudski6776]

The NRA isn’t half as effective in preventing gun control in the USA as the Israel lobby is at controlling USAs foreign policy. I agree, its a real bad example.

[@ahmedfiasco6412]

⁠@@jamesgeorge9467thats criminal and betrayal to all the citizens

[@davidsong76]

So well intellectualised by John on the conflict between Palestine and Israel. I am totally with John on why we should be able to provide constructive criticism on Israel as a Zionist state without being branded as being antisemitic. Having a Chinese background I don’t resonate been shown hatred by the west or to all Chinese people when the west criticises China as a state for its domestic policies and its miss treatment towards its ethnic peoples such as the Uyghur.

[@nuqwestr]

Israel is a secular state with religious freedom written in law. The former Prime Minister, Olmert, was convicted of fraud by an Arab Justice of the Supreme Court in Israel. Show me the comparable diversity in the region.

[@omerhechter5895]

as a zionist I fully reject the idea of a foreign lobby advocating in my name. the US should be independent in its decision making, and provide criticism towards Israel as an ally.

[@nuqwestr]

@@omerhechter5895 habibi, Taqiyya, clearly, LOL

[@SeanMoore]

@@omerhechter5895in my experience nationalism is great in the short term but in the longer term always leads towards jingoistic ideas and thwarts necessary and intelligent ideas about creating a better political reality and often end up being hijacked by thugs like Arik Sharon and Netanyahu. If you have good examples of where any nationalism has ever produced anything other than little and big demagogues please share.

[@user-ib9of6dm5n]

@@omerhechter5895might I add, the US should not be an ally to Israel in the first place.

[@Wondwind]

Lobbying is evil.

[@samara6041]

💯💯💯

[@gillps5130]

John Mearsheimer has the straightforward but rare ability to blow away the fog to see straight to the sunlit uplands where the truth resides. I love how he wouldn't be deflected by the interviewer on the AS issue. They have got away with too much for far too long on the back of it.

[@Eric-zo8wo]

0:33: 📚 The video discusses the controversial book on the Israel Lobby, which argues that a loose coalition of individuals and organizations influence US policy in a pro-Israel direction. 4:51: 🌍 The lobby's influence on US-Israel relations prevents meaningful pressure on Israel for a two-state solution, which is not in the interest of both countries. 8:58: 🔍 The video discusses the issue of criticism towards Israel and its connection to anti-Semitism. 13:09: 🗣 The video discusses the influence of the Israeli lobby in silencing discussions about Israeli actions towards Palestinians. 17:37: ✅ The speaker agrees with the idea that the lobby being discussed is not a cabal or conspiracy, but rather an American interest group. Recapped using Tammy AI

[@thinkbeforeyoutype7106]

Benjamin Netanyahu: 'America is a thing you can move very easily' : “I know what America is," Netanyahu told a group of terror victims, apparently not knowing his words were being recorded. "America is a thing you can move very easily, move it in the right direction. They won't get in their way." “Netanyahu also bragged how he undercut the peace process when he was prime minister during the Clinton administration. "They asked me before the election if I'd honor [the Oslo accords]," he said. "I said I would, but ... I'm going to interpret the accords in such a way that would allow me to put an end to this galloping forward to the '67 borders. How did we do it? Nobody said what defined military zones were. Defined military zones are security zones; as far as I'm concerned, the entire Jordan Valley is a defined military zone. Go argue." Source : Washington Post, Haaretz, Business Insider, etc

[@FM-kl3iu]

Thanks

[@jonjoni8]

​@@thinkbeforeyoutype7106Hmm, maybe mention that after the Oslo accords there were dozens of terrorist attacks on Israel? Suicide bombers blowing up buses in the middle of cities? Arafat literally declaring that the accords were a ruse and that they want Jihad?

[@tommyeschung]

It becomes a conspiracy when you add Epstein and his activities into the mix

[@VimFuegoScorpio]

maybe mention that the Oslo accords only recognised Arafat as the leader of the PLO, the representative of the Palestinian people, not the right to form a palestinian state. And not letting the UN or other body organise the deal, the huge imbalance of power meant that Israel kept taking land off of the Palestinians with no consequences. Oslo 2 was worse for the Palestinians as it protected the Israelis from Palestinian violence but not the Palestinians from Israeli Violence. And that Psychopathic Nettanyahu boasted about how he used the military outposts part of the agreement to justify more land stealing. Oslo was only done to placate the US, Israel never compromised or intended to fully commit to peace, and still controlled and subjugated the Palestinian s, denying them dignity,repressing and crushing any hope at building a state. The continued expansion of the Settlers colonization reinforces the fact that Israel did not want peace or a 2 state solution

[@Mostafa-rq9rm]

"I've never seen a president - I don't care who he is - stand up to them (the Israelis). It just boggles your mind. They always get what they want. The Israelis know what's going on all the time. I got to the point where I wasn't writing anything down. If the American people understood what grip those people have on our government, they would rise up in arms. Our citizens don't have any idea what goes on." - Admiral Thomas Moorer of the Joint Chiefs of Staff.

[@AM-sd5xl]

People like him restore my faith in humanity

[@tayrowell]

Mearsheimer's book is outstanding and completely eye-opening.

[@Claudia-cr2pm]

Thank you for educating me on this issue. I feel like an idiot for making it to 50 years old and not realizing what has been happening in Palenstine. To be honest, I prefer my prior ignorance. But even if I turn off the lights again, I know what is there.

[@nuqwestr]

you are still ignorant, or a liar

[@Gunner3K]

Unfortunately you're not alone, there are whom prefer to stay in their comfy bubble and rather avoid confrontation with people around them, fortunately many following your footsteps and seeing the truth and that what matters.

[@TangoBlues]

So, it took another massacre of Jews on October 7th for you all to wake up? Think about it…. The Palestinians refused over and over the two state solution….what the heck this guy is talking about? Just another anti Jewish conspiracy theory. Keep it up this propaganda works “you can define antisemitism in any way you want” . Israel is the last very small Jewish refuge….and there is a difference between criticizing Israel vs from the River to the sea.

[@razjacobson1511]

Guys if you think you know what’s really going on any where in the world especially in the Middle East from from your phone sitting on a couch, you are delusional 😂

[@Claudia-cr2pm]

@razjacobson1511 ok, what do you recommend? How do you personally understand what is going on in the world? What are the steps you have taken? You are obviously on KZbin right now. Maybe you are viewing this piece from inside of the Gaza strip or from inside Israel's government offices?

[@iananderson8288]

John Mearsheimer is a class act. He is absolutely correct.

[@anna-tn8mg]

Hi Goebbels

[@yazanrajei]

@@anna-tn8mgif you call everyone you disagree with a Nazi then that word ceases to have meaning. STOP 🛑. There’s actually Nazis out here, it’s not Elon, lex or this old man.

[@orange.cyanide]

but how if they control the refulators and would block any attempt at regulating them?

[@moisuomi]

John Meyersheymer is antisemitic

[@paws315]

+1. He’s been more correct about Israel and Ukraine than most anyone else I’ve seen

[@alexgcuzweguz]

It's unpatriotic and just crazy, to have a lobby whose goal it is to serve another nation.

[@MrTodayistheday]

People should not called antisemitic when describing a specific behavior. The problem is that AIPAC is actually a foreign lobby group and is not treated as such. If AIPAC was treated as a foreign lobby, its interaction with Congress would be regulated.

[@ouranos0101]

John Mearsheimer is an American hero for speaking the truth.

[@raptango_na6199]

what truth? That we have a close relationship with israel? so what

[@MikeJones-mf2fw]

@@raptango_na6199 These people act like they are on some noble quest whilst changing zero

[@taylorc2542]

@@raptango_na6199 There is no French-American Political Action Committee, or an Italian-American Political Action Committee. This is a unique phenomenon involving an extremely small and ethnocentric special interest group. Bad for democracy when mafia tactics are used against the populace.

[@rbb.828]

John is a foreign agent

[@MikeJones-mf2fw]

@@rbb.828 commies abound

[@abc0to1]

He's a real American patriot. There is a universality to his arguments.

[@gillps5130]

Truth?

[@CuddleStories]

I'm really surprised Lex even allowed this type of discussion.

[@theproverbialbeef5641]

“The great silencer” amazing. People need to start using this term more and more.

[@MarleyFuaad]

Remember how Lex gaslit Kanye West by saying that the lobby doesn't exist! Interesting times indeed.

[@tonycorcini3964]

This man should be more famous. He is 1000% speaking truth. John Mearsheimer is right nobody talks about the occupation of Palestine. There videos of Israeli soldiers treating the civilians like crap. Awesome guest.

[@stream2watch]

´murikans do not talk about Palestine. The rest of the world does. Mearsheimer as usual talks like a flyover-state shtkicker.

[@scottfree6479]

Palestine is not occupied, it’s Israel. The problem is that some Arabs want to live under theocratic Sharia nonsense and are willing to kill and die for it.

[@Nollic15]

How would you solve the problem then?

[@jonimzari1687]

​@Nollic15 wouldn't you just let Palestine be its own government and gaza strip not being kenneled up by Israel?😊

[@afanasymarinov2236]

Speaking 1000% anti-Semitic lies. I am choosing this word very consciously here.

[@jockost.maritz1096]

Lex goes there. I always appreciate his courage. I read the book, and Mearsheimer is correct, our interests don’t always converge. This conflict is a perfect example, let alone the $ we give them yearly when they have free healthcare and college. It rightfully pisses off the tax payers including myself.

[@Licardo7]

Lex “it’s complicated” Friedman. Lmao but for real, glad Lex is putting people like John on his platform.

[@mostlypeacefulguntraining]

Since Lex "Im a CIA connected Russian Jew that came from nowhere to be famous" Fridman showed up on the scene, he has done nothing but espouse normie BS. Lex is a limited hangout.

[@Sp-iw2sq]

Mearsheimer is so kind otherwise would have told him 'WTF are you trying to say?'

[@archerberenson6355]

@@mostlypeacefulguntraining Remember how he said that anti-semitism can sometimes be a "great silencer"? Yeah bro, you're an actual anti semite lol

[@javierjp8549]

Imagine paying taxes just for your money to go to a RICH country to fund war crimes. America at its finest

[@AaronEastman-gf5fx]

The most divisive subject in the world and a very honest take.

[@Age_of_Apocalypse]

I agree! I have watched the whole podcast which was 👍👍👏. The part where John Mearsheimer explains why Russia invaded Ukraine is also very enlightening.

[@Luther_Luffeigh]

I wonder if Alex career will survive even discussing this topic, and I wonder if a scandal of him is brewing so that he never dares to discuss it again

[@AaronEastman-gf5fx]

@@Luther_LuffeighRight? Even attempting to speak on this subject is a possible career ending statement. I doubt he gets cancelled but this was very well researched and a great back and forth.

[@taylorc2542]

So many comments going poof.

[@vadskar64]

@@Age_of_Apocalypseas a person from Russia, I can tell you that he is completely wrong about the topic. He doesn’t have any clue. But his eloquent talk lets you to believe that he knows what he’s talking about.

[@orange.cyanide]

thank you Lex for doing this ❤ this is so important for the world to move forward.

[@aliyahheid]

American taxpayers' money is financing the war in Gaza, & Americans should feel a moral responsibility to voice their concerns. Isreal, with just 0.01% of the world's population, has received the most U.S. foreign aid globally. They've been given roughly $4 billion each year, totaling nearly $300 billion since 1945, which accounts for about 30% of all U.S. foreign aid post-World War II. I pray for unity & peace among all humanity as a foremost priority.

[@Zkbbkzzz]

Excellent point.

[@nuqwestr]

Yes, it's clear John is about the taxes. You need to add up the money given to Egypt, Jordan, Lebanon, Syria, and UNRWA. The tax dollars given to Israel come back to us in the form of jobs, like 100,000 just at Lockheed-Martin alone. You decry the military-industrial complex, but the aid given to Israel is eventually well spent by families here in America

[@arashahad8733]

​@@nuqwestrthis is a very sinister argument. I'd rather die before I start working for an arms manufacturer, who in return sends it's weapons to Israel with which they blow up kids into pieces. Shame on you. But I guess there are people out there who only think opportunistically and don't care about the pain of others.

[@FM-kl3iu]

​​@@nuqwestrhow much $$ are you willing to send to a foreign country to have them buy your manufacturing of weapons. Your logic is convoluted. We give THEM money so they can buy weapons from us with OUR money. Jobs could just as easily created here at home WITHOUT requiring dropping bombs on children held in concentration camp called Gaza. We could use OUR own money to pay for OUR healthcare, education, disabled and elderly.

[@pricetopay5152]

​@@nuqwestrlockheed martin will have jobs available regardless of giving israel money or not. We spend the most on military spending 4 billion a year is nothing to our military industrial complex

[@Kach.]

John is the smartest guy I've ever listened to Hands down

[@darienkinne1347]

“Hamas, to my great regret, is Israel’s creation,” Avner Cohen, a former Israeli religious affairs official who worked in Gaza for more than two decades, told the Wall Street Journal in 2009. Back in the mid-1980s, Cohen even wrote an official report to his superiors warning them not to play divide-and-rule in the Occupied Territories, by backing Palestinian Islamists against Palestinian secularists. “I … suggest focusing our efforts on finding ways to break up this monster before this reality jumps in our face,” he wrote. Brig. Gen. Yitzhak Segev, who was the Israeli military governor in Gaza in the early 1980s. Segev later told a New York Times reporter that he had helped finance the Palestinian Islamist movement as a “counterweight” to the secularists and leftists of the Palestine Liberation Organization and the Fatah party, led by Yasser Arafat (who himself referred to Hamas as “a creature of Israel.”)

[@nameberry220]

Saved.

[@robbiedubbelman3024]

So let's get rid of Netanyahu and Hamas both!

[@CarnalCarnival]

"controlled opposition."

[@cyanofelis]

The truth.

[@JGMAZ]

I don’t find being critical of Israel equating with antisemitism. But you say you want to go back to the root? How did Israel come to occupy the Weat Bank and Gaza? In 1948 when Arab leaders with public support decide ethnicity cleanse Palestine of Jews. They lost and continued to lose. It was an attempt at ethnic cleansing that backfired. And continued to. It made the Israeli state very paranoid for their security and still does. The paranoia has them make drastic decisions and heavy handed ones. That being said I’m tired of both the state of Israel and Arab ideas of statehood. Which essentially promote ethnic states and in the latter a religious dominance of power. Have you seen an Intifada from Israeli Arabs? Don’t think I have.

[@4thbranch834]

Best video i have seen on your channel so far. I almost thought the day would never come that people were allowed to speak the truth again!

[@MrRynRules]

Israel commiting genocide in broad daylight while being supported by wester media, and their leaders is one of the most horrific things i have seen. 😢

[@kom17]

bribery and corruption in USA is referred to as lobbyism

[@mouradbsiri3822]

JOHN remains a renowned and wise worldwide reference in Geopolitics. That's confirmed in all his debates/ interviews.

[@stream2watch]

He is a flippin´moron when it comes to Putin. His inconsistency is legendary. He is only a reference for ko oks.

[@SlipMahoneyBowery]

There’s also a symbiotic relationship between the US/UK and Israel. Israel is a military outpost for them in the Middle East. WW2 taught us the importance of a safe and continuous supply of oil.

[@thecarlob_007]

America does not necessarily have a need for a continuous supply of oil from “outside of the US”. The military industrial complex however needs a continuous need of buyers and consumers.

[@mikexhotmail]

​@@thecarlob_007Pretodollar is a pretty important jigsaw 🧩

[@jsmith8168]

Israel is the UK/US's middle east "bum boy". In return for services, Israel is weaponized and given a green light to kill Palestinians and steal their land.

[@LeftyRighty123]

You didn't learn anything from ww2 if you're still supporting jews.

[@nuqwestr]

@@thecarlob_007 Read Eisenhower's full speech, he made it clear it is required.

[@CompactVibes]

The fact that Lex was stressed out just to find a way to elaborate his question means dude knows 100% the power of the J.lobby and how they can destroy his career ..

[@amalawad7667]

I did notice he was uncomfortable asking the questions. I was thinking will this damage his career.

[@malikarif8398]

Also look up when professor released the book, that’s when J Street formed literally three months later. To counter balance incase aipac comes under fire

[@maverickmo8976]

​@@malikarif8398what is J street?

[@dannymenz_1]

Very true.

[@soumias04]

Exactly! He was so not at ease,to me he didn't like what john was saying at all!

[@mdbdrrhm]

AIPAC and Israeli dual citizenship need be revisited. Both are problematic!

[@iluvmuusic]

Nothing controversial here. Just plain common sense. Your qualifying this as "controversial" speaks volumes.

[@touchoflight124]

The author himself calls it the most controversial...do you know how to listen?

[@iluvmuusic]

@@touchoflight124 Thanks for making my point.

[@touchoflight124]

@@iluvmuusic You're blaming lex for labelling this as maybe one of his most controversial books, yet John mearsheimer says it's not a maybe it's obviously so. How does this make your point? Mearsheimer disagrees with you

[@Luther_Luffeigh]

It’s career ending…which also speaks volume

[@MikeJones-mf2fw]

​@touchoflight124 Wow, so he basically captain obvious with zero solutions aka just another talking head that's saying nothing of substance. This is not an impressive conversation with Lex. No real solution other than what the common pleb can spew out.

[@HodaElsyed]

Finally someone speaks the truth in a brainwashed society 👏

[@chronicskeptic]

He is the professor of my professor. It's always great to listen to him.

[@omardinhoR9]

Wonderful, this professor guy saved me 10 years figuring this out

[@albaalex3040]

Thank you John Mearsheimer

[@MikeJones-mf2fw]

For what?

[@moisuomi]

John Meyersheymer is antisemitic

[@3thmnify]

Props to Lex Fridman for giving these voices a platform!

[@Jp-lb4nv]

including Nethanyahu?

[@Mugmandude]

This video will go down in history. Thank you. We must address these topics and be allowed to have an open discourse to advance humanity.

[@Robert-tj3qq]

It's a foriegn lobby,who hasn't signed on to operate in the US,which is illegal.

[@muira58]

You’re obviously an anti semite

[@peterjobovic3406]

Lex rated it very well at the end. Discussion is necessary, but at the same time great care must be taken so that open discussion does not slip into open and general hatred of Jews. And John rightly noted that it is the silencing and stifling of debate that leads to the rise of anti-Semitism.

[@SuperTatigo]

not at all. there are so many stories going around about jews. It's not logical, and "debates" like that only add to those stories. people who hate will only focus on those parts that add oil to the fire. this guy speeks half truth.

[@tjc4085]

There’s no general hatred of Jews here, just hatred of Israelis if anything because they are very openly hateful racist people. Journalists that have been there have done plenty of interviews and heard “yh we should kill all Arabs” very often. Journalist Aby Martin has plenty of content on this

[@tommyeschung]

Very astute

[@SenorJoeBiden]

On the last point, Jew haters are responsible for their hatred and no one else.

[@cyanofelis]

I totally agree but it's hard to gage how much of the 'rise in antisemitism' is real versus people being called antisemetic just for criticizing israel. The overuse of the term is especially terrible because I'm sure it's hiding any real stuff, which is undoubtably deplorable.

[@inigomontoya8943]

The best way to control discourse is to allow people to debate and argue within a certain preconceived area, without stepping outside of those bounds that the power has chosen.

[@aman176]

This is what happens when you have special interest groups run the country. Supreme court made this worse when they ruled that monetary contribution is a form of expression and therefore protected under the 1st amendment.

[@Oscarlevy1992]

And that was proof these Justices are part of the Zionist machine.

[@Barbarossa18]

1. Haifa massacre of 1937. 2. Jerusalem massacre of 1937. 3. Haifa massacre of 1938. 4. Balad al-Sheikh massacre, 1939. 5. Haifa massacre of 1939. 6. Haifa massacre, 1947. 7. Abbasiya massacre, 1947 8. Al-Hisas massacre, 1947. 9. Bab el-Amoud massacre, 1947. 10. Jerusalem massacre of 1947. 11. Massacre in Sheikh Bureika, 1947. 12. Jaffa massacre, 1948. 13. Khan Yunis massacre, 1956. 14. Jerusalem massacre of 1967. 15. Massacre in Sabra and Shatila, 1982. 16. Al-Aqsa massacre, 1990 17. Ibrahimi Mosque massacre, 1994. 18. Jenin refugee camp, April 2002. 19. Gaza massacre 2008-09 20. Gaza massacre, 2012 21. Gaza massacre, 2014 22. Massacre in Gaza 2018-2019. 23. Gaza massacre 2021 24. Gaza Genocide 2023 still continues. SO DON'T LET ANYONE CONVINCE YOU, THAT ALL STARTED ON OCTOBER 7.

[@samuelgoldring9691]

Muslims believe any means can be used to conquer the world to bring it under the administration of Islam the only true religion.

[@detectivemarkseven]

Thats just modern history, go far back

[@JoelLopez-dh9cn]

MAX BLUMENTHAL: Well, her speech before the Council for National Policy really highlights how she exploited the United Nations in her position there, to leverage her- to propel her ambitions, which apparently seemed to be leaning towards a presidential run. So basically she’s already appealed strongly to the Likudnik oligarchs, who are top funders of the Republican Party, and specifically the Trump political machine. Sheldon Adelson and these characters have contributed to Nikki Haley’s 527 back in 2016. She got money from Adelson when she was South Carolina governor. Adelson also contributed something like $40 million to Donald Trump’s 2016 campaign. So she has, though, that constituency locked up. The Christian right also holds extremist views on Israel-Palestine. And her visit to the Council for National Policy, you know, was completely in line with her exploitation of the UN around the issue of Israel. So she spent, devoted a lot of her time on the speech to boasting about how she had withdrawn the United States from the UN Human Rights Council over the issue of Israel. Then she boasted about her role, and she did play a really central role in this, in cutting off almost all U.S. funds to the United Nations Relief Works Agency, which is the agency in charge of basically keeping millions of Palestinian refugees alive. These are some of the most destitute and trapped people on earth. And Nikki Haley earned massive ovations for these boasts of her anti-Palestinian activity at the UN, as well as moving the U.S. embassy from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem, and really driving a nail in the coffin of the two-state solution. You know, it was unknown to the media that Nikki Haley was at an event like this while she was serving as UN ambassador. She still was there. But she’s simultaneously serving on the Security Council, doing everything she can to strangle Palestinians. And at the same time she’s going to meetings of the Christian right in rooms filled with people who are are Armageddon end-timers, who see Jerusalem as a landing pad for Messiah, and bragging about withdrawing the U.S. from international institutions on behalf of Israel. I think that’s a fairly unprecedented and incredible dynamic.

[@ruthcrites]

Well written

[@Thinking04]

Truth

[@ayadbabaa6193]

Best video so far on KZbin explaining the reasons what prevents to solve the Israel-Palestine problem.

[@Hwillijonl]

To learn who rules over you, simply find out who you are not allowed to criticize.

[@seanohare5488]

So true

[@blueblack3591]

Good point

[@SyndicShadow]

we're not allowed to criticize brown people and jews

[@eminaoberg7400]

Thanks John for telling the truth.Can’t wait to read your books 👏

[@predator1124]

Great interview and info. Giving the silenced a voice. Slot of respect to you Lex

[@karlheven8328]

Yep. I always have lots of respect to jews who allow for and do criticize their own group.

[@Sp-iw2sq]

​@@karlheven8328Mearsheimer is criticizing. Lex is trying to spin it....

[@CuriosityIgnited]

John Mearsheimer's view on the Israel Lobby suggests a profound disconnect between America's national interests and its Middle East policy. Is this alignment truly beneficial for the U.S., or is it a case of external interests overshadowing national priorities?

[@JP-tq7ni]

Good point

[@moebetta08]

Seems there’s a nexus of interests between powerful entities both external and internal to the United States. I wouldn’t say these entities overshadow U.S. national interests, I’d argue they shape and create U.S. National interest to align with their own.

[@luism5514]

You also have to factor in intelligence agency blackmail here ie what do you think Jeffrey Epstein was?

[@vmoses1979]

Of course external interests overshadow the country's interests. But that is what happens in a electoral system where the highest bidders get politicians to do what they want.

[@ChiefShaddy]

I'm sorry to say it but the US is not the power holder in this relationship. Israel is firmly in charge of US policy and it is a major national security problem. They are not our 'friends'. We must remeber Israel has killed US soldiers (deliberate attack on USS Liberty) and stolen state secrets at the highest level and more secrets than any enemy ever has (see Jonathan pollard as an example), they've sold US military secrets to China and their espionage in the US has been called 'unrivalled' by the US counter intelligence officials. This is sinister stuff.

[@farah9109]

Excellent discussion. Thank you Lex for creating a space for open discourse in times where silencing is a strong weapon.

[@zareh805]

I'm surprised KZbin didn't censor this clip.

[@vhufeosqap]

Shouldn’t be

[@AhsanKhan-ue2lg]

He speaks truth I can understand why would people want to silence him.

[@jamesmurphy9426]

We live in the age of immature name calling

[@jl8410]

Mearsheimer and Walt’s book “The Israel Lobby and U.S. Foreign Policy” should be required reading. It was immediately met with accusations of antisemitism despite their repeated emphasis that 50% of the Lobby, at least, is non-Jewish. People defensively revert to citing Jewishness rather than Zionism, which is a big difference.