Why Israel has a terrible geography

Go to ground.news/ca... to stay fully informed. Get 40% off unlimited access during their biggest sale of the year. Sale ends November 30.
For over 75 years, #Israel has existed in a state of perpetual #conflict, each time facing battles that could have been its last. This stalemate, as disagreeable as it may be, is unlikely to improve anytime soon.
Support CaspianReport
✔ KZbin membership ► / @caspianreport
✔ Patreon ► / caspianreport
✔ PayPal ► www.paypal.me/...
✔ Merchandise ►teespring.com/...
Crypto endorsement
✔ Bitcoin ► 1MwRNXWWqzbmsHova7FMW11zPftVZVUfbU
✔ Ether ► 0xfE4c310ccb6f52f9D220F25Ce76Dec0493dF9aA0
✔ Bitcoin Cash ► 1BKLti4Wq4EK9fsBnYWC91caK7NZfUhNw9
Join us on Facebook or Twitter
✔ Twitter ► / caspianreport
✔ Facebook ► / caspianreport
✔ My equipment and editing software ► www.amazon.com...
Watch CaspianReport in other languages
✔ Spanish ► / historiageopol%c3%adtica
✔ Russian ► / thecuriouscat
#ad #sponsored

[@CaspianReport]

Go to ground.news/caspian to stay fully informed. Get 40% off unlimited access during their biggest sale of the year. Sale ends November 30.

[@Zeyede_Seyum]

No

[@winstonmaraj8029]

​@@Zeyede_SeyumYESSSSSSSSSS!!! ❤❤❤❤

[@montypythonator]

A fantastic analysis of the real politik of the situation.

[@user-op8fg3ny3j]

0:39 "Hostile neighbours" yet you left out the fact they have peace treaties with their neighbouring Arab countries.

[@hornerfarah2282]

1:31 in this map you depicts Jerusalem and especially the east Jerusalem to be part of Israel when in reality it's not Israel it's occupied territory that occupied by Israel under international law. So why you put it in your videos?

[@tomislav5689]

I really appreciate topographical map you used 4:05, use it regularly, we can understand maps much better like that.

[@arthogof]

agreed, that is an excellent map

[@dildou8856]

yes agreed, thanks for highlighting this

[@joelcohenx]

Finally someone that explains the complexity of the issue. Regardless of which political side you identify with, any claim for a simple "just do this" solution is completely ignorant of the complexity.

[@zgoodt]

It is not complex and never were, just piss off from the land you stole, and let the Palestinians live in peace.

[@j.k.6865]

You see, same with Europe during WW2, there was no simple solution, seeing the complexity of the situation there.

[@PristianoPenaldoSUIIII]

There is a simple solution. We saw it in South Africa a couple of decades ago.

[@Rampart.X]

Any claim that there is a solution, is ignorant of the moral consequences of this intractable quagmire.

[@j.k.6865]

@@Rampart.X There is only one solution to fascism. Same treatment they got in Europe during ww2.

[@Stafford674]

In your map of the 1967 war you show the West Bank as Israeli. The truth is that it was part of Jordan, who annexed it themselves in 1949. This is one subject in which it is essential to stick to objective truth as far as possible. You have also missed out the 1956 War. In general I like and value your videos.

[@noamtashma617]

And also, the gaza strip was occupied by egypt at the same time

[@jakoon_the_manic]

And yom kipur war

[@leme5639]

also, arabs started those wars, and Israel is more an European state than an Asian.

[@AndyFromBeaverton]

Jordan renounced its claim to the territory in 1988. Jordan didn’t want a Palestinian state next to them that would have sovereignty, borders, and a military that could work to take over the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan, which the Palestinians did try to do in September 1970.

[@jtgd]

@@AndyFromBeavertonfor some reason, lots ignore the actions of Arab countries regarding Palestine, and the lack of a Palestinian state can be blamed not just on Israel, but Palestinian extremists and even several Arab states. This conflict is legitimately complex and genuinely complicated. I don’t get why people suggest it isn’t

[@Jaynat_SF]

A small mistake I noticed in the video: You've marked the Golan Heights in green with the rest of Israel in 1948 and pre-war 1967 when it was still in Syrian hands, only to later switch it to blue in the aftermath of the six day war. Edit: another mistake: at 16:03, you put Hezbollah flags in the West Bank, though as far as I know they only operate in Lebanon and Syria.

[@lordlorian81]

Its a probability of what can happen if west bank not controlled

[@stnln2180]

Good point. Those who are against Israel conveniently forget that those land that Israel is supposedly occupied was "occupied" as the result of Muslim attacks. If Muslims haven't tried to invade Israel those lands would continue to be under Muslims control. Another important correction, Gaza is poor not because it has "no strategic values" whatever it supposed to mean but because it is under control of Hamas Jihadists (hopefully not for long). It's literally Islamic Halifax with Sharia laws as the laws of the land.

[@henk7591]

There's more. He also makes it look like the Arab states were the ones to attack in 1967, while Israël started the war by attacking Egyptian airfields. See 13:29. Israëli officials later stated that there was no sign Arab nations were planning an attack so this is quite a miss to be honest.

[@stnln2180]

@@henk7591 You conveniently forgot that Egypt expelled UN peacekeepers who had been stationed in the Sinai Peninsula since the Suez conflict, and announced a blockade of Israel's access to the Red Sea (international waters) via the Straits of Tiran, which was an act of war against Israel.

[@razahassan8755]

I was confused too, Hezbollah acting in the West Bank would be a nightmare for Israel. Also, he forgot Lebanon when talking about the 1947-1949 war.

[@AndyRoss-z3t]

One point this video fails to mention is the value of the Negev Desert in terms of flat land mass and width. This southern desert not only hosts Israel's only advanced nuclear facility producing vast quantities of nuclear fuel for it's weapons programmes as well as two of the Jewish States largest and most advanced military air ports hosting their most advanced F35I stealth 4th generation fighters.

[@healord51]

So they are basically hiding their big toys.

[@Ryan-uk6zq]

5th gen

[@AndyRoss-z3t]

@@healord51 In an open desert. But sure......

[@adamk4775]

The Negev desert also serves as a huge training ground for the IDF. A lot of the IDF's training bases are located there.

[@AndyRoss-z3t]

Yep. For sure. Inlcuding a huge / live ammo outdoor facility used for urban warfare training jointly used by both the IDF and US Army / Marines. @@adamk4775

[@EyobFitwi]

And hence, now lays bare the paradoxical dilemma of the country. This was an excellent video. I'm really impressed. The maps particularly were of very high quality and greatly helped to visualize and conceptualize the situation. Subscribed.

[@mussajavdan8203]

Israel will destroy it self with in . They can not go for one state solution without a masscre of 6 miljon people or stablishing an undemocratic faschist Apartheid state like south Africa . Or on the other hand facing war with its neighbour as allways .What a bad place to live . Well its says in the Torat its self ,the jews will be spell and punished for their ungodly actions. Is it not what is going on today or what is you opinion

[@AlejandroDominguez-jk7cq]

This channel is absolutely elite. welcome

[@User-jr7vf]

I see a lot of BIAS towards Israel, but for you fans of the channel, everything is fine and aligned.

[@mussajavdan8203]

@@User-jr7vf This video has some fact issues and is incorrect . The Arab did not start the six day war the Israelis did . There is no mention of Israeli massacre of Palestinian in different stage of war like today

[@mussajavdan8203]

@@User-jr7vf Israel will destroy it self with in . They can not go for one state solution without a masscre of 6 miljon people or stablishing an undemocratic faschist Apartheid state like south Africa . Or on the other hand facing war with its neighbour as allways .What a bad place to live . Well its says in the Torat its self ,the jews will be spell and punished for their ungodly actions. Is it not what is going on today or what is you opinion

[@theawesomeman9821]

It never ceases to amaze me that Israel has survived this long.

[@farzana6676]

When Uncle Sam is backing you up, you can achieve amazing things. 🇺🇸🦅🇺🇸🦅

[@lightfeather9953]

​​@@farzana6676that's partially a myth. The USA had little to to do with the 1948 victory for example. If USA aid was so magical to victory, govts with much more help like Afghanistan, south Vietnam, etc would have won. It's just an intellectually lazy excuse for anything pro USA that happens in the world, basically an anti US propaganda point to blame the USA for affecting everything as if a country with millions of people has no agency, ideals, or abilities of its own.

[@mitchbaker6300]

Uncle Sam wasn't there in 48 or 67 though@@farzana6676

[@MrX-lk3ij]

​@@farzana6676Not true. Do you want me to list down a large list of proxy wars where the US was directly or indirectly involved and they lost? Israel stands strong mostly because of the people who live there who know that their existence as a community depends upon the existence of Israel.

[@farzana6676]

@MrX-lk3ij If America was not giving F35's or F16's to those proxies, then America wasn't really backing them, atleast not comprehensively. Like Japan and Korea, Israel is another example of success when America fully commits to a nation's success.

[@Tygrus758]

Thank you for providing this context for this ongoing conflict in that region. It cannot be overstated how much we need more coverage that educates rather than propagates.

[@leandersearle5094]

Did you mean propagandizes?

[@Tygrus758]

@@leandersearle5094 no because the spreading of ideas simply for the sake of spreading them is more dangerous to ignorant people in the world than only having to deal with biased information propagating. An educated person knows that nuclear physics isn't biased information, but that doesn't stop an educated person from knowing that we should be careful how we propagate that knowledge and who we propagate it to responsibly. Jane Elliott jas a white that I must paraphrase, but it is something to the effect of "the job of education is to lead the student away from ignorance." Education provides awareness and context that a flood of propagated yet useless information cannot replace.

[@leandersearle5094]

@@Tygrus758 I'm afraid I don't understand your point from the perspective of it. I understand sorting out chaff/noise from useful information, but you seem to be advocating for the removal of useful information simply because there is too much of it (and that's as much charity as I can give you). I agree that having information collated for you is handy, but I can't agree to the statement that there must be a filter between people and information.

[@Tygrus758]

@@leandersearle5094 so you believe that a person that learned a new lesson yesterday should begin teaching, as an expert, the very next day? That wouldn't be very educated. It's acheivable with propaganda and propagated media though. We moderate information daily because people are overwhelmed by too much information. Propagating information for the sake of propagation is damaging. Just look at the world we live in today. Educational media and Propagandized media are separated by their motivation towards the ignorant people learning the information. Education encourages critical thinking and further education while propaganda needs the opposite. Propagated media only needs to be spread because there is no consideration for whether the information helps or hurts.

[@leandersearle5094]

@@Tygrus758 To answer your one question: in a sense, yes. People learning should be sharing their knowledge with other students and with those who haven't learned yet (I did catch that you said "as an expert," but that would be impossible, and I chose to extend the grace of ignoring a dishonest phrase). As for propagation, most people already filter the information given to them, through ignoring it, and it's only when *forced* to engage (such as being pressured to take a side in a conflict) that they will imbibe chaff as useful information and discard useful information as chaff. The is no limiting principal on requiring "experts" for roles. It must be opposed externally, or it will push inexorably toward any and all ad rediculum arguments that can be made. THAT is what we observe today. A responsible citizen in a republic NEEDS access to as much information as possible to make an informed decision. The erosion of this principal is currently leading to tyranny in *every* Western nation, and infantilizing the populace can and will only make the problems worse.

[@TheSwedishHistorian]

its crazy because it felt like Israel was getting one geopolitical win after another until the bombings from Gaza happened. They were getting official recogniction from more and more countries and notwithstanding some domestic issues they were doing great diplomatically

[@williamfarquharson1102]

It was disintegrating internally due to Netanyahu trying to put an end to an independent judiciary

[@DarthVantos]

Israel was doing better, but Netanyahu was not. Iron dome not working properly that oct.7, turret weren't working that day oct.7 and the military consolidated away from the border instead of instantly going to counter the attack. They only sent helicopters to deal with them oct.7-8. Then they went to the border towns. This was a perfect storm for Israel to become Fascist dictatorship under Netanyahu that will rule for life.

[@lilnoir4213]

Those diplomatic achievments were a danger to the goals of Hamas and Iran, thats why they attacked. suffering Palenstinians have always be the justification to kill jews, thats why their arab "brothers" never allowed them to have peace.

[@BeEmoBro]

That's exactly why hamas attacked. to stop the saudi israel peace deal.

[@alhabtoormotors4221]

That's because the media didn't really cover all the deaths, settlements and HR violations this year leading up to Oct 7

[@ekgrulez1]

Excellent video explaining Israel's geographical conundrum. Provides a lot more objectivity and unbiased explaining of the situation than any social media or MSM outlet. All I'm seeing on social media is "pro-Palestine" this or "pro-Israel" that. There's no middle ground or objectivity at all on the complex situation.

[@mussajavdan8203]

Israel will destroy it self with in . They can not go for one state solution without a masscre of 6 miljon people or stablishing an undemocratic faschist Apartheid state like south Africa . Or on the other hand facing war with its neighbour as allways .What a bad place to live . Well its says in the Torat its self ,the jews will be spell and punished for their ungodly actions. Is it not what is going on today or what is you opinion

[@mussajavdan8203]

Israel will destroy it self with in . They can not go for one state solution without a masscre of 6 miljon people or stablishing an undemocratic faschist Apartheid state like south Africa . Or on the other hand facing war with its neighbour as allways .What a bad place to live . Well its says in the Torat its self ,the jews will be spell and punished for their ungodly actions. Is it not what is going on today or what is you opinion

[@ChineseKiwi]

This and Warographics’ 2 hour video are two of the more objective videos on this complex issue.

[@Crashed131963]

Britain should have given the Jewish People "Madagascar" instead . Nothing but calm fish as neighbours .

[@djwestbrook36]

This video has a pro-Israeli bent. The video acts like Israel got its independence from Britain when it was facilitated by Britain. It doesn't mention the displacement but mentions the Arab nations attacking. In 1967, it makes it seem as the Arabs got together and attacked Israel and it doesn't mention that Israel was the original surprise attacker. This video is certainly biased.

[@neelarnav7954]

This channel is absolutely elite-level. For Geopolitics enthusiasts like me, you are a great dude. PLEASE KEEP GOING AND AS I HAVE ALREADY SUBSCRIBED YOUR CHANNEL ABOUT AN YEAR AGO, I suggest that you post a bit more stuff CaspianReport. It takes time for you to post a video and it is super difficult but still. Great channel no doubt.

[@larsekman8244]

Great video. I would just like to add that this conflict punches waaaay above its weight class in terms of the exposure it gets. Many other conflicts, even of religious/ethnic character, are bloodier and have been going on for longer, but gets nowhere near the attention this conflict gets. That has reasons of course, but it's important to remember that it's not materially the most important conflict in the world even though it seems so at times. South Sudan, Yemen/Saudi and Ngorno Karabakh barely gets any airtime compared to when something happens in Israel/Palestine.

[@laurasecord6586]

Israel is viewed by many in the global south and east (not just Muslims) as West's biggest colonization project. It is a symbol of slavery that many feel they still fight against. For many, it will never compare to any other conflict, and without empathy you will never understand it... so don't try. Many who are dissatisfied with their governments will wrongly or correctly blame American Imperialists for their woes and Israel is a big symbol of that oppression for them. It is a simple story of westerners taking land, but not just any land... A piece of land in the old world (not the Americas, not Australia). It is funny that the land that has caused the almost religious like awakening against western imperialism (aka liberal democratic policies aligned with American interests, I know some of you are allergic to the world imperialism) happens to be the "holy land".

[@ahmedkamal1240]

The only reason for that is, unlike other conflicts this conflict is the only one that can lead to a nuclear war or a world war

[@shamicentertainment1262]

@@ahmedkamal1240 the reason for it is because muslims hate israel. no muslims protest the hundreds of thousands dead in syria or yemen. but when 1400 jews are massecred they all come out protesting/celebrating. Maybe you're right about the nuclear thing in regards to other countries, but the muslim world definitely push it into the spotlight because of their hatred of israel

[@reg-pi1sr]

​@@ahmedkamal1240 Lol Nobody expects this would be a nuclear war. Hamas didn't even last a week against Israeli conventional army in that Oct 7 invasion.

[@jishnujishnu1467]

Palestine gets the attention because of how much power and influence Jews have in the US and the west. All those other conflicts involve demographics that, to put it bluntly, no one in the west cares about.

[@nefaristo]

After this video you really have the sense of "what an unparalleled mess, there's no clear way out or of this", which I think it's quite accurate but very counterintuitive, since we tend to have fast answers and solutions if what's to do especially in politics.

[@nApucco]

In 100 years we will still have this conflict. It is a total mess with no way out.

[@Razzy_D9111]

I think its quite easy to understand. This is geopolitics, what's happening in the practical - material world, is that a humanitarian crisis caused by an unmeasured attack from Israel is occurring in Gaza, whatever comes moving forward is to attend to that and for Israel to face the consequence of their actions, the existence of a state based in such occupation and mistreatment through violence is not progress and should never be seen as a complex issue.

[@nefaristo]

@@Razzy_D9111 sure then, it's a very simple black and white problem with a straight forward solution🙄 (The solution is probably 42)

[@mussajavdan8203]

Israel will destroy it self with in . They can not go for one state solution without a masscre of 6 miljon people or stablishing an undemocratic faschist Apartheid state like south Africa . Or on the other hand facing war with its neighbour as allways .What a bad place to live . Well its says in the Torat its self ,the jews will be spell and punished for their ungodly actions. Is it not what is going on today or what is you opinion

[@aq4356]

This is because the video doesnt cover the entire history. Before Israel declared independence from the British Mandate of Palestine, there were barely any Jews living there, according to British census, there were more than half a million Muslims and around sixty thousand Jews, almost the same number as Christians. Jewish population greatly increased via the zionist organized immigration projects. Zionism is a toxic fascist ideology and the cause of this whole conflict, it is not "complex", just study history.

[@TRYCLOPS1]

Also forgot to mention that Israel managed to control the entirety of the Sinai up to the Suez Canal after the 6 day war. But was forced to give it back due to international pressure, mostly from Saudi Arabia which threatened an oil embargo on the US. Huge amount of land they were forced to give back tho they gained Egypt to recognize Israel as a sovereign state.

[@addounsamiyoucef1999]

They didnt gain shit lol Egypt signed a treaty with usa promising not to invade them 😂

[@TRYCLOPS1]

@@addounsamiyoucef1999 and a promise they didn’t even keep 🤦‍♂️🤷‍♂️

[@addounsamiyoucef1999]

@@TRYCLOPS1 they did keep them and jordan how do you think Israel is still standing ? The usa is paying them money to protect it

[@addounsamiyoucef1999]

@@TRYCLOPS1 iran and hamas are the only governments that want that state gone although that might change soon

[@TRYCLOPS1]

@@addounsamiyoucef1999 they didn’t. They invaded again in 78, Egypt and Syria.

[@evilnet1]

Shirvan’s Analyses are easily some of the most informative and unbiased. Really helped me understand Israel’s motivation and actions. In turn, this has made me appreciate its existence even more.

[@Channelterror117]

Love the poetry you always sprinkle through the script, adds lots of value.

[@wendten2]

agree.. especially since shirwan isnt a native english speaker

[@Charlie-phlezk]

It helps the propaganda

[@ArawnOfAnnwn]

@@wendten2 A lot of those quotable quotes aren't his. They're sayings of other people that he fails to give attribution for.

[@wendten2]

@@ArawnOfAnnwn Non of them are his, but the way he know when and where to use them surely is poetic craftmanship. And no you dont have to give attribution to long dead people...

[@ArawnOfAnnwn]

@@wendten2 "you don't have to give attribution to long dead people" - I disagree. Not giving attribution allows others to just pass off their wit or wisdom as their own. This misleads people about the intellect they think they're listening to. Every video of his has people praising him for his one-liners as if he came up with them. Some of those people won't know he didn't, and mistakenly think he's cleverer than he is.

[@death2cake]

this is the best video ive seen on this topic and ive been following it for 25+ years.

[@justalonesoul5825]

I had never ssen the situation from this precise point of view and that was simply interesting AF. TYVM and very well done. There is no bias, it's just presenting a particular point of view, very important to understand better the depth of the whole imbroglio...

[@noamytrdhffhrsvnr2516]

Just to correct, HAMAS rule of Gaza wasn't as a consequence of the siege of Gaza (or more accurately the current harsher siege), but rather the opposite it started only in 2007, after in 2006 HAMAS won the elections and in 2007 when HAMAS completely took over executed FATAH officilas. It seems more plausible that didn't HAMAS take over because of the siege on Gaza and poverty in the area but rather because of the rise of radical islam all across the middle easy.

[@inammir1979]

And also it was funded by Israeli criminal regime dude u cannot just cherry pick that is cheating

[@dollynina8992]

And also because Mossad funded HAMAS

[@amirgeffen]

and funded the isalem to@@dollynina8992​

[@softdrink-0]

@@dollynina8992 🐑

[@dollynina8992]

@@softdrink-0 It's true. One quick Google search would confirm that. 👍

[@JIMA-Club]

Best presentation I've seen, because it explains a point that should be better understood by many discussing Israeli conflicts: Israeli foreign policy is just a continuation of military tactics.

[@Ilamarea]

You mean Israel is a Nation State? xD

[@guidobolke5618]

You mean politics is war by other means ? :-)

[@JIMA-Club]

@@guidobolke5618 Exactly lol

[@mohammedkassim7658]

Exactly 💯

[@HailStonE999]

But it's expensive & cannot go on forever... It's a bad military strategy to keep occupation forever... Right now Uncle Sam, Evangelicals & Zionists are picking the bill. If the economy which is fragile right now is affected & that money stream dries off then it will be very expensive for Israel to continue it's occupation....

[@historyking9984]

Thank you. So many people just ignore the geopolitical situation and just see the Palestinian Israel conflict without the surrounding geopolitical issues and factors involved

[@ekgrulez1]

There’s so many comments online that will say that it’s the Israelis who are the aggressor and Palestinians who are the suffering victims. I’m not taking sides of that discussion; this video is simply explaining Israel’s geopolitical issues that it’s facing while at the same time not defending the actions of both the Israelis or Hamas.

[@himanshugurjar9002]

​@@ekgrulez1All critical race theory stuff is useless

[@kingace6186]

He ignored a lot of the other surrounding issues and factors for the sake of his analysis...

[@Silent_Steel]

​@@kingace6186he just simplified it the best he could... and did a damn good job... if he covered every little detail the video would've been way too long and no one would watch it...

[@sammalama]

@@ekgrulez1 Oh I wonder why Israel is so hated and has so many enemies in their "own neighborhood".

[@johngeren1053]

If we are comparing Israel's geography to simple mechanical devices, then it resembles a wedge rather than a linchpin. Strategically it is also a wedge that divides the Arab world. Given rhat Winston Churchill - the main architect of the post-Ottoman Middle East - said that he wanted it to become " an empire on the cheap" governed by the principle of "divide and rule", the wedge comparison sewms apt. Linchpins unite. Wedges break apart

[@whartanto2]

Israel is America's unsinkable aircraft carrier in the Middle East, just like Taiwan is against China. But with the Muslim population in America growing faster than ever (1% for Muslims vs 2% for Jews), you will start seeing a generational shift from the traditional unconditional support for Israel to a more balanced split. A little bit simplistic hyperbole here but the Democrats will always pretend to support the underdogs while promoting the interests of the elites; while the Republicans will always pretend to support Israel, mostly because they love the Jewish space lasers that cause the Californian wildfire... It's funny that the biggest zionist supporters on the far right are also anti-semitic, probably they think that if Israel does not exist, there will be 9 million more Jews in America.

[@Praisethesunson]

The Brits are the best at using arbitrary differences as pretense for land seizure.

[@johngeren1053]

The French helped out on this one. My country - US - has managed to combine all of the worst strategies of both Britain and France during this century.in the ME.

[@kingace6186]

True.

[@billc.4584]

As always, an amazingly comprehensive and neutral toned overview. Thanks.

[@Abu3elawi]

Neutral?😂😂😂

[@Rubicon1]

Its not really neutral.... its sneakily pro Israel as Azerbaijan, the channels origin, is pro Israel with a large number Jews living there. Israel uses Azerbaijan to threaten Iran Militarily and undermine Iranian trading routes . Iran threatens Israel militarily using the Hezbollah in Lebanon.

[@BonkoTheFat]

What a fantastic video Shirvan. I came away from this with a much better understanding of what is going into Israel's decision making.

[@knowledgeringsstalkers1795]

15:12 😂😂 LOL Palestinians loyal to the ISREALI State what useless research you have done. No one in theory and practicality believe that Palestinians to be loyal to isreal. Your views are totally biased and absolutely supporting to Palestine nevertheless you stating to use ground report. You are a Muslim radical supporter your solidarity is with Muslim and Islam only this have been shown in many videos of your supporting Palestine being Muslim majority against isreali. Same you had done with supporting Islamic republic of Pakistan over India. Why don't you have guts to criticize china. 16-11-2023

[@ChickenVeggi]

There is a problem with settlements argument. While from the Israeli perspective building settlements for security may have made sense pre Oslo accords because they were being threatened existentially from all sides. They didn’t make sense after that. Arab by the late 90s recognised they are not capable of wiping out the Israeli state and have to coexist. So building settlements actually made security situation worse because it increased grievance and resistance among Palestinians. This resulted in 2nd intifada and increased support for extremists like the Hamas. Even Israel recognised that. That’s why they exited Gaza and broke the settlements in there. But because they did it without negotiation, the PLO lost legitimacy and instead Hamas instead was able make the case that only violence can save the Palestinians. If the problem for Israel was that Palestinians hate them, they made the situation worse by building more settlements as now Palestinians hate them even more. Most Palestinians don’t have intrinsic hatred towards Jews. Even in mid 2000s during the 2nd intifada most supported negotiation. In your videos you make it seem like peace between Israel and its neighbours is not possible and thus they have to conquer territories to secure themself. But even Israel knows that is not true. You pointed out how the Sinai desert can be used to threaten Israel but you failed to mention they once conquered the territories during the Yom Kappur War. Under this videos logic keeping the territory would have been great for strategic depth and security. But they knew if they kept the territory Egypt would have grievance and try to attack them again. That’s why they negotiated and gave the territory back in return for recognition and security. Even other Arab wants to cooperate and thus the Abram’s accord went through. They did by trying to ignore the Palestinian question and settlements. But now with the hamas the Palestinian problem has come to everyone’s attention. Saudi Arabia which tried to normalise relations cannot do it until the settlements problem has been solved. Speaking about Hamas attack, even Israelis recognise settlements are a security threat to them. Netenyahu is unpopular despite being a wartime leader because he focused so much on the settlements, Hamas was able to invade southern Israel and kill and kidnap Israelis. IDF was late in responding. Even if you talk about Iran funding terror organisation, they wouldn’t have the support required, if the Palestinians didn’t have grievances against Israelis for building settlements.

[@sriig]

My hot take is that…if the choice between peace with the Saudis and Emiratis, or defending the illegal settlements…Washington will pressure Israel to throw the settlers overboard. And not only that. An end to the settlements might even bring the Qatari’s to the table. In which case it’s curtains for the settlements. Tel Aviv will take that deal because Washington will make them

[@רבקיויזל-צ7ר]

Well, quite the opposite. The Oslo accords brought Yasser Arafat from exile to rule over the Palestinians in exchange for peace. Yasser Arafat didn't hold the Oslo agreement one bit. He smuggled weapons in his car on his very arrival to the west bank. He did not mean peace, only Taki'a, which means to fool your enemy with a feigned peace agreement when you're weak only to attack him by surprise when you're strong enough. The situation for Israelis deteriorated drastically after the Oslo accords because of the terror that Arafat brought with him, not the settlements. This is just an illusion. The failure of Oslo is a stark reminder for all Israelis why they should never trust the nice words of the Arabs, ond only negitiate from a position of power.

[@talknight2]

The problem with the settlements nowadays is... you're talking about evicting almost 10% of the Jewish population of the country out of their homes. Complete abandonment of the settlements could actually start a civil war. The numbers here are approaching those of the Palestinian refugees back in 1948.

[@archyarchfiendx2938]

Any war with Israel is purely from Islamic inspired antisemitism nothing more nothing less. The Palestinians say it themselves. Iran says the same thing they don’t care for peace they only want the obliteration of the Jewish people.

[@ibtissempharm8800]

​@@רבקיויזל-צ7רwhat a beautiful life and bright future await the people who share your opinion and vision. The probability of isreal being completely wiped out is higher if things continue like this and escalate, suit yourself.

[@Curtisgoesplaces]

Great stuff as always my guy! I’m a high school history teacher and I learn a lot from your videos that I pepper-in throughout my lessons. 🤘

[@EarthAngel504]

A history teacher Great. here's something you can look up. A quote from Gamal Abdel Nasser, the President of Egypt in 1956 in regards to the Newly created state of Israel; -“You will never be able to live here in peace, because you left here black and came back white” Why do you think a President would say such a thing to a newly created State, and say it before the whole world?

[@ayaobaid4402]

As a teacher, you should probably study the sources directly.

[@LaifuLama]

So basically this video is saying that for its security, Israel can't give up the lands and territories it occupied from other countries.

[@Crimea_River]

*conquered from

[@Breath.E]

Another false claim. Israel did not occupy land from any "country". In 47 the land (which was British at the time) was divided by the UN between Arabs and Jews. The Jews accepted and the Arabs started a war in which Jordan occupied the west bank (which wasn't given to them by the UN) and Egypt occupied Gaza. Later in 67 Israel took the west bank and Gaza which Jordan and Egypt didn't claim was theirs since. No one claimed that the west bank is "occupied" when the Jordanians occupied it after the 48 war. No "country" ruled the west bank and Gaza accept for the British who left in 47 and Egypt and Jordan which occupied it and gave up on any connection to the land.

[@Snagprophet]

It's funny when Arabs start a war against the Jews, lose, and then cries about being oppressed.

[@KelticStingray]

Conquered just like peaceful Muslims conquered and displaced before them. Hypocrites all.

[@heisenbug3542]

​@@KelticStingraythere was nothing to occupy here. My grandgrand parant built a paradise. Before us, it was fucken dessert

[@historicrecord]

It's tough but not impossible as the IDF is fully mobilised , well equipped , well led and extremely experienced. Hamas is 80% defeated and IDF is prepared to take on Hezbollah at short notice. The western world will eliminate the threat from the Houthis of Yemen to safeguard their commerical shipping. Syria is blocked by the Golan heights and has been weakened by the civil war. Lebanese economy is on the verge of collapse

[@1perspective286]

It's very interesting to me how a Muslim newscaster has a much more mild and unbiased take on this conflict then the vast majority of western liberal news sources. Keep embarrassing them CaspianReport, your channel is way more informative than media soundbites.

[@VirtusH]

Finally a balanced video on this issue! So many other channels claim to be balanced or unbiased and then they stumping for Hamas. This is excellent content.

[@obakengafrica2919]

Your channel is the best geopolitics outlet on this platform. You do really good work.

[@נתילוי-צ8נ]

There are mistakes in history regarding the State of Israel The Jewish people had the state of the Hebrews who, in those times in the biblical days, for those who were not Jews, called the land the land of Canaan. After that the nation of Israel was made up of 12 tribes That the two strongest tribes were Judah + Jerusalem and the surrounding area, and Israel north of it, the Kingdom of Dan = Tel Aviv and the surrounding area, etc. At that time in the Gaza area, for example, there was a non-Jewish tribe called the Philistines who had no connection to the Muslims or the Palestine. When the Romans and Greeks were an empire they ruled this area and therefore wanted to keep the Jews away from Jewish studies and connection to Judaism for loyalty to the religion and culture of the empires, the empires called this territory Palestine which continued until the Ottoman period and until the days of the British mandate that ruled Israel afterwards. At the time of the British Mandate there were Arabs in the Land of Israel and because some of the Arabs wanted to keep the Jews away from certain areas in the Land of Israel Israel and even the British fought them and some left for Arab countries, the majority of Arabs in Israel was under a million people in those times. When Jordan conquered Jerusalem, many Arabs returned to settle in Judea and Samaria in Israel When Egypt ruled Gaza, Muslims came to settle in Gaza. The State of Israel was Palestine because of the empires that changed its name Jews were called by the empires residents of Palestine including Arabs who lived there That is why there is no such thing as a Palestinian people, there is such a thing as Arab Muslim residents, some of whom were confused in Israel and are called Israeli Arabs, the Palestine of "today" is an invention for the connection of the Philistines or for the name of Israel in the past as Palestine - there is no connection even though they connect it in order to get land and occupy plots of land from Israel , the 1948 and 1967 map, these are maps that the Jews agreed with in their thinking, perhaps giving the Arabs territories and losing territories in Israel for peace - the one who started a war is the Arabs against the Jews, not the other way around, even though according to the Jewish religion and the biblical map, this land is the land of the Jews, the land of the Hebrew people, who are actually the Jews. This is the true story, it's a shame that it was the reality. Today it is Israel and Israel does not want to bring another 5 million Arabs into it Therefore, it is ready to lose territory and establish an Arab state that will be called Palestine or whatever they want. The big problem is that more than 50 percent of this population continues to stir up wars and terrorism and build resistance and do not want peace, therefore Israel has the right to defend itself and not support the establishment of a contiguous state that will be built on terrorist infrastructures, and therefore Israel wants security control. The Arabs of Israel, for example, are proud of their state, even though in their hearts they would like an Arab state, but they know and respect the Jews and know that this is their land and the state of the Jewish people. By the way, this part of Jordan was also the kingdom of one of the 12 tribes of Israel And the Jews do not demand this land from Jordan for peace Because what is important to the Jewish people above all is the city of Jerusalem. It's a shame that history is being distorted And in practice today, in order to establish the state of Palestine, it is necessary to exchange territories so that Israel does not lose 40 percent of its lands, and that any Arab leader who rules Palestine will make sure that terrorist organizations do not rule - the problem is that it is not guaranteed, and therefore peace is very far away even when trying to maintain peace. incidentally The Gaza strip was smaller than in the past, the village of Gaza, Khan Yunis, these are the main villages and cities in the area, Rafah belonged to Egypt. When we gave them a contiguous area called the Gaza Strip, we saw what happened? Most of the residents of Gaza chose resistance and Hamas, only half of them do not want them. A complex story, so in wars will you make peace? A problematic issue. Therefore, it requires the intervention of all countries in the world to solve this issue once and for all, and there are many options for both the Jews to be satisfied and the Arabs of the villages (the Palestinians in the new Jordan) And it's a shame that the Arabs who call themselves Palestinians want the entire territory of the State of Israel and declare war on the Jews. Is this a religious war?

[@buzzyinurface]

The level of education I receive from these extremely high quality videos is simply astonishing. I love it!

[@abody499]

how do you know?

[@ibtissempharm8800]

I wouldn't say this is an objective analysis of the situation but more like a justification for all the out of law, immoral deeds of isreal by portraying it as this victim nation just trying to survive in this 'hostile for no reason' neighborhood. I advice you look at other more unbiased balanced sources, if you don't at least listen to both sides and make your own conclusions.

[@demianperez1182]

@@abody499 can people like u just accept that some just wanna be neutral

[@abody499]

​ @demianperez1182 wat

[@citezensane4413]

One of your best. Super informative. Learned nuances of the situation I never heard before. The maps helped a ton

[@CR-pr4sd]

There is a lot of "If you dont agree with me then you are the bad guy" comments. 😅

[@kpkpm3604]

The Philistines (Hebrew: פְּלִשְׁתִּים‎, romanized: Pəlīštīm; Koine Greek (LXX): Φυλιστιείμ, romanized: Phulistieím) were an ancient people who lived on the south coast of Canaan during the Iron Age. There were five cities (the Pentapolis) of the Philistine confederacy (Gaza, Ashkelon [Ascalon], Ashdod, Gath, and Ekron) in the Land of the Philistines. It was from this designation that the whole of the country was later called Palestine by the Greeks. Nevertheless, Rabbi Elie Mischel wants you to believe that Palestinians did not descend from, nor bear any relation to, the ancient Philistines. Ridiculous.

[@9k111]

Even if the Palestinians were derived from the Philistines it would prove the opposite of what they want you to believe, the Philistines are from the Aegean.

[@Crashed131963]

Those counties jumped Israel in 5 wars. After the Six Day war Egypt was lucky Israel gave them their Eastern lands back . Egypt is not trying their luck again .

[@lexprontera8325]

Egypt is just like Pakistan in 1 way: having a military whose concern is winning elections not wars, a military which exists to hoard money and oppress civilians, not fight foreign enemies.

[@aAverageFan]

Israel started the 1956 and 1967 Arab-Israeli wars

[@jayre2089]

Nice work. His videos are always informative and explanatory.

[@truthseekers864]

You failed to mention that extremism took hold in Gaza decades before weapons were restricted from entering Gaza both by Israel and Egypt. You also got the map wrong. For example, in 1948 Israel did not have the Golan Heights. Your statistics regarding the number of Palestinians are also completely absurd and surpass even the claims made by the Palestinian Authority itself. You also failed to mention the declining birthrate amongst Palestinians (a trend true for most of the Arab world).

[@TheSpiritof76]

So many mad Muslims and tankies in the comments 😂 Thank you for the wonderful video as always Shirvan!

[@m.dthedemon4076]

Ziobot

[@pablowasserman]

Never stop doing what you do. Great video as always. From Argentina, with love.

[@ahmadanbar4473]

This was very biased. Like when he said Israel's independence from Britain, well Israel was made by Britain and it got established through ethnic cleansing, genocide, rape, and many war crimes. There was no Israel before 1948, it was Palestine documented in VISAs that Jews got when they came from Europe

[@muhammedhisham8957]

Zionists were planning a Israel in your country first. May be the Jewish population reason. Any way later they Understood kicking out Arabs under British empire was easier. So here we are.

[@shengwho8430]

Shirvan thank you for again masterfully explaining the situation from your unique point of view to give everyone a birds-eye view. Your a gem and a true asset to humanity as strategist and analyst.

[@gags730]

How did he suddenly lose his accent... If you watch the channel check an old video from a couple months ago. WTH?

[@ImperiousLeader71]

my favorite Caspian video to date. well done!

[@ahmvedakeel]

yeah super biased in favor of israel

[@demianperez1182]

@@ahmvedakeel bro u people just don't wanna accept that some people wanna be neutral🤣🤣🤣

[@rigelbound6749]

Excellent analysis. Subscribed

[@MrDude826]

If I were the US president, I would pull all funding from the UN.

[@chikachyk2911]

Funding? Of what?

[@MrDude826]

@@chikachyk2911 The UN.

[@mohammedwaheeb9325]

The US only funds the UN to justify its wars. Hold you horses, little boy, you Westerns are the bad guys. There's a reason everybody hates you. You have to accept reality

[@ahmadumeta4]

This issue gets more complex the more I delve into it

[@ronnynoneofyourbusinessgoo7892]

Mate, this is clearly Israeli-sponsored PR here.

[@NTLuck]

@@ronnynoneofyourbusinessgoo7892 Yeah, I have never seen such blatant hypocrisy before. Caspian has always been biased towards Israel, and considering how Israel has been caught soliciting many youtubers for shit like that, it has seriously made me lose my trust in him

[@utuberme1]

@@NTLuck Can you expound a little more; As in what specific hypocrisies were presented in this video?

[@carlosandleon]

@@utuberme1there is no hypocrisy in geopolitics. Deception is a tool of leverage and warfare. The Arabs and the Israelis use it freely.

[@פינחסטחבש]

​@@NTLuckyou are so Spam. U can come any time to Israel. When u want to the reality conflict in first view. We welcome you at Ben gurion airport 😊

[@mr555harv]

An excellent summary, and I have seen many. Keep up the good work.

[@joeyfitz9]

@ 4:04 "The lay of the land shapes the hand that rules." Brilliant!

[@garyandrews5104]

Excellent explanation of what Israel is facing. So many people do not understand the full story, but more worrying, they do not wish to understand. Video’s like these could go a long way if people wish to understand.

[@ekgrulez1]

I'm getting a lot of folks replying to my comment post, saying how biased this video is. They only think of Israel as an aggressor, which in many ways I can't disagree with them. But they don't understand the complexities of what Israel faces. They only think in a one sided perspective.

[@ivessandiego1545]

Understand what? They chose to create a country within another and are victims of their surroundings?

[@NaCk210]

Just because the situation they got themselves in is complicated doesn't mean their actions are morally good.

[@garyandrews5104]

@@NaCk210 they are not perfect… nobody is… however, they are far superior to those wanting their total destruction….

[@alexamorris8411]

​@@NaCk210I wouldn't call a fight for survival as morally good, but I wouldn't consider it morally reprehensible either.

[@ryankwan1934]

"Punches above its weight in Statescraft". Largest recipient of US aid and has unconditional support from the world's empire. Yeah....

[@Thenoobestgirl]

Fantastic breakdown!

[@iEatCheese33]

This was so informal it should be showed to everyone interested in the topic.

[@AdmiralHipper15]

I think you mean informational?

[@ibtissempharm8800]

I wouldn't say this is an objective analysis of the situation but more like a justification for all the out of law, immoral deeds of isreal by portraying it as this victim nation just trying to survive in this 'hostile for no reason' neighborhood. I advice you look at other more unbiased balanced sources, if you don't at least listen to both sides and make your own conclusions.

[@AmazingFactsWorldV1]

I learned so much from this video. It's crazy that we never really learn about both sides in the US and are left to wonder "why no two-state solution yet?"

[@puraLusa]

Maybe the problem is lack of homework 😂

[@DannyK1992]

6:06 Finally someone who understands why Israel is holding on to the territories in the West Bank instead of just "HaNd iT oVeR tO pAleStiNe"

[@spicyonion736]

So what? If croatia is strategically important for us italians we should occupy it? Even if it is a sovereign state? Even better: was Russia justified in occupying crimea (which is of vital importance to the Russian Federation) and parts of Ukraine because of the threat of NATO? Was all the talking about the Ukraine war nothing but propaganda? Probably it was, and the same could be said about this conflict where we are becoming so good at transforming the aggressor in the victim

[@DannyK1992]

@@spicyonion736 Palestine was not a sovereign state ever The territories were occupied from Jordan and Jordan is not interested in them anymore Technically? They’re no one’s

[@spicyonion736]

​@DannyK1992 bro wtf, there's literally human beings living there and being arassed every day. Don't they have the right to be defined as a sovereign entity by the international community?

[@DannyK1992]

@@spicyonion736 not while they are run by terrorist organizations that have declared numerous times that their goal is to destroy Israel

[@Miamcoline]

THANK YOU! Simple as for such a complex topic. Anyone not engaging with these facts when discussing the topic is not discussing it realistically or in good faith. And you managed to do it in just 21 minutes somehow. Very well done. (Graphics could have been a tiny bit stronger but I understand the time and cost thinking.)

[@acephalica]

Great explanation about the strategic security from the point of view of Israel...

[@Alex_Gabuya]

I can't believe some are calling this 'unbiased'

[@mussajavdan8203]

Israel will destroy it self with in . They can not go for one state solution without a masscre of 6 miljon people or stablishing an undemocratic faschist Apartheid state like south Africa . Or on the other hand facing war with its neighbour as allways .What a bad place to live . Well its says in the Torat its self ,the jews will be spell and punished for their ungodly actions. Is it not what is going on today or what is you opinion

[@XSuperRedBullX]

@@Alex_Gabuyabots

[@aq4356]

​@@XSuperRedBullX you can tell theyre bots or people acting like bots when they all keep repeating the same word: "complex"

[@vulpo]

@@Alex_Gabuya Shirvan knows on which side his bread is buttered.

[@maxidaho]

I'm impressed by your ability to navigate around the political land mines inherent in this story and conflict.

[@sambingham1196]

Haha, if you pay attention, this video definitely has a pro-Israel tint.

[@ybh8inify]

@@sambingham1196 it's not even subtle tbh

[@halinaqi2194]

@@ybh8inify "Guys as you can see, Israel has no choice but to occupy the golan heights! They have no choice but siege gaza and maintain military occupation of the west bank! its all for their safety because the arab nations are looking for any chance to wipe them off the map..." It is so pro Israel that it had to, no MUST, ignore all historical context as to why the arab nations didnt like Israel back then and why they couldnt accept a nation on their doorstep.

[@N0xiety]

@@halinaqi2194 So are you saying all that said is wrong? Does Israel have a choice, do tell? Would arab nations not take any chance to wipe them off the map if they smelled weakness? Whatever the historical context may be, are you saying all that is incorrect at the end of the day? Oh wait right, Israel does have choices from your point of view. Like so many other commenters of your sort seem to love to demand, just vacate the land, basically millions of people fck off to wherever, who cares ey? Or just stop fighting at all and willingly take steps to getting eradicated as they have 'no rights' anyways, that seems to be the reasonable and realistic 'choices' Israel has for you people.

[@circuitbreaker8314]

He probably got paid by israel

[@oe5580]

The biggest problem is if territories of states are not connected and split by another state’s territory. Similar to the Armenia and Azerbaijan conflict. In the Gaza situation it’s even worse because of the tremendous high population. It’s not like it would be possible to re locate the people… in the Armenian Azerbaijani conflict it would be theoretically possible to get clear separated borders…. Not saying what Azerbaijan did is justifiable… Just wanted to point out the geographical aspects that are often factors or reasons in such wars/conflicts. I know that to the Israeli Palestinian conflict way more factors need to be considered but for a long term peace agreement between both parties and a 2 state solution Gaza being cut off to the rest of the world would lead again to another conflict sooner or later regardless of whatever Israel does now militarily.

[@mussajavdan8203]

Israel will destroy it self with in . They can not go for one state solution without a masscre of 6 miljon people or stablishing an undemocratic faschist Apartheid state like south Africa . Or on the other hand facing war with its neighbour as allways .What a bad place to live . Well its says in the Torat its self ,the jews will be spell and punished for their ungodly actions. Is it not what is going on today or what is you opinion

[@vulpo]

A one-state solution, "from the river to the sea," would be ideal - think of a secular Republic of the Levant. However, racial hatred, religious agendas, and deep-rooted distrust on both sides make that impossible. Too bad they can't all just get along, live and let live. It could be a beautiful, happy, and prosperous nation for all, but instead it is eternally cursed with violence, enmity, and death.

[@mussajavdan8203]

@@vulpo yes it could really

[@donaldseigel4101]

Gaza has the sea, and a border with Egypt, so it is not necessarily cut off from the rest of the world (or wasnt until Hamas took over).

[@kingace6186]

Half of all Palestinians in Palestine live in the Gaza Strip alone.

[@joeyfitz9]

Truly outstanding documentary! Thank you!

[@cgrovespsyd]

Best explanation about this complex issue I have seen/heard yet. A comprehensive understanding of the current situation as well as historical background and underpinnings is important if not crucial.

[@pebos1234567890]

this is an extremely well researched and balanced report thank you my friend

[@knowledgeringsstalkers1795]

15:12 😂😂 LOL Palestinians loyal to the ISREALI State what useless research you have done. No one in theory and practicality believe that Palestinians to be loyal to isreal. Your views are totally biased and absolutely supporting to Palestine nevertheless you stating to use ground report. You are a Muslim radical supporter your solidarity is with Muslim and Islam only this have been shown in many videos of your supporting Palestine being Muslim majority against isreali. Same you had done with supporting Islamic republic of Pakistan over India. Why don't you have guts to criticize china. 16-11-2023

[@gpsfeir]

'the Israelis have nowhere to go do they might as well put up a fight'... Isn't that ironic huh?

[@arnonshelant6247]

1 Jewish state vs 49 Muslim states. Who has alternatives? The Israelis or the Palestinians?

[@saffsuff]

Hahah exactly...the same thing could be said about a piece of land with 2.5 million people in an open air prison for 17 years aka Gaza

[@TheRealBigPlayas]

@@saffsuff Then ya shouldnt vote for terrorists to be in power ;)

[@TheIspretzZz]

And if it’s Palestinians they will be called anti-semites or terrors.

[@mussajavdan8203]

Israel will destroy it self with in . They can not go for one state solution without a masscre of 6 miljon people or stablishing an undemocratic faschist Apartheid state like south Africa . Or on the other hand facing war with its neighbour as allways .What a bad place to live . Well its says in the Torat its self ,the jews will be spell and punished for their ungodly actions. Is it not what is going on today or what is you opinion

[@TheKythia]

Jeez ... your intro gave me Star Citizen vibes. I thought I had clicked on the wrong channel! Great video as always, though. Thank you.

[@ericvulgate7091]

I get called a rassist if I point out that isreal cannot afford to give up the heights if they want to survive as a country. It's not a moral judgement it's just a fact.

[@PosthumanProphet]

yes but why would 6 million settlers "survive" as a political entity at the expense of 14 million indigenous people inside its borders, and 10s or 100s of millions outside?

[@lotusbb6922]

Azerbaijan is great friends with Israel - that explains a lot about the misinformation in this report

[@MohOEM]

I am truly disappointed in you Shirvan as you made several mistakes in narrating the sequence of events of what happened in 1967. Specifically, when you said the the Egyptians crossed into the Negev desert. The truth is that Israel started with its massive air strikes on Egyptian, Jordanian, Syrian and even Iraqi airports and once the It established air superiority, the stationed Egyptian army in Sinai was sitting ducks to the Israeli and then the Egyptian army withdrew from Sinai while being bombed. There were limited incursion from the Gaza strip but it was quelled quickly. Neither the Egyptian not the Jordanian armies were able to infiltrate Israel as you claimed. I thought you were unbiased and objective.

[@untouchable360x]

"Keep your enemies close." Whoever said this didn't have many enemies.

[@nebraskarooster9244]

Fantastic content as usual. Thank you for putting these videos together.

[@alfredoblinder2306]

"their secret weapon: they have no place to go" that phrase is really what describe why Israel fights

[@matej2733]

well, their enemy put totall war ideology in, so thats it

[@soleman7216]

22% are dual citizens? the leader of the country is some guy from Philadelphia? they've plenty of places, more than the Palestinians that's for sure. And before any "they(Palestinians) have the whole Arab world to take them in!" Why didn't the whole "free" world take in jews before the start of the holocaust? and why didn't some jews choose to leave even after violence rapidly escalated against Jewish communities' during and after Kristallnacht?

[@aq4356]

There were many proposed places for a Jewish state. Palestine was not the primary proposal. You had south America, Russia, Madagascar etc. "The Jewish question" was a purely European problem, Europeans are the actual anti Semites, they don't want Jews, it's why they kicked them out and let the Arabs/Muslims deal with them.

[@muhammadkhan2007]

So do the palestinians...

[@Praisethesunson]

As long as Israel maintains the backing of the global superpower. They will always have a foothold in the middle east. Failing that. The Israeli state will not collapse without resorting to a nuclear response.

[@Jcoke2201]

this is just plain wrong

[@samnamas3490]

Breaking news: US is no longer the global superpower.

[@Praisethesunson]

@@samnamas3490 Now that's wrong. Number 1 economy. Number 1 military power. Number 1 in total nuclear weapons power. The U.S is still the global superpower.

[@Praisethesunson]

@@Jcoke2201 It is correct. It just isn't morally right.

[@samnamas3490]

@@Praisethesunson being a superpower isn’t about being ranked number one. It’s about being the world hegemon.

[@YujiroHanmaaaa]

BIggest mistake Israel did, was to let go Egypt's Sinai Desert territory

[@qwerty-vp1sb]

yeah, its a big advantage for them having that big buffer zone between egypt a country of 100+ million.. i wonder why they give that up but only keep golan heights

[@livemealone4247]

​@@qwerty-vp1sb american pressures

[@yakov95000]

People don't talk about it but very very big reason for this peace was actually international pressure,Israel after 67 was boycotted massively,kicked out from many Asian organizations,suffered total oil Embargo and economic stagnation,Suez was entirely closed until 73 and there was IMMENSE pressure from the world to Israel to retreat,Sadat really did a checkmate where he expressed his willingness publicly and came to Israel while demanding ALL of Sinai,Israel in that couldn't even keep Yamit or Taba which considered "part of Israel" in that time.

[@livemealone4247]

@@yakov95000 it's was because the Americans the only 1 country who israel can trust her

[@Tiago-]

A one-sided video full of convenient omissions, justifications, excuses, and blatant biases. Glad to know how much I can trust your other videos.

[@saslav1980]

12:12 You said Gaza holds little strategic value so it server as a place Of poverty and neglect, There leaders could have turned Gaza into top destination Mediterranean resort in Middle East. Instead their leaders live in 5 star resort out side Gaza and the people suffering.

[@alraziosmany]

sirvan is just whitewashing Israels warcrimes

[@aq4356]

Gaza literally has a gas field off its coast, it most certainly has value. CaspianReport is clueless.

[@talknight2]

@@aq4356They're accessible from Israeli ports just north of Gaza

[@mohammedwaheeb9325]

Yeah, but it is hard to get into Gaza for the so-called leaders to turn it into a destination resort Israel has been blockading it since the beginning it's difficult to get in and out for Palestinians and Arabs how would the others do it ?? I won't say there's no corruption, but that doesn't mean Israel isn't a factor in Gaza's current status

[@mohammedwaheeb9325]

​@aq4356 Israel claims its theirs and has been Blockading the sea, so the Palestinians can't go and extract the gas Oh, and Israel has already begun extracting it. 😒

[@b3nisrael]

Wonderful analysis! Caspian never disappoints.

[@SamH290]

As a Palestinian, I'm amazed by this insight, learning many things with each video. Thanks, Shirvan!

[@nabeehalharbi]

If the surrounding is hostile that is mean you dont beloing to that area

[@holyX]

​@@Icarus7c04 Arabs are cowardly losers and we shall prevail. We are smarter and kinder 🇮🇱🇮🇱🇮🇱

[@a_hamburger2957]

If you’re able to resist against the hostilities then you have just as much right to be in the area as the surroundings have to their land.

[@tomeryoutube1068]

As an Israeli I feel like this is not propaganda for any side, but rather just educates and gives more perspective to why we are in a pretty impossible state, just trying to exist and defend ourselves.

[@Phantom-un2ox]

Just tying to exist in a land you stole and defend those actions* At least that's the perspective of Palestinians

[@husseinisaac4235]

Defend your self from what? Get out of our land so maybe then you don’t have to defend yourself & playing the victim card as usual

[@chikachyk2911]

​@@Phantom-un2oxI'm afraid that is only you see Jews we're on that land for 4,000. Yes the first Arab/Middle east people were Jews not Muslims, Jews. Anyway where was I , Ahh yes Unlike China's claim of the sea 2 thousand years ago. The Israel's claim is different, See they never left the land, they were there since the creation of Islam, they never left. They were there ever since, So don't you say Israel occupied when it was never the Palestinians(Muslim state)

[@thematthew761]

Do you want to kick out millions of Jews from their only safe state?@@husseinisaac4235

[@braddockbrawler]

@Phantom-un2ox The United nations legally attributed land to the jews in 1948, on which they legally declared their independance. Arabs didn't accept it and tried to invade that legally acquired land. In other words, Arabs tried to steal it. Unfortunately, they got f-cked and territories legally given by the UN to the palestininans were occupied by the jews while repelling the arabs. Too bad 🥴

[@Landserfaust1]

In 1967 it was Israel that surprised attacked the arab countries pre emptively the Egyptian and Syrians were in no posture to initiate an attack as the Egyptian airforce was wiped out in the beginning of the war. As for the rest, I liked the analysis, it reflects the thoughts of Tim Marshall in Prisoners of geography.

[@starstencahl8985]

Yes, because they blocked the Straits of Tiran for Israeli ships multiple times, blocking Israels natural access to Red Sea and even after being warned to do so again would result in a war, blocked the Straits of Tiran for Israeli ships yet again. Obviously, this resulted in said war. It's honestly almost comedic how these countries LOVE to play the victim role

[@Landserfaust1]

In the video if you notice it says that the arab armies attacked I was merely pointing that out. There was no attack from the arab armies. Also blocking the straits of Tiran is not an invitation to invade 3 separate countries. Diplomacy should have been used and abused, war is not the solution that is why Israel is still sitting on the same problem so many years after said conflicts

[@BenyKarachun]

@@Landserfaust1 Israel attacked only Egypt initially, Syria, Jordan and the rest attacked Israel as a result.

[@ken25prp06]

You should also mention that egypt, syria and jordan have been doing millitary excercises on the israeli border for weeks before the war. And that the israeli military also got information for an imminant attack

[@mabhodlelajj1195]

Imagin you mobilise your armies and march to another country's borders threatening to invade, then claim you were caught by surprise when the country you mobilised armies against strike🙄

[@yamanawrooz5132]

Thank you for a very nuanced explanation of the situation. If you follow the news cycle Israel is portrayed as oppressor however truth is Israel is fighting for it’s very survival for 75 years.

[@addounsamiyoucef1999]

Almost like everyone wants it gone crazy how this small state is getting ganged up by ALL its neighbours for no reason 😂

[@ΧρήστοςΑλεξίου-ψ6ξ]

“From the river to the sea” is not a fundamentalist slogan, it’s a slogan used by any supporter of a one-state solution. That includes people that support a single democratic state, and always has. The fact that Hamas and others have appropriated it when they were against a two state solution does not change that.

[@reanimationeas342]

A lot of justifications for military occupation by Israel. The occupation is unstainable and could trigger another regional conflict.

[@patrickcloutier6801]

A very sobering analysis of the Israeli view of its local world.

[@saffsuff]

Exactly...comments say it's unbiased 😂

[@dammikasenarath1514]

Exactly it spelled out Israeli point of view. I'm looking forward to hearing point of view of other paries of this conflict in another video

[@ahmadanbar4473]

Exactly, he started with the sponsor who helps him get unbiased information then makes the most biased video. I kept going until he said Israel independence from Britain, this is the most biased sentence I've ever heard. Britain created Israel on the Palestinian land through war crimes, rape, and ethnic cleansing

[@VVayVVard]

@@saffsuff It _is_ unbiased. Look at the title: the video is about the geopolitics of Israel. Individual-level conflicts have zero effect on geopolitical realities.

[@msdfsdfe2533]

😂😂 tell me you hate israel without saying it.

[@squirepraggerstope3591]

Excellent, comprehensive and entirely objective, factual treatment of an innate factor informing arguably the world's most intractable international issue.

[@Urliamo]

@16:08 this is probably the most important factor people need to learn about this conflict. it's actually fueled by fuel - not hate. hate is just a tool.

[@0xa11]

Thank you for describing the apartheid state of israel.

[@benyseus6325]

Now we understand the Israeli POV when it’s surrounded by so much hostility

[@Cheeriot]

Of course it’s going to be met with hostility when it’s an occupying power…

[@benyseus6325]

@@Cheeriot the presence of the wailing wall and other Jewish artifacts beg to differ

[@Cheeriot]

No one said Jews never lived there. There were many nations before and after the Jews in Palestine, it doesn’t give them the right to establish their “Jewish” state and ethnically cleanse everyone else.

[@tjlazer6631]

If the surrounding is hostile that is mean you dont beloing to that area

[@benyseus6325]

@@tjlazer6631 typical racist reply

[@spaceowl5957]

The way this video constantly gives simple, one-sentence answers for why major geopolitical and military developments happened makes me feel like it is vastly oversimplified. The visuals are beautiful though.

[@mazen90]

you know you’re biased when you get the zionists to say this is the best video they have ever seen 🤣

[@OryxAU]

Great video, makes a lot of sense. Wish more people could see it this way. It's not all hate and racism, it always comes back to geo politics. It is absolutely critical to look at these conflicts based on that, if we are ever to truly find a lasting resolution. It pains me that this conflict has become so over sensationalized and dramatic, it does everyone involved a disservice to get overly emotional about these situations.

[@lifeisbeautiful6751]

It isn't overtly sensationalized . The point is colonial occupiers still strategically occupiying an area that connects between Europe Asia and Africa despite the impossible hostile conditions deserves worldly attention .

[@dollynina8992]

Yeah, easy to not get 'overly-emotional' when you have absolutely no relation to the region whatsoever.

[@jasonwise8957]

Ignore the elephant in the room: Israel occupied Palestinian lands and is treating them like slaves.

[@ashencrumbs]

This was a very informative piece. Good work.

[@moby786]

You forgot the mention their war crimes.

[@bez1196]

Above its weight? With full US support.

[@מ.מ-ה9ד]

The US supports way more than their other allies. Not a single US soldier ever stationed in Israel, for instance. (Well, there is only that new American radar, mainly for American use). Not to mention that until 1973, it had barely any support at all, from all over the globe. Maybe except Czechoslovakia and a little from France.

[@user-op8fg3ny3j]

@@Icarus7c04 yes, before the US, the UK was the world superpower

[@sergeedelstein3463]

@@מ.מ-ה9ד what are you talking about? I personally trained with us marines at IDF(we riped them apart by the way). USA pilots are here all the time.

[@מ.מ-ה9ד]

@@sergeedelstein3463 Not defending Israel. Unlike others. There's no American base.

[@Nameles84]

The ancient World of Conquest had shown the biggest issue strategic surrounding of this region. Whoever controls this region, it opens the gateway either North or South.

[@sammalama]

We don't live in the ancient world anymore. But with this type of thinking that's where we're headed.

[@Nameles84]

@@sammalamaWe may not live in the ancient world, but the Geography of the land, which had not changed for centuries will head us in the repeated cycle of how world conquest is made. Even for us people to today will also become part of the ancient world. Having this type of thinking (Studying ancient history) ensures us either for a better future or how to deal with what is to come. By not Studying the past, we are just ensuring the repeated cycle, which time had shown us in the Middle East, which was also known as Mesopotamia.

[@sammalama]

@@Nameles84 You can't solve the problems of the future with the type of thinking that created them. If you want a world where all people live in harmony, you can't keep thinking in ancient war tactics. I'm not saying don't study the past, I'm saying don't repeat it by avoiding how these problems are created in the first place.

[@Nameles84]

​@@sammalama You solve the problems of the future by studying the past by preventing scenarios from happening if one do not think of how ancient tactics works, you can't counter them if your opponent (who also studied them) believe in Harmony through Conquest. - It's like a pro-gamer, who have learned from past experience, against a novice, who don't even know how geography works. It is the same behavior when Buddhism once flourished in Central Asia during a period where people believe in harmony for being kind and be naive that others will do like wise, but the Persians and Arabs of that time believe in Harmony through conquest, which led to their foundation till this day and the end of Buddhism in Central Asia.

[@sammalama]

@@Nameles84 You can be strong and kind. Why do people have the need for conquest in the first place? We have explored the entire planet, there's nowhere left to go, nothing left to take. You said to learn from the past, and clearly they haven't if they're repeating the exact same military tactics used by every empire that ran through that region. If every empire has done it, and failed to hold on to power, what makes you think you can? Clearly you're repeating the same mistakes. Again, you can't solve a problem with the same mind set that created the problem. The answer is finding a way to make everyone feel welcome, and part of the big picture.

[@davidjay4373]

Incredible analysis

[@koltmore1478]

Nicely done, keep up the great work on these reports!

[@Dalamain]

video starts at 3:50.... not falling for the misleading "content" advert for ground news this time 😉😉

[@CaspianNomad]

The main reason I haven't even looked at their service is because they've clearly told content creators to work it seamlessly into their videos. It's getting annoying.

[@erwanmarie8756]

That advert is dope though...Good on CR to get such an useful sponsor! i m an advertphobic by the way...

[@zhuliqq]

Thank you and your team for such amazing content.

[@ibtissempharm8800]

I wouldn't say this is an objective analysis of the situation but more like a justification for all the out of law, immoral deeds of isreal by portraying it as this victim nation just trying to survive in this 'hostile for no reason' neighborhood. I advice you look at other more unbiased balanced sources, if you don't at least listen to both sides and make your own conclusions.

[@ThereIsOnlyWar40k]

Good man Caspian. The best summary of the conflict there is.