Why Israel is an Overrated Ally

[@BojanPeric-kq9et]

This guy "forgot" that US depends on Saudi Arabia and other OPEC countries for price. Too high - US will be hit. Too low - frackers are doomed (as you can read in texts ~15 years ago). Further, US can't provide CHEAP gas to Europe. Price was the catch of Russian gas. Fracking is way more expensive than classical drilling.

[@numericbin9983]

Indeed, for the gas part, US (and others) LNG is 4-5 x times the price of russian gas, who came directly to us by pipelines. Part of the cost is the liquifaction / regasification process, which consumes vast amounts of energy. Then, you have to find a tanker to transport the LNG, and they are not that many of them worldwide. During the winter 2022/2023 in Belgium, it wasn't unheard of to have an energy bill (gas + electricity) be more expensive that your rent.

[@stavroshadjiyiannis6283]

Moreover, the US and even more so the EU, need OPEC trade surpluses being as much as possible recycled within their own financial systems and not somebody else's. They also need to export as much as possible to oil-rich countries. Control of oil-rich regions is the absolute number one imperative on global geopolitics.

[@ProTechEpoxyFloors]

Allies don’t sink each other’s ships…USS Liberty.

[@alexandarvoncarsteinzarovi3723]

JUDEA DELANDA EST!

[@theblackdog2399]

Only Jew haters don't know the Liberty incident was an accident and that's because they hate Jews.

[@user-iz2tq3dx5d]

that was 67 years ago grow up

[@jonsnows5340]

wow an incident that happened in 1967, why not just look at every ally from this perspective and not just israel? i guess it just doesn't serve you're agenda to look at every mistake an ally done.

[@cheeto4027]

​@@user-iz2tq3dx5dwhen its a consistent pattern that they treat us like this even to this day I think its very relevant

[@raykennedy-k8o]

Israel under Netanyahu has lost all its hard-earned sympathy with the world following the awful events of the Holocaust. Its now just seen as an international disgrace.

[@BackdoorCuts9-jx1qh]

First mistake was thinking this guy was a geo-political analyst when in reality, he's just a content creator.

[@Iraqi-Canadian]

Great analysis, very refreshing

[@ShalomMF]

Israel is the primary Western defense against Islamic extremism worldwide and Iranian hegemony of the ME. And with Russian, Chinese, North Korean challenges to the US, Europe and democracy in general Israel is a crucial piece in countering that.

[@asafgozlan]

Nice touch amplifying this guy with ominous background music. Maybe disprove anyone who thinks this channel is awkwardly against Israel by interviewing Gadi Taub or Caroline Glick or Edward Luttwak next.

[@karimabidi8312]

"Awkwardly against Israel"?? Lol, what's awkward about it? And where is he against Israel? You seem to be an awkward zionist

[@NoMadKid]

The crimes in Gaza made Arabs, Iran and Turkey closer in one goal. So the Sunni/Israel block plan failed.

[@Handlingkol]

Well not really lol Jordan, Egypt, Saudi Arabia, UAE and Bahrain are still close to Israel but because of the conflict they're unable to speak publicly due to the conflict but Jordan did help Israel when Iran launch rockets and drones after possibly 7-10 years after the conflict i'm pretty sure they're going to start improving their relationships and this is where again the Israel-Palestine conflict could start again due to Iranian proxies just like H4m4s

[@JRD876]

U clown ​@@Handlingkolis u c the Gaza ppl as the issues it says lot about the mind of is ppl in general

[@NoMadKid]

@@Handlingkol Iran and its proxy’s are slowly embraced by the gulf and Turkey. Bashar Al Assad welcomed back to the Arab summit, Houthi pace deal with Saudi, Hezbollah communicates well with Qatar, UAE investing heavily in Iraq, even Algeria who’s secluded starting to lean further to this semi forming alliance. Jordan and Egypt are failed states grasping for western annual hush money.

[@theblackdog2399]

Puke for brains.

[@CyclingAMP]

​@@NoMadKid Egypt and Jordan are failed states 😂? What do u call Lebanon , Syria , Yemen Iraq then 😂😂

[@FuentesStudios]

As a Christian i dont see this fascination with Israel that i see with other evangelicals. I dont think its necessary to be so invested in a far of foreign nation. Of course we should support them in whichever way and try peace deals but we are unexplicably obsessed with Israel.

[@runajain5773]

Like yeh your us canditate every time clap toward every nethayahu line like nethyahu is emporor or cult of personality ask every member should clap every time

[@geth7112]

I've noticed lately evangelicals I've been around that they are slowly losing support for Isreal. Just small things but things I wouldn't hear 10 years ago I'll tell you that much. But I don't live in the Bible belt or anything but still I think Isreal is slowly losing soft power among evangelicals.

[@karimabidi8312]

"Of course we should support them" - why?

[@BojanPeric-kq9et]

But "God bless Murica" and the rest is history.

[@stavroshadjiyiannis6283]

Oil is not only important in terms of being able to import it. Oil is THE determining strategic factor in global geopolitics. If you are a great power, you need to control as much of it as possible. Every barrel that you do not control, then someone else does, and that is loss of money, leverage and military capability. Moreover, the shale miracle will prove far from eternal.

[@UserLogin-Z]

I pray but I just can’t imagine a world where the US doesn’t support Israel let alone is against them…it would bring me much joy

[@Auroral_Anomaly]

They ruined our international reputation…

[@BigBoi678]

We ruined our reputation

[@Handlingkol]

Not really, the countries that hate us now still sort of hate us even before Israel plus 9/11 and Afghanistan Muslim countries even without 9/11 would've still hated the West especially with their culture plus China and Russia trying to increase their influence the US would've still be hated either way not to mention we have these people who claimed to be communists or socialist etc.

[@レインレイン]

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[@PedroPedro-k9p]

We are all noticing it.

[@soup100]

The has US never relied on Saudi oil. The US kept the oil pumping for its allies.

[@AhmedIbrahim-or5dg]

The usa relies on oil being sold in usd

[@rc6149]

​@AhmedIbrahim-or5dg, whatever it's sold in the US produces the most has.

[@blacksilver9542]

The US buys Saudi oil cheap and sells its own energy at a much higher price

[@blacksilver9542]

Just think about the oil crisis with Saudi King Faisal

[@robertparsons313]

As I read Bibi's recent autobiography, I was impressed how he views America as a nuisance, like a fly buzzing around his office. This is no way to treat a world power that you claim you are a great friend of.

[@boredrunner]

So true, great video!

[@yanihar815]

Another American geopolitical “expert”….😂

[@PrincepratapsinghRawat-cw5em]

Then name someone better please

[@michealbadman6411]

Israel is losing lmao

[@Furman-eu7vk]

Who is this *Shapiro*? Talks a lot of nonsense. The most important thing is that he is so so pleased with himself. It seems that he really likes attention, the smile never leaves his face

[@duhduh666]

2:35 umm I would disagree with the gentleman. The USA if he is correct can support Europe’s energy needs but that isn’t the case.

[@AmonVA]

you know it's propaganda when there is 0 valid argument presented for the other side We can even start with a strong one without any physical value: for example China watching exactly how the US treats Israel to the owth of protecting it while having their hands over Taiwan. I'm not per se pro/against israel. but this very unbalanced video makes me unsub

[@someguy1559]

Taiwan is a red line because China getting ahold of Taiwan makes the South China Sea their lake. What critical purpose does Israel serve to American interests?

[@gabrielfine6296]

@@someguy1559 A relatively strong ally with similar ideology and values in the middle east that they can always count on when needed. rich and advanced country you just rather have on your side. also helps keep the moderate Arab countries friendly to US during this Iran threat.

[@user-tw2xg1oh9f]

What made you think it wasn't propaganda before?

[@Anamouad2125]

You're not against an occupying county !? neutral during an oppression is a pro-oppressor and its not complicated

[@sylvestrestalin]

as an Iranian, I would have to disagree with what this guy said, some true observations but wrong conclusions. just like he said the situation in middle east and Iran isn't gonna stay the same. Making a deal with the massively unliked, weak regime of ayatollahs in Iran just continues to disgust the people and future politics of this country. and making a deal with who? the regime that has sworn to tell any lies or sign any deals just to keep existing but in the end, undermine america and west's values and power in the world! Abraham accords were and excellent deal in my opinion for the future of middle east. That's just my perspective. democrated and the biden adminstration has put itself in an absolute lose-lose policy in the middle east and conclusively, the world.

[@siuwong4588]

I recently watched an interview by Windsor Marshall. I bet CIA think in the same way as this guy does. They are pretty amoral. That’s all.

[@g1y3]

Describing Abram Accord as excellent is just peak ignorance, UAE said after Abram Accord Israel will not expand settlements,they started doing so again, & 2023 was deadliest year for Palestinians, before October 7th. The idea behind AA was to ignore Palestinians which didn't turn out well. As for Iran it was Trump that blew up the US legitimacy when he didn't respond to attack on Saudi Arabia, backed out of international nuclear deal. The Iranian Regime can survive mass protest as they did in 2003,2009, 2018,2021,2022,2023 so prevent nuclear iran they had to engage with them as chances of successful invasion are very low.

[@mimimusa757]

absolutely as Iranian you would think it is an excellent deal but i don't think the rest of the region and the majority of its population do there is a reason it is called Abraham trying to trick Ibrahim

[@Paradox-om6lm]

The middle east is much more important than Russia. There are huge Muslim populations in Europe who are very much influenced by events in the middle east, also nuclear proliferation in the middle east is an existential threat to the United States, far greater than the threat of even China.

[@danisraelmalta]

If the US doesn't care about the middle east, why do they build more bases in Jordan, Qatar, Oman and UAE? Also, if the west hates sunny radical terrorists, why does it support "palestinians" which are the most radicalized "people" in the region. Also, I belive Shite terror is as dangerous as sunny one (its all islamic terror). Anyway, Turkey and Iran future isn't that bright. Demographically, their "mainstream" ethnicities (turks and persians) are decreasing (1.5 kids per women) compared to other local ethnicities (kurds, arabs). By 2045, Kurds will be 30-40% of the Turkey population, and in Iran, Persians are less than 55%...

[@neothechosenone1502]

The people supporting Palestinians in the west are the left leaning college educated liberals who believe that white people hold too much power in the west. They don't actually have the West's best interests in their mind, they just want to topple capitalism and create a new social democratic order where minorities hold more power.

[@eresoup7229]

I feel like that was his most outrageous claim; to claim the US holds no interest in the middle east is insanity

[@user-qm3wk2cz8h]

Overrated? Sounds very arrogant.

[@businesssucsess4170]

Absolutely right 👍

[@amaansaeed23]

How is that arrogant

[@MarkKramm]

@@businesssucsess4170wrong* Israel is more of a liability. South Korea is able to offer a solar panels in Japan is able to offer us EVs. Israel is giving us a terrible reputation and it’s making us look like a hypocrite on the world stage.

[@beachlife-f7z]

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[@ann-ie4hc]

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[@godvaildraiga5351]

No joke 😂

[@Joseph-fy9rb]

You hadn't say said a word about bricks or China.

[@Tethloach1]

Bricks is weak

[@therealnoble9799]

@@Tethloach1 *BRICS

[@Joseph-fy9rb]

@@Tethloach1 it's stronger than 7G all together. You been sleeping under a rock 🪨.

[@shivendrasingh4631]

Can you provide any links or book recommendations to prove your point. Because I do agree the few points he says in this video.

[@businesssucsess4170]

Israel is the only democracy in the region, Israel provides key essential intelligence to American leaders that help keep us citizens safe from terrorists.

[@Mihawk-x]

Israel is not a democracy, half of the population of Israel, which means the arabs it occupies dont have any rights, and get their houses blown away in order to change the demographics to pro jewish - so half of the population has no right to vote it is a democracy for the jewish people living in it though dont like to play the smartass here, but you listening and believing Israels propaganda in the US and Europe, it is like these nations allowing a foreign agent changing public opinion however it wants to their advantage Israel produces all of the terrorists in the region that want to hurt the US Iam an arab and Muslim, and I literally have no Problem with the US (I even like the US Principles of Freedom and democracy), besides this irrational Support for Israel murdering and occupying arab land and muslims I can assure, no one else in the region thinks different - US hatred is solely based on its Support for Israel

[@StayFreshMyFriends]

They're moving away from democracy now. Once that fully happens it's game over

[@amaansaeed23]

They don't help usa form terrorist at all if anything they are the ones who do it give tagt they sinked a us ship for no reason and also Lebanon,Egypt,iran, Jordan are all democratic

[@amaansaeed23]

Israel support also ruined realations with Islamic world particularly teh democratic Islamic world bcz they have a terrible view of Israel and won't vote for pro Israel leaders ever

[@ahrlj24]

Wrong. If Israel is a democracy then why does it not let the poeple of West Bank vote which Israel controls. The reason is because they want to keep Jewish ethno state which is a ethno supremacy. Israel is the reason US have so many enemies in the ME

[@jeffreyzervos6938]

As an american ally not nation

[@adamscott7492]

Overrated??? Disrespect

[@Jery7773]

A proper analysis!

[@georgevavoulis4758]

Turkey IA also overrated

[@user-po1np7zy8d]

It has the second largest NATO army and they can close off the black sea to Russia incase of a war they are very useful

[@emirergun1474]

hahahah. typical Greek. Country of 8 million bartenders😀

[@PremjitTalwar]

Too bad this common sense is missing from Washington.

[@DoronL73]

This guy is anti Israeli biased... Israel has huge value as a technology partner (latest Intel and Appel processors were developed in their R&D centers in Isreal) especially military technology, the reasons the the US weapons are best selling is because of lessen learned from Israel wars with vs soviet weapons, also loyal friends are hard to find, good luck with the Arab dictatorships if you want to turn to them, Israel is a real democracy and its position will be much stronger after the end of current conflicts, I would stop listening to this guy

[@mohamadsanioura5723]

All that technology is funded by 500 billion USD from the USA university 😂😊

[@DoronL73]

@@mohamadsanioura5723 give one positive contribution to world of your Arab dictatorships... Mohamad

[@Robertsmith001]

@@DoronL73The technological gap between Israel and Middle East has significantly narrowed

[@7shukur]

I am a muslim...i totally agree no one like the Saudis

[@Anamouad2125]

like anyone like isra*lis like come ooone u fake mouuuzlem

[@Robertsmith001]

No one likes Turkey either

[@mimimusa757]

the majority of Muslims likes Saudis they just don't like how the Saudi government is an ally to America and helping advancing American interest in the region and that also Abiles to the majority of Muslim leaders that are either working for America and Israel or working for China and Russia and India and Iranian government

[@theblackdog2399]

You better think twice about running this video. It will destroy your reputation. As it proves you don't have a clue.

[@MarkKramm]

The Israeli propagandize lies isn’t really helping anymore, you know your side is wrong when you have to start to threaten peoples reputations as well as questioning their authenticity rather than coming up with actual rebuttals or claims to refute their points. It’s simply true. The United States isn’t that dependent on energy that’s the primary reason why we focus in the Middle East. It’s always money at the end of the day, buddy.

[@jonathandoe2316]

Bro they weren't important then either.

[@shmuelba1]

I was about to write that you are an overrated KZbinr but you are nothing 😂😂😂

[@doffy9939]

Shmuel 😂😂 you’re israeli of course you will dislike 😂

[@bobtarmac1828]

Is this Ai Geopolitics or human?

[@tetelestaijohn1930]

There are Jewish and Christian eschatological beliefs behind the present day US-Israel relationship. Those who dismiss the beliefs is irrelevant are making an egregious mistake, regardless if one espouses the beliefs or opposes them. That’s all.

[@DumitruUrsu]

Amongst parts of those groups. Specifically evangelicals, and specifically Zionist Jews. The rest couldn't care less, and some orthodox Jews think that creating the state politically, instead of though a messiah (religious leader) is actually hurting the second coming. I'd assume a large number don't believe in any of that mumbo jumbo from old books though, even in the USA secularism is growing.

[@MarkKramm]

The United States isn’t that much religious country to dictate foreign policy like that anymore. Not to mention crimes against Jewish people have been rising a lot in the last few months alone. Not to mention, Israel, literally bombed a US ship.

[@amitbechor7575]

the self hating buddy over there doesn't seem to like us a lot lol

[@Godfrey544]

what?

[@MarkKramm]

Yeah, Israel is pretty self hating and the way how they talk about the United States they really don’t seem to like us a lot

[@sherifsarofim3830]

You missed to say that USA was firet countyy to approvevthe state of Israeil 1948 And the role of Golda Mayet in such coordination 🇮🇱🇺🇸🇮🇱🇺🇸🇮🇱🇺🇸

[@joshrossman3796]

There a key ally because religion reason so it make its political reason. USA is a political country and not a one party country.

[@Xcelcior6780]

It Is A One Party State Mate,You Get The Illusion Of Choice Between A Walking Dead Body & A Blond Wack Job But At The End Of The Day It Is Owned By Corporates & It's Cronies,While You Sit At The Sidelines Cheering Like An Idiot😂😂😂.Good Luck With Your So Called Democrazy

[@user-tw2xg1oh9f]

America is not jewish.

[@odyssey37]

׳י why Israel? You should ask why the US is a not an ally

[@user-tw2xg1oh9f]

What?

[@oriyavraham]

If Turkey and Iran are balancing each other - how is an alliance with Israel not the exact thing you want to have?

[@MarkKramm]

Because Israel is more of an abusive partner always demanding money and protection, especially when they’re the one causing the fight sometimes and not taking accountability when needed. They’re also hurting a reputation for example. On the UN floor we were attacking Russia for blowing up Ukrainian schools and hospitals when people asked what about Gaza’s schools and hospitals she had nothing to say. Not to mention we’re one of the few countries that are vetoing resolutions. That does not make us look like the guy that makes us look like a hypocrite.

[@mohamedkritel1342]

Because Israel is making more enemies for America . It is the reason why people in the region hate America

[@jeffreyzervos6938]

Yeah forreal. Im starting to see the lack of importance of israel.

[@liot_7]

Cry about it

[@RRR_1802]

FREE PALESTINE 🇵🇸🇵🇸🇵🇸

[@TheProfessorSocks]

I felt the conversation went off track once the Jew espoused his Jewish apostasy as a Christian in minute 7:34...

[@Peaceman324]

Not it is not. how to find a paid podcast/er. (paid by Iran/Qatar/Russia`s bot net) etc. anyway it is good to hear another opinions. but those which are promoted artificially are too obvious.

[@SammyHamawi]

The riae of the israeli ultra nationalists on youtube.

[@sapchrum]

not sure. I think it has to do with Bab al-Mandab Strait which is a key choke point globally. Saudi Arabia isn't just strong enough to keep that in check. Iran has his reach on that by proxies, so that is why us need somoeone close by.