“People Have No Idea What’s Going On” – The Israel-Palestine Debate NOBODY Is Having | Omar Baddar

Very insightful and informative discussion. In particular, Omar Baddar was absolutely spot-on about Israel's intention to make the Gaza Strip uninhabitable. Please bring this gentleman back for a follow-up interview in light of Trump's disgraceful "Gaza Riviera" comments.

This is the first time I've heard a podcast present the Palestinian perspective. So many in the west don't know the history & belive that Hamas is just a terrorist group that attacked Israel unprovoked. Decades of living in an open air prison is plenty of provocation.

I love your advice to listen and find off-ramps…. To search for solutions by searching for the fundamental issues under the voices. When different perspectives speak in terms to attract a loud following, frequently the core issues get so buried in “marketing verbiage” or ideology friendly speech rather than core issues, discussion of resolution becomes win lose instead of win-win reconciliation.

1:41:55 Exactly.

You have always been a good listener and here too. But in one show I heard you reflect back on your understanding of the "conflict" and you reduced it to each side wanting all the land the other to leave. There never was nor is a parallel. Power is not equal and we are all implicated. You mentioned a scenerio from the perspective of the oppressor, which is if the slaves can show that they are civilzed we will give them their freedom. I don't think I need to spell out how this perspective is skewed. Never forgot whose land this was-Palestine, and who the oppressors are- the european jews who are settler colonialists. The violence of these israelis and their racism is not to be quickly discarded in a posture of trying to be fair. There is no justification for apartheid, genocide and the palestinian holocaust. And Palestinians do not want all the land, as you once mentioned. They simply want what you want– dignity, respect and not be shot, bombed and killed by terrorist israelis. Accepting the racisim of Israel and trying to address their violence and terror with soft gloves doesn't help anyone and does see palestinians as humans.

Fantastic information — Thanks Omar Baddar and Tom

:58 – the kind of Palestinian state Israel is offering is no different from what USA offered to native First Nation people and by the apartheid South Africa to the Zulu people – it has a terminology called Bantustan. If you read these other two history there are striking similarities. After Lakota upraising USA divided the land into many small disconnected pieces called Indian reserves isolating Lakotas into small bands of few families. These families have to traverse USA state lands and roads to reach other Indian reserves if they have to go meet their extended families. Similar was done to Zulus in South Africa in orange free state that they made smaller tiny semi autonomous states for zulus and are surrounded by the apartheid South Africa which is controlled by Europeans. This plan completely limits what these people can do and they be under totalitarian control of the super state.

Western Europeans have never been genuine when it comes to making peace.

just discovered the channel Great rage of guests !

He literally doesn’t know shit. Every single argument he had to present was based on made up assumptions. Tom this is ridiculous

Such and idiot. So many wrong assumptions. Tom this is a joke. I don’t think you would interview someone that attacks the British military during WW2. Israel is fighting for their life against barbarism.

Insightful

Hey Tom I have been watching most of your interviews for a while now and I admire the intelligence, the depth and moral direction you always portray. This is an overdue episode. I am still in the first few minutes but I had to drop this comment, hoping you actually read comments. I am Lebanese, and I have been away from your podcast for a couple of months as I was kind of disappointed that you kept bringing themes away from what is happening in this part of the world, as it does represent a reflection, a very very scary one, on where humanity is going. It is not ai, it is not the economy, it is not lack of resources that will lead to humanity destruction; it is in fact the normalisation of atrocious cruelties, the abomination of actual human values. The "probable" (need to keep space for a tiny light of hope) future of humanity terrfies me.
I will watch this episode and then might share my opinion❤

FREE PALESTINE 🇵🇸

WHY ARE WE STILL TALKING ABOUT A TWO STATE SOLUTION?! iSRAEL STOLE THE PALESTINIANS LAND!!!

EVEN THE OTHER JEWS AROUND THE WORLD DONT AGREE WITH iSRAEL

iSRAEL IS A CANCER

Thanks to bouth of you

Israel doesn't want to end the war , and some of the americans if not all don't want world war 3.. so what's the crux …

Wow Tom Im touched by your sincere interest in this costly topic God bless you

This guy is the worst snake oil salesman I've ever heard.

Without conversation about America doesn't want to end wars, Ukraine doesn't want to end the war, maniacs lunatic nataniahy doesn't want to end the war conversation isn't complete no relevant.

The Trio of America, Ukraine, and Israel don't ever want to end any war.

There are other people who suffered genocide and persecution for millenia – armenians, kurds, tibetans, uighurs and so on. Kurds were used for repelling ISIS and dumped! So, there definitely is an israeli exceptionalism that's fuelling all this. Netanyahu holds bi partisan sway in a way that'll make any lobby in the USA envious. Iraq was invaded with every evidence pointing to no WMD, because of netanyahu assuring the american govt – "If we take out saddam, the region will become peaceful". Spoken like a hit man and that's exactly what he is..no different from Putin.

Recommend interviewing Mehdi Hasan . Pls