Oct 11, 2023
“What do you mean ‘Hamas
paratroopers’? Hamas doesn’t have paratroopers.” That was the
reaction of someone first learning the news of this weekend’s
terrorist attack across Israel, the worst mass-murder of Jews since
the Holocaust. In this important discussion, Andrea is joined by
Terrell Starr, host of the Black
Diplomats
podcast,
who recently visited the West Bank and produced a series on Iran–a
terrorist regime that reportedly helped in the planning of Hamas’s
widespread attack.
In this conversation, we share
our grief and anger for civilians in Israel and Gaza. We were
already living in a time of collective grief before Hamas’s
atrocities this weekend and their ISIS execution terror videos. And
now things have escalated with serious ramifications for the
region, the world, and yes, the US election. The discussion
includes what Benjamin Netanyahu’s extremists in government have in
common with Trump’s extremists; how the war in Israel will
galvanize Trump’s base that supports Israel as a means to fulfill a
prophecy ushering in the apocalypse; and how lessons in aiding
Ukraine can help inform how to help Israel and Palestine
meaningfully work towards a two-state solution.
The show notes for this week’s
episode are a collection of trusted sources and voices helping us
make sense of this tragic time and its complex history. Our bonus
episode will be Andrea and Terrell sharing how to have difficult
conversations about world events while trying to remain friends,
how to protect mental health during a time of mass trauma and
grief, and how to sustain conversations online in a way that
protects yourself and your community. It also includes hard lessons
learned from mistakes in US foreign policy, in relation to Russia,
over the last ten years.
Next week’s bonus episode will
be a deep-dive Q&A so keep your questions coming. To get access
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Show
Notes:
How to Help Victims of the
Israel-Gaza War
https://time.com/6322238/how-to-help-israel-gaza-war-victims/
Anne Applebaum: "this
government, which is the worst government in the history of the
state of Israel, led by a corrupt, dysfunctional, and egoistic man
who sees only himself—Benjamin Netanyahu—failed us." An
extraordinary survivors' story: https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2023/10/amir-tibon-how-his-family-survived-hamas-massacre/675596/
"The current government of
Israel is not a partner for any constructive plan in the region. It
is overwhelmed by ultra-nationalistic and messianic ideas, lack of
experience, and inferior intellectual
capacity." https://time.com/6322046/israel-after-hamas-attack/
Louis Fishman, Associate Prof
Brooklyn College; Author of Jews and Palestinians in late Ottoman
era: Turkish: “For months experts in the Israeli media warned that
this gov was ignoring the growing security threat as a result of
the pushback to Netanyahu’s judicial coup; they said Israel was
losing its military superiority as more people refused serving in
the reserves. Now we are here.” https://twitter.com/Istanbultelaviv/status/1711521792945516716
Mattia Nelles, German Ukraine
analyst: Yair Golan, the former Israeli left Wing MP, is a true
hero 👇 https://twitter.com/gadishamia/status/1711240299987562977
Amir Tibon @amirtibon Diplomatic
Correspondent for Haaretz Newspaper, Israel to Josh Hawley: “What a
cynical move. Shame on you Senator. Iran is sending drones to
Ukraine and guns to Gaza, to murder Ukrainians and murder Israelis.
God help us if USA cant support both countries against this brutal
anti-democratic axis. Glad Biden is in
charge.” https://twitter.com/amirtibon/status/1711597411007627510
Israel massed troops in the West
Bank. Then Hamas attacked from Gaza. https://wapo.st/3rC42FT
Lisa Goldman: “The Israeli media
now confirming that the gov't did receive clear warnings from
Egyptian intelligence about the imminent attack that occurred on
October 7. The PM's office initially issued a flat denial after the
first report, but then did an about face and admitted it.” (Source:
Channel 13 Hebrew) https://twitter.com/lisang/status/1711824708746838214
Kurt Andersen: “Until now I
hadn’t really known of this piece of the recent history, the
Netanyahu governments’ de facto alliance with Hamas, intended to
prevent a real Palestinian state and 2-state solution. This is the
distinguished @haaretzcom
journalist
Gidi Weitz.”
https://twitter.com/KBAndersen/status/1711527406383558834
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https://www.haaretz.com/israel-news/2023-10-09/ty-article/.premium/another-concept-implodes-israel-cant-be-managed-by-a-criminal-defendant/0000018b-1382-d2fc-a59f-d39b5dbf0000
My 62-year-old Dad Fought Hamas
Terrorists to Free My Family. The Israeli State Failed
Us https://www.haaretz.com/israel-news/2023-10-08/ty-article-magazine/.highlight/my-62-year-old-dad-fought-hamas-terrorists-to-free-my-family-the-israeli-state-failed-us/0000018b-1068-dcc2-a99b-15794b0d0000
Israel's new far-right: Who is
Itamar Ben Gvir?
Palestinians scramble for safety
as Israel pounds sealed-off Gaza Strip to punish
Hamas https://apnews.com/article/israel-palestinians-gaza-hamas-airstrikes-hostages-bf6c42f84526c4d9416978c8effd932a
Save the Children director:
'Everyone is seeking shelter' in Gaza https://www.france24.com/en/tv-shows/perspective/20231010-save-the-children-director-everyone-is-seeking-shelter-in-gaza
The bombs raining down on Gaza
from Israel are beyond scary, beyond
crazy https://www.aljazeera.com/features/2023/10/10/the-bombs-raining-down-on-gaza-are-beyond-scary-beyond-crazy
What to know about the
deteriorating humanitarian situation in
Gaza https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2023/10/10/what-is-the-humanitarian-situation-in-gaza
Iran Helped Plot Attack on
Israel Over Several Weeks https://www.wsj.com/world/middle-east/iran-israel-hamas-strike-planning-bbe07b25
Trial of the Century: Revisiting
the Dreyfus affair. https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2009/09/28/trial-of-the-century
The assassination of Yitzhak
Rabin: ‘He never knew it was one of his people who shot him in the
back’
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/oct/31/assassination-yitzhak-rabin-never-knew-his-people-shot-him-in-back
Netanyahu's Supreme Court
overhaul effort seen by protesters as threat to Israel's
democracy https://www.cbsnews.com/news/benjamin-netanyahu-israel-supreme-court-60-minutes-transcript/
Are Netanyahu’s legal troubles
behind push for judicial change? https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2023/7/24/are-netanyahus-legal-troubles-behind-push-for-judicial-change
Why Evangelicals Love
Israel https://www.thedailybeast.com/why-evangelicals-love-israel
Half of evangelicals support
Israel because they believe it is important for fulfilling
end-times prophecy
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/politics/wp/2018/05/14/half-of-evangelicals-support-israel-because-they-believe-it-is-important-for-fulfilling-end-times-prophecy/
Jerusalem embassy: Why Trump's
move was not about peace https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-44120428
Max Seddon of FT: Putin finally
makes his first comments on the Israel-Palestine war. He says it's
"a clear example of the failure of US policy in the Middle East"
for not "taking the core interests of the Palestinian people into
account" and working to create an independent Palestinian
state. https://twitter.com/maxseddon/status/1711721613610324242
Olga Lautman: What a ridiculous
NYT article. Zero mention that for decades Russia supports Hamas,
has extremely close relations w Hezbollah, works alongside
Hezbollah to murder countless Syrians, and supplied weapons for
many decades. Why is NYT waiting for condolences from the
Kremlin?https://twitter.com/OlgaNYC1211/status/1711708594872226243
Lisa Rubin: In my head, I keep
seeing one video over and over: A woman, who appears to be
teenaged, being dragged by her hair into a truck and wearing
sweatpants that are entirely soiled in the crotch.
1/ https://twitter.com/lawofruby/status/1711515444979306825
Noga Tarnopolsky: No, Vladimir
Putin's silence on the attack by Hamas shows that Netanyahu made a
catastrophic strategic error by thinking he was Putin's friend.
As @YadlinAmos
said all
along.
https://twitter.com/NTarnopolsky/status/1711704721050804319
The Russia-Iran axis is
fomenting war in the Middle East https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2023/10/09/the-russia-iran-axis-is-fomenting-war-in-the-middle-east/
Trump’s Overrated Peace Plan
Helped Enable the Horrors in Israel and
Gaza https://www.thedailybeast.com/trumps-overrated-peace-plan-helped-enable-horrors-in-israel-gaza
Vice News: An Iranian teenage
girl has been hospitalised after a reported attack in the Tehran
Metro by the country’s so-called “morality police.” Hengaw
Organisation for Human Rights said Armita Geravand, 16, lost
consciousness after being assaulted at a metro station on
Sunday. https://twitter.com/VICENews/status/1709605211310903745
Elon Musk’s X Cut
Disinformation-Fighting Tool Ahead of Israel-Hamas
Conflict https://www.theinformation.com/articles/elon-musks-x-cut-disinformation-fighting-tool-ahead-of-israel-hamas-conflict
US increases pressure on Ukraine
to do more to counter corruption https://www.cnn.com/2023/10/03/politics/us-ukraine-pressure-counter-corruption/index.html
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