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Bassem Youssef

๐Ÿ‘ค Speaker
1347 total appearances

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Lex Fridman Podcast
#424 โ€“ Bassem Youssef: Israel-Palestine, Gaza, Hamas, Middle East, Satire & Fame

So before Hamas even got to control 2006 Gaza, there was Ariel Sharon in 2000. And we all know what happened. And Ariel Sharon kind of like had, they came up with this amazing policy of like breaking people's, kids' bones in the Intifada. So, Baraki was also like, I mean, which one is moderate? I mean, I think Hamas is a product of what happened. I mean, we can,

Lex Fridman Podcast
#424 โ€“ Bassem Youssef: Israel-Palestine, Gaza, Hamas, Middle East, Satire & Fame

So before Hamas even got to control 2006 Gaza, there was Ariel Sharon in 2000. And we all know what happened. And Ariel Sharon kind of like had, they came up with this amazing policy of like breaking people's, kids' bones in the Intifada. So, Baraki was also like, I mean, which one is moderate? I mean, I think Hamas is a product of what happened. I mean, we can,

Lex Fridman Podcast
#424 โ€“ Bassem Youssef: Israel-Palestine, Gaza, Hamas, Middle East, Satire & Fame

If there was no apartheid in South Africa, there would be no NFC. There would be no Nelson Mandela. If there were no Nazis in Paris, there would be no French resistance. And I'm not saying, and again, I'm not, I don't want to be put in a position to defend Hamas or anybody because you know what that entails, but Hamas, again, not defending them, they went into Qutub al-Safiq.

Lex Fridman Podcast
#424 โ€“ Bassem Youssef: Israel-Palestine, Gaza, Hamas, Middle East, Satire & Fame

If there was no apartheid in South Africa, there would be no NFC. There would be no Nelson Mandela. If there were no Nazis in Paris, there would be no French resistance. And I'm not saying, and again, I'm not, I don't want to be put in a position to defend Hamas or anybody because you know what that entails, but Hamas, again, not defending them, they went into Qutub al-Safiq.

Lex Fridman Podcast
#424 โ€“ Bassem Youssef: Israel-Palestine, Gaza, Hamas, Middle East, Satire & Fame

If there was no apartheid in South Africa, there would be no NFC. There would be no Nelson Mandela. If there were no Nazis in Paris, there would be no French resistance. And I'm not saying, and again, I'm not, I don't want to be put in a position to defend Hamas or anybody because you know what that entails, but Hamas, again, not defending them, they went into Qutub al-Safiq.

Lex Fridman Podcast
#424 โ€“ Bassem Youssef: Israel-Palestine, Gaza, Hamas, Middle East, Satire & Fame

Why did they did that? Like release our hostages, the people in prison. Because if you're talking about people who were kidnapped, Israel kidnaps people every single day. And when they had the first exchange in November 4th, Israel released 400 people, three quarters of them were women and children. Why are those people in prison?

Lex Fridman Podcast
#424 โ€“ Bassem Youssef: Israel-Palestine, Gaza, Hamas, Middle East, Satire & Fame

Why did they did that? Like release our hostages, the people in prison. Because if you're talking about people who were kidnapped, Israel kidnaps people every single day. And when they had the first exchange in November 4th, Israel released 400 people, three quarters of them were women and children. Why are those people in prison?

Lex Fridman Podcast
#424 โ€“ Bassem Youssef: Israel-Palestine, Gaza, Hamas, Middle East, Satire & Fame

Why did they did that? Like release our hostages, the people in prison. Because if you're talking about people who were kidnapped, Israel kidnaps people every single day. And when they had the first exchange in November 4th, Israel released 400 people, three quarters of them were women and children. Why are those people in prison?

Lex Fridman Podcast
#424 โ€“ Bassem Youssef: Israel-Palestine, Gaza, Hamas, Middle East, Satire & Fame

There's one in four kids that are imprisoned that stay in solitary confinement, which is by international law, a form of torture. And you're putting kids through that.

Lex Fridman Podcast
#424 โ€“ Bassem Youssef: Israel-Palestine, Gaza, Hamas, Middle East, Satire & Fame

There's one in four kids that are imprisoned that stay in solitary confinement, which is by international law, a form of torture. And you're putting kids through that.

Lex Fridman Podcast
#424 โ€“ Bassem Youssef: Israel-Palestine, Gaza, Hamas, Middle East, Satire & Fame

There's one in four kids that are imprisoned that stay in solitary confinement, which is by international law, a form of torture. And you're putting kids through that.

Lex Fridman Podcast
#424 โ€“ Bassem Youssef: Israel-Palestine, Gaza, Hamas, Middle East, Satire & Fame

through diplomacy, enforce a solution? It's a very, very ideal solution, but you know, and I know, that the Arab States don't really have the power. All of the powers are in the hands of America. They have the power.

Lex Fridman Podcast
#424 โ€“ Bassem Youssef: Israel-Palestine, Gaza, Hamas, Middle East, Satire & Fame

through diplomacy, enforce a solution? It's a very, very ideal solution, but you know, and I know, that the Arab States don't really have the power. All of the powers are in the hands of America. They have the power.

Lex Fridman Podcast
#424 โ€“ Bassem Youssef: Israel-Palestine, Gaza, Hamas, Middle East, Satire & Fame

through diplomacy, enforce a solution? It's a very, very ideal solution, but you know, and I know, that the Arab States don't really have the power. All of the powers are in the hands of America. They have the power.

Lex Fridman Podcast
#424 โ€“ Bassem Youssef: Israel-Palestine, Gaza, Hamas, Middle East, Satire & Fame

Definitely, but what is the core of the problem here? Is it the Arab states using the suffering or actually the suffering itself? And the suffering comes from people being displaced. Their homes were taken away. There are 7 million Palestinians in diaspora. 7 million. 7 million went out there and now they're living in Canada and America and Europe. They had homes there.

Lex Fridman Podcast
#424 โ€“ Bassem Youssef: Israel-Palestine, Gaza, Hamas, Middle East, Satire & Fame

Definitely, but what is the core of the problem here? Is it the Arab states using the suffering or actually the suffering itself? And the suffering comes from people being displaced. Their homes were taken away. There are 7 million Palestinians in diaspora. 7 million. 7 million went out there and now they're living in Canada and America and Europe. They had homes there.

Lex Fridman Podcast
#424 โ€“ Bassem Youssef: Israel-Palestine, Gaza, Hamas, Middle East, Satire & Fame

Definitely, but what is the core of the problem here? Is it the Arab states using the suffering or actually the suffering itself? And the suffering comes from people being displaced. Their homes were taken away. There are 7 million Palestinians in diaspora. 7 million. 7 million went out there and now they're living in Canada and America and Europe. They had homes there.

Lex Fridman Podcast
#424 โ€“ Bassem Youssef: Israel-Palestine, Gaza, Hamas, Middle East, Satire & Fame

They cannot go back to them. 1.7 million people of the people in Gaza don't belong in Gaza. They were pushed from other places. The piecemeal thing of people are being, you know, in Germany, I'm going to shift gear a little bit. It's going to be a little bit of fun. There is a book that I bought the rights to, and I want to turn it into a movie.

Lex Fridman Podcast
#424 โ€“ Bassem Youssef: Israel-Palestine, Gaza, Hamas, Middle East, Satire & Fame

They cannot go back to them. 1.7 million people of the people in Gaza don't belong in Gaza. They were pushed from other places. The piecemeal thing of people are being, you know, in Germany, I'm going to shift gear a little bit. It's going to be a little bit of fun. There is a book that I bought the rights to, and I want to turn it into a movie.

Lex Fridman Podcast
#424 โ€“ Bassem Youssef: Israel-Palestine, Gaza, Hamas, Middle East, Satire & Fame

They cannot go back to them. 1.7 million people of the people in Gaza don't belong in Gaza. They were pushed from other places. The piecemeal thing of people are being, you know, in Germany, I'm going to shift gear a little bit. It's going to be a little bit of fun. There is a book that I bought the rights to, and I want to turn it into a movie.