Jeffrey Sachs

The book of Joshua, which is...

Probably a political tract written during the late 7th century BC during the reign of King Josiah of the state of Judah as a political tract that says murder other people to take the promised land.

And then the book of Revelation, the Gospels are not part of that text.

And it's clear that they're not because the message of the Gospels is completely different.

First of all, we should look at Iranian invasions of other countries.

As I said, it hasn't happened for 230 years, if I have the arithmetic right.

As far as I know, the last actual military operation of Persia or Iran was against Basra in the 1790s.

Iran is not out to destroy Israel.

Iran does not want to be destroyed by a petulant, annoyed American empire from which it escaped.

This is the most basic point.

And if you've dealt with Iranians for decades, as I have, that message is absolutely clear.

So Israel is not...

a threat from Iran.

It is not a threat from Iran.

This is the basic point.

Iran wants its place in the world.

It doesn't want to be bombed and destroyed by Israel and the United States.

This is the first most important point.

Second, Iran has supported Hezbollah and Hamas.

And it would stop supporting Hamas and Hezbollah if there is a Palestinian state alongside the state of Israel.