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Mohammed El-Kurd

๐Ÿ‘ค Speaker
948 total appearances

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Lex Fridman Podcast
#391 โ€“ Mohammed El-Kurd: Palestine

Definitely, definitely.

Lex Fridman Podcast
#391 โ€“ Mohammed El-Kurd: Palestine

You know, I don't think there's a geography in which a two-state solution is possible. As we said earlier, Swiss cheese, there's literally settlements all over the West Bank. And I don't think it's fair. A two-street solution is fair to all of the people whose homes are still in Haifa, in Nazareth, in Jaffa, and so forth.

Lex Fridman Podcast
#391 โ€“ Mohammed El-Kurd: Palestine

You know, I don't think there's a geography in which a two-state solution is possible. As we said earlier, Swiss cheese, there's literally settlements all over the West Bank. And I don't think it's fair. A two-street solution is fair to all of the people whose homes are still in Haifa, in Nazareth, in Jaffa, and so forth.

Lex Fridman Podcast
#391 โ€“ Mohammed El-Kurd: Palestine

You know, I don't think there's a geography in which a two-state solution is possible. As we said earlier, Swiss cheese, there's literally settlements all over the West Bank. And I don't think it's fair. A two-street solution is fair to all of the people whose homes are still in Haifa, in Nazareth, in Jaffa, and so forth.

Lex Fridman Podcast
#391 โ€“ Mohammed El-Kurd: Palestine

And I don't think it's fair that I'm gonna have to travel to another country to visit my cousin who's married in Nazareth, for example. And beyond that, it's just not possible.

Lex Fridman Podcast
#391 โ€“ Mohammed El-Kurd: Palestine

And I don't think it's fair that I'm gonna have to travel to another country to visit my cousin who's married in Nazareth, for example. And beyond that, it's just not possible.

Lex Fridman Podcast
#391 โ€“ Mohammed El-Kurd: Palestine

And I don't think it's fair that I'm gonna have to travel to another country to visit my cousin who's married in Nazareth, for example. And beyond that, it's just not possible.

Lex Fridman Podcast
#391 โ€“ Mohammed El-Kurd: Palestine

I do believe that whatever you want to call it, one state, two states, 48 states, 29 states, whatever you want to call it, refugees need to return, land needs to be given back, wealth needs to be redistributed, and a recognition of the Nakba needs to happen. That is the only way we could move forward. And you know, regarding whether this is like a possible situation,

Lex Fridman Podcast
#391 โ€“ Mohammed El-Kurd: Palestine

I do believe that whatever you want to call it, one state, two states, 48 states, 29 states, whatever you want to call it, refugees need to return, land needs to be given back, wealth needs to be redistributed, and a recognition of the Nakba needs to happen. That is the only way we could move forward. And you know, regarding whether this is like a possible situation,

Lex Fridman Podcast
#391 โ€“ Mohammed El-Kurd: Palestine

I do believe that whatever you want to call it, one state, two states, 48 states, 29 states, whatever you want to call it, refugees need to return, land needs to be given back, wealth needs to be redistributed, and a recognition of the Nakba needs to happen. That is the only way we could move forward. And you know, regarding whether this is like a possible situation,

Lex Fridman Podcast
#391 โ€“ Mohammed El-Kurd: Palestine

for two people to live side by side. Let's ask two questions. Let's say you lived in a house with a person, your roommate, you just had a roommate who constantly beat the shit out of you. I wonder if you'd want to continue to live with them. That's one. And let's try another scenario. Let's say you live in a house with a roommate who you just absolutely hate.

Lex Fridman Podcast
#391 โ€“ Mohammed El-Kurd: Palestine

for two people to live side by side. Let's ask two questions. Let's say you lived in a house with a person, your roommate, you just had a roommate who constantly beat the shit out of you. I wonder if you'd want to continue to live with them. That's one. And let's try another scenario. Let's say you live in a house with a roommate who you just absolutely hate.

Lex Fridman Podcast
#391 โ€“ Mohammed El-Kurd: Palestine

for two people to live side by side. Let's ask two questions. Let's say you lived in a house with a person, your roommate, you just had a roommate who constantly beat the shit out of you. I wonder if you'd want to continue to live with them. That's one. And let's try another scenario. Let's say you live in a house with a roommate who you just absolutely hate.

Lex Fridman Podcast
#391 โ€“ Mohammed El-Kurd: Palestine

absolutely oppose their existence as a people. You don't even give him a key to your apartment. Let's say now you're like equal partners in the apartment. Would you want to live with him? I don't know. We'll see. We'll see. Time will tell. But I don't think they want to live with us. Israelis are quite good, especially Israeli diplomats, they're quite good at using...

Lex Fridman Podcast
#391 โ€“ Mohammed El-Kurd: Palestine

absolutely oppose their existence as a people. You don't even give him a key to your apartment. Let's say now you're like equal partners in the apartment. Would you want to live with him? I don't know. We'll see. We'll see. Time will tell. But I don't think they want to live with us. Israelis are quite good, especially Israeli diplomats, they're quite good at using...

Lex Fridman Podcast
#391 โ€“ Mohammed El-Kurd: Palestine

absolutely oppose their existence as a people. You don't even give him a key to your apartment. Let's say now you're like equal partners in the apartment. Would you want to live with him? I don't know. We'll see. We'll see. Time will tell. But I don't think they want to live with us. Israelis are quite good, especially Israeli diplomats, they're quite good at using...

Lex Fridman Podcast
#391 โ€“ Mohammed El-Kurd: Palestine

flowery language about peace and coexistence and so on and so forth. And they're good with making us seem insane or radical or full of hate and so on and so forth. But the policies speak for themselves. The actions on the ground speak for themselves. And I truly, I mean, every time there's an uptick, many of them leave.

Lex Fridman Podcast
#391 โ€“ Mohammed El-Kurd: Palestine

flowery language about peace and coexistence and so on and so forth. And they're good with making us seem insane or radical or full of hate and so on and so forth. But the policies speak for themselves. The actions on the ground speak for themselves. And I truly, I mean, every time there's an uptick, many of them leave.

Lex Fridman Podcast
#391 โ€“ Mohammed El-Kurd: Palestine

flowery language about peace and coexistence and so on and so forth. And they're good with making us seem insane or radical or full of hate and so on and so forth. But the policies speak for themselves. The actions on the ground speak for themselves. And I truly, I mean, every time there's an uptick, many of them leave.

Lex Fridman Podcast
#391 โ€“ Mohammed El-Kurd: Palestine

And I wonder, I would like to see, I wonder what would happen in a one-state solution.