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Mohammed El-Kurd

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Lex Fridman Podcast
#391 – Mohammed El-Kurd: Palestine

Now to talk about the three things.

Lex Fridman Podcast
#391 – Mohammed El-Kurd: Palestine

Now to talk about the three things.

Lex Fridman Podcast
#391 – Mohammed El-Kurd: Palestine

Now to talk about the three things.

Lex Fridman Podcast
#391 – Mohammed El-Kurd: Palestine

Yeah, so in today's terms, the local reactionary leadership is the Palestinian Authority. the regional regimes we're talking about, you know, actually, you know, the normalization deals that have emerged in recent years, the Abrahamic Accords, have been talked about as though they're like groundbreaking, new, um,

Lex Fridman Podcast
#391 – Mohammed El-Kurd: Palestine

Yeah, so in today's terms, the local reactionary leadership is the Palestinian Authority. the regional regimes we're talking about, you know, actually, you know, the normalization deals that have emerged in recent years, the Abrahamic Accords, have been talked about as though they're like groundbreaking, new, um,

Lex Fridman Podcast
#391 – Mohammed El-Kurd: Palestine

Yeah, so in today's terms, the local reactionary leadership is the Palestinian Authority. the regional regimes we're talking about, you know, actually, you know, the normalization deals that have emerged in recent years, the Abrahamic Accords, have been talked about as though they're like groundbreaking, new, um,

Lex Fridman Podcast
#391 – Mohammed El-Kurd: Palestine

But many Arab countries have normalized relations with the Israeli regime since the birth of the state. It's not a new thing. But yes, I think he was talking about Egypt and Jordan at the time. Today we can include... United Arab Emirates, we could include Bahrain, we could include Morocco.

Lex Fridman Podcast
#391 – Mohammed El-Kurd: Palestine

But many Arab countries have normalized relations with the Israeli regime since the birth of the state. It's not a new thing. But yes, I think he was talking about Egypt and Jordan at the time. Today we can include... United Arab Emirates, we could include Bahrain, we could include Morocco.

Lex Fridman Podcast
#391 – Mohammed El-Kurd: Palestine

But many Arab countries have normalized relations with the Israeli regime since the birth of the state. It's not a new thing. But yes, I think he was talking about Egypt and Jordan at the time. Today we can include... United Arab Emirates, we could include Bahrain, we could include Morocco.

Lex Fridman Podcast
#391 – Mohammed El-Kurd: Palestine

And, you know, these, again, these Abrahamic Accords, they are promoted and marketed and talked about as some kind of like religious thing. reconciliation, which I think is the most disgusting thing ever, because they're not about religious reconciliation. They're about arms deals and economic deals, and they're about, you know, consolidating power in the region.

Lex Fridman Podcast
#391 – Mohammed El-Kurd: Palestine

And, you know, these, again, these Abrahamic Accords, they are promoted and marketed and talked about as some kind of like religious thing. reconciliation, which I think is the most disgusting thing ever, because they're not about religious reconciliation. They're about arms deals and economic deals, and they're about, you know, consolidating power in the region.

Lex Fridman Podcast
#391 – Mohammed El-Kurd: Palestine

And, you know, these, again, these Abrahamic Accords, they are promoted and marketed and talked about as some kind of like religious thing. reconciliation, which I think is the most disgusting thing ever, because they're not about religious reconciliation. They're about arms deals and economic deals, and they're about, you know, consolidating power in the region.

Lex Fridman Podcast
#391 – Mohammed El-Kurd: Palestine

They're about mutual strategic interests that all of these nations have together. And some people argue that, you know, Palestine is no longer an Arab cause because Arab countries are normalizing, but Most of these governments, if not all, actually all these governments that have normalized, most of them are monarchies, are not elected governments and they do not

Lex Fridman Podcast
#391 – Mohammed El-Kurd: Palestine

They're about mutual strategic interests that all of these nations have together. And some people argue that, you know, Palestine is no longer an Arab cause because Arab countries are normalizing, but Most of these governments, if not all, actually all these governments that have normalized, most of them are monarchies, are not elected governments and they do not

Lex Fridman Podcast
#391 – Mohammed El-Kurd: Palestine

They're about mutual strategic interests that all of these nations have together. And some people argue that, you know, Palestine is no longer an Arab cause because Arab countries are normalizing, but Most of these governments, if not all, actually all these governments that have normalized, most of them are monarchies, are not elected governments and they do not

Lex Fridman Podcast
#391 – Mohammed El-Kurd: Palestine

represent the will of the people or the desires or the opinions of their peoples.

Lex Fridman Podcast
#391 – Mohammed El-Kurd: Palestine

represent the will of the people or the desires or the opinions of their peoples.

Lex Fridman Podcast
#391 – Mohammed El-Kurd: Palestine

represent the will of the people or the desires or the opinions of their peoples.

Lex Fridman Podcast
#391 – Mohammed El-Kurd: Palestine

And the proof to this is places like Jordan and Egypt, even though they've normalized and had peace agreements with Israel for many, many, many, many years, Palestine and the Palestinian cause was still a talking point in the political campaigning of politicians, of Jordanian and Egyptian politicians, and continues to be.

Lex Fridman Podcast
#391 – Mohammed El-Kurd: Palestine

And the proof to this is places like Jordan and Egypt, even though they've normalized and had peace agreements with Israel for many, many, many, many years, Palestine and the Palestinian cause was still a talking point in the political campaigning of politicians, of Jordanian and Egyptian politicians, and continues to be.