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Norman Finkelstein

๐Ÿ‘ค Speaker
915 total appearances

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Lex Fridman Podcast
#418 โ€“ Israel-Palestine Debate: Finkelstein, Destiny, M. Rabbani & Benny Morris

Yes, I think so.

Lex Fridman Podcast
#418 โ€“ Israel-Palestine Debate: Finkelstein, Destiny, M. Rabbani & Benny Morris

Yes, I think so.

Lex Fridman Podcast
#418 โ€“ Israel-Palestine Debate: Finkelstein, Destiny, M. Rabbani & Benny Morris

There is no hope, no. It's an extreme... No, I'm... Hey! I'm not happy to say that. Of course you are. It's a... It's a very bleak moment right now. Because... That I agree with. I agree with that. Israel believes... It has to restore what it calls its deterrence capability. I think you've written about it, actually. I just realized. Israel has to restore its deterrence capability.

Lex Fridman Podcast
#418 โ€“ Israel-Palestine Debate: Finkelstein, Destiny, M. Rabbani & Benny Morris

There is no hope, no. It's an extreme... No, I'm... Hey! I'm not happy to say that. Of course you are. It's a... It's a very bleak moment right now. Because... That I agree with. I agree with that. Israel believes... It has to restore what it calls its deterrence capability. I think you've written about it, actually. I just realized. Israel has to restore its deterrence capability.

Lex Fridman Podcast
#418 โ€“ Israel-Palestine Debate: Finkelstein, Destiny, M. Rabbani & Benny Morris

There is no hope, no. It's an extreme... No, I'm... Hey! I'm not happy to say that. Of course you are. It's a... It's a very bleak moment right now. Because... That I agree with. I agree with that. Israel believes... It has to restore what it calls its deterrence capability. I think you've written about it, actually. I just realized. Israel has to restore its deterrence capability.

Lex Fridman Podcast
#418 โ€“ Israel-Palestine Debate: Finkelstein, Destiny, M. Rabbani & Benny Morris

And after the catastrophe of October 7th, restoring its deterrence capacity means this part you didn't write about, the annihilation of Gaza and then moving on to the Hezbollah. So the Israelis are... dead set on restoring that deterrence capability.

Lex Fridman Podcast
#418 โ€“ Israel-Palestine Debate: Finkelstein, Destiny, M. Rabbani & Benny Morris

And after the catastrophe of October 7th, restoring its deterrence capacity means this part you didn't write about, the annihilation of Gaza and then moving on to the Hezbollah. So the Israelis are... dead set on restoring that deterrence capability.

Lex Fridman Podcast
#418 โ€“ Israel-Palestine Debate: Finkelstein, Destiny, M. Rabbani & Benny Morris

And after the catastrophe of October 7th, restoring its deterrence capacity means this part you didn't write about, the annihilation of Gaza and then moving on to the Hezbollah. So the Israelis are... dead set on restoring that deterrence capability.

Lex Fridman Podcast
#418 โ€“ Israel-Palestine Debate: Finkelstein, Destiny, M. Rabbani & Benny Morris

On the Arab side, and I know Muin and I have disagreed on it, and we're allowed to disagree, I think the Arab side, the lesson they learned from October 7th is Israelis aren't as strong as we thought they were. That would be an unfortunate message if that's really what the Arabs come to believe. And they think that there is a military option now.

Lex Fridman Podcast
#418 โ€“ Israel-Palestine Debate: Finkelstein, Destiny, M. Rabbani & Benny Morris

On the Arab side, and I know Muin and I have disagreed on it, and we're allowed to disagree, I think the Arab side, the lesson they learned from October 7th is Israelis aren't as strong as we thought they were. That would be an unfortunate message if that's really what the Arabs come to believe. And they think that there is a military option now.

Lex Fridman Podcast
#418 โ€“ Israel-Palestine Debate: Finkelstein, Destiny, M. Rabbani & Benny Morris

On the Arab side, and I know Muin and I have disagreed on it, and we're allowed to disagree, I think the Arab side, the lesson they learned from October 7th is Israelis aren't as strong as we thought they were. That would be an unfortunate message if that's really what the Arabs come to believe. And they think that there is a military option now.

Lex Fridman Podcast
#418 โ€“ Israel-Palestine Debate: Finkelstein, Destiny, M. Rabbani & Benny Morris

And I think that it's a zero-sum game at this point. And it's very, very bleak. And I'm not going to lie about that. Now, I will admit my... predictive capacities are not perfect, are limited. But for the moment, it's a very bleak situation. And I don't see right now a way out. However, at the very minimum, Permanent ceasefire and the inhuman and illegal blockade of Gaza. Why is it illegal?

Lex Fridman Podcast
#418 โ€“ Israel-Palestine Debate: Finkelstein, Destiny, M. Rabbani & Benny Morris

And I think that it's a zero-sum game at this point. And it's very, very bleak. And I'm not going to lie about that. Now, I will admit my... predictive capacities are not perfect, are limited. But for the moment, it's a very bleak situation. And I don't see right now a way out. However, at the very minimum, Permanent ceasefire and the inhuman and illegal blockade of Gaza. Why is it illegal?

Lex Fridman Podcast
#418 โ€“ Israel-Palestine Debate: Finkelstein, Destiny, M. Rabbani & Benny Morris

And I think that it's a zero-sum game at this point. And it's very, very bleak. And I'm not going to lie about that. Now, I will admit my... predictive capacities are not perfect, are limited. But for the moment, it's a very bleak situation. And I don't see right now a way out. However, at the very minimum, Permanent ceasefire and the inhuman and illegal blockade of Gaza. Why is it illegal?

Lex Fridman Podcast
#418 โ€“ Israel-Palestine Debate: Finkelstein, Destiny, M. Rabbani & Benny Morris

Why is it illegal? I'll tell you why. You don't rocket your neighbor. You rocket your neighbor. Expect consequences. I'll tell you why. Expect consequences. But that works both ways. I know. Professor Morris, I'll tell you why.

Lex Fridman Podcast
#418 โ€“ Israel-Palestine Debate: Finkelstein, Destiny, M. Rabbani & Benny Morris

Why is it illegal? I'll tell you why. You don't rocket your neighbor. You rocket your neighbor. Expect consequences. I'll tell you why. Expect consequences. But that works both ways. I know. Professor Morris, I'll tell you why.

Lex Fridman Podcast
#418 โ€“ Israel-Palestine Debate: Finkelstein, Destiny, M. Rabbani & Benny Morris

Why is it illegal? I'll tell you why. You don't rocket your neighbor. You rocket your neighbor. Expect consequences. I'll tell you why. Expect consequences. But that works both ways. I know. Professor Morris, I'll tell you why.

Lex Fridman Podcast
#418 โ€“ Israel-Palestine Debate: Finkelstein, Destiny, M. Rabbani & Benny Morris

Because every human rights humanitarian and UN organization in the world has said that the blockade is a form of collective punishment which is illegal under international law. You think a blockade... You don't understand the way the world works. These things are irrelevant. And you think confining... Because that's the blockade. Confining a million children. That's the choice of Hamas.

Lex Fridman Podcast
#418 โ€“ Israel-Palestine Debate: Finkelstein, Destiny, M. Rabbani & Benny Morris

Because every human rights humanitarian and UN organization in the world has said that the blockade is a form of collective punishment which is illegal under international law. You think a blockade... You don't understand the way the world works. These things are irrelevant. And you think confining... Because that's the blockade. Confining a million children. That's the choice of Hamas.

Lex Fridman Podcast
#418 โ€“ Israel-Palestine Debate: Finkelstein, Destiny, M. Rabbani & Benny Morris

Because every human rights humanitarian and UN organization in the world has said that the blockade is a form of collective punishment which is illegal under international law. You think a blockade... You don't understand the way the world works. These things are irrelevant. And you think confining... Because that's the blockade. Confining a million children. That's the choice of Hamas.