On Saturday, November 4, I was live on TNT Radio with host Bruce de Torres to discuss the Israel-Palestine conflict.
I explained the Israeli government’s longstanding policy of effectively utilizing Hamas as a strategic ally and how the failure of Israel’s military and intelligence establishment to stop the October 7 terrorist attacks were a consequence of the policies of Israeli Prime Minster Benjamin Netanyahu.
I also briefly explained the origins of the conflict, correcting mainstream propaganda narratives about how Israel was established in 1948. We also touched on the 1967 war, including Israel’s attack on the USS Liberty. Another point we touched on is the role of religious extremism in the conflict, including Christian and Judaic extremism.
Listen here:
This was my second appearance on TNT Radio. I was also on back in September to discuss how criminal US government policies systematically violate human rights in the areas of foreign policy, the economy, and public health. Listen to that prior episode here.
For an even more in-depth discussion of the history as well as what’s been happening with the Israel-Palestine conflict and Israel’s continuing war crimes in the Gaza Strip, see my recent interview with Mike Leavitt.
For more information about the conflict’s true origin as opposed to the Zionist propaganda narrative we typically get from the Western mainstream media, also read my recent article, “The Legacy of the Balfour Declaration 106 Years Later”.
Also see my book Obstacle to Peace: The US Role in the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict, which systematically deconstructs mainstream propaganda narratives, illuminating the true nature of the conflict and revealing the path forward to a just peace.
A criticism here with this: “I explained….. how the failure of Israel’s military and intelligence establishment to stop the October 7 terrorist attacks were a consequence of the policies of Israeli Prime Minster Benjamin Netanyahu.”
..this is too definitive, it may be partly true but I’d like to see other obvious possibilities explored, like that the IDF knew Hamas were planning an attack and behind the scenes Israel welcomed that realising it would be a great opportunity to play the world stage with ‘Israel under Attack’ kinda headlines and then justifying a huge ‘military operation’ in response that demolishes much of Gaza, in other words- Israel looked the other way as the border was breached and purposely did not mount an effective response but instead allowed Hamas to go on the rampage for hours and did not even re-secure the breaches in the high-tech fence hence allowing 200+ alleged hostages to be taken back into Gaza.
And possibly the policies generate plausible deniability for Netanyahu by design?
It’s a fair criticism that the bullet point lacks nuance in terms of the conclusion expressed, but the full details with caveats are in the interview. Specifically, I acknowledge other possibilities and my willingness to be persuaded while explaining why it makes the most sense to me that there really was an intelligence failure. I really very much doubt that the IDF would allow the atrocities against Israeli civilians. That scenario just does not align with everything I’ve learned by deeply researching the Israel-Palestine conflict over the past two decades.
I meant to also say that the podcast was an excellent review of the history and was superb.
Thank you very much!