Category Archives: Israel

Is Israel Defensible? The cruel geostrategic logic of the Holy Land

Posted on June 1, 2024 by Luke Ford

Christopher Caldwell writes for the Claremont Review of Books: …the settlements are part of a conscious but never-written-down government policy: to divide the Palestinian population in such a way as to make the massing of force difficult and conspicuous, to … Continue reading →

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Decoding The Arab-Israeli West Bank Conflict (5-27-24)

Posted on May 27, 2024 by Luke Ford

01:00 Racial reckoning after George Floyd’s death leads to 50,000 extra deaths, https://www.unz.com/isteve/repeat-after-me/03:00 Steve Sailer on Filthy Armenian Adventures, https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/72-sailer-on-the-green/id1591842383?i=100065362624812:00 Eucalpytus as an invasive species, https://www.cal-ipc.org/plants/profile/eucalyptus-globulus-profile/15:00 Israeli settlers, https://www.nytimes.com/video/magazine/100000009469710/west-bank-settler-violence-israel.html17:00 NYT: The Unpunished: How Extremists Took Over Israel, https://www.nytimes.com/2024/05/16/magazine/israel-west-bank-settler-violence-impunity.html25:30 ‘I Love … Continue reading →

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UCLA Pro-Palestine Protests (5-23-24)

Posted on May 24, 2024 by Luke Ford

I report, you decide!

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Decoding Israel’s Growing Isolation (5-22-24)

Posted on May 22, 2024 by Luke Ford

01:00 NYT: What to know about Karim Khan’s decision to seek arrest warrants, https://www.nytimes.com/2024/05/22/world/europe/icc-warrants-israel-hamas-khan.html07:00 Which first world nations have become more Muslim and more free? 14:20 Prof. John Mearsheimer: How Will the War in Gaza End?36:00 WSJ: The Israelis Prove … Continue reading →

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Decoding Politics: Identity v Policy, Interests v Principles (5-21-24)

Posted on May 21, 2024 by Luke Ford

01:00 NYT: The Dangerous Political Headwind Facing Biden,https://www.nytimes.com/live/2024/05/21/opinion/thepoint#biden-trump-popularity12:00 Ideology vs. Identity: What Drives Political Preferences?1:02:00 Janan Ganesh: Maybe politics, which for decades has been dysfunctional in the US, doesn’t matter that much, https://www.ft.com/content/4effcabc-8b5b-4cd4-a3e7-b5a38f4878631:08:00 NYT: How Extremists Took Over Israel, https://www.nytimes.com/2024/05/16/magazine/israel-west-bank-settler-violence-impunity.html1:58:00 … Continue reading →

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Decoding The Anti-Israel, Pro-Palestine Campus Protests (5-5-24)

Posted on May 5, 2024 by Luke Ford

01:00 My analysis of campus protests: https://lukeford.net/blog/?p=15496103:00 National Review: Since When Does Criminal Law Not Apply to College Campus Protests?,https://www.nationalreview.com/corner/since-when-does-criminal-law-not-apply-to-college-campus-protests/10:00 New York Times podcast on campus protests, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aV1_3EovQZs13:00 Journalist Lydia Polgreen, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lydia_Polgreen16:30 Victor Davis Hanson: Radical Far-Left Palestine protests threaten … Continue reading →

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Pro Palestine campus protests at UCLA (5-3-24)

Posted on May 3, 2024 by Luke Ford

President Joe Biden said protest is fine but disruption is not. The essence of these campus protests has been disruption. The only reason these protests have captured the attention of the news is because of their disruption. Pro-Palestine speech is … Continue reading →

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Decoding The Anti-Israel, Pro-Palestine Campus Protests (5-1-24)

Posted on May 1, 2024 by Luke Ford

01:00 I started a Tiktok channel, https://www.tiktok.com/@lukeford61303:00 ‘Unacceptable’: Why it took hours for police to quell attack at UCLA pro-Palestinian camp, https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2024-05-01/why-did-it-take-police-so-long-to-end-the-violent-clashes-at-ucla06:00 LAT: After violent night at UCLA, UC president launches investigation into response, https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2024-04-30/ucla-moves-to-shut-down-pro-palestinian-encampment-as-unlawful08:00 A timeline of UCLA violence, … Continue reading →

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Fights Break Out At UCLA Israel Protests (4-28-24)

Posted on April 28, 2024 by Luke Ford

NBC News, KTLA, Reuters, CBS, and ABC 7.

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Iran Escalates – Attacks Israel Directly For The First Time (4-14-24)

Posted on April 14, 2024 by Luke Ford

01:00 Iran’s attack on Israel, https://lukeford.net/blog/?p=15445103:00 NYT: Iran’s Strikes on Israel Open a Dangerous New Chapter for Old Rivals, https://www.nytimes.com/2024/04/14/world/middleeast/israel-response-iran-attack.html23:00 Sam Vaknin: Iran’s Miscalculation, Israel’s Opportunity, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=scAgY0CVxiQ24:30 What your phone charge level signalshttps://www.nytimes.com/2024/04/14/world/middleeast/israel-response-iran-attack.html43:00 Prof. John Mearsheimer : Israel’s Dangerous Game., … Continue reading →

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