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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