Having solidarity with the Palestinian people isn't being anti Jewish.

@olliemck60

7 ай бұрын

Exactly, being anti-zionist is not anti-semitic. Both Palestinians and Israelis are Semites!

@milespaw

7 ай бұрын

Not according to the ADL.

@olliemck60

7 ай бұрын

@@milespaw Oh and the ADL certainly would not be biased, would they! Hopefully you were being sarcastic, hate to think you are that naive, and have access to a computer!

@milespaw

7 ай бұрын

@@olliemck60 100% sarcasm. They're biased AF!

@gagibakija4825

7 ай бұрын

Palestinians are Jewish Christians and Muslims! Zionists are antisemitic

As a Muslim I'd love to meet Josh and shake his hand.

@rileyfuckingrifle

7 ай бұрын

​?

@lilmoe4364

7 ай бұрын

Nice.. I love comments like this . may this terrible situation end up bringing more people together than apart.. love is stronger than hate

@christianmccann9400

7 ай бұрын

Greetings from Ireland ,. Free Palestine!

@komlat253

7 ай бұрын

Cute hah😂

@Afton_Robotics_1987

7 ай бұрын

​@@christianmccann9400love Ireland!

"Zionism has hijacked Judaism" This should be the quote of the year. I hope this quote gets posted everywhere and goes viral on social media. This simple line explains everything

@englishlit0171

7 ай бұрын

Yes of the year 1947

@Afton_Robotics_1987

7 ай бұрын

​@@englishlit0171and today too

@prsimoibn2710

7 ай бұрын

Zionism also hijacked the bible, through the Scofield Bible written by a convicted criminal who got invited and funded by people from London

@prsimoibn2710

7 ай бұрын

Basically Zionism made the protestant christians reject the temple body of Christ, it's like a whole new blasphemous sect made of two casts

@Tabish29

7 ай бұрын

Muslims said the same thing about Islam decades ago

Thank you, Sam, for this excellent conversation. As an American Jew, I support Palestinian human rights. I believe history is on the side of non-Zionist Jews.

@republica13

7 ай бұрын

I hope your correct. I'm all for it.

@cluelessandcurious5277

7 ай бұрын

I’m a Jew too and I’m glad I’m not alone.

@prashanthsubburam1605

7 ай бұрын

Just out of curiosity so you don’t believe in the existence of the state of Israel or do u support 1967 two state solution or one state solution? There are lot of pro Palestine element especially out side of west circle wants all Jews who came after 1948 expelled (idk how that is possible since everyone is mixed now or what will happened Jews go escaped from other Arab countries) If you say one state then what will happens to gay people for example any sane person who looks at the region can say there two groups can’t live together. Just curious about your thought

@ilanklinger2573

7 ай бұрын

Yeah, look at what happened to Europe Jews between 1933-1945 and the conclusion is that non-Zionist are on the right side of History!!!!!😝😝😝😝😝

@northwind8821

7 ай бұрын

Zionism is an aspect of Judaism. The problem is Judaism.

Liberating oneself from the shackles of dogma requires courageousness. It's nerve-racking & socially destructive especially for those cursed with an overabundance of intrinsic morality. Obviously Josh is one of them, and I salute him for this.

@moisuomi

7 ай бұрын

Judaism and Zionism are one in the same. Don't bother trying to refute me. You know I am right.

@Uncanny_Mountain

7 ай бұрын

Begging the question fallacy^ That's what they do Deny, deflect, disinform It's called Gaslighting aka Grooming aka Accusation in a mirror, a Hatespeech incitement technique used in Cults, Authoritarian Communism, Western media Genocide, and by Sexual Predators Accuse your opponent of that which you are doing Every accusation is a confession with Coward iseaelies

@rollingknuckleball

7 ай бұрын

Rabbi Yaakov Shapiro explains how "Zionism has hijacked Judaism" perfectly. Go look up, "Has Zionism hijacked Judaism" - Rabbi Yaakov Shapiro.

@knuckles543

7 ай бұрын

@@moisuomi no we don't, you ASSUME you are right and want others to accept it without evidence

@chaosmonkey9987

7 ай бұрын

​@moisuomi so why do jews that actually follow the bible say that zionists are not jews because they rebeled against God by leaving thier state of exile and creating thier own state

Coming out of Christian fundamentalism was rough, but I can’t even imagine working through what this guy is dealing with. I’m glad he found his way out!

@Irish.liquorice

7 ай бұрын

👏👏👏

Seems like a really nice person. I'm glad he chose to seek empathy, understanding, and love over indoctrinated ignorance that only perpetuate the worst aspects of humanity.

@TSmith-yy3cc

7 ай бұрын

I see your comments around and remember them as based haha. Hope that you're well!

@moisuomi

7 ай бұрын

Judaism and Zionism are one in the same. Don't bother trying to refute me. You know I am right.

@Holmz814

7 ай бұрын

​@@moisuomiTake a break or think of something original😮

@rollingknuckleball

7 ай бұрын

Rabbi Yaakov Shapiro explains how "Zionism has hijacked Judaism" perfectly. Go look up, "Has Zionism hijacked Judaism" - Rabbi Yaakov Shapiro.

@ComradeCatpurrnicus

7 ай бұрын

@@TSmith-yy3cc Hope you're well too

This was an incredible conversation. I wish it could have continued. Thank you both.

If only more people could have an open heart and mind. Callers like this give me hope for change ❤

@rrubens3026

7 ай бұрын

Absolutely I applaud this man.

@alexdevcamp

7 ай бұрын

Notice how it took him 2 decades to fully transform

@thomasrussell4674

7 ай бұрын

@@alexdevcamp and doesn't that show how deep he had to go to heal from how much they had fucked with his soul.

@rollingknuckleball

7 ай бұрын

Rabbi Yaakov Shapiro explains how "Zionism has hijacked Judaism" perfectly. Go look up, "Has Zionism hijacked Judaism" - Rabbi Yaakov Shapiro.

I really feel for this guy. Thanks for taking his call, Sam. 😢

@moisuomi

7 ай бұрын

Judaism and Zionism are one in the same. Don't bother trying to refute me. You know I am right.

@adambrown3918

7 ай бұрын

@moisuomi Would you be able to summarize concisely that these two words represent the same thing? It would help clarify your position on the matter.

@rollingknuckleball

7 ай бұрын

Rabbi Yaakov Shapiro explains how "Zionism has hijacked Judaism" perfectly. Go look up, "Has Zionism hijacked Judaism" - Rabbi Yaakov Shapiro.

@moonblossomdoll5083

7 ай бұрын

​@@adambrown3918They're actually just spamming it in any comment line lol

@geekylove3603

7 ай бұрын

The freaks on this show should write to Jamie Foxx and Kryie Irving to apologise.

Stating the Truth is NOT anti-semitism.

@Afton_Robotics_1987

7 ай бұрын

True! Yet people have The audacity to be Islamophobic openly! Such hypocrisy.

@olliemck60

7 ай бұрын

unfortunately the truth is not always clear!

@moisuomi

7 ай бұрын

Judaism and Zionism are one in the same. Don't bother trying to refute me. You know I am right.

@Uncanny_Mountain

7 ай бұрын

Especially when Palestinians are SEMITES

@Afton_Robotics_1987

7 ай бұрын

@@moisuomi kiddo copy pasted his comment 3 times yet wrote "refute"🤣🤣🤣. What a bot

Fuck i wish this call lasted an hour, hopefully this dude calls back in to talk more. Fascinating shit

"I don't believe in bad people, I believe in broken people that need help." So profound.

@aheroictaxidriver3180

7 ай бұрын

Brokenness and fascism are two completely different things.

@myohmy-fb9ns

7 ай бұрын

​@@aheroictaxidriver3180fascism often stems from it

@moisuomi

7 ай бұрын

Judaism and Zionism are one in the same. Don't bother trying to refute me. You know I am right.

@meganbaker9116

7 ай бұрын

⁠@@aheroictaxidriver3180Read Alice Miller’s books. She analyzes a lot of people who did terrible things, even Hitler.

@myohmy-fb9ns

7 ай бұрын

​@@moisuomi Zionism stems from not being able to forgive.

Self-reflection is an admirable trait, kudos to this man.

That caller saved his soul. Thank God for that. Good to see people liberating themselves from the mental shackles of Zionism

@FUNKY_BUTTLOVIN

7 ай бұрын

It's hard to know what to do, what you even can do, about these giant evils oftentimes. I'm an American and all the evil America does and has done and will do, what can I do about any of it? I do think about such things and I try to figure out how I can actually do something... I try to get people to join DSA, because I think that actually has a good shot at pushing politics to a place where our country is less destructive, less sociopathic on the world stage... I've found some small charities where I can donate and help, and the small amount I can contribute actually makes a difference. But it is so difficult to bridge that gap between even seeing the good or evil of things, and then seeing where you could or should work to help. But yeah, you are right, the beginning of it all, is right in your heart, in your thoughts. When your heart is in the right place and you speak and act with a pure thought, goodness comes naturally, and that is all any one person can be expected to do.

@nananou1687

7 ай бұрын

What about the shackles of Islamism. What about the Surahs used by so many muslims right now, about Jews hiding behind Garquad trees, as the sign of elimination of Jews, within the Qur'an itself. Zionism is deplorable, but Islamism is not behind

@Uncanny_Mountain

7 ай бұрын

​@@nananou1687 can't blame them Just look how entitled you think you are to bomb kids

@Irish.liquorice

7 ай бұрын

Everyone should free themselves from all dogmatism.

@annzielinski1610

7 ай бұрын

Religious extremism is the same problem everywhere. They all seem to have the same ideas like the Taliban. Hinduism is no different.

I understand Zionism after Hitler, but it started way before then and that is problematic. Palestinians should not bear the burden for the sins of nazism, and failure of the world to prevent the holocaust! The antagonists should be made to accept a real two-state solution by incentivising Palestine and threatening to boycott Israel or anyone else that opposes a real two-state solution!

@faroukabdellah4216

7 ай бұрын

I think that a two-state solution is impossible at this point. The wall of separation and the settlements destroyed any geographic continuity for a possible palestinian state. Also, even with that, if a palestinian state were to be proclamed on the 1967 borders, the 700 000 jewish sttlers will not accept to be part of the newly created state, nor they will accept to leave their homes/ villages / settlements / towns in the West Bank. The only solution possible is recognizing what exists now de facto : a unique state, but under which palestinians recover their basic human rights and are recognized as citizens as the same level as jews are, in Israel. One state under the rule one man, one vote, secular, bi-national, not called Israel, not called Palestine but for example is called The Holy Lands, that have hebrew and arabic as it's official langages and a national anthem that recognizes past sufferings of jews outside of that State and the suffering of palestinians inside of that State and that celebrates the new friendship between both. That's the only solution.

@olliemck60

7 ай бұрын

@@faroukabdellah4216 there is certainly a wall of separation, however, Israeli settlements and other land grabs and its apartheid make the current FAKE two-state non-solution also an impossible status quo. A real two-state solution is the only way forward to avoid further bloodshed and eventually a WMD calamity.

@melissabirch459

7 ай бұрын

I agree with Ilan Pape . He believes in a one ste solution where Jews Christians and Muslims live together and work out the differences

@prsimoibn2710

7 ай бұрын

​@@faroukabdellah4216that's exactly what they want

@MarianneExJohnson

7 ай бұрын

@@faroukabdellah4216I don't think the settlements have to be an obstacle to the two-state solution per se. 700,000 settlers could be relocated to Israel proper. (As big of a project that would be, it's a lot smaller than relocating 6 million Palestinians.) And even the widespread racism in Israel could be overcome in time. It seems to me that the really insurmountable problem at this time is the unwillingness of the U.S. to change its stance of unconditionally backing Israel no matter what they do. If the U.S. were to change its tune, Israel would have to listen, whether they like it or not.

Wow. I have such respect for non-zionist Jews. The pandemic has been so life changing. It's a shame there is so much animosity against Jews. Jews have been on the vanguard of social justice.

@Afton_Robotics_1987

7 ай бұрын

Im a Muslim and I appreciate and respect anti-zionist Jews alot! They are very brave but are sadly facing discrimination in their own homeland by their own brothers, the Zionist Jews. There are multiple videos of the Israeli police beating up Anti-Zionists on the streets. You can look them up, its pretty brutal.

@republica13

7 ай бұрын

You are correct with that last sentence. They have always tried to help the working class. Whether socialists, communists or whatever other label, they cared about society.

@moisuomi

7 ай бұрын

Judaism and Zionism are one in the same. Don't bother trying to refute me. You know I am right.

@victordee2287

7 ай бұрын

Yes they have, and the results have been catastrophic for White Christians throughout the West. Elon was exactly right in his affirmation of the “controversial” tweet that brought him the recent controversy.

@owl.feathers

7 ай бұрын

​@@moisuomido you really have nothing better to do than copy and paste this same reply to a bunch of comments?

As a Muslim I'd love to thank him a lot for his honesty, I'm also had my journey out of Islamism so i really feel him at some level.

@nananou1687

7 ай бұрын

👏

@AshiwiZuni

7 ай бұрын

This is what ive attempted to explain to some of my “edgy athiest” friends. Religion is not the problem. It is the hijacking of those beliefs by fascist actors to promote a supremacist mindset and reinforce societal oppression. This has always been the problem. Not god.

@f1aziz

7 ай бұрын

What's Islamism?

@saidbendif2834

7 ай бұрын

liar

@aligmal5031

7 ай бұрын

@@f1aziz islamism is the radical movements like wahabism muslim brotherhood ect

You are not alone Josh. There are many people from various ultra hardcore religious families, as well as from families ruled by personality disorers, for whom the only option is to find another family of choice. Many fail to muster the courage to do so and decide to live with the lies. Glad to know you are not one of them.

@grimlicentia

7 ай бұрын

I grew up in the Pentecostal craziness of the 80s and 90s, this is where the faith healing and speaking in tongues stuff was developed. When I was about 5, my grandmother chased me into the bathroom, cornered me in the tub, and while my mother held me down, tried to "exercise the demons" while speaking in tongues. If you've seen the documentary 'jesus camp' you'll understand. Anyway, they are rabid Zionists because they believe it will bring Jesus back. What the caller described from beliefs regarding Israel to the indoctrination, social pressure and fear of being ostracized is identical to my experience. It's hard to come to terms with the fact that things that were deemed so important during your upbringing turned out to be very wrong. It's even harder to take that information and make a decision to change your own behavior and general world view. A lot of people are not able to overcome that cognitive dissonance as it can be painful. I have not spoken to my family in 20 years because it was so bad. It's not an easy journey, but you aren't alone. Hang in there caller, it will get easier.

Anti-Zionism doesn't mean calling for the Jewish people of Israel to be evicted. It just means the Palestinians get equal rights, equal voting, an equal part in the representative government, freedom of movement, equality. A multicultural, multiethnic state instead of an ethnostate will lead to actual peace.

@nananou1687

7 ай бұрын

Hear hear! Something which is actually the context of the caller. Yet some staunch Islamists would use it for their own benefit

@grmpEqweer

7 ай бұрын

@@nananou1687 They're just as bad as the Jewish settlers, and don't represent the vast majority of practicing Muslims. Using them as an excuse to not liberate Palestinians ignores the fact that Israel's brutality is a large factor in radicalization. Not just in Palestine, but throughout the Middle East.

@chrisd2896

7 ай бұрын

A confederation suggested by many including Omer Bartov (see his two interviews in Democracy Now!) seems to take the best aspects of two state solution and a single state. Up to now I've been hopeless on this issue, but the confederacy solution has turned me around.

@rizanz2108

7 ай бұрын

It also means zionists do not attain their goals of bigotry. But they'll fight that, since they have the cash....until they face economic sanctiona....as happened to apartheid South Africa

@ElleahWC

7 ай бұрын

Do you think that's true? Lebanon hasn't really been successful as a binational state. Also, do most Palestinians want a non-religious, non-ethnic state? Do most people who live in that area want those things? I fear that universalist-minded westerners are proposing solutions that won't actually make the people who live there happy.

One of the best calls - more people need to understand this

Great call, great caller. Hopefully many more will follow suit, may the best ideas win. "I don't see bad people, only broken people." That's awesome. I have a similar take when I hear people condemn homeless people, drug addicts, etc. I feel that their existence is more a condemnation of society than anything else. Interesting that Sam mentioned Exodus, I just started reading that book, realizing that it is likely filled with dated, romanticized propaganda, but it should be interesting, even if just to learn where the propaganda comes from.

@SeekingTheLoveThatGodMeans7648

7 ай бұрын

There are people who do choose to be bent upon bad things, for a season even if successfully escaping it for an eternity. The plight of sinful humanity is complex. It might be better to say that it is very difficult in many cases to see impossibly bad people. Still, what is society composed of, but people? If they're not getting a better picture of what is possible, and not wanting to, is not this an element of sin in itself? The theology of sin and atonement is a thick, thorny thing. I am a person who used to count myself part of Jewish society but became Christian of conviction in midlife. Without a salvational lift personally from God accompanied by sacrifice, we are stuck in a pure Mosaic ethos where certain peoples we may encounter are simply "all bad" with no help. The position of the Palestinians (aggravated, as it were, by certain angst recorded in the Muslim scriptures and traditions) is a classic example. Should those who say they know God better attempt to bring them salvation -- or should they simply tread them down?

@FUNKY_BUTTLOVIN

7 ай бұрын

The notion that all the Jews left Palestine in the exodus has been scientifically disproven too. Long there has been this idea that this region was just empty, then Arabs showed up in the Middle Ages. The truth is, many Jews never left Palestine, they lived in the northern hilly region, rural lives, and they mixed with the Arabs to come in the Middle Ages Israeli scientific research, funded by the ethnostate, has proven that the most direct, closest living descendents of the Jews of Jesus's time, are the Palestinian Arabs themselves. They're more Jewish than the Jews, despite not identifying as such.

Very, very insightful conversation. Appreciate this caller very much.

Much respect for all peace loving Jews

I’m a Muslim and I’d like to thank this respectful Jew for his honesty and stance against Zionism; {Allah does not forbid you to deal justly and kindly with those who fought not against you on account of religion and did not drive you out of your homes. Verily, Allah loves those who deal with equity.}( 60:8) Translations of the meanings of Quran the last and final revelation from Allah the creator of all, the One and Only true God, the Only One worthy of worship.

Thank you for calling in and thank you Sam for taking his call. I could really feel the weight of the universe breaking you as you told your story. So honest, sincere, snd brave. But now that the cognitive disadence is broken it is like starting over and it gets better every day. I had a different story of being trapped in the lies of a different religion and family tradition. Good luck to you.

Something is really wrong in that country. Hate is cultivated and they seem to have the best farmers since... well, you know since when.

It was a privilege to listen.

I'm worried for someone I know who's Israeli. Not heard from her in almost a month now, shortly after the initial conflict. I hope she's okay - because she's vocally anti-Zionist and anti-Imperialist.

@englishlit0171

7 ай бұрын

I hope she is ok

@Afton_Robotics_1987

7 ай бұрын

Hope she is fine. She is more in danger from Israel than she is from Hamas.

@grmpEqweer

7 ай бұрын

Israel has been locking up people like her. 😬 Hope she's OK.

@moisuomi

7 ай бұрын

Judaism and Zionism are one in the same. Don't bother trying to refute me. You know I am right.

@grmpEqweer

7 ай бұрын

@@moisuomi So your lust for an apartheid ethnostate is essential to Judaism? Depriving millions of their human rights...essential to Judaism? Ethnic cleansing, a true part of Judaism? There's plenty of practicing Jews who would greatly disagree with you.

Ex-mormon raised in a fundamentalist leaning family (but still LDS, not FLDS) and i empathize so much with everything this guy has gone through. Morning like that can even have a weird form of end times Zionism.

Brave man Josh. Thank you, wish you all the best.

i can understand how going NC (No Contact) from your relatives can make one feel absolutely lonely, Josh. my mother essentially had to do that with her siblings and her husband (my father) until he passed away two years ago from NASH, hence why me, Sis and mom have stuck together for so long at this point.

@DePeaceHunter

7 ай бұрын

Imo one should not going no contact with their family even tho they hold different views. It does nothing but breaking down society structure even more while only superficially fixing the problem

@iandonnelly6684

7 ай бұрын

​@@DePeaceHunter removing yourself from ppl who hurt you is valid. Forming healthy connections is more important than supposed Societal degeracy or whatever.

This was one of if not The Best call in interview I can remember on any show. Ask him to be on the show on the phone, at the least sometime soon, even though he seems too humble to say yes. ... And, I suspect this would be an appropriate topic for quite some time it seems. Thank you Sam & Josh.

This is why I still watch the Majority Report after over a decade.

I'm a Palestinian who's married to a Jewish woman. For what it's worth, this conversation meant a lot to me. There is such polarization and dehumanization in this conflict. I'm so used to people telling me that because I care about Palestinian rights that means I hate Jews and that's incredibly painful, along with my partner and favorite person in the world, I have so many friends and mentors who happened to be Jewish. I feel blessed to hear anyone who is willing to affirm that standing up for human rights is not in conflict with a Jewish identity. I wish that more Palestinians could be exposed to this viewpoint instead of just hearing from the most right-wing elements of the Israeli government who only seek division and hatred.

@rizanz2108

7 ай бұрын

It's a global myopic attitude acquired over centuries...times are changing... and all will be well when the gen-z take over.😊

You guys have had a lot of very interesting discussions recently, with both guests and callers. Sam is a really top notch interviewer. Always seems to have the ability to ask some of the questions I'm thinking at the time.

Powerful words. Heartbreaking.

Wonderfully said. Much love & respect to you Josh, and thanks for sharing Sam

Exactly. Zionism is not judaism. Zionism is a rebelion/deviant of judaism. Not all jews are zoinis. Condemning ocupation, oppresion, apartheid & genosid is not antisemite. This conflict is not about religion matter, is not about Judaism vs Islam, but it's about zionism against humanity.

I really appreciate Sam + the Majority Report for their willingness to have discussions that are political while addressing the whole of our humanity.

The caller is spot on. Jews from 2000 years ago in the middle east did NOT look like netanyahoo. The European jewry have conflated judaism with zionism, and tainted the religion.

This was so fascinating. Thank you Josh for this intelligent and emotional conversation; I wish more people were exposed to these perspectives and experiences. So few mainstream media outlets and platforms discuss the real history and the truth based on people’s actual experiences. Keep up the fantastic work Sam and team✌🏼

This hits really hard. To hear him talk about it, it wouldn't be out of bounds to call Zionism a cult. I hope Josh continues to heal, and I appreciate him telling his story.

Josh is a level-headed, grounded young man. The world needs more like him.

Such a deep and emotional talk wow! I really appreciate you sharing and unpacking the personal journey and perspective. Thank you!

What a brave caller. It takes real under courage to challenge your deeply held beliefs and reprogram yourself

Why do I believe what I believe? A little valued question of great value...

“The truth is beautiful only for those who want to hear it. Bitter for criminals and indifferent to the ignorant.”

Important. Thank you for sharing.

It would be interesting to discuss the whole “programming” aka indoctrination process. How does it happen? What’s the process? When does it start?

@prsimoibn2710

7 ай бұрын

First google the Scofield Bible, Nazism in Zionist spheres ect

@MyUniqueVibe

7 ай бұрын

I know people never tend to talk about this. But most religious people are indoctrinated into this or that religion from the moment they are born (just like how toddlers learn from their parents to walk and talk, so do they tend to learn about whatever religion they are born into). It's a form of indoctrination, but different from walking and talking that are part of evolution - religion is not necessary for humanity to thrive, at least not in the same vein as walking and talking. I find it hard to take religious people seriously when they try to argue about their God(s) being real while others are all false. We do not choose which family we are born into, so why do some people have a easier time than others in terms of being born into the 'real' faith? Would someone born a Muslim, who then converts to Christianity, get more rewards in the afterlife as opposed to someone born into Christianity? And if not, then how is this system fair?

@FrostyFlakes00

7 ай бұрын

About the same time fundamental Christians do; taking the babies to church, raising them in the church, putting them in Sunday school, and sending them to Jesus Camp.

Big respect for this caller.

Damn, that caller nails it one. Congratulations. Exactly what has happened.

Really good call. Thanks, Josh! Take care

Most enjoyable caller to date, even if the topic is heartbreaking.

I’m very thankful for this call & that this clip is up for people to see. Sums things up perfectly & from people born & raised Jewish.

I have stopped trying to make people understand what's the history is and why Gazaian's feel this way, so for the last couple of days I been visiting pro Israel channels and trolling the heck out of them with logic and truth. Trying to do my small bits And hope that even 1 person will investigate for themselves

@satiricgames2129

7 ай бұрын

Ur not doing shit your a keyboard warrior

@theredreceivers

7 ай бұрын

That is a complete waste of your time

@jeffreyJavad

7 ай бұрын

Well who knows .

Love this conversation. And Sam's interest is deeply moving. Love MR. LEFT IS BEST!

S/o to this caller 💯. I didn’t know that’s what was taught -the heroism of Zionism. That’s a lot to deprogram.

Wow, I can't imagine how tough and painful a journey the caller has gone through. Truly incredible that he's managed to come out of it with such clarity.

Amazing discussion. Best I've heard on the topic. Caller is brilliant and insightful. Shalom Aleichem🙏🙏🙏🙏☮️☮️☮️☮️

I really like this caller. I especially like their belief that "there are no bad people, only broken people." My view on Israel is that Israel is a settler-colonial state that is oppressing the Palestinian people. Given the history of the Jewish people in Europe, where they were constantly persecuted, similarly to many stateless peoples who have diasporas across many other states and territories, especially those who have been victims of genocide or driven from their historical homelands; it is understandable that some Jewish people and groups want to have a sovereign homeland as a safe haven from antisemitism and persecution. However, that does not grant Israel the right to persecute those who were living on the land and had their own polities, communities, and cultures. I am fine with Israel existing as a safe haven for the Jewish people, so long as they are secular in every other way, and so long as Israel understands it cannot be a state for Jews alone, it must be shared with the Palestinians whom must have equal Israeli citizenship, and that would mean that the White Jewish Israelis may be a minority compared to the Palestinian Israelis (whom may be Muslim, Jewish, Christian, Atheist, or have another religious position altogether). It is especially important to remember that genetic analysis shows that the Palestinians and European Jews are basically cousins who were descended from the same people group, and that the Palestinians have lived in the land longer than that of the Israelis. What people need to understand is that anti-zionism is not synonyms with antisemitism. There exist non-zionist and anti-zionist Jews. P.S. I currently identify as a Unitarian Universalist, I was previously a Progressive Christian, and I was raised non-denominational Christian because my mother was non-denominational Christian. However, my father and his family were Jewish. My parents had an interfaith marriage. My father did convert to Christianity when I was around 7 or 8 years old, and he died when I was 12.

@Afton_Robotics_1987

7 ай бұрын

RIP to your father. All you have said is true. As a Muslim myself who lives in India, our people are being oppressed and persecuted by the Hindu majority. I can relate to many non-zionist or anti-zionist Jews who face persecution in their own homeland from their own brothers! Its honestly so hypocritical of Israelis to use the Holocaust to justify their own genocide on the people of Palestine. Anti-Semitism is wrong but I have seen 0 people use it against Israelis. Islamophobia is equally wrong, but I have seen hundreds of people use it against Palestinians. Especially Indian Hindu nationalists. The world can be so ignorant. Its honestly so disgusting.

@debeb5148

7 ай бұрын

"There are no bad people, only broken people" Trump when he did nothing wrong: "HE IS EVIL! HE IS BAD! LOCK HIM UP! HE'S A NAZI"!"

Wow, this was amazing to listen to.

We have a lot to thank non zionist Jews for. These are some of the people who are getting the most work done to get Palestinians to be recognized as human.

Really appreciate this.

Einstein warned us folks..

Thanks!

He is an Honest hero. It is not easy to challenge your own society. Greetings from Ethiopia

Absolutely! Preach, Josh! I cannot believe that so many Democractic politicians in the U.S. refuse to explore the nuance of the middle east conflict and accept that the actions of Europeans in middle east are antithetical to the beliefs espoused by most Democrats in the U.S, such as civil rights, equality and promotion of self-determination for all. Therefore, most Democrats will not support the wholesale attacks on a civilian population by this right-wing government purportedly because of the actions of a small band of actors, especially when the same right-wing government attacking this civilian population does not have clean hands. It's imperialism at its worst and barbaric. Democratic supporters in the U.S. need to accept that fact before we can help these people begin the healing process, otherwise we will be lumped in with this right-wing government and be viewed as just as culpable. This is a very scary proposition, especially seeing what the Democrats are now facing in our own politics here in U.S.

Awesome vlog‼️💯😊

God bless you, Josh. You are a very brave person. I wish you all the best.

Really great call, truly appreciate this man sharing his story and perspective

Excellent caller

Give people time. My grandfather was a Mizrahi Jew who lived on an agri kibbutz workers co-op and his philistine friend often brought him olives from his family tree. when i was young he told me about the zionists and their project and it didn’t make sense at the time. it makes a lot of sense now and its really bad. Spare a thought for some of us who are very uncomfortable with what is happening now. Eyes wide open.

People really need to remember Deitrich Bonhoeffer's Theory of Stupidity.

Great discussion.

Ruthless political vested interest will definitely hijack any popular group or movement to capture the numbers they seek.

Excellent, sharing

THIS caller!. ❤️💯🙏🏽

Maybe I'm just being superficial but I've always been off the opinion that the prime reason for 'Compulsory Military Service' there, isn't because there's a shortage of civilians to employ in the IDF. The purpose is to have everybody on the same page, with the exact same outlook at the world. There's also no chance of protesting the actions of the govt if you've been there yourself and you'd defend it to outsiders. It breeds a common hate and a shared superiority complex.

A Christian living in 🇺🇸 and I stand with the Palestinians ✝️🇵🇸❤️🙏🏻 Jesus commanded that we love our neighbors as ourself and there are a lot of Christians who are going to be held responsible for hating & promoting the destruction of not only other Christians in Palestine but the unsaved in the Middle East as well. God have mercy on the Palestinians in Jesus name amen 🙏🏻🙌🏻❤️

@seandoyle296

7 ай бұрын

The Abrahamic god is the entire problem in the first place. Judaism has an extreme issue with its own supremacy myths, and those sentiments bled into and molded the sense of dominance and entitlement found in Christianity and Islam.

@mschickie007

7 ай бұрын

Did you know that the Christian Palestinians -and there are many ,are treated like crap right along with the Muslims ? It’s true . Too bad the 🇺🇸evangelical/ Christian people don’t know it . That’s because the Israelis want the tourism $$’s .

@seanluzdeluna8153

7 ай бұрын

Don't call people unsaved just beacuse they're not Christian Jesus lovers!😠🤬That's rude, condescending, and fundamentalist!🖕🏼

@ibrahimmohammedibrahim9273

7 ай бұрын

Jesus is palestinian There are palestinian christian suffering a lot of from Israel

@drugsdelaney2907

7 ай бұрын

Religion is cancer

This is me too. I was born to a settler family and deprogrammed and reprogrammed. More and more people are awakening

❤😢bless you for your courage and honesty. I am family for you if you’ll have me. 🤟

Man, only 2 minutes in and this is a fascinating discussion.

I wish more people would listen to Israelis and those people of Israeli descent speak out against Israel, instead of listening to the Anglo-European Christian contingent who, no matter Democrat or Republican, are not getting it. I respect Sam. I respect this caller and others who are desperate for people to stop with the knee-jerk support of the Israeli government because they have been brainwashed into thinking it's anti-Semitism to do otherwise. It's time to let people of a Semitic background speak about what is anti-Semitic and what isn't.

I hope Josh knows how important and inspiring his words were

Soo... Insightful, Reflective... Ernest.

Thank you Josh. People like you are very few these days. Jews and Muslims can live together in peace and harmony

Thank you, Josh and Sam.

I need to speak with more Jewish friends like this because the defense of this currently conflict is really affecting my wider reaching opinions.

my mom was born in Israel in 1942 so my family and many we know have a strong connection to Israel. as for myself for years(2016) I watched guys like Harris Weinstein crowder daily wire Owens Murray et al ....when oct 7 happen outrage set in pretty quickly I signed petitions in the following days over the rise in antisemitism went to events shouted no ceasefire became outraged at missing posters being ripped etc . About a week ago my 21 year old daughter asked me kindly to watch a video- (Piers with Bassem). It was amazing. That click led me to a Sam Seder video. I have now spent I don't know how many hours listening to Sam for a week, literally working . ..ive barely slept . sam and the gang shattered my world view and I realized I had zero sophistication on any topic. ...sometimes with great humour . I was proud I could stop my self from doubling down on bad ideas and have listen ...I feel like apologizing and hugging the squad for days. the problem-- I have one friend left ...my daughter . All because I said I agree with a ceasefire ...tears and madness and name calling "sam is a communist !" "you are so easily manipulated "" etc . Now what Sam ? !!!!!

@gorash100

7 ай бұрын

I realize this was poorly written now . but I think it makes sense. btw first text I saw today on my phone was "cant wait until you snap out of this. " Meaning stop listening to Sam

@squreshi8413

7 ай бұрын

I don’t have good advice, but I admire you so much for standing alone for the truth. I hope I can be so open minded towards my own biases too.

@eeeeeesandoooos9645

7 ай бұрын

To be fair, you're right to be upset when someone tears down a poster of a kidnapped child.

Powerful discussion

This is what muslims said about terrorists who were killing in religions name. These extremists have hijacked Islam. Nobody listened then. Looks like the club has another member. The BJP in India is also not far behind.

@nananou1687

7 ай бұрын

These extremists are also Hamas. Or Hezbollah. Or so many people on Twitter, who on the garb of anti Zionism are pro Islamists, wanting to eradicate Jews as per the instructions within the Qur'an. Compared to the situation in Pakistan, BJP, even though they are truly horrible, are way nicer. Pakistan is a failed state anyway

This experience was almost word for word mine, I thought for a minute my name was Josh

I don’t believe in bad people. Just broken people… Wow.

Ok, I'm joining ur channel.

Many stories about European jews given refuge in Palestine in early 20th century then turned over and dispossessed their hosts of their homes. It was like the French or other colonial societies when they took over many countries in Asia and Africa.

I have to say that before this conflict I had no idea that majority of Jews do not support Zionism. The strong voices coming from Jewish community against Zionism and genocide restores my faith in humanity that there is a future where Jews and Palestinians would be able to live side by side in peace as they had in past centuries. If we can do that in America I am sure we can do that in Israel

@kathrynanneperry4651

7 ай бұрын

How do you know the majority of jews don't support Zionism?

@itcouldbelupus2842

7 ай бұрын

​@@kathrynanneperry4651How do you know they do?

@kathrynanneperry4651

7 ай бұрын

@@itcouldbelupus2842 Obviously most adult Israeli's support zionism. They voted in Netanyahu and a whole bunch of other ultra nationalist religous fanatics.

@ElleahWC

7 ай бұрын

That's because the majority of Jews do support the *existence* of Israel and would claim the term Zionist. Polling consistently shows that this continues to be true. Many of those Zionists are also anti-Netanyahu, anti-Settlements, anti-racist, and are otherwise left leaning on social and economic issues. These are people who sincerely believe that Israel could be a progressive, democratic state that is a fair place for Palestinians too, and many are keenly aware that it is not living up to that potential.

Very interesting!

6:40 " Why do people who I agree with everything on, disagree with me about israel?" Is such an important question, hopeful more people in his situation ask themselves this

This is one of the best calls. Even better than the libertarian callers. lol