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Yeah let's just fence sit forever while Israel bites off more and more Palestinian land and strangles Palestinian society further and further, really courageous take there.I know Sam Harris is controversial but I agree with a lot of what he says on the topic of religion at least. There's a transcript here but there's an audio link at the top too:
https://samharris.org/podcasts/why-dont-i-criticize-israel/
Cliffs - He doesn't believe in the right of Israel to exist as a state because no state should exist in the name of religion. At the same time, they are one of the least offensive of the big 3 religions. They don't spread their religion, go out of their way to kill non-combatants or non-believers, etc.
As bad as what is going on there, can you imagine if Hamas had the same military and power? They've flat out said they want to wipe Jews off the planet and and spread Islam to the entire world. Again, I don't agree with what Israel is doing but I'm not going to cheer on Hamas either. Both are religious extremists and people shouldn't be picking sides like there is a "right" side to this.
Sam Harris' original take on Israel was so bad and got lambasted so hard he had to go back and make like a dozen corrections and disclaimers, the man's a goof with a failed podcast in an era when any Tom, Dick , and Harry has been able to make one work. What a joke.