
Gaza Solution: What is To Be Done? (Ft. Benjamin Studebaker)
About this episode
Get access to The Backroom (75+ exclusive episodes of 1Dime Radio) on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/OneDime
In this episode of 1Dime Radio, I’m joined again by regular guest Benjamin Studebaker—we now have a monthly show together. We break down Trump’s Gaza plan: what it is, which countries are involved and what incentives they have (Egypt, Jordan, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, and the United States), and whether Israel will actually abide by it. We then weigh the pros and cons and tackle the long-term question re: What would be a better resolution to the Israel-Palestine Conflict—a two-state solution or a one-state solution? How would either work? Is it realistic over the long run, and what would it take to get there?
In The Backroom (on Patreon), Benjamin and I have a nuanced discussion on immigration—what the left gets wrong, and what leftists & liberals don't understand about the rise of the far-right in Europe.
Timestamps
00:00 The Backroom Sneak Peek
04:07 Trump’s Gaza Plan Breakdown
08:12 Tony Blair's Role, The New Plan Vs the Mara Gaza Proposal
14:24 Hamas, Egypt, Jordan, Qatar, & Saudi Arabia
20:48 The Role of Other States in the Region
27:22 Motives of European Union Countries and Refugee Management
36:24 The Future of Israel-Palestine: Two-State vs One-State Solution
55:15 Why Countries (Aside from the US) Still Support Israel
01:29:27 Third Worldism and Global Capitalism
01:37:05 Conclusion & Backroom preview (immigration)
GUEST:
Benjamin Studebaker — political theorist, PHD at Cambridge University, author of Legitimacy in Liberal Democracies and The Chronic Crisis of Liberal Democracy.
• Website: https://benjaminstudebaker.com/about/
• Follow Benjamin Studebaker on X: https://x.com/BMStudebaker
FOLLOW 1Dime:
• Substack (Articles and Essays): https://substack.com/@tonyof1dime
• X/Twitter: https://x.com/1DimeOfficial
• Instagram: instagram.com/1dimeman
• Check out my main channel videos: https://www.youtube.com/@1Dimee
Outro Music by Karl Casey
Leave a like, drop a comment, and give the show a 5-star rating on Spotify, Apple, or wherever you listen to this
Get every episode summarized
Each time 1Dime Radio publishes, we email you a written briefing from the transcript — the topics, who appeared, and any specific claims, with the ad reads skipped.
Email me new episodesFree for 3 shows. No card needed.
Hosts & guests
No transcript yet
This episode has not been transcribed. Request it and it moves to the front of the queue.
More episodes
More from 1Dime Radio

Spain's "Socialist" Government (Ft. Benjamin Studebaker)
1Dime Radio

On Left-Liberal Conformism
1Dime Radio

The Forgotten Left Economics Tradition (Ft. Peter Ryan)
1Dime Radio

The American Revolution: A Revolution Unfinished
1Dime Radio