Gaza Solution: What is To Be Done? (Ft. Benjamin Studebaker)

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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)

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Benjamin Studebaker — political theorist, PHD at Cambridge University, author of Legitimacy in Liberal Democracies and The Chronic Crisis of Liberal Democracy.

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Outro Music by Karl Casey

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