Why Israel Was Attacked From Gaza

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[RealLifeLore]

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Thanks - Joseph

[ccktravis]

if you think i’m gonna watch a 1 hour long reallifelore video then you would be absolutely correct

[elmsigreen]

It's so fascinating that what seems to be just a conflict between two countries actually involves dozens of other countries and conflicts all over the world.

[boesewichtx]

I believe there's an important aspect you missed by not mentioning the Emirate of Transjordan, which is the part of Palestine occupied by Jordan. It's a topic that often goes unnoticed or undiscussed, and I find it puzzling

[rabh]

Really great video. I was scared to watch a heavily one-sided video but you mention a lot of topics and threads that keep it very interesting to watch.

[ShrubPig]

Around the 20 min mark, you note that Hamas had a "decisive victory" in the 2006 election. However, they received 44.45% of the vote and won 74 of the 132 seats, while Fatah received 41.43% of the vote and won 45 seats. While the seat differential is notable, I think it's important to point out that they were only a few percent more popular than Fatah, and never had majority support from Palestinians.

Edit to change "resounding" to "decisive" after it was pointed out that I got the quote wrong. Thanks!

[cevawos]

I love how the comments are so relaxed and no one is fighting

[k.a._]

While this couldn't go through everything. All that was mentioned is really accurate and well researched.

[ChrisWill]

If Israel cedes the high ground they e claimed in Golan Heights and West Bank, it would be the end of Israel. They will NEVER willingly let go of these strategically important geographic areas

[mangogo]

It would be really great to add subtitles in global languages like French, Chinese, Arabic, Russian, Spanish etc. for larger audiences to understand. My friends would watch this video but their English is not enough for this.

[AtomicBLB]

Thank you for providing so much of the lost context that is plaguing media and social media. It's just a terrible situation nobody wants to properly deal with.

[javid_jared.]

the worst part was everyone went crazy for Gaza, but not Sudan, Somalia, Yemen, Afghanistan, etc.

[rosestone]

Thank you for stitching together all these threads into a coherent narrative explaining this ongoing conflict and the geopolitical history and current policies behind it. I knew some of this from reading articles but you helped me understand how all of it fits together. Great job! Sadly you won’t learn much from American news.

[totensiebush]

You seem to leave out Egypt being offered Gaza back in the 70s and refusing it... they didn't just give it up, they made it clear that they would not take it

[JC-gzoy]

So the Gaza Strip and West Bank are Palestinian occupied land which are abandoned by Egypt in 1979 and Jordan in 1994 respectively… Doesn’t that mean they are under Israeli rule?
And the Oslo accords is SO disadvantageous to the Palestinians…but technically, the settlements are not illegal then…?

[janinelaura]

I really enjoy these videos, however, in this one, I have to point out the lie perpetuated by the Muslims who claim the 'Nahkba" (not sure of spelling) was due to being forced out by the Jews. It was the neighboring Arab countries that told them to leave so that they wouldn't be caught up in the war these countries were planning to wipe out Israel.

The Arab leaders who told the Arabs to leave told them it was to protect them, and that as soon as they wiped out the Jews the Arabs could return, which never happened. It's important to note that many, many Arabs chose to stay in Israel, after which they became Israeli citizens, , who would never give up their Israeli citizenship to go to Jordan, Egypt or Turkey.

[Nando_Lorris]

this was very much needed for some to realise that this was not a recent event

[ompatel]

You forgot the talk about the first and second antifada which also greatly affected events in the region

[dodjvdn]

I couldn't imagine starting a war that my great grandson would have to fight

[YoungPhili]

This is the most comprehensive (though not the largest) and probably most balanced explaination of the Arab Israeli conflict that I have watched. This video should be getting WAY more views. As others have mentioned, it is hard to see why the algorithm is not pushing the video more.