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A Reply to Sam Harris

JL;DR SUMMARY The piece discusses Ken Silverman's critique of Sam Harris, a prominent U.S. political commentator known for his strong pro-Israel stance. A way out west there was a fella, fella I want to tell you about, fella by the name of Jeff Lebowski. At least, that was the handle his lovin' parents gave him, but he never had much use for it himself. This Lebowski, he called himself the Dude. Now, Dude, that's a name no one would self-apply where I come from. But then, there was a lot about the Dude that didn't make a whole lot of sense to me. And a lot about where he lived, likewise. But then again, maybe that's why I found the place s'durned innarestin'.

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HamasIsraeli Palestinian ConflictSam HarrisPalestinian AuthorityChristian ZionismPalestinian PoliticsHuman ShieldsJewish DemocracyDaniel ShapiroMunther Isaac

Places mentioned

Palestinian Territories
"Weĺl talk about Palestinian life in the West Bank, Munthers critique of Christian Zionism, his views of Hamas and his interview with Tucker Carlson."
Israel
"I also recorded a conversation with former US ambassador to Israel Daniel Shapiro, where we debated the reasons the Israeli-Palestinian peace process didnt produce a Palestinian state, and whether a Jewish democracy is a contradiction in terms."
United States
"Theres a guy named Sam Harris, been a pretty prominent political commentator in the U.S. for quite a few years."
Gaza, Palestinian Territories
"to be interrogated in a respectful conversation with someone who differs, because I think that actually having conversations with people who you differ from is a good way of being reminded that your views are not self-evident."
Tel Aviv, Tel Aviv District, Israel
"And by the way, its not only insurgent groups that do this. I dont know if Sam Harris knows what the Kirya is, Israels military headquarters? I dont know if hes ever thought about where its located, but its not located in a remote area. Its located in downtown Tel Aviv, surrounded by office buildings, by schools, by civilian infrastructure."
Jerusalem, Israel
"when Salaam Fayyad left politics in 2013, he did a kind of exit interview with Roger Cohen of the New York Times."
Saudi Arabia
"We supplied arms to Saudi Arabia and the UAE for a war in Yemen that has killed an estimated 377,000 people."
United Arab Emirates
"We supplied arms to Saudi Arabia and the UAE for a war in Yemen that has killed an estimated 377,000 people."
Yemen
"We supplied arms to Saudi Arabia and the UAE for a war in Yemen that has killed an estimated 377,000 people."

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