I realise that Owen Jones might not be everyone’s cup of tea. I also realise that a few days ago I said I would try to avoid the subject of what is currently happening in Israel. But if you want to hear a frank, quite shocking analysis of what is going on, I would highly recommend watching this. Jones clearly knows far more about current events in the Middle East than I do, and I find a lot of what he reveals quite horrifying. Of course, I’m sure some will accuse him of being biased against Israel, and of exaggerating the extent to which the Israelis are culpable. Yet, to be honest, the vast majority of what he says seems legitimate and backed up with evidence. He makes the effort to dig through the spin we usually see to get to what is really happening, which is why I think he’s worth listening to.
there are quite a few insightful sources available covering both sides of this extremely complex issue. I particularly liked the two podcasts from ‘The Rest is Politics’ on 13th and 17th October (the first from the Israeli POV, the second from the Palestinian POV) – available on Apple Podcasts or Amazon (https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/the-rest-is-politics/id1611374685 )
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