In this episode of New Ideal Live, Elan Journo and Nikos Sotirakopoulos challenge the misleading narrative of the shrinking Palestinian lands and the claim that Israel has allegedly stolen them. They explore the history of how the Israeli territories were lawfully acquired, the Palestinians’ repeated failures to form an enduring, peaceful state, and the broader philosophical questions of what moral premises are necessary to validate any claim to statehood.
Among the topics covered:
The dishonest narrative of the “shrinking Palestine” maps
The documented history of how individuals acquired the land through trade
The Arab rejection of the two-state UN partition plan
How the very idea of a partition plan ignored the moral dimension of the Palestinian claim for statehood
Why the issue is not fundamentally about land but the type of society being established
How Israel ended up occupying the West Bank, Gaza, and the Golan Heights
How the flawed “land for peace” policy exposed the impossibility of a peaceful Palestinian state
The fact that the Palestinians’ goal has never been to build a free, prosperous society
Mentioned in this podcast are Journo’s What Justice Demands and ARI’s resources on Israel, Palestine, and the Middle East.
The podcast was recorded on October 26, 2023. Listen and subscribe from your mobile device on Apple Podcasts or Spotify. Watch archived podcasts here.
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