Israel's Choices
Apartheid or Ethnic Cleansing
I did a lengthy interview on 15 December 2023 with Steve Clemons, on his show, “The Bottom Line,” which is on Al Jazeera.
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I did a lengthy interview on 15 December 2023 with Steve Clemons, on his show, “The Bottom Line,” which is on Al Jazeera.
JOHN,
I have tremendous respect for your intelligence, honesty, and human decency. Thank you so much for showing that all is not lost in academia.
Jeremiah Gelles
Here’s what I’d like to ask Professor Mersheimer: if you were the Israeli Prime Minister when Hamas attacked on October 7 massacring 1200 people, including horrific butchering, rape, burning alive, and killing young people at a concert -- and the next day, a Hamas spokesperson says that October 7 will be repeated over and over until all Jews and Israel are destroyed.
Knowing that Hamas has built a 350 mile tunnel system and weapons to attack Israeli citizens, using $2 billion of aid money which could otherwise have helped the civilian population, and keeps themselves beneath neighborhoods, mosques, hospitals, and schools to prevent Israel from going after them -- using Palestinian citizens as human shields -- what would you do?
You have said that Israel has the right to defend itself against Hamas. OK, so you are in charge. What is your strategy?