The Geopolitics Explained Podcast - Season 3 - Israel (Part 2)

Today, Dylan continues into part 2 of the series on Israel, specifically covering the present-day situation. We'll explore the things we know for certain when it comes to the attack by Hamas on October 7th, 2023. The event was littered with opposing information about what truly happened, and so we'll break this down. We'll explore the potential motives behind the attack, and how Israel has responded more aggressively than in prior scenarios pitting Israel and Hamas against one another. Finally, we'll cover the role other states are playing in this conflict, namely Iran, the United States, and Saudi Arabia, before touching on the instability Israel is experiencing in its domestic politics, specifically under the leadership of Benjamin Netanyahu. Links:

• Uncharted Territories: The Problem With West Bank Settlements: https://unchartedterritories.tomaspueyo.com/p/the-problem-of-west-bank-settlements

• Haaretz Article Israeli Deaths: https://www.haaretz.com/haaretz-explains/2023-10-19/ty-article-magazine/israels-dead-the-names-of-those-killed-in-hamas-massacres-and-the-israel-hamas-war/0000018b-325c-d450-a3af-7b5cf0210000

• The Israel-Palestine 11-Part Written Series: https://geopoliticsreport.substack.com/p/the-israel-palestine-serieshttps://geopoliticsreport.substack.com/p/the-israel-palestine-series

• Houthi Rebels In The Red Sea Podcast Episode: https://geopoliticsreport.substack.com/p/the-houthis-and-the-red-sea-attacks

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• LinkTree: https://linktr.ee/geopoliticsexplained

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• Substack: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://geopoliticsreport.substack.com/

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• The Geopolitics Database: ⁠⁠⁠https://geopoliticsreport.substack.com/p/the-geopolitics-database

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• YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCN2CtEKZLS7i6XFYiF7zKNA

Sources:

• https://prospect.org/world/2024-03-20-what-really-happened-on-october-7/
• https://www.csis.org/analysis/hamass-october-7-attack-visualizing-data
• https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2024/1/21/hamas-says-october-7-attack-was-a-necessary-step-admits-to-some-faults
• https://www.haaretz.com/haaretz-explains/2023-10-19/ty-article-magazine/israels-dead-the-names-of-those-killed-in-hamas-massacres-and-the-israel-hamas-war/0000018b-325c-d450-a3af-7b5cf0210000
• https://www.politico.eu/article/israel-gaza-palestine-hamas-was-planning/#:~:text=Israel's%20leadership%20had%20ignored%20clear,have%20control%20of%20the%20skies.
• https://www.csis.org/analysis/why-hamas-attacked-when-it-did
• https://www.wilsoncenter.org/article/doctrine-hamas#:~:text=Hamas%20rejects%20all%20the%20agreements,contravene%20them%20or%20contradict%20them.
• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_recognition_of_the_State_of_Palestine
• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elections_in_Israel
• https://il.usembassy.gov/u-s-abstention-from-un-security-council-resolution-on-gaza/#:~:text=This%20abstention%2C%20which%20comes%20on,to%20release%20hostages%20in%20Gaza.