Interview · moment 13 of 28
How Coexistence Broke Down Historically
from Bonus Episode: Abby Martin
3 min
Guest
Abby describes how Jews, Christians, and Muslims once coexisted in historic Palestine before the colonial project introduced land conflict, tying it to the 'Greater Israel' expansionist ideology extending to Lebanon and Syria.
- Before colonialism, Jews, Christians, and Muslims coexisted in Palestine with synagogues, mosques, and churches.
- Tim argues that resentment between groups emerged once the colonial project started, not from coexistence itself.
- Palestinians have lived in their homes for centuries and generations, a more relevant claim than ancient prophecy.
- Tim compares forced displacement to an invading army kicking people out of West Hollywood homes.
- China buying up Beverly Hills and Los Angeles real estate might be the city's only hope for affordable housing.
- Palestinian comedians like Moamar speak passionately about the conditions Palestinians live under without hating Jewish people.
- The phrase 'from the river to the sea' has been widely reported as meaning genocide of Jews, but Tim questions what this actually refers to geographically.
- Tim clarifies the geographic confusion: the phrase refers to the Jordan River to the Mediterranean Sea, not the Euphrates.
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