Untangling Popular Anti-Israel Arguments: Critical Thinking
about the Israel-Hamas War
Note to readers: See previous APOLOGIA post for Chapter 6. (Also, Table of Contents with links is listed below. Or download pdf of the whole book here.)
Note to critics: Please read the whole of my little book (including notes) before offering criticism. Thanks.
Chapter 7: What about Gabor Maté, again?
Objection: Also from Gabor Maté: If after 2000
years Jews can look for liberation and freedom, why can’t the Palestinians in Gaza?1
Reply: It depends on what Palestinians wish to do with their liberation and freedom. It turns out that for Gaza, led by Hamas, their liberation and freedom requires—as explicitly expressed in their charter—the destruction of all Jews.2 The violent expression of such liberation and freedom simply cannot be allowed by Israelis. Why not? Because for Israel to allow it would be tantamount to committing mass suicide.
Also, it should be noted that in 2005 Palestinians in Gaza were given liberation and freedom to rule themselves as a sovereign state, but they have abused their liberation and freedom by voting for Hamas and engaging in ongoing attacks against Israel. The fact is that Gaza, under the leadership of Hamas, is dedicated to destroying Israel.3,4
NOTES
1. Gabor Maté,
“Dr. Gabor Maté speaks out on Israel and Palestine,” YouTube video,
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uXrFz qu4QHk. This video was circulated widely
on social media shortly after October 7, 2023, but is no longer available. I
viewed the video on or around October 14, 2023. The above reference is from my
notes.
2. See Hamas in Its Own Words, Anti-Defamation League blog, January 10, 2024. https://www.adl.org/resources/blog/hamas-its-own-words
3. See David Brog, Why Isn’t There a Palestinian State? PragerU, March 27, 2017 (5 minute video).
4. For an important critical update concerning Gabor Maté and his views on the Israel-Hamas conflict, see Oren Cahanovitc, Gabor Mate is wrong about Israel twice (Bad arguments and playing the ‘JEWish card’), Travelling Israel, December 4, 2023. Oren Cahanovitc is a tour guide in Israel, but not merely a tour guide. He has a master’s degree in Israeli history. Gabor Maté is a physician who specializes in addiction, trauma, and childhood development, not history.
Table of Contents (links)
Chapter 1. Israel is engaging in colonial retaliation?
Chapter 2. Israel is a powerful state and thus the oppressor?
Chapter 3. Israel is not a legitimate state?
Chapter 4. Israel occupies Gaza?
Chapter 5. Gaza is like a Jewish ghetto?
Chapter 6. What about Gabor Maté?
Chapter 7. What about Gabor Maté, again?
Chapter 8. Israel targets a hospital?
Chapter 9. Israel’s attack on Gaza is as bad (or worse) as Gaza’s attack on Israel?
Chapter 10. Israel is wrong to cause Gaza to suffer?
Chapter 11. Israel is guilty of genocide?
Chapter 12. Israel’s response to Hamas is not proportional?
Chapter 13. Israel should agree to a permanent ceasefire?
Chapter 14. Israel should embrace a two-state solution?
Chapter 15. Conclusion and prayer
Appendix 1: Criticizing Islam is Islamophobic? (Part 1 of 2)
Appendix 2: Criticizing Islam is Islamophobic? (Part 2 of 2)
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