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#424 – Bassem Youssef: Israel-Palestine, Gaza, Hamas, Middle East, Satire & Fame

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Bassem Youssef is an Egyptian-American comedian & satirist, referred to as the Jon Stewart of the Arab World. Please support this podcast by checking out our sponsors:

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Transcript: https://lexfridman.com/bassem-youssef-transcript

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OUTLINE:

Here’s the timestamps for the episode. On some podcast players you should be able to click the timestamp to jump to that time.
(00:00) – Introduction
(06:30) – Oct 7
(36:59) – Two-state solution
(52:37) – Holocaust
(1:00:24) – 1948
(1:09:17) – Egypt
(1:23:39) – Jon Stewart
(1:25:51) – Going viral during the Arab Spring
(1:49:55) – Arabic vs English
(2:02:18) – Sam Harris and Jihad
(2:07:25) – Religion
(2:26:37) – TikTok
(2:31:10) – Joe Rogan
(2:33:07) – Joe Biden
(2:37:33) – Putin
(2:39:21) – War
(2:44:17) – Hope

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