One Year Since October 7th - with Sam Harris

WATCH THE FULL CONVERSATION ON YOUTUBE: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yNugi2XnhmI UPCOMING LIVE EVENTS: September 24 — Join us for the first major live recording of Call Me Back, held at the Streicker Center, featuring Amir Tibon. To register, please go to: https://streicker.nyc/events/tibon-senor  SPECIAL SERIES:As we approach the grim one-year anniversary of 10/07, we are featuring a dedicated series in which we take a longer horizon perspective, asking one guest each week to look back at this past year and the year ahead. If you are listening to this episode on a podcast app, please note that this series was filmed in a studio and is also available in video form on our YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yNugi2XnhmIFor the second installment of this special series, we sat down with Sam Harris – philosopher, neuroscientist, bestselling author and podcaster.  Timestamps: 00:00 Introduction 02:18 Sam’s experience of October 7th 05:44 Hamas’s use of civilians as human shields 09:07 Should Israel risk Israeli lives? 12:15 Response to sympathy towards Palestinians 19:43: Hamas knew exactly who they were targeting 22:00 Jihadist mentality 32:57 The hostage dilemma 38:29: American Anti-Israel protests 45:13 Antisemitism and anti zionism 01:01:28 Antisemitism on the left 01:04:47 Connection to Jewish identity post-October 7th Episodes of Sam Harris’s “Making Sense” podcast, as referenced in this conversation:“Why Don’t I Criticize Israel?”: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/2-why-dont-i-criticize-israel/id733163012?i=1000316926199"The Bright Line Between Good and Evil": https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oFBm8nQ2aBo To subscribe to Sam Harris’s podcast, Making Sense: https://www.samharris.org/podcastsTo register for Sam Harris’s substack: https://samharris.substack.com/