Israel, the Palestinians and the Myth of Deterrence | Dr. Dan Schueftan

https://www.instagram.com/dan.schueftan https://www.tiktok.com/@dan.shiftan 04:20 – Can civilized societies defend themselves? 11:35 – What does Schueftan mean by “barbarism”? 16:45 – Israel, the West Bank and the question of disengagement 29:00 – Settlements, separation and the future of Israel 37:05 – Freedom, Western values and Israel's critics 47:50 – The crocodile and the banana: America's Middle East policy 54:05 – Antisemitism and the future of Jewish life abroad 62:35 – October 7 and Israel's strategic position 68:40 – Hebrew, Jewish identity and connecting young Jews to Israel 77:45 – Noam and Periel reflect on the conversation Noam Dworman and Periel Aschenbrand are joined by Dr. Dan Schueftan for a wide-ranging conversation about Israel, the Palestinians, Iran, antisemitism and the future of Western civilization. Schueftan argues that the West has fundamentally misunderstood its adversaries, that Israel cannot afford to confuse concessions with security, and that the survival of liberal democracy depends on the willingness to defend it.The conversation covers the future of the West Bank, the dangers of Palestinian statehood under current conditions, America's failures in the Middle East, the rise of antisemitism, and the future of Jewish life outside Israel. Dr. Dan Schueftan is the Head of the International Graduate Program in National Security at the University of Haifa. He also serves as a senior lecturer at Haifa University's School of Political Sciences. He has taught at the Israel Defense Force's National Security College and the IDF's Command and Staff College. He has been a consultant to every Israeli prime minister since Menachem Begin and has published extensively on national security, strategic thinking and contemporary Middle Eastern history. Dr. Schueftan’s most recent book is Israel’s National Objectives – A Comprehensive Perspective (2021).