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Eli Hassell Debates Israel’s Future: One State or Two?
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June 16, 2026
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1:22:52Now PlayingEli Hassell joins Soothing Semantics for a deep conversation on Israel, Zionism, the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, the two-state solution, and whether peace is actually possible.
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Eli is a British Jewish YouTuber and political commentator who has hosted major conversations and debates with figures across the Israel-Palestine space, including Destiny, Gideon Levy, Jimmy Dore, and others. In this episode, we discuss what he has learned from hosting debates, why entertainment matters in political content, and how many online commentators speak confidently about Israel without understanding the basic history.
The heart of this episode is our debate over one of the biggest questions in Israeli politics: should there be one state or two?
Eli argues that some form of a two-state solution may be the most realistic path forward, even if it is deeply flawed. I argue that two states will not bring peace because the conflict is not simply about borders, land swaps, or diplomacy — it is a religious and civilizational conflict over Jerusalem, sovereignty, and whether the Jewish people have the will to rule their own land.
We also discuss Gaza, Judea and Samaria, Israeli Arabs, the failure of Western thinking in the Middle East, the importance of strength, Jabotinsky’s Iron Wall, October 7th, Hamas, and why Israel keeps getting trapped in the same cycle of war.
This is one of the most intense, honest, and wide-ranging conversations I’ve had on the future of Israel.
Topics covered:
Eli Hassell
Israel and Palestine
One-state solution vs. two-state solution
Zionism and Jewish sovereignty
Jerusalem and Al-Quds
Gaza after October 7th
Hamas and Israeli security
Judea and Samaria / the West Bank
Israeli Arabs
Jabotinsky and the Iron Wall
Political debates and online media
Why many commentators misunderstand Israel
Do you think a two-state solution is still possible, or is that idea already dead? Drop your take in the comments.
#EliHassell #Israel #Zionism #TwoStateSolution #SoothingSemantics
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