Here we are 20 years later, and this video is, tragically, more relevant than ever.

I love this man. He is humble, as well. I met him when I was young, a 20-something and an activist without much stability. Somehow I managed to get a few appointments at his office when he worked at MIT. You'd be surprised how truly humble -- grateful -- and personable he is.

My dude Chomsky is older than the state of Israel, he knows what he's talking about

October 2023, the situation just got a lot worse.

Professor Chomsky’s clarity is amazing and he is so well respected. Thank you Professor.

Bertrand Russell last message to the world. This statement on Palestine was dated 31st January, 1970, and was read on 3rd February, the day after Bertrand Russell’s death, to an International Conference of Parliamentarians meeting in Cairo. "The latest phase of the undeclared war in the Middle East is based upon a profound miscalculation. The bombing raids deep into Egyptian territory will not persuade the civilian population to surrender, but will stiffen their resolve to resist. This is the lesson of all aerial bombardment. The Vietnamese who have endured years of American heavy bombing have responded not by capitulation but by shooting down more enemy aircraft. In 1940 my own fellow countrymen resisted Hitler’s bombing raids with unprecedented unity and determination. For this reason, the present Israeli attacks will fail in their essential purpose, but at the same time they must be condemned vigorously throughout the world. The development of the crisis in the Middle East is both dangerous and instructive. For over 20 years Israel has expanded by force of arms. After every stage in this expansion Israel has appealed to “reason” and has suggested “negotiations”. This is the traditional role of the imperial power, because it wishes to consolidate with the least difficulty what it has already taken by violence. Every new conquest becomes the new basis of the proposed negotiation from strength, which ignores the injustice of the previous aggression. The aggression committed by Israel must be condemned, not only because no state has the right to annexe foreign territory, but because every expansion is an experiment to discover how much more aggression the world will tolerate. The refugees who surround Palestine in their hundreds of thousands were described recently by the Washington journalist I.F. Stone as “the moral millstone around the neck of world Jewry. Many of the refugees are now well into the third decade of their precarious existence in temporary settlements. The tragedy of the people of Palestine is that their country was “given” by a foreign Power to another people for the creation of a new State. The result was that many hundreds of thousands of innocent people were made permanently homeless. With every new conflict their number have increased. How much longer is the world willing to endure this spectacle of wanton cruelty? It is abundantly clear that the refugees have every right to the homeland from which they were driven, and the denial of this right is at the heart of the continuing conflict. No people anywhere in the world would accept being expelled en masse from their own country; how can anyone require the people of Palestine to accept a punishment which nobody else would tolerate? A permanent just settlement of the refugees in their homeland is an essential ingredient of any genuine settlement in the Middle East. We are frequently told that we must sympathize with Israel because of the suffering of the Jews in Europe at the hands of the Nazis. I see in this suggestion no reason to perpetuate any suffering. What Israel is doing today cannot be condoned, and to invoke the horrors of the past to justify those of the present is gross hypocrisy. Not only does Israel condemn a vast number. of refugees to misery; not only are many Arabs under occupation condemned to military rule; but also Israel condemns the Arab nations only recently emerging from colonial status, to continued impoverishment as military demands take precedence over national development. All who want to see an end to bloodshed in the Middle East must ensure that any settlement does not contain the seeds of future conflict. Justice requires that the first step towards a settlement must be an Israeli withdrawal from all the territories occupied in June, 1967. A new world campaign is needed to help bring justice to the long-suffering people of the Middle East.’ Bertrand Arthur William Russell, 3rd Earl Russell, OM, FRS[7 (18 May 1872 - 2 February 1970) was a British mathematician, philosopher, logician, and public intellectual. He had a considerable influence on mathematics, logic, set theory, linguistics, artificial intelligence, cognitive science, computer science, and various areas of analytic philosophy, especially philosophy of mathematics, philosophy of language, epistemology, and metaphysics.

(Noam) is a international treasure. One of billion. inspiring and honest, a world of knowledge.

Chomsky always gives us the information backed up with the documents or literature that we can all research if we want to. Our Gov't and the MSM are mostly propaganda, based on what they want us to believe. The man is a treasure.

20 years later and still the US and others maintain the instability of the region.

And many years later what he said is happening in front of our eyes, and the world is watching.

Damn the israeli bots are really going ham on this one

Crazy how us humans blame anything but the truth

Thanks to the editors for the handling of the questions.

The GOAT the OG, the one and only Mr. Noam Chomsky

What a mind clarity and depth of knowledge. A treasure indeed

Wonderful stuff. Sadly last year we were advised not to talk of the Palestinian Israeli troubles in classes. So, no “elementary school” knowlwdge here, no.

Anecdotally, I can confirm that a more pro-Palestine attitude than the official one does seem more widespread than it appears, and that the media really are shockingly one-sided. My anecdote consists of about half a dozen comments I posted on a few videos about the current violence, and even though I expressed a rather angry and extreme viewpoint, I got hardly any disagreements. Usually when you wade into political debates on social media, any non-mainstream opinion gets piled on immediately, but my strongly pro-Palestine comments provoked almost no disagreements at all, and I found this surprising, since with every post, I was steeling myself for angry responses... which just didn't come. It's just anecdotal, but I find it remarkable, and it tracks with what Professor Chomsky is saying.

On the point....as always.

I checked thumbs up before zip listened to it just knowing what yo expect from this wonderful person.

1:10:30 "That is so obvious that it really takes genius not to see it." Brilliant.

great mind ....beautiful mind ....love and respect

Chomsky gives you the most straightforward, no frills explanation of situations based simply on facts and basic ethics. When he's gone, and may that day be long delayed, his books and his speeches will contain every bit of relevance that they did when they were first delivered.

A true scholar..

Noam Chomsky was telling us the whole time. If you pamper the driving force of a nation's society, the people will here this and simply go on with there lives. Until all hell break's loose.

Thank you, professor!!

I remember when I taught dance to a really cool dance school in the West Bank, very nice people and kind, that was 2007, I remember thinking 10 years later, why is nothing changing? or rather, why is it getting worse? My conclusion was that somebody wants it that way. Thank you Noam, you are a hero and a truth teller.

It is always such a pleasure to listen to Prof. Chomsky!

Recorded in Harvard university.... considering what Cornel went through not sure Harvard would welcome this point of view now.....

Excellent presentation from a real knowledgeable professor. Not only is he clear on the history of the region but he is also clear on the reason for the conflict to remain active. The more I follow what is going on in the world, the more I realise that governments a just another form of criminal organisation. It is easy to see that the more a government is powerful, the more corrupt it is. There seems to be a complete correlation between the power and the corruption. The actual open conflict in Palestine is just one of the consequence of this fact. Like the professor said, you have to be a moron not to see which side is to blame here.

When in the year 2222 they want to look back in history for good humans Noam Chomsky will be there, not the children of warmongers

Please buy his books, knowledge sincere and just. I hope our generation and the new ones to come have something of his calibre. But im afraid its looking very unlikely.

Love him!

Legend!!

Audio is awful. Sorry I could not hear it He usually speak in a low voice. Very hard to understand it

IF WHAT CHOMSKY IS SAYING IS ACCURATE, THEN THE PALESTINIANS HAVE THE RIGHT TO REFUSE ANY PEACE PLAN WHICH FALLS SHORT OF FULL DEVOLUTION OF THE FULL TERROTRIAL EXTENSION WEST BANK AND GAZA, THAT IS PRE 1967 BORDERS

"you can triangulate as you like" *cheeky smile* Noam, we all know you mean open borders and worker collectives all run on public opinion. We're waiting for it too. God I hope he lives to see the outcome of the next revolution, he sure as hell fucking earned it...

Chomsky's mention of the militarisation space at 58:58 is quite poignant with the recent creation of the US "space force"

Wow he was spot on with Khmer Rouge, so surely this is worth listening to, right??

Norm Chomsky a man of probity and integrity

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The "International border," or "Green line" as it is sometimes called, is another word for the "Demarcation line" between Israel and Jordan, also known as the "cease-fire line." All towns and villages captured by Israel during the 1948 Arab-Israeli War (e.g. Bayt Nattif, Allar, Deir Abban, etc.) and which were to the west of the "Green-line," they came under the terms of the Israeli-Jordanian armistice agreement. The Six-Day War of 1967 cancelled the 1949 Armistice Agreement between Israel and Jordan, and the situation remained so until other implements were made between the Palestinians and Israel. The terms of the agreement between Israel and Jordan were considered null-and void after the Six-Day War with Jordan. All subsequent agreements signed between Israel and the Palestinian Authority have nothing to do with the 1949 Armistice Agreements, other than the fact that, like the Armistice Agreement of 1949, these new agreements tried to fill-up the void and to give some sense of political order out of the situation where Palestinian-Arabs felt disenfranchised. However, since one of the stipulations of the 1949 Armistice Agreement was "No aggressive action by the armed forces - land, sea, or air - of either Party shall be undertaken, planned, or threatened against the people or the armed forces of the other," and since Jordan attacked Israel in 1967, this was a breach of contract.

You will never hear any of this spoken on any of the evening political talk shows.

The US also bears responsibility along with the occupying apartheid entity in war crimes, crimes against humanity, genocide, state terrorism against the unarmed Palestinian people, targeting civilians, children, weman and the elderly hospitals ....

Chomsky is Hero of the world by simply been honest in any situation he is my teacher in world affairs with my only journalist John pilger

Well this is Relevant Again ...

I am so ashamed to be Jewish just know alot of people jews or any race with a brain and compassion see you and feel your pain. I'm so sorry and blessings to all I hope things get better so Gaza and Palestinians can be free!

One problem I have with this is that it failed to point out the 1949 border was the result of Arab nation's aggression towards Israel. I think other than the six-day war, all aggressions were started by Arab nations, with the goal of destroying the Israel state. How could Israel trust all these nations? The only reason today most of the Arab nations excepted Israel's existence is because they lost every war they started. So they only understand fist, not reasoning. And by now, Israel pretty much give back all territories gained in 1967, except settlements. And if PLA is corrupt and brutal to its own people, look at Hamas. Is it much better? This feels very similar to how the US left and liberals treated China before 1949. They rightfully pointed out how KMT (then Chinese national party) and dictator Jiang Jieshi (Chiang Kai-shek) were not democratic and sympathized with CCP (Chinese Communist Party). The US even tried to broker a peace after WWII between KMT and CCP. After KMT and Jiang lost the Chinese Civil War and fled to Taiwan, CCP and Mao turned even more brutal than KMT and Jiang, create famine and started cultural revolution. Dr. Chomsky called PLA corrupt but we have Hamas to deal with now. When you don't support a party that become more moderate, an worse one will come to power.

Has this been transcribed? I'd prefer to read this or even distribute it.

If he hadn’t passed away, Robin Williams would’ve k i l l e d in a movie as Noam Chomsky

Fun fact: if you put Chomsky on double speed, then he talks at regular speed

Actual legend

FREE PALESTINE!

So where is Jordan, and the prince/ king of Jordan or whatever he is during all this? Or did Jordan relinquish oversight over the east bank?

1948, Jordan has British officers top of them named Glubb annexed west Bank, security of new state Israel.. Palestinians told him that they lost their land, he said that he received orders from his government... Under the Greek, the Romans...were only armies. Due to location of Canaan land, later Palestine .. Always had armies invaders..

So the invasion is not debated as it is partially victorious. The occupation is the problem to resolve, a question of time.

Fuckin Noam. He’s alright, man.

I seem to recall Israel giving up the Golan Heights only to be attacked by artillery and missiles from the heights. They re-took the heights and refused to give them up. Do I remember wrong?

Je never talks on the Versailles peace treaties the source for uprising of German Nazis

The land was here Before Dinos who thought they owned it too. They died,, and so will we. And the planet will still be turning.

Free Palestine NOW!

Ou society does not listen to the wise scholars who predict these things decades in advance! Instead we revere and promote arrogant psychopaths to make policy and decision on our behalves. It’s 😞

Jrm IDs Cameron hoodie hug evidence is where? Grenfell?

Respect for a genious

46:15 social control parallels

This man should be president of the world.

I have been trying to follow this S. for the past 25 years, and I still have a very hard time making sense of it. I refuse to take sides, when both sides seem so wrong.

Please keep it to "no words" Noam. Please go lay down!

every man who beats a woman finds his voice inPalistine

The two state solution should be implemented and stop the apartheid regime of Israel . The whole world should unite against them. It will ensure safety of both the parties.

Paleztine is the main pain of world,s concience..the case of every free man wherever he is

13:14

His naïveté is not his fault. Hopeful of a settlement is shorthand for wanting the best under the terrible circumstance of occupation. That from a Western hemispheric perspective--thus the naïveté, as our leadership is treating the public like a lot of oiks.

34:56 the Shah of Iran was overthrown in 1979.

A country which has never existed cannot be occupied.

What about Palestinian Christians?

Sad to see Chomski losing his mind as of late.

Do indigenous people have a right to live in their land of origin?

always the narative start at 1948,,why not take us before that

Uncompromisingly forthright analysis

I feel like I'd like Noam Chomsky if I could ever hear what he was saying

Free 🇵🇸 NOW

Island boy lost me

59:56 "we're going to own space" We going to own outer space. Would that be measured by stars or planets and how do we block it out. You really wonder how this guy gets away with talking like this?

İt's very clear that he can't speak freedomly and say the truth. He knows if he say they will fight him and maybe he also will losa his job. He is only trying to show his idea 💡, but not to speak clearly.

i just wish he wasn't so soporific to listen to

Socrates, Descartes, Chomsky

The most intelligent man alive.

Egypt should annex the West Bank with support from other Arab states to save Palestinian refugees and to subvert both Hamas and Israel and then establish the annexed region as Palestine.

Do the Jews deserve a Nation State of their own ? Yes

Is there anyone out there remastering these talks? the audio is terrible, plus he's a mumbler

He is saying things that wont be given a minute in media time... nonetheless most americans dont care...in fact I go say they appreciate the benefits of their imperialistic ambitions.

Jordan occupied the West Bank and Egypt occupied gaza between 1948-1967. I’m just learning about this now. Why didn’t they create a state then? Can anyone tell me?

Wow … all he did was give his opinion…. He said years ago the solution to Palestinians problems 😅 was to duplicate the example of Czechoslovakia lol

Occupation by palestine fixed that Ever wonder why all those huge muslim nations won't share some of their land?

He is obviously a very brilliant, well-educated man, but sometimes there are occasional holes in his arguments, and he has a lot of black and white thinking. He will often say "The US is responsible for this or that...." as if the other country has absolutely no part in it.

One contention - in 1973 Israel did not “go to war” they were attacked, although this doesn’t change much on the issue it jsut annoys me

Let's keep this factual. The Israelis of today are semitic people whose ancestors at one time were from Palestine. There have been Palestinian Jews since the Romans dissolved the former client kingdom, then province of Judea in 132 CE. They have been a minority for most if not the entirety of history since the creation of Palestine. Many notable people, largely scholars and theologians of the Jewish religion lived and worked in Palestine. In response to the 18-19th century European conception of nationalism and the exclusion of religious Jews from the national imaginary, the Jews in Europe who accepted emancipation become increasingly secular, and adopted European identity, one outgrowth of this reform was the creation of Jewish nationalism, which following other nationalisms necessitated establishing a land base. This became Zionism. After more than 17 centuries of diaspora, Jews began moving to Palestine, not to become closer to God, but to establish a homeland there. So long as they were few in number they were not in a position to revolt. As the situation in Europe became increasingly hostile the flight of Jews to Palestine continued. Eventually the Zionist community completely eclipsed the religious community in Palestine and some religious Jews became enchanted by the idea of bringing on the Messiah by establishing a nation state, rather than waiting for the Messiah to establish one for them. With the support of certain protestant movements in Britain and United States, the British declared their intention to establish a Jewish homeland in the Palestinian territories they were occupying on behalf of the Palestinian people who they had "liberated" from their Turkish rulers. However rather than allowing Palestine to be partitioned against their will, the Palestinians rejected the plan. This predictably led to inter-confessional violence in the mandate. The Zionists declared Israeli independence and the Arab League (also motivated by secular European style nationalism) invaded in support of the Palestinians. The Arab League was decisively defeated in less than a year. The Zionists established control over the entirety of the proposed Jewish territory as well as the majority of the Arab territory. They began violent ethnic cleansing and hundreds of thousands of Palestinian civilians were expelled from their homes. Fearing retaliation hundreds of thousands of Jews from the Arab nations fled to Israel, further exacerbating Arab and Jewish tensions. In 1956 Israel attacked Egypt. In 1967 Israel attacked Egypt and her allies. In 1973 Egypt and her allies attacked Israel. The Arabs have abandoned direct interventions for Palestine which continues resisting with limited assistance from other countries. As a result many Palestinians have been sold a "by any means necessary" approach that is both illegal and immoral. The Tel Aviv regime continues to illegally occupy part of Syria, and most of Palestine, as well as the original disputed areas that Palestine never agreed to concede. The conflict continues because Israel ideologically will not concede territory to 1967 let alone 1947 borders and Palestine ideologically will not accept de facto Israeli annexation in exchange for limited autonomy.

Noam mentions that in '67 Israel invaded Gaza, Golan Heights and the West Bank. I was taught that Israel was unjustly invaded by multiple Arab states and successfully drove them back then gained these territories as spoils of war. 🤔

What about the terrorist attacks against Israel in 1967? I didn’t hear Noam discuss the terrorist attacks against Israel and the impact of such terrorism on peace progress, which ultimately blew up (like the suicide bombers on Israeli pedestrian buses at the time). Did he forget or was this omission intentional?

This is the same Chomsky that was praising Mr. Maduro, correct?… ;-) He forgot a small detail regarding the “two states” solution: the CONSTITUTION of the Palestinians has as main statement the obliteration of the state of Israel. Not much space there, eh?