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Dr Dan Schueftan, Director emeritus of the National Security Studies Center at the University of Haifa.
I find him bracingly good. Robust. I'm sure there are those who would find him rather too robust, would call him a bigot, or racist, or such. I've watched quite a bit of him now, and I really don't think so. I think he's just deeply knowledgeable about the Middle East, clear-eyed about his neighbours and clear-eyed about how strong Israel needs to be, to keep them at bay.
And keeping them at bay seems to be the only option at the moment -- not because that's what Israel wants, but because the neighbours hate Israel and the Jews and wish to destroy them. The only way Israel can survive it to be strong and to be feared. As he says, it's a tough neighbourhood. Only strength is respected.
But some are friends. Like the Druze. Dr Dan: "Israel is a state for Jews and Druze".
And good thoughts -- radical centrist thoughts, radical common sense thoughts -- about Freedom, Democracy, Transparency, Progressivism.
00:00 The Druze and Israel: A Complex Relationship
03:07 The Humanitarian Imperative: Protecting Minorities
06:09 Crisis of Democracy: A Global Perspective
08:53 The Dangers of Total Transparency
11:57 Rethinking Leadership in Modern Democracies
14:48 The Path to Sustainable Equality
17:49 Optimism Amidst Irresolvable Problems
