I Was Wrong About Israel: What I Learned on the Ground

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Join my Substack here: https://ryanmcbeth.substack.com/ Get my Drone Sweet Drone T-shirt here: https://www.bunkerbranding.com/pages/ryan-mcbeth Get The Last Republic Here: https://a.co/d/46tMv2f I was wrong about Israel. For years, I viewed the Israeli–Palestinian conflict through the lens of my family’s history in Northern Ireland. Protestants and Catholics, paramilitaries, and sectarian violence — it all looked familiar. But after traveling to Israel, interviewing people from Kibbutzim on the Gaza border, and speaking with officials at the Knesset, I realized my assumptions didn’t fit the reality on the ground. This isn’t Northern Ireland. In 1948, Israel faced an existential war of survival. And today, generations of Palestinians are raised with maps erasing Israel entirely. A “Sons of Palestine” strategy, like what worked in Iraq, simply wouldn’t work here. In this video, I share what I saw: weapons depots inside schools, guest workers who betrayed the very Israelis who employed them, and why Israel often loses the information war even when the facts are on its side. I also talk about what Israel gets wrong — from restricting journalists to neglecting the professional NCO corps. You don’t have to agree with me. But I think it’s important to tell the truth, even when it’s uncomfortable.For uncensored video, check out my substack at: https://ryanmcbeth.substack.com Like my shirts? Get your own at: https://www.bunkerbranding.com/pages/ryan-mcbeth Want a personalized greeting: https://www.cameo.com/ryanmcbeth Watch all of my long form videos: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLt670_P7pOGmLWZG78JlM-rG2ZrpPziOy Twitter: @ryanmcbeth Instagram: @therealryanmcbeth BlueSky @ryanmcbeth Reddit: /r/ryanmcbeth Join the conversation: https://discord.gg/pKuGDHZHrz Want to send me something? Ryan McBeth Productions LLC 8705 Colesville Rd. Suite 249 Silver Spring, MD 20910 USA