On the Arab-Israeli conflict: First, for the period prior to 1964," I use the term 'Arabs' because  they didn't identify as Palestinians until that time.   At <a href=""https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BOKCNUqbpH0&amp;t=2h30m30s"">2:30:30</a>  Omar says that in 1947-8 'Palestinians were forcibly displaced'. First", he doesn't say that the Arabs never had an independent country in what is today Israel. The Arabs invaded in 636 AD to spread Islam. There were Jews and Christians living there when the Arabs invaded, in fact, Jews have had a constant presence there for over 3000 years. Omar doesn't say that Arabs began its terrorist campaign against Jews in 1920, nearly 30 years before Israel even existed. He doesn't say that the Arabs rejected the 1936 Peel Commission where the Zionists were offered and essentially accepted a tiny strip of non-contiguous land and the Arabs would get the rest but the Arabs even refused that; or that the Arabs also refused the 1947 UN Partition, thinking they could just wipe the Jewish state off the map. Omar doesn't say that the rich Arabs, approx 30,000, left before the conflict to avoid being caught up in the war. They thought it would be a quick Arab victory and then they could safely return home. Nor does Omar mention that the majority fled willingly to avoid getting caught in the crossfire. But it is true that there were Arab communities that were being used as a base by Arab irregulars, that is, farmers by day and terrorists by night, and Zionists and then Israeli forces did forcibly evict some of those towns because they couldn't identify the individuals and their supporters. Of the total number of Arab refugees that is normally given, 750,000, historian Benny Morris says that the Zionists/IDF were responsible for about 25% of them. <br>BTW, Omar didn't mention that neighboring Arab states made life so nightmarish for its Jewish communities that they had to flee. And it's quite the coincidence that the number of these Jewish refugees from Egypt, Iraq, Syria, et al numbered approx 750,000.<br>Omar said he can't 'go to the land that his parents are from'. Well, all American citizens can go to Israel unless they're viewed as instigators who might create violence. He reportedly, "Suleiman has a long record of incendiary social media statements about Israel, as compiled two years ago by Petra Marquardt-Bigman, a researcher, and posted on the Algeimeiner Jewish news site. He has on multiple occasions wished for a third Palestinian Intifada, or violent uprising, likened Israeli troops to Nazis, and has wished for the end of Zionism," calling Zionists “the enemies of God.”<br>At <a href=""https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BOKCNUqbpH0&amp;t=2h31m00s"">2:31:00</a> Omar says you have to separate Zionism and anti-Semitism. There is some truth to that but there is more truth in what Rabbi Sacks said", "During the medieval period, they hated us because of our religion, in the 20th century they hated us because of our race, and today they hate us because of our country." <br>I can debunk everything else he said about the conflict but I think I made my point.  But Omar is very articulate, please don't be fooled by a smooth talker.,(reply>), @Mohamed Hanafy In other words, you can't refute what I said.,(reply>), Honestly, the lies that Omam sold below me away..,(reply>), As an ex Muslim, I am also really disappointed in this one. Why with Kanye did Lex push him to focus on the individual but when this fellow lies about Zionists and Israel you didn't push him back? How can Lex justify someone spreading lies on your podcast? He also lied about other religions claiming that Islam is the only one that has been preserved but that is neither here nor there... how can Lex claim that his podcast is about spreading peace and love but not push him back about his lies about Jews having their own country in their ancestral homeland which is what zionism. His lies about apartheid, occupation and genocide are refuted by the facts. Israeli Arabs and the Palestinians are one of the fastest growing demographics in the world...,(reply>), Best comment.,(reply>), Copy pasta