Mohammed El-Kurd: Palestine | Lex Fridman Podcast #391

Crazy that I have lived into adulthood and never heard these perspectives. I was nodding along when Netanyahu was on because I had heard all of that framing again and again...when I listened to this I just had my mouth open in dismay. I feel very upset that this is happening. Thanks for hosting him and publishing this.

I know only 8 days passed, but I would say this is for now the most underrated video on the channel...hope it gets a bigger reach

"There is a lot for me to do before I can tend to the needs of my occupier" Fantastically sobering statement. I really hope more People are given equal rights.

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Wow, he doesn't have a citizenship???? That's like when the Irish weren't citizens in their own country during the English occupation! It's truly mind-blowing that countries which like to claim they are civilised have this going on under their control!!!

Since Hamas attacked Israel few days ago, I started searching about Israel & Palestine in the internet. I am saddened to realize about how much I don’t know about this conflict and suffering. A lot of the things I learned are mentioned by the guest.

His voice and every word of him is full of unimaginable pain and sorrow😢

When al Kurd said: every time im looking at my life from a bird eye view i say what a circus” i started laughing like crazy… god bless him for his resilience and humor

God bless you and thank you so much for hosting him Lex you really did a fabulous job.

Not only that we are lucky for having lex and his interviews, but all of the generations who come after us. imagine if we could see 3 hour talk with dostoyevsky with these kind of questions. Or tesla, or leonardo da vinci , camus, michelangelo. im so gratefull that someone is doing this and spreading ideas and knowledge FOR FREE. Thank you Lex, and everybody who is part of making this happen, and even those who were pioneers in this kind of media, they planted a Seed.