Realism vs Zionism: John Mearsheimer on WW3, Iran & Israel’s Collapse

Katie talks to Professor John Mearsheimer about the state of the world, Israel, Iran, Russia, China and more. But first Katie talks to Rahma Zein, an Egyptian podcaster and speaker who now works at Tech for Palestine.

John Mearsheimer is the R. Wendell Harrison Distinguished Service Professor in the Political Science Department at the University of Chicago and the author of "Why Leaders Lie: The Truth About Lying in International Politics," "The Great Delusion: Liberal Dreams and International Realities," and co-author of the controversial and ground-breaking "The Israel Lobby and U.S. Foreign Policy."

00:00 Katie introduces Rahma Zein
02:24 Rahma tells us what it’s like on the ground in Egypt
6:30 You can’t see the whole picture in the mainstream media
9:30 Congressman Randy Fine lies about starvation murder tactics
12:30 Are Palestinians refused as refugees from other Middle East countries?
16:10 Stephen Kapos’ 88th birthday & The First Jewish Antizionist Congress
17:15 Katie introduces John Mearsheimer
18:35 Mearsheimer didn’t think Trump was going to be a warmonger
21:35 How is Trump’s government and Israel rational?
26:20 Israel has made their situation with Iran much worse
30:15 Why did Iran agree to a ceasefire?
35:00 Israel is rational, but not moral – Hitler was rational too!
49:00 Netanyahu is an extremely clever politician but maybe not rational
52:45 How Israel works like Nazi Germany
1:00:15 Times of Israel advocates for Lebensraum
1:04:00 The future of Israel is not very bright
1:09:00 How does this end? Will Trump say “enough is enough”?
1:14:55 How can Israel be stopped?
1:18:30 Cindy McCain on the death and destruction in Palestine
1:26:42 There were hardly any Jews in Palestine historically
1:30:53 Katie’s final thoughts + Brad on hopelessness + Superchats