Sam Harris - One Year Since October 7 (

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As we approach the grim one-year anniversary of 10/07, we are featuring a dedicated series in which we take a longer horizon perspective, asking one guest each week to look back at this past year and the year ahead.

For the second installment of this special series, we sat down with Sam Harris – philosopher, neuroscientist, bestselling author and podcaster.

Timestamps:
00:00 Introduction
02:18 Sam’s experience of October 7th
05:44 Hamas’s use of civilians as human shields
09:07 Should Israel risk Israeli lives?
12:15 Response to sympathy towards Palestinians
19:43: Hamas knew exactly who they were targeting
22:00 Jihadist mentality
32:57 The hostage dilemma
38:29: American Anti-Israel protests
45:13 Antisemitism and anti zionism
01:01:28 Antisemitism on the left
01:04:47 Connection to Jewish identity post-October 7th

Episodes of Sam Harris’s “Making Sense” podcast, as referenced in this conversation:

“Why Don’t I Criticize Israel?”: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast...
"The Bright Line Between Good and Evil":    • The Bright Line Between Good and Evil...  

To subscribe to Sam Harris’s podcast, Making Sense: https://www.samharris.org/podcasts
To register for Sam Harris’s substack: https://samharris.substack.com/ 

Full Transcript: https://arkmedia.org/podcast/episode-264
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