Israel Wants to Annex Gaza & the West Bank

In this blistering solo episode, Mookie Spitz rips away the sanitized headlines and drills into the raw truth behind Israel’s actions in Gaza and the West Bank. Far from the usual media spin, Mookie lays out how the Netanyahu government—propped up by hardline ministers Smotrich and Ben-Gvir—is systematically turning Gaza into an unlivable wasteland while accelerating settlement expansion in the West Bank. The goal? Not peace. Not coexistence. But a singular, unified Israel with Palestinians pushed out by any means necessary.

Mookie connects the dots from Trump’s declaration of the two-state solution’s death, to the Abraham Accords that sidelined Palestinians, to the October 7th Hamas attack that triggered an unprecedented crackdown. He argues that Israel now sits at the peak of its military power, Iran is weaker than ever, and with Trump back in the White House, the window for annexation is wide open.

His rant isn’t just foreign policy theory—it’s a moral reckoning. Mookie shares his perspective as an American Jew caught between liberal humanism and Zionist loyalty, grappling with the horrifying parallels between historic oppression and current brutality. The episode dives deep into the fractures within Israeli society, the Arab world’s restless populations, and the crumbling legitimacy of Palestinian leadership.

With no illusions and no filters, Mookie challenges listeners to confront the uncomfortable question: is the slow-motion expulsion of Palestinians the inevitable endgame? And if so, who will stop it if not the roiled Arab populations, putting pressure on their leadership? Tune in for a provocative, unflinching analysis that cuts to the bone of one of the world’s most volatile conflicts.

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