#424 – Bassem Youssef: Israel-Palestine, Gaza, Hamas, Middle East, Satire & Fame Lex Fridman Podcast

Bassem Youssef is an Egyptian-American comedian & satirist, referred to as the Jon Stewart of the Arab World. Please support this podcast by checking out our sponsors:

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Transcript: https://lexfridman.com/bassem-youssef-transcript



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OUTLINE:

Here's the timestamps for the episode. On some podcast players you should be able to click the timestamp to jump to that time.

(00:00) - Introduction

(06:30) - Oct 7

(36:59) - Two-state solution

(52:37) - Holocaust

(1:00:24) - 1948

(1:09:17) - Egypt

(1:23:39) - Jon Stewart

(1:25:51) - Going viral during the Arab Spring

(1:49:55) - Arabic vs English

(2:02:18) - Sam Harris and Jihad

(2:07:25) - Religion

(2:26:37) - TikTok

(2:31:10) - Joe Rogan

(2:33:07) - Joe Biden

(2:37:33) - Putin

(2:39:21) - War

(2:44:17) - Hope