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"Governments in the middle east are detached from the societies they represent" The. Most. Accurate description of middle east geopolitical status!!

Man, after doing some research, you always end up finding that these wars are based on international trade corridors and always benefit someone who is not actually fighting. While people like me are just blaming either Jews or Arabs for how cruel they are by killing each other, once you see the insides, then you see how foolish we are and how easily people can be controlled. May God bring peace upon all of us

Thank you as always for providing objective and seemingly neutral evidence and information for outsiders to better understand the situation.

This one of the most unbiased pieces of news I’ve read on the current escalation all week. THANK YOU 🙏🏼

Enormous respect for how you have managed to illuminate such a challenging set of issues without alienating any of the primary antagonists. Extraordinary piece of work.

This is what is missing in most mainstream media. They focus on the immediate conflict itself, and do not cover the wider geopolitical chess game of the region.

The most detailed, cohesive, geopolitical description I have heard. Thanks.

the most clear-eyed analysis of this situation I've seen. thank you.

As for statistics over countries hosting refugees per capita, this usually does not tell the whole picture. Only Western countries tend to have an automated process of naturalization while countries like Turkey, Lebanon and Jordan host multiple generations of "refugees" for political/stability reasons.

This is the only channel I see ground news. So much love for that transparency

10/10 sponsorship. Actually made it relevant to what you were talking about.

"You either concede to reality, or reality concedes you." Love that. Horrible times, but love that.

I am a Chinese in my 50s. My university classmates’ WeChat group hold two different views on the Palestinian-Israeli conflict. I have been studying English, studying English humor and Western culture for many years. I have watched a lot about religions and Palestinian-Israeli conflict. Everyone has their own attitude. The problem seems unsolvable. I hope people of different cultures can communicate with each other and achieve world peace. Naive? but sincere. I just wrote a little comparison between Chinese and English, which should be helpful for learning Chinese. Discussions, criticisms, and corrections are welcome. I want to contribute something to the world peace.

Thank you. Such a bright presentation on a thorny issue, with none of the radical side-taking.

Wow. You have succeeded in explaining a complex issue in a simplified manner. Thumbs Up!

This is the only analysis I've seen on this issue which doesn't try to make any moral judgements.

Crisp, accurate, to the point, without any emotional overload or moral lectures - Shirvan is one and the best

Moral of the story: don’t push people to their limit and cry when they retaliate

What a great great job as always. My only suggestion would be to add subtitles to your amazing videos. Wish I could send this vid to my spanish speaking relatives and friends

Really cogent, and avoiding the "bias attack" issues by sticking to the strategic picture. Really well done!

"How can you trap 2.3 million people in Gaza, half of whom are unemployed, in one of the most densely populated spots on the planet for 16 years, reduce the lives of its residents, half of whom are children, to a subsistence level, deprive them of basic medical supplies, food, water and electricity, use attack aircraft, artillery, mechanized units, missiles, naval guns and infantry units to randomly slaughter unarmed civilians and not expect a violent response?"

A very informative analysis from the historical and realistic perspectives. Thank you!

You are the best at what you do. The world needs people like you more than ever. Thankyou.

I wish you'd make full length documentaries or a deep dive podcast. Wonderful take on the situation. Thanks for everything you do.

It's surprising how most YT channels I followed years and years ago have fizzled out and barely get suggested to me. But this channel has gotten far more professional (not that it wasn't when I first started watching). But still love the effort that goes into these deep dives into areas of the world I've never really thought about.

I appreciate getting decent unbiased, rational explanations of these important events. Much better than just watching current news shows that mainly report and describe them. Thank you!

Commercial so smooth I didnt even realize it till the end.

no way an operation this big wasnt known to the mossad.

Well, this is the kind of stuff that I grew up watching. After 50+ years it is still predictable that if peace is approached, some section of the equation pulls a spoiler move.

Fantastic review, best I’ve seen so far.

"netanyahu often walks back promises" That a very professional way to call a liar a liar.

No bells and whistles. Straight talking on geopolitics. That's why I come to Caspian 💯👍

Thank you for another great video! This was way more informative then any news channel I've seen before.

Another great video! Thanks for posting

Ok, I really love the serious tones of Caspian Report. But when I heard Neom mentioned, I couldn't help but laugh 😂

This is next level journalism. Caspian Report, you really are an excellent example of reporting

Damn Caspian report coming through with an amazing unbiased assessment of everything thats going on. Well done

Thanks for your always well produced reports.

This new mic is working good, your very loud and clear

You clearly have a gift for teaching! Turnning difficult to understand topics (in this case exeptionally difficult) into an easily digestible format is so hard to do

Thank you for all your videos over the years. This one I’ve been waiting for since the day this happened. I was waiting for your take. I always feel like I’m being professionally debriefed in a situation room. You’re the best.

Great content as usual

Wow, thanks for such an insightful and enlightening video. Great work.

Excellent coverage! Especially the economic corridor between India, Saudi Arabia, and Israel. That’s new to me.

I really appreciated the larger context of how the state actors trying to acquire or prevent others from acquiring military technology is such a big factor. It really is a big arms race for nukes.

Good summary! Thank you ❤

Great report, keep up the good work.

Best synthesis of the conflict I've come across on KZfaq. Great work, as always!

Iran threatened this attack (indirectly via Hamas) when days earlier Saudi Arabia was about to normalize relations with Israel.

Despite $3.8 billion in annual military aid from the United States, including sophisticated surveillance systems, Israel was caught by “surprise” 🤣

Loved it before and love this video even now. Keep Going man

This is top tier content. I'll be sticking around for more briliant videos like this.

Exquisite presentation - the level of detailed information, graphics, and narration is second to none. Well done sir. I look forward to more, on a broad range of topics.

Woowow , so in depth, amazing - this analytic and comprehensive knowledge made understandle is just mind blowing. Amazing work. Subbed.

It is 100% impossible that there wasn't thorough intelligence regarding this event beforehand.

Appreciate your actual journalism and breakdown of information that sadly isn’t mainstream. This was an amazing experience, I feel like I’ve learned so much. Thank you.

Wow, this was the most comprehensive, factual, and unbiased analysis of this geopolitical issue; on top of that, great visual stats, and maps. You’ve done an Amazing job, sir!

Was hoping you would cover this.

Thank you very much. You showed us new geopolitical facts in the Middle East in an interesting and logical manner.

Geopolitics is like that, "Either you coincide to reality or reality coincides you" damn boy I love the quotes

So much respect. I had no idea that a peace deal between Saudi Arabia and Israel was key to the current horrific situation

wow, i stumbled across this outlay of the situation because of yt-autoplay and it explained the situation in a manner even i can understand the bigger picture. This Conflict is so complex and complicated for an outsider/someone not involved by any means and so I thank you for your exclusive visualization of your presenentation. Thanks for your efforts to provide people on the global scale with the truth! peaceful greetings

I think this is the first time a sponsor convinced me, and one of the reasons is, it fits your channel so well.

Excellent analysis, thx a lot!

Excellent report, Caspian Report. In your report, I was hoping to hear how the China led peace deal between Iran and Saudi Arabia (as well as the two countries' recent entrance into the BRICS) factor into the analyses of your presentation.

Glad to see quality content again on this channel, I hope it will be again a quality channel

The human rights violation that I could think of: I am sure there’s many I couldn’t remember tbh my brain is a mush and my heart is burning so I am sorry about the miss spells and my bad English 1. Collective Punishment: The imposition of collective punishment measures, such as putting two million people under siege for choosing to vote for someone Israel didn’t want them to vote to as well house demolitions and curfews, which affect entire Palestinian communities. 2. Restrictions on Movement: in Gaza: they can never leave their city. In the West Bank: The construction of the apartheid separation wall that have divided entire communities, neighbours and families could no longer visit each other. All of it built on Palestinian land. The construction of a network of checkpoints, roadblocks, which restrict the movement of Palestinians in the West Bank. Many Palestinians in the West Bank have never even seen the sea because we’re not allowed. My grandparents are from and lived in Jaffa before they were kicked out in 1948; a city that’s less than 40 min drive from Ramallah but I can’t even go there because Israel doesn’t allow any Palestinian past the separation wall. I was born in Jerusalem but I am not allowed to go because I am Palestinian and Jerusalem and Jaffa are on the other side of the wall. 3. Blockade of Gaza: The blockade of the Gaza Strip, which has resulted in severe humanitarian conditions, including limited access to water , electricity, medicine and many essential goods and services. 4. Targeting Civilians: constant of targeting civilians, including women and children, in their houses, gardens. I was shot at when I was 7 playing in the garden with my sister and friend. Because we were under curfew for most of my life between the age of 5-11. But we we’re broad from staying in all day. The soldiers could obviously see that we were kids but they shot anyway. 5. Arbitrary Arrest and Detention: Arbitrary arrests and detention of Palestinians, including minors, often without charge or trial. Often made to sign to documents in Hebrew confessing to crimes they didn’t commit. Tortured, mistreated and imprisoned for most of their youth. The people in Israel that were kidnapped we’ll be used in a deal to get those prisoners who are wrongly prisoned out. Theo’s prisoners who did nothing wrong other than going to a demonstration or wanting their country to be free of occupation. When the conviction rate for Palestinians in Israeli courts is over 99.4% it shows the deep injustice within the courts, when your occupier is your judge then there’s nothing you can do. This is not a fair trail. 6. Excessive Use of Force: constant disproportionate and excessive use of force by the IDF during house raids and protests, resulting in countless civilian casualties. 7. Torture and Ill-Treatment: endless reports of torture and ill-treatment of Palestinian detainees during interrogations and in Israeli prisons. 8. Settlements: The establishment and expansion of Israeli settlements in the West Bank, which is a violation of international law and has led to displacement of Palestinians and theft of their land. 9. Home Demolitions: Demolition of Palestinian homes, often as a punitive measure or due to the lack of building permits, which they never grant for Palestinians but grant them to all Israelis. 10. Violence Against Journalists and Healthcare Workers: numerous reports of attacks on journalists and medical personnel while carrying out their duties and clearly waring their uniform, but Israel doesn’t care what you do if your Palestinian, there’s an ex on your back. 11. Use of Live Ammunition in Protests: the use of live ammunition, tear gas bombs and rubber bullets against Palestinian protesters, leading to fatalities and injuries. And this I have experienced so many times when going to peaceful demonstrations. It’s terrifying seeing people getting shot and killed while getting tear-gassed and running for your life. 12. Restrictions on Access to Education and Healthcare: Palestinians in most areas face challenges in accessing education and healthcare due to restrictions on movement and resources. 13. Use of Rubber-Coated Steel Bullets: Reports of the IDF using rubber-coated steel bullets in crowd control situations, which have caused many serious injuries and fatalities. 14. Interference with Humanitarian Aid: hindering the delivery of humanitarian aid to Palestinian territories, particularly in Gaza. 15. Water and Resource Allocation: Concerns about disparities in the allocation of water resources, with Palestinians in some areas facing shortages, while Israeli settlements have better access. Israeli settlers used 369 litres per day, Palestinians in the West Bank use 73 litters per day(we only get water to us two-three days a week) Palestinians in Gaza use 90 litres per day(they get water maybe one day a week if they’re lucky, they have been cut off all water since Saturday) we all have water tanks so we can save some water when we do get it. But we can’t always shower/water our plants because of the lack of water. Also Palestinians pay quadruple the price Israelites do even though we get sooo much less water than them. 16. Child Detention and Treatment: as mentioned above there are countless of arrest and detention of Palestinian children, as well as concerns about their treatment within the Israeli legal system. 17. Freedom of Expression: Restrictions on freedom of expression, including arrests of individuals critical of Israeli policies. I know many people who were imprisoned for posting on social media criticising the occupation. I know I for one am always scared about posting. 18. Use of Administrative Detention: The use of administrative detention, which allows for detention without trial or charge for extended periods, so get this you can be arrested and imprisoned for years without even going to a trail, I mean it’s not like the trail will be fair so your sentenced guilty regardless for just being Palestinian. 19. Access to Agricultural Land: Restrictions on Palestinian farmers' access to their agricultural land, particularly in areas near Israeli settlements and areas in Gaza near the border. 20. Settlement Expansion: The expansion of Israeli settlements in the West Bank, which are considered illegal under international law and are seen as an obstacle to peace. 21. Checkpoints and Movement Restrictions: Excessive use of checkpoints and movement restrictions in the West Bank, impacting the daily lives of Palestinians and hindering their freedom of movement. 22. Targeting of Journalists and Media: murdering and injuring countless of of journalists and media personnel as well as obstructing many in their work, impacting freedom of the press. They killed Shareen Abu akleh in cold blood even though she was wearing a very visible press uniform. 23. Cultural Heritage: Damage to Palestinian cultural and historical sites. 24. Use of Tear Gas and Crowd Control Weapons: The use of tear gas and other crowd control weapons in densely populated areas, sometimes leading to civilian casualties. I have witnessed this so many times and it’s terrifying. Everyone has the right to demonstrate against oppression. 25. Discrimination: Discrimination against Palestinian citizens of Israel in areas such as land allocation, access to services, and political representation. With more than 75 laws directly discriminating against them. Many are not even allowed to fix their houses because they need “permits” that they are never granted. 26. Detention of Activists: endless arrests and detention of Palestinian activists advocating for Palestinian rights. 27. Forced Evictions: Countless of forced evictions of Palestinian families from their homes, in order to make way for Israeli settlements or other infrastructure projects.(this what sparked the 2021 war if you remember, many houses were forced to be evicted in Jerusalem so they can replace them with Israelis settlers. You can watch a documentary made by Louis theroux that explains this really well) 28. Access to Agricultural Land: countless of issues related to Palestinian farmers' access to and cultivation of agricultural land, such as land confiscation and restricted access to fertile areas. 29. Impact on Mental Health: This brutal occupations impact on the mental health and well-being of individuals in affected areas, including high levels of stress, trauma, and psychological distress. I can vouch that the occupation absolutely fucked me up because of all the fucked things I’ve seen from such a young age. 30. Violence Against Women: Gender-based violence and discrimination, including numerous reports of sexual violence against Palestinian women. 31. Lack of Accountability: Lack of accountability for the numerous human rights violations, including challenges in conducting impartial investigations and bringing perpetrators to justice. 32. Access to Education: Challenges faced by Palestinian students and educational institutions in accessing resources, infrastructure, and quality education due to restrictions and occupation -related disruptions. 33. Blockades and Restrictions: The impact of blockades and restrictions on the movement of people and goods, affecting daily life and economic opportunities for Palestinians. 34. Food Security: Concerns about food security in Gaza and parts of the West Bank, where access to nutritious and sufficient food is limited by various factors, including economic conditions and restrictions.

Amazing as usual!

For some reason I preferred it when the narrator had an accent lol

Been waiting for this.

That map starting at 8:24 is deserving of some kind of journalistic award. Argue it specific accuracy all you want, that is still by far the best visual representation of the complex relationships between the middle eastern countries Ive seen on the internet. Thank you very much Caspian, the effort that went into creating what amounts to a throw away visual is staggering and a testament to what separates someone from the ocean of "good" and sets one apart as "excellent"

Keep up the good work. Anytime I feel lost in the news I come here and feel much better. Keep things centered, I beg you. 👍🏻👌🏻

Great work!

Barely 10 minutes in and this topic is 100x more complex than the Silmarillion. I love the breakdown, this is the first time I feel like the complex relationships in the Middle East are approachable.

I’ve been waiting for your coverage of this. Now that it’s here, I can finally get some good summary information that is legit and useful.

¿Did you edit your voice or use a voice actor for this episode?

Respect so much for not taking sides in any of this. For presenting objective info, objective analysis and objective perspective. We need more of this. It’s time to look for solutions rather than guilty parties, everyone in this conflict is dirty some what. Sadly, the recipients are always the citizens on both sides, specially in Gaza which have to choose between evil leaders and fierce enemies. It’s time to find a total agreement.

I don’t consider myself informed on geopolitical topics until I hear you weigh in. Excellent analysis and reporting. Thank you, again! Please keep up the good work!

Great explanation, very well told and animated, loved it. subscribed!

very informative well done !!!

This video answered everything except the question in the title

This just popped up in my recommendations - top notch graphics with factual analysis and objective presentation - this is why fighting to keep the internet free, alternative media alive and promote open source are crucial battles in this era of biased, agenda driven and cui bono media dominance. Thank you!

Wouldn’t say I’m a long fan of the channel as I discovered it a couple of years ago when you had a different host and the layout of episodes wasn’t as good. Your videos would keep popping up on my feed and I would watch a few minutes of some episodes but didn’t really feel hooked. Until-by chance I gave this one a listen and was massively impressed then I started watching recent previous vids and you guys have changed systems and host or whatever and I must say you are doing good quality content. So hats off to you and the team keep up the super good work. Must take a good while to produce these episodes but they are super well done, straight to the point and non biased so from a history fan please keep to this method as I think it’s the best one

Very good video! :)

Excellent Quality Reporting -- Thanks

This is the best coverage of the conflict yet. Excellent journalism. Thank you

Its about time, the video we’ve all been waiting for. Peace to the people and RIP to all lives lost 🕊️

What happened to your accent, man? It has improved dramatically in this video!

absolute banger of a video

This was the most well researched, well explained video describing the conflict. The explanation of the other potential players was extremely interesting. Well done

AI Voice? Why Caspian Report?

Great video ... Gives the viewer a lot to think about.

This is better than cable tv

The report we needed.

Man, where have you been because I needed you to help make sense of what was going & now that I have a clearer picture of what's going on.. I find myself at a loss for words because I had no idea of the other issues going on behind the scenes. Plus, I don't like how things got to this point & it's going to get even more difficult if things don't change or stop & renegotiate for a better peace.

"yeaah its incredibily complicated issue" while talking about literal illegal settlements , you r biased as much as you love not to be

DAMN!! So much great info here I'm gonna have to watch this a few times ......

@CaspianReport, Great work once again. Thanks for the work you all do.

I always appreciate the perspective of this channel. The information provided is well done. Big LIKE.