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Hello and welcome to Factually. I'm Adam Conover.

Thank you for joining me on the show again.

Since Israel declared war on Hamas, the Israeli government's bombardment of Gaza has killed

nearly 24,000 Palestinians, 1% of the entire population there, 1 out of every 100 people, and at the same time 1.9 million people,

or 85% of the population of Gaza, has been displaced.

A half a million people will have no home to return to when and if the war ends because

the Israeli military has destroyed one-third of all of the buildings in Gaza.

This violence is devastating and atrocious,

and it's been hard for many of us to escape the sense

that this is not a war on the political group Hamas or not just a war on them, but also

an attempt to displace and destroy an entire populace.

As Americans, we need to look squarely at the reality of what is happening in Gaza,

and we have a special responsibility not just to understand it, but to speak up about it, because it is our tax dollars that are paying for this war,

even as countless organizations and nations, demand a ceasefire.

And it's just as crucial that we understand that the war that's happening today didn't come out of nowhere.

It wasn't solely because of the horrific events of October 7th.

It's also the product of a century of history, a history that is not beyond us to make sense of or understand or see clearly.

So, here today to talk clearly and bluntly about not just what is happening in Gaza today,

but what has been happening in this region for a century.

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