#411 – Omar Suleiman: Palestine, Gaza, Oct 7, Israel, Resistance, Faith & Islam

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<p>Omar Suleiman is a Palestinian-American Muslim scholar, civil rights leader, and President of the Yaqeen Institute for Islamic Research. Please support this podcast by checking out our sponsors:<br /> &#8211; <b>Shopify</b>: <a href="https://shopify.com/lex">https://shopify.com/lex</a> to get $1 per month trial<br /> &#8211; <b>NetSuite</b>: <a href="http://netsuite.com/lex">http://netsuite.com/lex</a> to get free product tour<br /> &#8211; <b>BetterHelp</b>: <a href="https://betterhelp.com/lex">https://betterhelp.com/lex</a> to get 10% off<br /> &#8211; <b>Eight Sleep</b>: <a href="https://eightsleep.com/lex">https://eightsleep.com/lex</a> to get special savings<br /> &#8211; <b>AG1</b>: <a href="https://drinkag1.com/lex">https://drinkag1.com/lex</a> to get 1 month supply of fish oil</p> <p>Transcript: <a href="https://lexfridman.com/omar-suleiman-2-transcript">https://lexfridman.com/omar-suleiman-2-transcript</a></p> <p><b>EPISODE LINKS:</b><br /> Omar&#8217;s Instagram: <a href="https://instagram.com/imamomarsuleiman">https://instagram.com/imamomarsuleiman</a><br /> Omar&#8217;s X: <a href="https://x.com/omarsuleiman504">https://x.com/omarsuleiman504</a><br /> Omar&#8217;s Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/imamomarsuleiman">https://facebook.com/imamomarsuleiman</a><br /> Yaqeen Institute&#8217;s YouTube: <a href="https://youtube.com/@yaqeeninstituteofficial">https://youtube.com/@yaqeeninstituteofficial</a><br /> Yaqeen Institute&#8217;s Website: <a href="https://yaqeeninstitute.org">https://yaqeeninstitute.org</a></p> <p><b>PODCAST INFO:</b><br /> Podcast website: <a href="https://lexfridman.com/podcast">https://lexfridman.com/podcast</a><br /> Apple Podcasts: <a href="https://apple.co/2lwqZIr">https://apple.co/2lwqZIr</a><br /> Spotify: <a href="https://spoti.fi/2nEwCF8">https://spoti.fi/2nEwCF8</a><br /> RSS: <a href="https://lexfridman.com/feed/podcast/">https://lexfridman.com/feed/podcast/</a><br /> YouTube Full Episodes: <a href="https://youtube.com/lexfridman">https://youtube.com/lexfridman</a><br /> YouTube Clips: <a href="https://youtube.com/lexclips">https://youtube.com/lexclips</a></p> <p><b>SUPPORT &#38; CONNECT:</b><br /> &#8211; Check out the sponsors above, it&#8217;s the best way to support this podcast<br /> &#8211; Support on Patreon: <a href="https://www.patreon.com/lexfridman">https://www.patreon.com/lexfridman</a><br /> &#8211; Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/lexfridman">https://twitter.com/lexfridman</a><br /> &#8211; Instagram: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/lexfridman">https://www.instagram.com/lexfridman</a><br /> &#8211; LinkedIn: <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/lexfridman">https://www.linkedin.com/in/lexfridman</a><br /> &#8211; Facebook: <a href="https://www.facebook.com/lexfridman">https://www.facebook.com/lexfridman</a><br /> &#8211; Medium: <a href="https://medium.com/@lexfridman">https://medium.com/@lexfridman</a></p> <p><b>OUTLINE:</b><br /> Here&#8217;s the timestamps for the episode. On some podcast players you should be able to click the timestamp to jump to that time.<br /> (00:00) &#8211; Introduction<br /> (10:18) &#8211; Oct 7<br /> (19:14) &#8211; Palestinian diaspora<br /> (23:29) &#8211; Wael Al-Dahdouh<br /> (38:21) &#8211; Violence<br /> (1:01:59) &#8211; Biden and Trump<br /> (1:15:11) &#8211; Ceasefire march<br /> (1:25:24) &#8211; Benjamin Netanyahu<br /> (1:32:26) &#8211; Houthi rebel attacks<br /> (1:34:03) &#8211; Hostages<br /> (1:40:23) &#8211; MLK Jr and Malcolm X<br /> (1:53:04) &#8211; Palestinian refugees<br /> (2:02:14) &#8211; Muhammad and Jesus<br /> (2:13:07) &#8211; Al-Aqsa Mosque<br /> (2:22:04) &#8211; Ramadan<br /> (2:26:57) &#8211; Hope for the future</p>