This is factually untrue and false and a lie as I explain, with evidence and receipts, here:

1. Why do you keep calling him 'Professor Jiang' when he isn't a professor and admitted to me he isn't a professor? 2. You guys talking about Jews wanting to take over the world and quoting Genesis remind me of the Islamophobes who sit on podcasts claiming Muslims are taking over Europe and cite verses from the Quran. 3. I'm surprised you're such a fan of Jiang given he claims Jews created Islam:

1. In Chinese academia, “professor” is an official rank based on teaching, research, and achievements a PhD is not required. Questioning this person’s credentials feels inconsistent. (Noam Chomsky has no formal qualifications in IR or politics, yet his title is never challenged the same way by lefties like yourself.) 2. Your second reply used a tu quoque fallacy and a straw-man (no one said “Jews wanted to take over the world”). Moreover on (3) no one claimed to be a “fan” of Jiang the criticism was only about how his points were handled. Most importantly, you never answered the core question from the video: How do you reconcile your left-wing positions on LGBTQ issues, transgenderism, secularism, etc. with Islam? We genuinely like and respect your work. We’d love to have you on the podcast for an open, good-faith discussion.

Every year since 1948, Israel has expanded land. How is that defensive?

1956: Egyptian-sponsored Fedayeen attacks, closure of the Straits of Tiran, and massive arms buildup. 1967: Closing of the Straits of Tiran, expulsion of UN peacekeepers, and full military mobilization. 1978: Palestinian terrorists using Lebanon as a launchpad for attacks on Israel. Terrorist groups hide behind human shields while spreading nothing but lies. They clearly rely on gullible Western liberals to advance their Islamic propaganda. You have learned well from the Qatari terrorist propaganda machine.

Spot on, Mehdi. Maher spouts "all Israel wars defensive" lie, ignoring 1956 Suez invasion of Egypt with UK cronies for Sinai grab, declassified docs prove it. 67 pre-emptive, 82 Lebanon offensive. Bill's "new rule" facts optional? 😂

I honestly cant believe they had the world fooled this entire time that they were the victims. That victim status got them away with murder (literally) but now its gone and they are exposed

Well said, don’t always agree with your view. But what you laid out was historically correct.

@asymetricjockey Except...

@billmaher Mehdi hates America, Israel and is groveling for publicity for his shitty media company. He got canned by MNSBC, and he's bitter.

Meti joon is this also a lie or ai?

What you call “explaining,” people who actually know the history call “lying.”

Excellent. This is how you break down a BS argument. More of these Mehdi - head-on point-by-point deconstruction of this Zio's bullshit is what's needed. These guys hide behind artifical time constraints to never get questioned properly.

He is the worst kind of Zionists that keeps on lying all the time.

You’re making your “factual” claims by cherry picking some comments by Israeli politicians and ignoring a lot of context. Funny how you rely on Israeli comments when they suit your narrative. You’re nothing but I propagandist and I look forward to your smackdown.

Again you are wrong. 1956, Egypt was blocking the Straits of Tiran and the Gulf of Aqaba. That was already an act of war by Egypt. 1967, Egypt again blocked the Straits cutting of oil from Israel causing war. Cry harder, you Jew hating history revisionist. @CptAllenHistory

@billmaher do you see this? It seems you do not even argue anymore with the woke you just talk about them without any being there to defend their viewpoint.

I’m just here so I get an update when this gets community noted. Also, every single everything you are saying is just speculation as we don’t have access to any other country involved, BUT ISRAEL.

About time someone called out Maher's confident bullshit and obvious ignorance. More of this please.

, stop trying to rewrite history and defend Arab aggression. It’s pathetic ! On May 28th 1967 Nassar announced, we plan to open a general assault on Israel. This will be a total war. Our basic aim is the destruction of Israel. Israel defended itself against Arab aggression again ! @mehdirhasan as it did in 1948 after being attacked by Egypt, Iraq, Syria, Lebanon and Jordan. But in 1967 Israel kicked the shit out of Egypt, Syria and Jordan in only Six days. Israel won this war @mehdirhasan and by the rules of war, the victor generally determines the outcome, thus Israel reclaimed Judea and Samaria from Jordan, Gaza from Egypt, and took the Golan heights from Syria. And when I say ‘reclaimed, I mean this was Israel’s territory that was actually under Jordian and Egyptian occupation from 1948 - 1967. Your claim that Israel is “occupying” the land is untrue @mehdirhasan, you are lying. But don’t take my for it, listen to international lawyer and Barrister @HausdorffMedia explain it to you in legal terms.

He is an athiest but when it comes to Israel he wears kepa give bible quotes. these people are fake hiding behind liberalism, humanity, athiesim, freedom of speech when it comes to them to follow their own created rules they turned away to something else legitimize their actions.

Mehdi's argument is basically this - you can block the ports of any country randomly. Say the Russians blockade the US East Coast, they prevent any shipping from reaching the US East Coast, if the US attacks Russia as a result - The US started the war +

Bill is a self-righteous, egotistical, privileged prick. I used to think he was funny and insightful but his allegiance to his new buddy is staggeringly sycophantic. He mines for positive talking points about the clown to the point of embarrassment.

I think @mehdirhasan made it too difficult for the dumbass @billmaher to follow all these facts. I don't think his little brain can comprehend 6 minutes of facts.

Sir you are one of the extremely few people in the media who take on all the bullshitters and liars both directly and forcefully. Thank you and please keep doing what you do!

Maher's credibility is long gone. And he's not funny. What's not to ignore?

Allow me to translate from Mehdi-speak: No no it wasn't an attack, those jews should have just let arabs blockade all shipping to israel, ruin their economy, and starve them to death!

Thank you! I loathe Bill Maher. He is all the things you said at the top of the video and idk why anyone likes him or watches his show. He's a huge bigot and one of the best examples of the Dunning-Kruger effect on planet Earth.

It’s true, it’s not false, and your explanation is what you always do - just whine like a baby

Thank you, @mehdirhasan. I am so tired of @billmaher and his unsubstantiated rhetoric. FACTS MATTER! Maher’s pro-Israel, pseudo intellectual, and often misogynistic, comments do NOT!

You on the show next week would be great. lol

This is a brilliant takedown. Could have done without the opening insults though.

Factually untrue as opposed to untrue. You pathetic Islamic propagandist

The genocide in Gaza sifted out a different kind of bigot, one that the government and western media have been feeding and manipulating for decades. These bigots live among us in normal civil society pretending to be anti-racist and advocates for human rights. Ha! WE SEE YOU NOW.