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I'm off the fence about Israel's war. Here's why.

Exactly a year ago when thousands of Hamas militants crossed Israel's border to engage in an audio of media

of violence, I knew little about Israel and had no opinion about the long-running

conflict there.

I've never been to Israel.

I've never been to Gaza.

I've never been to the West Bank. It's not a conflict I studied at

university or read about extensively. People on both sides who care passionately

about this issue find it hard to believe, but in truth most people are like this.

That's why for many months after the October 7th attacks I avoided commenting on the war or even

discussing it on our show.

Instead I read, watched and listened to the endless

commentary, debates and discussions to understand what people on various sides

were saying. Having gathered those perspectives, I then did my best to apply first principles thinking to the arguments I heard.

Thinking from first principles means stripping whatever you're trying to analyze down to its core and working back from there.

Context is extremely important to

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