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Why All Israeli Prime Ministers Have Fake Names! w/ George Galloway [11:38 | MAR 28 2025 | The Jimmy Dore Show] (youtu.be)
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cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/27512445

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Video Description:

Did you know that Netanyahu's real family name is Mileikowsky? Did you also know that every Israeli Prime Minister changed their name to sound more Jewish or Middle Eastern? Investigative journalist Richard Medhurst describes the litany of Israeli politicians who abandoned their Eastern European names to create the pretense of a stronger connection to the Levant.

Jimmy and Mother of all Talk Shows host George Galloway discuss this curious pseudonymous phenomenon among Israeli leaders.

Generated Summary:

Main Topic: The video discusses the claim that many Israeli Prime Ministers changed their names to sound more Jewish or Middle Eastern, and uses this as a springboard to discuss the broader historical context of the creation of Israel and the displacement of Palestinians.

Key Points:

  • The video alleges that numerous Israeli Prime Ministers used pseudonyms, suggesting their original names were of Eastern European origin rather than Middle Eastern. Specific examples are given (e.g., Netanyahu's alleged original name, Milovski).
  • The name changes are presented as evidence that Israeli leaders are not indigenous to the region and that their claim to the land is not historically accurate.
  • George Galloway's commentary frames the creation of Israel as a colonial project, emphasizing the Balfour Declaration's role in granting land belonging to Palestinians to European Jews.
  • Galloway highlights the displacement of Palestinians and their ongoing struggles, using the Jenin refugee camp as a stark example of the lasting consequences.
  • The video criticizes mainstream media for not accurately portraying the historical context and ongoing situation in Palestine.

Highlights:

  • The presentation of a list of Israeli Prime Ministers and their alleged original names is a central visual element.
  • George Galloway's expertise and passionate commentary provide a strong narrative.
  • The use of the Jenin refugee camp as a case study powerfully illustrates the human cost of the conflict.

About Channel:

#TheJimmyDoreShow is a hilarious and irreverent take on news, politics and culture featuring Jimmy Dore, a professional stand up comedian, author and podcaster. The show is also broadcast on Pacifica Radio Network stations throughout the country.

“Jimmy Dore is outrageous and outraged, bothersome and bothered. A crucial, profane, passionate voice for progressives and free-thinkers in 21st century America. Jimmy will anger you if you’re a conservative and enrage you if you’re a liberal.”—Patton Oswalt

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[–] Carrolade@lemmy.world 0 points 1 week ago (1 children)

People change their names to sound better all the time. Especially common in entertainment, or when moving to a new country. It's not strange or wrong in any way, and definitely not "evidence" of anything important.

Regarding the "indigenous" argument, it's kinda silly. Humans are "indigenous" to the continent of Africa, and nowhere else. There are many other, more legitimate reasons why we should allow cultures to live, but who was there "first" is not logically one of them. Very, very few people in the world live where they "are from", yet they are still legitimate citizens of their area. You do not need to be "from" somewhere specific to deserve basic human rights.

[–] jimmydoreisalefty@lemmy.world 2 points 1 week ago (1 children)

It’s not strange or wrong in any way, and definitely not “evidence” of anything important.

It is important, and the video lays out why while also explaining the history and providing additional background.

Regarding the “indigenous” argument, it’s kinda silly. Humans are “indigenous” to the continent of Africa, and nowhere else. There are many other, more legitimate reasons why we should allow cultures to live, but who was there “first” is not logically one of them. Very, very few people in the world live where they “are from”, yet they are still legitimate citizens of their area.

Again, the video addresses the major difference between your argument and the one being explained in the video.

One is that Israel, an apartheid state, has been occupying the Palestinian people in an internment camp for over 50 years while forcing the indigenous people to become refugees.

You do not need to be “from” somewhere specific to deserve basic human rights.

Yes, the Palestinian people do deserve basic human rights, but the Israeli government continues to disregard the basic human rights of the Palestinian people while genociding them, with the full support of the United States government.

[–] Carrolade@lemmy.world 0 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Just so long as the video acknowledges name changes to fit in better are extremely common practice in all sorts of places, and Israeli leaders doing it are not special.

You're ignoring what I'm saying. I said there are no indigenous people. You then said "forcing the indigenous people".

We are all indigenous to Africa. No one is indigenous to Palestine. Not Israelis, not Palestinians. Both deserve basic human rights, including the right to live in the region, anyway.

[–] jimmydoreisalefty@lemmy.world 2 points 1 week ago (1 children)

You’re ignoring what I’m saying. I said there are no indigenous people. You then said “forcing the indigenous people”.

We are all indigenous to Africa. No one is indigenous to Palestine. Not Israelis, not Palestinians. Both deserve basic human rights, including the right to live in the region, anyway.

I am disagreeing with your argument of trying to disregard the indigenous meaning.

Palestinians are from the Middle East; the Israelis are from Eastern Europe, which is explained in the video. That is a major reason why the prime ministers change their names, so as to fit their narratives and to continue their apartheid state and genocide.

[–] Carrolade@lemmy.world -1 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (1 children)

First off, Israelis are from all over the world, not all from Eastern Europe. This includes other parts of the Middle East. These are called "Mizrahi" while those of European descent are called "Ashkenazi".

Second, only if you draw your line at some arbitrary point. Were Palestinians there 50,000 years ago? No, no they were not. Neither were Israelis.

The English are not from England. The Turks are not from Turkey. The Chinese are not from China. Americans are not from America. It's all a bunch of silliness, we all came from somewhere else. Where did we all come from? Africa.

[–] jimmydoreisalefty@lemmy.world 2 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Israelis are from all over the world

The video is showing that the prime ministers were from Eastern Europe.

Second, only if you draw your line at some arbitrary point. Were Palestinians there 50,000 years ago? No, no they were not. Neither were Israelis.

Indigenous or less commonly indigenous : of, relating to, or descended from the earliest known inhabitants of a place and especially of a place that was colonized^[[1] https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/indigenous]

Palestinians are the known inhabitants before being colonized.

Israeli state forced them to be refugees and they were moved to a small area.

Now Israel government is trying to bomb and force them out of the small area.

[–] Carrolade@lemmy.world 1 points 1 week ago

Sure, that doesn't particularly surprise me.

The Palestinians are not the earliest known inhabitants, that's what I'm saying. They're supposedly descended from Canaanites. We have evidence of other, distinct cultures tens of thousands of years before Canaanites. It doesn't matter though.

Sure, I agree that Israel is wrongfully doing a slow genocide of them, that's pretty obvious imo. My issue is this idea that origin somehow denotes a greater right to land. It never really has. People's human rights have nothing to do with where they are from. Being from a place earlier than other people is meaningless.