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Bassem Youssef: Israel-Palestine, Gaza, Hamas, Middle East, Satire & Fame | Lex Fridman Podcast #424

Bassem Youssef, Lex Fridman

Interview

Comedian and former medical doctor Bassem Youssef utilized a 33-minute interview with Piers Morgan to address the October 7th attacks, the asymmetry of power in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, and the dangers of dehumanization in modern warfare. Youssef detailed his history of satirizing authoritarian regimes in Egypt, his subsequent exile, and his critique of US military-industrial lobbying and legacy media bias that he claims fuels global instability. While reflecting on his lost role in a Superman reboot and his personal trauma as an immigrant, he urged youth to view social change as a long-term process driven by awareness rather than single events.