Trillbilly Worker's Party Episode 438: Christ vs. Khan (w/ special guest Jasper Nathaniel)
Apr 2, 2026
Jasper Nathaniel, independent journalist reporting from the West Bank and on Israel-Palestine affairs, discusses Christian and Jewish forms of Zionism. He covers Israel’s expansion into Lebanon and changing settler politics. He traces recent pogroms in the West Bank and how rhetoric, outposts, and political shifts enable violence.
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Huckabee's West Bank Visits Felt Sincere Then Forgetful
- Mike Huckabee appears sincere but often confused on-the-ground in the West Bank.
- Jasper recounts Huckabee visiting families of settler violence, seeming shocked by settlers in Area A then promptly forgetting follow-up commitments.
Settlers Turned Secular Zionism Into Biblical Land Claims
- Religious Zionists and settlers retrofitted Zionism from secular origins into a biblical territorial claim.
- Jasper explains settlers and Christian Zionists align because both justify Greater Israel via Old Testament borders (Nile to Euphrates).
Yehuda Sherman's Death Fueled Settler Violence
- Yehuda Sherman, an 18-year-old settler from a prominent family, died after an ATV collision near Beit Imrin.
- Jasper recounts how his father's funeral speech framed the death as a 'sacrifice' and spurred new outposts and violent reprisals.
