1418: Wake Up and Reclaim Your Humanity: Exposing the Hidden Truths of the Israel Palestine Conflict with Author Richard Forer

Thursday, September 18, 2025

It’s jarring when the story you’ve carried for years starts to crack under the weight of new information. What once felt certain suddenly feels shaped by selective truths, half-told histories, and the loudest voices drowning out nuance. People hold on to these narratives not always out of malice, but because letting go means admitting the ground beneath them was never solid. In the middle of that resistance, real human lives are reduced to symbols, and empathy becomes a casualty. The hardest part isn’t seeing the truth—it’s deciding what to do with it once it’s in front of you.

Richard Forer, author of Wake Up and Reclaim Your Humanity, once firmly defended Israel but underwent a deep shift after examining the conflict through Israeli sources. Today, he talks about the risks of blind loyalty and the need to seek truth over propaganda. He shares how this transformation affected his relationships and challenged his own identity. His message centered on honest self-reflection as a path toward understanding and peace. Stay tuned!

Quotes:

“The real enemy is not someone or something outside of us. The real enemy is the unexamined mind that unconsciously projects its suffering onto the other, then blames and scapegoats the other for its suffering.”

“Our true identity precedes the presumption of a separate identity as this or that—as a Jew, an American. Prior to all of that, we are all free, innocent, and connected.”

“Don’t believe what people tell you. Investigate. Do not believe what Israel tells you, because they are not going to admit to crimes against humanity.”