The reality is that in 2025, when you teach Middle East Politics, American Foreign Policy, and stuff like that, Chatham House rules protect everyone (whereas an “off the record class” is almost a contradiction in terms).

And 2) I tell my students that, “obviously, it’s a college class, so please do talk about everything I have to say to anyone and everyone… but what you cannot do is to quote me or your classmates word-for-word.” There’s nothing nefarious about it.

Chatham House rule is that you not directly quote or attribute quotes. Off the record = no acknowledgment that the discussion took place.

I use Chatham House rules in all my classes…

(Say hello if you’re there, too!)

Netanyahu is finished, and Pakistan is up next.

The part I suspect he was referring to, was that Indonesia said it would contribute 20,000 troops to a multi-national force for Gaza when the war ends.

(It may not come across in writing, but the Indonesia speech was conciliatory in tone.)

He mentions the speech given by Indonesia on Tuesday as showing a hopeful future. He doesn't give details, but it's worth noting that Indonesia's statement was that if Israel recognizes a Palestinian state, Indonesia will immediately recognize Israel.

And on Lebanon "If Lebanon takes genuine action to disarm Hezbollah, I am sure [peace can be achieved]."

He says he is hopeful that an agreement can be reached with the new Syrian government that settles borders and guarantees rights for the Druze in Syria.

I just find that an interesting juxtaposition with the (accurate) list of IDF military successes he presented at the start of the speech.

He calls the creation of an SOP-- "national suicide."

Netanyahu is a great communicator -- but the total lack of, you know, credibility (in general, not specific to this issue), is a problem.

He is making the case that recognizing an SOP rewards Hamas; and while it's a bit more nuanced that Trump's bluntness about that, the French/KSA proposal does address that head on.

He says that many states "unconditionally recognized" a Palestinian state, which is not exactly true of all of those.