Barak Swarttz - YouTuber & Activist | The Truth About Israel They Don't Want You to Know

➡️ Join 321,000 people who read my free weekly newsletter: https://newsletter.scottdclary.com   ➡️ Like The Podcast? Leave A Rating: https://ratethispodcast.com/successstory Barak Swarttz is an American-Israeli elite performance coach, speaker, and content creator with a 225K YouTube following who has trained over 20 NBA and WNBA players, including Israeli stars Deni Avdija and Omri Caspi. Forged through career-ending injuries including a torn ACL and fractured vertebrae, his "Gain Resilience In Time" (GRIT) philosophy embodies the mental fortitude that defines his advocacy work. Reaching millions monthly, Barak uses his platform to deliver what academics praise as one of the most nuanced perspectives on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, leveraging basketball as a universal language to bridge cultural divides, combat antisemitism, and inspire truth-driven dialogue across college campuses and global audiences.   ➡️ Show Links https://www.instagram.com/otherbarak/ https://x.com/otherbarak/  https://www.linkedin.com/in/barakswarttz/    ➡️ Podcast Sponsors Hubspot - https://hubspot.com/   ShipStation - https://www.shipstation.com/ (Code: SuccessStory) Square - https://square.com/go/success  SurveyMonkey - https://www.surveymonkey.com/scott  Monarch Money - https://www.monarchmoney.com (Code: Success) Claude - https://claude.ai/success  Incogni - https://incogni.com/success (Code: Success) Huel - https://huel.com/scott (Code: scott) NetSuite — https://netsuite.com/scottclary/  Indeed - https://indeed.com/clary   ➡️ Talking Points 00:00 – Intro 01:39 – What Burak Really Does 02:54 – Basketball Meets Advocacy 14:45 – Is Social Media Dividing Us? 21:42 – Burak’s Origins 27:12 – Walking Away from Basketball 33:38 – Moving to Israel Without Serving 44:47 – Sponsor Break 47:31 – Changing Minds on Israel 59:20 – Does the World Hate Israel? 1:16:50 – The Genocide Question 1:32:34 – Why Israel Gets Zero Empathy 1:54:57 – Sponsor Break 1:57:28 – How Self-Work Changed His Debates 2:27:33 – Why Politics Defines Identity 2:35:22 – Burak’s Source of Optimism 2:42:12 – Conflict Before Global Change 2:50:20 – The One Lesson for His Future Kids