] I have never been and I will never be a Government
] official and I have no privileged information. My
] perspective is entirely based on what I see, on what I
] read and on the fact that my family has lived in this
] region for almost 200 years. You may regard my views as
] those of the proverbial taxi driver, which you are
] supposed to question, when you visit a country.

Harari is a well known physicist. His view is conservative. He makes strong arguments.