EP#317 | GUEST | Inside the West Bank: Caleb Dicks on Faith, Military, and Truth-Telling
📄 Episode Overview
In Episode #317 of Deep Shallow Dive, Ray Doustdar sits down with Caleb Dicks, a U.S. Marine veteran whose viral video from the West Bank pulled back the curtain on Israel's occupation. Caleb unpacks his Christian upbringing, military service, and eye-opening trip through the Holy Land. From the influence of the Scofield Bible on American evangelicals to meeting Palestinian families under siege in Hebron and Nablus, this episode covers faith, politics, truth, and what it means to actually bear witness.
🧠 Key Takeaways
• Caleb Dicks was raised in a strict Judeo-Christian conservative home in Iowa, homeschooled and steeped in a narrow worldview. • His military experience and world travel led him to question what he had been taught about Israel and Christianity. • He discusses the Scofield Bible's role in shaping U.S. evangelical support for modern-day Israel. • His firsthand trip to the West Bank included visiting nine Palestinian families across Nablus, Jenin, and Hebron. • He details the oppression Palestinians face daily—from checkpoints and water scarcity to military raids and economic strangulation.
⏱️ Chapters & Timestamps
• 00:00 – Viral intro and Caleb's Christian-military background
• 03:00 – Growing up in a strict conservative Christian bubble
• 06:40 – Scofield Bible, Zionism, and manipulated theology
• 10:20 – Why Caleb went viral for telling his truth on Instagram
• 13:00 – Why American Christianity is out of sync with global Christianity
• 15:50 – The myth of Abraham's blessing and who God's people are today
• 20:00 – The military's view on religion and cohesion
• 22:30 – The decision to go to the Holy Land and risk entry
• 27:00 – Checkpoints, machine guns, and Jerusalem's police state
• 30:00 – Christian discrimination at the Western Wall
• 35:00 – Meeting a UN contact and getting into the West Bank
• 40:00 – Palestinian hospitality vs. Israeli settler aggression
• 44:00 – Armed settlers and the U.S.-funded weapons
• 49:00 – Visiting Jenin, Nablus, and nine Palestinian families
• 54:00 – Life under occupation: unemployment, checkpoints, hopelessness
• 59:00 – Tactics of harassment: water denial and movement restriction
• 1:04:00 – Detained while leaving, surrounded at gunpoint by Israeli forces
🌟 Conclusion
This isn’t a theory. This is testimony. Caleb saw it, documented it, and survived it. In a world drowning in narratives, this is what it means to report from the ground. Share this episode. Talk about it. And come back for Part 2.
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🗂️ Categories
Israel & Palestine, Christianity & Theology, Veteran Testimonies
🏷️ Tags
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