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For the Australian Jewish community, the date of December 14 carries as much gut-wrenching trauma as October 7 and September 11 does for Israelis and Americans, Daniel Hochberg, co-chair of Union for Progressive Judaism, told the Haaretz Podcast. On the six-month anniversary of the terrorist shooting attack on 1,000 Jews celebrating Hanukkah on Bondi Beach that killed 15 members of the tight-knit community, Hochberg and Haaretz editor Noa Levin reviewed the aftermath of the second most deadly attack in Australian history and its ongoing effect on the country’s politics and daily life for Australian Jews. “We don't feel safe as we did before,” Hochberg said, describing an increased “closing of spaces” to Jews who once felt part of progressive circles. “It has affected our sense of self-worth, our belief in our contribution to Australia is in question, and we are struggling with that. Our walls are being built higher and higher, so there's this feeling that the Jewish community, by almost default, is being isolated from the rest of Australian society.” On the podcast, Hochberg and Levin discussed the controversial formation and the ongoing testimony of the Royal Commission on Antisemitism and Social Cohesion, the national inquiry of the Bondi attacks which is focusing on growing antisemitic discourse in Australia, and the political impact of the attack inside and outside the Jewish community. The “totally unimaginable” violent attack and the Jewish community’s reaction, Levin noted, has sparked a conversation among young Jews regarding “who gets to speak for us at a national and international level, and what recommendations would all kinds of Jews like to see to ensure their safety in Australia,” while “touching on the intersection between criticism of Israel and antisemitism.” The Bondi attack, she said “has made the community incredibly sensitive to anything that looked, felt or smelt like something that could harm us, and that they have a right to do that, but I think it created something quite challenging in terms of discourse about Israel.” Read more: 'Reckoning Without Consequence Is Performance': Australian Jews Cautiously Welcome Antisemitism Inquiry Findings Australia's Historic National Inquiry Into Antisemitism, Explained How a Portrait of an Australian Jewish Leader Humanizes an Anguished Community The Australian Film About Jewish Fear and Unease Shot in Bondi Before the Massacre Despite a Moderate Downturn, Antisemitic Incidents in Australia Remained High for Second Year RunningSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In a special investigation on a "revolution" that has taken place over the past three years, Haaretz reporters Yarden Michaeli, Matan Golan and Yaniv Kubovich detailed the push to restore and drastically expand Israeli presence in the northern West Bank that was part of former Prime Minister Ariel Sharon's Gaza disengagement plan in 2005. On the Haaretz Podcast, Michaeli discusses how the settler movement and far-right politicians have spent the 20 years since the disengagement took place planning how to execute their "return" to four West Bank settlements located in the largest contiguous area of Palestinian population in the area. With the ascent of the most far-right government in history in 2022, members of the movement have used their power and influence in what is essentially "the settlers' government" to "return big time," Michaeli said. In the newly published Haaretz investigation, "Undoing History," Michaeli and his team reveal how 18 new settlements and eight new army bases are cutting through the largest contiguous Palestinian population in the West Bank. The comprehensive effort includes military deployments, new bases and checkpoints, road construction, land expropriations, the displacement of more than 40,000 residents from three refugee camps and the terrorizing of daily Palestinian life in what senior military officials warn could destabilize an already volatile region. Every aspect of the plan, Michaeli warned, is "bad news" and "harmful" to the Palestinians living there, and that the infrastructure in place "will be very hard to remove" – undermining the Oslo Accords and the possibility of a two-state solution. Read more: Undoing History: As the World Watched Gaza, Settlers Charged Ahead in the West Bank. A Clash Is Imminent Foreign Ministry Rejects Smotrich's Claim He Axed 1997 Hebron Accord With PA, as Israel Takes Municipal Powers From Palestinians How Israel Is Using Archaeology to Advance West Bank Annexation Former PM Ehud Olmert: Israel Is Conducting a Systematic Campaign of Ethnic Cleansing and Crimes Against Humanity in the West Bank 'Nobody's Born a Soldier': The Israeli Teens Refusing the Military Draft Say They Can Take the BacklashSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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La plupart des journaux proposent de suivre en direct cette actualité. On peut suivre les portes qui claquent minute par minute. Alors on cherche les pas de côté : celui de Haaretz en Israël par exemple. Le quotidien israélien de centre gauche raconte comment l'AIPAC, aux États-Unis, se trouve aujourd'hui dans une posture très inconfortable.  L'AIPAC, c'est le Comité des affaires publiques américano-israéliennes. Haaretz rappelle que l'AIPAC défend les intérêts du gouvernement israélien à Washington depuis des décennies, et que depuis les années 1970 en particulier, il a accumulé un pouvoir politique et financier énorme grâce à ses activités de lobbying et à son implication dans la vie politique électorale, en ciblant les parlementaires des deux partis.  Mais aujourd'hui les temps ont changé. L'énergie et les sommes déployées par l'AIPAC pour torpiller le plan Obama sur l'Iran il y a dix ans lui avaient déjà valu les foudres des Démocrates, mais voilà qu'aujourd'hui les Républicains sont eux aussi divisés quant à l'extrémisme de l'AIPAC. Un nombre croissant de Républicains, écrit Haaretz, accusent l'AIPAC de tenter d'exercer un contrôle indu sur le gouvernement américain et d'avoir poussé Trump à se joindre à Netanyahu dans la guerre contre l'Iran. Résultat : l'AIPAC traverse une crise d'identité, écrit le journal.  Les négociations vues également du Liban L'Orient-Le Jour aborde l'importance du volet libanais dans les discussions en Suisse. Le quotidien croit savoir que le sort du Hezbollah est au centre de ces discussions. « Les négociations avec l'Iran porteront sur la transformation du Hezbollah en un parti politique et social, affranchi de toute activité militaire », écrit le quotidien libanais, qui énumère les défis que cela représente, y compris le traitement des armes appartenant au mouvement. Leur démantèlement nécessitera un processus graduel s'étalant sur une longue période, pouvant aller jusqu'à trois ans, révèle L'Orient-Le Jour à Beyrouth.  Un protocole d'accord USA / Iran qui arrive trop tard, estime le Washington Post. Et le journal se fait le porte-parole des agriculteurs américains. Il y a un long reportage à découvrir qui dit bien le dépit du monde rural aux États-Unis. À moins de six mois des élections de mi-mandat, c'est un élément crucial pour Donald Trump. Le quotidien rappelle que les électeurs ruraux approuvaient la politique économique de Trump à 45 % — ils ne sont plus que 31 % à la soutenir.  « Il n'y a plus aucune joie à travailler dans cette ferme. Quand on travaille seize heures par jour et qu'à la fin de l'année, il faut emprunter pour payer ses impôts, il n'y a plus aucun plaisir. Ça n'en vaut tout simplement plus la peine. » Les mots de Tyson, 55 ans, agriculteur en Caroline du Nord — à lire dans le Washington Post.  Colère contre Trump en Albanie En l'occurrence contre le gendre et la fille du président américain. On vous a parlé ici même des protestations en Albanie contre un complexe immobilier que souhaitent installer Jared Kushner et Ivanka Trump avec le soutien des autorités albanaises. Ce reportage est à lire dans le Guardian. Et une colère qui va bien au-delà du projet immobilier. « Ce gouvernement ne nous représente plus — il a choisi de représenter des investisseurs oligarques », déclare Ina Shkurti, une jeune Albanaise très remontée. « Ce que nous voulons, c'est une nouvelle Albanie », ajoute Justina Prenga, 24 ans. « Nous sommes la génération Z et nous disons "ça suffit" — notre pays n'est pas à vendre ».  En France, cette canicule qui inquiète Et qui énerve ! « C'est un ras-le-bol généralisé qui gagne progressivement les parents d'élèves de toute la France », raconte Le Parisien. « Une colère sourde, doublée d'une inquiétude, qui, ces derniers jours, a vu de nombreuses familles prendre le taureau par les cornes pour tenter de lutter contre les effets de la canicule ».  Le journal raconte comment des parents d'élèves excédés se chargent eux-mêmes de faire ce qu'il faut pour rafraîchir les salles de classe. Il y a ces habitants de Bougival, à l'ouest de Paris, qui ont fourni à l'école des ventilateurs et des tuyaux d'arrosage. Ceux de Nantes qui repeignent en blanc les fenêtres des salles de classe pour filtrer les rayons du soleil. Et puis à Paris, situation kafkaïenne, dit le journal : des parents à qui une école dit non quand ils proposent des ventilateurs… refus pour raison de sécurité… de quoi les agacer encore un peu plus. En période de canicule, les esprits aussi s'échauffent.

Fury from Israeli ministers over the agreement US President Donald Trump has signed with Iran. And a sharp rebuke in response from his vice president JD Vance. What are the implications for Israel and its prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu? In this episode: Gideon Levy, Columnist at Haaretz newspaper Mairav Zonszein, Senior Israel Analyst at the International Crisis Group Mitchell Barak, Founder of KEEVOON Research, Strategy and Communications and a former aide to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu Host: Per Nyberg Connect with us: @AJEPodcasts on X, Instagram, Facebook, and YouTube

« Emmanuel Macron et les Européens saluent le changement d'attitude de Donald Trump, écrit Le Figaro à Paris. (…) Pas de doute pour le président français, ce sommet du G7 est objectivement une réussite alors qu'il démarrait dans un contexte extrêmement difficile de fragmentation du monde, de crises et de conflit ». Du sommet du G7 à Évian au dîner sous les ors du château de Versailles, « Emmanuel Macron savoure son succès : "L'UE et les États-Unis de nouveau unis" », titre la Repubblica. Pourtant, ce n'était pas gagné raconte le New York Times, mercredi, « le président américain a indiqué que s'il n'était pas satisfait de l'accord sur le nucléaire iranien, il pourrait le dénoncer et reprendre les bombardements sur le pays ». Ce revirement à quelques heures de la fin du sommet du G7 rappelle que tout peut arriver avec Donald Trump. « Le véritable mystère est notre persistance à être surpris par son inconstance », analyse la chercheuse Elizabeth Sheppard Sellam dans les colonnes de la Croix. Mais au final, sur la guerre en Iran comme sur celle en Ukraine, les dirigeant du G7 ont signé une déclaration commune. « Le document cite nommément Trump pour le féliciter le son action », précise le Washington Post (…). « Si c'est le prix à payer pour obtenir une baisse des prix du pétrole, pas de problème », réagit un diplomate dans les colonnes du Figaro. Signature à Versailles Le protocole d'accord avec l'Iran que Donald Trump a signé hier soir au Château de Versailles aux côtés d'Emmanuel Macron. Les 14 points de ce protocole d'accord ont été révélés hier, ce qui a alimenté les critiques concernant les concessions faites à l'Iran. « L'accord de Donald Trump avec l'Iran est le fruit d'ambitions irréalistes pour une guerre intenable », titre le Guardian à Londres. « Les États-Unis sont entrés en guerre avec des objectifs maximalistes et en sortent avec une décision pragmatique de mettre fin au conflit, malgré le coût politique que cela implique », poursuit le quotidien britannique. Donald Trump en sort « la parole de l'Iran de ne pas construire de bombe nucléaires, sans aucune mention du programme de missiles balistiques et avec le Hezbollah célébrant une "victoire" car le protocole d'accord a instauré un cessez-le-feu au Liban »? Bien que les Iraniens aient subi des pertes considérables durant cette guerre, « ils sont sortis de cette confrontation avec la puissance militaire la plus puissante du monde en prouvant qu'ils pouvaient utiliser le chaos économique comme une arme », estime Le New York Times. Renforcer le Hezbollah Un « deal » qui figure aussi à la une de la presse au Proche-Orient. « L'accord avec l'Iran doit affaiblir et non renforcer le Hezbollah, affirme le Jerusalem Post dans son éditorial. Ce cadre international « semble privilégier le calme régional au démantèlement de la menace (…) Israël ne peut pas accepter cela ». « Qui a conduit Israël vers un suicide diplomatique : Donald Trump ou Benyamin Netanyahu ? », s'interroge Haaretz. Selon le quotidien israélien, la rupture est consommée avec l'alliée américain. « La marge de manœuvre d'Israël pour riposter militairement a été restreinte de manière sans précédent. (…) La capacité d'Israël à attaquer les installations iraniennes dépend d'une coordination logistique, de renseignement fournis par les États-Unis et d'un consentement, au moins tacite, de Washington ». Ce qui semble désormais plus compliqué à obtenir. De son côté, l'Agence de presse iranienne Mehr indique que « l'appareil diplomatique iranien, bénéficiant du plein soutien du peuple, avait obtenu un texte qui sert les intérêts du pays ». Le porte-parole du ministère iranien des Affaires étrangères rappelle également que « l'Iran n'avait jamais abandonné ses alliés et qu'un cessez-le-feu au Liban était aussi important pour Téhéran ». Le Liban dans l'attente Au Liban, la population espèrent que les armes se taisent enfin dans le sud du pays, où malgré le cessez-le-feu théoriquement en vigueur, Israël mène toujours des opérations contre le Hezbollah, le mouvement armé pro-iranien. Pour L'Orient-Le Jour à Beyrouth « à regarder l'accord conclu entre Washington et Téhéran, une réalité saute aux yeux : chacun semble y avoir trouvé son compte ». Le Liban, lui, « hérite d'un Sud dévasté, d'une occupation qui perdure et d'un avenir qui continue à être discuté ailleurs. En somme : le Liban paie la facture », résume le quotidien libanais.

U.S. public opinion is undergoing a dramatic shift, with more and more Americans calling for less military support to Israel. So, is the “special relationship” between the two countries over? According to an essayist in Foreign Policy's latest print issue, the partnership has peaked—and the only way to go is down. Why is that, and how did we get here? Joshua Leifer, a columnist for Haaretz and author of that essay, joins FP Live to explore trends in the U.S.-Israeli partnership. Plus, Ravi shares his read on the proposed U.S.-Iran cease-fire deal. Paul Musgrave: Iran Is a Bigger Defeat Than Vietnam Will Todman: Everyone Lost the War With Iran Menahem Merhavy: Iran's Victory Is More Pyrrhic Than It Looks Joshua Leifer: The End of the U.S.-Israel Alliance FP's Summer Print Issue: The End of the World as We Know It David E. Rosenberg: Netanyahu's Reelection Could Hinge on Outcome of Iran War Steven A. Cook: Why the U.S. Should Wind Down Military Aid to Israel Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Israel is in a strategically weakened position – and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will take a hard political hit if reports on the details of U.S.-Iran memorandum of understanding are accurate, Haaretz columnist Joshua Leifer said on the Haaretz Podcast. Netanyahu had been “riding high,” planning to face Israel’s upcoming elections in the fall having compensated for his failures that led to October 7 by boldly “reconfiguring the map of the Middle East, and disassembling Iran's proxy network of Hezbollah and Hamas, and taking on the Iranian regime itself,” Leifer said. The Israeli leader thought “his legacy [would] be rehabilitated by those wars. Fast forward to where we are now, and that's not the case, and he’s having to confront that,” Leifer added. “Strategically, Israel's in a terrible place, where the Iranian regime is stronger than it was, and it is now able to enforce a new kind of equation where Israeli freedom of movement is limited by the potential threat of ballistic missiles from Iran – which wasn't the case prior to October 7.” Netanyahu, Leifer said, has been “backed into a corner” on all of Israel’s fronts – Gaza, Lebanon, Syria and now Iran. He must follow Trump’s dictates and has turned Israel into “a total vassal state of the U.S.” and “Trump’s lapdog.” If he were to defy Trump, he runs the risk of losing American support, which could endanger the country even more. Read more: What You Need to Know About the U.S.-Iran Deal – and What It Means for Israel Report: Billions in Frozen Iranian Assets May Be Released Under U.S.–Iran Deal Israeli Withdrawal From Lebanon Not Part of U.S.-Iran Deal, White House Official Says 'Don't Bullshit Us, Trump': Netanyahu Loyalists Rage at 'Treacherous' United States Over Iran Deal Netanyahu Says Israel to Remain in Security Buffer Zones in Lebanon, Gaza and Syria After U.S.-Iran Deal Signed Amos Harel: The Iran Fiasco Is Netanyahu's Biggest Failure Since October 7 Read more analysis from Haaretz's Joshua LeiferSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Aux États-Unis, le Washington Post se montre assez critique à l'égard du président américain. « Trump cherchait à briser le régime iranien, il s'est contenté de rouvrir le détroit d'Ormuz », titre le quotidien. « L'accord qui se dessine met fin à une guerre coûteuse, mais laisse le pouvoir iranien en place et son avenir nucléaire toujours sujet à négociation. » « Un retour au statu quo bien loin des objectifs initiaux d'un effort de guerre qui avait débuté par la promesse de venir en aide aux manifestants iraniens descendus dans la rue pour dénoncer leur régime », écrit l'un des correspondants du journal à la Maison Blanche. En se félicitant de cet accord, le président américain a affirmé que « l'Iran s'était engagé à ne pas se doter de l'arme nucléaire ». Mais les « dirigeants iraniens ont pris des engagements similaires à maintes reprises depuis des décennies », rappelle le quotidien. L'un des journalistes du New York Times a pu s'entretenir avec le président américain par téléphone… Donald Trump insiste lui sur le fait que « si l'Iran ne parvenait pas à trouver un accord avec les États-Unis (…), il relancerait les attaques militaires contre Téhéran ou ferait des États-Unis le gardien du Moyen-Orient en échange de 20% des revenus de la région. » Bien que les détails de l'accord n'aient pas encore été dévoilés. Le New York Times arrive à la même conclusion. Donald Trump se félicite d'un retour au statu quo. Si l'heure était au soulagement hier, dimanche, plusieurs interrogations subsistent selon le Wall Street Journal. « Israël laissera-t-il aux États-Unis, à l'Iran, la marge de manœuvre nécessaire pour poursuivre le dialogue ? Les alliés de l'Iran seront-ils difficiles à contenir ? Il y a beaucoup d'éléments à prendre en compte. » À lire aussiLes États-Unis et l'Iran ont trouvé un accord de paix, le détroit d'Ormuz rouvrira après la signature Le front libanais Pas de commentaires pour le moment dans la presse israélienne. Seule l'annonce d'un cessez-le-feu sur tous les fronts, y compris au Liban, est reprise par le Jerusalem Post. Selon un article de Maariv citant des sources israéliennes au fait du dossier, « le Premier ministre israélien Benjamin Netanyahu a déclaré à Trump qu'Israël ne se considérerait pas tenu d'arrêter ses opérations militaires au Liban. » Haaretz retient que « l'accord ne mentionne pas le programme de missiles iranien et le soutien apporté à ses alliés régionaux ». Un point important pour Israël, dont la population au nord est la cible de tirs du Hezbollah libanais. Et qui a dû faire face, au sud, à plusieurs tirs de missiles de rebelles Houthis depuis le Yémen. Les agences de presse iraniennes reprennent factuellement les déclarations des deux parties et du médiateur pakistanais. Iran International, le média en persan basé à Londres, retient de son côté que l'accord est salué à l'international, notamment parce qu'il permet le retour de la navigation dans le détroit d'Ormuz, cette voie de navigation si importante pour le commerce mondial. À lire aussiGuerre au Moyen-Orient: ce que l'on sait du protocole d'accord entre les États-Unis et l'Iran Rendez-vous en Suisse Le Temps, à Genève, se demande ce qu'il y aura dans ce deal qui doit être justement signé dans la capitale suisse le 19 juin prochain. « Les termes exacts de l'accord demeurent pour l'instant obscurs (…), de nombreux points d'accrochage semblent toujours irrésolus. » Le sort du programme nucléaire iranien, « sur lequel aucun des deux pays n'a jusqu'ici montré de volonté de compromis, est encore et toujours sujet à un grand point d'interrogation, détaille le quotidien. Tout comme le sort du Liban, qui dépendra de la capacité des États-Unis à contraindre Israël à véritablement faire taire ses armes. Ainsi que celle de l'Iran à contenir le Hezbollah. »

Les relations entre Paris et Jérusalem traversent une nouvelle période de turbulences. Dans une interview accordée à Haaretz, le ministre français des Affaires étrangères Jean-Noël Barrot affirme que la France n’est pas opposée à Israël, mais à certaines orientations du gouvernement israélien actuel. Entre divergences politiques, sanctions contre l’Iran, condamnation du Hamas et défense de la solution à deux États, que faut-il retenir de la position française ? Analyse avec Rachel Touitou, consultante politique et médias.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Israeli journalist Gideon Levy says his government is guilty of committing genocide in Gaza and the United States is complicit. He joins us from the West Bank. (00:00) What's Happening in Gaza and Lebanon? (05:47) Will the US Withdraw Its Support From Israel? (15:22) What Is Hamas? Is the War in Gaza Really About Hamas? (22:33) Where Will the Millions of Palestinians Go? (23:48) Is the US Doing Anything to Restrain Israel? (45:07) If Israel Lost the US, Who Would Their Other Partner Be? (48:48) What Is the Goal in Iran? Gideon Levy is an Israeli journalist and author. Levy writes opinion pieces and a weekly column for the newspaper Haaretz that often focus on the Israeli occupation of the Palestinian territories. He has won prizes for his articles on human rights in the Israeli-occupied territories. Paid partnerships with: Joi + Blokes: Use code TUCKER for 65% off your labs and 20% off all supplements at https://joiandblokes.com/tucker Preborn: To donate please dial #250 and say keyword "BABY" or visit https://preborn.com/TUCKERStopBox USA: Get firearm security redesigned and save 10% off @StopBoxUSA with code TUCKER at https://stopboxusa.com/TUCKER Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

When Mayor Zohran Mamdani refused to march in New York City’s Israel Day parade - the first mayor of the city to do so in over 60 years – “did not surprise” Rabbi Josh Weinberg, who participated in the parade. But the liberal Zionist Reform rabbi was surprised to discover that he was marching alongside far-right ministers like Bezalel Smotrich and members of the Kahanist Otzma Yehudit party. Had he known, said Weinberg, Vice President of the URJ for Israel and Reform Zionism, speaking on the Haaretz Podcast, he would’ve held a sign making it clear that “Smotrich’s Zionism does not reflect our ideology at all, and is in fact antithetical to who we are as Jews and Zionists, and even as Americans. His brand of racism, discrimination, xenophobia – everything that he stands for – we want to totally reject while still maintaining our love and support for Israel." Weinberg added that a statement by Smotrich that the New York event resembled the Jerusalem Day flag march – an event regularly marked by harassment and violence towards Palestinians in the city – made him “want to throw up.” Also speaking on the podcast, Haaretz's New York correspondent Etan Nechin said that the Israeli ministers in the parade presented their presence as an “act of defiance by the Israeli Knesset and by the Israeli government” to “show” Mamdani. Assessing the mayor’s relationship with the Jewish community over the first six months of his term, Weinberg praised Mamdani’s initiative to increase spending to secure Jewish institutions with the rise of antisemitism, but regretted his boycott of the parade and his high-profile commemoration of Nakba Day online. Nechin countered with his belief that Mamdani had taken advantage of harnessing his popularity to take advantage of “this sudden historic opportunity to platform and champion Palestinian voices.” Mamdani, he said, “is a symptom of American public opinion – especially young Americans who are having conversations about Israel and Palestine, but not on Israeli or Jewish terms. It’s something that the Jewish community and Israelis will need to contend with.” Read more: Majority of Americans Hold Unfavorable Opinion of Israel as Confidence in Netanyahu Plummets, Pew Survey Finds 'We're Done Apologizing': Inside the Israeli Far Right's Big Weekend Out in New York Mamdani 'Offended' by Participation of Far-right Israeli MKs in Israel Day Parade Nearly Half of Young U.S. Jews Want to Replace Israel With Binational State, Poll Finds How Trump's Second Term Marks the Ascendance of The New Jewish Orthodox RightSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

U.S. President Donald Trump has tired of the Israel-Iran conflict, but a solution remains elusive as missile fire renewed Sunday following an Israeli attack on Beirut that provoked the Iranian regime. “I think he's had enough of us,” said Haaretz senior defense analyst Amos Harel, speaking on the Haaretz Podcast. “He's fed up with this region. This is taking a lot longer than he thought, and it was less successful than he assumed. He’s paying a huge price at home domestically because of the economic effects, and he doesn't seem that tough anymore.” Joining Harel on the podcast is former Mossad official Sima Shine, an Iran expert at Tel Aviv’s Institute for National Security Studies, who said that Iran clearly has the advantage in negotiations with the United States towards a long-term cease-fire. While she said she doesn’t believe that Tehran wants to prolong the war, she said, they will only end the fighting “on their terms.” “They are much more determined, they are willing to pay the price and therefore, they have the upper hand in negotiations” on the key issues – their nuclear capabilities and access to the Strait of Hormuz, despite the fact that their economic situation is “very bad.” As a result, she said, she believes that ultimately “Iran will dictate the terms” of any agreement. Read more: Israel Strikes Multiple Targets Across Iran, Including Petrochemical Plant 'I Call the Shots': Trump Urges Netanyahu Not to Retaliate After Iranian Missile Attack UN Nuclear Watchdog Says It's Been Unable to Inspect Iranian Facilities Report: Pentagon Officials Suspect Israel Tried to Spy on U.S. Officials Involved in Iran Talks Analysis by Amos Harel | As Israel Tips Back to War With Iran, Netanyahu Gets His Wish Israel's New 'Iran Spies': Young, Broke and Mostly CluelessSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Sur quelles bases repose ce nouveau cessez-le-feu ? Quelles sont les intentions d'Israël ? Selon le journal d'opposition Haaretz, Israël « n'envisage pas de se retirer des zones situées au sud du fleuve Litani, mais il a accepté de ne pas mener d'actions offensives contre le Hezbollah – y compris la démolition de maisons – en échange de la cessation des actions offensives du Hezbollah contre les forces israéliennes ». Mais le Hezbollah, lui, a rejeté le cessez-le-feu. Et la presse libanaise est sceptique. « Liban-Israël : un texte sans retrait israélien », titre le site d'information Libanews, selon lequel « Washington impose des conditions au Liban, sans garantie d'Israël ». L'Orient-le-Jour, lui, a interrogé des habitants du sud Liban, et explique que « l'annonce d'un nouveau cessez-le-feu a du mal à convaincre ». Le journal francophone libanais rapporte les propos d'une mère qui « a fui son village d'Aïn Ebel » et qui raconte : « Mon fils me demande quand nous allons rentrer chez nous, mais je suis incapable de lui répondre. »  « Les Libanais que nous avons interrogés, explique l'Orient-le-Jour, semblent désabusés, après l'échec des précédentes trêves au fil des mois et à l'heure où l'armée israélienne occupe plus de 600 km2 du Liban-Sud. » L'Orient-le-Jour a également rencontré Sarah, une déplacée, qui semble sans espoir : « Les responsables parlent d'accord global et de paix. Mais nous, nous voyons les maisons détruites, les commerces fermés et les terres occupées. » Un autre déplacé estime, lui, que « la trêve n'est qu'une illusion qui permettra à Israël de maintenir son occupation du Sud ».  À lire aussiEN DIRECT - Moyen-Orient: le Hezbollah rejette la trêve au Liban, les perspectives d'un accord en Iran s'assombrissent Pas de discussions à Moscou Autre cessez-le-feu qui pourrait être à l'ordre du jour. Celui entre l'Ukraine et la Russie, mais on en semble encore bien loin. Volodymyr Zelensky a fait un nouveau pas vers la Russie. « Dans une lettre adressée à Poutine, titre le Guardian, Zelensky appelle à des négociations en face à face. » « Le président ukrainien propose une rencontre dans un pays tiers neutre, tandis que Trump affirme que les deux parties doivent "faire des compromis" », ajoute le quotidien britannique. Le Times précise que le président américain s'est une nouvelle fois enthousiasmé, déclarant : « Je suis ravi qu'ils envisagent une rencontre. Je pense que nous y avons largement contribué. Ce serait formidable qu'ils se rencontrent. » Mais Vladimir Poutine a rapidement douché les espoirs du président américain, suggérant, nous dit le Kyiv Post, que « le dirigeant ukrainien pourrait se rendre à Moscou, à tout moment ». Proposition que Volodymyr Zelensky, peu désireux de se jeter dans la gueule du loup, a déjà, par le passé, refusée.  À lire aussiGuerre en Ukraine: Zelensky propose une rencontre en tête à tête dans une lettre ouverte à Poutine « Morte de tristesse » La disparition de Marjane Satrapi suscite de nombreuses réactions dans la presse française. C'est le journal Libération qui consacre la plus importante place à l'autrice de la bande dessinée Persepolis. C'est la Une du quotidien français ce vendredi, le portrait dessiné en noir et blanc de Marjane Satrapi, « symbole de liberté », nous dit Libération, morte à 56 ans. « L'artiste franco-iranienne est "morte de tristesse un peu plus d'un an après le décès de Mattias Ripa, son mari et l'amour de sa vie" », ont écrit ses proches, dans un message repris par Le Monde, qui nous rappelle les grandes étapes de la vie de Marjane Satrapi : « Arrivée en France en 1994, naturalisée en 2006, elle avait connu la consécration avec la saga autobiographique Persepolis, dans laquelle elle racontait son enfance en Iran sous le joug des mollahs, la répression subie par le peuple iranien et son douloureux départ vers l'Europe. » Marjane Satrapi, une femme engagée, également, rappelle Le Monde : « Elle avait refusé la Légion d'honneur en 2025 en raison de ses "principes" et de son "attachement" à sa "patrie de naissance". "Je ne peux (disait-elle) ignorer ce que je perçois comme une attitude hypocrite de la France vis-à-vis de l'Iran." » À lire aussiL'artiste franco-iranienne Marjane Satrapi, autrice de la bande dessinée «Persepolis», est morte à 56 ans

This week, Yonit and Jonathan sit down with acclaimed military and intelligence analyst Amos Harel to discuss his new book 6:29  -Anatomy of a Failure — a devastating, meticulously reported account of October 7th and the collapse that preceded it. Drawing on internal investigations, intelligence materials, battlefield testimony and conversations with senior officials, Harel reconstructs how Israel failed at every level: intelligence, operations  - and strategy. They discuss the “Walls of Jericho” Hamas attack plan that Israeli intelligence possessed years in advance; the SIM card warnings and the signs missed in the final hours before the massacre; the operational chaos that left communities abandoned for hours; and why Harel believes October 7th could likely have been prevented. The conversation also examines Benjamin Netanyahu's role in the years leading up to the attack: the Qatar cash pipeline to Hamas, the belief that the Palestinian conflict could be indefinitely “managed,” the judicial overhaul crisis, and the refusal — still now — to establish a state commission of inquiry. Plus: why Hezbollah's hesitation on October 7th may have prevented an even greater catastrophe, whether Israel has actually learned the lessons of that day, and why Harel believes the battle over the public memory of October 7th may define Israel's coming elections. ⏱ CHAPTERS: [00:00] 6:29 — anatomy of a failure [06:55] The Intelligence Failures Leading to October 7th [21:05] “Where Was the Army?” — The Operational Collapse [32:10] Netanyahu, Qatar, and the Strategic Failure Before the War [41:40] Hezbollah, Iran, and the Attack That Could Have Been Bigger [45:25] Can Israel Prevent Another October 7th?

President Trump zou de Israëlische premier Netanyahu in een telefoongesprek 'fucking crazy' genoemd hebben, volgens Amerikaanse nieuwssite Axios. De twee voerden maandag een gesprek over de oorlog in het Midden-Oosten, naar aanleiding van Netanyahu's opdracht aan het leger om Beiroet, de hoofdstad van Libanon, te bombarderen. Daar zou Trump het niet mee eens zijn geweest. "Het schijnt dat Trump tegen Netanyah heeft gezegd dat het Israël verder zal isoleren als hij echt doorgaat met het bombarderen van Beiroet. Ik denk dat dat klopt. Tegelijkertijd moeten we wel heel kritisch zijn op wat Trump zegt", vertelt Tahrim Ramdjan, algemeen verslaggever bij Het Parool. "Israël is ook een land dat volop in oorlogspropaganda zit. Dus het is ontzettend moeilijk te wegen waar we nou staan, als je het mij vraagt". "Ik lees iedere dag de Haaretz, een Israëlische krant. Zij hebben vanochtend ook deze bron geciteerd", vertelt Andrew Makkinga, journalist en presentator. 

Shiur give by Rabbi Menachem Apter on Parshas Bamidbar. Shiur recorded in Yeshivas Ohr Reuven, Monsey, NY.

What does it take to be a woman with a loud voice in a world that keeps telling you to be quiet? In this episode, host Talia Mashiach sits down with Avital Chizhik-Goldschmidt — journalist, rebbetzin, and co-founder of the Altneu Synagogue on Manhattan's Upper East Side — for a conversation about ambition, authenticity, and what it really means to lead. Avital's path has been anything but conventional. A Russian-born writer who published her first viral essay at 20, landed bylines in The New York Times, The Atlantic, Vogue, and Foreign Policy, and spent years as a features editor and news editor before pivoting to co-build one of New York City's fastest-growing Orthodox synagogues — all while navigating the deeply complex terrain of being a bold female voice in the frum community. This episode is about far more than one woman's story. It's a frank, urgent conversation about the cost of conformity, the crisis of female spiritual leadership in Orthodox communities, and why, if we don't change, we're going to lose an entire generation of women. Timestamps: 2:39 — Avital's background: growing up Russian-speaking, a literary home, and big dreams 5:34 — The power of teachers and mentors in igniting ambition 6:37 — Being told her drive for ambition was a "yetzer hara" — and going for it anyway 9:07 — Writing for Haaretz, personal essays, and finding her voice as a religious woman 11:36 — The Forward years: breaking stories on the Orthodox community and navigating controversy 12:52 — Going viral before going viral was a thing; the tznius essay at age 20 17:41 — Writing about her dating life and using authenticity as a filter 20:28 — Freelancing and hitting her byline bucket list: NYT, The Atlantic, Vogue, and more 21:08 — The reality of gatekeeping in journalism and being relentless despite rejection 22:07 — "Winners always find a way to win" 22:22 — Meeting her husband: the story, the promise she broke, and the NYT essay that brought them back together 26:32 — Writing a book: 700 words a day and the unglamorous daily discipline 29:13 — Why the digital world has flattened us — and why that's dangerous 30:01 — On shidduchim, being yourself, and differentiation in dating 31:37 — "It's gonna be really hard to build leaders — especially women — who aren't bold enough to be authentic" 31:45 — Building genuine belonging vs. conformity in frum community life 35:30 — The controversy and the courage: hate mail, threats, and choosing truth anyway 36:09 — Post-October 7th: a shift in priorities and the luxury of community criticism 36:49 — How the Altneue Synagogue was born — out of crisis, pregnancy, and 40 people in a living room 38:27 — The convergence: how Avital's journalism career and community building came together 42:32 — From a living room minyan to 600 people and the Pierre Ballroom 45:28 — October 7th and the surge of young Jews searching for connection 46:23 — Building real commitment: charging membership before they had a building 47:33 — The shul as a product: finding the gap and doubling down on differentiation 51:37 — "When you engage the women, you engage the whole family" 51:40 — "We felt the hand of God in this" — 722 member families and counting 59:30 — "There should be leadership on both sides of the mechitza" — Avital's defining statement 1:02:03 — Women spiritually checking out vs. going "woke" — what Avital is actually worried about 1:05:08 — Materialism as the symptom of women with no inner spiritual life 1:08:14 — Halacha vs. Masorah: having the honest conversation 1:12:14 — "If we don't change, we're going to lose" — what senior Rabbonim are actually saying 1:15:09 — "We are so afraid of female voices" — the media we consume and the messages it sends 1:18:45 — The JWE's mission and why this podcast exists 1:19:25 — Modeling: the text from a young woman that Avital saved 1:20:10 — Blurred girls' faces in magazine ads and the message sent to young women 1:37:39 — Fast Five: controversial thing she's ever done, her superpower, and her final message About the Guest: Avital Chizhik-Goldschmidt Avital Chizhik-Goldschmidt is a journalist, rebbetzin, and community builder based in Manhattan. A daughter of Russian-Jewish immigrants, she grew up in Highland Park, New Jersey, in a deeply literary home, and knew from childhood that she wanted to be a writer. She studied at Stern College for Women (Yeshiva University) and went on to build a distinguished career in journalism, with bylines in The New York Times, The Atlantic, Vogue, Foreign Policy, The New Republic, Glamour, Haaretz, and The Forward, where she served as features editor. She later served as news editor at The Real Deal, covering New York City politics and real estate. Avital is also the co-founder of the Altneu Synagogue, an Orthodox congregation on the Upper East Side of Manhattan, which she built alongside her husband, Rabbi Benji Goldschmidt. What began in 2020 as a living room minyan of 40 people has grown into a community of 722 member families — known for its intellectual rigor, inclusive spirit, and vibrant women's section. The shul has become a model for engaged, differentiated community building in the modern Orthodox world. A sought-after speaker and thought leader, Avital is currently at work on her first book. She is passionate about female leadership in the frum community, the importance of authenticity, and helping women reconnect to a rich inner spiritual life. This episode was made possible by our friends at *Roth & Co., innovators in accounting and business advisory. We are grateful for their continued partnership in making these conversations possible.*

Jimmy and Americans' Comedian Kurt Metzger discuss a recent interview on Israeli Channel 13 in which Tucker Carlson delivered a "master class" dismantling Zionist talking points, telling the anchor that Israel "just murdered thousands of children in Gaza" and should "pause before using the phrase terror regime," while also noting that Israel is "not a democracy in any sense" since millions live under Israeli control without the right to vote.  When the Israeli anchor suggested that Netanyahu could not have "dragged" Trump into the Iran war, Carlson responded simply, "I saw it happen," implying blackmail or coercion—and called Trump "weak" for folding under pressure from Netanyahu and his US donors. Carlson argued that the US has no obligation to send weapons or lend military and diplomatic cover to Israel, and that no one has ever answered why that obligation exists, adding that America's standing in the world has "declined" because it is "implicated in some of the many crimes Israel has committed."  The Israeli newspaper Haaretz later wrote that Carlson's interview contained "only truths" and that "there wasn't one word that wasn't true," calling it a "perfect mirror" that evoked fury because it proposed an "alternative agenda to Israeli media: speak the truth." Plus segments on Jewish Zionist-supporting columnist John Podhoretz spreading antisemitic tropes and Mark Zuckerberg caught on tape explaining his diabolical plan to replace workers with AI. Also featuring Stef Zamorano and Mike MacRae. And a phone call from JD Vance and his personal handler! 

The first major primary battle in the 2026 U.S. midterm elections resulted in a significant victory for AIPAC and other pro-Israel megadonors, but Haaretz's Washington correspondent Ben Samuels warned that their celebrations could be premature. The defeat of Representative Thomas Massie – a rare Republican antagonist of U.S. President Donald Trump and harsh critic of Israel whom AIPAC "has wanted to take down for years" – happened after more than $30 million was spent to defeat him in what was the most expensive Congressional primary in American history. Massie was targeted by Trump and his supporters for his disloyalty to the U.S. leader. "They may have won the battle with Thomas Massie, but it's very clear that the ideology and the agenda and the vision that Thomas Massie embodies is not going anywhere – especially with younger voters and also with voters on the progressive left flank that found themselves to be weird ideological allies with this guy," Samuels told the Haaretz Podcast. Samuels also discussed the role that Israel and Iran are playing on the campaign trail, and the contradictory messages from the Trump White House on the drawn-out negotiations toward a potential agreement with Iran. "So little was actually accomplished from the kinetic military campaign that the United States and Israel launched, that any sort of negotiation that Trump is trying to eventually spin as a win wouldn't actually be that much of a win," Samuels said. It would just be moving the goalposts back." Samuels was skeptical regarding reports that Trump is blaming Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu for dragging him into the Iran war – and that the U.S. is subsequently not keeping Israel in the loop regarding negotiations – as well as theories that the U.S. leader has soured on Netanyahu after singing his praises early in the war. "If anything, Trump defies the odds and brings himself closer to Bibi. That being said, there is no doubt that Israel is effectively being sidelined in these current negotiations." Read more: GOP Rebel Thomas Massie Loses Kentucky Primary After Record-high Spending From pro-Israel Foes Vocal Israel Critic Chris Rabb Wins Pennsylvania Primary, a Victory for Progressive Democrats Analysis by Ben Samuels | Record Pro-Israel Lobby Spending May Have Achieved Its Goal in Kentucky. But at What Cost? Texas Candidate's Antisemitic Conspiracies Trigger a National Democratic Backlash In Unlikely Team-up, Hunter Biden and Candace Owens Trade Conspiracies on Israel and the 'Epstein Class'See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

La justice américaine a inculpé hier l'ex-président cubain Raúl Castro, 94 ans. « L'annonce faite par le procureur général par intérim, Todd Blanche, a eu lieu à la Freedom Tower de Miami, où plus d'un demi-million de réfugiés cubains fuyant la révolution cubaine ont été enregistrés entre 1962 et 1974. Qui plus est, le 20 mai, jour anniversaire de l'indépendance de l'île en 1902. Tout un symbole », s'exclame Le Temps à Genève. « Raúl Castro, leader de facto du pays même s'il n'est plus président depuis 2018, est accusé de complot en vue d'assassiner des Américains, pointe le quotidien suisse. En 1996, deux avions civils pilotés par des opposants au régime cubain, membres d'un groupe anti-castriste de Miami, avaient été abattus, faisant quatre morts. Raúl Castro était alors ministre de la Défense et aurait ordonné la manœuvre. » Commentaire du New York Times : « Cet acte d'accusation constitue une escalade spectaculaire dans la campagne de pression multiforme menée par l'administration Trump contre le gouvernement communiste cubain, au moment même où le président Trump cherche à le renverser. (…) En filigrane des accusations portées contre Raúl Castro, il y a l'éventualité, pointe le quotidien américain, que les États-Unis préparent le terrain pour une opération militaire visant à l'exfiltrer du pays, à l'instar de celle menée par les forces spéciales américaines en janvier dernier contre Nicolás Maduro, l'ancien président vénézuélien. » À lire aussiLa justice américaine inculpe l'ancien président cubain Raul Castro La répétition du scénario vénézuélien ? « Raúl Castro est-il le prochain Maduro ? », s'interroge en écho le Wall Street Journal. « Cette inculpation du dirigeant cubain intervient à un moment où le régime de La Havane, privé de son principal bailleur de fonds vénézuélien, est de plus en plus vulnérable. Incapable d'assurer l'approvisionnement du pays en électricité, le régime plonge le peuple cubain dans une situation désespérée. Les États-Unis ont proposé une aide humanitaire, mais, s'exclame le Wall Street Journal, pas tant que les voyous au pouvoir à La Havane pourraient se l'approprier. Il est clair que les États-Unis souhaitent un changement de régime à Cuba, mais on ignore comment cela se produira. On sait en revanche que le dictateur panaméen Manuel Noriega et le dictateur vénézuélien Nicolás Maduro n'ont été épargnés par les poursuites américaines. » En tout cas, tempère le Washington Post, « il est peu probable que Castro soit extradé vers les États-Unis pour comparaître devant un tribunal et répondre des accusations portées contre lui. Sans la coopération de Cuba, l'inculpation restera probablement symbolique à moins que les États-Unis n'entreprennent des actions énergiques pour destituer Castro. » À lire aussiVenezuela: Alex Saab, un proche de Maduro, expulsé vers les États-Unis Indignation après les images des humiliations subies par les militants de la « Flottille pour Gaza » À la Une également, l'émoi en Israël et un peu partout dans le monde, après la diffusion d'une vidéo de violences perpétrées à l'encontre de militants d'une nouvelle « Flottille pour Gaza », interceptés en mer et détenus dans le sud d'Israël.  Une vidéo publiée par le ministre israélien de la Sécurité nationale d'extrême droite, Itamar Ben Gvir. « Une véritable propagande de la violence, qui entraîne des scissions au sein même du gouvernement de l'État hébreu et indigne le monde entier », s'exclame Libération à Paris. « Fait très inhabituel, pointe Le Monde, la diffusion de ces images a provoqué des critiques au sein même du gouvernement israélien. » Et en premier lieu de la part du Premier ministre, Benyamin Netanyahou. Finalement, le ministre Ben Gvir s'est tiré une balle dans le pied, relève Haaretz à Tel Aviv. Car « le but premier de ces “Flottilles pour Gaza“ est d'attirer l'attention sur la situation dans l'enclave palestinienne à un moment où les gouvernements occidentaux semblent de plus en plus enclins à banaliser la catastrophe. » Avec cette vidéo, Ben Gvir leur a donc offert un formidable coup de pub. Qui plus est, poursuit Haaretz, « à l'étranger, ces flottilles sont perçues comme une protestation légitime et courageuse contre la crise humanitaire qu'Israël inflige à Gaza. Si Israël n'a rien à cacher et aucune raison d'avoir honte, pourquoi ne pas laisser les militants poursuivre leur route vers Gaza ? Quel mal cela pourrait-il faire ? » À lire aussiFlottille pour Gaza: une vidéo de militants agenouillés, les mains liées, publiée par Itamar Ben Gvir

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U.S. President Donald Trump has expressed his desire not to "get stuck" in Middle East conflict and clearly wants to avoid a renewal of full-on war with Iran – but he may not have a choice, Haaretz senior analyst Amos Harel told the Haaretz Podcast. "The Iranians are not playing ball. They're not willing to make the concessions he's demanding," Harel said. "Under these circumstances, he may be pushed into a corner" and resume strikes on Iranian targets. It is a scenario that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu clearly desires, Harel said, but it isn't clear whether Trump will include Israel directly in the offensive if it returns to striking Iran. The Israeli military is, he notes, on "high alert." On the podcast, Harel speaks to host Allison Kaplan Sommer about the "fake cease-fires" in Israel's multiple fronts – where agreements exist on paper, but attacks and drone strikes continue – in Gaza, between Iran and the Gulf states, and between Israel and Hezbollah in Lebanon. In Lebanon, he noted, the number of IDF and Lebanese casualties – the latter of which recently passed 3,000 – are "massive" considering that there is no full-scale war officially raging and a recently renewed cease-fire agreement is supposed to be in place. "We're shedding blood there, and this is not going anywhere positive soon," Harel said. "It all goes back to the fact that Netanyahu time and time again insists on not initiating any kind of diplomatic solution after the guns go silent." "After operational success is achieved, he always refuses because of his political situation and refuses to undertake any kind of serious negotiations with the other side." Read more: Trump Says He Paused Attack on Iran, Signals Nuclear Deal May Be Possible Analysis by Amos Harel: As Trump Hesitates With Iran, Israel Acts as if Return of War Inevitable Unmoved by Trump's Ticking Clock, Iran Forms a New Reality in the Persian Gulf Israeli Soldiers in Lebanon Complain of Risky, Pointless Missions in Broad Daylight Israel and Hezbollah Trade Fire Across Lebanon Border Despite Cease-fire ExtensionSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

A la Une de la presse, ce mardi 19 mai, l'information exclusive de Middle East Eye, qui affirme que le procureur de la Cour pénale internationale a demandé un mandat d'arrêt contre un ministre israélien d'extrême droite. Israël et ses stratégies d'influence, notamment en France, objets d'une enquête du journal français Libération et du quotidien israélien Haaretz. Le retour du débat sur le Brexit au Royaume-Uni. Et une querelle autour de paons italiens qui tourne à l'affaire politique.

Headlines for May 15, 2026; Nakba Day: Muhammad Shehada on Israel’s Ethnic Cleansing in Gaza & Ongoing Palestinian Resilience; “Israel: What Went Wrong?”: Holocaust Scholar Omer Bartov & Haaretz’s Gideon Levy Debate Zionism

Shiur given by Rabbi Bezalel Rudinsky on Halacha Chadash. Shiur recorded in Yeshivas Ohr Reuven, Monsey, NY.

A diplomatic crisis over Israeli import of stolen grain from occupied Ukraine exploded this week following the publication of a Haaretz investigation that documents Ukrainian allegations that Russian ships were bringing the wheat and barley to Israeli ports. National Security and Cyber editor Avi Scharf and diplomatic correspondent Liza Rozovsky explain on the Haaretz Podcast how the investigation unfolded, the international fallout, its effect on Israel-Ukraine relations and the harsh war of words between the two countries. The story began in mid-April with Ukraine’s announcement that “they had warned the Israeli authorities about a ship arriving with stolen Ukrainian grain, and that they had asked Israel to take necessary actions to seize the ship,” Scharf said. “To their dismay, Israel did not adhere to the warnings and let the ship unload and leave Israel.” The incident led Scharf to revive an investigation into the import of stolen Ukrainian grain that he had begun in late 2023, but was put on hold after October 7 and the all-encompassing Gaza war. His story, documenting the systematic importation of wheat, sparked strong reactions both from Ukraine and the European Union, which threatened sanctions against Israel if such imports continue. Rozovsky noted that the Ukrainian reaction was “the most straightforward attack on Israeli policy than we’ve seen since the beginning of the war” between Russian and Ukraine. After the story was published – and Haaretz revealed the name of the company importing the grain – the company announced that it was cancelling the purchase. Read more: Haaretz investigation: How Ukrainian Wheat Stolen by Russia Is Smuggled to Israel Zelenskyy Says Israel Broke Own Law by Buying Stolen Ukrainian Wheat From Russia, Vows Sanctions EU Mulls Sanctions on Israelis Over Stolen Ukrainian Wheat Smuggled by Russia Israeli Importer Drops Shipment of Allegedly Russian-stolen Ukrainian GrainSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Gideon Levy, Haaretz columnist, talks about the current state of violence and settlements in the West Bank.Photo: US ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee (C) and the Palestinian mayor of the village of Taybeh, Suleiman Khourieh (C-L), tour the fifth-century Church of St George in the Palestinian Christian village of Taybeh, northeast of Ramallah in the occupied West Bank, on July 19, 2025. In the villages and communities around Taybeh, Palestinian authorities have reported that settlers had killed three people and damaged or destroyed multiple water sources in the past two weeks alone. The July 7 arson attack on the remains of the Church of Saint George, which date back to the 5th century, was the last straw for many villagers, who blame Israeli settlers for a spate of recent attacks. (Photo by JAAFAR ASHTIYEH / AFP via Getty Images)

The average American watched the Gaza war from afar as a "dramatic and gruesome humanitarian crisis that Israel was responsible for" – but the U.S.-Israel war in Iran is having a far greater impact on U.S. voters and politicians, Haaretz columnist Joshua Leifer said, speaking on the Haaretz Podcast. "The perception is that this was a war that no one in America wanted," and "that America has been tricked into a war of choice, and that this is Israel’s fault." This, he said, has fueled the erosion of congressional support for continuing massive military aid to Israel – and in the Democratic Party, growing support for refusing to sell arms to Israel entirely. On the podcast, Leifer also discusses the state of the fragile cease-fire with Iran, and the "nightmare scenario" possibility of a prolonged period in which there will be no renewed fighting nor an agreement, leaving the region in dangerous limbo. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is likely to suffer domestic political consequences for a failure to achieve the promised victory in Iran, Leifer added, noting that prior to October 7, Netanyahu had been positively perceived by voters as "a relatively cautious and conflict averse prime minister who chose not to get Israel involved in protracted wars. Here, he has really plunged Israel into quite a mess." Read more: Analysis by Joshua Leifer: Presidential Hopeful Rahm Emanuel Made Surprising Remarks on Israel. What He Left Unsaid Is Just as Big Analysis by Joshua Leifer: Opposing Weapons Sales to Israel is the New Democratic Norm Trump Not Happy With Latest Iran Proposal to End the War, U.S. Official Says Former Top Biden Official Says Netanyahu Helped Create a 'Genocide in Gaza' Iran War Has Depleted U.S. Ammunition Stockpile Significantly, Report Says U.S. Asked IDF to Curb Gaza Strikes; Source: Israel Agreed, but Failed to ComplySee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Fighting antisemitism online was meant to be the focus of the Israeli government’s multimillion-dollar digital PR campaign run by President Donald Trump’s former digital guru, Brad Parscale. But instead, Haaretz disinformation and cyber correspondent Omer Benjakob said on the Haaretz Podcast, Parscale’s firm has built a network of pro-Israel websites targeting the U.S. evangelical right, stressing the contrast between Western and “Judeo-Christian” values while promoting negative messages regarding Palestinians and Islam. Among them is “praise for international calls to recognize settlements,” and “articles dedicated to why giving the Palestinian Authority control of Gaza is a terrible idea, and almost worse than letting Hamas take control." Repeatedly, he added, the websites reflect a “compulsive obsession with perception and narrative,” insisting that all negative content about Israel online is false and manipulated. On the podcast, Benjakob explained that the multiple new websites created by Parscale's consulting firm are designed to look like research institutes and think tanks in order to optimize them for ChatGPT, Gemini, Claude and other AI chatbots. He questioned both their efficacy and value. “They seem to be fueling a lot of the issues that, you know, led us here – for example, demonizing the Palestinians instead of solving our conflict.” Read more: Fighting the 'Jesus Was a Palestinian Lie': Inside Israel's MAGA Influence Campaigns Losing the Republican Base, Israel Pours Millions to Target Evangelicals and Churchgoers Your Car Is Spying on You – and Israeli Firms Are Leading the Surveillance Race Spyware Firm NSO's Chief Steps Down as U.S. Lifts Sanctions on Intellexa ExecutivesSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Despite the Iran War being popular with many in Israel, some communities there staged a protest this weekend against the ceasefire in Lebanon. Israel sees its war on Hezbollah as inseparable from the Iran War - and there is every chance that Netanyahu will suffer big political consequences if Trump decrees an early end to the war that Bibi persuaded him to start. In any case, the State of Israel could be living with the consequences of Netanyahu's decisions for many years to come. Many formerly-reliable allies of Israel eventually condemned the war in Gaza and moved to recognise a Palestinian state. And now the Spanish government will formally ask the entire European Union to sever its ties with Israel over its violations of international law. Meanwhile, in the US, support for Israel is cratering - and photos of the IDF attacking icons of Jesus with a sledgehammer aren't likely to help. Joining Piers Morgan to debate the Middle East crisis is former Israeli hostage negotiator, Gershon Baskin, retired lieutenant colonel and IDF spokesman, Jonathan Conricus, international spokesperson for the Jewish Community of Hebron and advisor to the Israeli government, Yishai Fleisher and author and commentator for Haaretz, Gideon Levy. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The dramatic landslide election in Hungary toppling authoritarian populist Prime Minister Viktor Orbán, resonated deeply for Israel in diverse ways, explained Haaretz’s David Issacharoff, who covered the election from Budapest, speaking on the Haaretz Podcast. For Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his supporters, it meant the loss of his “closest ally” in Europe who would no longer stand up for Israel by pulling out of the International Criminal Court when it issued arrest warrants for Israeli leaders – and bucking the European Union in defense of the Jewish state. For Israelis desperate to rid themselves of Netanyahu’s leadership, the end of Orbán’s 16-year reign offers inspiration. Issacharoff noted that young anti-Orbán voters he interviewed “said exactly the same things that many young Israelis believe too: that he’s been making their country a pariah, and they don’t feel part of the wider world anymore.” Although the two countries are very different, there are lessons from the Hungarian campaign of Péter Magyar, and Netanyahu’s opponents must learn them. The biggest lesson? "Turning the anxiety into hope." Read more: Hungary's PM-elect Magyar Signals Shift in Israel Policy With Return to International Criminal Court 'It Won't Get Worse': After 16-years Under Orbán, Hungary's Jews Are Split Over What Comes Next 'We Hope You Can Do It Too': How Israel Echoed in Hungary's Election Hungry for Hungary: Why Are Netanyahu's Ministers Flocking to Budapest? Could Orbán's Crushing Defeat Be a Blueprint for Netanyahu's Opponents?See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Israel and Lebanon are meeting in Washington in their highest-level direct talks in more than 40 years. But the gaps of disagreement are wide, and any progress could be dashed by the Iran-backed militia Hezbollah, which says it won't abide by any agreement in the meeting. For the Lebanese people grappling with loss and displacement, there's little hope negotiations will herald change. Health care workers have also been victims in this war - since early March, dozens of medics have been killed in Israeli strikes. MSF volunteers have been working across three major hospitals in Lebanon, and their emergency coordinator Christopher Stokes joins the show from Beirut.  Also on today's show: Haaretz military analyst Amos Harel; Sudanese entrepreneur and philanthropist Mo Ibrahim; actor Andrew McCarthy    Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is "extremely disappointed" by the terms of the temporary cease-fire hammered out between Donald Trump's White House and Iran, but has little choice but to accept it and try to spin it as a victory, said Haaretz senior defense analyst Amos Harel, speaking on the Haaretz Podcast. With none of Israel's declared goals of the war achieved - defeat of the regime and elimination of Iran's missile and nuclear threat, Netanyahu still "has to keep up appearances," said Harel. "He has to tell his public, his voters, that this was an enormous success. But this is not the way things actually happened. What we have is massive operational success, which - as we knew in advance - did not translate into a strategic victory." Israel's leadership is concerned the clock may be ticking, Harel predicted, on Trump's position allowing Israel to continue fighting Hezbollah in Lebanon, which is why Israel hit targets intensively immediately following the cease-fire announcement. "It's quite clear that Netanyahu wants to keep the Lebanon front open," he noted. "It's beneficial for him to keep striking Hezbollah, to hit them and do damage, and also create the notion among Israelis that the war still goes on." Read more: Israel Botched the Iran War – and Shattered Its Standing in the U.S. Fragile U.S.–Iran Cease-fire May Collapse Within Days, Even as Tehran Pushes to End War, Israeli Officials Say As U.S. Retreats, Iran Seeks to Sway Cease-fire to Establish New Regional Order Iran: Sanctions Relief, Reparation, Control of Hormuz to Be Discussed in Talks With U.S. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

As the war with Iran drags on and the conflict with Hezbollah intensifies, a growing number of Israelis are “losing faith” in Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s promises of a decisive victory, Haaretz senior defense analyst Amos Harel said on the Haaretz Podcast. IDF senior officers admitted this week that Israel underestimated Hezbollah’s remaining capabilities following the November 2024 cease-fire, Harel said. At the moment, he said, “It's clear to anybody watching this carefully that it's hard to reach a final victory again against Hezbollah. Hezbollah may no longer be the army of terror that it was in 2023, but it is capable of launching 100 rockets a day,” while coordinating their attacks with their Iranian sponsors, in a conflict that has now surpassed the length of the second Lebanon war. In his conversation on the podcast, Harel noted that Israel’s enemies – Iran, Hamas in Gaza and Hezbollah in Lebanon – now share a common war philosophy: “You win by not losing.” “At one point, Hamas assumed that it could defeat Israel. So did Iran. Now, after getting knocked so hard by Israel and the U.S., Iranian ambitions are different. What they're talking about is surviving, suffering blows and remaining on their feet.” U.S. President Donald Trump fails to understand this, Harel said, which is why he continues to fail to get the deal he seeks to end the conflict. “They're not interested in long-term deals. It's about surviving through chaos; surviving through resistance.” Read more: Analysis by Amos Harel: Trump Ramps Up Threats Against Iran, and Braces for Longer War Than Planned Despite the Netanyahu Government's Promises, the IDF Admits It Can't Disarm Hezbollah How Hezbollah Turned Into Israel's Main Front in Its War With Iran Without Evidence, IDF Claims Again That Hezbollah Is Extensively Using Ambulances for Military Purposes Why Israelis Are Losing Faith in the Iran War Haaretz Explains: How Does the Israeli Military Censor Work?See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

With a high-profile conflict between IDF soldiers and a CNN crew, the establishment of five new Israeli settler outposts on territory meant to be under Palestinian Authority control in a single night, and skyrocketing settler violence aimed at erasing Palestinians from their land, the situation in the West Bank has “definitely worsened” during the Iran war, Haaretz West Bank correspondent Matan Golan told the Haaretz Podcast. Golan joined her colleague, Yarden Michaeli, for a podcast conversation focused on what is unfolding in the West Bank and Gaza while the world’s attention is diverted to the major regional conflict between Iran, Israel and the United States. “It’s hard to count how many incidents of cars set on fire, and raids of settlers on Palestinian villages” have occurred over the past month, Golan said. What the West Bank and Gaza have in common, Michaeli noted, is a situation in which steps designed to be interim measures – such as the Yellow Line separating Gaza – don’t appear to be temporary. Since last autumn’s cease-fire, the IDF has maintained control of more than half of the Gaza Strip, and, as Michaeli explained, a Haaretz investigation has revealed the construction of military outposts and infrastructure that point to plans for an entrenched long-term presence. “All of this is happening in the context of the government pushing in a certain direction,” he explained, “and what makes us so concerned about it is the experience we have from the West Bank.” In the rest of the Strip, which remains under Hamas’ control, he said, the humanitarian crisis continues. “We have 2.1 million people now in Gaza that are crammed to less than half the size of the land that they had prior to the war” with hundreds of thousands living in tents or makeshift shelters amid destroyed buildings with no access to power, fuel or running water – and over 18,000 severely ill people who have been denied entry to the West Bank and Jerusalem to receive medical care by Israeli authorities, Michaeli explained. Read more: 32 Outposts, 10 Miles of Ground Barrier: IDF Builds New Border Line Inside Gaza. Here's How It Looks Gaza Aid Reduced by 80 Percent Since Start of Iran War as Food Prices Surge IDF Suspends Reserve Battalion Whose Soldiers Detained CNN Crew in West Bank Palestinian Man Shot Dead, 14 Wounded in West Bank Settler Raids as Five New Outposts Established in One Night Analysis by Dahlia Scheindlin | Don't Buy the Israeli Right's Sudden Concern for Settler Violence Who Gets to Decide What Counts as an Accident in the West Bank?See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

While at war with Iran and a civilian population under missile attack, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s government “has been working relentlessly towards the goal of making the public sphere of Israel more religious, its governance more autocratic, and the chances of replacing its leader slimmer,” Haaretz editor-in-chief Aluf Benn said on the Haaretz Podcast. The push for the anti-democratic judicial coup and empowerment of ultra-Orthodox autonomy “hasn't changed despite October 7,” Benn said. He observed that it had slowed significantly on that date, but today, the massacre and ensuing war has given Netanyahu “even more motivation” to “escape any responsibility and accountability for October” as he looks ahead to the election scheduled for this fall. In Benn’s wide-ranging conversation with podcast host Allison Kaplan Sommer on the four-week-old war and its impact on Israeli politics and society, Benn pointed out that the effort was not unusual, with many examples of wartime leaders taking advantage of “less public resistance” to consolidate their power. “Governments at war use it to limit civil liberties. We see it in Russia in the past four years, very visibly, where the last remaining bastions of some sort of opposition to President Putin have been wiped out.” Read more: Netanyahu Says Israel 'Expanding' Lebanon Buffer Zone as Country's Death Toll Crosses 1,000 Stand-in Justice Minister Formally Recommends That President Herzog Pardon Netanyahu Israel Preparing to Shift Pace, Targets of Iran Strikes if Trump Announces Cease-fire Op-ed by Aluf Benn: The Strange Case of Dr. Bibi and Mr. Benjamin Analysis by Anshel Pfeffer: In Iran, the Netanyahu Doctrine Is Now Facing Its Ultimate Test See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is getting high marks from the Israeli public regarding his performance leading the country in its war against Iran – but for now, these sentiments are not giving his coalition a significant boost in political polling, according to Dr. Dahlia Scheindlin, speaking on the Haaretz Podcast. Scheindlin, a Haaretz columnist and political analyst, noted the war’s “overwhelming support” among Israeli Jews – reaching over 92 percent. Despite the “near consensus” supporting the war and high personal approval of Netanyahu as a war leader, she points out, “poll ratings for the Likud and for the coalition government have been flat and stuck at 40 percent, and Netanyahu does not have a majority,” which does not bode well for the election scheduled for October. While support for the war cuts across partisan lines in Israel, despite attitudes towards Netanyahu, Scheindlin says that surveys in the United States paint a different picture. "If you look at the results of the question: ‘Do you approve or disapprove of Trump's handling of Iran?’ Scheindlin said, “it basically mirrors his approval ratings in general.” She added that poll numbers point to the fact that the talk of a split among Trump’s base – especially “America First” Republicans – may be overly “hyped.” Instead, she observed that U.S. opinion surveys reflected “overwhelming support from Republican voters… close to 80 percent." Read more: Analysis by Dahlia Scheindlin: Why Israelis Aren't Giving Netanyahu an Iran Bump in the Polls Most Israelis Back Iran War but Support Low Among Arab Citizens, Poll Shows Just One in Four Americans Supports U.S. Strikes on Iran, Poll Finds Analysis by Joshua Leifer: The post-October 7 Wars in Iran and Lebanon Are Turning Into Netanyahu's Vietnam Netanyahu's Likud Party Makes No Gains Amid Iran War, Poll Finds A Billion Shekels a Day: The Number That May Decide When Israel's War With Iran EndsSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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Reports of U.S. anger with Israel for targeting Iran’s oil fields in the intensifying conflict have been “massively exaggerated,” said Haaretz senior defense analyst Amos Harel on the Haaretz Podcast. While the American president “probably felt that Israel took this a step too far,” Harel said, “the truth of the matter is that the Israelis and the U.S. military are deeply coordinated.” Regarding the entrance of Hezbollah into the expanding war, Harel said that the Lebanese group is “still quite capable of creating damage” to Israel, which is why the IDF has deployed large-scale force against them with airstrikes across Lebanon. Still, he said, “most of the effort and most of the focus remains on Iran.” Despite the disruption to life in Israel, he pointed out that in the first 12 days of this war, there has been far less actual damage and loss of life in Israel during the two weeks of war last June. Also on the podcast, Haaretz Jewish World Editor Judy Maltz visits an underground parking lot tent city populated by Tel Aviv residents without adequate overnight protection from missiles - many of whom were second-time refugees. “Most of the people I met had been there in June” she said. “When Israel and the U.S. attacked Iran, they just packed their bags and came back. They knew the drill already.” Read more: Israel Focuses on Hitting Iran's Regime After Exceeding Military Target Expectations Trump Signals Iran War Nearing End Amid Oil Fears as Hezbollah Surprises Israel 'Priciest Real Estate in Town': Tel Avivians Ride Out the War Deep UndergroundSleepless in Tel Aviv: Iranian Missile Barrages Trigger All-night Sirens in Central IsraelSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Recalling the first day of the war with Iran is still traumatic for journalist and activist Anat Saragusti, whose apartment building in central Tel Aviv began to shake as she ran to seek shelter from Iranian missiles targeting the city following the U.S.-Israel attack that morning. "I didn't believe my eyes," she says of what awaited her when she returned. "The whole living room was covered with broken glass - the carpets, the sofa, the chairs - all over. It was really so scary." Matching the shattering of the glass in her home, said Saragusti, who monitors press freedom at the Union of Journalists in Israel, is the ongoing shattering of her trust in Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's government as the war continues, and her dissatisfaction with what she views as an overly-compliant media. Most Israelis, Saragusti said on the Haaretz Podcast, are "glued to television screens" where retired IDF generals spout military facts and statistics. "There is no room for alternative voices, questions or doubts" regarding the war and "what the end game will be." "They promised us in the last war in Iran in June that we destroyed the majority of the infrastructure for the ballistic missiles and the nuclear plan of Iran. Then in nine months, [Iran rebuilt] everything from scratch? I don't understand that. I feel that they are lying to us." Read more: Op-ed by Anat Sargusti: Israeli Broadcasters Don Uniforms as the Media Becomes an Arm of the Military Follow the latest updates from Haaretz on the U.S.-Israel war on Iran One Killed, Two Wounded in Central Israel Following Iranian Missile Barrage, Emergency Services Say 'You Can't Live by the Sword': Israeli TV's Tel Aviv Street Interview Backfires Iran's Cluster Missiles: What You Need to Know About the Controversial Weapon Targeting IsraelSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Israel bombed Iran's Assembly of Experts compound in the holy city of Qom today while its members were voting to elect the country's next supreme leader. In Beirut, the Israeli air force is striking Hezbollah targets as their forces seize ground in Southern Lebanon. And in Saudi Arabia, the US warns there is a threat of imminent attacks, after its embassy was struck by suspected Iranian drones. To discuss all this we turn to former CIA Director David Petraeus.  Also on today's show: Amos Harel, Defense Analyst, Haaretz; Chrystia Freeland, Economic Advisor to President Zelensky / Former Canadian Deputy PM and Foreign Minister  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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In this special edition of the Haaretz Podcast, recorded during the first hours of the dramatic joint U.S.-Israeli attack on Iran, and as Tehran began its retaliatory strikes on Israel and on U.S. targets across the Middle East, Haaretz senior analyst Amos Harel joins host Allison Kaplan Sommer for a real-time update and discussion. "The stakes are much higher than last time," Harel said, referring to the 12 day Israel-Iran war in June 2025. For Israelis, "there is a certain amount of danger," although it is impossible to say at this point how hard the country will be hit by Iran and its proxies. For Iranians, "this is going to get messy and bloody," not only because of the military strikes, but also because of growing clashes between government forces and those hoping to throw over the regime. Read more on the escalating situation: How the First Day of the Israel and U.S. War with Iran Unfolded War for Regime Change in Iran: U.S. and Israel Have Ambitious Aims, but Will Trump Stay the Course? / Amos Harel 'Unnecessary, Idiotic, and Illegal' | After Strikes on Iran: U.S. Lawmakers Split on Party Lines As Congress Left in the Dark Larnaca or Sharm el-Sheikh: Can Israelis Stuck Abroad Amid Iran War Get Back Home?See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Following the hastily arranged three-hour meeting between President Donald Trump and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Wednesday, it still remains unclear whether a military attack on Iran is in the cards, but the two leaders appear “more aligned than not” on their positions, Haaretz’s Washington D.C. correspondent Ben Samuels said on the Haaretz Podcast. “Whether or not that turns into a world war remains to be seen,” he added, in view of the “Armada in the Middle East and more military assets on their way” that the United States has positioned around Iran to keep the option of a military move on the table. Netanyahu rushed to Washington to lobby Trump to hold firm in his negotiations with Iran to include demands beyond a halt to their nuclear program. The Israeli position is that in order to forestall an attack, Iran must be forced to limit their ballistic missile capabilities and support for regional proxy organizations – in addition to a commitment from Tehran to improve its treatment of protesters, who have been killed in the tens of thousands by the regime in since late December. “What you're seeing from Israel is a very articulated view that any sort of negotiation at any deal has to be all inclusive,” Samuels said. The Trump administration’s position, by contrast, he said, is far from clear. “Part of this is intentional misdirection on Trump's part, but part of it is also very unintentional. Trump is doing diplomacy by the seat of his pants and by whatever whims are taking over him at that very moment.” Read more: Analysis by Ben Samuels | Trump and Netanyahu Prioritize a United Front Over Rocking the Boat on Iran Trump Says He 'Insisted' That Negotiations With Iran Continue in Meeting With Netanyahu Netanyahu Joins Trump's Board of Peace Set to Discuss Gaza Reconstruction, Hamas Disarmament Sidelined Why This Iranian Revolution Scholar Won't Encourage Iranians to Topple the RegimeSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Cuba only has only 15-20 days of oil left, according to the Financial Times. With the US blocking deliveries from Venezuela, the Trump Administration is choking off the Cuban economy one gas tank at a time. Could talks with Washington give Cuba an off-ramp? Carlos Fernandez de Cossio is Cuba's deputy foreign minister and top diplomat for US affairs. He says Havana is, even now, exchanging messages with Washington, and is ready for "meaningful dialog."  Also on today's show: Amos Harel, Defense Analyst, Haaretz; Kay Bailey Hutchison, Former US Ambassador to NATO    Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

With U.S. warships in place positioned around Iran, Israelis are bracing for the regime-toppling attack that U.S. President Donald Trump has threatened against Tehran and the government that cracked down so brutally on protesters last month. In response, Iranian leaders warned they would “hit the heart of Tel Aviv” in retaliation to any American offensive. However, noted Haaretz senior defense analyst Amos Harel, speaking on the Haaretz Podcast, it seems that Trump “has lost a little bit of his appetite for destruction” in recent days, angling to push a weakened Iran to the negotiating table. Not only is Trump encouraging a diplomatic solution, Harel said, but “when we talk about negotiations, then there's a difference between what was on the table about a month ago, which was an American demand for more or less destroying the regime, or for the regime to step down and for the democracy to be installed in Iran. Now we're talking about something completely different” – a deal limiting Iran’s nuclear capabilities instead. “What the president is trying to do is to force the Iranians to agree to major concessions regarding their nuclear project. But it doesn't solve the number one issue for most Iranians: getting rid of the regime.” Harel said. Will the Iranian leadership take the deal? Judging from their statements, Harel said, “they are in panic.” On the podcast, Harel also assesses the situation in Gaza as the U.S.-brokered Israel-Hamas cease-fire deal enters its second phase, which took a step forward this week with the opening of the Rafah crossing. The real test of the deal, however, depends on whether the international coalition Trump has built is enough to pressure Hamas to lay down its arms. If Hamas’s military capabilities “aren’t dismantled,” Harel said, “it will be hard to proceed.” Read more: Report: U.S.-Iran Talks Could Begin Soon; Witkoff to Meet With Netanyahu Iran's Supreme Leader Warns of Regional Conflict if U.S. Attacks After IDF Chief Visits Washington Trump 'Hopeful' for Iran Deal, but Warns of 'Very Big, Powerful Ships Heading That Way' Iran-U.S. Negotiations Are 'Fruitful', Iranian Foreign Minister Tells CNN Analysis by Amos Harel | Trump Is Determined to Launch Phase Two of His Gaza Plan. The Israeli Government's Last Hope Is That He FailsSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.