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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

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

L'Orient le Jour révèle les coulisses de ces négociations entre responsables israéliens et libanais. Les deux parties « ont des exigences profondément divergentes », écrit le quotidien. Beyrouth réclame « la consolidation du cessez-le-feu » et la réactivation d'un « mécanisme de surveillance ». Israël, de son côté, veut arracher « des ententes sécuritaires et militaires avec le Liban autour du démantèlement de l'arsenal du Hezbollah ». Pour sa part, « Washington a poussé vers une prolongation de la trêve qui expire dimanche prochain, afin de pouvoir présenter cette extension comme un résultat concret des négociations », nous dit le quotidien. Situation humanitaire à Gaza Benjamin Netanyahou confirme contrôler 60 % du territoire de Gaza, peut-on lire dans Haaretz. Le magazine israélo-palestinien +972 revient dans un long article sur la crise des IRM dans l'enclave palestinienne. Il n'y a plus aucune machine fonctionnelle à Gaza, pourtant essentielle pour diagnostiquer un certain nombre de maladies. Et cela a des conséquences très concrètes. +972 raconte notamment l'histoire d'une jeune fille incapable de marcher seule et que les médecins ne peuvent pas soigner, ou encore celle d'une grand-mère qui ne peut rester debout plus de cinq minutes. « L'absence d'IRM à Gaza est une exécution silencieuse et continue », s'indigne le magazine, qui cite l'un des médecins du seul centre de cancérologie de l'enclave. « La communauté internationale [doit] intervenir pour fournir ces appareils ; faute de quoi, nous, soignants, sommes réduits à attendre, impuissants, la mort de ces enfants. » À lire aussi«J'espère toujours rentrer en Palestine»: à Gaza, une survivante raconte la nakba de 1948 Enquête sur la désinformation lors des élections municipales en France De fausses informations avaient circulé sur plusieurs des candidats du parti de Jean-Luc Mélenchon, en mars dernier. Elles ont pullulé sur les réseaux sociaux et sur des sites web anonymes. « Les autorités françaises, écrit Libération, ont réussi à imputer tout ou partie de l'opération à une mystérieuse entité nommée BlackCore » Une entité, qui d'après le quotidien de gauche et le journal Haaretz, serait liée à deux entreprises israéliennes. En remontant un ensemble de pages web, l'enquête des deux médias a en effet mené vers deux sociétés basées en Israël. Ils ont contacté plusieurs personnes liées à ces sociétés qui affirment « qu'elles n'ont pas le moindre lien avec BlackCore, ni la moindre connaissance de son identité ou de ses activités ». « Reste, écrit Libération, que moins de deux heures après nos prises de contact, les sites web que nous avons découverts et qui nous ont menés de BlackCore » à une entreprise israélienne « s'étaient volatilisés ». Royaume-Uni : Keir Starmer plus acculé que jamais Le Premier ministre est fragilisé par la démission de son ministre de la Santé, Wes Streeting. Mais, croit savoir The Guardian, ce n'est pas lui qui est en meilleure position pour remplacer Keir Starmer, mais plutôt le maire de Manchester, Andy Burnham. Le scénario est long et pas forcément clair pour cette figure du Parti travailliste. Il doit se présenter à une élection partielle, dans une circonscription où Reform UK (le parti de l'architecte du Brexit, Nigel Farage) est arrivé deuxième avec seulement 5 000 voix de retard, rappelle le Sunday Times. Le journal de centre droit pose cette question : « Détestez-vous Starmer suffisamment pour voter pour les travaillistes ? » Pour The Economist, en tout cas, la situation est on ne peut plus claire. « Sir Keir Starmer a échoué lamentablement. Il devrait démissionner. Les Premiers ministres ont besoin d'autorité et de clarté. Or, il s'avère que Keir Starmer ne possède ni l'une ni l'autre », déplore l'hebdomadaire. À lire aussiRoyaume-Uni: démission de Wes Streeting, ministre de la Santé et potentiel rival de Keir Starmer

La visite du président américain, hautement stratégique, est largement commentée par la presse américaine. Le Washington Post révèle ainsi l'existence d'un rapport secret du renseignement américain. Un document qui, s'inquiète le journal, « détaille comment la Chine exploite la guerre en Iran pour maximiser son avantage sur les États-Unis dans les domaines militaire, économique et diplomatique ». Pékin a notamment tendu la main à ses voisins pour les aider à gérer leurs besoins énergétiques. Le New York Times, de son côté, s'insurge contre la stratégie de Donald Trump vis-à-vis de Pékin. « La politique de Trump envers la Chine a affaibli l'Amérique », croit savoir le quotidien dans un éditorial. « Ses droits de douane ratés en sont l'exemple type, déclenchant une série d'événements humiliants. » poursuit le titre. « La Chine et les États-Unis retiennent le monde en otage », s'indigne pour sa part The Economist. Donald Trump et Xi Jinping « considèrent la coopération comme un piège », écrit l'hebdomadaire. Avant de résumer : « Le sommet n'aboutira probablement qu'à des sourires forcés. Un tel manque d'ambition est inquiétant. » À lire aussiSommet Chine-États-Unis: Xi Jinping prévient Donald Trump d'un risque de «conflit» sur Taïwan Nouvelle session de négociations entre Israël et le Liban à Washington Le Hezbollah sera à nouveau le grand absent de ces discussions. À Beyrouth, L'Orient le Jour rappelle les positions de chacun : Israël veut un désarmement du Hezbollah, quand le Liban insiste sur la fin des hostilités dans le sud du pays. « Tel Aviv tend de nombreux pièges à Beyrouth », prévient le journal. « Parallèlement aux préparatifs des négociations, Israël a intensifié son escalade militaire pour imposer un fait accompli », s'alarme le quotidien. « Combien de temps pouvons-nous tenir ? » s'interrogent de leur côté les habitants du village chrétien de Deir Mimas, dans le sud du Liban, là encore dans les colonnes de L'Orient le Jour. Ce village, situé sous la ligne jaune décrétée par Israël, a été ciblé par plusieurs frappes de l'armée israélienne. « C'est comme si on vivait avec une corde autour de notre cou, et que quelqu'un allait nous pousser », raconte une habitante. Côté israélien, dans un éditorial, le journal Haaretz appelle à « aider Beyrouth dans sa guerre contre le Hezbollah ». « L'armée elle-même, rappelle le journal, a conclu que l'occupation de tout le Liban ne garantirait pas la neutralisation des capacités militaires de l'organisation. » « Israël, conclut Haaretz, doit profiter des négociations pour donner une substance concrète à son partenariat avec le gouvernement libanais. » À lire aussiEN DIRECT - Moyen-Orient: reprise des négociations directes entre le Liban et Israël à Washington Quelques cas d'hantavirus recensés dans le monde En France, où l'on dénombre un seul cas, Libération s'interroge : « Pourquoi il n'y a ni traitement, ni vaccin spécifique pour le combattre ? » Le quotidien explique que l'absence de cas à grande échelle n'a pas permis à la recherche d'être efficace. Pour ce qui est du vaccin, Le Monde rappelle qu'il est « difficile de flécher des financements vers ce genre de maladie dont l'impact semble limité en matière de santé publique ». Partout autour du globe on appelle en effet à la prudence. Dans les colonnes d'El Pais, la ministre espagnole de la Santé dénonce ceux qui tentent de « semer la peur et répandre des théories du complot ». Monica Garcia revient aussi sur l'accueil du Hondius aux Canaries par les autorités espagnoles. « Nous n'avons jamais oublié qu'à l'intérieur, il n'y avait pas de malades, pas de personnes infectées, il y avait des personnes », se félicite-t-elle. La ministre en profite aussi pour régler ses comptes avec le président des îles Canaries qui s'est indigné face au débarquement des passagers du navire. « Quand il a fallu travailler, il n'était pas là », dénonce-t-elle. À lire aussiHantavirus: comment l'Argentine a contenu l'épidémie de 2019 en Patagonie

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

Au sommet Africa Forward au Kenya, le président français compte défendre un « partenariat réinventé » avec le continent. Emmanuel Macron l'explique à Jeune Afrique, ajoutant ne pas être « dans une logique d'aide ». Aujourd'hui, Emmanuel Macron préfère parler, je cite, « d'investissement solidaire et durable ». Le journal kényan Daily Nation semble voir les choses autrement et titre : « La France souhaite exploiter les talents et les compétences en IA », quand Le Pays, au Burkina Faso, y voit une « opération de charme », « une bonne occasion pour Paris d'insuffler une bouffée d'oxygène à son économie, en chassant désormais sur les terres au-delà du cercle restreint des pays francophones ». Un cessez-le-feu plus que fragile entre l'Iran et les États-Unis « Une impasse qui n'est ni la paix ni la guerre », résume le Wall Street Journal. Haaretz, en Israël, en veut à Trump et à Netanyahu. Leur plan « amateur [...] a affaibli, l'Iran, mais l'a rendu plus menaçant ». Le journal revient sur ce plan du Mossad, dévoilé par plusieurs médias, promettant un changement de régime en Iran, et qui aurait convaincu le chef de la Maison Blanche à entrer en guerre. Haaretz se demande par exemple « quelle était la logique derrière l'assassinat de l'ayatollah Ali Khamenei » ; « un extrémiste, certes », admet le journal, « mais il était aussi âgé et malade ». « S'il était mort de mort naturelle, les chances que [son fils] Mojtaba lui succède auraient été infimes. Un dirigeant moins extrémiste aurait pu accéder au pouvoir », croit savoir le quotidien israélien. Au Liban, L'Orient-le-Jour se demande si une troisième voie est possible. « Peut-on être à la fois contre Israël et contre le Hezbollah ? » se demande le journal, dans un édito, qui pense qu'une « grande partie des Libanais répondrait par l'affirmative ». Sauf que les Libanais « finissent par basculer » dans l'un ou l'autre camp, « non par amour du premier, mais par rejet absolu du second ».  Pourtant, cette troisième voie est la solution, pour L'Orient-le-Jour. Mais « elle ne peut exister que si [l'Etat] reprend son destin en main », c'est-à-dire en « neutralisant la milice », le Hezbollah. Autrement, s'inquiète le quotidien, « soit Israël reprendra la guerre totale, soit il fera de l'État libanais, sous la pression internationale, l'exécutant de sa politique. Et encore une fois, conclut-il, nous n'aurons plus que nos yeux pour pleurer ». Festival de Cannes : une édition très politique « Face à Bolloré, le cinéma contre-attaque », titre Libération avec, en Une, le visage de l'homme d'affaires conservateur et, en fond, les palmiers de la Croisette. Dans le journal, « 600 professionnels du cinéma alertent sur la mainmise du milliardaire sur toute la chaîne de production française ». Car ce dernier détient la chaîne Canal+. « Le premier argentier du cinéma français est présent à chaque étape de la vie d'un film, du financement jusqu'à la sortie en salles », explique le quotidien, ce qui rend donc le milieu du 7e art dépendant à Canal+, et donc à Bolloré. D'autres remarquent l'absence des studios hollywoodiens sur la Côte d'Azur, comme The Guardian, à Londres : « L'absence de grands films américains annonce un regain d'intérêt pour le cinéma international ». Les experts, interrogés par le journal britannique, l'expliquent de plusieurs manières. D'abord, les studios sont « plus méfiants quant aux risques liés aux avant-premières en festival ». « Indiana Jones et le Cadran du Destin a réalisé un échec commercial après avoir été éreinté par la critique cannoise en 2023 ». Et puis, il y a « la dimension politique ». The Guardian rappelle que la Berlinale, cette année, « a été marquée par des interrogations sur la situation géopolitique [...]. Pour les studios, conclut le journal, les extraits viraux des conférences de presse peuvent s'avérer extrêmement préjudiciables ». Bref, Hollywood est bien frileux et prend bien peu de risque, quand les films les plus attendus de Cannes, cette année, sont signés par des réalisateurs en exil, comme l'Iranien Asghar Farhadi ou le Russe Andreï Zviaguintsev.

La Cisjordanie connaît une escalade continue, marquée par des assassinats ciblés, des arrestations et des attaques contre des Palestiniens et leurs biens, dans l'indifférence politique et diplomatique. Début mai, au moins 1 069 Palestiniens y ont été tués par des soldats ou des colons israéliens depuis le début de la guerre de Gaza. L'Union européenne est parvenue ce lundi 11 mai à se mettre d'accord pour sanctionner des colons extrémistes israéliens coupables de violences contre les Palestiniens en Cisjordanie, une mesure longtemps bloquée par le veto de la Hongrie. Entretien avec Yoav Shemer-Kunz, en charge de plaidoyer international au sein de B'Tselem – le centre israélien d'information sur les droits humains en territoires occupés. RFI : Selon un décompte réalisé par l'ONG israélienne Breaking the Silence, 378 attaques de violences perpétrées par des colons israéliens en Cisjordanie occupée ont eu lieu en 40 jours, soit près de dix au quotidien. On a l'impression que les limites sont sans cesse repoussées. Yoav Shemer-Kunz : Tout à fait. Les violences sont effectivement sans cesse repoussées. Les colons israéliens arrivent maintenant aussi dans la zone A. La Cisjordanie est coupée, depuis les accords d'Oslo, en trois zones. Désormais, les attaques ont même lieu dans la zone A qui est normalement sous sécurité palestinienne. Mais il ne s'agit pas uniquement de colons israéliens. Et ces colons n'agissent pas tout seuls, ils sont protégés par l'armée israélienne. Souvent d'ailleurs, ces attaques sont combinées, civils et soldats ensemble. Ces colons sont protégés par la police israélienne, et sont actifs dans une impunité la plus totale possible. Ces colons sont soutenus par le gouvernement israélien. Vous avez raison de le rappeler, ces attaques se concentrent surtout dans la zone C, sous contrôle militaire israélien. Mais se répandent de plus en plus en zone B et en zone A, censée être sous le contrôle total de l'Autorité palestinienne. Les zones sont de plus en plus brouillées. Les zones sont de plus en plus brouillées. Les attaques ont commencé dans les zones rurales, donc la zone C, et notamment la vallée du Jourdain. Désormais, les attaques commencent à monter dans les montagnes et à arriver dans les villes palestiniennes, plus près des grandes villes et des grandes agglomérations palestiniennes. Il s'agit d'un processus de purification ethnique. Nous avons déjà plus de 59 communautés qui sont complètement effacées de la carte, des communautés entières palestiniennes qui ont dû quitter leurs territoires, quitter leur terrain. Cela, c'est ce qui concerne les communautés rurales. Les attaques vont de plus en plus vers les zones semi-urbaines, et tout cela avec la protection de l'État israélien. Vous portez la voix de l'organisation de défense des droits humains B'Tselem. Quelques voix s'élèvent en Israël. Dans un édito le journal Haaretz s'indigne : « Imaginez si des Palestiniens avaient fait la même chose à un Israélien ? » Je vous pose la question à vous, que pourrait-il se passer dans ce cas ? Les colons agissent dans un système général d'apartheid. Nous ne sommes pas sous les mêmes droits. Les Palestiniens qui sont en Cisjordanie sont sous occupation militaire. S'ils agissent, s'ils font quelque chose considérée comme illégale, l'armée israélienne les arrête. On parle actuellement de presque 10 000 Palestiniens prisonniers en Israël, dont la moitié sans aucune charge. Il s'agit de détention administrative. Alors que les colons israéliens sont des civils, c'est plutôt le droit civil qui s'applique pour eux. Nous sommes dans une situation d'inégalité absolue, et cela depuis maintenant presque six décennies. La situation en Cisjordanie est maîtrisée par l'armée israélienne. L'armée israélienne maîtrise chaque mouvement en Cisjordanie. Il ne s'agit pas d'un territoire hors contrôle, il ne s'agit pas d'individus hors contrôle. Il s'agit plutôt pour nous d'un processus de purification ethnique qui est soutenu par l'État. Il s'agit d'une violence que l'État n'ose pas faire directement, mais laisse les individus faire à sa place. Le ministère palestinien de la Santé a annoncé qu'un homme de 26 ans a été tué lors d'un raid israélien à Naplouse, dimanche 10 mai 2026. Le Haut-Commissariat aux droits de l'homme de l'ONU évoque « une violence effroyable qui n'épargne ni mort ni vivant » à propos de l'attaque du vendredi 8 mai 2026. Que fait la communauté internationale pour contrer ce phénomène ? Elle n'en fait pas assez, alors que les faits sont connus. Il y a énormément d'incidents connus, même filmés en vidéo. Et pire, les criminels sont en liberté, qu'il s'agisse de soldats ou de civils. Dans les deux cas, le régime israélien continue avec cette violence dans l'impunité la plus totale. Désormais, on parle de sanctions individuelles contre les colons. Mais la violence ne vient pas des individus, mais de tout le système qui les protège. D'ailleurs, même les individus sous sanctions restent en liberté et continuent à terroriser les Palestiniens et continuent à construire des avant-postes. En parlant de sanctions, la cheffe de la diplomatie européenne, Kaja Kallas, dit s'attendre à un accord politique concernant les sanctions visant les colons israéliens violents. Cela peut-il avoir des conséquences sur le terrain ? C'est très bien que l'Union européenne commence à bouger un peu par rapport à ce qui se passe en Palestine occupée, en Cisjordanie et à Gaza. Par contre, c'est une mesure extrêmement symbolique qui n'a presque aucun effet sur le terrain. Il y a des colons qui sont libres en Cisjordanie, qui sont déjà sous sanctions américaines – qui sont depuis levées, des sanctions britanniques. Mais ils sont toujours là, et pour eux, il n'est pas question de visas à l'étranger, etc. Ils ont juste continué à grimper sur les collines en Cisjordanie et à faire peur. À lire aussiL'UE parvient à un accord politique pour sanctionner des colons extrémistes israéliens   À lire aussiCisjordanie occupée: sidération après l'exhumation forcée d'un corps enterré «trop près» d'une colonie   À lire aussiCisjordanie occupée: le rabbin Arik Ascherman sillonne les villages attaqués par les colons

Il maggiore generale Avi Bluth, comandante del Comando Centrale israeliano in Cisgiordania, ha dichiarato il 4 maggio a Haaretz che i soldati non sparano ai coloni ebrei che lanciano pietre perché farlo «ha profonde conseguenze sociologiche». Ai palestinesi si applicano norme di ingaggio allentate per creare un «effetto deterrente». Ha aggiunto: «Stiamo uccidendo come non uccidevamo dalla fine del 1967». Ha parlato con un giornalista, non in sede riservata. Ha usato il 1967 come metro del fuoco attuale in Cisgiordania. Ha chiamato «monumenti zoppicanti nei villaggi» i palestinesi menomati in modo permanente: segnale deliberato del prezzo da pagare. Nessuna affermazione è stata smentita dall'esercito israeliano. Amnesty International documenta che sparare a chi lancia pietre non è risposta proporzionata: il diritto internazionale ammette la forza letale solo davanti a minaccia imminente di morte o ferimento grave. Il Consiglio per i diritti umani ONU ha registrato dal 28 febbraio 2026 almeno 22 palestinesi uccisi in Cisgiordania da forze israeliane o coloni. Bluth non contesta: rivendica. Il 9 aprile la Commissione d'inchiesta ONU sui Territori Palestinesi Occupati ha avvertito che Israele «continua a perpetrare atti genocidari a Gaza» e che la crisi cisgiordana è oscurata dall'attenzione internazionale. Il comandante ha scelto questo momento per esporre sulla stampa una dottrina di fuoco che discrimina per nazionalità. Flotilla Sumud: il tribunale di Ashkelon ha prorogato al 5 maggio la detenzione di Thiago Avila e Saif Abukeshek. Il team legale ha depositato ricorso urgente alla Corte europea dei diritti dell'uomo contro l'Italia come Stato di bandiera. La flottiglia si prepara a ripartire da Creta. Haaretz, 4 maggio 2026: «Stiamo uccidendo come non uccidevamo dalla fine del 1967». #LaSveglia per La NotiziaDiventa un supporter di questo podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/la-sveglia-di-giulio-cavalli--3269492/support.

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Gazze'de akan kanın gölgesi şimdi İsrail ordusunun üzerine düştü. Son 15 yılın en ağır tablosunu ortaya koyan veriler, asker ve polis saflarında büyüyen psikolojik çöküşü gözler önüne serdi. Tel Aviv yönetiminin perdelemeye çalıştığı kriz artık saklanamıyor. İsrail merkezli Haaretz gazetesinin haberine göre, 2010'da ordu ve emniyet mensupları arasında intihar edenlerin sayısı 28 iken, 2011'de bu sayı 21 olarak kayıtlara geçti.

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

A negative political and public reaction in Israel to the ceasefire with Iran - regardless of the respite it brings. No pause for Israel's army however or its victims - hundreds killed in Lebanon and more dead in Gaza. Has Israeli society become conditioned to permanent war? In this episode: Ilan Pappe - a historian and professor at Exeter University Gideon Levy - a columnist at Haaretz newspaper in Tel Aviv Haim Bresheeth - professor at the School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London Host: Tom McRae Connect with us: @AJEPodcasts on X, Instagram, Facebook, and YouTube

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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.

Watch us on YouTube: https://youtu.be/HeoVvd294Ww Follow us on social media and join Patreon to get more of Unholy: https://unholy-podcast.lovable.app/ Day 20 of the US-Israeli war on Iran — and it's becoming a war of attrition.  In the meantime, Europe refuses to lend its ships, daylight emerges between Trump and Netanyahu, and Joe Kent's antisemitic conspiracy theory gets the full debunking it deserves. Amos Harel, Haaretz's military affairs correspondent, joins Yonit and Jonathan for a deep dive. What does the assassination of Ali Larijani — Khamenei's right-hand man — actually achieve? Is the war drifting from plan A toward something no one planned at all? And why is Netanyahu now talking less about regime change and more about Israel as a "world superpower"? And we turn to you, our listeners, with your most pressing questions about anything between life and war. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

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

With Matt on assignment, Daniel is joined by human rights attorney Maha Ighbaria to share her perspective as a Palestinian living inside the ‘48 border. They discuss Palestinian identity, the notion of coexistence within empire, and Maha's own fight to have her law license reinstated, after being suspended over her posts on Gaza.Please donate to Pal Humanity: http://palhumanity.com/Maha Opinion in Haaretz: https://www.haaretz.com/opinion/2025-12-23/ty-article-opinion/.premium/why-can-a-jew-call-for-mass-killings-but-i-cant-say-good-morning-gaza/0000019b-458a-d4ce-a3df-5daa7e040000BAD HASBARA LIVE IN LOS ANGELES APRIL 12 AT SCRIBBLE: https://bit.ly/badhasbaralaNew Bad Hasbara Merch: https://estoymerchandise.com/collections/bad-hasbara-podcastSubscribe to the Patreon https://www.patreon.com/badhasbaraWhat's The Spin playlist: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/50JoIqCvlxL3QSNj2BsdURSkad Skasbarska playlist: http://bit.ly/skadskasbarskaSubscribe/listen to Bad Hasbara wherever you get your podcasts.Spotify https://spoti.fi/3HgpxDmApple Podcasts https://apple.co/4kizajtSupport this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/bad-hasbara/donationsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

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.

In this episode of PeaceCast, NJN's Maxxe Albert-Deitch is joined by Ittay Flescher, who some of our listeners may recognize as the Education Director of Seeds of Peace Jerusalem, others might recognize as the Jerusalem Correspondent for The Jewish Independent from Australia, and a deeply insightful analyst of Israeli politics. He has been published in Haaretz, The Age, ABC Religion and Ethics, Jerusalem Post, Fathom and last year brought the publication of his first book, The Holy and the Broken: A cry for Israeli-Palestinian peace from a land that must be shared. Buy the book: https://www.harpercollins.com/products/the-holy-and-the-broken-a-cry-for-israeli-palestinian-peace-from-a-land-that-must-be-shared-shortlisted-for-the-75th-us-national-jewish-book-award-ittay-flescher?variant=44491257675810 Read more of Ittay's work: https://www.ittay.au/articles Check out Ittay's US tour dates: https://www.ittay.au/  

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.

For the right-wing populist political leaders who gathered in Jerusalem for the Netanyahu government’s second International Conference on Combating Antisemitism this week, the formula for fighting Jew hatred is simple, according to Haaretz correspondent Linda Dayan, who attended and reported on the two-day event. Organized by the Diaspora Affairs Ministry led by far-right Likud MK Amichai Chikli, Dayan tells the Haaretz Podcast that the message of the majority of prominent speakers at the conference is that Jews “have one enemy” – radical Islam – “and that enemy is propped up by the woke left” with a shared agenda of destroying the West. Later on the podcast, Dayan – who has covered the protest movement in Israel for the return of the hostages led by their families since October 7 – reflected on the end of the struggle following the return of the final hostage’s remains earlier this week and the end of the vigil in Tel Aviv’s Hostage Square. The movement, she said, transcended politics; it was a deeper fight to preserve the national ethos of never leaving anyone behind. Dayan explained: “From the very beginning, you would hear in the speeches in the square that this isn't just a battle to return our daughters and sons and parents and grandparents. This is a battle for the values of the country – a battle for the version of the country we want our children to grow up in and we want the next generation to inherit.” Read more: Global Far Right Flocks to Jerusalem to Bash Muslims and Migration at Israel's Antisemitism Confab Netanyahu Claims There Is a Progressive/Muslim Plot to 'Destroy the West' at Israeli Government's Antisemitism Conference Why Charlie Kirk, Fan of Antisemitic Conspiracy Theories, Is Loved by Israel's Government Tel Aviv Clock Counting Hostages' Captivity Stopped Following Retrieval of Ran Gvili's Body Ran Gvili, Last Hostage to Be Returned From Gaza, Laid to Rest in IsraelSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Palestinians in Gaza view a future of rule by U.S. President Donald Trump’s newly inaugurated Board of Peace as representing “another form of occupation” said Haaretz correspondent Nagham Zbeedat, speaking on the Haaretz Podcast. Zbeedat, who covers Palestinian affairs and the Arab world, said that Trump’s vision of an American-led international stabilization force – intended to replace Hamas after it disarms – is likely to be problematic. American “complicity and cooperation with the Israeli army” during the war means that for Palestinians, “the U.S. is the same as Israel. So any government or group that comes from the U.S. will not be welcomed with open arms.” In the short-term, Zbeedat said, the desperate humanitarian situation means that Gazans will “accept the circumstances that they are put in, as long as there are no more airstrikes, as long as food is on the shelves, and as long as there is water, shelter, clothes coming in, and medical care.” But overall, Palestinians in Gaza and elsewhere are “not excited” about the Trump plan because of the lack of “any Palestinian presence or voice” at the decision-making level. Also on the podcast: Haaretz diplomatic correspondent Liza Rozovsky discusses the challenges ahead for the new Board of Peace – most prominently, the disinterest of major Western European countries in signing on. “When you are being squeezed and threatened by the U.S. over Greenland, it is pretty bad timing to be joining a Board of Peace chaired by Trump,” Rozovsky noted. For these countries, “giving up your veto power in the United Nations Security Council and just bowing to Trump is not a very attractive offer.” Read more: Trump's Board of Peace Finds Few Enthusiasts Among Palestinians in Gaza Israel's Netanyahu to Join Trump's Board of Peace Alongside Saudis, Qatar and Turkey Trump's Board of Peace Has European States Worried, but Most Refrain From Direct Criticism Trump's Gaza Board of Peace Aims to Rival UN, Charter Shows 'It Never Ended': As the World Moves On, For Gazans It's War as UsualSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.