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Le Premier ministre israélien durcit le ton. « Dimanche, rapporte Haaretz à Tel Aviv, Netanyahu annonce une extension de la guerre contre le Hamas. Puis, dans une vidéo publiée le lendemain, il affirme qu'il est déterminé à poursuivre la guerre, à éliminer le Hamas à Gaza et, dit-il, à "libérer nos fils otages". Enfin hier soir, un autre message radical arrive : Netanyahu, par l'intermédiaire d'un haut responsable de son équipe, annonce sa décision de conquérir l'ensemble du territoire de Gaza ». Autant d'annonces radicales, donc, et ce, pointe encore Haaretz, « malgré l'opposition du chef d'État-major de Tsahal, le général Eyal Zamir, malgré l'épuisement des unités combattantes et malgré les réserves croissantes de l'opinion publique israélienne ». Et le quotidien israélien d'opposition de s'interroger : « pourquoi la pression militaire, qui n'a pas donné de résultats depuis des mois, devrait-elle maintenant permettre la libération des otages ? Comment les récupérer intacts des tunnels ? Qu'est-ce qui assure Netanyahu que confier cette mission aux forces terrestres épuisées réussira cette fois-ci ? Qui remplacera le chef d'État-major, le général Zamir, s'il est effectivement remplacé ? (…) On a coutume de dire qu'il est difficile en Israël de mener une guerre sans consensus public, et sans l'approbation du chef d'État-major des armées. Or, dans le cas présent, Netanyahu affiche sa détermination à poursuivre la guerre sans l'un et sans l'autre ». Jusqu'au-boutiste… « En Israël, le coup de pression de Benyamin Netanyahu pour une opération visant à contrôler l'ensemble de Gaza », titre Libération à Paris. « Selon la presse israélienne, le Premier ministre souhaiterait que l'armée prenne le contrôle de l'ensemble du territoire palestinien. Mais le chef d'État-major a mis en garde le chef du gouvernement sur les risques que feraient peser une telle stratégie sur la vie des derniers otages israéliens retenus à Gaza ». Et Libération de s'interroger : « est-ce le signe d'un désaccord entre le pouvoir politique et l'armée israélienne ? » En tout cas, pointe encore le quotidien français, « ce nouveau coup de pression du Premier ministre israélien semble une nouvelle fois privilégier une position jusqu'au-boutiste, en dépit des réticences de l'institution militaire et des services de sécurité ». Quel horizon ? Comment sortir de ce conflit ? Pour Le Monde à Paris, « une seule issue, la mobilisation internationale. La démarche (hier) des anciens hauts responsables de la sécurité de l'État hébreu qui appellent Donald Trump à faire pression sur Benyamin Netanyahu confirme qu'il ne faut rien attendre de la coalition au pouvoir en Israël et que la pression internationale est le seul moyen de faire plier le Premier ministre israélien. Lorsque ces personnalités évoquent la mise en place d'une "coalition régionale-internationale qui aide l'Autorité palestinienne (une fois réformée) à offrir aux Gazaouis et à tous les Palestiniens une alternative au Hamas", ils appuient à leur manière l'initiative lancée conjointement par la France et l'Arabie saoudite pour tirer de l'oubli la solution des deux États. Personne ne peut plus se contenter, en effet, conclut Le Monde, d'un cessez-le-feu privé d'horizon diplomatique. L'internationalisation du conflit israélo-palestinien par la mobilisation d'une coalition de bonnes volontés est aujourd'hui une nécessité ». Isoler le Hamas « Quelle est la prochaine étape pour Gaza ? », s'interroge en écho le New York Times. « Certainement pas tenter d'occuper Gaza à long terme, comme l'envisage Netanyahu. Ce serait une erreur colossale. (…) Tout d'abord, et c'est le plus évident : le gouvernement israélien doit acheminer, en abondance et avec un effet immédiat et indéniable, de la nourriture et des médicaments aux endroits de Gaza qui en ont désespérément besoin ». Ensuite, le New York Times fait sienne la proposition de l'ancien Premier ministre Naftali Bennett, à savoir : « encercler et isoler le champ de bataille, en permettant l'entrée de nourriture et de médicaments, mais bloquer les choses dont le Hamas a besoin pour maintenir sa machine de guerre, en particulier le carburant pour les générateurs dans les tunnels et le béton pour les construire. (…) Il est temps, s'exclame le quotidien américain, que le Hamas subisse le poids de la pression, surtout de la part des habitants de Gaza, pour les ruines qu'il a créées ».

« L'onde de choc », s'exclame Libération à Paris, après cette « vidéo glaçante montrant deux otages, toujours détenus par le Hamas depuis l'attaque terroriste du 7 octobre 2023 ». Rom Braslavski et Evyatar David, deux jeunes hommes enlevés au festival Nova : ils ont la peau sur les os et « leurs proches redoutent qu'une course contre-la-montre ne soit désormais engagée pour leur survie ». « Sur les 251 personnes enlevées ce jour-là, précise le journal, 49 otages israéliens sont encore retenus à Gaza par le Hamas, mais 27 d'entre eux ont été déclarés morts par l'armée israélienne. C'est la première fois que des images montrant ces deux jeunes hommes ont été ainsi divulguées par le Hamas et le Jihad islamique, son allié, jeudi et samedi, après près de 22 mois de captivité. » Des images terribles donc, qui « ont ravivé le débat sur la nécessité d'un accord de cessez-le-feu pour libérer les otages ». Reste que « les négociations sont dans une impasse, soupire Libération. Entamées au Qatar depuis des mois, et aujourd'hui bloquées, elles sont affaiblies par un millefeuille d'intervenants aux intérêts et aux positions parfois divergentes. Elles achoppent en raison des exigences du Hamas qui entend conditionner des discussions à une réelle et massive distribution de l'aide humanitaire aux populations gazaouies. Elles sont également compliquées par le rejet par Israël d'une initiative diplomatique portée par la France et l'Arabie Saoudite, et défendue par le Royaume-Uni, le Canada, le Portugal, visant à la reconnaissance d'un État palestinien. » À lire aussiVidéos d'otages israéliens à Gaza: Netanyahu demande l'aide du CICR, le Hamas pose ses conditions   « Échec retentissant… » Pourtant, s'insurge Haaretz à Tel Aviv, le Premier ministre Benyamin « Netanyahu avait accepté en janvier dernier de signer un accord de fin de guerre prévoyant la libération de tous les otages restants. Si certains détails restaient à négocier, les divergences étaient clairement surmontables. Mais Netanyahu, pour des raisons politiques, a choisi de faire capoter l'accord, de relancer la guerre et de nous amener là où nous en sommes aujourd'hui : nos otages sont affamés et torturés, nos soldats meurent, et le monde entier se retourne contre nous en raison de la catastrophe humanitaire à Gaza, s'agace encore le quotidien de gauche israélien. Ces vidéos ne nous apprennent rien de plus que ce que nous savions déjà sur le Hamas – une organisation terroriste cruelle, malfaisante et inhumaine. En revanche, s'exclame Haaretz, elles nous montrent, avec une clarté douloureuse, que la stratégie de Netanyahu au cours des cinq derniers mois – rompre les termes du précédent cessez-le-feu, bloquer l'aide humanitaire à Gaza et tenter d'imposer un nouveau mécanisme douteux de distribution de l'aide, sous le contrôle de prestataires américains – est un échec retentissant. Au lieu d'assurer la libération des otages, elle a exacerbé leurs souffrances et celles de leurs familles. » Partialité ? Pour sa part, le Jerusalem Post, quotidien israélien proche du pouvoir cette fois, accuse la presse internationale de gauche de partialité : le Jerusalem Post s'en prend notamment au New York Times. « Il n'y avait pas de photo de David ou de Braslavski en première page de ce journal, dénonce-t-il. Non, il y avait une photo de l'aide parachutée à Gaza par la Jordanie, suivant ainsi la ligne narrative que le New York Times et de nombreux Occidentaux ont construite et qui se concentre uniquement sur la souffrance des Palestiniens. (…) Le militantisme en faveur des droits de l'homme peut être une chose merveilleuse, écrit encore le quotidien israélien. Mais lorsqu'il est sélectif, il ne vaut pas le mégaphone dans lequel les slogans sont criés. » À lire aussiLe Hamas publie une vidéo d'un otage israélien retenu à Gaza Pression Justement, le New York Times, par la voix de l'un de ses éditorialistes, accentue la pression sur le gouvernement israélien : « il est allé trop loin, écrit-il. Il a provoqué une crise humanitaire qui est à la fois une atrocité morale et une menace à long terme pour Israël lui-même. Les pertes civiles étaient inévitables lorsqu'Israël a répondu au Hamas, mais la souffrance des civils palestiniens dépasse de loin les limites de la nécessité militaire. La population de Gaza, déjà endeuillée par la perte de milliers d'enfants, est désormais confrontée à la famine - et ce sont les enfants qui, une fois de plus, porteront le poids de la douleur, affirme encore le New York Times. Les amis d'Israël doivent parler d'une seule voix : mettre fin à la famine à Gaza, abandonner toute idée d'annexion, protéger la population civile. Pour vaincre le Hamas, il n'est pas nécessaire d'affamer un seul enfant. » À lire aussiGaza: pour les réfugiés du camp d'Al-Mawasi, l'impossible accès à l'aide alimentaire

Watch us on YouTube: https://youtu.be/VCcIpEYOqr4Join our Patreon community to get access to bonus episodes, discounts on merch and more: https://bit.ly/UnholyPatreon Don't forget to follow/subscribe to your favourite podcasting platform! As the war in Gaza grinds on, a rift appears between two familiar allies: Donald Trump breaks ranks with Benjamin Netanyahu, acknowledging the scale of hunger in Gaza. Meanwhile, the UK moves to formally recognise a Palestinian state, prompting a diplomatic storm.This week, Yonit and Jonathan are joined by Haaretz's senior military analyst Amos Harel to assess the state of negotiations, the burden borne by Israeli reservists, and the stark realities on the ground for Palestinian civilians in Gaza.Plus: a crowded field for this week's Chutzpah and Mensch awards — and a nod to our listeners who treat Unholy as an English-language workout.

Watch Call me Back on YouTube: youtube.com/@CallMeBackPodcastCheck out Ark Media's other podcasts: For Heaven's Sake: lnk.to/rfGlrA‘What's Your Number?': lnk.to/rbGlvMFor sponsorship inquiries, please contact: callmeback@arkmedia.orgTo contact us, sign up for updates, and access transcripts, visit: arkmedia.org/Ark Media on Instagram: instagram.com/arkmediaorgDan on X: x.com/dansenorDan on Instagram: instagram.com/dansenorTo order Dan Senor & Saul Singer's book, The Genius of Israel: tinyurl.com/bdeyjsdnToday's Episode: On Wednesday, Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney announced that the Canadian government will recognize a Palestinian State at the United Nations meeting set for September. On Tuesday, British Prime Minister Keir Starmer declared that the UK will do the same – that is, unless Israel (and only Israel) meets a set of conditions. Canada and France followed the lead of French President Emanuel Macron, who announced a few days ago that France will recognize a Palestinian State at the September UN meeting. These developments come as Israel's global image plummets, according to a recent Gallup survey. To discuss how we got to this point – where Israel's response to Hamas' October 7th attack is prompting European countries to recognize a Palestinian State – we are joined by Ari Shavit, former correspondent at Haaretz and author of the award winning book My Promised Land.Before the interview, we take a moment to remember Wesley LePatner. Item discussed in this episode: “In Memory of Wesley LePatner, a cherished friend.” By Caroline Tell. Please click here to read. CREDITS:ILAN BENATAR - Producer & EditorMARTIN HUERGO - Sound EditorMARIANGELES BURGOS - Additional EditingMAYA RACKOFF - Operations DirectorGABE SILVERSTEIN - ResearchYUVAL SEMO - Music Composer

La solution à deux États, israélien et palestinien, est-elle le seul chemin pour parvenir à la paix au Proche-Orient ? Pour la France, il n'y a pas d'autre alternative. Après Emmanuel Macron, le ministre des Affaires étrangères, Jean-Noël Barrot, l'a répété haut et fort hier à New York, lors de l'ouverture de la conférence sur la solution à deux États. Libération à Paris applaudit : « c'est l'honneur de la France de s'engager dans la voie de cette reconnaissance d'un État palestinien. L'argument utilisé contre le président français, qui consiste à dire que ce serait un cadeau fait aux terroristes, n'est pas audible. (…) Emmanuel Macron fait le pari que son activisme va entraîner une réaction en chaîne, notamment du côté des États arabes de la région, à commencer par l'Arabie saoudite. Et peut-être la Grande-Bretagne, qui connaît bien le dossier ». Et Libération de citer l'historien et ancien ambassadeur d'Israël en France Elie Barnavi : « entre le Jourdain et la mer, il y a 7 millions d'Israéliens et 7 millions de Palestiniens. Ces deux peuples sont là pour durer et aucun n'ira ailleurs. Cette réalité-là, ni Netanyahu, ni Trump, ni le Hamas, ni personne ne pourra rien y changer ». Lundi, le quotidien de gauche israélien Haaretz abondait en ce sens : « Macron a raison : seule une solution à deux États, dans laquelle un État palestinien serait établi, permettrait une vie normale aux deux nations vivant entre la Méditerranée et le Jourdain ». Ne pas rester les bras croisés Pour sa part, L'Orient-Le Jour à Beyrouth ne se fait aucune illusion sur la portée des débats en ce moment à New York : « si la conférence onusienne pourrait isoler davantage Israël sur la scène internationale ainsi que son allié américain, rares sont les observateurs à estimer qu'elle aura un impact sur la conclusion d'un cessez-le-feu à Gaza et sur l'avenir de la question palestinienne, du moins tant que Tel-Aviv disposera du soutien inconditionnel de son allié américain et premier fournisseur d'armes ». Pour le chercheur Hussein Ibish, de l'Arab Gulf States Institute, cité par le quotidien libanais, « ni la France ni l'Arabie saoudite ne se bercent d'illusions en croyant que cela changera la donne ou constituera un tournant international. Ce qu'elles espèrent, c'est envoyer un message aux Israéliens et au reste de la communauté internationale pour leur faire comprendre qu'elles, au moins, ne sont pas disposées à rester les bras croisés et à ne rien faire pendant que Gaza brûle et qu'Israël s'achemine vers une annexion potentielle de la Cisjordanie occupée qui détruirait la paix ». « Coup de pub » De leur côté, pointe le Washington Post, « les États-Unis et Israël boycottent la conférence de l'ONU sur une solution à deux États. Le département d'État qualifie cette réunion de “coup de publicité“ qui sape les efforts diplomatiques actuellement déployés par les États-Unis pour trouver la paix ». Reste, poursuit le Post, qu'il « est dans l'intérêt national de l'Amérique de mettre fin aux combats. Ce serait un pas important vers la normalisation des relations d'Israël avec d'autres voisins arabes. (…) Des solutions créatives sont nécessaires. Il s'agit notamment d'aborder les points d'achoppement les plus difficiles, à savoir la mise en place d'une future autorité gouvernante pour Gaza en remplacement du Hamas, associée à des garanties de sécurité pour Israël. Il ne faut plus jamais laisser des civils innocents mourir de faim, conclut le Washington Post, alors que les combattants sont à la recherche d'une paix insaisissable ». Génocide… En attendant, de plus en plus de voix s'élèvent pour dénoncer les crimes commis à Gaza. Dans un entretien au quotidien suisse Le Temps, Elisa von Joeden-Forgey, la directrice de l'institut Lemkin, affirme clairement qu'un génocide est aujourd'hui en cours à Gaza. Une position qui fait écho à celle de deux ONG israéliennes B'Tselem et Physicians for Human Rights, dont les dirigeants affirment que « l'armée israélienne poursuit à Gaza une politique intentionnelle de destruction de la société palestinienne. En d'autres mots, Israël commet un génocide ». Leur interview est à lire dans Le Monde. « Les actions de l'armée à Gaza, précisent-ils, correspondent à la définition de trois des cinq actes, qui, commis dans l'intention de détruire totalement ou partiellement un groupe national, ethnique, racial ou religieux, sont constitutifs du crime de génocide ». À savoir : « meurtres de membres du groupe, atteinte grave à leur intégrité physique ou mentale, et soumission intentionnelle à des conditions d'existence menant à la destruction physique ».

The latest crisis of mass starvation and death in Gaza seems to have finally cut through the layers of denial and media self-censorship in Israel – and in both Arab and mixed cities, demonstrations against the horrifying humanitarian situation are drawing tens of thousands of protesters. This week, the Haaretz Podcast includes two firsthand accounts of survival from Gaza: 32-year-old Hana and 24-year-old Abdel Halim. Speaking on the podcast, Haaretz journalist Nagham Zbeedat told host Allison Kaplan Sommer that the situation in Gaza has “gone from bad to unbearable” and it has become “fight to simply remain a human being in Gaza, through all of the starvation, bombing and endless loss.” She also reports on the new wave of protests led by Palestinian citizens of Israel, who have overcome fear of government retribution and taken to the streets en masse to protest the war and government policies that have led to the current dire situation. “I dare say it's the first time in history that we witness a livestreamed starvation war committed against unarmed people,” said Zbeedat. Also on the podcast: Linda Dayan, a reporter who covers the anti-war protest movement for Haaretz, discusses how demonstrations against the humanitarian disaster in Gaza are becoming more mainstream. After nearly two years of focusing sharply on the hostages and calling for a cease-fire deal, Dayan said, Jewish Israelis are “putting themselves on the line and countering what was kind of a very well accepted talking point until fairly recently: that the Gazans aren't starving, that there's a lot of aid, and Hamas is just stealing it.” From what she’s seen and heard, Dayan expects the protests focused on hunger and death in Gaza to grow. “I have a feeling there's going to be more and more of these until something changes,” she said, adding that she believes that the Netanyahu government’s decision to allow “humanitarian pauses” in the fighting “is partially because some people are listening to the street.” Subscribe to Haaretz.com for up-to-the-minute news and analysis from Israel and the Middle East in English. Read more: 'We and Our People in Gaza Are One': Over 10,000 Protest Gaza War and Hunger Crisis in Major Arab Israeli City 'We're Feeling Their Pain': Arab Israeli Leaders Declare Three-day Hunger Strike Over Gaza Starvation Experts Warn: Gaza Children Facing Acute Malnutrition, Long-term Medical Support NeededSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has decisively lost his Knesset majority following the exit of the two major ultra-Orthodox parties that were pillars of his coalition, which now holds only 49 seats in the 120-member parliament. But celebration is premature for those hoping for swift elections that could lead to the end of his rule, warns Haaretz columnist and political strategist Dr. Dahlia Scheindlin on the Haaretz Podcast. The ultra-Orthodox may have left the government in a “very demonstrative way, but if they don't actually join a vote that would bring down the government and launch early elections, it doesn't really matter,” Scheindlin said. As the Knesset enters its summer recess with a minority in power, only reconvening in October, “their exit from the coalition is essentially a matter of holding a political sword over the head of Netanyahu, over the government's head, saying ‘we are poised to bring down this government now and launch early elections’“ – but elections are far from a certainty. What is becoming increasingly certain for most Israelis, Scheindlin told podcast host Allison Kaplan Sommer, is the fact that the government has “made it extremely clear that its political interests override the good of the state” by doing everything in its power to advance the law the ultra-Orthodox are pressuring them to pass, exempting Haredi men from military service at a time when the country needs manpower more desperately than ever. Subscribe to Haaretz.com for up-to-the-minute news and analysis from Israel and the Middle East in English. Read more from Dahlia Schiendlin in Haaretz: Bolting Parties, Baffling Polls: Are Elections in Israel Imminent? What Are Netanyahu's Chances of Winning? Netanyahu's Trial Is a Seductive Spectacle. But Dead Gazan Children Matter Far More Netanyahu Should End the Gaza War Now – for His Own Sake, if Not for Israel'sSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

La carestia a Gaza e il cessate il fuoco che non c'è, con Andrea Iacomini (Unicef) e Anna Momigliano, corrispondente dall'Italia di Haaretz. I costi del “piano Albania” del governo Meloni con la deputata Pd Rachele Scarpa. La sentenza della cassazione sulla giustizia climatica con Eva Pastorelli (ong ReCommon). Gli scontri armati tra Cambogia e Thailandia con Stefano Vecchia di Avvenire, le preoccupazioni per la democrazia ucraina col nostro collaboratore Sabato Angieri e l'ennesima stretta sui diritti in Russia con Anna Zafesova (La Stampa). In studio Andrea Monti.

Non è una guerra. È una catastrofe scientificamente Cento morti di fame. Ma la diplomazia è a cena organizzata. È il genocidio trasmesso in diretta, mentre i governi d'Europa barattano la diplomazia con la viltà e fingono di non vedere le foto dei bambini morti di fame. Centoundici. Centoundici esseri umani morti per fame a Gaza secondo il bilancio di ieri. Dieci solo nelle ultime ventiquattro ore. Una fame che non è frutto di siccità o carestie naturali, ma di un assedio totale imposto da Israele, come conferma Amnesty International. Nessun aiuto entra. Nessuno esce. Neanche i giornalisti, che ora muoiono insieme alle storie che non possono più raccontare. Il governo israeliano bombarda ospedali, campi profughi e famiglie in fila per una razione di pane. Ventuno uccisi nell'ultimo raid. Oltre metà donne e bambini. L'IDF colpisce la sola chiesa cattolica di Gaza, e ora ammette "un errore" e poi prolunga la detenzione del direttore degli ospedali locali. Intanto, secondo Haaretz, più di mille persone sono state ammazzate mentre cercavano cibo. E ieri, a Roma, si è giocata la pantomima della pace: Steve Witkoff, emissario di Trump, incontra Qatar e Israele in un negoziato che sa di lavata di coscienza, mentre a Gaza i corpi si moltiplicano e la verità viene seppellita sotto le macerie. C'è un nome per tutto questo: sterminio. E chi oggi continua a parlare di “conflitto” o “operazioni militari” è complice. Tacere è collaborare. Minimizzare è mentire. Fingere equilibrio è scegliere la parte del carnefice. Il tempo dei giri di parole è finito. A Gaza si muore. Di fame, sotto le bombe, nel silenzio. E chi non lo urla ora, non potrà mai più dire: “Non lo sapevamo”. #LaSveglia per La NotiziaDiventa un supporter di questo podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/la-sveglia-di-giulio-cavalli--3269492/support.

Israel's defence minister, Israel Katz, told journalists earlier this month that he has instructed the military to draw up plans for a camp in southern Gaza, which would eventually house the entire population of the strip. According to Israel's Haaretz newspaper, Katz said residents would not be allowed to leave once they entered — although he and other Israeli officials are still talking about plans to deport, or “voluntarily relocate,” Gazan civilians.While Katz described this as a “humanitarian city,” critics — including a former Israeli prime minister — have decried the plan as a “concentration camp.”Today, we'll first hear from a man in the area of southern Gaza from which people would theoretically be moved into this proposed camp. Then we'll speak to Dahlia Scheindlin, a Tel Aviv-based pollster and political analyst, and author of the recent book The Crooked Timber of Democracy in Israel: Promise Unfulfilled.For transcripts of Front Burner, please visit: https://www.cbc.ca/radio/frontburner/transcripts

If it weren’t for Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s ongoing criminal trial and the multiple investigations into payments made by Qatar to his closest aides, the Gaza war could have been over, Bar Peleg, who has been covering Netanyahu’s legal woes, said on the Haaretz Podcast. In his conversation with podcast host Allison Kaplan Sommer, Peleg laid out the details of the multiple investigations, including BibiLeaks and Qatargate, against the Israeli premier in light of the calls by President Donald Trump that his trial be “cancelled.” Trump has also suggested that Netanyahu should be given a pardon, and U.S. Ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee’s appearance at his trial in a show of support. A recent exposé by Peleg and Gidi Weitz revealed that the Trump administration is actively intervening in the Qatargate investigation by preventing a key U.S. witness, Qatar lobbyist Jay Footlik, from being questioned by Israel Police. Without Footlik’s testimony, which has now been postponed three times, “the case may well be stuck.” The active crusade by the Trump administration to “save Bibi Netanyahu,” as the president put it on social media, “is the most interference that we have seen from the United States in Israel in internal matters.” Peleg said that all evidence points to the fact that Netanyahu’s legal woes have impacted his policy decisions over the past five years, with particularly fateful consequences over the course of the Gaza war. Israelis “need to know that what their prime minister is doing is what is important for the state – and when we see how Netanyahu is acting regarding the war, we don’t believe fully that he is doing what is good for Israel,” Peleg said. If Netanyahu was not on trial and facing other potential criminal charges, Peleg said, “maybe this war would have ended.” Subscribe to Haaretz.com for up-to-the-minute news and analysis from Israel and the Middle East in English. Read more: Haaretz Exposé | U.S. Officials: Order to Prevent Israeli Investigation of Key Qatargate Figure Jay Footlik 'Came From Above' How Jay Footlik Went From Democratic Insider to Player in Netanyahu's Dirty Wartime Scandal Following the Money: Where Does Qatargate Scandal Involving Netanyahu's Closest Aides and Gulf State Stand?See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Israele prepara un campo di concentramento a Gaza. Non è una metafora: il progetto, rivelato da Haaretz, prevede di trasferire 600mila palestinesi in un'area recintata a Rafah, sotto controllo militare, con accessi filtrati e libertà azzerata. Lo chiamano “campus umanitario”, ma non ci saranno scuole né ospedali: solo container, torrette di guardia e “regole speciali”. L'obiettivo dichiarato è «spingere la popolazione verso l'Egitto», in violazione palese del diritto internazionale. Il piano è firmato da funzionari del ministero dell'Intelligence e sostenuto dai ministri estremisti del governo Netanyahu. “Una città non sarà”, ha detto lo storico Amos Goldberg, “sarà un campo di concentramento”. Michael Sfard, avvocato per i diritti umani, parla apertamente di crimini contro l'umanità. Il governo, intanto, tace. E così fa buona parte della comunità internazionale. Dopo mesi di bombardamenti, fame, esecuzioni extragiudiziali e torture nei centri di detenzione, ora si normalizza anche la deportazione. È la fase finale di una guerra condotta non solo contro Hamas, ma contro l'intera popolazione civile. Non si chiama sicurezza. Si chiama disumanizzazione sistematica. E chi la guarda in silenzio non è spettatore: è carnefice travestito da codardo. #LaSveglia per La NotiziaDiventa un supporter di questo podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/la-sveglia-di-giulio-cavalli--3269492/support.

Ce dimanche 20 juillet, 93 Palestiniens ont été tués par des tirs israéliens alors qu'ils attendaient de l'aide à différents points du territoire selon la Défense civile. Des dizaines d'entre eux se trouvaient alors à l'arrivée de camions d'aide humanitaire de l'ONU au point de passage de Zikim au nord de Gaza. « Il s'agit de l'un des bilans les plus élevés parmi les cas récents et répétés de demandeurs d'aide tués par des tirs israéliens », alerte The Guardian.  Et alors que les ressources s'amenuisent, la « nourriture étant devenue très chère » comme le relate le journal britannique, la seule solution pour certains Palestiniens, ce sont ces distributions de la Fondation humanitaire de Gaza, organisation très décriée et soutenue par Israël, que l'on évoque régulièrement sur RFI.  Quatre sites ont été mis sur pied il y a deux mois et un journaliste du Wall Street Journal a pu en visiter lors d'un voyage organisé par l'armée israélienne. Voici un extrait : « des milliers de Palestiniens affamés se sont rassemblés devant la clôture de barbelés entourant le centre. Dès que les portes se sont ouvertes, la foule s'est précipitée. Des coups de feu retentirent, sans que l'on sache d'où ils venaient. En une quinzaine de minutes, toute la nourriture avait disparu ».  Un système rendu « chaotique » pour plusieurs raisons   D'abord à cause de la présence de foules palestiniennes désespérées à proximité des troupes israéliennes qui gèrent la sécurité, ce qu'elles ne faisaient pas lors des distributions alimentaires de l'ONU. Deuxièmement, la demande de nourriture dépasse la capacité de la Fondation.  En résulte des « massacres quotidiens » comme les qualifie Haaretz, à chaque fois, il est promis que l'armée israélienne examine l'incident et publie ses conclusions mais « aucune explication n'est fournie », le média israélien peste : « il semble que Tsahal ait depuis longtemps cessé de considérer la mort d'enfants, de femmes et d'hommes non armés comme un problème moral, éthique ou professionnel ».  Une débâcle électorale au Japon pour la coalition au pouvoir  « Une défaite cuisante » pour le Premier ministre Shigeru Ishiba, cingle par exemple The Japan Times, après la perte de sa majorité à la Chambre haute du Parlement. Le correspondant du Guardian à Tokyo rappelle que « le scrutin ne détermine pas directement si le gouvernement minoritaire d'Ishiba tombera » mais son avenir apparait désormais comme « incertain » après avoir déjà perdu en octobre le contrôle de la chambre basse, « plus puissante ».  Une impopularité grimpante qui se traduit aussi par l'émergence du parti d'extrême droite Sanseito, « véritable trublion populiste » comme le décrit Le Monde, un parti « qui établit un score historique en misant sur un programme xénophobe ». Cette formation s'est développée à « une vitesse vertigineuse » retrace The Japan Times après son lancement en 2020 sur YouTube, en relayant des théories du complot sur le Covid-19 comme le rappelle le South China Morning Post, qui dépeint d'ailleurs son chef Sohei Kamiya comme un « Trump japonais ».   Donald Trump prétend se préoccuper du sort des Amérindiens  Le président américain s'attaque pour ça à deux grandes équipes sportives : il réclame que les Washington Commanders, franchise de football américain, redeviennent les Redskins, les Peaux Rouges, et que les Cleveland Guardians, là, c'est du baseball, reprennent leur nom de Cleveland Indians. « Notre grand peuple indien veut que cela se produise », assure Donald Trump. Les fans de l'équipe de la capitale fédérale soutiennent pourtant majoritairement le nom actuel de leur équipe, selon le Washington Post.    La Süddeutsche Zeitung rappelle le contexte : après la mort de l'Afro-Américain George Floyd en 2020, un large débat sur le racisme s'était ouvert, « conduisant les clubs à repenser leur nom ». Une tendance que n'avait pas vraiment apprécié l'actuel locataire de la Maison Blanche. Forbes a d'ailleurs déterré un tweet de Donald Trump datant de 2020 à ce propos, blâmant « la cancel culture » de l'époque.  

Our resident constitutional expert Bruce Fein joins to make the case for impeaching the Supreme Court AND the President, and what we—as citizens—can do to make it happen. Then we welcome Lori Wallach of Rethink Trade to evaluate Trump's tariff policy. Are these trade deals bringing manufacturing back to the US? Or is Trump just using tariffs as a cudgel to punish countries that annoy him?Bruce Fein is a Constitutional scholar and an expert on international law. Mr. Fein was Associate Deputy Attorney General under Ronald Reagan and he is the author of Constitutional Peril: The Life and Death Struggle for Our Constitution and Democracy, and American Empire: Before the Fall.This has real consequences for you people all over the country because one of their shadow docket decisions (without explanation or hearing) briefs just very recently said that Trump can fire all these people in the IRS or the Education Department or EPA and get away with it. And, in fact, paralyze the workings of his (statutorily-established-by-Congress) Cabinet Secretary and Department…So this is devastating to your health, economic safety, environment, workplace safety, education, all kinds of things that are being ridden into the ground.Ralph NaderIn my judgment, the court has basically abandoned its role as a check on executive power…It's actually become an appendage of the executive branch. Nothing placing any kind of serious or material handcuff on what the President can do on his own. And the President is taking full advantage of that.Bruce FeinLori Wallach is a 30-year veteran of international and U.S. congressional trade battles— starting with the 1990s fights over NAFTA and WTO when she founded the “Global Trade Watch” group at Public Citizen. She is now the director of the Rethink Trade program at the American Economic Liberties Project, and a Senior Advisor to the Citizens Trade Campaign.What these guys are doing [with Trump's tariff policy] it's basically trying to build a house with just a hammer—we are against saws; we are against screwdrivers; we do not actually believe in nails, no other tools; we will just hammer a bunch of wood. And as a result, we're going to make some noise and we're definitely going to break some things, but we're not actually building a new redistributed trade system—which we could.Lori WallachBest that we can tell, the dynamic is something like: Trump is so engaged in the fun and chaos—fun (from his perspective) and chaos of throwing tariff news around like a lightning bolt that he really is not taking advice about it from people who know how you could use tariffs to try and ostensibly achieve the things he promised. He's just enjoying throwing around tariffs.Lori WallachNews 7/18/25* Last week, Elon Musk's pet AI program – Grok – began identifying itself as “MechaHitler,” and spitting out intricate rape threats and sexual fantasies directed at individuals like liberal pundit Will Stancil and now-ex X CEO Linda Yaccarino. This week, Musk rolled out Grok's new “sexy mode” which includes a visual avatar feature depicting the artificial entity as a quasi-pornographic anime-esque character who can flirt with users, per the Standard. So, naturally, the Trump Defense Department awarded xAI, the parent company behind Grok, a $200 million contract. According to CNN, “The contracts will enable the DoD to develop agentic AI workflows and use them to address critical national security challenges.” It is unclear how exactly the entity calling itself MechaHitler will accomplish that.* In local news, a special election was held in Washington DC's Ward 8 this week, seeking to replace corrupt councilmember Trayon White. White was implicated in an FBI bribery investigation and was expelled from the council in February. Yet, because of the splintered opposition, White pulled out a narrow victory on Wednesday, winning with 29.7% of the vote compared to his opponents' 24.3%, 23.7% and 22.3% respectively, per WTOP. In 2024, DC Voters approved a ballot measure to implement ranked-choice voting, which could have helped prevent this outcome, but it has yet to take effect. The DC Council could vote to expel White again more or less immediately; if not, they would likely wait for his trial to commence in January 2026.* Turning to foreign affairs, Israel has bombed the Syrian capital of Damascus, killing three and wounding 34, in strikes primarily targeting the Syrian Defense Ministry headquarters, per NPR. Israel's attack comes amid tensions between the new, post-Assad Syrian government and the Druze minority in the Southern Syrian city of Sweida. The government claims the Druze violated a ceasefire reached earlier in the week and Syrian troops responded; a new ceasefire deal has been reached and the office of interim President Ahmed al-Sharaa issued a statement reading, the “rights [of the citizens of Sweida] will always be protected and…we will not allow any party to tamper with their security or stability.” Stéphane Dujarric, spokesman for United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres, said in a statement that the U.N. chief “condemns Israel's escalatory airstrikes,” as well as reports of the Israeli military's redeployment of forces in the Golan Heights. As journalist Séamus Malekafzali notes, “Damascus is now the 4th Middle Eastern capital to be bombed by Israel in the past 6 weeks, alongside Tehran, Beirut, and Sana'a.”* In more news from Israel, the Knesset this week sought to expel Palestinian lawmaker Ayman Odeh, leader of the Hadash-Ta'al party. According to Haaretz, “The vote was triggered by a Likud lawmaker after Odeh published a social media post in January, saying that he ‘rejoices' over the release of Israeli hostages and Palestinian prisoners.” However, the motion failed to reach the 90-vote threshold, meaning Odeh will remain in the legislature. Six members of Yair Lapid's Yesh Atid party voted for the motion, but not Lapid himself. The United Torah Judaism party did not back the motion. Haaretz quotes Hassan Jabareen, an attorney, director of the Adalah Legal Center and legal counsel for Odeh, who said, “The overwhelming support for this initiative – from both the coalition and the opposition – reveals the state's intent to crush Palestinian political representation...This was not a legitimate legal process, but rather a racist, fascist incitement campaign aimed at punishing Odeh for his principled stance against occupation, oppression and Israeli violence.” Senator Bernie Sanders celebrated the failure of the motion, writing “Israel's far right tried to expel Ayman Odeh, an Arab Israeli opposition leader, from the Knesset because of his opposition to Netanyahu's war. Today, they failed. If Israel is going to be considered a democracy, it cannot expel members of parliament for their political views.” This from the Middle East Eye.* Sanders also made news this week by declaring that “Given the illegal and immoral war being waged against the Palestinian people by Netanyahu, NO Democrat should accept money from AIPAC – an organization that also helped deliver the presidency to Donald Trump,” per the Jerusalem Post. Sanders posted this statement in response to a video by Obama foreign policy advisor Ben Rhodes, who said “AIPAC is part of the constellation of forces that have delivered this country into the hands of Donald Trump…These are the wrong people to have under your tent...The kind of people that they are supporting, Bibi Netanyahu and Donald Trump, I don't want my leaders and my political party cozying up to these people.” Bernie's statement is perhaps the strongest stand taken by any American politician against AIPAC, Israel's front group in American politics and one of the biggest special interest groups in the country. AIPAC throws around eye-popping sums of money to members of both parties; to name just one example, House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries has accepted over $1.6 million from the group, according to Track AIPAC's Hall of Shame.* In a similar vein, last week we discussed the National Education Association's vote to suspend its ties with the Anti-Defamation League due to the ADL's shift in focus from Jewish civil rights to laundering the reputation of Israel. Since then, the ADL has sought to mobilize their allies to demand the NEA reject the vote. To this end, the ADL has sought the support of J Street, a liberal Jewish group critical of Israel, per the Forward. J Street however has rebuffed the ADL, refusing to sign the group's letter. Though they oppose the NEA resolution, J Street President Jeremy Ben-Ami issued a statement reading in part, “charges of antisemitism must not be wielded to quash legitimate criticism of Israeli policy...the NEA vote can[not] be dismissed as being driven by fringe ‘pro-Hamas' antisemitic activists.” Hopefully, more Jewish groups will follow the example of J Street and break with the Zionist orthodoxy of the ADL.* In other foreign policy news, the Guardian reports French President Macron has reached a deal with the leadership of the French “overseas territory” New Caledonia to grant the island statehood and more autonomy within the French legal system. New Caledonia is one of several UN-designated ‘non-self-governing territories.' France has exerted rule over the Pacific Island – over 10,000 miles from Paris – and its nearly 300,000 inhabitants since the 19th century. Last May, riots broke out over France's decision to grant voting rights to thousands of non-indigenous residents. This violence “claimed the lives of 14 people, [and] is estimated to have cost the territory…$2.3 bn... shaving 10% off its gross domestic product.” However, the Times reports indigenous Kanak independence activists reject the deal outright. Brenda Wanabo-Ipeze, a leader of the Co-ordination Cell for Actions on the Ground, who is currently detained in France, said, “This text was signed without us. It does not bind us.” The Times adds that, “The conservative and hard-right French opposition accused Macron of failing to ensure security in the territory. The left accused the president of imposing colonial tactics on a people who should be allowed self-determination.” It remains to be seen whether this deal will prove durable enough to weather criticism from so many angles.* Much has been made of Attorney General Pam Bondi's decision last week to not release any more information related to the Jeffrey Epstein investigation. A Department of Justice memo reads, “it is the determination of the Department of Justice and the Federal Bureau of Investigation that no further disclosure would be appropriate or warranted.” This has created a firestorm in the MAGA world, with many Trump supporters feeling betrayed as the president implied he would declassify these files if reelected. Now, Congressmen Thomas Massie and Ro Khanna have introduced the Epstein Files Transparency Act which would “force the House of Representatives to vote on the complete release of the government's files related to Jeffrey Epstein,” according to a press release from Massie's office. This resolution specifically states the files cannot “be withheld, delayed, or redacted” should they cause “embarrassment, reputational harm, or political sensitivity, including to any government official, public figure, or foreign dignitary.” The resolution is attracting support from some Republicans, but it is unclear how far this will go under Speaker Johnson, who maintains there is “no daylight between his position and that of Trump,” per the Hill. The position of congressional Republicans has been further complicated by a bombshell report in the Wall Street Journal documenting previously unknown details of the intimate relationship between the late pedophile financier and the president.* Meanwhile, the Trump administration is once again torching America's reputation abroad – this time literally. The Atlantic reports “Five months into its unprecedented dismantling of foreign-aid programs, the Trump administration has given the order to incinerate food instead of sending it to people abroad who need it. Nearly 500 metric tons of emergency food—enough to feed about 1.5 million children for a week—are set to expire tomorrow, according to current and former government employees with direct knowledge of the rations. Within weeks…the food, meant for children in Afghanistan and Pakistan, will be ash.” This cartoonishly evil decision paired with the “Big Beautiful Bill”'s provisions cutting food assistance for children in poverty, point to one inescapable conclusion: the Trump administration wants children to starve.* Finally, on the opposite end of the spectrum, Mexico News Daily reports the administration of President Claudia Sheinbaum is debuting a healthy, domestically produced and affordable staple for Mexican consumers – chocolate bars. “This ‘Chocolate de Bienestar' is part of the government's ‘Food for Well-Being' strategy, which aims to bring nutritious and affordable food options to consumers while supporting national producers, particularly those in the southern states of Tabasco and Chiapas — a region that has historically lagged behind other regions in several social and economic indicators.” The Sheinbaum administration is stressing the health benefits of chocolate, noting that, “Studies have shown that chocolate improves cardiovascular health via its antioxidants, provides energy, helps control blood pressure, improves cognitive capacity, satisfies hunger and lifts mood.” At the same time, the administration is seeking to minimize the sugar content “striking a supposedly healthier balance between natural cane sugar and the cacao itself.” This chocolate will be available in three forms:“Chocolate bar containing 50% cacao, and priced at…less than $1.Powdered chocolate with 30% cocoa, priced...$2Chocolate de mesa or tablet chocolate, with 35% cacao, priced at …$5”This has been Francesco DeSantis, with In Case You Haven't Heard. Get full access to Ralph Nader Radio Hour at www.ralphnaderradiohour.com/subscribe

C'è una crepa in Israele, una piccola fessura che sta diventando sempre più grande. La guerra di Gaza sta distruggendo un popolo, quello palestinese, ma sta anche spaccando il paese. "C'è molto dissenso. C'è una sconnessione fra la gente e il governo. Qui ne va della nostra identità morale" sostiene Nir Hasson, reporter di Haaretz, che ha firmato assieme a due suoi colleghi lo scoop sui soldati israeliani che sparano deliberatamente sui civili davanti ai centri di distribuzione aiuti a Gaza. Dan Eliav è stato un soldato e un ufficiale di marina: "In base alla mia esperienza nell'esercito oggi non ci sono ragioni per continuare questa guerra. Una buona ragione c'era all'inizio, nelle prime settimane o mesi. Ora no. Ora l'unico scopo della guerra di Gaza è mantenere il governo al potere". Avi Tatarsky della associazione Ir Amim è un israeliano che si batte contro le demolizioni e gli espropri delle case di palestinesi nella parte est di Gerusalemme: "c'è una grande parte della società che supporta la guerra come reazione al 7 ottobre, ma anche fra loro oggi molti pensano che l'operazione militare ha esaurito la sua missione e ci si dovrebbe fermare. Quindi oggi il governo fa il contrario di quello che vuole la gente "

« Soueïda, minorités, Israël : la triple faute d'Ahmed al-Charaa », titre L'Orient Le Jour. « Quoi qu'il arrive, le président syrien ressortira plus affaibli de cette séquence, analyse le co-rédacteur en chef du journal (…). Damas a voulu profiter des combats qui ont opposé Druzes et Bédouins pour restaurer son autorité dans une région, qui lui est encore hostile plus de sept mois après la chute du régime Assad. Mais l'intervention des forces gouvernementales a tourné au fiasco entrainant l'intervention d'Israël, attisant encore plus les tensions entre le régime et ses minorités, et actant possiblement le divorce entre Ahmed al-Charaa et la communauté druze », écrit le quotidien libanais qui estime qu'Ahmed al-Charaa a perdu une « partie de sa légitimité. Pour les non-islamistes, le régime apparaît encore plus comme celui d'une frange dure qui ne représente en rien les valeurs de la révolution dont elle se réclame. Pour les minorités, il prend les habits d'un sunnisme revanchard et fondamentaliste avec lequel il paraît impossible de cohabiter. Les Kurdes vont être encore plus déterminés à ne pas lâcher leurs armes malgré l'accord conclu avec Damas. Les Druzes pourraient, quant à eux, être de plus en plus tentés de se mettre sous la protection d'Israël », conclut le média libanais.  « Israël a-t-il un agenda plus large en Syrie ? », s'interroge, de son côté, le quotidien israélien Haaretz. « Certains commentateurs arabes et syriens estiment qu'Israël cherche à utiliser les Druzes comme point d'appui pour promouvoir la cantonisation de la Syrie, en découpant le pays en région druze, kurde et peut-être alaouite ». Mais poursuit le quotidien dans un autre article, il y a aussi des considérations politiques en arrière-plan : « Le Likoud (le parti du Premier ministre Benyamin Netanyahu) veut reconquérir les voix druzes lors des prochaines élections ». Au Japon, des élections sénatoriales décisives pour le gouvernement Les Japonais sont appelés aux urnes demain pour élire leurs sénateurs, la moitié de la chambre haute va être renouvelée. Et une question se pose : la vague populiste gagnera-t-elle le pays ? Le Japan Times pointe une « augmentation alarmante de la rhétorique anti-immigrés de la part des partis politiques » avec des slogans tels que « Les Japonais d'abord ». « L'immigration est devenue un sujet brûlant » au pays du soleil levant, note le quotidien. « Le parti Sanseito engrange les succès électoraux, s'il perce à ces élections, il pourrait dynamiter l'immuable paysage politique japonais », écrit le correspondant à Tokyo du Figaro et faire chuter le gouvernement de l'impopulaire Premier ministre Shigeru Ishiba. « Né à l'époque du Covid, le Sanseito s'était fait une petite notoriété pour ses positions antivaccins, rapporte le quotidien (…). Mais le Sanseito a grandi en utilisant à merveille les réseaux sociaux, agglutinant les déçus des partis traditionnels et en se structurant. Après trente ans de stagnation économique, le Sanseito jouit d'un riche vivier de frustrations », poursuit le quotidien. Le parti ultraconservateur « demande la fin des aides sociales pour les étrangers et l'interdiction de les employer dans le secteur public », précise Le Monde. Les étrangers ne représentent pourtant que 4 millions de personnes pour 125 millions de Japonais. Les sondages créditent le Sanseito « d'une quinzaine de sièges, sur 124 à pourvoir, contre un seulement dans l'assemblée sortante ». Avoir une fille ou un garçon, ce n'est pas qu'un hasard Les chances d'avoir une fille ou un garçon ne sont pas de « 50-50 », résume le Washington Post qui se fait l'écho d'une nouvelle étude scientifique qui s'est penchée sur la question. Elle révèle que le sexe d'un enfant à la naissance n'est pas « aléatoire » mais « influencé par l'âge des mères et des gènes spécifiques ». « Si vous avez eu deux ou trois filles et que vous essayez d'avoir un garçon, vous avez plus de chances d'avoir une autre fille », explique l'auteur principal de cette étude au média américain. Les chercheurs ont estimé que « les familles avec trois filles avaient 58 % de chances d'avoir une autre fille, tandis que les familles avec trois garçons avaient 61 % de chances d'avoir un quatrième garçon ». Les femmes ayant commencé à avoir des enfants après 28 ans étaient légèrement plus susceptibles d'avoir uniquement des garçons ou uniquement des filles. Les chercheurs ont aussi identifié « deux gènes associés à la naissance de garçons ou de filles uniquement » mais il faudra encore des années pour comprendre pleinement leur rôle.

The Israeli military strike on southern Syria this week is “concerning” in view of the “unexpected opportunity” for a potential peace agreement with the new government there, Israel’s former deputy security adviser Chuck Freilich said on the Haaretz Podcast. On Tuesday, the IDF struck Syrian army forces that had entered the city of Sweida to prevent harm to Druze communities and ensure the demilitarization of the area. The action was strongly denounced by the Syrian government. While Freilich said he understands that it was “part of the post-October 7 policy of not allowing potential threats to evolve on any of Israel's borders,” he believed the limited nature of the Syrian military intervention and the “channels of communication” that now exist could have been “used to reach some understanding.” Instead, he said, the Netanyahu government “seems to be taking a really absolutist approach.” Freilich told podcast host Allison Kaplan Sommer in their conversation that in his view, the government headed by President Ahmed al-Sharaa is “saying the right things” regarding Israel and, more importantly, backing up their words with actions. “They’re talking to us, and they seem to be willing to reach some sort of agreement,” he said, noting that they refrained from condemning Israel’s attack on Iran’s nuclear facilities and “has thrown the Iranians and Hezbollah out of Syria. They are strongly anti-Iranian, probably as much as we are. So there’s a meeting of interests here that we should be really working to take advantage of.” “The fact that this is going on is absolutely mind-boggling, if one considers the history between Israel and Syria.” Freilich said that he would be “thrilled” to see U.S. President Donald Trump’s vision of Syria joining the Abraham Accords manifest in the near future, but he cautioned that it may be “a bridge too far” at the moment, and a more limited non-belligerence treaty is more realistic in the short-term. Freilich also discussed the aftermath of the 12-day Israel-Iran war on the podcast, explaining that the most conservative estimates establish that the attack on Iranian nuclear sites set the country’s nuclearization program back by several years. The only way to ensure long-term protection from a nuclear Iran, he emphasized, is diplomacy. “A nuclear deal is the only way that we can ensure that they don't cross the threshold for the long-term. Military action has now gained up to four years, but if they want to reconstitute they can because they have the know-how. The only way to achieve an indefinite freeze on the program is a deal.” Subscribe to Haaretz.com for up-to-the-minute news and analysis from Israel and the Middle East in English. Read more: Opinion | Israel Should Help Shape a New Syria. But It Must Do So Carefully, Quietly and Quickly Analysis | Fresh Syria Violence Undercuts the Optimism Over Ties Between Israel and the New Regime Syrians Abroad Dismiss Talk of Normalization With Israel: 'We Fear the Consequences, Especially for Palestinians'See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

A crisis-level shortage of clergy in North American Reform and Conservative synagogues has led to a fascinating new phenomenon – an exodus of Israeli-born rabbis moving to the United States and Canada to serve as spiritual leaders. On the Haaretz Podcast, Judy Maltz, Haaretz’s Jewish world editor who has reported on the trend, explains how these Israelis are filling an ever-growing need as fewer and fewer young North American Jews are training to be rabbis in non-Orthodox movements. Meanwhile, the number of Israelis receiving rabbinic ordination has grown. “I think what's luring them abroad primarily is the salaries and the conditions,” Maltz told podcast host Allison Kaplan Sommer, adding there was another extremely appealing factor: respect. “A woman rabbi who had recently taken a job in New York said to me ‘I no longer have to prove I'm a rabbi here.’ That is a very appealing factor: being admired and accepted for what you are and your profession, and that you don't have to constantly fight for recognition and legitimacy.” By contrast, in Israel, they are still battling for that legitimacy and even face mockery. The Israeli imports are helping to solve the “very huge shortage of rabbis” to serve U.S. congregations in the non-Orthodox Jewish community “because nobody really wants to go to rabbinical school anymore and the whole business of organized synagogue life has become less appealing,” Maltz explained. With liberal Jews affiliated with Jewish organizations (like synagogues) are having fewer and fewer children, she said, it has also been more difficult for Reform and Conservative congregations to sustain their traditionally strong youth movements “which have been the pipeline tor rabbinical school.” The new imports, Maltz noted, are not only breathing new spiritual life into their new congregations “but since October 7, these Israeli rabbis find themselves serving as a kind of bridge between their congregations and Israel – and as an important resource on information about what's happening in Israel where the news changes so quickly. They are finding themselves in this new and rather unexpected role of explaining what's happening.” Subscribe to Haaretz.com for up-to-the-minute news and analysis from Israel and the Middle East in English. Read more: Israel's Hottest New Export: Reform and Conservative Rabbis Far-right Mob Storms Reform Synagogue in Ra'anana Screening Israeli-Palestinian Memorial Day Ceremony Beyond Netflix's Hot Rabbi: Progressive Judaism Is Having a Moment on Screen 'Proof of a Thirst': Percentage of Reform Jews in Israel Doubles in Recent YearsSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Israel, it seems, is once again on the brink of a cease-fire deal with Hamas – one that would see hostilities halted for at least two months, and an exchange of Palestinian prisoners for Israeli hostages. But as Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and U.S. President Donald Trump talk particulars in Washington, the families of the 50 remaining hostages are far from relieved. The deal on the table would only bring home 10 of the living hostages, and the remains of 18 of the deceased – leaving the fate of the 22 others in question. Aviva Siegel was kidnapped on October 7 from Kibbutz Kfar Azza along with her husband, Keith. She was released after 51 days, and campaigned tirelessly for Keith's release. After he came home in February, the reunited couple have fought for the return of the remaining hostages in Gaza. Siegel joins Haaretz reporter Linda Dayan to talk about this deal, captivity, adjusting to freedom and the urgency of bringing every hostage home. "Nobody's really talking about what's going to happen after the 10 [living hostages] come home, and half the hostages that aren't alive," Siegel says. "I've asked important people if they can answer that, because it's a question that I think about all the time, and I'm very, very worried." On what may be the eve of a historic decision, she says that she would tell decision-makers – at home and abroad – her own story, and ask them how they can abandon the hostages who remain there, like 27-year-old twin brothers Gali and Ziv Berman. "I was there for the 51 days. I felt that I was left behind," she recounted. "And there were so many moments that I lost hope and I just wanted to die. What I saw in Gaza and what I felt was so much for a human being to go through. I just wanted to die. So I want the leaders to understand that they have to take responsibility – I'm just an ordinary person, and I just want my life back." Subscribe to Haaretz.com for up-to-the-minute news and analysis from Israel and the Middle East in English. Read more: 'I Still Can't Believe It When I See My Father Eating, Sleeping, and Wearing Warm Clothes' 'A Little More and You're Home': Kfar Azza's Fight for Its Last Hostages in Gaza What Exactly Is In the Cease-fire/Hostage Deal On the Table?See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

President Trump claimed that Gaza ceasefire talks are "going well" as he met with Israel's Prime Minister Netanyahu in Washington, who was also optimistic after the meeting, even saying that peace between Israel and the entire Middle East was possible under Trump's leadership. While the world waits for an agreement, the people of Gaza continue to be bombed, with over 60 people reported killed there today. Noa Landau is the Deputy Editor-in-Chief of the Israeli newspaper Haaretz, which has done extensive investigative reporting on this war, and she joins the program from Tel Aviv.   Also on today's show: economist Ernie Tedeschi; NYT reporter Caroline Kitchener; award-winning playwright Branden Jacobs-Jenkins ("Purpose")  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Un articolo del quotidiano israeliano Haaretz, che pubblichiamo su Internazionale questa settimana, rivela che i comandanti dell'esercito israeliano ordinano di aprire il fuoco sui palestinesi vicino ai centri di distribuzione del cibo, anche se non rappresentano una minaccia. Con Francesca Gnetti, editor di Medio Oriente di Internazionale. L'annuncio del dalai lama era molto atteso, perché i tibetani temono che la Cina voglia imporre un suo successore. Con Ilaria Maria Sala, giornalista, da Hong Kong.Oggi parliamo anche di: Film • Happy holidays di Scandar CoptiCi piacerebbe sapere cosa pensi di questo episodio. Scrivici a podcast@internazionale.it Se ascolti questo podcast e ti piace, abbonati a Internazionale. È un modo concreto per sostenerci e per aiutarci a garantire ogni giorno un'informazione di qualità. Vai su internazionale.it/abbonatiConsulenza editoriale di Chiara NielsenProduzione di Claudio Balboni e Vincenzo De SimoneMusiche di Tommaso Colliva e Raffaele ScognaDirezione creativa di Jonathan Zenti

Watch Call me Back on YouTube: youtube.com/@CallMeBackPodcastCheck out Ark Media's other podcasts: For Heaven's Sake: lnk.to/rfGlrA‘What's Your Number?': lnk.to/rbGlvMFor sponsorship inquiries, please contact: callmeback@arkmedia.orgTo contact us, sign up for updates, and access transcripts, visit: arkmedia.org/Ark Media on Instagram: instagram.com/arkmediaorgDan on X: x.com/dansenorDan on Instagram: instagram.com/dansenorTo order Dan Senor & Saul Singer's book, The Genius of Israel: tinyurl.com/bdeyjsdnToday's Episode:Over the past few days, we've observed strong signs that Israeli leaders are moving to bring the Gaza war to a close, though it remains unclear how exactly this would take shape.On Tuesday, Israel's Minister of Strategic Affairs Ron Dermermet with senior Trump administration officials in Washington, DC. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is set to visit the White House on Monday, July 7. This comes just over a week after Israel's 12-day war against the Iranian regime. The war also included, of course, a round of American strikes on Iran's three key nuclear facilities. Prime Minister Netanyahu spent his entire political career warning of the existential threat posed by Iran's nuclear program, and he is now largely being credited — even by domestic critics — with its destruction. As the post-Iran War geopolitical map is being drawn, we wonder, what could be Netanyahu's next moves in Gaza, Lebanon, Syria. Saudi Arabia, and domestically, in Israel?To discuss this we are joined by Israeli author and journalist Ari Shavit. Ari is the author of the award-winning book My Promised Land and was a senior correspondent at Haaretz for many years.To order Ari's book, My Promised Land: https://tinyurl.com/45jbnhbzCREDITS:ILAN BENATAR - Producer & EditorMARTIN HUERGO - Sound EditorMARIANGELES BURGOS - Additional EditingMAYA RACKOFF - Operations DirectorGABE SILVERSTEIN - ResearchYUVAL SEMO - Music Composer

Linda, Don and Noah discuss (1) U.S. President Donald Trump's Truth Social posts demanding the immediate cancellation of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's trial—calling Netanyahu a ‘great hero' who, along with Trump, ‘saved Israel'—and how figures across Israel's political spectrum have more or less fallen in line; and (2) what to make of a Haaretz “expose” about the IDF and the new humanitarian aid centers in Gaza. Plus, a simulated daughter offering real comfort, and the varied aftermaths of the “Twelve Day War.” Hear the Extra-Special, Special Extra Segment on Patreon For our most unreasonably generous Patreon supporters, in our extra-special, special extra discussion: Def, def to the IDF?

An explosive expose by Haaretz featured testimonies from IDF soldiers and officers that they were ordered to use live fire to disperse thousands of unarmed Palestinians in Gaza who had crowded the handful of stations set up to distribute humanitarian aid. The story grabbed international attention, and sparked fury among top Israeli officials, including Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Defense Minister Israel Katz, who both called the article a “blood libel.” On the Haaretz Podcast, one of the three journalists who wrote the story, Nir Hasson, takes listeners behind the scenes of his reporting, explaining the reasons soldiers decided to speak to him and his fellow journalists. The soldiers’ motivations, he said, were two-fold. First the “moral issue” of being put in the position to use deadly force to stop “hungry people trying to get some food for their family” bothered them. “The second thing they spoke about was the fact that this was not the IDF that they used to know. These were not values of the army that these reservists used to serve in,” Hasson added. “They told me, this is not the way a professional army deals with a civil population. They were very angry at their commanders for telling them to use this kind of tool to control a crowd,” and even refused to employ non-lethal methods like tear gas. Also appearing on the podcast: Haaretz columnist Amir Tibon, who pointed out that the formation of these distribution centers appeared to be aimed at creating such intolerable conditions that Gazans seek to leave, while "doing nothing" to serve Israel's proclaimed war goals – returning the hostages and ridding Gaza of Hamas. The current operation, Tibon said, “is not serving real security interests of Israel, is not helping us get back the hostages, and it is part of a dangerous fantasy that is leading us into a ‘forever war’ in Gaza.” Read more: 'It's a Killing Field': IDF Soldiers Ordered to Shoot Deliberately at Unarmed Gazans Waiting for Humanitarian Aid Israeli Army Says 'Lessons Learned' From Army Fire Incidents on Gaza Aid-Seekers After Haaretz Exposé A Fatal Failure: Israel's Gaza Aid Policy Leaves Dozens Killed Daily as They Seek FoodSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Pełnej wersji podcastu posłuchasz w aplikacji Onet Audio. W najnowszym odcinku podcastu Raport Międzynarodowy prowadzący Witold Jurasz i Zbigniew Parafianowicz omawiają coraz gorsze relacje pomiędzy Azerbejdżanem i Rosją. Zauważają, że prezydent Azerbejdżanu Ilham Alijew zachowuje się w sposób wyjątkowo asertywny. Witold Jurasz podkreśla, że Alijew, który odziedziczył władzę po ojcu, okazał się być, co nie jest oczywiste wśród autorytarnych przywódców, politykiem wyjątkowo sprawnym. Zdołał nie tylko skonsolidować władzę, ale też wzmocnić swoje państwo. Przede wszystkim jednak cechował się tym, czego często niestety brakuje polskim politykom - cierpliwością w stosunku do Rosji. Zaczął zachowywać się twardo dopiero wtedy, kiedy realnie mógł sobie na to pozwolić.   W dalszej części podcastu prowadzący omawiają sytuację na granicy z Niemcami i zauważają, że miały miejsce przypadki, kiedy to Republika Federalna przerzucała nielegalnych imigrantów w sposób pozaprawny na teren Rzeczypospolitej Polskiej. Z drugiej strony ostatni przypadek, kiedy to Niemcy nie wpuściły obywateli Afganistanu na swoje terytorium i odesłali ich do naszego kraju, nie powinien budzić kontrowersji, dlatego że Berlin działał w pełnej zgodzie z prawem unijnym i międzynarodowym. Obydwaj prowadzący zgadzają się też w jednym - nie jest rolą aktywistów ani zachodniej granicy bronić, ani wschodnią granicę otwierać. Państwo, jeżeli będzie tolerować tego rodzaju bałagan i warcholstwo, przestanie istnieć. Wspomniany zostaje tekst Marcina Wyrwała i Edyty Żemły o tym, jak państwo polskie jest niezdolne do rozpoczęcia produkcji amunicji artyleryjskiej.  Prowadzący podcast zadają pytanie, czy to wynik działalność obcej agentury, czy też przerażającej po prostu głupoty.   Wracając do kwestii amerykańskich bombardowań Iranu, Witold Jurasz i Zbigniew Parafianowicz odnotowują, że amerykańskie media informują o kolejnych szczegółach, według których administracja amerykańska tak naprawdę nie zdołała zniszczyć podstawowych irańskich instalacji jądrowych. Oznaczałoby to, że dwunastodniowa wojna Izraela i USA z Iranem wcale nie zakończyła się wielkim sukcesem.   Przy okazji omawiania wątku izraelskiego, obydwaj prowadzący odnotowują tekst izraelskiego dziennika Haaretz, który w oparciu o relacje żołnierzy IDF stwierdza, że Izrael dopuszcza się regularnych zbrodni wojennych. Z artykułu wynika bowiem, że żołnierze otrzymywali rozkaz strzelania do nieuzbrojonych cywili. Witold Jurasz, Zbigniew Parafianowicz podkreślają, że pojawienie się takiego tekstu w izraelskim dzienniku jest triumfem dziennikarstwa, ale też dowodem na to, że Izrael przy wszystkich swoich wadach jednak czymś się od wielu innych państw w regionie różni.   Witold Jurasz opowiada z kolei historię, kiedy to jechał do Krakowa pociągiem i zadał pytanie siedzącemu obok mężczyźnie, z jakiego jest kraju, na co ten ewidentnie speszony półszeptem odpowiedział, że ma żonę Polkę i urodził się w Jerozolimie. Na uwagę, że nie musi się obawiać powiedzenia, że jest z Izraela, człowiek ten odpowiedział, że kiedyś to był strach, a teraz wstyd i znów strach. Obydwaj prowadzący podkreślają, że pojawienie się takich lęków jest bardzo niepokojące. Nie należy obciążać ani wszystkich Izraelczyków, ani tym bardziej wszystkich Żydów za działania armii izraelskiej. 

We're taking a short break and using this time to amplify the voices of other creators we love in the true crime space. While we're enjoying our summer hiatus, we've got something dark and compelling to keep your earbuds company. We're dropping an episode from Ye Olde Crime hosted by twisted sister co-hosts and our friends from the midwest - Lindsay and Madison. In this episode, they discuss the vampire fields of Poland, as well as the protective powers of iron, that superstitions are deeply rooted in Eastern Europe, and why 3D printing and facial reconstruction are so important.Information pulled from the following sources⁠2024 Archaeology News Online article by Dario Radley⁠⁠2024 CNN article by Katie Hunt⁠⁠2024 Daily Mail article by Harry Howard⁠⁠2024 Daily Mail article by Jonathan Chadwick⁠⁠2024 Express article by Rebecca Robinson⁠⁠2024 Lit Hub article by Ed Simon⁠⁠2024 Reuters article by Thomas Holdstock⁠⁠2023 Indy100 post by Alex Daniel⁠⁠2023 Mirror post by Ryan Fahey⁠⁠2022 Haaretz article by Viktoria Greenboim Rich⁠⁠2017 Smithsonian Magazine article by Joshua Rapp Learn⁠⁠2015 Lund Archaeological Review article by Leszek Gardela⁠⁠2014 Gizmodo article by George Dvorsky⁠⁠History UK articleVisit our website! Find us on Facebook, Instagram, TikTok, Patreon, & more! If you have any true crime, paranormal, or witchy stories you'd like to share with us & possibly have them read (out loud) on an episode, email us at pnwhauntsandhomicides@gmail.com or use this link. There are so many ways that you can support the show: BuyMeACoffee, Spreaker, or by leaving a rating & review on Apple Podcasts.

Unter der Überschrift „Gaza: Israel soll laut Medienbericht gezielt auf hungernde Palästinenser schießen“ schrieb DER SPIEGEL, die israelische Zeitung Haaretz habe von gezieltem Schusswaffeneinsatz israelischer Soldaten auf unbewaffnete Zivilisten an Verteilungszentren in Gaza berichtet. „Mehrfach sind dort hungernde Menschen durch Schüsse gestorben“. Und weiter: Mit Berufung auf Quellen in der israelischen Armee (IDF) berichtet dieWeiterlesen

Arash Azizi is a writer and historian. He is an incoming Postdoctoral Associate and lecturer at Yale University and a contributing writer at the Atlantic. His writings have appeared in numerous other outlets including New York Times, New York Review of Books, Washington Post, Wall Street Journal, Liberties, Newsweek, New Lines, Haaretz, Daily Beast, Jacobin, Foreign Policy and the Toronto Star. He is the author of “The Shadow Commander: Soleimani, the US and Iran's Global Ambitions” (Oneworld, 2020) and “What Iranians Want: Women, Life, Freedom” (Oneworld, 2024.) He is writing a book on Iran and Israel to be published by Public Affairs (a division of Basic Books.)https://x.com/arash_tehran-------------------------To learn more about psychedelic therapy go to my brother Mehran's page at: https://www.mindbodyintegration.ca/ or to https://www.somaretreats.org for his next retreat.***Masty o Rasty is not responsible for, or condone, the views and opinions expressed by our guests ******مستی و راستی هیچگونه مسولیتی در برابر نظرها و عقاید مهمان‌های برنامه ندارد.***--------Support the showhttps://paypal.me/raamemamiVenmo + Revolut: @KingRaam Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Destructive attacks on Palestinian communities by West Bank settlers “emboldened” by support from powerful far right-wing figures in the Netanyahu government have received little attention as the country has focused on the war in Gaza and the recent clash with Iran. Last week, dozens of settlers descended upon Kafr Malik, a Palestinian town north of Ramallah, attacking residents and their property, as well as IDF soldiers who arrived at the scene. The outpost – illegal even under Israeli law – was dismantled by the Israeli army later that night, triggering multiple riots at a nearby army base and police station. The settlers’ attacks on Israeli soldiers sparked widespread public outrage and even condemnation from Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Defense Minister Israel Katz. Haaretz West Bank correspondent Hagar Shezaf joined host Allison Kaplan Sommer this week for a behind-the-scenes look at the ongoing tension and the “Jewish terrorists” so dedicated to driving Palestinians off of their land that they are willing to attack IDF soldiers when they stand in their way. Noting that Israelis generally “support the soldiers over the settlers,” she shared insights about the evolving political climate toward violent extremists in the West Bank. “I think in settler society – and to an extent, broader Israeli society, it has become much, much, much more normalized post October 7 – the sense that these people are guarding the land.” Attacks on IDF soldiers, she said, are “obviously always controversial in Israeli society – but attacking Palestinians? Not so controversial anymore.” Subscribe to Haaretz.com for up-to-the-minute news and analysis from Israel and the Middle East in English. Read more: Dozens of Israeli Settlers Attempt to Break Into West Bank IDF Base, Army Source Says Six Settlers Arrested for Assaulting IDF Troops in West Bank; Netanyahu: Bring Them to Justice Five Days After Building an Outpost on the Edge of a West Bank Palestinian Village, Israeli Settlers Drove Locals OutSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Válka mezi Íránem a Izraelem je v tuto chvíli pozastavena a platí příměří. Po izraelských útocích na jaderná zařízení, sérii vzájemných útoků a nečekaném zapojení Spojených států do konfliktu to oznámil americký prezident Donald Trump na své sociální síti Truth Social. Co ale znamená současné příměří a dá se čekat, že se konflikt rozhoří v dohledné době znovu? Analyzuje izraelský deník Haaretz.Všechny díly podcastu Svět ve 20 minutách můžete pohodlně poslouchat v mobilní aplikaci mujRozhlas pro Android a iOS nebo na webu mujRozhlas.cz.

Información proporcionada por soldados revela que los comandantes habrían ordenado a las tropas disparar contra la multitud para “ahuyentarla o dispersarla”.

1-Striscia di Gaza. La fame è usata come arma di guerra. Il giornale Haaretz dà la parola ai soldati israeliani. Le testimonianze raccolte confermano le denunce delle Ong. ( Martina Stefanoni) 2-Nucleare iraniano: Donald Trump gioca la carta degli incentivi per rilanciare i negoziati. ( Nima Bahlevi, Alfredo Somoza) 3-Gran Bretagna. Più welfare meno armi. Il premier Starmer fa marcia indietro sui tagli ai sussidi dopo la rivolta dei deputati laburisti. ( Daniele Fisichella) 4-Allarme disuguaglianza. Negli ultimi dieci anni la ricchezza dell'1% più ricco è aumentata di circa 34 mila dollari. Il rapporto Oxfam alla vigilia della Conferenza sul finanziamento dello sviluppo di Siviglia. ( Giulio Maria Piantadosi) 5-Cervelli in fuga dall'oscurantismo. Marsiglia ha accolto ieri primi ricercatori americani. ( Francesco Giorgini) 6-Massive Attack. Concerti oltre i confini della musica. La recensione di Pier Giorgio Pardo.

Israel’s military achievements in its war with Iran will mean little if they are not “anchored to a diplomatic agreement that will ensure that Iran will not develop nuclear weapons,” Shira Efron, research director of the Israel Policy Forum, said on the Haaretz Podcast. Without such a guarantee, she fears, the “fragile cease-fire” in place will not hold and there will be a regression into the “tit-for-tat war of attrition” that the Trump-imposed cease-fire managed to halt. Bringing the Iranians back to the negotiating table in good faith, however, she said, will be challenging. From their perspective, after they showed willingness to negotiate, Israel and the United States struck militarily. “What incentivizes them to trust the negotiation process again? How do you bring them to the negotiation table and make it clear to them that their situation without a nuclear weapon would be better than having a nuclear weapon? Because they can choose, theoretically, the path of North Korea and say ‘If we had a nuclear weapon, no one would have struck us, so getting one is what we should be doing.’ Our challenge is to make sure that this doesn't happen. And I think it's not going to come only from kinetic strikes. It also has to come from diplomacy.” The quick resolution to the Iran conflict highlighted the depth of the quagmire of the Gaza war, she noted. “The juxtaposition of Gaza and Iran couldn't be more pronounced. You see an adversary that Israel actually feared and prepared for. There were actual goals of war that were defined and articulated, and we knew when to leave on time. In Gaza, we have very unclear objectives of the war like ‘total victory’ and ‘complete elimination’ of Hamas.” Efron admitted that she had held out a “fantasy” scenario in which there had been a backroom deal that when Donald Trump committed to attacking Iran, he had conditioned it on Israel agreeing to end the Gaza conflict. However, she said, based on conversations with Israeli officials, “There are no indications that this condition was there. But there's no question that the president does want to end the war in Gaza. He wants to bring back the hostages.” Subscribe to Haaretz.com for up-to-the-minute news and analysis from Israel and the Middle East in English. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Israel's decision to attack "regime targets" in Iran like Evin prison, and its open desire to encourage an overthrow of Ayatollah Ali Khameini's government is misguided and potentially dangerous, a top expert on Iran said on the Haaretz Podcast. "I have serious doubts that something positive will come out of it," said Danny Citrinowicz, a senior researcher at the Institute for National Security Studies' Iran and the Shi'ite Axis Program and a former Iran specialist in Israeli military intelligence. The Israeli military has had "amazing" operational success against Iranian nuclear and military targets, he said, but expressed worry that there appears to be "no exit strategy that will help us preserve our achievements while ending this war" and that the decision to attack targets like Evin Prison, state television and other non-military locations "have been taken very lightly" and "actually might cause us to erode our achievements against Iran." He warned that Israel moving to assassinate Khameini would transform the war "from a political to a religious dispute" and "find ourselves in an endless conflict" that would also fail to spark a revolution in Iran and "do far more harm than" good. Also in this episode, host Allison Kaplan Sommer ventures out of the studio and goes underground into a makeshift tent city in the parking lot of a sprawling mall, where Tel Aviv residents seek nightly protection from Iran's ballistic missiles. The voices from the encampment under Dizengoff Center represent the millions of Israelis caught without anywhere to securely spend the night under fire. "It's humid, the floor is rock hard, there's no good circulation, and there's constant activity even when there's no siren," said Jeffrey Lubata as he settled into a tent for the night with his family. But, he noted, it is safe. This episode was recorded before a cease-fire was announced between Israel and Iran on Tuesday. Subscribe to Haaretz.com for up-to-the-minute news and analysis from Israel and the Middle East in English. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Gideon Levy, Israeli journalist and columnist with Haaretz, analyses where the war between Israel and Iran could go next.

The sweeping military success of the IDF's surprise preemptive strike against Iran's nuclear facilities coupled with the devastating retaliatory ballistic missile strikes have left Israelis "feeling triumphant and scared at the same time," columnist Amir Tibon said on the Haaretz Podcast, adding that "the vast majority of the public in Israel support this war." Tibon, Haaretz's former diplomatic correspondent, reviewed the progress of the war over the first week with host Allison Kaplan Sommer, along with the ways he sees the conflict potentially playing out. "The best-case scenario for Israel is either an American attack on the underground Fordow nuclear site or an agreement that causes the Iranians to give up the uranium there," he said. "The worst case scenario is a war of attrition with Iran, in which we continue to bomb them but cannot fully eliminate some of their sites, and they continue to bomb us and wake us up three times every night with ballistic missiles." In retrospect, Tibon said, "the 10 days before the Israeli strike were a joint American-Israeli trap set for the Iranians" in which U.S. President Donald Trump deceptively declared he was pressuring Israel to stand down in deference to diplomatic efforts. Also on the podcast, Professor Amit Schejter, one of the tens of thousands of Israelis stranded abroad after the war shut down Israel's airports, discusses the challenges of finding his way back home. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In a special podcast on the new and devastating conflict between Israel and Iran, host Allison Kaplan Sommer talks to Haaretz senior security analyst Amos Harel, who assesses the initial military achievements, the high price of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s decision to launch a preemptive strike on the Islamic Republic and the likelihood of the United States being pulled into the war. Harel believes that while, as always, there were political and personal interests behind the premier’s timing of the attack, Israel’s top security chiefs widely viewed it as necessary. “Not only was Iran on its way to becoming a nuclear power, but there were other parts of its plans in which they were making impressive progress in recent weeks. Their rate of production of ballistic missiles meant that within a few years, the Iranian arsenal that could hit Israel would probably rise to up to 8,000 missiles. The current assessment is around 2,500 missiles. That is quite a difference, and there was a narrow window of opportunity in which Israel had to act.” Harel was skeptical that a cease-fire was possible any time soon since “not enough blood has been spilled.” He was also doubtful that Israel’s display of force and destruction could push the ideologically driven ayatollahs to the negotiating table to make compromises on nuclear enrichment. If the conflict drags on and “becomes a war of attrition that leads nowhere, then Netanyahu will be in deep trouble,” he predicted. Judy Rowland, a former New Yorker also joined the podcast to share her harrowing experience when an Iranian ballistic missile hit her Tel Aviv apartment building. She lived on the 29th floor on Friday night, which she said, felt reminiscent of the 9/11 attack. When the missile struck, she and her family were huddled in their apartment’s safe room. “We thought about the people who were stuck on the higher floors” in the New York towers. “When we smelled smoke, I started thinking ‘Will we burn to death? Or will we jump out of the windows?’” The parallel arose again as the Rowlands and their neighbors were making their way down the tens of flights of stairs amid the debris seeking safety. “I couldn’t help thinking about all those people in the buildings walking down the stairs. All of us felt it and were saying the same thing. It was a total 9/11 moment. This was our 9/11.”See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Plans by anti-war protesters to disrupt the wedding of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s son Avner have turned the festivities into the focus of controversy in Israel, said Haaretz journalist Rachel Fink, speaking on the Haaretz Podcast. The protests reflect an attempt to send a message that holding such a celebration as war continues in Gaza, represents an “unacceptable” level of insensitivity, Fink explained. “At a time when so much of Israel is suffering for so many reasons – the hostages, soldiers who have fallen in the war, how much suffering there is in Gaza right now – it just feels so blatantly inappropriate to have this extravagant over-the-top wedding.” Still, Fink noted in her conversation with podcast host Allison Kaplan Sommer, there are many Israelis in the anti-Netanyahu protest movement who believe that personal celebrations should be off-limits for angry protests and the young couple should not suffer for their parents’ behavior. Some are also convinced that if the wedding is disrupted by the protest movement, there will be a backlash of sympathy for the Prime Minister and his family that will “feed into their narrative that we [the protesters] are anarchists, that we have no sense of common decency. This will only play against us” and a truly successful disruption of the Netanyahu wedding “could turn into a disaster for us, not them.” Subscribe to Haaretz.com for up-to-the-minute news and analysis from Israel in English. Read more: Too Far? Debate Over Protests at Avner Netanyahu's Wartime Wedding Roils Israelis From Sept. 2024: Israeli Ministers, Politicians Attend Joyous Wedding as Murdered Hostages Laid to Rest From March 2023: Sara Netanyahu and the Salon Siege: Life-saving Rescue or the Plot of an ‘Evil Genius’?See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

It is impossible to overstate how hellish life in Gaza has been for the past 20 months.The death count is above 50,000 people — more than 15,000 of whom are children — and at least 1.9 million of Gaza's 2.1 million people have been displaced over and over again. Starvation is rampant. Hospitals are either damaged or closed; there are only 2,000 remaining hospital beds.Nearly two years after the atrocities of Oct. 7, Israel still has no plan for the day after the conflict ends. Instead, it is escalating its assault on what remains of Hamas and seizing territory to expand its security buffer zone. There are reports that the government is considering a plan that would herd the Gaza Strip's Palestinians into just a small fraction of the territory. In the West Bank, meanwhile, settler violence has increased sharply, and new settlements are moving forward at a record pace.Ehud Olmert, the prime minister of Israel from 2006 to 2009, recently published a searing opinion essay in Haaretz, one of Israel's most influential newspapers: “Enough Is Enough. Israel Is Committing War Crimes.” He joins me to discuss why he believes Israel's war in Gaza can no longer be justified, what he finds missing in Israel's current political leadership and why he has not yet given up hope for a two-state solution.Book Recommendations:The Gates of Gaza by Amir TibonThomas Jefferson by Jon MeachamAll or Nothing by Michael WolffWait Till Next Year by Doris Kearns GoodwinThoughts? Guest suggestions? Email us at ezrakleinshow@nytimes.com.You can find the transcript and more episodes of “The Ezra Klein Show” at nytimes.com/ezra-klein-podcast. Book recommendations from all our guests are listed at https://www.nytimes.com/article/ezra-klein-show-book-recs.htmlThis episode of “The Ezra Klein Show” was produced by Jack McCordick and Elias Isquith. Fact-checking by Michelle Harris, with Kate Sinclair. Mixing by Isaac Jones and Aman Sahota. Our senior engineer is Jeff Geld. Our executive producer is Claire Gordon. The show's production team also includes Marie Cascione, Annie Galvin, Rollin Hu, Marina King, Jan Kobal and Kristin Lin. Original music by Pat McCusker. Audience strategy by Kristina Samulewski and Shannon Busta. The director of New York Times Opinion Audio is Annie-Rose Strasser. Special thanks to Frankie Martin of the Wilson Center and to Orca Studios. Unlock full access to New York Times podcasts and explore everything from politics to pop culture. Subscribe today at nytimes.com/podcasts or on Apple Podcasts and Spotify.

Israel’s new controversial aid initiative in Gaza and its support for the Abu Shabab criminal gang rivaling Hamas share the common goal of helping Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu prolong the war, journalist Nir Hasson said on the Haaretz Podcast. “Netanyahu must preserve the radical right-wing fantasy of ethnic cleansing in Gaza for political survival. For this, he needs the war to continue,” said Hasson, who covers the humanitarian toll of the war for Haaretz. Hasson said that until “we have any other proof” of who is behind the shadowy Gaza Humanitarian Foundation, he regards it as “a proxy of the State of Israel.” Therefore, he said, Israel’s leaders are responsible for the “humiliating” and “dangerous” scenes at GHF aid distribution sites. In his conversation with host Allison Kaplan Sommer, Hasson also discussed his Haaretz investigation into the failure of Israel’s evacuation warnings to protect civilians in Gaza. “In Gaza, there is nowhere to run. Even the IDF safe zones are not safe,” he said. “Israel has really pushed the civilian population of Gaza to the edge.” The unprecedented level of destruction and human suffering there, Hasson said, has reached the point where “I can’t find the words anymore to describe the way I feel about what we’re doing in Gaza. And I'm not alone in this feeling. [There are] more and more Israelis around me that think that it's gone too far. “If we had the excuse of not taking humanitarian issues into consideration because of the trauma of October 7 – it's about time to start talking about it. …I hope we'll see it more, but it's not going fast enough.” Subscribe to Haaretz.com for up-to-the-minute news and analysis from Israel in English. Read more from Nir Hasson: Armed Gaza Militia Rivaling Hamas Hands Out Aid in Israeli-controlled Zone Testimonies: IDF Responsible for Lethal Shootings Near U.S.-led Aid Site in Gaza Hunger Games: Israel Forces Gazans to Choose Between Starvation and Risking Their Lives An American Doctor Visited Gaza and Saw the Horror Up Close. Five Cases Haunt HerSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

As Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu began facing cross-examination by prosecutors in his criminal trial, the majority of Israelis are much more focused on “life-and-death” issues as the Gaza war wears on, Haaretz columnist and public opinion expert Dahlia Scheindlin said on the Haaretz Podcast. The subdued level of public interest “highlights how Israelis have become resigned to the extraordinary situation of their prime minister being on trial for corruption during the longest war and the most devastating war Israel has ever had,” Scheindlin said. While polls show a majority of Israelis frustrated and “furious” over that situation, “they feel helpless to do anything about it,” Scheindlin added. Deeply upset about the continuing hostage crisis and IDF casualties, and with reservists and their families exhausted, the Israeli public has little patience for courtroom banter regarding issues like the size of a Bugs Bunny doll that a Hollywood tycoon gave to the Netanyahu children in the 1990s which, Scheindlin said, “trivializes the proceedings.” In her conversation with host Allison Kaplan Sommer, Scheindlin also analyzes the brewing political crisis in Israel as the ultra-Orthodox party Degel HaTorah threatens to bring down the government over its failure to pass a law exempting Haredi men from military service and assesses the odds as to whether the country will soon be heading into new elections. “When governments fall in Israel, they usually fall over religion and state issues,” she said. Subscribe to Haaretz.com for up-to-the-minute news and analysis from Israel in English. Read more: 'I Did Not Commit a Single Crime': Netanyahu Calls Indictments 'Persecution' on First Day of Cross-examination Explained: Why Is Benjamin Netanyahu on Trial? Yes to Transfer: 82% of Jewish Israelis Back Expelling Gazans A Grim Poll Showed Most Jewish Israelis Support Expelling Gazans. It's Brutal – and It's TrueSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

I ugens Radio Information samler vi op på de sidste ugers dramaer i og omkring Trumps administration, vi sætter fokus på Israels fremfærd i både Gaza og på Vestbredden, og vi hylder Tessa i TV2's bundsolide tv-krimi 'Løgnen' --- I denne pinse-special af Radio Information skal vi en tur i Trump-land med Mathias Sindberg og Rune Lykkeberg. For der er lidt at samle op på: I forrige uge vedtog et snævert republikansk flertal i Repræsentanternes Hus det, Donald Trump har døbt »The Big Beautiful Bill«, men som, mener Sindberg, er svær at beskrive som andet end »et historisk klasseforræderi«. I sidste uge meldte Trump ud, at det var slut med udenlandske studerende på Harvard Universitet og i denne uge, efter sin afgang fra jobbet som chef for DOGE, skruer Elon Musk op for konflikten med sin gamle bonkammerat Trump. Lyt med og få en klog udlægning af begivenhederne. Og så skal det handle om Palæstina. For omsider er Israels allierede i Europa begyndt at lægge et vist pres på Benjamin Netanyahus regering i et forsøg på at bremse dens uhørt brutale krig i Gaza. Mindre opmærksomhed får Israels fremfærd på Vestbredden. Senest har den israelske regering annonceret, at den vil etablere 22 nye bosættelser på Vestbredden. Og som den israelske avis Haaretz konstaterer, er der tale om »en de facto annekteringsproces«. Anton Geist er gæst. Og så skal vi tale om TV2's hitserie Løgnen og ikke mindst den ene af de to hovedroller: Tessa, som har genskabt anmelder Bodil Skovgaard Nielsens tro på dansk tv-drama. Som hun skriver i ugens kulturkommentar: »Var du også lidt skeptisk, da du hørte, at rapperen Tessa ville springe ud som skuespiller i TV 2-serien 'Løgnen'? Så kom med i klubben, hvor vi æder vores fordomme.« Hør hende uddybe, hvad hun mener med dét.

Internal political debates between American Jewish organizations have ground to a halt following the violent attacks in Washington and Boulder, with the community united and focused squarely on safety, Haaretz's Washington D.C. correspondent Ben Samuels said on the Haaretz Podcast. "Acts like this are just so unimpeachably antisemitic that there really is no gray area," he said. "We're seeing a real unanimity from the community. Whatever disagreements they may have with [U.S. President Donald] Trump's crackdown on pro-Palestinian protesters, or on what definition of antisemitism to adopt regarding criticizing Israel – these sort of attacks leave absolutely zero room for debate." If, after the shootings of two Israeli Embassy employees in Washington D.C. two weeks ago, "panic was at a fever pitch" among American Jews, following the Boulder attack on a march for Israeli hostages "it is a five-alarm fire." Government money for police protection, increased FBI capabilities and better online monitoring are among other demands from American Jewish leaders "that needed to be met yesterday." In his conversation with podcast host Allison Kaplan Sommer, Samuels also discussed the details of the growing diplomatic chasm between Washington and Jerusalem on the direction and future of the Middle East: in Gaza, Syria, Yemen and – most notably – Trump's apparent determination to hammer out an agreement with Iran over its nuclear capability. "It's become abundantly clear from Trump that there will be no Israel carve-out in his 'America First' policy," Samuels said. Subscribe to Haaretz.com for up-to-the-minute news and analysis from Israel in English. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

One of the strongest condemnations of Israel’s ongoing offensive in Gaza has come from its own former prime minister, Ehud Olmert, who served from 2006 to 2009. Last week, he wrote a scathing op-ed in the Israeli newspaper Haaretz with the headline “Enough Is Enough. Israel Is Committing War Crimes.” Geoff Bennett spoke with Olmert to discuss more. PBS News is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders

Today on the show, former Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert speaks with Fareed about his op-ed in the Israeli newspaper Haaretz this week, in which he accuses Israel of committing war crimes in Gaza.    Then, Financial Times US national editor Edward Luce and AEI senior fellow Kori Schake join the show to discuss the latest developments in President Trump's tariff war, and Russia's renewed offensive in Ukraine.    Finally, former CNN correspondent and founder of the charity organization INARA Arwa Damon speaks with Fareed about the extent of the humanitarian catastrophe in Gaza. She says that if the Western press were allowed in to witness the devastation, the war would end tomorrow.    GUESTS: Ehud Olmert, Edward Luce (@EdwardGLuce), Kori Schake, Arwa Damon (@IamArwaDamon)  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Ilya Lozovsky and the co-authors of his research article investigated nearly 50,000 internal emails obtained from a Russian foundation that pitches itself as offering legal aid to Russian "compatriots" abroad. In fact, "Pravfond" also helps numerous spies, criminals, and blatant propagandists, works hand-in-glove with intelligence services, and builds networks of Russian influence around the world. Today we will discuss this detailed look at the inner workings an influence machine that seeks to turn every Russian in the world into an agent of the Kremlin.----------Ilya Lozovsky is a Senior Editor and Writer at the Organized Crime and Corruption Reporting Project (OCCRP). He is an Investigative Journalist with expertise in Democracy and Corruption. Based in Amsterdam, he writes about the intersection of corruption and democracy; covers Russia, Ukraine, Central Asia, and the Caucasus. Ilya was a key editor on OCCRP's award-winning ‘Plunder and Patronage' and ‘Matraimov Kingdom' projects about smuggling and money laundering in Central Asia. He was also integrally involved in the ‘Azerbaijani Laundromat,' ‘Troika Laundromat,' ‘Paradise Papers,' ‘Russian Asset Tracker,' and other high-profile investigative series. Ilya's work has appeared in Foreign Policy, the Washington Post, The Atlantic, Haaretz, and other outlets.----------Links:https://www.linkedin.com/in/ilyalozovsky/ https://www.occrp.org/en/project/dear-compatriots/russian-foundation-aimed-at-helping-compatriots-abroad-supports-spies-criminals-and-propagandists https://www.occrp.org/en/investigation/make-a-molotov-cocktail-how-europeans-are-recruited-through-telegram-to-commit-sabotage-arson-and-murder ----------SUPPORT THE CHANNEL:https://www.buymeacoffee.com/siliconcurtainhttps://www.patreon.com/siliconcurtain----------TRUSTED CHARITIES ON THE GROUND:Save Ukrainehttps://www.saveukraineua.org/Superhumans - Hospital for war traumashttps://superhumans.com/en/UNBROKEN - Treatment. Prosthesis. Rehabilitation for Ukrainians in Ukrainehttps://unbroken.org.ua/Come Back Alivehttps://savelife.in.ua/en/Chefs For Ukraine - World Central Kitchenhttps://wck.org/relief/activation-chefs-for-ukraineUNITED24 - An initiative of President Zelenskyyhttps://u24.gov.ua/Serhiy Prytula Charity Foundationhttps://prytulafoundation.orgNGO “Herojam Slava”https://heroiamslava.org/kharpp - Reconstruction project supporting communities in Kharkiv and Przemyślhttps://kharpp.com/NOR DOG Animal Rescuehttps://www.nor-dog.org/home/----------PLATFORMS:Twitter: https://twitter.com/CurtainSiliconInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/siliconcurtain/Podcast: https://open.spotify.com/show/4thRZj6NO7y93zG11JMtqmLinkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/finkjonathan/Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/siliconcurtain----------Welcome to the Silicon Curtain podcast. Please like and subscribe if you like the content we produce. It will really help to increase the popularity of our content in YouTube's algorithm. Our material is now being made available on popular podcasting platforms as well, such as Spotify and Apple Podcasts.

Early on, it was clear the Beinin-Atzili family was not a typical hostage family, filmmaker Brandon Kramer, director of the new award-winning documentary “Holding Liat” said on the Haaretz Podcast. After learning that his relatives, Liat and Aviv Atzili, had been kidnapped from Kibbutz Nir Oz on October 7 and held hostage by Hamas, and that Liat’s father and son were traveling to Washington, D.C. several weeks later with other Israeli-American hostage families to lobby on behalf of their loved ones, Kramer knew he had to document the visit. As he began to film what would become “Holding Liat” – which won Best Documentary upon its debut at the Berlinale Film Festival and is about to make its U.S. premiere at the Tribeca Film Festival – Kramer noticed that their family’s experience “didn't fit neatly into any box.” Yehuda Beinin, Liat’s father, was openly calling for peace and reconciliation, and opposing the forceful military response the Israeli government was planning - from the start. At the same time, Kramer explains, “His grandson Netta – who had barely survived the attacks and was traumatized and very angry – and his other daughter, Tal, didn’t want to speak about politics at all. So within this one family, we saw a microcosm of the debates and fractures, and we felt we had a responsibility to try to make sense of this moment through this one family's lens.” Also speaking on the podcast, one of the film’s producers, Libby Lenkinski, noted that the authenticity of “Holding Liat” held it apart from the slew of October 7 documentaries designed with a political agenda that comprise “hour-and-a-half long visual op-eds” focused on making either a pro-Israel or pro-Palestinian case. At the same time, Yehuda, the film’s focus, “is a really great example of something that we see often on the left – a person warning about what might be coming and initially being thought of as alarmist or paranoid, and it turning out to be true.” When Yehuda was filmed in the first months of the war, warning that Netanyahu would pursue a brutal and endless war to serve a far-right political agenda, “I don’t think any of us could have imagined the kind of devastation that we would be seeing in Gaza, the endless killing and destruction. I think so many Israelis wanted to believe that this was necessary to bring back the hostages, and now it's just so clear that that was never the point. …Yehuda called out Bibi's bluff early on, and it turned out to be truer than we ever would have wanted to believe.” Subscribe to Haaretz.com for up-to-the-minute news and analysis from Israel in English. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In the midst of the terrible Trump tax bill moving through Congress, Ralph invites Sarah Anderson who directs the Global Economy Project at the Institute for Policy Studies to discuss the massive tax loopholes huge companies like Amazon get that allow them to pay far less in taxes than ordinary working people. Then, Greg LeRoy from Good Jobs First joins us to discuss how state taxpayers are footing the bill for these massive data centers companies like Google are building all over the country. Plus, Ralph has some choice words for passive unions and responds to listener feedback about our guest last week, Nadav Wieman.Sarah Anderson directs the Global Economy Project at the Institute for Policy Studies and is a co-editor of the IPS website Inequality.org. Her research covers a wide range of international and domestic economic issues, including inequality, CEO pay, taxes, labor, and Wall Street reform.They're (Congress is) planning to give huge new tax giveaways to large corporations like Amazon and wealthy people like Amazon founder Jeff Bezos. And partially paying for those tax cuts for the wealthy by slashing programs that mean so much to so many Americans like Medicaid and food assistance.”Sarah AndersonWe're not going to have a healthy, thriving society and economy as long as we have the extreme levels of inequality that we have today.Sarah AndersonDubbed “the leading national watchdog of state and local economic development subsidies,” “an encyclopedia of information regarding subsidies,” “God's witness to corporate welfare,” and “the OG of ensuring that state and local tax policy actually supports good jobs, sustainability, and equity,”* Greg founded Good Jobs First in 1998 upon winning the Public Interest Pioneer Award. He has trained and consulted for state and local governments, associations of public officials, labor-management committees, unions, community groups, tax and budget watchdogs, environmentalists, and smart growth advocates more than 30 years.Public education and public health are the two biggest losers in every state giving away money to data centers right now.Greg Le RoyWe know of no other form of state spending that is so out of control. Therefore, we recommend that states cancel their data center tax exemptions. Such subsidies are absolutely unnecessary for an extremely profitable industry dominated by some of the most valuable corporations on earth such as Amazon, Microsoft, Apple, Facebook, and Google.Good Jobs First report: “Cloudy With a Loss of Spending Control”They've (Congress has) known for years that the ordinary worker pays a higher tax rate than these loophole-ridden corporations.Ralph NaderIn my message to Trump, I ask him, "Why is he afraid of Netanyahu? And doesn't he want to come to the rescue of these innocent babies by saying, ‘Mr. Netanyahu, the taxpayers in this country are paying for thousands of trucks stalled at the border of Gaza full of medicine, food, water, electricity, fuel, and other critical necessities? We're going to put a little American flag on each one of these trucks, and don't you dare block them.'”…No answer.Ralph NaderNews 5/23/251. It seems as though the dam in Israeli politics against acknowledging the horrors in Gaza is beginning to break. In an interview with the BBC this week, former Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert stated that what Israel "is currently doing in Gaza is very close to a war crime. Thousands of innocent Palestinians are being killed.” He went on to say, “the war has no objective and has no chance of achieving anything that could save the lives of the hostages.” These quotes come from the Jerusalem Post. And on May 21st, Haaretz reported that opposition party leader Yair Golan warned that Israel could become a “pariah state, like South Africa once was,” based on its actions in Gaza. Speaking a truth that American politicians appear incapable of articulating, he added, a “sane state does not wage war against civilians, does not kill babies as a hobby, and does not set goals for itself like the expulsion of a population.”2. Confirming this prognosis, the Cradle reports “The Israeli military has admitted that more than 80 percent of the people killed in the attacks on Gaza since Israel breached the ceasefire two months ago are…civilians.” This fact was confirmed by the IDF in response to a request from Hebrew magazine Hamakom, wherein “the military's spokesperson stated that 500 of the 2,780 killed in the Gaza Strip as of Tuesday are ‘terrorists.'” Leaving the remaining 2,280 people killed classified as “not suspected terrorists.” The Cradle compares this ratio, approximately 4.5 civilians killed for every combatant, to the Russia-Ukraine war – a ratio of approximate 2.8 to one. Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu has “claimed that the ratio is just one civilian killed for each combatant killed.” At the same time, AP reports that while Israel has allowed a minimum of humanitarian aid to enter Gaza, under immense international pressure, “none of that aid actually reached Palestinians,” according to the United Nations spokesperson Stéphane Dujarric. The renewed offensive coupled with the barring of humanitarian aid has raised the alarm about mass starvation in Gaza.3. Developments on the ground in Gaza have triggered a new wave of international outcry. On May 19th, leaders of the United Kingdom, France and Canada issued a joint statement, reading in part, “We strongly oppose the expansion of Israel's military operations in Gaza. The level of human suffering in Gaza is intolerable… The Israeli Government's denial of essential humanitarian assistance to the civilian population is unacceptable and risks breaching International Humanitarian Law…We will not stand by while the Netanyahu Government pursues these egregious actions. If Israel does not cease the renewed military offensive and lift its restrictions on humanitarian aid, we will take further concrete actions in response.” The Parliament of Spain meanwhile, “passed a non-binding motion calling on the government to impose an arms embargo on Israel,” per Anadolu Ajansı. This potential ban, supported by all parties except the conservative People's Party and the far-right Vox, would “ban the exports of any material that could strengthen the Israeli military, including helmets, vests, and fuel with potential military use.” Left-wing parties in Spain are now pushing for an emergency session to impose a binding decree to this effect.4. The United States however seems to be moving backwards. Drop Site news reports Trump's Middle East envoy Steve Witkoff made a deal with Hamas ensuring that, “the Trump administration would compel Israel to lift the Gaza blockade and allow humanitarian aid to enter the territory…[and] make a public call for an immediate ceasefire,” in exchange for the release of Edan Alexander. Of course, once Alexander was released Trump reneged completely. Basem Naim, a member of Hamas's political bureau, told Drop Site, “He did nothing of this…They didn't violate the deal. They threw it in the trash.” Besides prolonging further the charnel house in Gaza, this duplicity undermines American credibility in the region, particularly with Iran at a time when Trump is seeking a new deal to prevent Iran from developing nuclear weapons.5. Democrats in Congress are inching towards action as well. On May 13th, Senator Peter Welch introduced Senate Resolution 224, calling for “the urgent delivery of humanitarian aid to address the needs of civilians in Gaza.” Along with Welch, 45 Democrats and Independents signed on to this resolution, that is the entire Democratic caucus except for John Fetterman. On May 14th, Rashida Tlaib introduced House Resolution 409, commemorating the Nakba and calling on Congress to “reinstate support for the United Nations Relief and Works Agency, which provides life-saving humanitarian assistance to Palestinians.” This was cosponsored by AOC and Reps. Carson, Lee, Omar, Pressley, Ramirez, Simon, and Coleman. And, on May 21st, a group of eight senators – Welch, Sanders, Kaine, Merkley, Murray, Van Hollen, Schatz, and Warnock – sent a letter urging Secretary of State Rubio to reopen the investigation into the death of Palestinian-American journalist Shireen Abu-Akleh, per Prem Thakker. The Biden administration ruled the death “unintentional,” but a new documentary by Zeteo News reveals a “Biden cover-up.”6. More action is occurring on college campuses as well, as students go into graduation season. At NYU, a student named Logan Rozos said in his graduation speech, “As I search my heart today in addressing you all…the only thing that is appropriate to say in this time and to a group this large is a recognition of the atrocities currently happening in Palestine,” per CNN. NYU announced that they are now withholding his diploma. At George Washington University, the Guardian reports student Cecilia Culver said in her graduation speech, “I am ashamed to know my tuition [fee] is being used to fund…genocide…I call upon the class of 2025 to withhold donations and continue advocating for disclosure and divestment.” GWU issued a statement declaring Culver “has been barred from all GW's campuses and sponsored events elsewhere.” The moral clarity of these students is remarkable, given the increasingly harsh measures these schools have taken to silence those who speak up.7. Moving on, several major stories about the failing DOGE initiative have surfaced in recent days. First, Social Security. Listeners may recall that a DOGE engineer said “40% of phone calls made to [the Social Security Administration] to change direct deposit information come from fraudsters.” Yet, a new report by NextGov.com found that since DOGE mandated the SSA install new anti-fraud checks on claims made over the phone, “only two claims out of over 110,000 were found to likely be fraudulent,” or 0.0018%. What the policy has done however, is slow down payments. According to this piece, retirement claim processing is down 25%. Meanwhile, at the VA, DOGE engineer Sahil Lavingia, “found…a machine that largely functions, though it doesn't make decisions as fast as a startup might.” Lavingia added “honestly, it's kind of fine—because the government works. It's not as inefficient as I was expecting, to be honest. I was hoping for more easy wins.” This from Fast Company. Finally, CBS reports, “leaders of the United States Institute for Peace regained control of their offices Wednesday…after they were ejected from their positions by the Trump administration and [DOGE] in March.” This piece explains that On February 19th, President Trump issued Executive Order 14217 declaring USIP "unnecessary" and terminating its leadership, most of its 300 staff members, its entire board, installing a DOGE functionary at the top and transferring ownership of the building to the federal government. This set off a court battle that ended Monday, when U.S. District Judge Beryl Howell ruled that the takeover was “unlawful” and therefore “null and void.” These DOGE setbacks might help explain Elon Musk's reported retreat from the political spotlight and political spending.8. On May 21st, Congressman Gerry Connolly passed away, following his battle with esophageal cancer. Connolly's death however is just the latest in a disturbing trend – Ken Klippenstein reports, “Connolly joins five other members of Congress who also died in office over the past 13 months…Rep. Raúl Grijalva…Rep. Sylvester Turner…Rep. Bill Pascrell…Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee…[and] Rep. Donald Payne Jr.” All of these representatives were Democrats and their deaths have chipped away at the close margin between Democrats and Republicans in the House – allowing the Republicans to pass Trump's “Big Beautiful Bill” by a single vote. Connolly himself prevailed over AOC in a much-publicized intra-party battle for the Ranking Member seat on the House Oversight committee. It speaks volumes that Connolly was only able to hold onto that seat for a few short months before becoming too sick to stay on. This is of course part and parcel with the recent revelations about Biden's declining mental acuity during his presidency and the efforts to oust David Hogg from the DNC for backing primaries against what he calls “asleep-at-the-wheel” Democrats.9. Speaking of “asleep-at-the-wheel” Democrats, Bloomberg Government reports Senator John Fetterman “didn't attend a single committee hearing in 2025 until…May 8, about a week after an explosive New York Magazine story raised questions about his mental health and dedication to his job.” Fetterman, who represents Pennsylvania on the Commerce, Agriculture, and Homeland Security committees skipped the confirmation hearings for Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem, Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick and Budget Director Russ Vought, some of the most high-profile and controversial Trump appointments. Fetterman still has yet to attend a single Agriculture committee hearing in 2025.10. Finally, in more Pennsylvania news, the state held its Democratic primaries this week, yielding mixed results. In Pittsburgh, progressives suffered a setback with the ouster of Mayor Ed Gainey – the first Black mayor of the city. Gainey lost to Allegheny County Controller Corey O'Connor, the son of former Mayor Bob O'Connor, the Hill reports. In Philadelphia however, voters approved three ballot measures – including expanding affordable housing and adding more oversight to the prison system – and reelected for a third term progressive reform District Attorney Larry Krasner, per AP. Krasner has long been a target of conservatives in both parties, but has adroitly maneuvered to maintain his position – and dramatically reduced homicide rates in Philly. The Wall Street Journal reports Philadelphia homicides declined by 34% between 2023 and 2024, part of substantial decline in urban homicides nationwide. Kudos to Krasner.This has been Francesco DeSantis, with In Case You Haven't Heard. 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In 2019, Netflix released a six-episode miniseries starring the English comedian and actor Sacha Baron Cohen. Cohen played an Israeli spy, Eli Cohen. The latter Cohen was a Jewish immigrant from Egypt who, once in Israel, was recruited and trained by the Mossad. He then assumed the identity of Kamel Amin Thaabet, a wealthy Arab businessman who, having eventually moved to Damascus, became a backer and confidant of key officials in the Baath party. From his home in Syria, Cohen as Thaabet dispatched vast quantities of military and political intelligence to the Israelis throughout the early 1960s. Viewers of the Netflix show, The Spy, see all of this dramatized, as they also see Cohen's eventual capture, torture, and hanging. The Netflix series, and the story it brings to a new generation of viewers, is true.   Eli Cohen is celebrated as one of Israel's great intelligence agents, one of its great mistaravim, or those who assume the identity of Arabs to carry out their missions. There are streets and institutions and many children and even, in the Golan, a town in Israel named after Eli Cohen. For 60 years the Israeli government has tried to persuade, bribe, cajole, and if necessary steal the Syrian government's Eli Cohen file. During the rule of Hafez and Bashar al-Assad, they could not get them. With the fall of the Assad regime, and with a new regime in Damascus looking to curry favor with the United States and the West, earlier this week the Syrians handed over some 2,500 documents from Syria's Eli Cohen file.   This week, Yossi Melman—a Haaretz reporter, journalist, and author of some eight English-language books on Israeli intelligence—joins Mosaic's editor Jonathan Silver to talk about Eli Cohen, what Israel has reclaimed, and why this story remains so important some six decades on.