Western leaders may be pushing for a Palestinian state, but in the West Bank, 'annexation is the reality'
While the world has been focused on the devastation in Gaza, "the annexation of the West Bank has become reality," Hagar Shezaf, Haaretz's West Bank correspondent, said on the Haaretz Podcast. Far-rig...
28 Elo 202528min
Inside Gaza's hospitals: 'The children were very thin. Weak. Glazed eyes. It was devastating'
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has repeatedly challenged the assertion that starvation is rampant in Gaza, most recently when he slammed a UN report on famine as “blood libel.” On the Haaretz Podc...
26 Elo 202532min
‘Netanyahu will never leave Gaza. War is part of the classic authoritarian playbook’
Israel is approaching the “horrifying” position of becoming a pariah state due to the Gaza war, former MK and Middle East expert Ksenia Svetlova said on the Haaretz Podcast, expressing deep worry that...
22 Elo 202531min
'Israeli musicians must choose if they want to be boycotted at home or boycotted abroad'
Israeli musicians are learning the hard way that speaking out against the war in Gaza comes at a price, Haaretz culture reporter Shay Ringel explained on the Haaretz Podcast. The letter, signed by 1,2...
18 Elo 202522min
'A very dangerous gamble': Netanyahu's open clash with IDF leaders over invading Gaza City
The Israeli public is “exhausted” by the nearly two-year conflict in Gaza, and the vast majority of IDF military leaders believe it should end. Yet Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is forging ahead ...
14 Elo 202532min
Recognizing Palestine? 'It may be a punishment for Netanyahu, but it's a big prize for Israel'
Israel is swimming in unprecedented diplomatic waters. Last week, Germany announced it will restrict arms exports to Israel, and a growing number of world leaders – led by France and the U.K. – are de...
11 Elo 202522min
Behind Netanyahu's dangerous Gaza takeover: A conversation with Haaretz Editor-in-Chief Aluf Benn
While Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is often portrayed as a political improviser who seizes opportunities and dodges land mines as they occur to preserve his hold on power, he is in fact guided by...
8 Elo 202531min
Why ‘deep pain’ over Israel and Gaza is boosting Jewish support for an anti-Zionist candidate for NYC mayor
The "last thing" Rabbi Rachel Timoner says she wanted to do was block the street in front of New York's Israeli consulate as part of a protest calling on Israel to increase the flow of humanitarian ai...
5 Elo 202523min
