Podcast Episodes

'Gaza started as a legitimate war of self-defense. It became merciless, cruel vengeance': This Israeli ex-foreign minister speaks his mind

Season 1 Episode 432

Former foreign minister Shlomo Ben-Ami invested substantial time and effort into shaping a two-state solution during his political career – and ultimately came to the conclusion that it was not viabl…

Published on 2 days, 16 hours ago

'Astonishing backlash': Hear the Orthodox rabbi who spoke out against Gaza's famine and settler violence

Season 1 Episode 431

Rabbi Yosef Blau has been the focus of both fury and admiration over the past week, called both a hero and a traitor, and garnered attention at a level that has astonished him, he said on the Haaretz…

Published on 4 days, 15 hours ago

Western leaders may be pushing for a Palestinian state, but in the West Bank, 'annexation is the reality'

Season 1 Episode 430

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-ri…

Published on 1 week, 2 days ago

Inside Gaza's hospitals: 'The children were very thin. Weak. Glazed eyes. It was devastating'

Season 1 Episode 429

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 Pod…

Published on 1 week, 4 days ago

‘Netanyahu will never leave Gaza. War is part of the classic authoritarian playbook’

Season 1 Episode 428

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 tha…

Published on 2 weeks, 1 day ago

'Israeli musicians must choose if they want to be boycotted at home or boycotted abroad'

Season 1 Episode 427

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,…

Published on 2 weeks, 5 days ago

'A very dangerous gamble': Netanyahu's open clash with IDF leaders over invading Gaza City

Season 1 Episode 426

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…

Published on 3 weeks, 2 days ago

Recognizing Palestine? 'It may be a punishment for Netanyahu, but it's a big prize for Israel'

Season 1 Episode 425

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 d…

Published on 3 weeks, 5 days ago

Behind Netanyahu's dangerous Gaza takeover: A conversation with Haaretz Editor-in-Chief Aluf Benn

Season 1 Episode 424

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 b…

Published on 4 weeks, 1 day ago

Why ‘deep pain’ over Israel and Gaza is boosting Jewish support for an anti-Zionist candidate for NYC mayor

Season 1 Episode 423

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 a…

Published on 1 month ago