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Today’s Episode:
On Sunday, hundreds of thousands of Israelis joined in mass protests and strikes to pressure the Netanyahu government to end the Gaza war.
Meanwhile, the IDF is preparing to execute the government’s plan to conquer Gaza City, which would entail the evacuation of the roughly one million Palestinians residing there. This offensive is in the works while there is renewed interest by Hamas in some kind of negotiation (which is likely a result of IDF plans for a new offensive).
On today’s episode, Dan is joined by Ark Media contributor Nadav Eyal to discuss (and debate) the cost and benefits of continuing the war in Gaza.
00:00 Introduction
02:48 Commemorating Hersch Goldberg-Polin
04:54 Hostage protests in Israel
05:48 China’s plan to rebuilt Iran’s missile capabilities
10:54 Iranian emissary humiliated in Lebanon
12:38 Putin’s position on Iranian uranium enrichment
13:25 IDF plans to conquer Gaza City
21:35 Trump’s position on the Gaza City plan
23:30 What will happen to the hostages?
24:35 The toll on IDF reservists
26:15 International criticism
28:58 Was there starvation in Gaza?
32:15 Israel’s decision to stop aid in March
35:32 International coverage of the humanitarian situation
42:05 Military pressure on Hamas
43:43 Public opinion on ending the war
51:31 The problem with ending the war
57:19 Netanyahu’s position on a hostage-ceasefire deal
CREDITS:
ILAN BENATAR - Producer & Editor
ADAAM JAMES LEVIN-AREDDY - Executive Producer
MARTIN HUERGO - Sound Editor
MARIANGELES BURGOS - Additional Editing
MAYA RACKOFF - Operations Director
GABE SILVERSTEIN - Research
YUVAL SEMO - Music Composer
