The chapter explores the changing global perception of Israel post recent events and media coverage, highlighting the impact on Israel's favorability. It discusses the evolving perspectives of younger liberals, media biases in conflict coverage, and cognitive biases affecting political decisions. Additionally, it analyzes security dilemmas, differing interpretations of actions in conflicts, speech policing, and political constraints on leaders.
Journalist and author Robert Wright invited EconTalk's Russ Roberts to his podcast, NonZero, to discuss the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, knowing that there would be plenty to disagree about. The two then agreed to release their back-and-forth on their respective podcasts. The result is a lively but respectful discussion that is more debate than the usual EconTalk episode. We hope there will still be much to learn from this slightly more combative than usual episode.