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In-depth analysis and commentary on Israeli and Middle Eastern affairs from Haaretz journalists. Episodes are written and edited by Haaretz and narrated using AI-generated voice technology. Read the full articles at haaretz.com.
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In the U.S. President's Vision for the Middle East, His Goal for Iran Mirrors His Approach to Venezuela: Installing a Compliant Regime That Aligns With American Economic Interests. Democracy Is Not Part of the Plan, and Neither Are Israel's Long-term Interests
Analysts Say Damage to Regional Production Facilities – Not a Closure of the Strait of Hormuz – Poses the Greatest Risk to Global Supply, Though Prices May Fall if the Conflict Is Contained
Khamenei Prepared for His Death Since the June War With Israel, While Iran's Capacity to Replace Him and Fight a Prolonged War of Attrition May Push Trump to Make Do With Tangible Military Achievements. But as a Vacuum Forms, Different Groups Are Vying for Power – Which May Put the Regime in Danger
Netanyahu (With On-off Support From Trump) Is Now Explicitly Pushing for Regime Change in Iran, and His Government Has Fixated on the Controversial, Though Galvanizing, Son of the Last Shah as Their post-Islamic Republic Contender. Just Don't Mention His Father's Brutality
Conversations With Foreign Diplomats Suggest Many Recognize Israel's Concrete Steps to Displace Palestinians and Annex Their Land. But With Their Main Priority Being to Keep Netanyahu Moving Forward With Trump's Gaza Plan, They Are Less Inclined to Press Him Over the West Bank
From Demanding Israel's President Grant the Prime Minister a Pardon, to a Potential Escalation With Iran, How Much Harder Can Trump Campaign for Netanyahu to Win Israel's Elections, Due Later This Year? But Despite the Trajectory, a Kerfuffle or Worse Could Change the Script
Just as Observers Do Not Know What Trump Will Decide or When, in Iran Too, Working Assumptions Are Mixed With Speculation, With All Scenarios Considered. While a Limited American Strike Might Provoke a Tit-for-tat Response, It Could Also Spark Chaos Across the Middle East
The U.S. Is Approaching the Precipice of War Without Articulating Even the Vaguest Vision for What Follows and With Few Forces, Domestic or International, Able or Willing to Challenge Trump or His Administration. Netanyahu, With His First Gamble Against Iran Having Paid Off Last June, Is Prepared to Go All In
Even Without the Human Headline-generator of UN Rapporteur Francesca Albanese, the Volume of Published News on Israel and Palestine Dwarfs Other Conflicts. Why Is This – and Will It Ever End?
Even Without the Human Headline-generator of UN Rapporteur Francesca Albanese, the Volume of Published News on Israel and Palestine Dwarfs Other Conflicts. Why Is This – and Will It Ever End?
As a New Round of U.S.-Iran Talks Gets Under Way, Trump's Hardening Rhetoric and His New Demand for Zero Uranium Enrichment, as Well as Intensifying Military Posturing on Both Sides, Indicate Low Chances of Success. That Makes War – Favored by Netanyahu – More Likely
Theoretically, Countries Trading With Tehran Could Be Slapped With the Sanctions Promised by Trump's New Presidential Order. But Will Permanent Membership in the Board of Peace and a Willingness to Invest in Gaza Exempt Them From These Measures?
For Trump, Netanyahu and Their Loyal Plutocrats, Dismantling the Media Is a Shared Effort to Seed Fear and Enforce Self-censorship Among Journalists
The Israeli Prime Minister Was Able to Convince the U.S. President Not Only That His Pardon Is Definitively Forthcoming, but That He Is Not Responsible for the October 7 Massacre. Soon, Trump Will Visit Israel as a Likud Campaigner and Light the Independence Day Torch
Amid a Surge in Homicides Since the Start of the Year, Police Commissioner Danny Levy Made an Unusual Statement This Week, Claiming That Various Factors Are Hampering the Force's Ability to Tackle Violence in Arab Society. His Assertions, However, Are at Odds With the Facts
Israel Can't Live by Shekels Alone. A Dethroned Dollar Threatens the Global Economic Order That Has Been the Key to Israeli Prosperity
The Washington Meeting Left Much to Be Desired After Trump Said 'Nothing Definitive' Had Been Reached. But While Netanyahu and the President Don't Share a Vision for an Iran Deal, They Have a Common Interest in Their Own Political Survival
Trump Has Already Flexed His Muscles to the Point of Bursting. Aircraft Carriers Can't Come Home Empty-handed. And Netanyahu Is Threatening That Even Without America, Israel Will Go to War on Its Own. So What Should Trump Demand From Israel in Return?
Khamenei's Newly-appointed Advisers Appear to Back a U.S. Deal. While a Nuclear Agreement Might Bear a High Ideological and Strategic Price, Regime Survival, Backed by Ballistic Missiles and Regional Proxies, May Prove a Worthy Compromise
For Trump, Netanyahu and Their Loyal Plutocrats, Dismantling the Media Is a Shared Effort to Seed Fear and Enforce Self-censorship Among Journalists
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