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Unholy Land [Rebroadcast]
Democracy in Danger
English - August 09, 2023 12:00 - 46 minutes - 64.4 MBSociety & Culture News Politics democracy election history illiberalism media news politics unitedstates world Homepage Download Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
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The 75th anniversary of Israel’s founding was met in May with another round of bloodshed. As the Islamic Jihad fired rockets from Gaza, the Israeli military responded with brutal airstrikes, killing civilians. Meanwhile, thousands have taken to the streets in Israel — to little avail — protesting the authoritarian moves of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. We revisit our conversation with one Palestinian and one Israeli analyst for some context on these events in a land of much promise and meager hope.