Episode 3523: The Ceasefire Israel Didn’t Want
The US-Israel-Iran war is currently in a ceasefire, but one of these countries seems unhappier with the suspension of hostilities than the other two.
Shaiel Ben-Ephraim is a geopolitical analyst and former diplomat with the Israeli foreign ministry. Ben-Ephraim grew up in Israel and is now based in the United States.
We talk to him about how the ceasefire has been received in Israel, why so many Israelis back their government’s hyperaggressive foreign policy, the multiple interlocking crises facing the Israeli state and society, why he broke with Zionism, and whether he sees any hope for Israel’s future.
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