Interregnum - Israel's radicalising ethnonationalism
Added 2023-04-21 12:34:31 +0000 UTCRichard Seymour discusses the protest movement in Israel that has emerged in response to the plans of the most right-wing Israeli government in history to dramatically curtail the power of the judiciary and further empower the executive. We discussed the makeup, social base and ideology of the parties in the coalition government, why the Israeli protest movement and liberal Israelis remain anchored to an ethno-nationalist politics (in spite of their opposition to the government) and we also talked about the Palestinian Authority - increasingly a misnomer as the PA's already minimal public support further erodes and as it starts to lose control of parts of the West Bank.
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It's an old episode, but have you listened to #95 (just search IDF)? Worth going back to.
Ave
2023-05-18 12:09:47 +0000 UTCHey thanks! Thought this was really great. Would be interested in a discussion on the IDF in the future. Are there splits between its leaders, junior officers and lower ranks? Is there potential for it to take a greater role in managing democracy if centrists look to a trusted instruction to take the lead. Thanks!
Alex l-f
2023-04-24 18:03:45 +0000 UTC
