“In Israel they are either bigots, fanatics, sometimes murderous ones… and they are cowards… and unfortunately there is no brave figure that I can see” - Offer Cassif, Israeli MP

Israeli MP Offer Cassif has been staunchly against Israel’s long occupation of Palestine and has been highly critical of Israel’s genocide in Gaza. The coalition he is a part of  consists of only five seats out of 120 in the Israeli Knesset.

He joined us for a second time on UNAPOLOGETIC to discuss how Israeli society is largely embracing its leadership’s descent into a “fully fledged fascist dictatorship”.

Chapters

00:00 Intro

01:10 The war and Israeli society’s response

07:37  Understanding the thinking of the Israeli government - subjugation plan

16:58 The genocide and the international reaction to it

23:02 How can this war be scaled back and ICC warrants?

28:52 The make-up of the Israeli Knesset

34:02 Going back to Rafah

36:58 Unpacking the forged documents scandal

42:00 Would Gantz or Lapid be any different?

52:58 How a negotiated peace can occur - South Africa

1:03:03 Unpacking resistance inside Israel

1:07:00 Internal repression in Israel

01:11:07 Is Israel sustainable? 

01:16:30 Juxtaposing Palestinian dignity with Israel