It seems like there’s no end to the horrors in Gaza, the torment of the Israeli hostages and Netanyahu’s expansionism. And the more events escalate, the less we understand this nightmare. Today we’re joined by UCL politics professor Julie Norman to take as sober a look as possible at how the Middle East has changed after the October 7 attacks and Israel’s devastating response. Is Netanyahu prolonging the war to say in power? Does it fit the description of a genocide? And what happens next? Plus we have excellent questions on this topic in a special But Your Emails. 

This episode was recorded before the anti-war protests in Israel over the weekend.

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If ever we needed ESCAPE ROUTES it’s this week…

• Julie recommends Bruce Springsteen’s Born To Run on its 50th anniversary. 

• Raf recommends The Genius Myth by Helen Lewis. 

• Andrew recommends Alien Earth on Disney+. 

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