October 15, 2023

Netanyahu’s Clampdown on Israeli Dissidents, the History of Hamas, and the Blowback of Netanyahu’s Divide-and-Conquer Strategy w/ Zachary Foster

1 hour 11 minutes

On this edition of Parallax Views, Zachary Foster of Palestine Nexus joins the show to discuss recent news of the Netanyahu government's crackdown on Israeli dissidents as well as the history of Hamas and how Netanyahu's divide-and-conquer strategy in relations to the Palestinians has arguably led to what those in foreign policy circles call "blowback". We also discuss the plight of Palestinians not only in Gaza, which many describe as an open-air prison, but also the occupied West Bank.

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Likud Minister Formulates Emergency Regulations to Imprison Citizens Who 'Harm National Morale': Communications Minister Karhi is promoting regulations that would allow him to direct police to arrest civilians, remove them from their homes, or seize their property if he believes they have spread information that could harm national morale or served as the basis for enemy propaganda - Haaretz - October 15th, 2023

For years, Netanyahu propped up Hamas. Now it’s blown up in our faces

The premier’s policy of treating the terror group as a partner, at the expense of Abbas and Palestinian statehood, has resulted in wounds that will take Israel years to heal from - The Times of Israel - October 8th, 2023

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