"After the war" no longer sounds entirely fictional.

Israel from the Inside with Daniel Gordis · May 19, 2025 · 1m

Here’s what appeared on all our screens in the middle of the day yesterday.

Already yesterday afternoon, the country was abuzz with the news that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu had spoken publicly about trading an end to the war for the return of all the hostages. Later, in the evening, the government announced that Israel would be providing humanitarian aid throughout the Gaza strip.

Both topics have, in the past, elicited passionate and angry debates in the cabinet, but this time, the Prime Minister just announced the plan to provide the humanitarian aid, while refusing to bring it to a…