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Hostages to Politics: Bradley Burston on Netanyahu, Hamas, Gaza—and What Might Still Save Israel
In this searing Tel Aviv Diary episode, veteran journalist Bradley Burston (kibbutz founder, former IDF combat medic, Gaza correspondent, Reuters peace-talks reporter, and founding editor/columnist at Haaretz.com) sits down with Mark to ask the blunt question: How did we get to a war that’s still grinding on nearly two years later—and why hasn’t Israel moved on from October 7?
Burston argues that Prime Minister Netanyahu’s political timetable and Hamas’s strategic interests have too often aligned: both gain from prolonging the conflict and blocking a two-state horizon. He and Marc dissect…
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