Episode #120: Gantz Hardly Wait (feat. Ksenia Svetlova)

Back from Thanksgiving break, Phil and Cooper give a thorough rundown of everything that’s been happening in Israel lately. In the span of a month, Israel’s two leading politicians have failed to form a new government, there’s been violence at the Gaza-Israel border, and Prime Minister Netanyahu not only got a political victory from the Trump Administration, but got indicted as well. And to top it all off, Israel looks like it’s headed for an unprecedented third do-over election. Al-Monitor contributor and former Knesset member Ksenia Svetlova joins the podcast to discuss. What's next for Netanyahu? (Mazal Mualem) Pompeo reinforces Netanyahu’s occupation policies (Akiva Eldar) US says Israeli settlements not necessarily illegal (Laura Rozen) Indicted for bribery, Netanyahu ramps up his victimization campaign (Ben Caspit) Netanyahu at war with legal system (Mazal Mualem) Killing of Islamic Jihad senior: Gantz falls into Netanyahu's trap (Yossi Beilin) Extra Listening: Episode #78, Honey I Shrunk My Coalition (11/29/2018): Phil, Cooper, and Danny Zaken discuss Netanyahu’s political majority falling apart after the departure of Avigdor Liberman along with threats of other cabinet members leaving. Episode #101, Panic! At The Knesset (6/7/2019): Netanyahu fails at forming a majority government and calls snap elections for September. Episode #113, Déjà-Yahu (9/20/2019): The second round of Israeli elections in 2019 show Gantz barely leading Netanyahu, but always signals another political stalemate. Music: Noa Kirel - “Pouch” (  Spotify |   Apple Music)