In this episode, Haaretz Podcast host Allison Kaplan Sommer explores the fallout from the International Criminal Court’s arrest warrants issued for Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu and former Defense Minister Gallant. Joined by Haaretz diplomatic correspondent Amir Tibon and international law expert Aeyal Gross, the discussion covers how these developments impact Israel’s global standing, the legal and moral debates around the Gaza war, and the the explosive BibiLeaks scandal.

In this episode, Haaretz Podcast host Allison Kaplan Sommer explores the fallout from the International Criminal Court’s arrest warrants issued for Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu and former Defense Minister Gallant. Joined by Haaretz diplomatic correspondent Amir Tibon and international law expert Aeyal Gross, the discussion covers how these developments impact Israel’s global standing, the legal and moral debates around the Gaza war, and the the explosive BibiLeaks scandal.

From Haaretz – Israel's oldest daily newspaper – a weekly podcast in English on Israel, the Middle East and the Jewish World, hosted by Allison Kaplan Sommer.

From Haaretz – Israel's oldest daily newspaper – a weekly podcast in English on Israel, the Middle East and the Jewish World, hosted by Allison Kaplan Sommer.

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Haaretz Podcast

From Haaretz – Israel's oldest daily newspaper – the Haaretz weekly podcast in English on Israel, the Middle East and the Jewish World, hosted by Allison Kaplan Sommer. 

From Haaretz – Israel's oldest daily newspaper – the Haaretz weekly podcast in English on Israel, the Middle East and the Jewish World, hosted by Allison Kaplan Sommer.

Could the International court’s arrest warrants break Netanyahu’s grip on power?

A year has come and gone, and Israel has worn down Hamas and Gaza and decimated the leadership and manpower of Hezbollah, achieving many of its stated objectives since the war began.

But one of the most – if not the most – pressing issue has yet to be solved. One hundred people kidnapped by Hamas and other militants in Gaza remain in captivity, over 450 days later. Each week, their families and supporters protest for their release, pleading for a deal that will see their loved ones come home and the fighting cease. But why hasn't this happened yet, and why do the negotiations keep falling apart?

Haaretz reporter Linda Dayan spoke to Daniel Shek, a former Israeli ambassador and the head of diplomacy for the Hostages and Missing Families Forum, about the negotiations, why the Israeli government won't end the war, the international community's failures and what the future might hold.

A year has come and gone, and Israel has worn down Hamas and Gaza and decimated the leadership and manpower of Hezbollah, achieving many of its stated objectives since the war began.
But one of the most &ndash; if not the most &ndash; pressing issue has yet to be solved. One hundred people kidnapped by Hamas and other militants in Gaza remain in captivity, over 450 days later. Each week, their families and supporters protest for their release, pleading for a deal that will see their loved ones come home and the fighting cease. But why hasn't this happened yet, and why do the negotiations keep falling apart?
Haaretz reporter Linda Dayan spoke to Daniel Shek, a former Israeli ambassador and the head of diplomacy for the Hostages and Missing Families Forum, about the negotiations, why the Israeli government won't end the war, the international community's failures and what the future might hold.

'International organizations have a shameful record when it comes to the hostages'

The turbulent events of 2024 in Israel had a significant impact around the world. 

The ongoing war in Gaza and other fronts had a particularly deep and emotional effect on the lives of Diaspora Jews, who coped with angry protests against Israel on campuses and in city centers, and with soaring rates of antisemitic violence. 

The new and disturbing environment ignited “a feeling of vulnerability and exile that came back to us,” said Paris Rabbi Delphine Horvilleur, one of the important voices from the Diaspora who joined the Haaretz Podcast over the course of the year.

Excerpts from the conversation between podcast host Allison Kaplan Sommer and Horvilleur, along with insights from interviews with other leading thinkers from the Jewish world like writers Franklin Foer, Ayelet Waldman, and Masha Gessen and award-winning playwright and screenwriter Tony Kushner are featured on this special year-end edition of the podcast.

The turbulent events of 2024 in Israel had a significant impact around the world.&nbsp;
The ongoing war in Gaza and other fronts had a particularly deep and emotional effect on the lives of Diaspora Jews, who coped with angry protests against Israel on campuses and in city centers, and with soaring rates of antisemitic violence.&nbsp;
The new and disturbing environment ignited &ldquo;a feeling of vulnerability and exile that came back to us,&rdquo; said Paris Rabbi <a href="https://www.haaretz.com/israel-news/podcasts/2024-05-28/ty-article-podcast/zionisms-narrative-is-about-strength-after-oct-7-israelis-understand-brokenness/0000018f-c01b-d053-a1bf-ec1f063f0000">Delphine Horvilleur</a>, one of the important voices from the Diaspora who joined the Haaretz Podcast over the course of the year.
Excerpts from the conversation between podcast host Allison Kaplan Sommer and Horvilleur, along with insights from interviews with other leading thinkers from the Jewish world like writers <a href="https://www.haaretz.com/israel-news/podcasts/2024-03-13/ty-article-podcast/franklin-foer-everyday-jewish-u-s-life-will-be-punctuated-by-antisemitism/0000018e-3535-da0e-a78f-fd3d5cd90000">Franklin Foer</a>, <a href="https://www.haaretz.com/israel-news/podcasts/2024-05-01/ty-article-podcast/for-jews-campus-wars-over-gaza-suck-but-theyre-not-a-violent-antisemitic-nightmare/0000018f-34c2-d0b5-a59f-35c7d90d0000">Ayelet Waldman</a>, and <a href="https://www.haaretz.com/israel-news/podcasts/2024-05-08/ty-article-podcast/biden-is-willing-to-sacrifice-reelection-for-israel-thats-heartbreaking-and-dangerous/0000018f-5821-d0ec-a9cf-de3face30000">Masha Gessen</a> and award-winning playwright and screenwriter <a href="https://www.haaretz.com/israel-news/podcasts/2024-03-20/ty-article-podcast/tony-kushner-israels-gaza-war-looks-a-lot-like-ethnic-cleansing-to-me/0000018e-5cbb-d3c4-a7cf-7dffbba50000">Tony Kushner</a> are featured on this special year-end edition of the podcast.

What was it like being Jewish in 2024: Franklin Foer, Masha Gessen, Tony Kushner and more

In this special year-end episode, we take an in-depth look at the seismic events that shaped Israel in 2024 through the conversations on the Haaretz Podcast. 

It was a year in which the shadow of October 7, 2023 and its aftermath - the death and destruction in Gaza, the hostages still held by Hamas, unprecedented fighting between Israel and Hezbollah - loomed large with the nation grappling with its most devastating multi-front war in decades.

Featuring excerpts from interviews with newsmakers and the analysis and insights of expert Haaretz journalists, we explore Israel’s journey through 2024 and its series of dramatic events and ask what has been learned - or not learned - from this ongoing crisis? 

The episode includes conversations with Ambassador Dennis Ross, former Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert, Jonathan Dekel-Chen - the father of an American-Israeli hostage in Gaza, and Haaretz journalists Aluf Benn, Amos Harel, Sheren Falah Saab, Amir Tibon, Ben Samuels and Dahlia Scheindlin.

In this special year-end episode, we take an in-depth look at the seismic events that shaped Israel in 2024 through the conversations on the Haaretz Podcast.&nbsp;
It was a year in which the shadow of October 7, 2023 and its aftermath - the death and destruction in Gaza, the hostages still held by Hamas, unprecedented fighting between Israel and Hezbollah - loomed large with the nation grappling with its most devastating multi-front war in decades.
Featuring excerpts from interviews with newsmakers and the analysis and insights of expert Haaretz journalists, we explore Israel&rsquo;s journey through 2024 and its series of dramatic events and ask what has been learned - or not learned - from this ongoing crisis?&nbsp;
The episode includes conversations with Ambassador <a href="https://www.haaretz.com/israel-news/podcasts/2024-01-02/ty-article-podcast/dennis-ross-on-gaza-netanyahus-far-right-ministers-arent-living-in-reality/0000018c-c6bc-ddba-abad-c6bd77b30000">Dennis Ross</a>, former Israeli Prime Minister <a href="https://www.haaretz.com/israel-news/podcasts/2024-02-28/ty-article-podcast/netanyahus-overconfidence-and-arrogance-led-to-oct-7-former-pm-olmert/0000018d-f07b-dd8a-a5af-f87ffc090000">Ehud Olmert</a>, <a href="https://www.haaretz.com/israel-news/podcasts/2024-09-01/ty-article-podcast/hostages-father-if-netanyahu-doesnt-get-this-done-there-will-be-more-bodies/00000191-ae14-d67c-a3bd-efd72cac0000">Jonathan Dekel-Chen</a> - the father of an American-Israeli hostage in Gaza, and Haaretz journalists <a href="https://www.haaretz.com/israel-news/podcasts/2024-09-29/ty-article-podcast/assassinating-nasrallah-the-israeli-army-prepared-for-this-attack-for-18-years/00000192-3d97-db75-a3d6-3d97eae30000">Aluf Benn</a>, <a href="https://www.haaretz.com/israel-news/podcasts/2024-12-10/ty-article-podcast/theyre-no-zionists-how-syrias-rebels-toppled-assad-and-what-it-means-for-israel/00000193-ad68-d6c1-a5fb-ffea61d40000">Amos Harel</a>, <a href="https://www.haaretz.com/israel-news/podcasts/2024-07-30/ty-article-podcast/war-never-saved-children-most-druze-dont-want-their-tragedy-to-cause-more-killing/00000191-0322-da0d-afd1-8bae4b7c0000">Sheren Falah Saab</a>, <a href="https://www.haaretz.com/israel-news/podcasts/2024-10-03/ty-article-podcast/how-we-got-to-october-7-amir-tibon-on-netanyahu-gaza-and-the-day-that-shattered-israel/00000192-42c2-df25-a3be-c6cb32030000">Amir Tibon</a>, <a href="https://www.haaretz.com/israel-news/podcasts/2024-11-11/ty-article-podcast/trump-doesnt-want-to-inherit-the-middle-east-mess-that-netanyahu-made-with-biden/00000193-1bdd-de99-a9bb-dbfd2c450000">Ben Samuels</a> and <a href="https://www.haaretz.com/israel-news/podcasts/2024-12-12/ty-article-podcast/the-deep-state-vs-benjamin-netanyahu-inside-the-courtroom-during-the-pms-testimony/00000193-baaa-d495-adb3-ffff45ed0000">Dahlia Scheindlin</a>.

Could the International court’s arrest warrants break Netanyahu’s grip on power?

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