Israel's Jewish fundamentalists hold an unprecedented level of power in Benjamin Netanyahu's current government. What does that mean for Israeli democracy, for the U.S.-Israel relationship and for the broader Middle East? Our guest Dr. Tomer Persico, an expert on Jewish religion and identity, joins the podcast to explain the rise of the Religious Zionism party and how it wants to reshape Israel forever. 

Persico also speaks about what the Israeli far-right shares with U.S. Christian Evangelicals, and why this year's Passover holiday could end in bloodshed. Listen to his full conversation with host Amir Tibon, and read more on Netanyahu's new government on Haaretz.com. 

Israel's Jewish fundamentalists hold an unprecedented level of power in Benjamin Netanyahu's current government. What does that mean for Israeli democracy, for the <a href="https://www.haaretz.com/us-news/2023-01-17/ty-article/.premium/pro-israel-democratic-senator-asks-not-to-meet-with-far-right-parties-during-israel-visit/00000185-bfcd-d244-ade5-ffdf823e0000">U.S.-Israel relationship</a> and for the broader Middle East? Our guest Dr. <a href="https://www.haaretz.com/opinion/2022-12-13/ty-article/.premium/you-cant-shout-antisemitism-when-its-normalizers-are-part-of-the-government/00000185-069f-d11b-a1ff-1fdf854d0000">Tomer Persico</a>, an expert on Jewish religion and identity, joins the podcast to explain the rise of the Religious Zionism party and how it wants to <a href="https://www.haaretz.com/israel-news/2022-12-06/ty-article-magazine/.premium/the-radicalization-of-netanyahus-anti-lgbtq-ally/00000184-e79e-d28f-a5b6-ffde2b2e0000">reshape </a>Israel forever. 
Persico also speaks about what the Israeli far-right shares with U.S. Christian Evangelicals, and why this year's Passover holiday could end in <a href="https://www.haaretz.com/israel-news/2023-01-03/ty-article/.premium/ben-gvirs-temple-mount-visit-ended-quietly-but-history-shows-it-may-not-hold/00000185-787a-dd8c-afaf-ff7e82af0000">bloodshed</a>. Listen to his full conversation with host <a href="https://www.haaretz.com/israel-news/haaretz-today/2023-01-09/ty-article/.premium/what-we-can-learn-from-netanyahus-wonderful-friendship-with-bolsonaro/00000185-9769-d3f9-a7df-9f6f74db0000">Amir Tibon</a>, and read more on Netanyahu's new government on <a href="https://www.haaretz.com/">Haaretz.com</a>.

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.

Your audio guide to Israel, the Middle East and the Jewish World.

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.

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