Welcome to ‘October’s Wake,’ a podcast miniseries marking one year since October 7, 2023, exclusively for ToI Community members.

In this episode, host Amanda Borschel-Dan brings together founding editor David Horovitz, political reporter Tal Schneider and senior analyst Haviv Rettig Gur to answer your questions about the political horizon since Hamas's invasion of southern Israel on October 7, 2023.

Among the hundreds of responses and questions from the ToI Community, a huge proportion wondered about the motivations of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu while prosecuting the ongoing war: Does the war serve Netanyahu's interests or does Netanyahu serve the state?

We discuss coalition politics and the weakness of the Israeli left. We hear how the panel feels about resettling the Gaza Strip (and even south Lebanon) and how the residents of the Gaza border communities feel abandoned by the right-wing government.

And finally, we attempt to define the Israeli center -- or mainstream -- and what its vision is for the future.

For comments or questions, please write to podcast@timesofisrael.com

Welcome to ‘October’s Wake,’ a podcast miniseries marking one year since October 7, 2023, exclusively for ToI Community members. 
In this episode, host Amanda Borschel-Dan brings together founding editor David Horovitz, political reporter Tal Schneider and senior analyst Haviv Rettig Gur to answer your questions about the political horizon since Hamas's invasion of southern Israel on October 7, 2023.
Among the hundreds of responses and questions from the ToI Community, a huge proportion wondered about the motivations of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu while prosecuting the ongoing war: Does the war serve Netanyahu's interests or does Netanyahu serve the state?
We discuss coalition politics and the weakness of the Israeli left. We hear how the panel feels about resettling the Gaza Strip (and even south Lebanon) and how the residents of the Gaza border communities feel abandoned by the right-wing government.
And finally, we attempt to define the Israeli center -- or mainstream -- and what its vision is for the future.
For comments or questions, please write to <a href="mailto:podcast@timesofisrael.com">podcast@timesofisrael.com</a>

To mark one year since October 7, 2023, we’re producing a special podcast mini-series exclusively for ToI Community members entitled ‘October’s Wake.’

Host Amanda Borschel-Dan brings together editor David Horovitz, senior analyst Haviv Rettig Gur, military reporter Emanuel Fabian, political reporter Tal Schneider and diplomatic reporter Lazar Berman to answer your questions and decipher the major issues from all fronts of the war — both in Israel and abroad.

To mark one year since October 7, 2023, we’re producing a special podcast mini-series exclusively for ToI Community members entitled ‘October’s Wake.’
Host Amanda Borschel-Dan brings together editor David Horovitz, senior analyst Haviv Rettig Gur, military reporter Emanuel Fabian, political reporter Tal Schneider and diplomatic reporter Lazar Berman to answer your questions and decipher the major issues from all fronts of the war — both in Israel and abroad.