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'Gaza started as a legitimate war of self-defense. It became merciless, cruel vengeance': This Israeli ex-foreign minister speaks his mind

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JL;DR SUMMARY Shlomo Ben-Ami, former Israeli Foreign Minister, critically examines the futility of the two-state solution in the current geopolitical climate and reflects on the two-year-long Gaza conflict as a shift from defense to vengeance. A way out west there was a fella, fella I want to tell you about, fella by the name of Jeff Lebowski.

  • At least, that was the handle his lovin' parents gave him, but he never had much use for it himself.
  • This Lebowski, he called himself the Dude.
  • Now, Dude, that's a name no one would self-apply where I come from.
  • But then, there was a lot about the Dude that didn't make a whole lot of sense to me.
  • And a lot about where he lived, likewise. But then again, maybe that's why I found the place s'durned innarestin'.
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HamasTwo State SolutionPalestinian StatehoodGaza ConflictIsrael Palestine RelationsInternational RecognitionAsymmetrical WarfareMacron's DiplomacyShlomo Ben AmiJordanian Involvement

Places mentioned

Tel Aviv, Tel Aviv District, Israel
"Hello and welcome to the Haaretz podcast. I'm Alison Kaplan Sommer in Tel Aviv."
Gaza City, Gaza, Palestinian Territories
"IDF forces are encircling Gaza City, and over 80,000 Palestinians have already evacuated to escape the attack."
France
"Meanwhile, diplomatic pressure on Israel grows, with French President Emmanuel Macron, leading the push of a growing list of Western countries recognizing a Palestinian state."
Saudi Arabia
"Macron added that, quote, no offensive annexation attempt or forced displacement of population will derail the momentum we have created with the Crown Prince, momentum that many partners have already joined."
Australia
"These partners now include Australia, Britain, Canada, most recently Belgium, all of whom have pledged to formally recognize a Palestinian state at this conference during the UN General Assembly."
United Kingdom
"These partners now include Australia, Britain, Canada, most recently Belgium, all of whom have pledged to formally recognize a Palestinian state at this conference during the UN General Assembly."
Canada
"These partners now include Australia, Britain, Canada, most recently Belgium, all of whom have pledged to formally recognize a Palestinian state at this conference during the UN General Assembly."
Belgium
"These partners now include Australia, Britain, Canada, most recently Belgium, all of whom have pledged to formally recognize a Palestinian state at this conference during the UN General Assembly."
United States
"And even in the United States, I mean, everything held in a thin thread because public opinion and at least half of the political class in the United States does not support the position of the president."
Palestinian Territories
"As Israel's war in Gaza approaches the two-year mark, we find ourselves at a dramatic crossroads."

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