#200 - Is Annexation Good Or Bad For Israel? (Uri Zaki)

Two Nice Jewish Boys

Eytan and Naor

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🗓️ 8 July 2020

⏱️ 67 minutes

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July 1st was a date some Israelis were looking forward to. For the past few months, most Israelis have been speaking about one thing, (well, except for corona) - Annexation. Aka instilling Israeli law in much of the West Bank, or Judea and Samaria. Since the Six Day War in 1967 when Israel conquered the area - Israeli citizens have been living there in settlements under military rule. Annexation would change that permanently, and settlers would cease to be settlers. They would be living, de facto, in the State of Israel. Of course, in Israel, nothing’s ever that simple. This plan split the country in two - those who prayed for annexation, and those who dreaded it. Uri Zaki is a political activist, a member of the Meretz party, one of Israel’s more left-wing parties. He is the founder of “The Front for the Protection of Democracy”, an organisation that strives to be (quote) “the assaultive tool in the struggle for the Israeli democracy”. Uri is also the partner of MK Tamar Zandberg, who we had the please of hosting on the podcast - check out episode 34. We’re happy to be joined by Uri Zaki to discuss the Deal of the Century, democracy in Israel - and much more!

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0:45.3	July 1st was a date some Israelis were looking forward to. For the past few months, most Israelis have been speaking about one thing.
0:49.3	Well, except for Corona.
0:51.3	Annexation, a.k.a. instilling Israeli law in much of the West Bank,
0:56.1	or Judea and Samaria. Since the Six-Day War in 1967, when Israel conquered the area,
1:02.9	Israeli citizens have been living there in settlements under military rule.
1:07.4	Annexation would change that permanently, and settlers would cease to be settlers they would be
1:12.6	living de facto in the state of israel of course in israel nothing's ever that simple this
1:18.5	plan split the country into those who prayed for annexation and those who dreaded it
1:24.6	Urizaki is a political activist a member of of the Meritz party, one of Israel's more
1:30.0	left-wing parties. He is the founder of Democracy Strikes Back, an organization that strives to be,
1:36.1	quote, the assaultive tool in the struggle for the Israeli democracy. Uri is also the partner
1:41.4	of M.K. Tamal Zanberg, who we had the pleasure of hosting on the podcast. Check out episode 34. We are super happy, super thrilled to be joined by Uli Zaki to discuss the deal of the century, democracy in Israel, and much, much more. Thank you so much for joining us.
1:56.3	Just a bit closer to the mic. Oh, sorry, it social distancing yeah I'm following so it took us
2:02.1	three years since we had your partner right Zanberg to get you uh well you you didn't try
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