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Cap a diem. Since Israel launched its campaign of bombardment and ground invasion in Gaza,

the main thing I've wanted to do with this interview series is give you the context that you just won't find in mainstream media.

Because one of the things that really struck me about Western media is how little we actually hear about what's going on in Israeli politics.

So what kinds of domestic pressures is Benjamin Netanyahu under?

What has changed since the 1990s and the Oslo Accords about the diplomatic role played by the United States?

And how did it come to be that Israel basically abandoned any pretense of a commitment to a two-state solution.

Luckily, we're not going to be in a state of ignorance for much longer,

because joining me on this week's downstream is Daniel Levy. A former Israeli peace negotiator

whose insider knowledge of the peace processes and why they failed is

pretty much

for joining us today. I suppose my first question is a really broad one. I suppose my first question is a really broad one.

Quite famously, the position taken by Ehho Barak's government was that Israel can't be a

Democratic state, a Jewish majority state and also maintain the occupation.

There was at least an acknowledgement of that. and also maintain the occupation.

There was at least an acknowledgement of that fact.

Do you think that's still a prevalent view in Israeli politics today? Good to be with you, Ash.

It's interesting you're starting with that because it takes my mind back to a place.

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