The view from Israel

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🗓️ 2 November 2023

⏱️ 28 minutes

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Israelis overwhelmingly disapprove of their government’s handling of the October 7 attacks, but their desire for unity keeps Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in power. Michael Koplow of the Israel Policy Forum explains what Israel’s government should do next, and Professor Noah Efron of Bar-Ilan University describes the mood among Israelis. This episode was produced by Avishay Artsy and Amanda Lewellyn, edited by Miranda Kennedy, fact-checked by Laura Bullard, engineered by David Herman, and hosted by Noel King. Transcript at vox.com/todayexplained Support Today, Explained by making a financial contribution to Vox! bit.ly/givepodcasts Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	It's today explained, I'm Newell King.
0:02.5	On October 18th, President Biden met with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu
0:07.0	in Tel Aviv.
0:08.0	I come to Israel with a single message, you're not alone, you're not alone.
0:13.6	As long as the United States stands and we will stand forever, I'm not letting you
0:17.6	ever be alone.
0:18.6	Now in that speech, Biden urged the protection of civilian lives in Gaza.
0:23.0	Israel's military campaign in Gaza has since claimed many lives, including those of
0:27.1	around 3,600 kids.
0:30.4	Biden's support for BB may be slipping.
0:32.6	At an event in Minneapolis last night, a woman interrupted Biden's speech.
0:37.2	Mr. President, do you want to go?
0:39.1	There are a bunch of people as a rabbi, and I need you to call for a ceasefire right now.
0:43.7	And Biden responded, I think we need a pause.
0:46.9	The White House said later, that's a pause to get hostages out and to get aid in.
0:52.4	And then political reports today that Biden and his inner circle are saying Netanyahu's
0:57.7	days are numbered.
1:06.6	Nearly 24,000 kids have their identity stolen in 2022.
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1:15.4	your family's personal data.
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1:22.8	monitoring for the whole family, giving you real-time alerts, expert guidance, and even
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