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Why there’s talk of civil war in Israel

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Politics, Daily News, News

41.5K Ratings

🗓️ 20 August 2024

⏱️ 28 minutes

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Summary

The war in Gaza has put Israeli society under unprecedented strain, exacerbating political, religious and ethnic divisions. While Netanyahu told a news conference in June, 'there will be no civil war' in Israel, many fear he may be proved wrong.

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Guest: Dr Dahlia Scheindlin, journalist, political analyst and author of "The Crooked Timber of Democracy in Israel".

Host: Manveen Rana.

Clips: The Telegraph; Al Jazeera; Global News.

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0:00.0

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0:27.2

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0:30.3

Hi, I'm Adam Vaughan, Environment Editor for the Times.

0:33.2

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0:38.6

will be set against a backdrop of the biggest election year in history.

0:42.3

The governments voted in this year will face a crucial period for the sustainability agenda.

0:47.0

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0:50.0

and all our futures will be affected by whether or not they do so.

0:54.0

To put your ticket to this year's summit, head to TimesEarth Summit.com

0:57.0

forward slash virtual. From the Times and the Sunday Times, this is this story. I'm Manveen Rana.

1:10.0

In a country that's become used to protests and violence, to many Israelis, this felt different.

1:20.0

It felt like the start of a coup, a mob of far-right protesters,

1:28.8

edd on by members of the Israeli government, was storming an Israeli military base.

1:35.0

They were demanding the release of a group of Israeli soldiers who'd been arrested for

1:45.5

torturing Palestinian prisoners.

1:48.0

The soldiers in this country are a consensus. If they touch our soldiers will build a shield wall, the people

1:55.6

will draw us up against the government, be it left or right or whatever, nobody can touch

2:00.9

our soldiers. Israel is at a crossroads.

2:05.0

Ten months since the start of the war in Gaza

2:08.0

and thousands of Israelis are taking to the street and protest every week.

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