The Israeli-Palestinian conflict goes back decades, but this is the latest war An unprecedented toll in terms of the number of people killedand represents a significant step back from any hope of securing a two-state solution and a lasting peace. Vox podcasts are covering the conflict in depth, providing our listeners with context and clarity about the history of the conflict, a deeper understanding of Israel and Palestine and the players on the world stage, and the toll Israel’s attacks and retaliations have taken on the people. in the region
Today, explained, Vox’s daily news commentary podcast, which has been covering the conflict since its inception, With an episode posted just after the October 7 Hamas attacks in Israel that killed nearly 1,200 people and took an estimated 240 hostages. Many threads of this story from the show continue to cover, from Where Hamas comes from How conflict misinformation is spread on social media and how information warfare is used in the Middle East. The Vox Podcast weed And gray area Also covers the unfolding crisis, its scars and its impact.
You can find them and our other episodes below; We will keep adding more as new episodes are released.
Israel vs Hezbollah
August 29, 2024 | Two regional wars are on the verge of breaking out. An analyst and a negotiator say the Middle East could spiral out of control without a cease-fire in Gaza.
It’s not Islamophobic, it’s anti-Palestinian
June 25, 2024 | Islamophobic and anti-Semitic incidents are on the rise. Writers Mustafa Bayomi and Vox’s Abdullah Fayyad tell us about another form of invisible discrimination: anti-Palestinian racism.
Was it Semitic?
June 11, 2024 | Since October 7 there has been much debate about what is anti-Semitic and what is not Rabbi Jill Jacobs and Harvard Law Professor Noah Feldman explain why the definition is so important.
Hamas organization chart
May 28, 2024 | Seven months on, Israel has not “toppled” the Hamas leadership. Newsweek’s Tom O’Connor introduces them, and Myrav Jonzein of the International Crisis Group explains what war means.
Biden’s Breaking Point in Gaza
May 9, 2024 | President Joe Biden said the United States would no longer supply weapons to Israel if it wanted to use it at Rafah. Axios reporter Barak Ravid explains what this means for the war.
Israel, Gaza and Eurovision
May 7, 2024 | The pop music contest is facing calls for a boycott of Israel’s participation. Pop’s Charlie Harding and historian Tess Megginson explore why apolitical phenomena are becoming political.
Is it possible to separate from Israel?
May 6, 2024 | Yes, but it’s hard. Josh Moody of Inside Higher Ed and Charlie Eaton of UC Merced explain.
Colombia’s free-speech fight
April 24, 2024 | Daily Spectator news editor Sarah Huddleston reported on the protests at her university. AAUP President Irene Mulvey explains the argument for free speech on campus.
Why did Iran attack Israel?
April 15, 2024 | Greg Carlstrom of The Economist explains. Jerusalem-based journalist Noga Ternopolsky investigates whether the unprecedented attack hurt or helped Benjamin Netanyahu.
Israel’s attack on World Central Kitchen
April 4, 2024 | The Wall Street Journal’s Stephen Kalin explains what happened, and Refugee International President Jeremy Konindic describes what it means for Gazans.
How Israel is upending the democratic nation
March 5, 2024 | Super Tuesday is the biggest day of the presidential primary campaign, but the biggest race in the biggest state isn’t about Biden or Trump. Instead, the leading candidates for California’s open Senate seat — three Democrats and one Republican — are talking a lot of themselves about Israel, Palestine and the war in Gaza.
Protest vote against Biden
February 27, 2024 | Michigan’s primary today will test President Biden’s effectiveness with Muslim voters amid the Gaza war. An Arab American leader says the community is abandoning Biden and looking for alternatives — Donald Trump could be one of them.
Rafah, the last “safe” zone
February 15, 2024 | Palestinians are trapped in Rafah, Gaza’s southernmost city, where some 1.5 million people have taken refuge. After Israel bombed Rafah this weekend, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is threatening a ground attack. Palestinian journalist Asil Musa takes us inside Rafah and economist Anton LaGuardia explains why diplomatic efforts to stop the war have stalled.
Iran and the Axis of Resistance
January 31, 2024 | Iran-backed militias use drones, missiles and even TikTok to oppose the US and Israel. Ali Waize of the International Crisis Group explains how the war in Gaza has strengthened the self-described axis of resistance.
Israel at the International Court of Justice
January 29, 2024 | South Africa takes Israel to court for genocide. Courthouse News reporter Molly Coyle and Robert Blecher of the International Crisis Group explain what happened next.
How the Gaza War ended
January 18, 2024 | Israel’s war against Hamas has been going on for over 100 days now. According to Ian Lustick, professor emeritus at the University of Pennsylvania, history tells us what it will take to end it.
Israel’s next move
January 3, 2023 | Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is in trouble at home and abroad. AP correspondent Tia Goldenberg and scholar Hussein Ibish explain the significance of a high-profile assassination in Lebanon.
Fight against campus hate
December 12, 2023 | Three elite university presidents entered Congress for anti-Semitism hearings. Only two still have jobs. New York Magazine reporter Nia Prater tells us what happened, and a professor of Jewish history at Harvard explains why she thinks the resignation won’t make campuses safer.
How Palestine has gone global
December 4, 2023 | People with no direct ties to the Middle East saw the Palestinian cause as an anti-colonial struggle linked to their own experiences. Columbia historian Rashid Khalidi explains why “decolonization” resonates globally.
American Politics of Israel
November 29, 2023 | The Israel-Hamas war is dividing formerly united Democrats and uniting the recently fractured Republican Party. Semaphore’s David Weigel explains what the move to 2024 means.
Hostage Agreement (brought to you by Qatar)
November 27, 2023 | After 50 days of the Israel-Hamas war, both sides breathed a sigh of relief to save lives. And it couldn’t have happened without Qatar.
Inside the occupied West Bank
November 20, 2023 | As the world focuses on Gaza, Israeli settlers and soldiers are stepping up attacks on Palestinians in the West Bank. Author Nathan Thrall and journalist Dalia Hatuka explain the decades of tension that shaped life in the West Bank.
A call from Gaza
November 14, 2023 | People are desperately trying to escape Gaza as the siege continues. Mohammed Ghalaini, a Palestinian British man, tells us why he chooses to stay, even as other foreign nationals flee across the Rafah border with Egypt.
A Jew and a Muslim be honest about Israel and Gaza
November 13, 2023 | Jack Beauchamp, a Vox senior correspondent who writes about democracy and Israel, spoke with Washington Post columnist Shadi Hamid, research professor of Islamic studies at Fuller Seminary and author The Problem of Democracy: America, the Middle East, and the Rise and Fall of an Idea. They discuss the October 7 attack, the subsequent war in Gaza, what it means for Israelis and Palestinians, and how Jews and Muslims in the United States can find common ground amid the suffering of their communities. This conversation was recorded on November 2, 2023.
The history of BDS and the boycott
November 8, 2023 | If you turn on the news or scroll through your favorite social media feed, you’ll see the latest developments in the Israel-Hamas war — and the reactions to it. But there’s a call to move down social media feeds that seems different from all of these responses It’s called BDS, short for Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions. And like everything related to this conflict, it’s complicated and controversial. weed Host Jonquilyn Hill sits down with Vox senior reporter Whizzy Kim and Cornell professor and author to explain the controversial movement. Buying Power: A History of Consumer Activism in America Lawrence B. Glickman to discuss the history of boycotts and whether they work.
Cease fire?
November 8, 2023 | Protesters, politicians and the Pope have called for a ceasefire in the Israel-Hamas war, but the US and Israeli governments oppose it. Vox’s Jonathan Gower and the Center for Strategic and International Studies’ John B. Alterman explains what happens next
The view from Israel
November 2, 2023 | Israelis widely disapprove of their government’s handling of the October 7 attacks, but their desire for unity has kept Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in power. Israel Policy Forum’s Michael Coplow explains what the Israeli government should do next, and Bar-Ilan University professor Noah Efron describes the mood among Israelis.
The humanitarian crisis in Gaza
October 30, 2023 | Gaza is plunged into a deeper crisis as water and electricity are cut off and communications are severed. It’s not just a humanitarian problem — it’s a violation of international law, says lead human rights attorney Kenneth Roth.
Why is the United States always on the side of Israel?
October 25, 2023 | This was the top question when we asked Today, explained The audience wanted to know about this conflict. Joel Beinin, professor emeritus of Middle Eastern history at Stanford, has the answer.
Heart, mind, and choice
October 23, 2023 | False information about what is happening in Israel and Gaza is taking over social media faster than journalists like BBC Verify’s Shayan Sardarizadeh. That’s exactly what digital propagandists want, says professor and social media expert Mark Wayne Jones.
Biden is going to Israel
October 18, 2023 | It has been 11 days since Hamas attacked Israel, killing civilians and taking hostages. Israel’s retaliatory actions have killed hundreds of Palestinians and created a humanitarian crisis in Gaza. Carnegie Endowment Senior Fellow Aaron David Miller and Middle East analyst Michael Waheed Hanna explain the role diplomacy will play in the coming days.
How Palestinians View Hamas
October 16, 2023 | The US, along with Israel and many of its allies, has long considered Hamas a terrorist group. Khaled al-Hroub, a professor at Northwestern University in Qatar, explains how its reputation among Palestinians, who elected the group to political power in 2006, is far from clear.
Israel, Hamas and how we got here
October 10, 2023 | This Israel-Hamas war is unlike any war before, says Alison Kaplan Sommer of Haaretz. But it was years in the making, says Vox’s Jack Beauchamp.
