“In Israel they are either bigots, fanatics, sometimes murderous ones… and they are cowards… and unfortunately there is no brave figure that I can see” - Offer Cassif, Israeli MPIsraeli MP Offer Cassif has been staunchly against Israel’s long occupation of Palestine and has been highly critical of Israel’s genocide in Gaza. The coalition he is a part of consists of only five seats out of 120 in the Israeli Knesset.He joined us for a second time on UNAPOLOGETIC to discuss how Israeli society is largely embracing its leadership’s descent into a “fully fledged fascist dictatorship”.Chapters00:00 Intro01:10 The war and Israeli society’s response07:37 Understanding the thinking of the Israeli government - subjugation plan16:58 The genocide and the international reaction to it23:02 How can this war be scaled back and ICC warrants?28:52 The make-up of the Israeli Knesset34:02 Going back to Rafah36:58 Unpacking the forged documents scandal42:00 Would Gantz or Lapid be any different?52:58 How a negotiated peace can occur - South Africa1:03:03 Unpacking resistance inside Israel1:07:00 Internal repression in Israel01:11:07 Is Israel sustainable? 01:16:30 Juxtaposing Palestinian dignity with Israel

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