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EPISODE · Jul 31, 2025 · 28 MIN

Can Israel translate power into peace?

from The Rachman Review

Israel has demonstrated its capacity to strike at its enemies far and wide since the Hamas attacks of October 7 2023. But what will it do with this military dominance? The FT’s Charles Clover puts this question to Palestinian historian Yezid Sayigh. They discuss the weakness and instability of neighbouring Arab states and how the Netanyahu government’s moves to prevent Palestinian statehood represent the biggest threat to peaceful coexistence in the region. Clips: France 24; Channel 4 NewsFree links to read more on this topic:Has Gaza tested the limits of Donald Trump’s support for Benjamin Netanyahu?UK to recognise Palestinian state unless Israel ends Gaza crisisIsrael’s quiet war in the West BankThe world is failing the Palestinian peopleGaza: a war without end?Subscribe to The Rachman Review wherever you get your podcasts - please listen, rate and subscribe.Presented by Charles Clover. Produced by Fiona Symon. Sound design is by Breen Turner and the executive producer is Flo Phillips.Read a transcript of this episode on FT.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Israel has demonstrated its capacity to strike at its enemies far and wide since the Hamas attacks of October 7 2023. But what will it do with this military dominance? The FT’s Charles Clover puts this question to Palestinian historian Yezid Sayigh. They discuss the weakness and instability of neighbouring Arab states and how the Netanyahu government’s moves to prevent Palestinian statehood represent the biggest threat to peaceful coexistence in the region. Clips: France 24; Channel 4 NewsFree links to read more on this topic:Has Gaza tested the limits of Donald Trump’s support for Benjamin Netanyahu?UK to recognise Palestinian state unless Israel ends Gaza crisisIsrael’s quiet war in the West BankThe world is failing the Palestinian peopleGaza: a war without end?Subscribe to The Rachman Review wherever you get your podcasts - please listen, rate and subscribe.Presented by Charles Clover. Produced by Fiona Symon. Sound design is by Breen Turner and the executive producer is Flo Phillips.Read a transcript of this episode on FT.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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