Gadi Taub is an author, historian, and columnist as well as co-host (with Michael Doran) of Tablet’s Israel Update podcast. Last week I recommended his Tablet column “Netanyahu Takes On Israel’s Deep State” for its understanding of the internal political turmoil that is roiling Israel.
On March 9, Quillette’s Pamela Paresky sat down with Taub in Tel Aviv to discuss the war in Gaza, the failures of Israel’s security establishment, and the ideological forces—both inside Israel and across the West—that have undermined the country’s ability to defend itself. Their wide-ranging conversation covers everything from October 7 and the erosion of Israeli deterrence to the rise of postcolonial ideology, the crisis of liberalism, and the battle for narrative power in a media-saturated world. Again, this is highly recommended (by me).
Among the items cited by Taub in the course of the Quillette interview are the November 2021 MEMRI post “Antisemitism In Sermons In U.S. Mosques” by Mohammed Al-Azdee and the 2024 pamphlet “Officers By Day, Terrorists By Night” by Regavim (“a public movement dedicated to the protection of Israel’s national lands and resources”).
No sooner had I finished the interview above than I found that Taub had posted his March 28 interview with Prime Minister Netanyahu as the latest episode of the Israel Update series, this time without Michael Doran. In the interview Netanyahu walks us through all the major decisions that shaped the Iron Swords war thus far. The interview is conducted in Hebrew and posted with English subtitles.
At YouTube the video includes the timestamps below.
00:00 Introduction to Iron Swords War special update
13:52 Initial military decisions and mobilization strategy
25:25 Managing tensions with the Biden administration
38:26 Beeper operations against Hezbollah and missile threats
45:03 Decision to eliminate Nasrallah
52:05 Nasrallah’s Execution & Impact on Syrian regime and regional balance
59:59 Complex hostage negotiations and military pressure
64:31 Changes in Hamas leadership approach
67:03 Future vision for Gaza and regional stability
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