Kyra Jasper talks with Stanford alumna and Rhodes Scholar Anat Peled on the ongoing protests in Israel, including the reasons both the younger and older generations are taking to the streets, how these protests differ from past protests, and what these protests foreshadow about Israel's future.

Show Notes

Note: this podcast was recorded on December 29, 2020. Since the time of the recording, there have been several developments related to Prime Minister Netanyahu’s trial; most pertinently, his trial for corruption charges was delayed until February 8 because of the imposition of a third national COVID-19 lockdown, after an announcement in early January that the trial would be suspended “indefinitely.” More information can be found here: https://www.jpost.com/breaking-news/pm-netanyahus-hearing-rescheduled-for-february-8-655006, https://www.timesofisrael.com/court-delays-netanyahus-2nd-appearance-in-court-for-his-trial-citing-lockdown/, and https://www.haaretz.com/israel-news/.premium-court-postpones-next-hearing-in-netanyahu-s-corruption-trial-citing-covid-lockdown-1.9434724 

Article written by Anat Peled on protests in 2019: https://www.haaretz.com/israel-news/.premium-if-netanyahu-wins-turn-out-the-lights-opposing-israel-s-crime-minister-1.7842592

Article on the protestors’ economic reasons for their discontent: https://www.timesofisrael.com/despite-worst-economy-in-years-anti-netanyahu-protests-struggle-to-grip-nation/

Article on the diverse coalition of protesters: https://www.timesofisrael.com/at-anti-netanyahu-protests-no-clear-leaders-and-thats-how-activists-like-it/

Behind the signs

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Israel and COVID-19: 

https://www.voanews.com/episode/israel-leads-world-vaccines-capita-4531761 

https://www.timesofisrael.com/israeli-virus-cases-per-capita-overtake-us-deaths-surpass-global-average/ 

The views reflected in this podcast do not necessarily represent the views of the Stanford Center for Human Rights and International Justice. 

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