Uploaded March 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

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Gideon Levy believes Israel’s rampant militarism has infected the minds of its entire population. Without an impossible reversal, the Jewish state's destructive warpath will rage on.

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(0:00) Intro
(4:15) Why is Netanyahu so intent on a war with Iran?
(8:00) The bombing of Southern Lebanon: has Israel gone too far?
(11:11) Israeli media machine, controlling the flow of information
(16:15) Is Israel’s goal to create a failed state in Iran?
(19:58) How Israel’s military campaigns create groups like Hezbollah
(22:10) At what point does Israel pay an existential price?
(24:13) The rise of actual anti-semitism
(25:30) Censorship and Self Censorship in Israel
(29:10) The consequences of the assassinations of high ranking Iranian leaders
(34:50) Where do you see this conflict going?