Podcast. In Israel, the extreme right in power

How did the far right come to power in Israel? Binyamin Netanyahu, whose party, the Likud, came out on top in the legislative elections of 1er November, among other things, appointed the very controversial Itamar Ben Gvir to the key post of Minister of National Security. The latter promotes a racist ideology and defends Jewish supremacism.

Why did Benyamin Netanyahu choose to ally himself with the far right? Is this a tipping point for the country? What are the reactions to this situation?

In this episode of the “L’Heure du Monde” podcast, Clothilde Mraffko, a Jerusalem-based journalist who covers the region for The worldexplains the extreme right-winging of Israeli society and the tensions generated by this unprecedented situation.

An episode of Adele Ponticelli. Directed by: Quentin Tenaud. Original music: Amandine Robillard. Presentation and editor-in-chief: Morgane Tual. In this episode: excerpts from the video of Itamar Ben Gvir on the esplanade of the Mosques (Reuters); demonstrations in Tel Aviv on 14 January (Reuters).

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