Isabel Kershner on Israel and its Divisions

It's very hard to understand what's happening today without looking at the roots of all these divisions and at the interests of the different communities and their long-held resentments against the establishment of the country.
Isabel Kershner

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A full transcript is available at www.democracyparadox.com (democracyparadox.com/2023/06/06/isabel-kershne…).

Isabel Kershner is a reporter at The New York Times and the author of a new book called The Land of Hope and Fear: Israel's Battle for Its Inner Soul (amzn.to/3WOHtc3).

Key Highlights
• Introduction - 0:37
• Mizrahi and Askenazi - 5:31
• Immigration - 18:08
• Ultra-Orthodox - 28:12
• Netanyahu's Judiciary Proposal - 39:27
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The Land of Hope and Fear: Israel's Battle for Its Inner Soul (amzn.to/3orLs1C) by Isabel Kershner

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