Madar Podcast

Presenting the Israeli scene in a manner that combines the academic-educational and critical-analytical dimensions, covering topics including the political-partisan scene, social fissures inside Israel, colonial practices, occupation and foreign relations, and other issues.
  • Season 7: War 2023
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  • Walid Habbas

This episode reviews the biography of Bezalel Smotrich, who became Finance Minister and a minister within the Israeli Ministry of Defense in 2022.

The episode focuses on three key issues:

  1. The ideological current that Smotrich represents and its characteristics.
  2. Smotrich's political biography, from his arrest on terrorism charges in 2005 to his roles in Netanyahu's government.
  3. Smotrich's views on the Palestinians and his "decisive plan."

Our guest in this episode, Walid Habbas, provides an in-depth analysis of these aspects to understand Smotrich's influence on Israeli politics and his impact on Israeli-Palestinian relations.