2025-09-07
35 分钟Welcome to Intelligence Squared, where great minds meet.
I'm producer Mia Sorrenti.
Today's episode is part one of our recent live event,
The Age of the Strongman, understanding Netanyahu, recorded at Smith Square Hall in Westminster.
This was the third event in our event series, The Age of the Strongman,
in which Chief Foreign Affairs commentator for the Financial Times, Gideon Rackman,
speaks to leading experts about the political leaders defining our times.
This event examined Benjamin Netanyahu, Prime Minister of Israel.
In November 2022, Benjamin Netanyahu returned to power in Israel after winning his sixth election.
Propped up by a bloc of far-right and ultra-religious parties,
Netanyahu's government is seen by many as the most extreme in Israeli history.
But he is also a remarkably successful politician.
He first won power in 1996 and is Israel's longest-serving Prime Minister.
Gideon Rachman spoke to Ansel Feffer,
the Israel correspondent for The Economist and author of Beebe,
The Turbulent Life and Times of Benjamin Netanyahu.
Together,
they unpacked Netanyahu's actions and explored the monumental shifts in Israeli politics that have taken place
since October 7th.
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