Published 5/21/2026, 11:07:19 AM · Updated 5/21/2026, 2:03:00 PMBy TheBriefWire Editorial Team
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FRANCE 24's François Picard welcomes veteran Israeli journalist and Haaretz columnist Gideon Levy.
He offers a scathing analysis of Israeli politics, the Gaza war, the unprecedented rise of xenophobic nationalism and Israel's growing dependence on the United States.
Speaking from Tel Aviv amid mounting electoral tensions, Levy argues that "everything – war and peace, domestic politics, legislation – is now covered by the shadow of the upcoming elections".
The interview moves far beyond electoral maneuvering.
LLevy delivers a moral and geopolitical indictment of both the Israeli government and Western responses to the war in Gaza.