Welcome to The Times of Israel’s newest podcast series, Friday Focus. Each Friday, join diplomatic reporter Lazar Berman and host deputy editor Amanda Borschel-Dan for a deep dive into what’s behind the news that spins the globe.
Tens of thousands of IDF reservists are again being called up — Berman among them — and Israel appears to be standing at a crossroads in the Gaza War.
In the first half of our program, we discuss Israel’s strategy of conducting conflicts through a fighting force that is largely made up of reserve forces. Berman charts earlier wars and discusses the major takeaways from them.
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We then turn to the present war and discuss its rollout, pauses, surprises (beepers, anyone?) and successes.
Berman discusses why it is imperative to end this war quickly — for both Israelis and Palestinians.
At this liminal moment, we take a look at the past, present and future of the operations in the Gaza Strip.
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Friday Focus can be found on all podcast platforms. This episode was produced by the Pod-Waves and the video was edited by Thomas Girsch.
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