listen: In this episode of the GZERO World Podcast, as the Gaza war rages on with no end in sight, Ian Bremer and three-time Pulitzer Prize-winning New York Times columnist Thomas L. Friedman discuss how the Gaza war will end. and discuss who is in government. How and what happens next.
There is currently a widening gap between the Biden administration and the Israeli government over their response to the conflict. More than 32,000 Palestinians, including nearly 14,000 children, have been killed in Gaza, according to local health authorities and the United Nations. And more than 100 Israelis remain hostages of Hamas. And to make matters worse, just this week, thousands of Israelis took to the streets demanding Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's resignation, and Israeli airstrikes in Damascus killed several senior Iranian military leaders (in a broader regional escalation). Seven aid workers were killed in another Israeli airstrike in Gaza. Food truck workers at the nonprofit organization World Central Kitchen.
While it may seem premature to talk about resolving this conflict, Friedman argues that it is more important than ever to plan for a viable endgame. “We either go into 2024 with really new ideas or we go back to 1947 with really new weapons,” Friedman tells Ian.
Friedman also emphasized the “co-dependence” between Netanyahu and Hamas, noting that Bibi relies on a right-wing coalition that opposes any progress toward Palestinian unity.
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