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Israel’s two-year assault on Gaza has laid bare the extent of violence against Palestinians that the majority of the Israeli public will either celebrate, justify, or seek to deny. The U.S.-brokered ceasefire may reduce the killing, but the mediating countries and the international community as a whole appear unwilling to confront the currents of hypermilitarism and Jewish supremacy within Israeli society that led to and enabled the genocide. 

The end of the war, if indeed this is the end, prompts more questions than answers. How are Israelis responding to the ceasefire? Will there be any reckoning with the crimes committed over the past two years? Where is the Israeli government gaining — and losing — support, ahead of next year’s election? What prospects remain for a more peaceful and just future? 

In this episode of The +972 Podcast, editor-in-chief Ghousoon Bisharat speaks to Dahlia Scheindlin, a founding member of +972 Magazine, public opinion researcher, political advisor, author of the 2023 book “The Crooked Timber of Democracy in Israel,” and Haaretz columnist. Scheindlin has also conducted research for dozens of election campaigns in Israel and 15 other countries, and is a regular commentator on Israel-Palestine and the wider region. 

Drawing on her vast expertise, Scheindlin walks us through the political trends that have shaped Israel’s war on Gaza and what they mean for a post-war future. She discusses the consequences of the “October 6 way of thinking,” the forces within Israeli society that are stifling political progress, how international pressure is beginning to threaten Israel’s impunity, and what a viable political solution could look like.