Sorry, not sorry: Netanyahu demands a pardon

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is asking for a pardon implicit a scope of corruption charges laid against him aft repeatedly telling Israeli journalists that helium would wide his sanction successful court.

The premier curate has agelong described the lawsuit against him arsenic a witch-hunt led by the media and the judiciary. If helium succeeds successful sidestepping the courts, Israeli journalists and judges volition wonderment what helium mightiness person successful store for them.

Contributors:
Daniel Levy – President, US/Middle East Project
Dana Mills – Writer, Local Call & +972 Magazine
Jonathan Ofir – Writer, Mondoweiss
Dan Perry – Author, “Ask Questions Later” Substack

On our radar

This week, erstwhile United States Secretary of State Hillary Clinton insisted Israel’s PR problems person much to bash with TikTok than with the genocide Israeli forces person inflicted connected Gaza. Ryan Kohls looks astatine a persistent story inactive making the rounds successful American governmental circles.

The improvement of Kim Ou-Joon

Kim Ou-Joon is portion journalist, portion activist, portion governmental performer. An outspoken and sometimes arguable dependable who leans to the near ideologically, Kim leads South Korea’s biggest YouTube-based quality network, chiefly done a governmental podcast. The Listening Post’s Meenakshi Ravi reports connected what Kim Ou-Joon – and others similar him – uncover astir the satellite of authorities and media successful South Korea.

Featuring:
Kim Ou-Joon – Founder and host, News Factory
Jane Yeahin Pyo – Assistant professor, Tulane University
Shreyas Reddy – Lead correspondent, NK News