A Different Path Israel Could Have Taken — and Maybe Still Can
About this episode
Klein interviews Nimrod Novik, a former adviser to Shimon Peres and fellow at the Israel Policy Forum, about a different path Israel could have taken — and still could. Novik helped author the 2021 Initiative 2020 report from Commanders for Israel's Security, a group of over 500 retired Israeli generals and security officials, which argues Israel should take unilateral steps to reverse the slide into a 'one-state reality': strengthening the Palestinian Authority, consolidating the West Bank's 'Swiss cheese' map, and advancing civil separation while maintaining security control. They discuss Netanyahu's strategy of separating Gaza from the West Bank and rewarding Hamas, who should govern Gaza 'the day after' the war, the intelligence failure of Oct. 7, Netanyahu's collapsed public trust and political future, and why Novik still considers a two-state solution inevitable.