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Podcast: Bungacast
Episode: /369/ Information-War and War-Politics ft. Jacob Siegel
Description: On the war on disinformation and the war in Gaza.Â
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Jacob Siegel, senior editor at Tablet, joins us to talk about Hamas's attack on Israel and Israel's assault on Gaza. We also discuss how the US crusade against 'disinformation' has led it to apply counterinsurgency tactics to its own citizens.
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Why did Hamas attack when it did? Has it been successful in stopping Israeli-Saudi rapprochement? How much will this change Israeli society? And what does Israel want to achieve in bombing - and soon invading - Gaza?Â
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Meanwhile, how has domestic politics become war? The state has meshed with corporate power...