As the Israeli bombardment of Gaza intensifies, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu faces a split in his war cabinet and mounting international pressure. And yet, this is a war that the vast majority of Israelis continue to support, thanks in large part to one-sided coverage by the Israeli media.
Collaborators:
Yael Berda – Associate Professor, Hebrew University of Jerusalem
Dalia Fahmy – Associate Professor of Political Science, Long Island University
Tahani Mustafa – Senior Palestine Analyst, International Crisis Group
Michael Omer-Man – Research Director for Israel-Palestine, DAWN
On our radar:
South Africans will vote this month and, for the first time in 30 years, the majority of the ruling African National Congress is under threat. Meenakshi Ravi reports on the ANC's attempts to interfere with the public broadcaster.
FAKE: India's digital hoax
The elections in India are underway and deepfakes are proliferating on all social networks. Johanna Hoes discusses how technology allows politicians to make fake content look convincing and dismiss genuine content as false.
Presenting:
Henry Ajder – Co-Founder, Latent Space
Divyendra Singh Jadoun – Synthetic Media Artist
Mitali Mukherjee – Director of journalism programs, Reuters Institute
