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Bye bye Bibi? Israel’s election results
· 21 min
Episode Bye bye Bibi? Israel’s election results
Binyamin Netanyahu has underperformed but so has his main opponent, Gadi Eisenkot. Who will form a government? We decipher what the messy results mean for Israel. Our American-midterms series heads south to Georgia. And how film critics and audiences have agreed to disagree.
Guests and host:
• Anshel Pfeffer, Israel correspondent • Rebecca Jackson, Southern correspondent • Doug Dowson, data journalist • Ọrẹ Ogunbiyi, co-host of “The Intelligence” • Jason Palmer, co-host of “The Intelligence”
Topics covered:
• Israel, Binyamin Netanyahu, Gadi Eisenkot • America’s midterm elections, Georgia, Jon Ossoff • Film critics, cinema, the box office
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- https://www.economist.com/middle-east-and-africa/2026/10/28/israels-voters-deny-binyamin-netanyahu-a-majority?utm_campaign=a.io&utm_medium=audio.podcast.np&utm_source=theintelligence&utm_content=discovery.content.anonymous.tr_shownotes_na-na_article&utm_term=sa.listeners
- https://www.economist.com/united-states/2026/10/11/the-jon-ossoff-guide-to-being-a-democrat?utm_campaign=a.io&utm_medium=audio.podcast.np&utm_source=theintelligence&utm_content=discovery.content.anonymous.tr_shownotes_na-na_article&utm_term=sa.listeners
- https://www.economist.com/interactive/culture/2026/10/22/are-film-critics-as-snooty-and-out-of-touch-as-people-think?utm_campaign=a.io&utm_medium=audio.podcast.np&utm_source=theintelligence&utm_content=discovery.content.anonymous.tr_shownotes_na-na_article&utm_term=sa.listeners
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