The Wire Talks
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The Wire Talks is back, but with a new look. Now, host Sidharth Bhatia will chat with guests on video as well as audio, on issues such as culture, politics, books and much more. Our guests will be well-informed domain experts. The idea is not to get crisp sound bites but to have a real discussion, resulting in an explanation that is insightful and offers the audience much to think about.
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Jan 17, 2025 • 40min
Israel’s Bombing of Gaza Has Made a Bonfire of International Norms | Pankaj Mishra
Can the world ever be the same after Israel’s brutal, non-stop bombing of Gaza? That is the question author Pankaj Mishra writes about in his latest book, The World After Gaza.
Mishra’s well researched book explodes several myths, not least being that Israel was formed in 1948 to provide a safe place for survivors of the Holocaust. On the contrary, he writes, the survivors who did move there were treated badly by the European Jews. Most Jews who moved there were from the Arab countries who knew little about the Holocaust.
In his interview with Sidharth Bhatia, Mishra also talks about how Western countries have backed Israel fully, allowing it to get away with a lot – and this will have long term consequences.
