The +972 Podcast
The +972 podcast is your direct line to the journalists, thinkers, and activists struggling for justice in Israel-Palestine.
+972 Magazine is the only English-language media outlet run by Palestinian and Israeli journalists, delivering fifteen years of fearless reporting and analysis between the river and the sea.
The +972 Podcast
How Israel sells militarism at home and abroad
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How has Israeli society become so deeply militarized, and what does that mean for how “security” is defined? Sahar Vardi, a veteran anti-militarist activist and researcher, traces how militarization shapes everyday life, drives policy, and exports arms and doctrines of control far beyond Israel's borders — and asks who profits, who pays, and why we accept this as inevitable.
Additional reading:
Israel’s arms sales are surging. So why are its weapons expos smaller than ever?
Is Israel’s genocide economy on the brink?
The full transcript of this episode will be available on our website.
Theme music by Ghassan Birumi