Neri Zilber
@NeriZilber
Journalist. Analyst. Bylines @FT. Host #IsraelPolicyPod. Advisor @IsraelPolicy4m.
‘Dead Man Walking’: How Yahya Sinwar deceived Israel for decades. The Hebrew-speaking Hamas leader in Gaza is the man Israel holds most responsible for the October 7 attacks. My profile of Abu Ibrahim, aka 'The Butcher of Khan Younis' for @FT ft.com/content/de78c7…
Manchester prepares to welcome home Oasis on.ft.com/4nKw22g | opinion
On this #IsraelPolicyPod, @NeriZilber and @ReichmanShanie discuss the crisis inside the Netanyahu governing coalition, the chances of a snap election being called, the escalation last week between Israel and Syria, and more. israelpolicyforum.org/2025/07/24/coa…
Also #ICYMI this insightful piece y’day by @NeriZilber in Jerusalem— Gaza: a war without end? via @FT on.ft.com/44Zzxch
The IDF’s campaign in Gaza appears increasingly purposeless to a growing number of critics. Netanyahu and his supporters are still adamant that only military force will free the remaining hostages and finally destroy Hamas. The Gaza war, 21 months in @FT ft.com/content/dcf21d…
Lebanese Shi'a Amal militiamen stop and watch the 1986 FIFA World Cup Morocco VS Portugal. 11 June 1986. 🇱🇧
This was a very cool podcast episode. Well worth checking out
New PRESS BOX w/ @SeanFennessey: A very fun, very personal discussion about the Future of Physical Media. What's going to happen to magazines, blu-rays, books, and newspapers...and why do Sean and I keep collecting them? open.spotify.com/episode/2UQRg8…
Israel, state of play: -Attorney General to indict close Netanyahu aide (leak of classified document to Bild) -AG to indict head of Prison Service, appointed by Ben Gvir (obstruction of justice) -Netanyahu govt set to sack Attorney General via ad hoc ministerial committee…
A sticking point in the Israel-Hamas ceasefire negotiations in Doha is aid: not the expected surge in it, but the distribution mechanism: the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation or the U.N. Israel and Hamas each have a vested interest in one or the other. Both have issues. 🧵
More and more effectively distributed aid is urgently needed in Gaza, ceasefire or no ceasefire. Practical improvements to the GHF and U.N. aid mechanism and better integration between the two present a way forward. israelpolicyforum.org/gaza-humanitar…
15 streets that don’t look real 🧵 1. Hanoi Train Street, Vietnam
🎧Latest #IsraelPolicyPod w/ @talshalev1 on: -Trump-Netanyahu mtg this week -Prospects for new Gaza ceasefire & hostage deal -What Bibi wants now that Iran war is over -State of play in the Haredi draft crisis -Eisenkot, Gantz, Ayman Odeh + more. Listen: israelpolicyforum.org/2025/07/10/tru…
Tremendous job by the guys at the NYT. Must read. @PatrickKingsley @ronenbergman @natan_oden nytimes.com/2025/07/11/mag…
Political Correspondent @talshalev1 of @WallaNews on the Trump-Netanyahu meetings:
On this #IsraelPolicyPod, @NeriZilber and @talshalev1 discuss the third meeting this year between Trump and Netanyahu, the prospects for a new hostage-ceasefire deal, what Netanyahu may want to accomplish now that the Iran war is over, and more. israelpolicyforum.org/2025/07/10/tru…
Israel and Hamas inch closer to Gaza ceasefire deal on.ft.com/3TyMy7t
On this #IsraelPolicyPod, @NeriZilber and @talshalev1 discuss the third meeting this year between Trump and Netanyahu, the prospects for a new hostage-ceasefire deal, what Netanyahu may want to accomplish now that the Iran war is over, and more. israelpolicyforum.org/2025/07/10/tru…
Really smart piece about social media use/ennui. We’re all thinking it and (not) posting about it. newyorker.com/culture/infini…
Netanyahu and Trump to discuss new Gaza deal at White House on.ft.com/44uwecY