[jjj123]

Wow, I really disagree with this framing! I find the mass media (Ezra Klein included) like to frame things in terms of this big bad far-right government that’s making Israel do bad things. To me, that’s a totally separate issue from the Israeli apartheid.

I admittedly am young, but my introduction to this topic was through Chomsky’s writing from the 80s and 90s. The Israeli oppression seemed exactly as bad back then as it does now under this far right government.

If somehow Netanyahu gets replaced by a “sensible centrist” leader who still practices apartheid in exactly the same way, I guarantee you Ezra will be fawning over the new guy and the media will try and frame it as a “new era for Israeli-Palestinian relations”.

[bayat]

I agree with your point about mass media’s coverage of the conflict and I’m constantly reminded of Chomsky’s “Manufacturing Consent” when watching how US media is covering it. I would not put Ezra in the same bucket at all though and I don’t think this framing contradicts the view you mentioned. I imagine Ezra’s read aligns a lot more with Chomsky’s interpretation of the conflict and the amount of oppression each side has received or exerted. I think his critique of Israel’s policies over the years is well documented. This Vox video from a few years ago comes to mind as well

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=iRYZjOuUnlU