<p>After breaking a two-month ceasefire, Israel launched an assault on Gaza on Tuesday, <a href="https://theintercept.com/2025/03/19/israel-gaza-ceasefire-hamas/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">killing more than 400 people</a> in pre-dawn strikes. The death toll continues to climb as airstrikes persist, and Israel pushes forward with a ground invasion. At least 200 children have been killed in recent attacks, according to <a href="https://www.aljazeera.com/news/liveblog/2025/3/21/live-israeli-attacks-kill-almost-600-as-troops-invade-south-north-gaza" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">UNICEF</a>.&nbsp;</p><p>The assault — the deadliest in over a year — came after Donald Trump gave Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu the <a href="https://www.the-independent.com/news/world/middle-east/israel-strike-gaza-death-toll-trump-hamas-ceasefire-b2717304.html" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">green light</a> to break the ceasefire. Netanyahu has <a href="https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/3/19/israels-netanyahu-warns-deadly-gaza-onslaught-only-the-beginning" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">warned</a>, “This is only the beginning.”&nbsp;</p><p><a href="https://theintercept.com/2022/01/15/asian-century-pankaj-mishra-run-and-hide/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Author Pankaj Mishra</a> argues Israel operates within a “culture of impunity,” emboldened by global far-right movements that admire Israel’s “brazen cruelty.”</p><p>This week on The Intercept Briefing, reporter <a href="https://theintercept.com/staff/jonahvaldez/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Jonah Valdez</a> speaks to Mishra about his latest book, "The World After Gaza,” which examines how the war on Gaza isn’t just another conflict — it’s a turning point reshaping global politics, exposing institutional failures, and forcing a reckoning over who sets the rules on the world stage.</p><p>“Some of the worst people in the world today are drawn to Israel," Mishra says. “Not because they believe in Zionism, not because they are protective of Jewish population of Israel, but because Israel again represents to them — embodies this opportunity to take whatever you can and hold on to it using extreme violence if necessary.”</p><p>Listen to the full conversation of The Intercept Briefing on<a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-intercept-briefing/id1195206601" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"> Apple Podcasts</a>, <a href="https://open.spotify.com/show/2js8lwDRiK1TB4rUgiYb24?si=e3ce772344ee4170" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Spotify</a>, or wherever you listen.</p><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>

The Intercept Briefing

The Intercept

Israel’s “Culture of Cruelty” Inspires the Far Right Worldwide, Says Pankaj Mishra

MAR 22, 202540 MIN
The Intercept Briefing

Israel’s “Culture of Cruelty” Inspires the Far Right Worldwide, Says Pankaj Mishra

MAR 22, 202540 MIN

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<p>After breaking a two-month ceasefire, Israel launched an assault on Gaza on Tuesday, <a href="https://theintercept.com/2025/03/19/israel-gaza-ceasefire-hamas/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">killing more than 400 people</a> in pre-dawn strikes. The death toll continues to climb as airstrikes persist, and Israel pushes forward with a ground invasion. At least 200 children have been killed in recent attacks, according to <a href="https://www.aljazeera.com/news/liveblog/2025/3/21/live-israeli-attacks-kill-almost-600-as-troops-invade-south-north-gaza" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">UNICEF</a>.&nbsp;</p><p>The assault — the deadliest in over a year — came after Donald Trump gave Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu the <a href="https://www.the-independent.com/news/world/middle-east/israel-strike-gaza-death-toll-trump-hamas-ceasefire-b2717304.html" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">green light</a> to break the ceasefire. Netanyahu has <a href="https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/3/19/israels-netanyahu-warns-deadly-gaza-onslaught-only-the-beginning" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">warned</a>, “This is only the beginning.”&nbsp;</p><p><a href="https://theintercept.com/2022/01/15/asian-century-pankaj-mishra-run-and-hide/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Author Pankaj Mishra</a> argues Israel operates within a “culture of impunity,” emboldened by global far-right movements that admire Israel’s “brazen cruelty.”</p><p>This week on The Intercept Briefing, reporter <a href="https://theintercept.com/staff/jonahvaldez/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Jonah Valdez</a> speaks to Mishra about his latest book, "The World After Gaza,” which examines how the war on Gaza isn’t just another conflict — it’s a turning point reshaping global politics, exposing institutional failures, and forcing a reckoning over who sets the rules on the world stage.</p><p>“Some of the worst people in the world today are drawn to Israel," Mishra says. “Not because they believe in Zionism, not because they are protective of Jewish population of Israel, but because Israel again represents to them — embodies this opportunity to take whatever you can and hold on to it using extreme violence if necessary.”</p><p>Listen to the full conversation of The Intercept Briefing on<a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-intercept-briefing/id1195206601" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"> Apple Podcasts</a>, <a href="https://open.spotify.com/show/2js8lwDRiK1TB4rUgiYb24?si=e3ce772344ee4170" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Spotify</a>, or wherever you listen.</p><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>