Anshel Pfeffer

Permanent stalemate in Gaza suits Netanyahu

issue 02 March 2024

Jerusalem

After midnight on Thursday is dead-time for the Israeli media. The weekend editions have gone to print (newspapers don’t come out on Shabbat) and the Friday night TV news shows have been pre-recorded. The country’s journalists are yearning for respite from a long week covering the war. Benjamin Netanyahu chose that black hole of news, 2 a.m.

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