The silencing of the anti war left in Israel, The Listening Post

A special interview with journalist and human rights activist Orly Noy on the pain and loneliness of the Israeli antiwar left post October 7th. The leftwing, antiapartheid side of Israeli society is clearly in the minority these days. Once the October 7th attacks took place the country was in a state of shock. Opposing voices were largely silenced drowned out by the calls for vengeance and the messaging coming out of the Netanyahu government. And yet, on the fringes of Israeli public discourse, antiwar voices persist people like Orly Noy. She is a journalist and editor working with a couple of leftwing outlets +972 Magazine and the Hebrew language news site Local Call. She is also the chair of Israels foremost human rights organisation, BTSelem. Noys message that Israeli society tacitly approves of ethnic cleansing and genocidal violence against Palestinians does not represent mainstream public opinion. And for that reason, it is a perspective that needs to be heard