This week, the Opinion columnist and former New York Times Jerusalem bureau chief Thomas L. Friedman joins the “Matter of Opinion” hosts to discuss the rapidly evolving situation in the Middle East and the mistakes that led to this moment (he’s looking at you, Benjamin Netanyahu).

(A transcript of this episode can be found at the top of the episode page on the Times website.)
 

Mentioned in this episode:

• “Why Israel is Acting This Way (https://www.nytimes.com/2023/10/14/opinion/international-world/israel-hamas-war.html),” by Thomas L. Friedman in The New York Times