Bye bye Bibi? Israel’s election results

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<p>Binyamin Netanyahu has underperformed but so has his main opponent, Gadi Eisenkot. Who will form a government? We decipher what the <u><a href="https://www.economist.com/middle-east-and-africa/2026/10/28/israels-voters-deny-binyamin-netanyahu-a-majority?utm_campaign=a.io&utm_medium=audio.podcast.np&utm_source=theintelligence&utm_content=discovery.content.anonymous.tr_shownotes_na-na_article&utm_term=sa.listeners" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">messy results</a></u> mean for Israel. Our American-midterms series heads south to <u><a href="https://www.economist.com/united-states/2026/10/11/the-jon-ossoff-guide-to-being-a-democrat?utm_campaign=a.io&utm_medium=audio.podcast.np&utm_source=theintelligence&utm_content=discovery.content.anonymous.tr_shownotes_na-na_article&utm_term=sa.listeners" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Georgia</a></u>. And how film <u><a href="https://www.economist.com/interactive/culture/2026/10/22/are-film-critics-as-snooty-and-out-of-touch-as-people-think?utm_campaign=a.io&utm_medium=audio.podcast.np&utm_source=theintelligence&utm_content=discovery.content.anonymous.tr_shownotes_na-na_article&utm_term=sa.listeners" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">critics and audiences</a></u> have agreed to disagree.</p><br><p>Guests and host:</p><ul><li>Anshel Pfeffer, Israel correspondent</li><li>Rebecca Jackson, Southern correspondent</li><li>Doug Dowson, data journalist</li><li>Ọrẹ Ogunbiyi, co-host of “The Intelligence”</li><li>Jason Palmer, co-host of “The Intelligence”</li></ul><p>Topics covered:</p><ul><li>Israel, Binyamin Netanyahu, Gadi Eisenkot</li><li>America’s midterm elections, Georgia, Jon Ossoff</li><li>Film critics, cinema, the box office</li></ul><p><em>Listen to what matters most, from global politics and business to science and technology—<u><a href="https://subscribenow.economist.com/podcasts-plus" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">subscribe to The Economist</a></u>.</em></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>