{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/d556eb54-6160-4c85-95f4-47d9f5216c49/6a59f9ae461a6a41901ae410?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"You’ve come a long way, Bibi: Israel’s crucial election","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/62e286a934d4d93d6587424a/1784281123563-451e39b6-aa31-4b22-8d95-ea2790d823e5.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p>Binyamin Netanyahu’s government will, unusually, serve out its full term. What comes after October’s election will decide <a href=\"https://www.economist.com/briefing/2026/07/16/israels-future-hangs-in-the-balance?utm_campaign=a.io&amp;utm_medium=audio.podcast.np&amp;utm_source=theintelligence&amp;utm_content=discovery.content.anonymous.tr_shownotes_na-na_article&amp;utm_term=sa.listeners\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">what kind of Israel will emerge</a>. Our correspondent asks whether the World Cup will be remembered more for the dramas on the pitch or off it. And a tribute to <a href=\"https://www.economist.com/obituary/2026/07/02/a23a-had-more-adventures-than-most?utm_campaign=a.io&amp;utm_medium=audio.podcast.np&amp;utm_source=theintelligence&amp;utm_content=discovery.content.anonymous.tr_shownotes_na-na_article&amp;utm_term=sa.listeners\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">A23a</a>, the world’s largest iceberg, after it melts away at last.</p><p><br></p><p>Guests and host:</p><ul><li>Josie Delap, Middle East editor</li><li>Jon Fasman, senior culture correspondent</li><li>Ann Wroe, obituaries editor</li><li>Jason Palmer, co-host of “The Intelligence”</li></ul><p><br></p><p>Topics covered:&nbsp;</p><ul><li>Israeli election, Binyamin Netanyahu</li><li>World Cup</li><li>icebergs, climate</li></ul><p><br></p><p><em>Watch extended clips from Insider </em><a href=\"https://www.economist.com/interactive/insider/previews?utm_campaign=a.brand_fy2627_q1_awareness-imp-tr_prospecting_global-global_direct_na&amp;utm_medium=audio.podcast.pd&amp;utm_source=economist&amp;utm_content=discovery.awareness.anonymous.tr_nativeread_np-tiinsider-apr_na-na_web_na_na_na_na&amp;utm_term=sa.arc-isi\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><em>here</em></a><em>. And listen to what matters most, from global politics and business to science and technology—</em><a href=\"https://subscribenow.economist.com/podcasts-plus\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><em>subscribe to The Economist</em></a><em>.</em></p><p><br></p><p><br></p>","author_name":"The Economist"}