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For most Israelis, Iran is little more than a faceless, hostile entity — an enemy to be feared, sanctioned, and, if necessary, overthrown. Despite years of rising tensions and repeated threats from Tehran, the Israeli public’s understanding of the Islamic Republic remains frustratingly simplistic.
Even after Iran directly attacked Israel with a missile barrage earlier this year, and then threatened retaliation for the assassination of Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh on Iranian soil, Israeli discourse continues to ignore the deeper complexities driving the Islamic Republic’s actions — informed by a media and political establishment that have done little to move beyond this black-and-white portrayal.
Yet there are a few Israeli voices trying to cut through the facile rhetoric. For years, Ori Goldberg, a leading academic expert who has studied modern Iran’s political and religious landscape for two decades, was invited on Israeli panels, TV broadcasts, and newspapers to present his heterodox analyses on the country.
Read the not-to-be-missed interview on +972 Magazine
