Israel's Withdrawal From Gaza, 20 Years Later (Part 1) - with Asi Shariv and Amit Segal

Subscribe to Inside Call me Back: inside.arkmedia.org Gift a subscription of Inside Call me Back: inside.arkmedia.org/gifts Ark Media is looking to add a Production Manager to the team: https://tinyurl.com/ark-prod-mgr Subscribe to Amit Segal's newsletter 'It’s Noon in Israel': arkmedia.org/amitsegal/ Watch Call me Back on YouTube: youtube.com/@CallMeBackPodcast Check out Ark Media’s other podcasts: For Heaven's Sake: lnk.to/rfGlrA ‘What’s Your Number?’: lnk.to/rbGlvM For sponsorship inquiries, please contact: callmeback@arkmedia.org To contact us, sign up for updates, and access transcripts, visit: arkmedia.org/ Ark Media on Instagram: instagram.com/arkmediaorg Dan on X: x.com/dansenor Dan on Instagram: instagram.com/dansenor To order Dan Senor & Saul Singer’s book, The Genius of Israel : tinyurl.com/bdeyjsdn Today’s Episode: On Friday, August 15th, Israel marks the 20th anniversary of its 2005 disengagement from Gaza, a watershed moment in Israeli history. It’s the date when, 20 years ago, the IDF began executing the Knesset’s decision to unilaterally withdraw from all Jewish settlements in the Gaza strip, uprooting the 8,000 Israelis living there. The plan was spearheaded by Prime Minister Ariel Sharon, who was head of the right-wing Likud party and had been a lifelong supporter of expanding settlements. Sharon ultimately got his government, including the future Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, to support the withdrawal. On today’s episode, we discuss the Gaza withdrawal and its implications with Ark Media contributor Amit Segal and Asi Shariv, who served as senior advisor to Prime Minister Sharon during those dramatic days. 00:00 Introduction 04:12 How Asi Shariv became an advisor to Ariel Sharon 07:41 The political landscape during Sharon’s premiership 11:59 What Israelis wanted after the Second Intifada 14:09 The relationship between Ariel Sharon and Benjamin Netanyahu 17:51 Sharon’s political strategy 19:00 Netanyahu’s position on withdrawal at the time 22:45 The Likud referendum on withdrawal 24:48 The Knesset vote on withdrawal CREDITS: ILAN BENATAR - Producer & Editor ADAAM JAMES LEVIN-AREDDY - Executive Producer MARTIN HUERGO - Sound Editor MARIANGELES BURGOS - Additional Editing MAYA RACKOFF - Operations Director GABE SILVERSTEIN - Research YUVAL SEMO - Music Composer