Episode #9
Venture capitalist and former MK Erel Margalit: Israel at end of Netanyahu era
In this week’s episode of On Israel, Ben speaks with Erel Margalit, the founder and executive chairman of the Jerusalem-based venture capital firm Jerusalem Venture Partners and a former lawmaker from the Labor Party from 2013-2017. Margalit offers a sharp and focused critique of the government’s response to the coronavirus pandemic, and says that while he believes Israel is at the end of the Netanyahu era, exactly when the current PM will leave and who comes next remain unknown.
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