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The Enright Files - Haaretz columnists Ari Shavit and Gideon Levy

In the wake of a highly contentious election in March, many are wondering about the future of Israeli-Palestinian relations. It's an issue that Israel's oldest daily newspaper, Haaretz, has long grappled with. In this episode, Michael Enright revisits recent conversations with two of Haaretz's most influential columnists: Ari Shavit, the author of the acclaimed book, My Promised Land: The Triumph and Tragedy of Israel, and the award-winning, but highly polarizing Gideon Levy.
A confrontation between an Israeli soldier and a Palestinian during a demonstration against Israeli settlements in the village of Turmus Aya near the West Bank city of Ramallah, Wednesday, Dec. 10, 2014. (Credit: AP Photo/Majdi Mohammed)

In the wake of a highly contentious election in March, many were wondering about the future of Israeli-Palestinian relations. It's an issue that Israel's oldest daily newspaper, Haaretz, has long grappled with.  In this episode, Michael Enright revisits recent conversations with two of Haaretz's most influential columnists: Ari Shavit, the author of the acclaimed book, My Promised Land: The Triumph and Tragedy of Israel, and the award-winning, but highly polarizing Gideon Levy.