Israel rules on Haredi exemption, Egypt heat causes blackouts, and AIPAC money pushes out Jamaal Bowmen

<p>This week on The New Arab Weekly podcast, we discuss Netanyahu's recent comments that the intensity of the war in Gaza would decrease and the recent ruling by the Israeli High Court, which said that Haredi Jews would no longer be exempt from military service. Also Egypt's fuel shortages and the intense heatwave that has lead to blackouts across the country, as well as deaths. Finally, we talk about the recent primary race in New York, which saw pro-Palestine Congressman Jamaal Bowmen lose his place on the Democratic ticket, after AIPAC spent tens of millions of dollars supporting his opponent.&nbsp;</p><p>Joining us to unpack the last seven day in the Middle East, we have Senior Editor and Journalist <a href="https://www.newarab.com/author/73357/nadda-osman" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Nadda Osman</a> (<a href="https://x.com/naddaxosman" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@naddaxosman</a>) and Opinions Editor <a href="https://www.newarab.com/author/70265/benjamin-ashraf" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Benjamin Ashraf</a> (<a href="https://x.com/ashrafzeneca" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@ashrafzeneca</a>).</p><p><strong>Picks of the Week</strong></p><p><a href="https://www.newarab.com/features/hotter-holy-land-why-hajj-disaster-call-action" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">The Hajj heat disaster highlights the need for climate change action in Mecca</a></p><p><a href="https://www.newarab.com/opinion/let-julian-assanges-freedom-not-be-defeat-what-he-started" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Let Julian Assange's freedom not be a defeat for what he started</a></p><p><a href="https://www.newarab.com/analysis/could-islamic-state-evade-justice-yazidi-genocide" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Ten years after the Yazidi genocide, has Iraq allowed Islamic State to evade international justice?</a></p><p><em>If you have any burning questions that you'd like the team at&nbsp;The New Arab Weekly&nbsp;to answer, then drop us an email at&nbsp;</em><a href="https://open.acast.com/networks/6437d39bd2a58c001183ed04/shows/65f0824b5449c400161b12e5/episodes/podcast@newarab.com" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><em>podcast@newarab.com</em></a><em>.&nbsp;</em></p><p><em>You can subscribe to the show on&nbsp;</em><a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/the-new-arab-weekly/id1735556411" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><em>Apple</em></a><em>,&nbsp;</em><a href="https://open.spotify.com/show/4AujCnO5VHC1Hx0aG4lB71" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><em>Spotify</em></a><em>,&nbsp;</em><a href="https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly9mZWVkcy5hY2FzdC5jb20vcHVibGljL3Nob3dzL3RoZS1uZXctYXJhYi13ZWVrbHk" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><em>Google</em></a><em>, and wherever else you get your podcasts.&nbsp;</em></p><p><em>This podcast is hosted and produced by Hugo Goodridge (</em><a href="https://twitter.com/hugogoodridge" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><em>@hugogoodridge</em></a><em>).&nbsp;</em></p><p><em>To get in touch with the producer,&nbsp;follow, then tweet us at&nbsp;</em><a href="https://twitter.com/TNAPodcasts" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><em>@TNAPodcasts</em></a><em>.</em></p><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>