"If the hostages were Haredi, a deal would be reached within a day": The world's most successful Israeli director in unprecedented criticism

In a farewell episode of the podcast "Ad HaKatz", Keren Neubach hosts director Hagai Levi for a conversation about Israeli reality. Levi expresses thoughts on emigration, criticizes the religious public in which he was educated, and describes a society becoming more violent and polarized. The interview also deals with his new series "Eti" and the search for hope.

In a tumultuous farewell episode for the year 5786 on the podcast "Ad HaKatz", Keren Neubach hosts international director and creator Hagai Levi for an honest conversation about Israeli reality. Levi, director of the series "BeTipul" and "The Roman", expresses thoughts on emigration, on the decision to disconnect from the news, and on a society becoming more violent and polarized. He levels harsh criticism at the religious public, in which he was educated, and claims that "if the hostages were Haredi, a deal would be reached within a day". The interview also deals with his new series "Eti", through which Levi tries to find another way to look at Israeli reality and seek hope within it. The conversation reflects the feelings of polarization and crisis in Israeli society from the perspective of a successful Israeli creator on the international stage.

"If the hostages were Haredi, a deal would be reached within a day": The world's most successful Israeli director in unprecedented criticism