Synopsis
A weekly podcast going beyond the headlines, bringing you the latest details and analysis from Israel and the region.
Episodes
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Israel's New Government: A One-Month Performance Review
22/07/2021 Duration: 28minHost Evan Gottesman checks in with Israel Policy Forum Fellow Nimrod Novik for an evaluation of the new Israeli government's performance since its inauguration in June.Read Nimrod Novik in Just Security: "As Israeli Leader Bennett Prepares to Visit the White House, Biden’s Message Might Prove Formative"Support the showFollow us on Instagram and Twitter/X, and subscribe to our email list here.
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Across the Jordan
20/07/2021 Duration: 59minThe new Israeli government seems intent on turning the page in its relations with the country with which it shares its longest border: Jordan. Will the effort be successful? How will Israel-Jordan ties affect (and be affected by) developments in Jerusalem and with the Palestinians? Haaretz journalist Noa Landau and Middle East analyst Aaron Magid discuss.Support the showFollow us on Instagram and Twitter/X, and subscribe to our email list here.
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Terrestrial Jerusalem Ep. 4: Coming Attractions, Jerusalem Edition
15/07/2021 Duration: 34minHost Evan Gottesman joins Terrestrial Jerusalem's Danny Seidemann to discuss issues that could impact Jerusalem in the coming weeks and months, from potential court decisions on evictions in Sheikh Jarrah and Silwan to a public hearing on settlement building in the contentious E1 area east of the city.Support the showFollow us on Instagram and Twitter/X, and subscribe to our email list here.
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Palestinians Versus Authority
30/06/2021 Duration: 30minPalestinians are protesting across the West Bank. In major cities like Ramallah and Hebron, people have been turning out to demonstrate against the Palestinian Authority after anti-corruption activist Nizar Banat died in PA custody; Banat was reportedly brutally beaten by security forces during his arrest last week. Host Evan Gottesman speaks with Ibrahim Eid Dalalsha, director of the Horizon Center, a Ramallah-based think tank, about the situation.Support the showFollow us on Instagram and Twitter/X, and subscribe to our email list here.
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A Bennett-Lapid Foreign Policy
29/06/2021 Duration: 59minJerusalem Post Diplomatic Correspondent Lahav Harkov joins Israel Policy Forum's latest briefing from the UAE to provide a breakdown on Yair Lapid's inaugural overseas trip as foreign minister and how the new Bennett-Lapid government's foreign policy compares with the approach taken by former Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.Support the showFollow us on Instagram and Twitter/X, and subscribe to our email list here.
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New Government, New Prime Minister
15/06/2021 Duration: 01h11sIsrael Policy Forum Policy Advisor Shira Efron and Alon Pinkas, a senior writer for Haaretz and former consul general of Israel in New York, discuss the implications of the new Bennett-Lapid government in Israel, U.S.-Israel relations, events in Jerusalem, and how Opposition Leader Benjamin Netanyahu figures into things.Support the showFollow us on Instagram and Twitter/X, and subscribe to our email list here.
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Terrestrial Jerusalem Ep. 3: One Month in Jerusalem
08/06/2021 Duration: 35minIn the latest installment of the Israel Policy Pod-Terrestrial Jerusalem partnership series, host Evan Gottesman and TJ's Daniel Seidemann look at the major developments shaping events in Jerusalem over the past month, including pending eviction cases against Palestinian residents of Sheikh Jarrah and Silwan, a visit from U.S. Secretary of State Tony Blinken, plus, how Israel's prospective new government could affect the all-important city.Support the showFollow us on Instagram and Twitter/X, and subscribe to our email list here.
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Winds of Change
03/06/2021 Duration: 01h05minTal Schneider (Times of Israel) and Barak Ravid (Axios/Walla! News) discuss the latest political developments in Israel, including what's next for Benjamin Netanyahu and a prospective coalition poised to unseat him.Support the showFollow us on Instagram and Twitter/X, and subscribe to our email list here.
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Bye-Bye Bibi?
03/06/2021 Duration: 39minHosts Evan Gottesman and Eli Kowaz discuss Benjamin Netanyahu's impending exit after twelve consecutive years as Israel's prime minister, a potential new unity government helmed by Naftali Bennett and Yair Lapid, how Israel got here, and what it all means.Support the showFollow us on Instagram and Twitter/X, and subscribe to our email list here.
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A New Government?
01/06/2021 Duration: 55minIsrael Policy Forum Executive Director David A. Halperin speaks with Haaretz's Amir Tibon about emerging prospects for the "change coalition" in Israel.Support the showFollow us on Instagram and Twitter/X, and subscribe to our email list here.
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Israel's (Other) Other 2021 Elections
28/05/2021 Duration: 22minHosts Shanie Reichman and Alex Lederman delve into the details of Israel's upcoming presidential elections and what they mean for the current moment in Israeli politics on Alex's podcast debut! Support the showFollow us on Instagram and Twitter/X, and subscribe to our email list here.
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Israel and Gaza: Looking Ahead
25/05/2021 Duration: 58minIlan Goldenberg (CNAS, Israel Policy Forum) joins the latest Israel Policy Briefing to examine policy options for the United States in the wake of the May 2021 Gaza conflict.Support the showFollow us on Instagram and Twitter/X, and subscribe to our email list here.
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U.S. Strategies to Keep the Calm
20/05/2021 Duration: 36minAmidst violence in Israel and the Palestinian territories, host Shanie Reichman is joined by Ilan Goldenberg to discuss a U.S. approach to the conflict and how it can prevent future escalations. Read the report here: A New U.S Strategy for the Israeli-Palestinian ConflictSupport the showFollow us on Instagram and Twitter/X, and subscribe to our email list here.
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Israel and Gaza in Crisis
19/05/2021 Duration: 01h01minA special briefing featuring Israel Policy Forum Policy Director Michael Koplow, Policy Advisor Shira Efron, and Israel Fellow Nimrod Novik addressing the ongoing Israel-Gaza crisis.Support the showFollow us on Instagram and Twitter/X, and subscribe to our email list here.
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Gaza, Jerusalem, Israeli Politics
11/05/2021 Duration: 58minNeri Zilber and Michael Koplow discuss the crises surrounding Jerusalem and Gaza and the ongoing political deadlock in Israel.Click here for more resources on the ongoing Israeli-Palestinian crisis.Support the showFollow us on Instagram and Twitter/X, and subscribe to our email list here.
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Terrestrial Jerusalem Ep. 2: Refugees and Rockets
11/05/2021 Duration: 40minIn the latest installment of the Israel Policy Pod-Terrestrial Jerusalem partnership series, Evan Gottesman and Daniel Seidemann discuss the origins of the dispute in Sheikh Jarrah and how the pending evictions of Palestinian residents of the East Jerusalem neighborhood brought Israel, Hamas, and Palestinian Islamic Jihad into a military conflict over Gaza.Click here for more resources on the ongoing Israeli-Palestinian crisis.Support the showFollow us on Instagram and Twitter/X, and subscribe to our email list here.
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Expanding Israel's Regional Integration
07/05/2021 Duration: 01h15minHussein Ibish (Arab Gulf States Institute in Washington) and Shira Efron (Israel Policy Forum) discuss Israel's deepening integration with the wider Middle East region, one of the pillars of Israel Policy Forum's Realistic Reset policy framework.Support the showFollow us on Instagram and Twitter/X, and subscribe to our email list here.
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Terrestrial Jerusalem Ep. 1: Why Jerusalem? Why Now?
29/04/2021 Duration: 29minIsrael Policy Pod host Evan Gottesman is joined by Daniel Seidemann for the first in a monthly joint Israel Policy Forum-Terrestrial Jerusalem podcast series focusing on all-things Jerusalem. In this installment, we examine the core issues shaping the conflict over Jerusalem and how some of these problems came to the fore last week in riots there last week.Support the showFollow us on Instagram and Twitter/X, and subscribe to our email list here.
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What Happened in Jerusalem?
27/04/2021 Duration: 01h56sLior Schillat, Director General of the Jerusalem Institute for Policy Research, joins Israel Policy Forum' latest briefing to discuss the far-right riot in Jerusalem and the events preceding it.Support the showFollow us on Instagram and Twitter/X, and subscribe to our email list here.
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No One Puts Bibi in a Corner
22/04/2021 Duration: 17minAfter losing a key Knesset Arrangement Committee vote on Monday, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is looking for a way to salvage his premiership and put together a coalition. This time, he is advocating for yet another election, but in a different format: a direct vote for prime minister. All this while his on-again-off-again partner, Naftali Bennett of Yamina, has opened the door of the possibility of forming a “unity government” with the Israeli center-left. Evan Gottesman and Eli Kowaz break down these issues and more in the latest episode of Israeli Policy Pod.Support the showFollow us on Instagram and Twitter/X, and subscribe to our email list here.