On this week’s episode, Israel Policy Forum Policy Advisor and Tel Aviv-based journalist Neri Zilber hosts Assaf Orion, international fellow at The Washington Institute for Near East Policy and senior researcher at INSS. They assess the Israel-Hezbollah war over the past 14 months, and discuss the reasons why the ceasefire was concluded last week, what the agreement entails, how it differs from the one that ended the last Lebanon war, the prospects that it is successfully implemented, and more. View our latest explainers on critical issues facing the Israeli-Palestinian conflict here.Support the showFollow us on Instagram and Twitter/X, and subscribe to our email list here.
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Netanyahu Unbound
On this week’s episode, Israel Policy Forum Policy Advisor and Tel Aviv-based journalist Neri Zilber hosts Tal Schneider, political correspondent at The Times of Israel. They discuss the return of Israeli politics during wartime, the defection of Gideon Sa’ar, the firing of Yoav Gallant and the rumors regarding who may be next, the resumption of the judicial overhaul, the impact Donald Trump may already be having on internal Israeli affairs, and more.View our latest explainers on critical issues facing the Israeli-Palestinian conflict here.Support the showFollow us on Instagram and Twitter/X, and subscribe to our email list here.
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Trump's Return
On this week’s episode, Israel Policy Forum Policy Advisor and Tel Aviv-based journalist Neri Zilber hosts Natan Sachs, director of the Brookings Institution Center for Middle East Policy. They discuss Donald Trump's impending return to the White House, what his early foreign policy appointments could mean for Israel and the Middle East, inherent contradictions between Trump’s goals and the current policies of the Netanyahu government, what the Biden administration may seek to achieve before January 20, last week's firing of Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant, and more. Explore our recent explainers here.Support the showFollow us on Instagram and Twitter/X, and subscribe to our email list here.
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Trump, Harris, and the Middle East
On this week’s episode, Israel Policy Forum Policy Advisor and Tel Aviv-based journalist Neri Zilber hosts Chief Policy Officer Michael Koplow and Diane and Guilford Glazer Foundation Senior Director of Policy Research Shira Efron. The trio discusses the upcoming U.S. election and the debate over Israel policy, Israel's strikes on Iran this past weekend, the implications of Israel banning UNRWA, renewed diplomacy to end the wars in Gaza and Lebanon, and more.Support the showFollow us on Instagram and Twitter/X, and subscribe to our email list here.
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After Sinwar: Negotiation or Escalation?
On this week’s episode, Israel Policy Forum CEO David A. Halperin hosts Policy Advisor and Tel Aviv-based journalist Neri Zilber to discuss the violent life and death of Yahya Sinwar, where Hamas goes from here, future prospects for a hostage-and-ceasefire deal in Gaza, the linkage being made by Israel between the various war fronts, Prime Minister Netanyahu's likely rising political fortunes, and more.Support the showFollow us on Instagram and Twitter/X, and subscribe to our email list here.