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Israel Policy Pod
A weekly podcast that goes beyond the headlines to bring you analysis from Israel Policy Forum experts and distinguished guests.
Episodes
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Israel and Human Rights in Tension
Host Evan Gottesman speaks with IPF Atid San Francisco Steering Committee member Nathan Kurz about his new book, Jewish Internationalism and Human Rights After…
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Trump's Legacy, Biden's Future
Carnegie Endowment Senior Fellow Aaron David Miller examines the Trump administration's policy legacy in the Middle East and President-elect Joe Biden's…
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A New U.S. Strategy for the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict
Ilan Goldenberg, Michael Koplow, and Tamara Cofman Wittes present findings and recommendations from their recently published policy report, "A New U.S…
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From Washington to Jerusalem: After the Capitol Hill Attack
Hosts Evan Gottesman and Eli Kowaz speak with Times of Israel Diplomatic Correspondent Tal Schneider about Israeli perceptions of the far-right attack on the…
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Israeli Political Breakdown
With Knesset elections on the horizon yet again and new political parties replacing old ones, journalist Barak Ravid provides insights into the new political…
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Divorces and Marriages: Israeli Elections Update
In our final episode of the year, Eli Kowaz talks to Neri Zilber about Israel's upcoming March elections as the list of parties begins to take shape. Topics…
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Between the Palestinians and the Gulf States
This episode features a recording of our latest Israel Policy Briefing, a discussion between Board Chair Susie Gelman and Hussein Ibish of the Arab Gulf States…
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Morocco, Israel, Western Sahara, West Bank
Host Evan Gottesman speaks with Einat Levi, a researcher at the Israeli think tank Mitvim who specializes in Israel-Morocco relations, about the history of…
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Two Conversations on the Future of Our Work in 2021
This week's episode includes recordings of two panels from Israel Policy Forum's virtual annual event, with Abner Goldstine, Yossi Klein Halevi, Rabbi Rick…
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The Value of Perseverance
Host Shanie Reichman chats with Gadi Baltiansky of the Geneva Initiative about his decades-long commitment to resolving the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict and…
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Another Israeli Election?
Israeli political journalist Tal Schneider examines the possibility of another Israeli election and the implications it would carry for Prime Minister Benjamin…
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Israeli Elections, Part 4/?
Just when you thought Israelis were done going to the polls, elections strike again. Evan Gottesman, Eli Kowaz, and Shanie Reichman discuss the prospects of…
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What's Next for Israel and Iran?
Over the weekend, Iran’s chief nuclear scientist, Mohsen Fakhrizadeh, was assassinated. Iranian officials have blamed Israel, which appears to be behind the…
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Resuming Ties
Hosts Evan Gottesman and Eli Kowaz speak with journalist Neri Zilber about the resumption of security, civil, and economic ties between Israel and the…
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Israel-Arab State Normalization After the Trump Era
What will happen to the Israel-Arab state normalization process after President-elect Joe Biden takes office? The Mitvim Institute's Dr. Moran Zaga explains…
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The Chief Negotiator
Host Eli Kowaz talks with Israel Fellow Nimrod Novik about the life and legacy of chief Palestinian negotiator Saeb Erekat. Support the show Follow us on…
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What's Next? After the American Presidential Election
This episode features a recording of Israel Policy Forum's latest briefing, featuring a conversation with Policy Director Michael Koplow and Government…
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American Elections, Israeli-Palestinian Ramifications
Hosts Evan Gottesman, Eli Kowaz, and Shanie Reichman speak with three of Israel Policy Forum's leading experts—Shira Efron, Michael Koplow, and David…
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Twenty-Five Years Later: The Legacy of Yitzhak Rabin
Ambassador Itamar Rabinovich, who served as Israel's envoy in the United States during Yitzhak Rabin's second premiership, joins a special Israel Policy Forum…
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Israeli-Palestinian Conflict: The View From Europe
Host Evan Gottesman speaks with Hugh Lovatt, a policy fellow at the European Council on Foreign Relations Middle East and North Africa program, about the main…
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What's Next in Israeli Politics?
Washington Institute Adjunct Fellow and Israeli journalist Neri Zilber breaks down the latest political developments in Israel, from coronavirus lockdowns, to…
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Lessons From Another Conflict
Evan Gottesman and Shanie Reichman discuss the lessons for the Israeli-Palestinian conflict that can be gleaned from the Nagorno Karabakh dispute, as well as…
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2020 and Beyond: The U.S. Election and the Israel-Diaspora Relationship
Allison Kaplan Sommer (Haaretz), Jacob Kornbluh (Jewish Insider), and Tabby Refael (30 Years After) discuss the impact of the 2020 U.S. presidential election…
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Bibi's COVID Conundrum
Hosts Evan Gottesman and Eli Kowaz discuss how Benjamin Netanyahu's handling of the coronavirus crisis has created new political problems for the prime…
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An Optimist's View of U.S.-Israel Relations
Host Shanie Reichman speaks with former diplomat Nadav Tamir of the Peres Center for Peace and Innovation about the future of U.S.-Israel relations and how a…
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There's a Place Called Kosovo
Dr. Dahlia Scheindlin, a public opinion expert who has worked on political campaigns in Israel and the Balkans, joins host Evan Gottesman to parse spin from…
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Looking Back, Looking Forward: The Second Intifada, 20 Years Later
Kan News Palestinian Affairs Correspondent Gal Berger shares a retrospective on the significance of the Second Intifada on the twentieth anniversary of its…
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Regional Responses to Normalization
Steven A. Cook of the Council on Foreign Relations joins Israel Policy Forum's weekly briefing to explain how the recent normalization agreements between…
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After Normalization: Glass Half Full or Half Empty?
With the text of the Abraham Accords publicly released, hosts Evan Gottesman and Shanie Reichman trade skeptical and optimistic takes on the long-term…
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What's in a Deal? Israeli, Palestinian, and American Perspectives on Normalization
This episode features a recording of our briefing providing three different perspectives on Israel-Bahrain and Israel-UAE normalization with Yoel Guzansky…
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Trouble in the Eastern Mediterranean
Trouble is brewing in the Eastern Mediterranean as Turkey and Greece clash over natural gas, and other regional actors, from Israel, to Egypt, and even the…
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Gaza Today: COVID, Qatar, Crisis
This episode of Israel Policy Pod features a recording of our latest briefing with Dr. Shira Efron, providing an overview of the coronavirus situation in the…
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What's the "Atid" of Yesh Atid?
Hosts Evan Gottesman and Eli Kowaz discuss a potential internal challenge to the centrist Yesh Atid party's founder and longtime leader Yair Lapid. Support the…
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Unresolved Issues: Examining Challenges to Israel-UAE Relations
The latest episode of Israel Policy Pod features a recording of our latest briefing on challenges to Israel-UAE relations, featuring Israel Fellow Dr. Nimrod…
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Settlers Unsettled: The Israel-UAE Deal and "Suspended" Annexation
Dr. Sara Yael Hirschhorn, author of City on a Hilltop: American Jews and the Israeli Settler Movement, joins host Evan Gottesman to discuss the response of…
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The New Normal[ization]
Journalist and policy researcher Ksenia Svetlova speaks with hosts Evan Gottesman and Eli Kowaz about Israel-UAE normalization and its impacts for annexation…
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Israel-UAE Normalization: What Happened and What's Next?
Israel Policy Forum's Shira Efron and Michael Koplow speak with host Evan Gottesman about recent historic developments in Israel-UAE relations. Support the…
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Friendly Fire
Former Shin Bet Director Ami Ayalon joins host Evan Gottesman for a discussion on Israel's past and future and Ayalon's forthcoming book, Friendly Fire…
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Lebanon and Beyond
This episode of Israel Policy Pod features a recording of Israel Policy Forum's recent briefing with policy researcher, journalist, and former Member of…
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A Lebanese Flag in Rabin Square
Hosts Evan Gottesman and Eli Kowaz discuss the recent tragedy in Beirut, Lebanon and the controversy spurred by the display of a Lebanese flag on Tel Aviv City…
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Inside Israel’s Protests with Barak Ravid
Listen to Israel Policy Forum's exclusive briefing with journalist Barak Ravid (Axios) covering the anti-Netanyahu demonstrations taking place throughout…
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The Palestinian Policemen's Union
New York Times Jerusalem Bureau reporter Adam Rasgon joins host Evan Gottesman to discuss a recent story he co-authored with David Halbinger and Mohammed Najib…
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Hizballah, Protests, More Elections (?)
Hosts Evan Gottesman and Eli Kowaz discuss an eventful week in Israel: a clash between the IDF and Hizballah on Israel's northern border, anti-Bibi protests…
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Walk Like an Egyptian
Israel Fellow Nimrod Novik joins host Evan Gottesman to discuss Egyptian Foreign Minister Sameh Shukri's recent meeting with Palestinian President Mahmoud…
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One More One State Podcast
Evan Gottesman speaks with Israel Policy Forum's Policy Director Michael Koplow about the resurgent conversation around the one state model. Articles mentioned…
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Look Us in the Eye
Host Eli Kowaz speaks with Commanders for Israel’s Security CEO Dan Rothem about a new CIS messaging campaign against annexation in Israel and Peter Beinart’s…
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Israel-Iran: Escalation and Confrontation
RAND Corporation Center for Middle East Policy Director Dr. Dalia Dassa Kaye joins host Evan Gottesman to discuss recent incidents in Iran and their potential…
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Grassroots: Against Annexation, For Democracy
Hosts Evan Gottesman and Eli Kowaz are joined by Yaya Fink, CEO of the NGO Darkenu, founder of the Lobby 99 organization, and former Labor Party Knesset…
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Yossi Klein Halevi on Annexation
This episode of Israel Policy Pod features a recording of Israel Policy Forum's latest Annexation Watch briefing, featuring Yossi Klein Halevi of Shalom…
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Israel On Air
Hosts Evan Gottesman and Eli Kowaz join a panel discussion on podcasting about Israel with Mishy Harman (Israel Story) and Dina Kraft (the Branch), moderated…
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Our Future Israel
Host Evan Gottesman speaks with IPF Atid young professional leaders Brianna Goodlin and Jonathan Kamel about IPF Atid's new #OurFutureIsrael campaign…
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Annexation in the Dark
Hosts Evan Gottesman and Eli Kowaz discuss the security establishment's take on looming West Bank annexation with Brig. Gen. (Res.) Ilan Paz. Support the show…
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On the Hill (Remotely)
Government Relations Manager Aaron Weinberg joins hosts Evan Gottesman and Eli Kowaz to discuss how Israel Policy Forum's work on Capitol Hill is continuing in…
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What to Do When the Party Leaves You?
Hosts Evan Gottesman and Eli Kowaz talk with MK Gadeer Kamal-Mreeh about her political ambitions, looming West Bank annexation, and her decision to break ranks…
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How Will the Palestinians Respond to Annexation?
On this episode, Israel Policy Pod presents a recording of Israel Policy Forum's recent briefing call with PLO Ambassador to the United Kingdom Husam Zomlot…
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The Great Knesset Debate
Find out how Israeli opposition parties are responding to West Bank annexation, featuring MK and former Deputy Mossad Head Ram Ben Barak (Yesh Atid), MK and…
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Is Abbas Serious This Time?
Policy Director Michael Koplow joins hosts Evan Gottesman and Eli Kowaz to help break down a recent dramatic announcement from Palestinian President Mahmoud…
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The Ministry of Silly Walks
Hosts Evan Gottesman and Eli Kowaz break down why the swearing in of Israel's new government has been postponed, explain the expansion of the cabinet to…
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"Don't Know" About Annexation
Professor Tamar Hermann of the Israel Democracy Institute (IDI) joins host Evan Gottesman to break down the findings in the lDI's latest Israeli Voice Index…
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Dissecting Trump Plan Talking Points
Policy Director Michael Koplow and host Evan Gottesman break down a set of talking points on the Trump administration's Israeli-Palestinian proposal laid out…