ROPESCAST

In this episode Ksenia Svetlova and Ibrahim Abu-Ahmad host Amos Yadlin, ex-head of military intelligence and INSS research center for a sincere discussion about Israel democracy, security and relations with the US. Email: info@ropes.org Website: www.ropes.org Twitter: @ROPESorg

This week in ROPESCAST Ksenia Svetlova and Ibrahim Abu-Ahmad host former US ambassador to Israel and Egypt Daniel C. Kurtzer and discuss the current tension in Israel-US relations, the possible deal between Israel and Saudi Arabia, the challenges to Abraham accords as well as the harsh realities of Israeli-Palestinian conflict. Email: info@ropes.org Website: www.ropes.org Twitter: @ROPESorg

This week in ROPESCAST Ksenia Svetlova and Ibrahim Abu-Ahmad discuss the unprecedented wave of violence in Arab society in Israel, the growing trend for integration in the general society and the intricate politics of the Arab parties in Israel with Dr. Thabet Abu-Ras, a co-CEO of the Abraham initiatives. Email: info@ropes.org Website: www.ropes.org Twitter: @ROPESorg

This week on ROPESCAST, Ibrahim Abu-Ahmad and Ksenia Svetlova speak with Joseph Fisher, an international expert in tourism. They discuss the possible rapprochement between Israel and Saudi Arabia, the fast pace of development in the Kingdom, Gulf politics and the recent reconciliation between Iran and Saudi Arabia. Email: info@ropes.org Website: www.ropes.org Twitter: @ROPESorg

In the first episode of ROPESCAST Ibrahim Abu-Ahmad and Ksenia Svetlova discuss their journey inside the Middle East. Nazareth-born Ibrahim and Moscow-born Ksenia were in Cairo during the dramatic events of the Arab springs, he - as a student, she - as a TV reporter. They revisit this event and its meaning to the region, discuss the Abraham accords and the current phase of the Israeli-Palestinian...