Axis Mundi

In Axis Mundi's last episode of 2022, Evan Gottesman and TJ's Danny Seidemann discuss the state of Jerusalem's Christian community, the knowns and unknowns of the incoming far-right Israeli government of Benjamin Netanyahu, and what two terrorist bombings on the western end of Jerusalem mean for the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. 

Evan Gottesman and TJ's Danny Seidemann talk about the ramifications of Israeli security forces' closure of a part of East Jerusalem centered on Shuafat Refugee Camp following a deadly terror attack in early October, plus some final thoughts on Israel's November 1 election.

Evan Gottesman and TJ's Danny Seidemann follow-up on developments in E1, discuss the interplay between Israeli electoral politics and the situation on the Temple Mount, and dive into the ties that bind East Jerusalem and the West Bank (or is it East Jerusalem, West Bank?). 

Host Evan Gottesman and TJ's Danny Seidemann examine why a relative calm held in Jerusalem amid the most intense fighting between Israel and a Gaza-based terror group since last May's conflict in the Strip coincided with Jewish-Palestinian violence in the contested city. Plus, a look at why the "doomsday settlement" of E1 isn't generating much buzz less than two weeks befo...

Evan Gottesman speaks with TJ's Danny Seidemann about E1, Silwan, and July in Jerusalem, when the most important event was one that didn't happen.

It's all about E1 on this episode of Axis Mundi—the contentious settlement proposal is back in the headlines ahead of a July Israeli Civil Administration planning meeting. Evan Gottesman speaks with TJ's Danny Seidemann about E1, its geopolitical relationship with Jerusalem, and its impact on a future two-state outcome—plus, what all this means for U.S. President Joe Biden's upcomin...

Evan Gottesman and TJ's Danny Seidemann discuss Israeli police actions at two recent Jerusalem funerals—those of Shireen Abu Akleh and Walid al Sharif—and the role of flags in recent tensions in the city—both the police's seizure of Palestinian flags at the Abu Akleh funeral, and the upcoming Yom Yerushalayim flags march.

Evan Gottesman and TJ's Danny Seidemann look back at a tense spring holiday season, including confrontations between Israeli Police and Palestinians at al Aqsa Mosque, why things could have gone worse—and why to stay vigilant; plus, what a goat says about the politics of religion in Jerusalem.

In the wake of four deadly terror attacks in Israel,  Evan Gottesman and TJ's Danny Seidemann examine why Jerusalem has so far been spared major bloodshed, whether turmoil there is a foregone conclusion amid a crowded holiday week, and how Israelis, Palestinians, and other concerned parties can keep the peace in the holy city. Plus, a look at the historic Negev Summit and an important update...

Host Evan Gottesman and TJ's Danny Seidemann discuss two pending plans for new Israeli national parks in Jerusalem and why sometimes, a park isn't  just a park.  Additional resources: Church leaders' letter to Israeli Environment Minister Tamar Zandberg Insiders' Jerusalem: Expansion of the National Park in the Visual Basin of the Holy City

Last month, Israeli Police squared off against activists and members of the Salhiya family of Sheikh Jarrah as the Jerusalem municipality carried out its first demolition in the East Jerusalem neighborhood since 2017. TJ's Danny Seidemann and Evan Gottesman discuss what is different about the Salhiya's plight compared with the Sheikh Jarrah cases that captured global attention late last...

TJ's Danny Seidemann and Evan Gottesman discuss the issues and trends that could shape the geopolitics of Jerusalem in 2022, from U.S. foreign policy toward the city to "two-state agnosticism."

TJ's Danny Seidemann and Evan Gottesman discuss how a contentious plan for a Jewish settlement in Atarot—due north of the Green Line outside West Jerusalem—was seemingly pulled from the Israeli government's agenda under pressure from the Biden administration, only to reappear on the ledger a few days later.

On the debut episode of Terrestrial Jerusalem's new Axis Mundi podcast, TJ founder Danny Seidemann joins Evan Gottesman to discuss a proposed compromise in the Sheikh Jarrah case, a major step toward construction of an Israeli settlement in the E1 area, and the developing dispute between the Biden administration and the Israeli government over the reopening of the American consulate in Jerusa...