Israel Policy Pod

Eli and Evan discuss the nation-state law passed by the Knesset and Birthright walkouts by American Jews with Israeli journalist Allison Kaplan Sommer. Support the show Follow us on Instagram , Twitter/X , and Bluesky , and subscribe to our email list here .

Hosts Eli Kowaz and Evan Gottesman are joined by Israel Policy Forum's Israel Fellow Nimrod Novik to discuss the Trump administration peace plan and debate whether the administration has a Plan B. Israel Policy Forum Executive Director David A. Halperin joins at the end to discuss the new 50 Steps Before the Deal Initiative. Support the show Follow us on Instagram , Twitter/X , and Bluesky ,...

Israel Policy Forum Executive Director David A. Halperin returns from the organization's leadership delegation to Israel and the West Bank and shares his impressions abut conditions on the ground and the launch of the 50 Steps Before The Deal initiative. Support the show Follow us on Instagram , Twitter/X , and Bluesky , and subscribe to our email list here .

Oxford University's Dr. Sara Yael Hirschhorn, author of "City on a Hilltop: American Jews and the Israeli Settler Movement," joins the podcast to share her expertise on the state of the settlement enterprise in the occupied territories, the American role there, and changing Diaspora Jewish demographics that promise to reshape Israel's external relations. Support the show Follow...

Eli and Evan are joined by Elizabeth Tsurkov, a research fellow at Israel's Forum for Regional Thinking, to talk about developments with Israel, Russia, Iran, and the Assad regime in southern Syria. Support the show Follow us on Instagram , Twitter/X , and Bluesky , and subscribe to our email list here .

Lior Schillat of the Jerusalem Institute for Policy Research joins Eli and Evan to talk about the new development plan for East Jerusalem, recently approved by the Israeli cabinet. Support the show Follow us on Instagram , Twitter/X , and Bluesky , and subscribe to our email list here .

Pnina Sharvit Baruch joins Eli and Evan to talk about the IDF's conduct responding to the Gaza demonstrations. Support the show Follow us on Instagram , Twitter/X , and Bluesky , and subscribe to our email list here .

Executive Director David A. Halperin and Evan Gottesman are joined by former Israeli deputy defense minister and retired IDF Brigadier General Ephraim Sneh to discuss how the United States exit from the Iran nuclear deal will play out in the global arena, and on Israel's doorstep. Support the show Follow us on Instagram , Twitter/X , and Bluesky , and subscribe to our email list here .

Dr. Shira Efron, special adviser on Israel at the RAND Corporation's Center for Middle East Public Policy, joins hosts Eli Kowaz and Evan Gottesman to discuss the festering humanitarian crisis in Gaza, touching on major issues in the Strip's public health, governance, and relations with Israel. Support the show Follow us on Instagram , Twitter/X , and Bluesky , and subscribe to our email...

Neri Zilber joins Eli and Evan to break down misconceptions about the Palestinian Authority Security Force (PASF).Read Neri Zilber and Ghaith Al-Omari's full report "State with No Army, Army with No State:" LINK: ipf.li/pasfreport Support the show Follow us on Instagram , Twitter/X , and Bluesky , and subscribe to our email list here .

This week's episode features Israel Policy Forum’s 2018 Joseph Forum - a distinguished panel on Israel leadership held this past week at the Harmonie Club in New York City featuring Dr. Anita Shapira, Ambassador Itamar Rabinovich, and Rabbi Daniel Gordis. Each has written a biography of a different Israeli prime minister - David Ben-Gurion, Yitzhak Rabin, and Menachem Begin, respectively. The...

Former Israeli National Security Adviser Chuck Freilich joins Eli Kowaz and Evan Gottesman Israel's security strategy or lack thereof. Support the show Follow us on Instagram , Twitter/X , and Bluesky , and subscribe to our email list here .

Israel Policy Forum's Eli Kowaz and Evan Gottesman talk about Benjamin Netanyahu's future after the Israel Police's indictment recommendation with Ben Caspit, a senior journalist for Ma'ariv and Al-Monitor and author of the new book The Netanyahu Years. Support the show Follow us on Instagram , Twitter/X , and Bluesky , and subscribe to our email list here .

Eli Kowaz and Noa Shusterman talk with Hussein Ibish, Senior Resident Scholar at the Arab Gulf States Institute in Washington, about Israel's emerging relationships with the Arab world and the impact of Trump's Jerusalem announcement. Support the show Follow us on Instagram , Twitter/X , and Bluesky , and subscribe to our email list here .

Dr. Isabella Ginor and Gideon Remez of the Hebrew University's Truman Institute join Israel Policy Forum's Eli Kowaz and Evan Gottesman to discuss their new book, "The Soviet-Israeli War, 1967-1973: The U.S.S.R.'s Military Intervention In The Egyptian-Israeli Conflict" (Oxford University Press), examining what lessons from the Israeli experience in the Cold War can be appl...

IPF's Noa Shusterman and Adam Basciano speak with Michael Davies, a British high-school history teacher, about the Balfour Declaration's role in modern British society and the challenge of tackling this controversial issue in the classroom. Support the show Follow us on Instagram , Twitter/X , and Bluesky , and subscribe to our email list here .

IPF's Noa Shusterman and Adam Basciano talk with Ghaith al-Omari, a senior fellow at the Washington Institute and the former executive director of the American Task Force on Palestine, about the nature of the Palestinian reconciliation process and how it affects the regional politics. Support the show Follow us on Instagram , Twitter/X , and Bluesky , and subscribe to our email list here .

Eli and Noa host Polly Bronstein, CEO and founder of Darkenu, a grassroots movement aiming to mobilize Israel's "moderate majority." Darkenu and Commanders for Israel's Security will be hosting the 2017 Rabin Memorial Rally. Support the show Follow us on Instagram , Twitter/X , and Bluesky , and subscribe to our email list here .

Matzav Podcast hosts Shadi Martini, Director of Humanitarian Relief and Regional Relations to the Multifaith Alliance for Syrian Refugees, to discuss the crisis in Syria and how it effects local views on Israel. Support the show Follow us on Instagram , Twitter/X , and Bluesky , and subscribe to our email list here .

Matzav Podcast hosts Grant Rumley to discuss the contenders in the race to become the next PA President and what it means for Israel. Support the show Follow us on Instagram , Twitter/X , and Bluesky , and subscribe to our email list here .

How can Israel best limit Iran's influence in Syria? How would Trump backing out of the JCPOA effect Israel? Eli and Noa host Professor Chuck Freilich, the former deputy national security advisor of Israel to discuss Israel's regional security. Support the show Follow us on Instagram , Twitter/X , and Bluesky , and subscribe to our email list here .

Eli and Noa host Grant Rumley and Amir Tibon to discuss their book The Last Palestinian: The Rise and Reign of Mahmoud Abbas. Support the show Follow us on Instagram , Twitter/X , and Bluesky , and subscribe to our email list here .

Former Consul General of Israel in New York, Alon Pinkas, joins Eli Kowaz and Noa Shusterman to talk about Netanyahu's inaction in the face of blatant anti-Semitism, and its influence on Israel-diaspora relations. Support the show Follow us on Instagram , Twitter/X , and Bluesky , and subscribe to our email list here .

Jason Greenblatt, Jared Kushner, Dina Powell head to Israel later this month as part of Trump's search of reaching the 'ultimate deal'. Former US diplomat Scott Lasensky joins IPF's Eli Kowaz and Noa Shusterman to discuss the upcoming visit and US efforts in the region. Support the show Follow us on Instagram , Twitter/X , and Bluesky , and subscribe to our email list here .

IPF Israel Fellow and former advisor to Shimon Peres Nimrod Novik joins Eli Kowaz and Noa Shusterman to talk about the diplomatic crisis between Israel and Jordan. Support the show Follow us on Instagram , Twitter/X , and Bluesky , and subscribe to our email list here .