Israel Policy Pod

Carnegie Endowment Senior Fellow Aaron David Miller examines the Trump administration's policy legacy in the Middle East and President-elect Joe Biden's priorities in the region.Support the showFollow us on Instagram, Twitter/X, and Bluesky, and subscribe to our email list here.

Ilan Goldenberg, Michael Koplow, and Tamara Cofman Wittes present findings and recommendations from their recently published policy report, "A New U.S. Strategy for the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict." Hosted by Israel Policy Forum Board Chair Susie Gelman. Download the report here.Support the showFollow us on Instagram, Twitter/X, and Bluesky, and subscribe to our email list here.

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 United States Capitol Building. Then, the Israel Policy Pod team checks in with Israel Policy Forum Director of Government Relations Aaron Weinberg, who lives and works in Washington, DC.Read Aaron Weinberg's reflection the Capitol Hill attack in JTA: https://www.jta.org/2021/01/06/opinion/ive-been-through-evacuations-and-lockdowns-on-capitol-hill-before-its-never-been-this-badSupport the showFollow us on Instagram, Twitter/X, and Bluesky, and subscribe to our email list here.

With Knesset elections on the horizon yet again and new political parties replacing old ones, journalist Barak Ravid provides insights into the new political landscape taking shape in Israel.Support the showFollow us on Instagram, Twitter/X, and Bluesky, and subscribe to our email list here.

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 include the creation of a new party on the Israeli left led by Tel Aviv-Jaffa Mayor Ron Huldai and Foreign Minister Gabi Ashkenazi's decision to step away from national politics, for the time being, dealing yet another blow to Benny Gantz's Blue and White.Support the showFollow us on Instagram, Twitter/X, and Bluesky, and subscribe to our email list here.

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 Institute in Washington on the political interplay between the Palestinian leadership and the Gulf countries in the age of normalization.Support the showFollow us on Instagram, Twitter/X, and Bluesky, and subscribe to our email list here.

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 Israel's ties with Rabat, the new normalization agreement between Israel and Morocco, and the impact of U.S. recognition of Moroccan sovereignty in Western Sahara.Support the showFollow us on Instagram, Twitter/X, and Bluesky, and subscribe to our email list here.

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 Jacobs, Tamara Cofman Wittes, Susie Gelman, and Rep. Ted Deutch, including never-before-released material not featured during the event premiere.Support the showFollow us on Instagram, Twitter/X, and Bluesky, and subscribe to our email list here.

Host Shanie Reichman chats with Gadi Baltiansky of the Geneva Initiative about his decades-long commitment to resolving the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict and unlikely partners in pursuit of a two-state solution.  Learn more about his work at https://geneva-accord.org Support the showFollow us on Instagram, Twitter/X, and Bluesky, and subscribe to our email list here.

Israeli political journalist Tal Schneider examines the possibility of another Israeli election and the implications it would carry for Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Naftali Bennett, Benny Gantz, Gideon Saar, and the Joint List.Support the showFollow us on Instagram, Twitter/X, and Bluesky, and subscribe to our email list here.