Israel Policy Pod

Allison Kaplan Sommer (Haaretz), Jacob Kornbluh (Jewish Insider), and Tabby Refael (30 Years After) discuss the impact of the 2020 U.S. presidential election on the Israel-Diaspora relationship.Support the showFollow us on Instagram, Twitter/X, and Bluesky, and subscribe to our email list here.

Hosts Evan Gottesman and Eli Kowaz discuss how Benjamin Netanyahu's handling of the coronavirus crisis has created new political problems for the prime minister, including the resurgence of Naftali Bennett.Support the showFollow us on Instagram, Twitter/X, and Bluesky, and subscribe to our email list here.

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 future Biden administration could impact them. Support the showFollow us on Instagram, Twitter/X, and Bluesky, and subscribe to our email list here.

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 substance on the implications of mutual recognition between Israel and Kosovo and the Israel-related elements of the recent Serbia-Kosovo economic normalization deal.Click here to read Dahlia's article in Foreign Policy comparing the leadership styles of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Serbian President Aleksandr Vucic.Support the showFollow us on Instagram, Twitter/X, and Bluesky, and subscribe to our email list here.

Kan News Palestinian Affairs Correspondent Gal Berger shares a retrospective on the significance of the Second Intifada on the twentieth anniversary of its start.Watch translated clips from Gal Berger's documentary on the Second Intifada here:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CperavZ-a_Y&feature=youtu.behttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DZyH4VfyI_oSupport the showFollow us on Instagram, Twitter/X, and Bluesky, and subscribe to our email list here.

Steven A. Cook of the Council on Foreign Relations joins Israel Policy Forum's weekly briefing to explain how the recent normalization agreements between Israel and Bahrain and Israel and the United Arab Emirates are being received throughout the Middle East.Support the showFollow us on Instagram, Twitter/X, and Bluesky, and subscribe to our email list here.

With the text of the Abraham Accords publicly released, hosts Evan Gottesman and Shanie Reichman trade skeptical and optimistic takes on the long-term ramifications of Israel's normalization agreements with the UAE and Bahrain.Support the showFollow us on Instagram, Twitter/X, and Bluesky, and subscribe to our email list here.

This episode features a recording of our briefing providing three different perspectives on Israel-Bahrain and Israel-UAE normalization with Yoel Guzansky (INSS), Daoud Kuttab (Al-Monitor Palestine Pulse, Arab News), and Dana Stroul (Washington Institute).Support the showFollow us on Instagram, Twitter/X, and Bluesky, and subscribe to our email list here.

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 United Arab Emirates, could get drawn in. Mitvim Institute Director of External Relations Gabi Mitchell joins host Evan Gottesman to discuss the current crisis, how it intersects with other conflicts in the Mediterranean region and the Middle East, what the risks are, and how tensions can be brought down.Support the showFollow us on Instagram, Twitter/X, and Bluesky, and subscribe to our email list here.

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 Gaza Strip, recent hostilities between Palestinian militant groups and Israel, and Qatar's involvement in the area.Support the showFollow us on Instagram, Twitter/X, and Bluesky, and subscribe to our email list here.