Israel Policy Pod

One week after Israelis voted for their next government, hosts Evan Gottesman and Eli Kowaz break down election results and discuss the road ahead, with special focus on issues like West Bank annexation and tensions between the ultra-Orthodox parties and Avigdor Liberman's Yisrael Beiteinu.Support the showFollow us on Instagram, Twitter/X, and Bluesky, and subscribe to our email list here.

Eli Kowaz hosts Walla News Political Correspondant Tal Shalev to preview Israeli election day.Support the showFollow us on Instagram, Twitter/X, and Bluesky, and subscribe to our email list here.

Is Israel becoming increasingly illiberal? On the eve of Israeli elections, host Evan Gottesman puts the question to Tamara Cofman Wittes and Yael Mizrahi-Arnaud, authors of the new Brookings Institution study "Is Israel in Democratic Decline?" (read the study here).Support the showFollow us on Instagram, Twitter/X, and Bluesky, and subscribe to our email list here.

Host Eli Kowaz is joined by Policy Director Michael Koplow to discuss different scenarios for Israeli election outcomes as the Knesset campaign enters its final week. Support the showFollow us on Instagram, Twitter/X, and Bluesky, and subscribe to our email list here.

Executive Director David A. Halperin and Policy Director Michael Koplow talk conflict in Gaza and American recognition of Israeli sovereignty in the Golan — and how these issues square with Israeli voters in the lead-up to April 9's Knesset election.Support the showFollow us on Instagram, Twitter/X, and Bluesky, and subscribe to our email list here.

After a rough political week for Benny Gantz, Walla's Tal Shalev joins host Eli Kowaz to talk about where things stand three weeks before Israelis head to the polls.Support the showFollow us on Instagram, Twitter/X, and Bluesky, and subscribe to our email list here.

Hosts Eli Kowaz and Evan Gottesman discuss the American angle to Netanyahu's pursuit of reelection. Support the showFollow us on Instagram, Twitter/X, and Bluesky, and subscribe to our email list here.

Hosts Eli Kowaz and Evan Gottesman assess whether the Israeli attorney general's announcement of his intention to indict Benjamin Netanyahu in three corruption cases can swing the April Knesset election.Unfamiliar with the politicians and parties mentioned in this episode? Read more on:Benjamin Netanyahu and LikudBenny Gantz and Kachol LavanAvigdor Liberman and Yisrael BeiteinuMoshe Kahlon and KulanuRafi Peretz and Bayit Yehudi/Union of Right PartiesAyman Odeh, Ahmad Tibi, and Hadash-Ta'alSupport the showFollow us on Instagram, Twitter/X, and Bluesky, and subscribe to our email list here.

Executive Director David A. Halperin and Policy Director Michael Koplow discuss the impact of the Trump administration's long-rumored "Ultimate Deal" on Israeli elections. The big question in the room is: deal or no deal?Support the showFollow us on Instagram, Twitter/X, and Bluesky, and subscribe to our email list here.

Host Evan Gottesman and Policy Director Michael Koplow give an overview of the various Israeli political parties running in the 2019 Knesset elections.Fast-forward to check out any of these political parties:01:50 Kachol Lavan08:04 Likud15:30 Bayit Yehudi22:19 Labor Party26:13 Yisrael Beiteinu30:43 Hayamin Hehadash38:00 Kulanu41:00 Meretz43:40 United Torah Judaism46:57 Shas51:44 Arab party overview54:04 Hadash-Ta'al55:25 United Arab List-Balad01:00:07 GesherSupport the showFollow us on Instagram, Twitter/X, and Bluesky, and subscribe to our email list here.