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- 6 days ago1h 5m
Eisenkot, Bibi, and the Regional Arena
On this week’s episode, Dan Rothem (Senior Policy Analyst, Israel Policy Forum) and Shira Efron (Distinguished Israel Policy Chair, RAND) join Tel Aviv-based journalist and Israel Policy Forum Policy Advisor Neri Zilber to discuss the start of Israel’s election campaign: Gadi Eisenkot’s rise in the polls, how Bibi Netanyahu has tried to fight back against yet another retired general, and the resurrection of the Israeli left. They then turn to the regional arena, including this week's U.S.-Sau...
- 1 weeks ago58 min
Why the U.S. and Iran Are Fighting Again
On this week's episode, Naysan Rafati, senior Iran analyst at International Crisis Group, joins Tel Aviv-based journalist and Israel Policy Forum Policy Advisor Neri Zilber to discuss the renewed military escalation between the United States and Iran, why the Strait of Hormuz has once again become the central flashpoint, the Iranian regime's continued hardline posture, President Donald Trump's strategy of brinkmanship, the likelihood of further escalation or a return to full-scale conflict, w...
- 3 weeks ago1h 2m
Israel's Political Crossroads
On this week’s episode, Israel Policy Forum Policy Advisor and Tel Aviv-based journalist Neri Zilber and Israel Policy Forum Director of Strategic Initiatives and IPF Atid Shanie Reichman discuss the Netanyahu government's push to pass a slew of controversial bills before the Knesset's term likely ends next week, the looming constitutional crisis after the government refused to recognize a Supreme Court decision, the state of the anti-Netanyahu opposition ahead of the October election, limbo ...
- 4 weeks ago1h 13m
The Israel-Lebanon Deal Explained
On this week’s episode, Israel Policy Forum Policy Advisor and Tel Aviv-based journalist Neri Zilber hosts David Daoud, senior fellow at the Foundation for Defense of Democracies. They discuss the recent U.S.-brokered agreement between Israel and Lebanon, the chances of the deal actually leading to Hezbollah's disarmament and Israel's withdrawal from south Lebanon, the ability of the Lebanese army to fulfill its obligations, the reaction inside Lebanon to the agreement, why Netanyahu touted i...
- Jun 18, 202657 min
Peace for Our Time? Amb. Shapiro on the U.S.-Iran Deal
On this week’s episode, Israel Policy Forum Policy Advisor and Tel Aviv-based journalist Neri Zilber hosts Dan Shapiro, former U.S. ambassador to Israel. They discuss why the recent U.S.-Israel war with Iran was a strategic mistake, what this week's memorandum of understanding reached between the U.S. and Iran actually includes, what the deal says about Trump's priorities and leverage in the negotiations, the slim prospects of actually getting a final agreement on Iran's nuclear program, the ...
- Jun 10, 20261h 0m
What's Next in Iran and U.S.-Israel Relations
On this week’s episode, Israel Policy Forum Policy Advisor and Tel Aviv-based journalist Neri Zilber hosts Chief Policy Officer Michael Koplow and Washington Managing Director and Senior Policy Analyst Rachel Brandenburg. They discuss this week's major escalation between Israel and Iran, what it signals regarding the Islamic Republic's thinking two months after the original ceasefire, why President Trump put an end to the exchanges of fire and his chances of securing a deal, the implications ...
- Jun 3, 20261h 7m
A Hot Summer in Israeli Politics
On this week’s episode, Israel Policy Forum Policy Advisor and Tel Aviv-based journalist Neri Zilber hosts Dahlia Scheindlin, a political analyst and pollster, to discuss the current state of Israeli politics, what the polls are saying (and not saying) about the upcoming election, the mixed fortunes so far of the Bennett-Lapid merger, the rising Gadi Eisenkot, the role the Arab-Israeli political parties could play in the election, why voters are still drawn to Netanyahu's Likud party, what th...
- May 28, 20261h 10m
Iran Deal Draws Near
On this week’s episode, Israel Policy Forum Policy Advisor and Tel Aviv-based journalist Neri Zilber hosts Chief Policy Officer Michael Koplow and Distinguished RAND Israel Policy Chair Shira Efron. The trio discuss the looming deal between the U.S. and Iran over an end to the war, what the agreement likely includes and critically omits, who won the war if it ends this way, how Netanyahu may try to spin the ensuing deal, what impact it could have on the ongoing fighting in Lebanon, the danger...
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