Israel Policy Pod

Host Evan Gottesman speaks with Tamara Cofman Wittes of the Brookings Institution about how Israeli annexation of West Bank territory would play out with other Middle East governments.Support the show

Hosts Evan Gottesman and Eli Kowaz get to the heart of the incoming Trump administration "ultimate deal" plan; plus, an original Eurovision song mashup from Eli.Support the show

Hosts Evan Gottesman and Eli Kowaz discuss Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's troubled pursuit of immunity from prosecution and backlash from Gidon Saar and other Likudniks, plus a five minute aside on the geography of Eurovision's Eastern European and non-European contestants. Later in the episode, Samantha Pohl makes her podcast debut.Support the show

Evan Gottesman speaks to Israel Policy Forum's Israel Fellow Nimrod Novik, a former senior foreign policy adviser to Shimon Peres, about Israel's strategy in Gaza and why Palestinians and Israelis keep returning to brief (but costly) exchanges over the Strip.Support the show

The Palestinian Authority is rejecting tax transfers from Israel. Why? And what does it mean for the future of the pro-annexation movement and the viability of the Palestinian Authority itself? Israel Policy Pod host Evan Gottesman and Policy Director Michael Koplow discuss.Read: Michael Koplow on the tax transfer issues and the risks of partial annexationRead: Evan Gottesman on the Paris Protocol and Palestinian tax transfersSupport the show

Israel Policy Pod host Evan Gottesman speaks with Israeli pollster Camil Fuchs (Channel 13) to get a clearer sense of where the Israeli public truly stands regarding Benjamin Netanyahu and West Bank annexation.Support the show

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 show

Eli Kowaz hosts Walla News Political Correspondant Tal Shalev to preview Israeli election day.Support the show

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 show

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 show

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 show

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 show

Hosts Eli Kowaz and Evan Gottesman discuss the American angle to Netanyahu's pursuit of reelection. Support the show

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 show

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 show

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 show

Israel Policy Forum Executive Director David A. Halperin and Policy Director Michael Koplow join the podcast to talk about another podcast's take on Israel and what they think it missed.Support the show

Eli Kowaz hosts Tal Shalev of Walla News to discuss Israeli elections and the crucial week ahead approaching the party list registration deadline on Thursday.Support the show

Hosts Eli Kowaz and Evan Gottesman take a look at Benny Gantz’s debut speech and what it says about the state of Israeli politics.Support the show

Eli Kowaz and Evan Gottesman discuss the recent breakups in Israeli politics as we approach April elections.Support the show