Israel Policy Pod

On the last podcast of the year (for real this time) Eli hosts Walla News Political Correspondent Tal Shalev to talk about the recently-announced April 9th elections.Support the show

Will Trump reveal his "ultimate deal?" Will Netanyahu break Ben-Gurion's record as Israel's longest serving Prime Minister? In our last episode of the year, Eli hosts Policy Director Michael Koplow to discuss predictions for 2019.Support the show

Hosts Evan Gottesman and Eli Kowaz talk about the rise of West Bank terror in recent weeks and months and what it tells us about a one-state reality.Support the show

How long can the coalition last with a single seat majority? What can Benjamin Netanyahu accomplish in terms of regional diplomacy without progress on the two-state solution? And was Airbnb's decision to de-list properties in West Bank Jewish settlements fair? Eli Kowaz and Evan Gottesman address all of these questions and more as they take on the last week in Israeli political developments.Support the show

As the dust settles from the 2018 U.S. congressional midterm elections, Israel Policy Forum Policy Director Michael Koplow joins host Evan Gottesman to break down the future of American policy on Israel and the changing approaches the Democratic and Republican parties are taking to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.Support the show

In the aftermath of the Pittsburgh synagogue tragedy, Israel Policy Pod takes a break from our normal content to highlight the important work of the Hebrew Immigrant Aid Society (HIAS), whose support for refugees and immigrants has come under attack by far-right extremists including the murderer in Pittsburgh. Host Evan Gottesman speaks with Naomi Steinberg, Senior Director of Policy and Advocacy at HIAS, about the history of the organization and the current challenges it faces in the United States and abroad.Support the show

Ilan Goldenberg, Israel Policy Forum's Policy Adviser and a Senior Fellow and Director at the Center for a New American Security's Middle East Security Program joins Evan Gottesman and Eli Kowaz discuss the merger of the U.S. Consulate General in Jerusalem and the U.S. Embassy to Israel.Support the show

The Camp David Accords, Israel-Egypt Treaty, and Oslo Accords produced some of the most widely celebrated moments in Arab-Israeli diplomacy. But what if these arrangements complicated things for future generations of Palestinians, Israelis, and Americans? To address this question, Israel Policy Pod host Evan Gottesman sits down with Dr. Seth Anziska, author of the new book "Preventing Palestine: A Political History From Camp David to Oslo."Support the show

Is American aid to the Palestinians over? Israel Policy Pod host Evan Gottesman asks Dave Harden, former assistant administrator for USAID's Bureau for Democracy, Conflict, and Humanitarian Assistance. Harden has managed USAID's work in the Palestinian territories, where he led the the agency's mission for over a decade, as well as in Syria, Iraq, Yemen, Libya, Somalia, South Sudan, and Haiti.Support the show

Hosts Eli Kowaz and Evan Gottesman discuss the nation-state law with IDF Brig. Gen. (res.) Amal Asad. Special thanks to Shanie Reichman for English-language voice-over. Support the show

Israel Policy Pod host Evan Gottesman speaks with Tania Hary, executive director of Gisha, an Israeli NGO working to improve Palestinian freedom of movement in and out of Gaza. Support the show

Eli and Evan discuss the nation-state law passed by the Knesset and Birthright walkouts by American Jews with Israeli journalist Allison Kaplan Sommer.Support the show

Hosts Eli Kowaz and Evan Gottesman are joined by Israel Policy Forum's Israel Fellow Nimrod Novik to discuss the Trump administration peace plan and debate whether the administration has a Plan B. Israel Policy Forum Executive Director David A. Halperin joins at the end to discuss the new 50 Steps Before the Deal Initiative.Support the show

Israel Policy Forum Executive Director David A. Halperin returns from the organization's leadership delegation to Israel and the West Bank and shares his impressions abut conditions on the ground and the launch of the 50 Steps Before The Deal initiative.Support the show

Oxford University's Dr. Sara Yael Hirschhorn, author of "City on a Hilltop: American Jews and the Israeli Settler Movement," joins the podcast to share her expertise on the state of the settlement enterprise in the occupied territories, the American role there, and changing Diaspora Jewish demographics that promise to reshape Israel's external relations.Support the show

Eli and Evan are joined by Elizabeth Tsurkov, a research fellow at Israel's Forum for Regional Thinking, to talk about developments with Israel, Russia, Iran, and the Assad regime in southern Syria.Support the show

Lior Schillat of the Jerusalem Institute for Policy Research joins Eli and Evan to talk about the new development plan for East Jerusalem, recently approved by the Israeli cabinet.Support the show

Pnina Sharvit Baruch joins Eli and Evan to talk about the IDF's conduct responding to the Gaza demonstrations.Support the show

Executive Director David A. Halperin and Evan Gottesman are joined by former Israeli deputy defense minister and retired IDF Brigadier General Ephraim Sneh to discuss how the United States exit from the Iran nuclear deal will play out in the global arena, and on Israel's doorstep.Support the show

Dr. Shira Efron, special adviser on Israel at the RAND Corporation's Center for Middle East Public Policy, joins hosts Eli Kowaz and Evan Gottesman to discuss the festering humanitarian crisis in Gaza, touching on major issues in the Strip's public health, governance, and relations with Israel.Support the show