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 Follow us on Instagram , Twitter/X , and Bluesky , and subscribe to our email list her...
Aug 30, 2018•40 min
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 Follow us on Instagram , Twitter/X , and Bluesky , and subscribe to our email list here ....
Aug 15, 2018•15 min
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 Follow us on Instagram , Twitter/X , and Bluesky , and subscribe to our email list here ....
Aug 02, 2018•30 min
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 Follow us on Instagram , Twitter/X , and Bluesky , and subscribe to our email list here ....
Jul 20, 2018•34 min
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 Follow us on Instagram , Twitter/X , and Bluesky , and subscribe to our email list here ....
Jul 13, 2018•27 min
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 Follow us on Instagram , Twitter/X , and Bluesky , and subscribe to our email list here ....
Jun 29, 2018•32 min
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 Follow us on Instagram , Twitter/X , and Bluesky , and subscribe to our email list here ....
Jun 14, 2018•53 min
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 Follow us on Instagram , Twitter/X , and Bluesky , and subscribe to our email list here ....
Jun 06, 2018•43 min
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 Follow us on Instagram , Twitter/X , and Bluesky , and subscribe to our email list here ....
May 30, 2018•46 min
Pnina Sharvit Baruch joins Eli and Evan to talk about the IDF's conduct responding to the Gaza demonstrations. Support the show Follow us on Instagram , Twitter/X , and Bluesky , and subscribe to our email list here ....
May 22, 2018•23 min
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 Follow us on Instagram , Twitter/X , and Bluesky , and subscribe to our email list here ....
May 11, 2018•24 min
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 Follow us on Instagram , Twitter/X , and Bluesky , and subscribe to our email list here ....
Apr 18, 2018•45 min
Neri Zilber joins Eli and Evan to break down misconceptions about the Palestinian Authority Security Force (PASF).Read Neri Zilber and Ghaith Al-Omari's full report "State with No Army, Army with No State:" LINK: ipf.li/pasfreport Support the show Follow us on Instagram , Twitter/X , and Bluesky , and subscribe to our email list here ....
Apr 03, 2018•46 min
This week's episode features Israel Policy Forum’s 2018 Joseph Forum - a distinguished panel on Israel leadership held this past week at the Harmonie Club in New York City featuring Dr. Anita Shapira, Ambassador Itamar Rabinovich, and Rabbi Daniel Gordis. Each has written a biography of a different Israeli prime minister - David Ben-Gurion, Yitzhak Rabin, and Menachem Begin, respectively. They are joined by moderator Natan Sachs, an Israel expert from the Brookings Institution. Support the show ...
Mar 26, 2018•50 min
Former Israeli National Security Adviser Chuck Freilich joins Eli Kowaz and Evan Gottesman Israel's security strategy or lack thereof. Support the show Follow us on Instagram , Twitter/X , and Bluesky , and subscribe to our email list here ....
Mar 15, 2018•35 min
Israel Policy Forum's Eli Kowaz and Evan Gottesman talk about Benjamin Netanyahu's future after the Israel Police's indictment recommendation with Ben Caspit, a senior journalist for Ma'ariv and Al-Monitor and author of the new book The Netanyahu Years. Support the show Follow us on Instagram , Twitter/X , and Bluesky , and subscribe to our email list here ....
Feb 16, 2018•24 min
Eli Kowaz and Noa Shusterman talk with Hussein Ibish, Senior Resident Scholar at the Arab Gulf States Institute in Washington, about Israel's emerging relationships with the Arab world and the impact of Trump's Jerusalem announcement. Support the show Follow us on Instagram , Twitter/X , and Bluesky , and subscribe to our email list here ....
Dec 18, 2017•1 hr
Dr. Isabella Ginor and Gideon Remez of the Hebrew University's Truman Institute join Israel Policy Forum's Eli Kowaz and Evan Gottesman to discuss their new book, "The Soviet-Israeli War, 1967-1973: The U.S.S.R.'s Military Intervention In The Egyptian-Israeli Conflict" (Oxford University Press), examining what lessons from the Israeli experience in the Cold War can be applied to present-day Russian military intervention on the Jewish state's borders in Syria and Egypt. Support the show Follow us...
Dec 08, 2017•31 min
IPF's Noa Shusterman and Adam Basciano speak with Michael Davies, a British high-school history teacher, about the Balfour Declaration's role in modern British society and the challenge of tackling this controversial issue in the classroom. Support the show Follow us on Instagram , Twitter/X , and Bluesky , and subscribe to our email list here ....
Nov 17, 2017•32 min
IPF's Noa Shusterman and Adam Basciano talk with Ghaith al-Omari, a senior fellow at the Washington Institute and the former executive director of the American Task Force on Palestine, about the nature of the Palestinian reconciliation process and how it affects the regional politics. Support the show Follow us on Instagram , Twitter/X , and Bluesky , and subscribe to our email list here ....
Nov 09, 2017•26 min
Eli and Noa host Polly Bronstein, CEO and founder of Darkenu, a grassroots movement aiming to mobilize Israel's "moderate majority." Darkenu and Commanders for Israel's Security will be hosting the 2017 Rabin Memorial Rally. Support the show Follow us on Instagram , Twitter/X , and Bluesky , and subscribe to our email list here ....
Oct 27, 2017•20 min
Matzav Podcast hosts Shadi Martini, Director of Humanitarian Relief and Regional Relations to the Multifaith Alliance for Syrian Refugees, to discuss the crisis in Syria and how it effects local views on Israel. Support the show Follow us on Instagram , Twitter/X , and Bluesky , and subscribe to our email list here ....
Oct 04, 2017•25 min
Matzav Podcast hosts Grant Rumley to discuss the contenders in the race to become the next PA President and what it means for Israel. Support the show Follow us on Instagram , Twitter/X , and Bluesky , and subscribe to our email list here ....
Sep 28, 2017•24 min
How can Israel best limit Iran's influence in Syria? How would Trump backing out of the JCPOA effect Israel? Eli and Noa host Professor Chuck Freilich, the former deputy national security advisor of Israel to discuss Israel's regional security. Support the show Follow us on Instagram , Twitter/X , and Bluesky , and subscribe to our email list here ....
Sep 20, 2017•29 min
Eli and Noa host Grant Rumley and Amir Tibon to discuss their book The Last Palestinian: The Rise and Reign of Mahmoud Abbas. Support the show Follow us on Instagram , Twitter/X , and Bluesky , and subscribe to our email list here ....
Sep 13, 2017•29 min
Former Consul General of Israel in New York, Alon Pinkas, joins Eli Kowaz and Noa Shusterman to talk about Netanyahu's inaction in the face of blatant anti-Semitism, and its influence on Israel-diaspora relations. Support the show Follow us on Instagram , Twitter/X , and Bluesky , and subscribe to our email list here ....
Aug 25, 2017•40 min
Jason Greenblatt, Jared Kushner, Dina Powell head to Israel later this month as part of Trump's search of reaching the 'ultimate deal'. Former US diplomat Scott Lasensky joins IPF's Eli Kowaz and Noa Shusterman to discuss the upcoming visit and US efforts in the region. Support the show Follow us on Instagram , Twitter/X , and Bluesky , and subscribe to our email list here ....
Aug 18, 2017•30 min
IPF Israel Fellow and former advisor to Shimon Peres Nimrod Novik joins Eli Kowaz and Noa Shusterman to talk about the diplomatic crisis between Israel and Jordan. Support the show Follow us on Instagram , Twitter/X , and Bluesky , and subscribe to our email list here ....
Aug 04, 2017•28 min
As Palestinians riot amidst the Temple Mount crisis, Israeli government ministers point the blame at Palestinian incitement. Samer Makhlouf, CEO of Zimam (a progressive Palestinian grassroots movement), joined us in our New York studio to discuss the issue and ways to empower nonviolent voices in the Palestinian territories. Support the show Follow us on Instagram , Twitter/X , and Bluesky , and subscribe to our email list here ....
Jul 27, 2017•23 min
Lior Schillat, Director General of The Jerusalem Institute of Policy Research, joins IPF's Eli Kowaz and Noa Shusterman in New York to discuss the proposed amendment to the Jerusalem bill and the latest unrest on the Temple Mount. Support the show Follow us on Instagram , Twitter/X , and Bluesky , and subscribe to our email list here ....
Jul 21, 2017•23 min
