A weekly podcast that goes beyond the headlines to bring you analysis from Israel Policy Forum experts and distinguished guests.
Today's episode of Israel Policy Pod features highlights from our latest Israeli elections briefing, featuring Dr. Dahlia Scheindlin, a policy analyst and public opinion expert who has advised five Knesset campaigns, as well as electoral and civil society campaigns in fifteen countries. Support the show Follow us on Instagram , Twitter/X , and Bluesky , and subscribe to our email list here ....
Policy Director Michael Koplow speaks with host Evan Gottesman about Israel's second election of 2019. Plus, a dispatch from Communications Director Eli Kowaz in Tel Aviv. Support the show Follow us on Instagram , Twitter/X , and Bluesky , and subscribe to our email list here ....
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 Follow us on Instagram , Twitter/X , and Bluesky , and subscribe to our email list here ....
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 Follow us on Instagram , Twitter/X , and Bluesky , and subscribe to our email list here ....
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 Follow us on Instagram , Twitter/X , and Bluesky , and subscribe to our email list here ....
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 Follow us on Instagram , Twitter/X , and Bluesky , and subscribe to our email list here ....
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 annexation Read: Evan Gottesman on the Paris Protocol and Palestinian tax transfers Support the show Follow us on Instagram , Twitter/X , and Bluesky ,...
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 Follow us on Instagram , Twitter/X , and Bluesky , and subscribe to our email list here ....
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 Follow 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 show Follow 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 show Follow 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 show Follow 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 show Follow 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 show Follow 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 show Follow 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 Likud Benny Gantz and Kachol Lavan Avigdor Liberman and Yisrael Beiteinu Moshe Kahlon and Kulanu Rafi Peretz and Bayit Yehudi/Union of Right Parties Ayman Odeh, Ahmad Tibi, and Hadash-Ta'a...
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 Follow 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 Lavan 08:04 Likud 15:30 Bayit Yehudi 22:19 Labor Party 26:13 Yisrael Beiteinu 30:43 Hayamin Hehadash 38:00 Kulanu 41:00 Meretz 43:40 United Torah Judaism 46:57 Shas 51:44 Arab party overview 54:04 Hadash-Ta'al 55:25 United Arab List-Balad 01:00:07 Gesher Support the show Follo...
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 Follow us on Instagram , Twitter/X , and Bluesky , and subscribe to our email list here ....
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 Follow us on Instagram , Twitter/X , and Bluesky , and subscribe to our email list here ....
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 Follow us on Instagram , Twitter/X , and Bluesky , and subscribe to our email list here ....
Eli Kowaz and Evan Gottesman discuss the recent breakups in Israeli politics as we approach April elections. Support the show Follow us on Instagram , Twitter/X , and Bluesky , and subscribe to our email list here ....
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 Follow us on Instagram , Twitter/X , and Bluesky , and subscribe to our email list here ....
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 Follow us on Instagram , Twitter/X , and Bluesky , and subscribe to our email list here ....
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 Follow us on Instagram , Twitter/X , and Bluesky , and subscribe to our email list here ....
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 Follow us on Instagram , Twitter/X , and Bluesky , and subscribe to our email list here ...
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 Follow us on Instagram , Twitter/X , and Bluesky , and subscribe to our email list here ....
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 Sta...
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 Follow us on Instagram , Twitter/X , and Bluesky , and subscribe to our email list here ....
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 Follow us on Instagram , Twitter/X , a...
