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Israel Policy Pod
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A weekly podcast that goes beyond the headlines to bring you analysis from Israel Policy Forum experts and distinguished guests.
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Israel Between Escalation and Elections
2w ago00:56:28Tap to summarizeOn 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 President Trump's impasse with Iran and the prospects for renewed escalation, Israel-Lebanon peace talks and the grinding military front with Hezbollah, Prime Minister Netanyahu's recent CBS interview and what it means about his current mindset, Israeli politics gearing up for an election, the state of the U.S.-Israel relationship, and more. Support the showFollow us on Instagram, Twitter/X, and Bluesky, and subscribe to our email list here.
Transcribe →The New Shape of the Northern War
3w ago00:59:12Tap to summarizeOn this week’s episode, Israel Policy Forum Policy Advisor and Tel Aviv-based journalist Neri Zilber hosts IDF Brig. Gen. Assaf Orion, international fellow at The Washington Institute for Near East Policy and senior researcher at INSS. They discuss the latest developments at sea and the negotiating table between the U.S. and Iran, before turning to Israel's ongoing military front in Lebanon. They analyzed this latest offensive against Hezbollah, how it differs from the previous war in 2023-2024, what objectives Israel hopes to accomplish, the dangers of a renewed IDF "security zone" in southern Lebanon, the impact of the Trump-imposed ceasefire last month, a practical path forward to disarm Hezbollah, and more. Support the showFollow us on Instagram, Twitter/X, and Bluesky, and subscribe to our email list here.
Transcribe →Bennett-Lapid 2.0
4w ago00:59:23Tap to summarizeOn 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 merger between former Prime Ministers Naftali Bennett and Yair Lapid, the motivations behind the dramatic alliance, whether it changes the chances of the opposition toppling Netanyahu in this year's election, the continuing non-war and non-deal between the U.S. and Iran, Israel deploying an Iron Dome battery to the UAE during the recent war, and more. Support the showFollow us on Instagram, Twitter/X, and Bluesky, and subscribe to our email list here.
Transcribe →Inside the U.S.-Iran Negotiations
Apr 2101:09:21Tap to summarizeOn this week’s episode, Israel Policy Forum Policy Advisor and Tel Aviv-based journalist Neri Zilber hosts Naysan Rafati, senior Iran analyst at the International Crisis Group. They discuss the latest in the fragile ceasefire talks between the U.S. and Iran, what a deal could actually look like, what happens if negotiations collapse and fighting resumes, which side may benefit more from not concluding a deal, the role of the Strait of Hormuz, the current political and economic state of the Islamic Republic, and more. Support the showFollow us on Instagram, Twitter/X, and Bluesky, and subscribe to our email list here.
Transcribe →Who Won the Iran War?
Apr 1600:54:22Tap to summarizeOn this week’s episode, Israel Policy Forum Policy Advisor and Tel Aviv-based journalist Neri Zilber hosts Haaretz Military Correspondent Amos Harel to discuss the results so far of the Iran war and whether the U.S. and Israel actually "won," the prospects of a ceasefire deal emerging from the talks in Pakistan, what happens if diplomacy fails, the growing focus on the Lebanon front and the risks to Israel of a prolonged campaign against Hezbollah, this week's talks in Washington between the Israeli and Lebanese governments, how national security decisions are actually made in Israel, and more. Support the showFollow us on Instagram, Twitter/X, and Bluesky, and subscribe to our email list here.
Transcribe →Deal or No Deal With Iran?
Mar 2501:03:49Tap to summarizeOn 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 chances of a U.S.-Iran deal to end the war, the joint Israeli and U.S. military campaign after four weeks, Iran's ability to fight back, the impact of the conflict on the wider Middle East, the differing public perspectives on the war in the U.S. and Israel, the secondary front with Hezbollah in Lebanon, and more.Support the showFollow us on Instagram, Twitter/X, and Bluesky, and subscribe to our email list here.
Transcribe →Why the Iranian Regime Thinks It's Winning
Mar 1901:01:44Tap to summarizeOn this week’s episode, Israel Policy Forum Policy Advisor and Tel Aviv-based journalist Neri Zilber hosts Policy Fellow Garrett Nada. They discuss who is actually running the Islamic Republic of Iran after a spate of high-profile assassinations, the fate of the new Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei, the regime's durability in the face of the intensive U.S.-Israeli offensive, why Iran thinks it's winning the war, the looming prospects for further escalation, how the conflict could end, and more. Support the showFollow us on Instagram, Twitter/X, and Bluesky, and subscribe to our email list here.
Transcribe →Three Variables That Will Decide the Iran War
Mar 1201:03:10Tap to summarizeOn this week’s episode, Israel Policy Forum Policy Advisor and Tel Aviv-based journalist Neri Zilber hosts military affairs analyst Yaakov Lappin. They discuss the ongoing U.S.-Israeli war against Iran now in its second week, the campaign's military goals and achievements, Iran's rational 'madman' strategy, the current mood in Israel, the escalating front against Hezbollah in Lebanon, the three variables that will dictate how long the war will last, possibilities for how this war will end, and more. Support the showFollow us on Instagram, Twitter/X, and Bluesky, and subscribe to our email list here.
Transcribe →U.S.-Israel Strikes on Iran: Assessing the New Regional Reality
Mar 301:00:18Tap to summarizeNote: This episode is an audio recording of a webinar Israel Policy Forum hosted yesterday, Monday, March 2. In this timely discussion on the implications of the U.S.-Israel strikes on Iran, Rachel Brandenburg (Washington Managing Director, Israel Policy Forum), Michael Koplow (Chief Policy Officer, Israel Policy Forum), Shira Efron (distinguished chair for Israel policy at RAND), and Garrett Nada (Policy Fellow, Israel Policy Forum) analyze the current moment in the Middle East, U.S.-Israel coordination, strikes from Hezbollah in the north, the prospects that other countries might join the war, and more.Support the showFollow us on Instagram, Twitter/X, and Bluesky, and subscribe to our email list here.
Transcribe →Trump's Board of Peace: The Good, the Bad, and the Unlikely
Feb 2501:12:56Tap to summarizeOn this week’s episode, Israel Policy Forum Policy Advisor and Tel Aviv-based journalist Neri Zilber hosts Washington Managing Director and Senior Policy Analyst Rachel Brandenburg and Senior Policy Analyst Dan Rothem. They discuss the inaugural meeting last week in Washington of Trump's Board of Peace for Gaza, the highs and lows of the event and the key themes that were raised, the chances of the board's ambitious financial and economic plans being enacted in Gaza, the major challenge of security and how to disarm Hamas, what post-war Gaza actually needs now and Israel's role in all of it, the state of play in the U.S.-Iran standoff, and more. Read our report by Dan Rothem and Celine Touboul on disarming Hamas here.Support the showFollow us on Instagram, Twitter/X, and Bluesky, and subscribe to our email list here.
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