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In this opinion piece, Jodi Rudoren critiques the absence of empathy in President Donald Trump's Israeli-Palestinian peace plan. Reflecting on her experience...

This podcast episode dissects the implications of Trump's Israeli-Palestinian plan, which diverges from decades of bipartisan U.S. policy by supporting Israe...

In January 2020, President Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu presented a controversial Israeli-Palestinian peace plan that includes recognizing Isra...

Orly Noy, a journalist and political activist, translates Farsi literature into Hebrew, including works by Mahmoud Dowlatabadi and Forough Farrokhzad, bridgi...

This episode of Israel Policy Pod discusses the looming release of the Trump administration's Israeli-Palestinian peace plan and its implications for Israeli...

In his new book "Blind Spot: America & the Palestinians, From Balfour to Trump," Khaled Elgindy argues that America's ambivalence towards the Palestinian nat...

In this episode, Evan Gottesman, Eli Kowaz, and Margaux Nijkerk dissect the political maneuvering surrounding Israel's election registration deadline and the...

This episode explores the aftermath of the assassination of Iranian General Qassem Soleimani, delving into its implications for American and Israeli security...

Prof. Karnit Flug, a former Governor of the Bank of Israel and current Vice President for Research at the Israel Democracy Institute, assesses the Israeli ec...

Yossi Klein Halevy, an American-Israeli writer, engages in Israeli-Palestinian dialogue through his best-selling book Letters to My Palestinian Neighbor, avo...

This episode of Israel Policy Pod outlines five key issues expected to shape Israeli politics and U.S.-Israel relations in 2020, including potential annexati...

Rabbi Baroness Julia Neuberger, a Reform rabbi and member of the House of Lords, explores the topic of antisemitism in her book "Antisemitism: What it is. Wh...

In a recent discussion, Allison Kaplan Sommer, Don Futterman, and Noah Efron cover three main topics: the merging of far-right religious parties in Israel an...

Dr. Yaniv Roznai, an Israeli law scholar, discusses the threat populist leaders pose to democracy, particularly the constitution. Despite the damage caused, ...

This episode of Israel Policy Pod dives into the Likud primary and its implications for Israel's political landscape and upcoming election. Hosts discuss the...

Ambassador Dennis Ross and David Makovsky's book "Be Strong and of Good Courage: How Israel's Most Important Leaders Shaped Its Destiny" explores the critica...

This episode of Israel Policy Pod delves into Israel's unprecedented third Knesset election in a year, exploring the motivations and strategies of Israeli po...

In a podcast discussion led by Allison Kaplan Sommer, Noah Efron, and Ohad Zeltzer-Zubida, three major topics are covered, including Israel's frequent Knesse...

At the Israeli-American Council Summit in December 2019, President Donald Trump criticized American Jews who he felt did not show enough support for Israel, ...

Sara Haetzni-Cohen, the director of My Israel, discusses the impact of the hard right on challenging Likud centrists and center-left moderates. This dialogue...

In this episode, the hosts discuss Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's controversial proposal to annex the Jordan Valley, assessing its potential impact on I...

Allison Kaplan Sommer, Don Futterman, and Noah Efron discuss various topics including the idea of a potential personal run-off between PM Netanyahu and Lt. G...

In a recent discussion, Allison Kaplan Sommer, Don Futterman, and Noah Efron cover a range of topics, including the idea of a one-on-one runoff between PM Ne...

Israel has long adhered to the Begin Doctrine, which aims to prevent its enemies from acquiring weapons of mass destruction, as seen when Israel destroyed nu...

Rabbi Sigalit Ur, a research fellow at the Shalom Hartman Institute, delves into her analysis of numerous interactions between Jews and Gentiles found in Rab...

Rabbi Sigalit Ur examines numerous conversations between Jews and Gentiles in Rabbinic texts, exploring the definition of who is considered a Gentile. Her re...

Allison Kaplan Sommer, Don Futterman, and Noah Efron discuss the topics of loyalty in politics within the Likud party and the legal implications of Prime Min...

Allison Kaplan Sommer, Don Futterman, and Noah Efron discuss the importance of loyalty in politics as seen in the Likud party's response to a member suggesti...

Israel is becoming a notable hotspot for mixed martial arts (MMA), with the Gozali family, particularly Aviv Gozali, gaining attention. Aviv's quick victorie...

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has been indicted for corruption, marking the first time a serving prime minister in Israel will face criminal char...

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has been indicted in three corruption cases with charges of fraud, breach of trust, and bribery. This news has sign...

In this episode of Israel Policy Pod, hosts Evan Gottesman and Eli Kowaz delve into the seismic political event of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu'...

In this edition, Allison Kaplan Sommer, Noah Efron, and Ohad Zeltzer-Zubida discuss Benny Gantz's failure to form a government, questioning if it was a bulle...

In a recent podcast episode, Allison Kaplan Sommer, Noah Efron, and Ohad Zeltzer-Zubida discuss key issues in Israel, including Benny Gantz's failure to form...

Robert Malley, a former senior White House official and key figure in Obama's foreign policy, wrote an essay in Foreign Affairs discussing the increased risk...

Terrorists launched hundreds of rockets from Gaza into Israel in response to the killing of a Palestinian Islamic Jihad leader. Avi Issacharoff and Judah Ari...

The Other Israel Film Festival, hosted by the Marlene Meyerson JCC, offers a window into the diverse fabric of Israeli society, emphasizing underrepresented ...

Shmuel Rosner, in collaboration with Prof. Camil Fuchs, has written a book called "Israeli Judaism," which examines the current attitudes of Israelis towards...

In his new book "Israeli Judaism," Shmuel Rosner explores contemporary Israeli perspectives on Judaism as a religion, peoplehood, and tradition. Co-authored ...

Fifty years ago, the Soviet Zionist movement, known in America as the refuseniks movement, sparked a significant resurgence of Jewish identity when 18 religi...

In a piece for Haaretz newspaper, culture reporter Liza Rozovsky explores the impact of political oppression on contemporary Russian artists, highlighting th...

Liza Rozovsky explores the impact of political oppression on contemporary Russian culture and the creative expressions of former Soviet immigrants in Israel ...

Ray Charles, accompanied by the Raelettes, visited Israel in the early 1970s for a series of wildly successful concerts where fans cheered them in Jerusalem,...

The Union of Reform Judaism (URJ) has rejected a donation and withdrawn support from Keren Kayemet LeYisrael-Jewish National Fund (KKL-JNF) due to ethical co...

Yair Golan, a former IDF Deputy Chief of Staff and current Member of the Knesset, discusses Israeli politics, the future of Israel with the Palestinians, and...

In this episode, MK and former IDF Deputy Chief of Staff Yair Golan discusses Israeli politics and the complex future facing Israel and the Palestinians. Gol...

Allison Kaplan Sommer, Don Futterman, and Noah Efron discuss the idea that not having a government in Israel might be better than having one, questioning the...

Allison Kaplan Sommer, Don Futterman, and Noah Efron discuss the potential benefits of not having a government in Israel, suggesting that it might be better ...

The discussion focuses on the Democratic Party primary race and the idea of conditioning American aid to Israel. Michael Koplow from the Israel Policy Forum ...

This episode explores the implications of recent discussions within the Democratic Party about potentially conditioning US aid to Israel, especially regardin...