Khaled Elgindy, in his book "Blind Spot: America & the Palestinians, From Balfour to Trump," discusses America's historical ambiguity towards the Palestinian national cause as a crucial but overlooked factor in the stalled Israeli-Palestinian negotiations.

In his new book "Blind Spot: America & the Palestinians, From Balfour to Trump," Khaled Elgindy argues that America's ambivalence towards the Palestinian national cause has hindered Israeli-Palestinian negotiations.

The discussion explores a new Brookings Institute Policy Brief titled "Is Israel in Democratic Decline?" by Tamara Cofman Wittes and Yael Mizrahi-Arnaud, questioning whether Israel is facing a decline in its democracy's quality.

Allison Kaplan Sommer, Noah Efron, and Don Futterman analyze recent events in Israel, questioning the election results and considering the potential for a center-Likud coalition.

In this podcast episode, Allison Kaplan Sommer, Noah Efron, and Don Futterman discuss the aftermath of recent elections in Israel, exploring the potential for a coalition of the center and Likud party, pondering the future outlook for Israeli leftists under continued Likud leadership, and questioning whether Israel is facing a decline in its democracy.