Tag: Israel Politics

The text discusses the internal political tensions within the Israeli government during the recent conflict with Hamas.
Avinoam Patt has been appointed as the inaugural director of the new antisemitism research center at New York University (NYU).
Micah Goodman discusses Israel's shift towards the political center and its implications for other societies in his books "Catch-67" and "The Wondering Jew."
In a discussion titled "The Dilemmas of Power Edition," Allison Kaplan Sommer, Don Futterman, and Noah Efron touch upon significant topics including the controversy surrounding Norwegian Law allowing ministers to resign from the Knesset and be replaced by party cronies; the Israeli government's debate over granting citizenship to Palestinians marrying Israeli citizens; and the proposed gender-segregated bathing times in Israel's parks.
Allison Kaplan Sommer, Sally Abed, and Noah Efron engage in a lively discussion on various significant topics including insights into Israel's new government coalition's plans and tensions, Benjamin Netanyahu's legacy, and Israeli societal discomfort with nudity.
In this discussion, Israel Policy Forum Policy Advisor Shira Efron and former consul general of Israel in New York, Alon Pinkas, analyze the new Bennett-Lapid government in Israel and its implications.
In this podcast episode, Allison Kaplan Sommer, Don Futterman, and Noah Efron discuss three main topics.
In this discussion, Miriam Herschlag, Ohad Zeltzer-Zubida, and Noah Efron explore three important topics.
In a recent edition of "The Sons of Strongmen," the discussion ranges from the impact of Trump's presidency on Israel to the future of the Left without Zionism in party politics and Yair Netanyahu's efforts to create an international coalition of right-wing populist leaders through his podcast.
In this podcast episode, Evan Gottesman and Eli Kowaz discuss the political challenges Benjamin Netanyahu is facing due to his handling of the COVID-19 crisis.
Yossi Klein Halevi, a prominent scholar from the Shalom Hartman Institute, discusses annexation in a briefing hosted by Israel Policy Forum.
In a podcast titled "The Pipe Dreams? Edition," Allison Kaplan Sommer, Noah Efron, and Ohad Zeltzer-Zubida discuss various topics, including the need for left-wing parties in Israel to merge before the next election, the potential for a different kind of solidarity to lead to peace in the region, and environmental concerns regarding government policies often influenced by corporate interests.
Prof. Csaba Nikolenyi of Concordia University and the Azrieli Institute of Israel Studies discusses with host Gilad Halpern the impact of party swapping on Israel's political stability.
In a conversation about key issues, the "Trump Israel?" edition explores three main topics: the controversy over expressing sympathy for the parents of slain terrorists, the emergence of a political movement aiming to challenge Ashkenazi dominance and redefine Zionism in a more inclusive manner, and Donald Trump's departure from traditional Republican views on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, prompting debate on whether excessive support for Israel could be detrimental.
In this episode, Allison, Noah, and guest Gilad Halpern discuss the emerging Repub-Likud and Avodah-mocrat parties in Israel, where right-wing parties seek unification as an "Israeli Republican Party" and center-left parties aim for an "Israeli Democratic Party."