Israel Policy Pod

U.S.-Israel Strikes on Iran: Assessing the New Regional Reality

Note: 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 show [https://ipf.li/supportthepod] Follow us on Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/israelpolicyforum/], Twitter/X [https://x.com/IsraelPolicy4m], and Bluesky [https://bsky.app/profile/israelpolicyforum.bsky.social], and subscribe to our email list here [https://israelpolicyforum.org/subscribe/].

Trump's Board of Peace: The Good, the Bad, and the Unlikely

On 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 [https://israelpolicyforum.org/disarming-hamas/ ]. Support the show [https://ipf.li/supportthepod] Follow us on Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/israelpolicyforum/], Twitter/X [https://x.com/IsraelPolicy4m], and Bluesky [https://bsky.app/profile/israelpolicyforum.bsky.social], and subscribe to our email list here [https://israelpolicyforum.org/subscribe/].

Iran and the U.S. on a Collision Course

On this week’s episode, Israel Policy Forum Policy Advisor and Tel Aviv-based journalist Neri Zilber hosts Raz Zimmt, director of the Iran program at Israel’s Institute for National Security Studies and a former Israeli military intelligence analyst. They discuss the latest round of negotiations between the U.S. and Iran, the chances of diplomacy succeeding, what Iranian Supreme Leader Ali Khamanei is actually thinking, the dire situation inside Iran, what a U.S. war against Iran may look like, the day after any such conflict, and more.  Read our new report, Disarming Hamas: A Framework for Lasting Security, here [https://israelpolicyforum.org/disarming-hamas/]. Support the show [https://ipf.li/supportthepod] Follow us on Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/israelpolicyforum/], Twitter/X [https://x.com/IsraelPolicy4m], and Bluesky [https://bsky.app/profile/israelpolicyforum.bsky.social], and subscribe to our email list here [https://israelpolicyforum.org/subscribe/].

Another Bibi-Trump Meeting

On 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 this week's summit meeting in Washington between President Trump and Prime Minister Netanyahu, the chances of negotiations with Iran actually succeeding, the likely gaps between the U.S. and Israel over any potential deal, the threat of a military attack if diplomacy fails, how Phase II in Gaza is going, the recent damaging steps taken by the Israeli government on the West Bank, and more. Support the show [https://ipf.li/supportthepod] Follow us on Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/israelpolicyforum/], Twitter/X [https://x.com/IsraelPolicy4m], and Bluesky [https://bsky.app/profile/israelpolicyforum.bsky.social], and subscribe to our email list here [https://israelpolicyforum.org/subscribe/].

Iran Crisis, Gaza Ceasefire, and Mayor Mamdani

On 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 the state of play in the Iran crisis, potential upcoming U.S.-Iran talks and the prospects for their success, Ran Gvili z”l's return home last week and the closure of the hostage saga, the real start of Phase II in the Gaza ceasefire and the mechanics behind it, Zohran Mamdani and the Jewish community one month in, and more.  Support the show [https://ipf.li/supportthepod] Follow us on Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/israelpolicyforum/], Twitter/X [https://x.com/IsraelPolicy4m], and Bluesky [https://bsky.app/profile/israelpolicyforum.bsky.social], and subscribe to our email list here [https://israelpolicyforum.org/subscribe/].