Ep. 14 - "The Buck Stops Here" – Levi Eshkol

Ep. 14 - "The Buck Stops Here" – Levi Eshkol

This episode continues our series of conversations about the men - and one woman – who served as Prime Minister of Israel. Michael Oren is a historian, author, diplomat, and former Israeli Ambassador to the United States. Dr. Oren is the bestselling author of several books on Middle Eastern history and international affairs, including "Six Days of War" and "Ally". *We apologize for some problems with the sound quality of this recording.

Ep. 13 - "The Buck Stops Here" – Golda Meir

This episode continues our series of conversations about the men - and one woman – who served as Prime Minister of Israel. Prof. Meron Medzini, who worked as Golda Meir’s spokesperson and wrote an acclaimed biography of her, discusses Israel’s iconic fourth Prime Minister – one of the country’s most popular leaders abroad, but under-appreciated at home. *We apologize for some problems with the sound quality of this recording.

Ep. 12 - "The Buck Stops Here" - Moshe Sharett

This episode continues our series of conversations about the men - and one woman – who served as Prime Minister ofIsrael. Prof. Yoav Gelber, professor emeritus of history at the University of Haifa discusses Moshe Sharett; Israel’s first foreign minister and second prime minister, who tirelessly pursued diplomacy and the possibilities of peace. *We apologise for some problems with the sound quality of this recording.

Ep. 11 - "The Buck Stops Here" - David Ben Gurion

This episode marks the first in a new series of conversations about the men - and one woman – who served as Prime Minister of Israel. Prof. Michael Bar Zohar discusses David Ben Gurion, whose leadership and decisions in Israel’s early years set the agenda for so much that followed. Prof. Bar Zohar is a former member of Knesset, journalist and writer of several books; including biographies of both David Ben Gurion and Shimon Peres.

Ep. 10 - The Qatari Puzzle - with Dr. Ariel Admoni

This episode is a recording of a live webinar, part of a series in collaboration with the Jerusalem Institute for Strategy & Security (JISS), one of Israel's leading think tanks. Qatar has an outsize influence in the Middle East and beyond because of its vast wealth from oil and natural gas, and because of the reach of its Al Jazeera news network. As the principal funder of Hamas and as a promoter of anti-Israel propaganda, it is largely viewed as a malign actor by Israel. Nevertheless it has a strong relationship with the United States and is now on the receiving end of Iranian missile attacks.Qatar-expert Ariel Admoni joined us to help piece together the Qatari puzzle.Dr. Ariel Admoni is a researcher specializing in Qatari policy, and lectures in academic, media, governmental, and security forums on issues related to Qatar.