Israel Policy Pod

What's Next for the Gaza Ceasefire?

On this week’s episode, Israel Policy Forum Director of Strategic Initiatives and IPF Atid Shanie Reichman hosts Jacob Magid, U.S. Bureau Chief at The Times of Israel. They discuss whether the Gaza ceasefire will hold, the Hamas members trapped in Rafah, the UNSC resolution vote on President Trump’s 20-point plan, PA reform, settler violence in the West Bank, and more. No Time to Lose: A Blueprint for Reforming the Palestinian Authority [https://israelpolicyforum.org/blueprint-for-reforming-the-palestinian-authority/] 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/].

Gaza, Sde Teiman, Mamdani, Rabin

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 Gaza ceasefire, the recent scandal over the IDF military advocate general and the Sde Teiman abuse, the American Jewish community after the ceasefire, the NYC election and Jewish community reactions to it, remembering Yitzhak Rabin z”l, 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/].

Amb. Dan Shapiro on the State of U.S.-Israel Ties

On this week’s episode, Israel Policy Forum Policy Advisor and Tel Aviv-based journalist Neri Zilber hosts Dan Shapiro, former U.S. ambassador to Israel. They discuss the method and timing behind the Trump-brokered Gaza ceasefire deal, comparisons with the Biden administration’s diplomacy, whether senior U.S. officials are really coming to Israel to "Bibi-sit,” the prospects for Phase I of the deal holding, the challenges looming in Phase II, whether more regional normalization is really at hand, what’s next on the Iran front, 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/].

The Dust Settles in Gaza

On this week’s episode, Israel Policy Forum Policy Advisor and Tel Aviv-based journalist Neri Zilber hosts Haaretz Military Correspondent Amos Harel to discuss how the Trump-brokered ceasefire came into being, the mood in Israel last week after the living hostages were finally released from Gaza, the state of play of the deal's first phase, the heavier diplomatic and security challenge awaiting in the second phase, the prospects for renewed conflict with Iran, a reflection on the past two years of 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/].

The Hostage-Ceasefire Deal (Webinar Recording)

Note: This episode of Israel Policy Pod is an audio recording of a webinar Israel Policy Forum hosted today on Zoom. Yesterday, President Trump announced that Israel and Hamas have agreed to the first phase of a deal to end the war in Gaza, which will reportedly see all hostages freed in the coming days. In this Israel Policy Briefing, Chief Policy Officer Michael Koplow, Washington Managing Director and Senior Policy Analyst Rachel Brandenburg, Israel Fellow Nimrod Novik, and Policy Advisor Neri Zilber shed light on the factors that contributed to this diplomatic breakthrough, the contours of the reported agreement, what we can expect to see in Gaza in the coming weeks, and the impact of the deal for both Israelis and Palestinians. 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/].