Israel Policy Pod

Updated: 19 Aug 2025 • 369 episodes
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A weekly podcast that goes beyond the headlines to bring you analysis from Israel Policy Forum experts and distinguished guests. 

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On this episode, Chief Policy Officer Michael Koplow and Distinguished RAND Israel Policy Chair Shira Efron join Tel Aviv-based journalist and Policy Advisor Neri Zilber to discuss the current juncture in the Gaza war, including Israel"s impending Gaza City offensive, prospects for a deal, Israel"s mass demonstrations

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On this week’s episode, Israel Policy Forum Policy Advisor and Tel Aviv-based journalist Neri Zilber hosts Col. (ret.) Dr. Michael Milshtein, former head of the Department for Palestinian Affairs in Israel’s Military Intelligence Directorate. They discuss the Netanyahu government"s decision last week to expand the offe

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The Diplomatic Tsunami

On this week’s episode, Israel Policy Forum Policy Advisor and Tel Aviv-based journalist Neri Zilber hosts Jeremy Issacharoff, Israel’s former ambassador to Germany. They discuss the growing "diplomatic tsunami" facing Israel, how Israel"s current international standing compares to years and wars past, why and how Isra

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In this timely webinar on the humanitarian emergency in Gaza, LTC (res.) Or Elrom (former COGAT Senior Officer) and Dr. Shira Efron (Israel Policy Forum’s Research Director and The Diane and Guilford Glazer Foundation Senior Fellow) examine the dire conditions on the ground, barriers to delivering aid, what can be done

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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 crisis inside the Netanyahu governing coalition over the ultra-Orthodox military draft issue, the chances of a snap elec

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In the wake of the 12-day war against Iran and with the campaign in Gaza still ongoing, Israel’s regional outlook is characterized by both deepening challenges and emerging opportunities. Israel Policy Forum and ROPES—The Regional Organization for Peace, Economics & Security—present a webinar on the state of Israel’s r

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