On this #IsraelPolicyPod, @nerizilber.bsky.social and Naysan Rafati discuss the fragile ceasefire talks between the U.S. and Iran, what happens if negotiations collapse and fighting resumes, and which side may benefit more from not concluding a deal. israelpolicyforum.org/2026/04/21/i...
On this #IsraelPolicyPod, @nerizilber.bsky.social and Amos Harel discuss the results so far of the Iran war, the prospects of a ceasefire deal emerging from the talks in Pakistan, the growing focus on the Lebanon front, and more. israelpolicyforum.org/2026/04/16/w...
On this #IsraelPolicyPod, @nerizilber.bsky.social, Michael Koplow, and Shira Efron discuss the chances of a U.S.-Iran deal to end the war, the joint Israeli and U.S. military campaign after four weeks, the secondary front with Hezbollah in Lebanon, and more. israelpolicyforum.org/2026/03/25/d...
On this #IsraelPolicyPod, @nerizilber.bsky.social and Garrett Nada discuss who is actually running the Islamic Republic of Iran after a spate of high-profile assassinations, the fate of Mojtaba Khamenei, why Iran thinks it's winning the war, and more. israelpolicyforum.org/2026/03/19/w...
On this #IsraelPolicyPod, @nerizilber.bsky.social and Yaakov Lappin discuss the ongoing U.S.-Israeli war against Iran now in its second week, the campaign's military goals and achievements, the escalating front against Hezbollah in Lebanon, and more. israelpolicyforum.org/2026/03/12/t...
On this #IsraelPolicyPod, @nerizilber.bsky.social, Rachel Brandenburg, and Dan Rothem discuss the inaugural meeting last week in Washington of Trump's Board of Peace for Gaza, the major challenge of security and how to disarm Hamas, and the U.S.-Iran standoff. israelpolicyforum.org/2026/02/25/t...
On this #IsraelPolicyPod, @nerizilber.bsky.social and Raz Zimmt discuss the latest negotiations between the U.S. and Iran, the chances of diplomacy succeeding, what Iranian Supreme Leader Ali Khamanei is actually thinking, and the dire situation inside Iran. israelpolicyforum.org/2026/02/18/i...
On this #IsraelPolicyPod, Neri Zilber, Michael Koplow, and Shira Efron discuss this week's meeting between Trump and Netanyahu, the chances of negotiations with Iran actually succeeding, and the damaging steps taken by the Israeli government on the West Bank. israelpolicyforum.org/2026/02/12/a...
On this #IsraelPolicyPod, @nerizilber.bsky.social and Shanie Reichman discuss the state of play in the Iran crisis, potential upcoming U.S.-Iran talks, Ran Gvili z”l's return home and the real start of Phase II in the Gaza ceasefire, and Mamdani one month in. israelpolicyforum.org/2026/02/05/i...
On this #IsraelPolicyPod, @nerizilber.bsky.social and Yaakov Lappin discuss the domestic turmoil in Iran and the U.S. military build-up in the Middle East, what options Trump has against the Islamic Republic, what Tehran may do in retaliation, and more. israelpolicyforum.org/2026/01/21/a...
On this #IsraelPolicyPod, @nerizilber.bsky.social and Barak Herscowitz discuss the reasons why Barak left the Likud party, his experience working with Bennett in the prime minister's office, the anti-Israel bias that led him to quit working at TikTok, and more. israelpolicyforum.org/2026/01/13/t...
On this #IsraelPolicyPod, @nerizilber.bsky.social and Naysan Rafati discuss the ongoing protests across Iran against the regime, the strategic indecision by the Islamic Republic, how the events in Venezuela impact Iran's thinking, and more. israelpolicyforum.org/2026/01/06/w...
On this #IsraelPolicyPod, @nerizilber.bsky.social and Col. (ret.) Dr. Michael Milshtein discuss the current status of the Gaza ceasefire deal, prospects for the U.S.-led Phase II of the deal, the upcoming meeting between Netanyahu and Trump, and more. israelpolicyforum.org/2025/12/23/t...
On this #IsraelPolicyPod, @nerizilber.bsky.social, Michael Koplow, and Shira Efron hand out end-of-year awards and look ahead to 2026. The trio discuss the key events and biggest surprises of a momentous 2025, and predict what may happen next in the region. israelpolicyforum.org/2025/12/10/t...
On this #IsraelPolicyPod, Shanie Reichman and Jacob Magid 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. israelpolicyforum.org/2025/11/18/w...
On this #IsraelPolicyPod, Neri Zilber and 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 NYC elections, remembering Yitzhak Rabin z”l, and more. israelpolicyforum.org/2025/11/05/g...
On this #IsraelPolicyPod, @nerizilber.bsky.social and Dan Shapiro discuss the method and timing behind the Trump-brokered Gaza deal, comparisons with the Biden administration’s diplomacy, whether U.S. officials are coming to Israel to "Bibi-sit,” and more.
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On this #IsraelPolicyPod, @nerizilber.bsky.social and Amos Harel discuss how the Trump-brokered ceasefire came into being, the state of play of the deal's first phase, the heavier diplomatic and security challenge awaiting in the second phase, and more. israelpolicyforum.org/2025/10/21/t...
On this #IsraelPolicyPod, @nerizilber.bsky.social, Michael Koplow, and Shira Efron discuss last week's strike on the Hamas headquarters in Doha, the start of the Israeli offensive into Gaza City, the fate of the Israeli hostages, and more. israelpolicyforum.org/2025/09/18/q...
🎧Latest #IsraelPolicyPod (recorded before this week's Qatar strike) w/ Nimrod Novik & Ibrahim Dalalsha on:
- Israeli policy in the West Bank
- Perilous state of the PA
- Upcoming Palestinian statehood bid
- Gaza War state of play
- Israel-Egypt ties + more israelpolicyforum.org/2025/09/09/t...
On this #IsraelPolicyPod, @nerizilber.bsky.social, Nimrod Novik, and Ibrahim Dalalsha discuss the Israeli government's policies towards the West Bank, economic and political instability inside the PA, and the upcoming Palestinian statehood recognition bid. israelpolicyforum.org/2025/09/09/t...
🎧Latest #IsraelPolicyPod w/ Michael Koplow + Shira Efron on:
—Looming IDF offensive into Gaza City
—Prospects for a new/old ceasefire deal
—Mass demos in Israel on Sunday for a deal
—Humanitarian situation inside Gaza
—Where is Donald Trump in all this + more israelpolicyforum.org/2025/08/19/g...
🎧Latest #IsraelPolicyPod w/ Michael Milshtein on:
—Israel’s new Gaza war plan
—Forces & time required to take Gaza City
—Will it work?
—IDF’s opposition/alternatives
—Strategic drift/fantasies
—Prospects for new ceasefire deal + more israelpolicyforum.org/2025/08/13/n...
On this #IsraelPolicyPod, @nerizilber.bsky.social and Michael Milshtein discuss the Gaza City takeover plan, the number of Israeli forces and time needed to prepare for such an operation, what is left of Hamas to destroy, and the prospects for a ceasefire deal. israelpolicyforum.org/2025/08/13/n...
🎧Latest #IsraelPolicyPod w/ former senior Israeli diplomat Jeremy Issacharoff on:
-"Diplomatic Tsunami" facing Israel
-Israel's current international standing
-Future of Gaza war
-Craft of Israeli diplomacy
-Iran's nuclear program after 12-day war + more israelpolicyforum.org/2025/08/06/t...
On this #IsraelPolicyPod, @nerizilber.bsky.social and Jeremy Issacharoff discuss the growing "diplomatic tsunami" facing Israel, how Israel's current international standing compares to years and wars past, Iran's nuclear program after the 12-day war, and more. israelpolicyforum.org/2025/08/06/t...
On this #IsraelPolicyPod, @nerizilber.bsky.social and Shanie Reichman discuss the crisis inside the Netanyahu governing coalition, the chances of a snap election being called, the escalation last week between Israel and Syria, and more. israelpolicyforum.org/2025/07/24/c...
On this #IsraelPolicyPod, @nerizilber.bsky.social and @talshalev.bsky.social discuss the third meeting between Trump and Netanyahu, the prospects for a new hostage-ceasefire deal, what Netanyahu may want to accomplish now that the Iran war is over, and more. israelpolicyforum.org/2025/07/10/t...
New on #IsraelPolicyPod:
Israeli-American Alana Zeitchik joins Shanie Reichman to recount her family’s harrowing experience on Oct. 7, when Hamas kidnapped members of her family from Kibbutz Nir Oz. Two—David and Ariel Cunio—remain captive in Gaza. israelpolicyforum.org/2025/07/03/t...
🎧Latest #IsraelPolicyPod w/ Michael Koplow & Shira Efron:
-Assessing the Israel-Iran war
-Diplomacy & possible military action ahead
-Will Bibi now end the Gaza war?
-Prospects for a Trump-led "grand bargain"
-State of play in Israeli politics + more
Listen: israelpolicyforum.org/2025/07/02/a...
