Episodes

Monday Nov 25, 2019
Episode 79 | Netanyahu indicted, what happens now?
Monday Nov 25, 2019
Monday Nov 25, 2019
Richard Pater explores the legal and political consequences of Benjamin Netanyahu’s indictment by the Attorney General with Tal Schneider from Globes, and Dr Amir Fuchs from the Israel Democracy Institute.

Wednesday Nov 20, 2019
Episode 78 | The US says settlements aren’t illegal, what happens now?
Wednesday Nov 20, 2019
Wednesday Nov 20, 2019
James Sorene speaks to Brig. Gen Michael Herzog and David Makovsky to analyse the US announcement that Israeli settlements in the West Bank are not illegal and to assess what impact it will have on future talks to solve the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. James also talked to Michael Herzog about what we can learn from last week’s conflict between Israel and Islamic Jihad.
David Makovsky's podcast Decision Points, in which David is joined by guests to analyse crucial moments in the US-Israel relationship, can be found here.

Thursday Nov 14, 2019
Episode 77 | What will Palestinian Islamic Jihad do next?
Thursday Nov 14, 2019
Thursday Nov 14, 2019
Richard Pater speaks to Dr Kobi Michael from the Institute for National Security Studies (INSS) about the conflict this week between Israel and Palestinian Islamic Jihad. Richard also interviewed Lilach Even Tzur, from Kibbutz Nirim, about living close to the Israel-Gaza border.

Thursday Nov 07, 2019
Episode 76 | China's expanding role in the Middle East
Thursday Nov 07, 2019
Thursday Nov 07, 2019
James Sorene talks to Sam Nurding who wrote BICOM’s new paper “UK-China relations and the Changing Middle East” and to Dr Andreas Krieg from King’s College London about China’s objectives in the Middle East and how it is expanding trade, investment and arms sales across the region.
Read UK-China relations and the Changing Middle East here.

Friday Nov 01, 2019
Friday Nov 01, 2019
James Sorene speaks to Richard Spencer, Middle East correspondent for The Times about protests in Lebanon and Iraq and Ronie Gazit speaks to former Israeli deputy defence minister Ephraim Sneh about coalition talks in Israel and the security challenge posed by Iranian precision-guided missile technology.

Thursday Oct 24, 2019
Episode 74 | Can ISIS return?
Thursday Oct 24, 2019
Thursday Oct 24, 2019
James Sorene speaks with Seth J. Frantzman, Jerusalem Post journalist and author of After ISIS: America, Iran and the Struggle for the Middle East, about the potential resurgence of ISIS following the Turkish invasion of north-east Syria.

Friday Oct 18, 2019
Episode 73 | Turkish invasion forces rethink in Israel
Friday Oct 18, 2019
Friday Oct 18, 2019
James Sorene speaks to former Israeli Deputy National Security Advisor Dr Eran Lerman about the Israeli perspective on the Turkish invasion of Northern Syria and what key issues the national security establishment might need to rethink.

Thursday Oct 10, 2019
Episode 72 | Why is Turkey invading Syria?
Thursday Oct 10, 2019
Thursday Oct 10, 2019
James Sorene speaks to Hannah Lucinda Smith, Turkey correspondent for The Times and author of Erdogan Rising: The Battle for the Soul of Turkey, about why President Erdogan really ordered the operation in Syria, what it means for the battle against ISIS and what happens next.

Thursday Oct 03, 2019
Episode 71 | Israel’s campaign between the wars
Thursday Oct 03, 2019
Thursday Oct 03, 2019
James Sorene speaks to Brig. Gen. Michael Herzog about Israel’s ongoing battle against Iran in Syria, Lebanon and Iraq and Ronie Gazit speaks to Phillip Smyth from the Washington Institute for Near East Policy about Shia militias in Iraq and Iran’s wider militia strategy in the middle east.

Wednesday Sep 25, 2019
Episode 70 | Gantz plays it calm as Bibi feels the heat
Wednesday Sep 25, 2019
Wednesday Sep 25, 2019
James Sorene talks to Tal Shalev from Walla news about coalition talks, Netanyahu’s pre-trial hearing and the contrasting style of Bibi Netanyahu and Benny Gantz.