The Judiciary Debate and the Future of Israeli Democracy
The Judiciary Debate and the Future of Israeli Democracy
Host David Makovsky is joined by Prof. Yedidia Stern, president of the Jewish People Policy Institute and former dean of... Read more
9 Feb 2023
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1hr 10mins
Grappling with the Direction of the New Netanyahu Government
Grappling with the Direction of the New Netanyahu Government
In the season finale, David is joined by Ben Caspit, columnist and author of The Netanyahu Years, and David Horovitz, th... Read more
23 Jan 2023
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1hr 4mins
Combating Anti-Semitism in the Middle East and Beyond
Combating Anti-Semitism in the Middle East and Beyond
David is joined by acclaimed historian Deborah Lipstadt, appointed by President Biden as the State Department's Special ... Read more
16 Jan 2023
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39mins
Rabbi Kook: Founding Religious Zionism and Those Who Seek to Subvert His Legacy Today
Rabbi Kook: Founding Religious Zionism and Those Who Seek to Subvert His Legacy Today
In this episode, host David Makovsky welcomes Yehudah Mirsky, professor of Near Eastern and Judaic studies at Brandeis U... Read more
9 Jan 2023
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54mins
Too Much History and Too Little Geography: A Conversation Across the Israeli-Palestinian Societal Divide
Too Much History and Too Little Geography: A Conversation Across the Israeli-Palestinian Societal Divide
Yossi Klein Halevi, Shalom Hartman Institute fellow and author of Letters to My Palestinian Neighbor, joins the podcast ... Read more
19 Dec 2022
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48mins
An Insider's View of the Carter White House: Negotiations with Sadat, Begin, and Assad
An Insider's View of the Carter White House: Negotiations with Sadat, Begin, and Assad
David Makovsky hosts veteran diplomat Stuart Eizenstat, who served as Jimmy Carter’s chief domestic policy advisor and w... Read more
12 Dec 2022
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56mins
Kissinger’s Middle East: Limiting Moscow and Starting a Road to Peace
Kissinger’s Middle East: Limiting Moscow and Starting a Road to Peace
David Makovsky hosts Martin Indyk, Washington’s former peace envoy and ambassador to Israel, to discuss his recent book ... Read more
5 Dec 2022
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47mins
Jabotinsky and the Birth of the Israeli Right
Jabotinsky and the Birth of the Israeli Right
Hillel Halkin, author of Jabotinsky: A Life, joins host David Makovsky to discuss Russian Zionist thinker Zeev Jabotinsk... Read more
28 Nov 2022
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49mins
David Ben-Gurion: Leader of the Young State Confronts Momentous Decisions
David Ben-Gurion: Leader of the Young State Confronts Momentous Decisions
David Ben-Gurion's term as Israel's prime minister marked not only a new era for the Jewish people, but a starkly differ... Read more
14 Nov 2022
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56mins
Herzl’s Chutzpah: Unpacking a Founder’s Vision
Herzl’s Chutzpah: Unpacking a Founder’s Vision
Shlomo Avineri, the author of Herzl's Vision: Theodor Herzl and the Foundation of the Jewish State, discusses the father... Read more
7 Nov 2022
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45mins