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Israel Between Escalation and Elections

Israel Policy Pod

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Introduction
2:35
President Trump's Impasse With Iran
16:38
Israel-Lebanon Peace Talks
25:30
Prime Minister Netanyahu’s CBS Interview
35:44
Preparing for Israeli Elections
42:15
Israel and Netanyahu's Favorability in the U.S.
Israel Policy Pod
Israel Between Escalation and Elections
May 13, 2026
Israel Policy Forum

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 President Trump's impasse with Iran and the prospects for renewed escalation, Israel-Lebanon peace talks and the grinding military front with Hezbollah, Prime Minister Netanyahu's recent CBS interview and what it means about his current mindset, Israeli politics gearing up for an election, the state of the U.S.-Israel relationship, and more. 


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