Axis Mundi
Each month, Terrestrial Jerusalem's team goes beyond the headlines to break down the latest developments out of Jerusalem, examining their impact on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict and the role of the contested city in a future two-state solution.
Episodes
36 episodes
Ben-Gvir and Bantustans
Evan Gottesman checks in with TJ's Danny Seidemann and Jumana Jaouni about Ramadan in Jerusalem, a shocking-but-not-so-shocking Shin Bet report on Kahanism in the Israeli police, and ambitious Israeli annexation plans that would fragment Jerusa...
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A Vehicle Without Brakes
No red lines: Evan Gottesman checks in with Jumana Jaouni and TJ's Danny Seidemann about the state of Jerusalem facing a right-wing Israeli government, an unchecked Trump administration, and a Palestinian leadership that seems checked out from ...
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Jerusalem and Donald Trump, Part II
With Donald Trump's returning to the White House in January after a four year absence, Evan Gottesman, Danny Seidemann, and Jumana Jaouni consider what the once and future president portends for Jerusalem and Jerusalemites.
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One Year Later
A year after Hamas's October 7 attacks and the start of the war in Gaza, outside attention remains diverted away from Jerusalem. Evan Gottesman, Danny Seidemann, and Jumana Jaouni reflect on how the anniversary played out and what observers are...
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Can Jerusalem Save the Middle East?
With the specter of a wider Israel-Iran war looming over the Middle East, Evan Gottesman catches up with TJ's Danny Seidemann and Palestinian affairs expert Jumana Jaouni about the latest out of Jerusalem. Despite recent provocations at the Tem...
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A U-Turn at the End of Jerusalem
Evan Gottesman checks in with TJ's Danny Seidemann and Jerusalem expert Jumana Jaouni about developments in Kufr Aqab—a Palestinian neighborhood and oft-ignored governing void located within Jerusalem's official borders—but on the east si...
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Consulates in the Crosshairs
At the end of May, Spain, Ireland, and Norway recognized the State of Palestine alongside Israel. The right-wing Israeli government's response raises questions about the future Spain's consulate in Jerusalem—and other diplomatic offices in the ...
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Payback
Israel's far-right National Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir visited the Temple Mount/Haram al Sharif for the first time since the Hamas attacks of October 7 and the war in Gaza. Was this a message from Ben Gvir's handlers on Balfour Street to...
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The Not-So-New Normal
The Axis Mundi team welcomes Palestinian affairs expert Jumana Jaouni to the show. Evan Gottesman, TJ's Danny Seidemann, and Jumana discuss Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir's corrosive inf...
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Al Aqsa: Dangerous Rumors, Dangerous Realities
Ahead of Ramadan, Evan Gottesman and TJ's Danny Seidemann break down the dangerous rumors about Al Aqsa that help fuel tensions between Israelis and Palestinians—and the dangerous realities that persist in the city.Read Danny's <...
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What About UNRWA?
Evan Gottesman speaks with Danny Seidemann about the role of UNRWA in East Jerusalem in the wake of reports that members of the Palestinian refugee agency's staff participated in Hamas's October 7 terrorist attacks. Plus, Evan and Danny take a ...
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A Quarter of a Quarter
In the final episode of 2023, Evan Gottesman speaks with TJ's Danny Seidemann about a crisis affecting one quarter of the land in the Armenian Quarter—the smallest of the four communities in Jerusalem's Old City. Plus, the
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Next Front in Jerusalem
The Gaza war comes to Jerusalem: Evan Gottesman and TJ's Danny Seidemann discuss a Hamas terrorist attack in the western part of the city, while Israeli security forces tighten restrictions in the east.
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From Gaza to Jerusalem
Evan Gottesman and TJ's Danny Seidemann examine how the fallout from Hamas's brutal October 7 terrorist attack in southern Israel and the ongoing IDF campaign in Gaza is being felt on the streets of Jerusalem.Read Danny Seidemann in&nbs...
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Jerusalem of Polls
Jerusalemites head to the polls at the end of October. TJ's Danny Seidemann and podcast host Evan Gottesman discuss the upcoming municipal elections, the city's politics, and whether demographics are destiny in Jerusalem.Read two perspe...
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Jerusalem's Contradictions and Its Christians
Evan Gottesman and TJ's Danny Seidemann discuss a new Israeli government plan for East Jerusalem that seems to contradict the public aims of Prime Minister Netanyahu's far-right coalition and explore what's behind the paradoxical policy. In the...
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Does The Road To Riyadh Go Through Jerusalem?
Evan Gottesman and TJ's Danny Seidemann break down the latest news on E1 and settlement expansion around Jerusalem, plus developments in the case of the killing of Eyad al Hallaq. In the second half of the episode, the Economic Cooperation Foun...
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March in May
Evan Gottesman and TJ's Danny Seidemann discuss the origins of the ultra-nationalist Flags March and Yom Yerushalayim (Jerusalem Day). On the second half of the episode, former Egyptian diplomat Ambassador Hesham Youssef shares his take on Cair...
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55:28
Triple Holiday Aftermath and a Jordanian View on Jerusalem
Evan Gottesman and TJ's Danny Seidemann discuss the aftermath of the spring holiday triple feature in Jerusalem. In the second half of the episode, Farah Bdour, an expert on Jordan and Jerusalem from the Amman Center for Peace and Development, ...
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Spring Holiday Trifecta, 2023 Edition
Host Evan Gottesman and TJ's Danny Seidemann discuss the confluence of Ramadan, Pesach, and Easter and what it means for Jerusalem, plus a look at the pro-democracy protests in Israel and how the spring holiday season will impact them.
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From Huwara to Jerusalem and Washington
Evan Gottesman speaks with TJ's Danny Seidemann about the fallout from a recent string of terror attacks against Israelis and the settler-led pogrom in the Palestinian town of Huwara. Then, in the second part of the episode, Ambassador Daniel K...
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A Long January in Jerusalem
January 2023 proved to be a difficult month for Jerusalem. Evan Gottesman and TJ's Danny Seidemann look back at the weeks since the new year began, covering two terror attacks, disturbances in Palestinian areas of East Jerusalem, Itamar Ben Gvi...
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New Year, New Government, Old City
In Axis Mundi's last episode of 2022, Evan Gottesman and TJ's Danny Seidemann discuss the state of Jerusalem's Christian community, the knowns and unknowns of the incoming far-right Israeli government of Benjamin Netanyahu, and what two terrori...
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