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The Middle East Forum presents this week's podcasts.

Gregg Roman Examines the Simmering West Bank

The West Bank gets compared to a powder keg. The shambolic Palestinian Authority struggles to exert control. Militias affiliated with Hamas and Islamic Jihad gain power, especially in the northern cities. Smuggled weapons enter from Iran and Syria via Jordan. Israel conducts nearly nightly raids. This podcast explores the complex dynamics between differing Palestinian factions, Israel, and other states to assess the possibility of a full-scale uprising.

Monday, May 20, 2024
2:00pm - 2:30pm ET

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Gregg Roman is director of the Middle East Forum. He previously served as a political advisor to the deputy foreign minister of Israel and worked for the Israeli Ministry of Defense. Mr. Roman has written for the Hill, the Forward, and other publications. He attended American University in Washington, D.C., and Reichman University in Israel.

Israel Insider

with Ashley Perry

The U.S. government and other allies of Israel firmly oppose Jerusalem’s planned operation in Rafah. Divisions have emerged within Israel’s War Cabinet, with Defense Minister Yoav Gallant publicly criticizing the absence of a plan for the “day after” in Gaza. In addition, the contentious issue of Haredi conscription has resurfaced. Can PM Netanyahu navigate these stormy seas?

Wednesday, May 22, 2024
3:00pm - 3:30pm ET

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Ashley Perry is an advisor to the Middle East Forum’s Israel office. He served as advisor to Israel's minister of foreign affairs and deputy prime minister in 2009-15, and has also worked with Israel's Ministers of Intelligence, Agriculture and Rural Development, Energy, Water and Infrastructure, Defense, Tourism, Internal Security, and Immigrant Absorption and as an advisor to The Negev Forum. Originally from the UK, he moved to Israel in 2001. He holds a BA from University College London and an MA from Reichman University (IDC Herzliya).

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