This week, we sat down to discuss some of the biggest questions shaping American and Israeli politics right now.
On Iran, we looked past the daily headlines and asked what a deal would actually mean. As Ilan put it, if a deal is reached, it may leave many people asking: If we’re ending up close to where we started before the war, why did we do this at all?
We discussed Ambassador Yechiel Leiter’s attacks on J Street and why so many Israeli officials struggle to engage with American Jews whose connection to Israel is real – but not unquestioning.
And on the Democratic National Committee autopsy of the 2024 campaign, we argued that Gaza did matter in 2024 – but not in the way many people think. The bigger challenge was that Democrats were the party in power, and voters wanted to see a different policy on Gaza and different outcomes, not just different messaging.
We wrapped up with a look at Israel’s next election, the opposition’s path to defeating Netanyahu, and why Arab parties may ultimately be the key to any alternative coalition.
