As the war in Gaza grinds on, Israel’s endgame remains unclear. What does it mean to destroy Hamas? Who will provide security and govern Gaza when the fighting stops? How has this war changed Israel’s relationship with its neighbors and the wider world?
To discuss the Israeli-Palestinian conflict and the future of Gaza, Foreign Affairs Editor Daniel Kurtz-Ph ... Show More
Nov 6
Xi Jinping’s World of Treachery and Sacrifice
<p>Last week’s meeting between Donald Trump and Xi Jinping may have brought a respite in the trade war. But it hardly touched the more fundamental drivers of U.S.-Chinese rivalry, a rivalry that has come to shape more and more dimensions of geopolitics, the global economy, and be ... Show More
56m 45s
Aug 23
Day 687 - Dennis Ross: There is a deal to be made to end the Gaza war
Welcome to What Matters Now, a weekly podcast exploring key issues currently shaping Israel and the Jewish World, with host deputy editor Amanda Borschel-Dan speaking with former US negotiator, adviser and ambassador Dennis Ross. Today, Ross, an author and the counselor and Willi ... Show More
59m 22s
Sep 2024
Is All-Out War in the Mideast Imminent?
In Lebanon, the leader of Hezbollah, Hassan Nasrallah, has condemned the back-to-back attacks targeting the group's pagers and walkie-talkie communications system as "massacres." He also warned Israel that Hezbollah's forces on the border won't stop until the war in Gaza ends. At ... Show More
59m 9s
Sep 2024
Israel-Hezbollah Conflict Intensifies
The Middle East is on edge as Israel prepares for a possible ground operation in Lebanon. Meanwhile, the US and France, among others, are working feverishly on a ceasefire plan between Israel and the militant group Hezbollah. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is expected ... Show More
59m 9s
Oct 2024
Trying to Make Sense of the Mideast Mess
Despite killing Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar last week, Israel is stepping up its military campaign in Gaza. In Lebanon, Israel’s campaign is straying further from military targets, attacking branches of a Hezbollah financial center which is used by many civilians as a bank. Meanwhi ... Show More
59m 9s
Oct 2024
Special Report: Northern Gaza Evacuations
For the first time in 49 days, President Joe Biden and Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu spoke today about the rapidly expanding war in the Middle East. It's a time of extreme tension, with the U.S. losing influence over its ally Israel's intent on taking on Hamas, Hezbo ... Show More
58m 48s
Oct 2024
Is the Middle East on the path to a full-blown war?
Benjamin Netanyahu says Iran 'will pay' for its missile attack, while Tehran threatens a crushing response if Israel hits back. Bombs, bullets and missiles in Gaza, Lebanon and Israel. Is the Middle East inching closer to a full-blown war? In this episode: Dan Perry, Author, 'Isr ... Show More
25m 8s