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Beyond the Strikes: Analyzing the U.S.-Israel Campaign in Iran

Featuring @nerizilber.bsky.social, Elisa Ewers, and Aziz Alghashian

Moderated by David Halperin

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War in Iran: The Good, the Bad, and the Unknown One week into the joint U.S.-Israel war with Iran, major tactical successes risk being undermined by the lack of strategic clarity. Washington Managing Director and Senior Policy Analyst Rachel Brande...

One week into the joint U.S.-Israel war with Iran, major tactical successes risk being undermined by the lack of strategic clarity. Rachel Brandenburg lays out the good, the bad, and the unknown in a new Policy Pulse. israelpolicyforum.org/2026/03/06/w...

The Upside and the Downside of Israel’s Extraordinary Relationship With Trump Israel has gotten from the U.S. what it has craved for decades in a joint war against Iran, neutralizing its greatest security threat. At the same time, it may directly lead to the end of Israel’s gre...

The joint U.S.-Israel war against Iran may neutralize Israel's greatest national security threat. But it also has the potential to imperil Israel's greatest national security asset: its relationship with the U.S., argues Michael Koplow in this Koplow Column. israelpolicyforum.org/2026/03/04/t...

U.S.-Israel Strikes on Iran: Assessing the New Regional Reality YouTube video by Israel Policy Forum

In this timely webinar, Rachel Brandenburg, Michael Koplow, Shira Efron, and Garrett Nada analyzed the current moment in the Middle East, U.S.-Israel coordination, strikes from Hezbollah in the north, the prospects that other countries might join the war, and more. www.youtube.com/watch?v=e60d...

Special Webinar Today at 1pm ET

U.S.-Israel Strikes on Iran: Assessing the New Regional Reality

Featuring Michael Koplow, Rachel Brandenburg, Shira Efron, and Garrett Nada

Moderated by David Halperin

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Weekly Briefing | Board of Peace Reflections, Modi in Israel, Bibi's Political Self-Preservation Gambit, and More ipf.li/feb27

Netanyahu’s Latest Gambit to Protect the Once and Future Coalition It is easy to spot how the bill to bar Supreme Court intervention in ministerial appointments is aimed at keeping the current coalition together. But the effort is more about Netanyahu’s future abilit...

The Israeli coalition’s effort to bar judicial intervention in ministerial picks looks like a short-term bid to preserve itself. But the real goal is to let Netanyahu remain in politics, even if not as prime minister, Michael Koplow writes in this Koplow Column. israelpolicyforum.org/2026/02/26/n...

Trump's Board of Peace: The Good, the Bad, and the Unlikely On this week’s episode, Israel Policy Forum Policy Advisor and Tel Aviv-based journalist Neri Zilber hosts Washington Managing Director and Senior Policy Analyst Rachel Brandenburg and Senior Policy A...

On this #IsraelPolicyPod, @nerizilber.bsky.social, Rachel Brandenburg, and Dan Rothem discuss the inaugural meeting last week in Washington of Trump's Board of Peace for Gaza, the major challenge of security and how to disarm Hamas, and the U.S.-Iran standoff. israelpolicyforum.org/2026/02/25/t...

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Weekly Briefing | Board of Peace Meeting, Rising Iran Tensions, 20 Steps to 20 Points, and More ipf.li/feb20

Disarming Hamas: Pitfalls and Paths Forward YouTube video by Israel Policy Forum

On this Israel Policy Briefing, Dan Rothem, Celine Touboul, and Noa Shusterman Dvir analyzed options for addressing the enduring strategic challenge posed by Hamas in Gaza.

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Saudi Arabia has not pivoted back toward extremism The kingdom is still on its long, self-interested road to moderation, and the ‘embrace of Islamism’ narrative collapses under the facts

Despite its frustration with Israel and rift with the UAE, Saudi Arabia has not abandoned moderation. Recent engagement with Islamist regional actors is rooted in cautious pragmatism, argues Distinguished Policy Fellow Amb. Michael Ratney in The Times of Israel. www.timesofisrael.com/saudi-arabia...

Iran and the U.S. on a Collision Course On this week’s episode, Israel Policy Forum Policy Advisor and Tel Aviv-based journalist Neri Zilber hosts Raz Zimmt, director of the Iran program at Israel’s Institute for National Security Studies a...

On this #IsraelPolicyPod, @nerizilber.bsky.social and Raz Zimmt discuss the latest negotiations between the U.S. and Iran, the chances of diplomacy succeeding, what Iranian Supreme Leader Ali Khamanei is actually thinking, and the dire situation inside Iran. israelpolicyforum.org/2026/02/18/i...

How to Judge the Board of Peace Meeting The Board of Peace’s inaugural meeting will feature talk of progress and pledges for action and reconstruction. Ultimately, it should be judged on whether it advances tangible action on security, gove...

Judge the first Board of Peace Meeting by tangible action on security and governance and the emerging international leaders within it, not talk or empty pledges, Chief Policy Officer Michael Koplow argues in this week's Koplow Column. israelpolicyforum.org/2026/02/19/h...

As we enter Islam's holiest month, we wish Muslim communities around the world a happy and peaceful Ramadan.

Ramadan mubarak!
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Disarming Hamas: Pitfalls and Paths Forward | Webinar on Thursday (2/19) at 3pm ET

Featuring Dan Rothem, Celine Touboul, and Noa Shusterman Dvir

Moderated by Rachel Brandenburg

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Disarming Hamas: Pitfalls and Paths Forward | Webinar on Thursday (2/19) at 3pm ET

Featuring Dan Rothem, Celine Touboul, and Noa Shusterman Dvir

Moderated by Rachel Brandenburg

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Subscribe to get our latest updates directly to your inbox. Israel Policy Forum develops and promotes policy resources and credible, nuanced analysis to elevate the discourse and build awareness and support for pragmatic policies that aim to advance the goal o...

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Weekly Briefing | Disarming Hamas, Bibi-Trump Meeting, Annexation Advancing, and More ipf.li/feb13

Another Bibi-Trump Meeting On this week’s episode, Israel Policy Forum Policy Advisor and Tel Aviv-based journalist Neri Zilber hosts Chief Policy Officer Michael Koplow and Distinguished RAND Israel Policy Chair Shira Efron. T...

On this #IsraelPolicyPod, Neri Zilber, Michael Koplow, and Shira Efron discuss this week's meeting between Trump and Netanyahu, the chances of negotiations with Iran actually succeeding, and the damaging steps taken by the Israeli government on the West Bank. israelpolicyforum.org/2026/02/12/a...

Disarming Hamas: A Framework for Lasting Security To prevent a return to war, Gaza must be demilitarized. Our new policy report by Dan Rothem and Celine Touboul lays out the most durable path to do so: a Palestinian-led disarmament, demobilization, a...

To prevent a return to war, Gaza must be demilitarized. Our new policy report by Dan Rothem and Celine Touboul lays out the most durable path to do so: a Palestinian-led disarmament, demobilization, and reintegration campaign to disarm Hamas. israelpolicyforum.org/disarming-ha...

Why Your Hair Should Be on Fire About Israel’s New West Bank Policies New Israeli rules and regulations for the West Bank sound like bureaucratic streamlining designed to eliminate red tape. In reality, they represent an annexation revolution announcing Israel’s intenti...

Israel’s most recent West Bank moves have a bureaucratic veneer. In reality, they signal an annexation revolution and demonstrate Israel’s intention to keep not just settlements, but the entire West Bank, argues Michael Koplow in this week’s Koplow Column. israelpolicyforum.org/2026/02/12/w...

The Blogs: Liberal Zionists, take a lesson from the settler movement I deplore the mission of the hilltop youth and their supporters, but I can’t help admiring their political savvy and dedication to shaping Israel's future

The settler movement overcame considerable challenges to now be shaping Israel's trajectory. It's time liberal Zionists take note, argues Director of Strategic Initiatives and IPF Atid Shanie Reichman in The Times of Israel. blogs.timesofisrael.com/liberal-zion...

Israel’s New Escalation of West Bank Annexation The Israeli security cabinet has approved a series of measures that substantially increase Israel’s authority in the West Bank and ease Israeli acquisition of property in the territory—accelerating th...

The Israeli security cabinet has approved a series of measures that substantially increase Israel’s authority in the West Bank and ease Israeli acquisition of property in the territory—accelerating the slide toward full Israeli sovereignty. israelpolicyforum.org/israels-new-...

Netanyahu Returns to Washington | Webinar on Thursday (2/12) at 2pm ET

On Netanyahu's upcoming meeting with Trump and implications for Gaza, Iran, and U.S.-Israel ties

Featuring Rachel Brandenburg, Michael Koplow, and Dan Rothem

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Subscribe to get our latest updates directly to your inbox. Israel Policy Forum develops and promotes policy resources and credible, nuanced analysis to elevate the discourse and build awareness and support for pragmatic policies that aim to advance the goal o...

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Weekly Briefing | Rafah Crossing Opens, Strikes in Gaza, U.S.-Iran Talks, and More ipf.li/feb6

Iran Crisis, Gaza Ceasefire, and Mayor Mamdani 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 the ...

On this #IsraelPolicyPod, @nerizilber.bsky.social and Shanie Reichman discuss the state of play in the Iran crisis, potential upcoming U.S.-Iran talks, Ran Gvili z”l's return home and the real start of Phase II in the Gaza ceasefire, and Mamdani one month in. israelpolicyforum.org/2026/02/05/i...

The Israeli Opposition Needs a Better Approach to Arab Parties Politicians from Benny Gantz to Naftali Bennett are grappling with how to manage Arab political participation in a post-October 7 world. What they are missing is that the past two and a half years hav...

Israeli Arabs increasingly see themselves as part of the Israeli project. For opposition politicians like Benny Gantz, pushing them away is a historic mistake, argues Chief Policy Officer Michael Koplow in this week's Koplow Column. israelpolicyforum.org/2026/02/05/t...