As Prime Minister Netanyahu is expected to request an extension from President Rivlin in order to form his government, TIP spoke with Prof. Reuven Hazan, a political scientist from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem.

Interview with Prof. Reuven Hazan on coalition building extension - May 12, 2019

With Israelis closely watching developments between the US and Iran, as well as Iran’s actives through its proxies in the Persian Gulf, TIP spoke with Col. in reserves, Dr. Eran Lerman, vice president of the Jerusalem Institute for Strategy & Security, a former deputy director of the National Security Council in the Israeli Prime Minister's Office, for his assessment of the situation.

Interview with Dr. Eran Lerman on Iran crisis - May 15, 2019

As Trump’s “Deal of the Century” moves into higher gear, here’s an audio analysis by Lior Weintraub, TIP’s vice president & former Israeli diplomat in Washington DC.

Interview with Lior Weintraub on Trump's Peace Plan - May 20, 2019

As Wednesday’s deadline to present the new coalition nears, TIP spoke to Professor Abraham Diskin on the various scenarios at play and the likelihood that early elections will be held on September 3rd.
Prof. Diskin is a senior fellow at Kohelet Policy Forum and professor emeritus of political science at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem.

Interview with Prof. Abraham Diskin on Israel's political crisis - May 27, 2019

How did Israel end up having another elections, just 51 days after the previous one took place? Is there any reason to believe that results on September 17th would be any different than the ones we had in April? and what will the upcoming campaign focus on?
All that and much more in TIP’s press call with Yohanan Plesner, president of the Israel Democracy Institute.

Press call with Yohanan Plesner on early election in Israel - May 30, 2019

As riots broke out on the Temple Mount during Jerusalem Day , TIP spoke with Dr. David Koren, senior fellow at the Jerusalem Institute for Strategy and Security.
Dr. Koren is also a lecturer at Bar-Ilan University and in charge of the Ministry of Education’s Strategic Plan for east Jerusalem.

Interview with Dr. David Koren on Temple Mount clashes - June 2, 2019

As US National Security Advisor, John Bolton, is in Israel for pre-scheduled trilateral meeting with his Israeli and Russian counterparts, TIP spoke with former Israeli National Security Advisor, Yaakov Nagel.

In this conversation Nagel relates to president Trump's decision to call off a retaliatory strike on Iran, after an American drone was shot down, addresses the new round of sanctions expected to be put in place tomorrow and reacts to the unveiling of the first part of "the deal of the century".

Interview with Yaakov Nagel on US-Iran tension - June 23, 2019

Will September elections be called off? 
TIP spoke to political scientist, Prof. Abraham Diskin, to check the legal and political hurdles facing such a move and to gain his perspective whether such a move is realistic. 

June 26, 2019

Interview with Prof. Abraham Diskin on calling off September elections - June 26, 2019

Following reports that the Israeli air force has attacked military positions in central Syria early Monday, TIP spoke with former national security advisor, Yaakov Amidror about the ongoing challenges in containing Iran’s activities in the neighboring country.

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