Podcast: E1, E1, E1
It’s all about E1 on this episode of Axis Mundi—the contentious settlement proposal is back in the headlines ahead of a July Israeli Civil Administration planning meeting. Evan Gottesman speaks with TJ’s Danny Seidemann about E1, its geopolitical relationship with Jerusalem, and its impact on a future two-state outcome—plus, what all this means for U.S. President Joe Biden’s upcoming visits to Israel and Saudi Arabia.
Podcast: Flags and Funerals
Evan Gottesman and TJ’s Danny Seidemann discuss Israeli police actions at two recent Jerusalem funerals—those of Shireen Abu Akleh and Walid al Sharif—and the role of flags in recent tensions in the city—both the police’s seizure of Palestinian flags at the Abu Akleh funeral, and the upcoming Yom Yerushalayim flags march.
Podcast: The Goat
Evan Gottesman and TJ’s Danny Seidemann look back at a tense spring holiday season, including confrontations between Israeli Police and Palestinians at al Aqsa Mosque, why things could have gone worse—and why to stay vigilant; plus, what a goat says about the politics of religion in Jerusalem.
Podcast: Unrest in Jerusalem—A Foregone Conclusion?
In the wake of four deadly terror attacks in Israel, Evan Gottesman and TJ’s Danny Seidemann examine why Jerusalem has so far been spared major bloodshed, whether turmoil there is a foregone conclusion amid a crowded holiday week, and how Israelis, Palestinians, and other concerned parties can keep the peace in the holy city. Plus, a look at the historic Negev Summit and an important update on Sheikh Jarrah.
Podcast: A Walk in the Park
Host Evan Gottesman and TJ’s Danny Seidemann discuss two pending plans for new Israeli national parks in Jerusalem and why sometimes, a park isn’t just a park. Additional resources: Church leaders’ letter to Israeli Environment Minister Tamar Zandberg Insiders’ Jerusalem: Expansion of the National Park in the Visual Basin of the Holy City
Podcast: Sheikh Jarrah Showdown
TJ’s Danny Seidemann and Evan Gottesman discuss the issues and trends that could shape the geopolitics of Jerusalem in 2022, from U.S. foreign policy toward the city to “two-state agnosticism.”
Podcast: Next Year in Jerusalem
TJ’s Danny Seidemann and Evan Gottesman discuss the issues and trends that could shape the geopolitics of Jerusalem in 2022, from U.S. foreign policy toward the city to “two-state agnosticism.”
Podcast: The Settlement That Wasn’t But Now Is
On the debut episode of TJ’s new podcast, Danny Seidemann and Evan Gottesman talk compromise in Sheikh Jarrah, potential settlement construction in E1, and a controversy over reopening the American consulate in Jerusalem.
Podcast: Compromise, Construction, Consulate
On the debut episode of TJ’s new podcast, Danny Seidemann and Evan Gottesman talk compromise in Sheikh Jarrah, potential settlement construction in E1, and a controversy over reopening the American consulate in Jerusalem.
Podcast: Why Jerusalem? Why Now?
Israel Policy Pod host Evan Gottesman is joined by Daniel Seidemann for the first in a monthly joint Israel Policy Forum-Terrestrial Jerusalem podcast series focusing on all-things Jerusalem. In this installment, we examine the core issues shaping the conflict over Jerusalem and how some of these problems came to the fore last week in riots there last week.