Podcasts

After Palestinian gunmen carried out a terrorist attack in East Jerusalem in early September, breaking nearly two years of uneasy calm in the city, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu declared that “the war continues in Jerusalem.” Evan Gottesman and TJ’s Danny Seidemann break down what the attack actually means for the city, its consequences for Jerusalem’s residents, plus an update on E1 and the diplomatic campaign to recognize a Palestinian state.

Evan Gottesman speaks with Danny Seidemann and Jumana Jaouni about Israel’s approval of “doomsday” settlement E1—what this latest step means and how far along the timeline we are before the West Bank is completely bisected. Plus, a discussion on what the parade of Western nations now recognizing Palestine means—and doesn’t mean—for the situation in Jerusalem.

Evan Gottesman checks in with TJ’s Danny Seidemann and Jumana Jaouni about E1, Yom Yerushalayim (Jerusalem Day), and fires in the Jerusalem area—along with the incendiary and unproven Israeli government claims that they were started by Palestinian arsonists.

Evan Gottesman checks in with TJ’s Danny Seidemann and Jumana Jaouni about Ramadan in Jerusalem, a shocking-but-not-so-shocking Shin Bet report on Kahanism in the Israeli police, and ambitious Israeli annexation plans that would fragment Jerusalem and the West Bank.

A year after Hamas’s October 7 attacks and the start of the war in Gaza, outside attention remains diverted away from Jerusalem. Evan Gottesman, Danny Seidemann, and Jumana Jaouni reflect on how the anniversary played out and what observers are missing with much of international focus trained on Iran and Lebanon.