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The View from Jordan Amidst Middle East Turmoil with Taylor Luck and Nadine Epstein

A conversation about Jordan, including recent elections that saw a rise in support for a branch of the Muslim Brotherhood; Jordan’s relationship with other Middle Eastern countries like Iran, Egypt and Syria; and the fate of continued peace between Jordan and Israel.

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The Iran-Israel Face-Off with Roya Hakakian and Nadine Epstein

What’s really happening inside Iran and why has the government of the Islamic Republic hated Israel for the last 45 years? Is all-out war in the Middle East inevitable or can it be diffused, and if so, how? What do the Iranian people think of their own government and is there any chance that they can successfully topple their repressive government?

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Israel, Lebanon and Hezbollah with Hanin Ghaddar, Aaron David Miller and Robert Siegel

Join former Lebanese journalist Hanin Ghaddar, Middle East analyst Aaron David Miller and Robert Siegel, for a conversation about the Israel-Hamas war, including Israel’s northern border and the continued threat from Hezbollah and Iran.

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A Legal Earthquake: Israel’s Supreme Court Decides that the Ultra-Orthodox Must Serve in the Military with Eetta Prince-Gibson and Nadine Epstein

A conversation about the Israel’s Supreme Court ruling that the ultra-Orthodox must serve in the military and its wide-ranging legal, political, economic and social ramifications.

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Jewish Identity in a Post October 7 World with Sarah Hurwitz and Amy E. Schwartz

Join Sarah Hurwitz for a wide-open conversation about her Jewish journey, what she has learned from Jewish students on college campuses and what she thinks Jewish tradition can teach us in this moment.

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Everyday Israel with Joel Chasnoff, Benji Lovitt and Sarah Breger

Join Joel Chasnoff and Benji Lovitt, co-authors of the book Israel 201: Your Next Level Guide to the Magic and Mystery and Chaos of Life in the Holy Land for a conversation about everyday Israel and the stories you won’t hear on the news.

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If These Walls Could Talk: Columbia’s Hamilton Hall—1968-2024 with Glenn Frankel, Robert Siegel, Susan Rubin Suleiman and Amy E. Schwartz

Join Glenn Frankel, Robert Siegel and Susan Rubin Suleiman as they discuss the similarities and differences between the 1968 and 2024 protests, from divisions within the student body and faculty to free speech vs. radicalization to the construction and destruction of barricades to the food!

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