On Israel with Ben Caspit, an Al-Monitor podcast
Ben Caspit, an Israel correspondent for Al-Monitor, brings you weekly interviews with newsmakers and officials to discuss the latest news in Israel. Ben is no stranger to broadcast, hosting a daily radio show from Tel Aviv and frequently appearing on television and radio programs. Caspit is one of Israel’s most in-demand journalists and his columns – deeply sourced and vividly written -- are must reads for his take on the latest political developments. His most recent book is The Netanyahu Years, chronicling his reporting on Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (Bibi) ever since he came to power in 1997.
- Update frequency
- every 7 days
- Average duration
- 35 minutes
- Episodes
- 106
- Years Active
- 2020 - 2022
Israeli social media expert Orit Perlov: Recent escalation caught Gazans by surprise
Ben Caspit hosts this week on his podcast Orit Perlov, a leading social media analyst at the Institute for National Security Studies who specializes in social networks in the Arab world. Perlov said …
00:41:24 |
Mon 24 May 2021
Jerusalem and West Bank unrest generated by Netanyahu’s policies, says Eran Etzion
Ben Caspit speaks this week with strategist Eran Etzion, who previously served as head of planning policy at Israel’s foreign ministry and as deputy head of the National Security Council in the prime…
00:44:37 |
Mon 10 May 2021
Professor Chuck Freilich explains the failures that led to stampede at Mount Meron
Ben Caspit speaks this week to professor Chuck Freilich, a senior fellow at Harvard’s Kennedy School of Government. This expert on Israel’s national security strategy and Israel’s decision-making pro…
00:30:47 |
Mon 03 May 2021
Diplomatic correspondent Tal Schneider: Israel unlikely to see Capitol-style violence if anti-Netanyahu government forms
For his podcast this week, Ben Caspit hosts Tal Schneider, political correspondent for The Times of Israel. Schneider, an expert on Israel-US relations, says violence similar to that seen at the US C…
00:33:34 |
Mon 26 Apr 2021
Former IDF colonel Udi Evental warns: Confronting US on Iran has price tag
Ben Caspit speaks this week with senior researcher and policy-planning expert Udi Evental. The former IDF colonel warns that Israel’s current policies on Iran and confronting the Biden administration…
00:39:18 |
Mon 19 Apr 2021
Israeli Labor party head Merav Michaeli says election success only the beginning
Ben Caspit speaks this week with Labor party chair Merav Michaeli, who succeeded in reviving a party on the brinks of demise. Despite gloom public opinion polls, under her leadership the Labor party …
00:42:37 |
Mon 12 Apr 2021
Israeli analyst Shimrit Meir: Arab lawmaker Abbas prefers Netanyahu coalition
Ben Caspit speaks this week with Shimrit Meir, a senior Middle East analyst and journalist. The veteran commentator hails the exceptional campaign delivered by leader of the Arab Ra’am party Mansour …
00:38:36 |
Mon 05 Apr 2021
Tuesday’s election crucial moment for Israel’s democracy, says Haaretz's Chaim Levinson
Ben Caspit speaks this week with Haaretz political analyst Chaim Levinson. The veteran columnist says that if Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu wins in the upcoming elections, Israel could witness ne…
00:27:28 |
Mon 22 Mar 2021
Democracy watchdog chief Yohanan Plesner: Don’t take Israel’s democracy for granted
Ben Caspit talks this week with Yohanan Plesner, president of the Israel Democracy Institute. Plesner warns that the undermining of Israel’s democracy may seem unconceivable, but is indeed possible. …
00:32:17 |
Mon 15 Mar 2021
Ex-Mossad chief Efraim Halevy: We must try talking with Iran
As tensions between Israel and Iran continue to rise, Ben Caspit speaks with former Mossad Chief Efraim Halevy, who says Israel should revisit the issue of the Iran nuclear deal. "It would be a mista…
00:42:03 |
Mon 08 Mar 2021
Former diplomat Alon Pinkas: Bibi must tread carefully with Israeli-Saudi ties
Ben Caspit speaks this week with Ambassador Alon Pinkas, Israel’s former consul general in New York and an expert on Israel-US relations. Pinkas discusses what the US declassified intelligence report…
00:33:53 |
Mon 01 Mar 2021
Economist Yaron Zelekha warns: Israel has no economic policy
Ben Caspit talks this week with Yaron Zelekha, an economist who was formerly the finance ministry's accountant general and is the founder of the New Economy party. Zelekha warns that Israel has no ec…
00:33:52 |
Mon 22 Feb 2021
J Street's Nadav Tamir: Israel must reconnect with liberal American Jews
Ben Caspit speaks this week with ambassador Nadav Tamir, the executive director of J Street Israel. Tamir argues that J Street is very much in sync with the new administration, so if Israel wants to …
00:35:56 |
Mon 15 Feb 2021
Reform Judaism leader Gilad Kariv: State must rethink relations with ultra-Orthodox
Ben Caspit talks this week with the executive director of the Israel Movement for Reform and Progressive Judaism Gilad Kariv. Running on the Israeli Labor Party's list for the March 23 elections, Kar…
00:38:21 |
Mon 08 Feb 2021
Israel’s former US ambassador Michael Oren calls for united front against new Iran deal
Ben Caspit talks this week to former Israeli ambassador to Washington Michael Oren, a long-time expert on Israel-US relations. Oren speaks about the nomination of Robert Malley as the new American sp…
00:35:05 |
Mon 01 Feb 2021
Former Israeli consul to NY Dani Dayan: Biden presidency ‘opportunity’ for Israel
Ben Caspit speaks this week with former Israeli Consul General in New York Dani Dayan. The veteran leader of West Bank settlers describes former President Donald Trump as a "diplomatic miracle" for t…
00:36:41 |
Mon 25 Jan 2021
Former US ambassador to Israel Dan Shapiro: Biden to continue Abraham Accords’ momentum
Ben Caspit talks this week to former US ambassador to Israel Dan Shapiro about President-elect Joe Biden’s impending term, and how future ties between Jerusalem and Washington will look. Shapiro note…
00:38:10 |
Mon 18 Jan 2021
Opposition lawmaker Eli Avidar: Netanyahu pushing Israel towards dictatorship
Ahead of a crucial Knesset vote on Tuesday, Ben Caspit speaks with Knesset member Eli Avidar of the opposition Yisrael Beitenu party. Over the past few months, Avidar has become one of the leaders of…
00:35:39 |
Mon 21 Dec 2020
Israeli Meretz Party leader Nitzan Horowitz ready to work with right wing to topple Bibi
With Israel's Knesset advancing towards possible fourth elections, Ben Caspit talks this week with Meretz leader Nitzan Horowitz. The leftwing politician does not rule out partnering with rightwing p…
00:34:55 |
Mon 14 Dec 2020
Israeli-Arab media star says Israel’s democracy in danger
Ben Caspit talks this week with Israeli-Arab journalist Lucy Aharish. The media celebrity warns that Israel’s democracy and freedom of speech are shaky and even endangered. She says that with only a …
00:43:37 |
Mon 07 Dec 2020
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