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 minister lambasts ‘organized campaign’ on Arab social media to target peace accords
Ben Caspit speaks this week with Orit Farkash Hacohen, Israel’s minister of tourism and strategic affairs. The Blue and White minister says an organized campaign on Arabic social media is now targeti…
00:41:17 |
Mon 30 Nov 2020
Former IDF General expects Biden will stay close to Israel on Iran
Ben Caspit speaks this week with Brig. Gen. (ret) Michael Herzog, former chief of staff to Israel's defense minister, who discusses what Israel might expect from a Biden Administration, noting that "…
00:32:45 |
Tue 24 Nov 2020
Netanyahu scrambles to reset ties with Democrats after best ever relations with Trump
Ben Caspit spoke with Israeli-American businessman and philanthropist Haim Saban, who is hailing Joe Biden’s victory. Saban thinks that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is still afraid of the unpred…
00:29:26 |
Mon 16 Nov 2020
Does Netanyahu face uphill battle to win over Democrats?
One day after former Vice President Joe Biden was declared winner of the US presidential election, Ben Caspit talks with Yaakov Katz, editor-in-chief of the Jerusalem Post. Katz says that Netanyahu n…
00:31:51 |
Mon 09 Nov 2020
Israelis have their fingers crossed for Trump
Four days before the presidential elections, Ben Caspit spoke with Dan Gillerman, Israel’s former ambassador to the United Nations. Gillerman thinks that whether Donald Trump or Joe Biden is elected,…
00:32:37 |
Mon 02 Nov 2020
Israel leading in cyber technology, but also more vulnerable to attacks
On the backdrop of Israel’s tenth annual cyber-tech conference, Ben Caspit speaks with Professor General (ret.) Itzhak Ben- Israel. Ben-Israel – a pioneer figure in the cyber technology sphere – tell…
00:36:30 |
Mon 26 Oct 2020
Israeli official on delegation to Bahrain discusses Gulf diplomacy and next steps
Ben Caspit talks this week with veteran Israeli diplomat, Foreign Ministry General Director Alon Ushpiz. Speaking about peace with the Gulf states, Ushpiz says, “The beauty of what we’ve been doing i…
00:36:10 |
Mon 19 Oct 2020
Israeli general warns: If Hezbollah attacks, it will be a nasty war
Ben Caspit talks this week with Maj. Gen. (Ret.) Jerry Gershon, who was one of the only IDF generals to express support for Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s settlement-annexation plan. The latter …
00:32:05 |
Mon 12 Oct 2020
Despite Netanyahu’s claims, normalization with Arab world can’t be separated from Palestinian issue
Ben Caspit talks with popular diplomatic analyst Barak Ravid on demonstrations in Israel, developments in Azerbaijan and the peace agreements signed with the Emirates and Bahrain. Ravid argues that c…
00:37:01 |
Mon 05 Oct 2020
Failed government response to COVID-19 pushes Israel to second lockdown
On this week’s episode, foreign news editor of Israel’s Channel 13 Nadav Eyal explains to Ben Caspit how the government failed in dealing with the coronavirus pandemic and why it pushed Israel to bec…
00:27:13 |
Mon 14 Sep 2020
Israel’s former UN envoy says UAE deal sends message to Palestinians, Iran
This week Ben Caspit speaks with former Israeli envoy to the UN Ron Prosor. The veteran ambassador argues that the normalization deal with the United Arab Emirates transforms Israel from a 'secret mi…
00:33:55 |
Tue 08 Sep 2020
Netanyahu convinced Israel cannot exist without him
Ben Caspit, publisher of the bestselling book "The Netanyahu Years," talks to journalist Anshel Pfeffer, who in 2018 published "Bibi: The Turbulent Life and Times of Benjamin Netanyahu." Pfeffer says…
00:33:25 |
Mon 24 Aug 2020
Instead of peace with the Palestinians, Israel makes peace with the UAE
Ben Caspit speaks with former National Security Expert Maj. Gen. (ret.) Giora Eilad about the behind-the-scenes details of the historic agreement signed between Israel and the United Arab Emirates. F…
00:31:22 |
Mon 17 Aug 2020
Israel’s budget crisis far from over
Ben Caspit talks this week with Science and Technology Minister Izhar Shay of the Blue and White party on the current budget crisis, which is shaking Israeli politics. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanya…
00:30:55 |
Mon 10 Aug 2020
Israeli opposition leader Yair Lapid warns of potential for civil war
Ben talks with former Finance Minister and head of the opposition Yesh Atid Party in the Knesset, Yair Lapid. Lapid explains why he blames Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu for incitement aga…
00:32:51 |
Mon 03 Aug 2020
Big Brother and the future of Israel’s democracy
This week Ben talks with Professor Karine Nahon, an associate professor of information science at the Interdisciplinary Center at Herzliya, the president of the Israel Internet Association and chairw…
00:31:33 |
Mon 27 Jul 2020
Former head of military intelligence: Israel should be prepared for Iranian strike anytime, anywhere
In this week’s episode, Ben discusses the Israeli government’s handling of the coronavirus crisis, the threat of Iranian retaliation on Israel, and potential for Tehran and Washington renegotiating t…
00:31:12 |
Mon 20 Jul 2020
Venture capitalist and former MK Erel Margalit: Israel at end of Netanyahu era
In this week’s episode of On Israel, Ben speaks with Erel Margalit, the founder and executive chairman of the Jerusalem-based venture capital firm Jerusalem Venture Partners and a former lawmaker fro…
00:31:14 |
Mon 13 Jul 2020
Former top Israeli general Yair Golan rejects annexation, says "we need deal with Palestinians, not US”
This week, Ben talks with former chief of staff of the IDF and Knesset Member Maj. Gen. (Ret.) Yair Golan. The left-wing lawmaker, a member of the Meretz Party, said that he is opposed to Prime Minis…
00:32:59 |
Mon 06 Jul 2020
Israel’s Naftali Bennett urges full annexation, calls for turning Syria into ‘Iran’s Vietnam’
In this week’s episode, former defense minister and head of the right-wing Yamina party Naftali Bennett calls on Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to declare full annexation of parts of the West Bank…
00:29:52 |
Mon 29 Jun 2020
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