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Decision Points

Decision Points

A Washington Institute podcast on key moments in Israel's history and present

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A group photo of the 37th Government of Israel, led by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, December 29, 2022 (Avi Ohayon/Government Press Office)

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Grappling with the Direction of the New Netanyahu Government

In the season finale, three veteran journalists try to understand the trajectory of the new Netanyahu government

Deborah Lipstadt, nominated to be the US special envoy to monitor and combat antisemitism, with the rank of ambassador, speaks during her Senate Foreign Relations nomination hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington, February 8, 2022. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

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Combating Anti-Semitism in the Middle East and Beyond

Deborah Lipstadt joins David Makovsky to discuss her current role as the State Department's Special Envoy for Monitoring and Combating Anti-Semitism

Photo: Zvi Peretz Cohen/Hoshvilim (Creative Commons)

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Rabbi Kook: Religious Zionism and Those Who Seek to Subvert His Legacy Today

What were the origins of Religious Zionism? David speaks with Professor Yehudah Mirsky about Rav Kook and the subversion of his legacy by certain members of the modern movement.

A man waves a Palestinian flag as Israelis mark Jerusalem Day outside the capital's Old City on May 29, 2022. (AP Photo/Mahmoud Illean)

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Too Much History, Too Little Geography

Yossi Klein Halevi discusses Israeli-Palestinian coexistence with Yousef Bashir, Director of Research & Operations for the S. Daniel Abraham Center for Middle East Peace

Government Press Office, Photo by Shabtai Tal

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An Insider’s View of the Carter White House: Negotiations w/ Sadat, Begin and Assad

Stuart Eizenstat, a top advisor in the Carter Administration, provides a behind-the-scenes look at the decision-making leading to the Camp David Accords and more.

September 4, 1975 – Cabinet Room – The White House – Washington, DC – Gerald R. Ford, Sens. Mansfield, Byrd, Scott, Griffin, Curtis, Sparkman, Thurmond, Stennis; Reps. Albert, Tip O'Neill, McFall, Rhodes, Michel, Burton, Morgan, Broomfield, Price, Wilson, Anderson; Kissinger, Sisco, Friedersdorf, Greenspan, Nessen, Cannon, Lynn, Staff – seated around table; all not in frame – Bipartisan Congressional Briefing to Discuss Energy, the Middle East, and Congressional Travel During August 1975 (US National Archives)

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Kissinger’s Middle East: Limiting Moscow and Starting a Road to Peace

How did Henry Kissinger balance the US's Cold War competition with the Soviets and lay the groundwork for peace between Israel and Egypt? David and diplomat Martin Indyk discuss.