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JPPI – The Jewish People’s Podcast

JPPI – The Jewish People’s Podcast

The Jewish People Policy Institute provides balanced, in-depth and inside analysis. Join us every Wednesday at 11:00 – 11:30 a.m. EDT

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JPPI – The Jewish People’s Podcast

Israel’s election according to the pollster

August 24, 2026

With Israel’s elections approaching, JPPI senior fellow and Channel 13 pollster Shmuel Rosner joins the podcast to break down what the numbers are really showing.

Palestinians in Khan Younis, the southern Gaza Strip, August 12, 2026. (Abed Rahim Khatib/FLASH90)

JPPI – The Jewish People’s Podcast

Bibi’s Gaza reversal

August 17, 2026

David Makovsky joins us to discuss Netanyahu’s reversal on the Trump plan to disarm Hamas, what it means for Gaza, and whether it risks a new rupture with Washington.

MK Dan Illouz (seated center) speaks at a Knesset House committee meeting, July 7, 2026. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)

JPPI – The Jewish People’s Podcast

Likud MK Dan Illouz broke ranks with his party over. He explains why he won’t run with Likud again and why Netanyahu should have resigned after Oct 7.

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (left) and US President Donald Trump meet in the Oval Office on July 28, 2026. (GPO)

JPPI – The Jewish People’s Podcast

What did Netanyahu achieve in his meeting with Trump?

Was Tuesday’s meeting between President Donald Trump and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu truly “positive and productive”?

US voters fill out their ballots at the Stamford Government Center on the first day of early voting on October 21, 2024 in Stamford, Connecticut. (John Moore/Getty Images North America/Getty Images via AFP)

JPPI – The Jewish People’s Podcast

The midterms that matter for Israel

July 27, 2026

Josh Kraushaar, editor-in-chief of Jewish Insider, breaks down the key races, the shifting politics of support for Israel, and what JD Vance's recent rhetoric signals.

People cross the Islamic Revolution Street under a mural depicting a portrait of the late Iranian revolutionary founder Ayatollah Khomeini in downtown Tehran, Iran, July 18, 2026 (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi)

JPPI – The Jewish People’s Podcast

The World of Spies: Iran, Ahmadinejad, and the Mossad

July 20, 2026

Former CIA officer Marc Polymeropoulos joins us to discuss hostilities with Iran, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's alleged Mossad recruitment, and what it reveals about modern espionage.