Israel Refocused Podcast

Episode 3: Col. (Ret.) Shaul Arieli

In this episode, we're replaying one of our events with Col. (Ret.) Shaul Arieli from November, 2015. Shaul discusses the prospects for the two-state solution, how to combat intransigence on both sides, and the security impediments to a permanent status agreement.

Show notes:

You can see video (and the PowerPoint presentation) that Shaul gave in full in Melbourne
Here is a YouTube playlist with videos from Shaul's visit here, including other press interviews he did

Subscribe:

Send us feedback:

@NIFAustralia on Twitter
E-mail podcast@nif.org.au

Share

Episode 2: Naomi Chazan, Merav Michaeli, Michael Sfard and Matt Duss

In this special episode of the Israel Refocused podcast, we bring you audio from an event last week in America discussing the so-called "NGO Transparency" bill, featuring former Deputy Knesset Speaker Naomi Chazan, Zionist Union MK Merav Michaeli, attorney Michael Sfard, and Matt Duss, the president of the Foundation for Middle East Peace.

Show notes:

NIF’s flagship grantee, the Association for Civil Rights in Israel has published two useful documents:
- A background report on anti-NGO legislation that has been raised in the Knesset
- A position paper, written by Atty. Debbie Gild-Hayo, Director of Policy Advocacy at ACRI
NGO Bill: Assault on Democracy or Legitimate Effort to Guard Against Foreign Intervention? – Haaretz editorial
Israel’s Human Rights Activists Aren’t Traitors – op-ed in the New York Times by Israeli lawyer Michael Sfard

Subscribe:

Send us feedback:

@NIFAustralia on Twitter
E-mail podcast@nif.org.au

Share

Episode 1: Talia Sasson

In our first episode we speak with New Israel Fund president Talia Sasson about the 'NGO transparency' bill current in front of the Knesset, attacks on NIF grantees like B'Tselem and Breaking the Silence, and the ongoing wave of terror attacks in Israel.