Join Avi as he interviews Ilan Goldenberg, J Street's Chief Policy Officer. They discuss the current state of the ceasefire in Gaza, the rising prominence of the anti-Zionist left, and J Street's tagline.

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Join Avi as he discusses the ceasefire in Gaza, and the potential for a future in which Israel retains control over the "yellow-zone," which would create a 2 state solution in Gaza resembling the West Bank. He also discusses Zohran Mamdani's mayoral victory, the leaked video from Sde Teiman Prison, and the state of Israeli free speech.

Sources:

• https://www-haaretz-com.revproxy.brown.edu/israel-news/2025-11-10/ty-article/.premium/court-blocks-police-from-hacking-phone-of-anti-government-protester-who-filmed-arrests/0000019a-6cd5-d66b-adba-fed775180000

• https://www-haaretz-com.revproxy.brown.edu/israel-news/2025-11-10/ty-article/.premium/israel-is-no-longer-a-free-society-according-to-netanyahu-confidante-ron-dermer/0000019a-6ef1-dece-a1fe-7ff5e0d20000

• https://www-haaretz-com.revproxy.brown.edu/israel-news/2024-08-22/ty-article/.premium/idf-prosecutor-sde-teiman-soldiers-beat-electrified-sodomized-gaza-detainee/00000191-796d-de08-a3f9-796f17e00000

• https://www-haaretz-com.revproxy.brown.edu/israel-news/2025-07-07/ty-article/.premium/judge-proposes-5-soldiers-accused-of-abusing-gazan-detainee-at-sde-teiman-enter-mediation/00000197-e49f-d615-ab9f-ed9f44680000

• https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cy0kpd97qqko

• https://www.pbs.org/newshour/show/israel-arrests-military-lawyer-accused-of-leaking-video-showing-alleged-abuse-of-detainee

• https://www-haaretz-com.revproxy.brown.edu/israel-news/2025-10-23/ty-article/.premium/why-jared-kushners-vision-for-post-war-gaza-is-so-dangerous/0000019a-1169-dfc6-a3bf-f16d85d20000

• https://www-haaretz-com.revproxy.brown.edu/israel-news/2025-10-23/ty-article/.premium/why-jared-kushners-vision-for-post-war-gaza-is-so-dangerous/0000019a-1169-dfc6-a3bf-f16d85d20000

• https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/11/10/israeli-drone-strike-kills-two-in-gaza-as-ceasefire-violations-mount

• https://jewishcurrents.org/mamdani-created-a-left-liberal-coalition-on-israel-palestine

• https://www-haaretz-com.revproxy.brown.edu/israel-news/2025-11-11/ty-article-live/syrian-president-wont-rule-out-joining-abraham-accords/0000019a-70c6-dece-a1fe-75e728ea0000?liveBlogItemId=1062162706#1062162706

Join Avi as he discusses what's been a chaotic last couple of weeks regarding the ceasefire in Gaza. He discusses the numerous violations to the ceasefire, and what has yet to be negotiated for Phase 2 of the deal to finally be implemented. Finally, he discusses the worsening situation in the West Bank, including pogroms orchestrated by settlers, and two pieces of legislation entrenching Israeli control.

Sources:

• https://www-haaretz-com.revproxy.brown.edu/west-bank/2025-10-26/ty-article/.premium/trumps-administration-opposes-west-bank-annexation-in-name-yet-enables-it-in-practice/0000019a-1ff3-d2fc-a79a-9ff7dceb0000

• https://www-haaretz-com.revproxy.brown.edu/israel-news/2025-10-24/ty-article/report-white-house-frustrated-with-israel-over-gaza-strikes-west-bank-annexation-vote/0000019a-14a6-d2fc-a79a-9ef62b950000

• https://www-haaretz-com.revproxy.brown.edu/israel-news/2025-10-22/ty-article/.premium/knesset-advances-far-right-west-bank-annexation-bill-as-jd-vance-visits-israel/0000019a-0be4-d2fc-a79a-9ff68c200000

• https://www-haaretz-com.revproxy.brown.edu/israel-news/2024-03-01/ty-article/.premium/bedouin-families-face-uncertain-future-after-israel-expropriates-land-near-maaleh-adumim/0000018d-f6a1-d1c2-af9f-ffa57dcf0000

• https://www-haaretz-com.revproxy.brown.edu/west-bank/2025-10-27/ty-article/.premium/as-jewish-nationalist-crime-rates-surge-in-the-west-bank-police-investigations-drop/0000019a-250e-dac3-adbb-ff0fc9980000

• https://www-haaretz-com.revproxy.brown.edu/middle-east-news/2025-10-27/ty-article/report-jordans-king-warns-gazas-intl-forces-must-peacekeep-not-enforce-peace/0000019a-24b4-dd96-af9b-3cbd0dd10000

• https://www-haaretz-com.revproxy.brown.edu/israel-news/2025-10-19/ty-article/.premium/idf-strikes-in-gazas-rafah-after-armed-militants-attack-israeli-forces/00000199-fbab-dfc6-a3bf-fbaf60b30000

• https://www-haaretz-com.revproxy.brown.edu/israel-news/2025-10-27/ty-article/.premium/hamas-tells-mediators-it-is-working-to-recover-seven-to-nine-hostage-bodies/0000019a-2630-d4d3-a3fa-6f75e9f50000

• https://www.cbsnews.com/news/hamas-search-israel-hostages-bodies-egypt/

• https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/10/28/israel-says-return-of-misidentified-body-breaches-gaza-deal-mulls-response

• https://www.timesofisrael.com/israel-said-to-know-location-of-9-out-of-13-deceased-hostages-still-held-in-gaza/