The Palestinian Forum for Israeli Studies
MADAR's Strategic Report 2024 on the Israeli Scene concludes that the internal unrest in Israel during 2023—marked by protests against the "judicial reform" plan, the surprise Hamas attack on October 7, and the subsequent war on Gaza—led to a state of political attrition and challenged Israel's legitimacy. This unrest reflects the nature of Israel's structural crisis, which is unsolvable in the short and medium term. In this episode, Dr. Honaida Ghanim, Director of the MADAR Forum and editor of the strategic report, explains the structural roots of the Israeli crisis. She highlights Israel's failure to resolve the conflict with the Palestinian indigenous people and to establish an inclusive national vision that reconciles the contradictions within its diverse immigrant society. Dr. Ghanim also reviews the content of the seven chapters of the strategic report.
The International Criminal Court (ICC) Prosecutor, Karim Khan, seeks arrest warrants for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Defense Minister Yoav Galant. The charges include war crimes and crimes against humanity in Gaza, specifically citing the use of starvation policies. To discuss this unprecedented development and its implications for the international community, we welcome Dr. Sonia Boulos, Assistant Professor of International Human Rights Law at Nebrija University.
In this episode, we discuss the changes imposed by Israel on its prisons and how these transformations have affected the rights and conditions of detention of Palestinian prisoners since October 7. We will delve into the implications of the appointment of Itamar Ben Gvir, the far-right ideological Minister of National Security, and address the prevailing doctrine of the Israel Prison Service toward Palestinian political prisoners. We explore whether the aim of detention is merely to suppress or marginalize Palestinian political cadres or to rehabilitate prisoners. Our guest today is Ms. Abeer Bakr, a lawyer and human rights activist, who will share her insights on these pressing issues.
The rifts and differences between Israel and the United States escalated during the war, reflecting the complexities within their longstanding military and political strategic alliance. This episode explores whether these differences are fundamental in terms of status and implications, or whether they are merely formal and transient. Our guest in this episode is Dr. Osama Abu Irsheid, a researcher at the Arab Center for Research and Policy Studies based in Washington.
On the night of April 13-14, Iran launched hundreds of drones and missiles into Israel, marking an unprecedented shift in the rules of engagement in the Middle East. This episode examines Israel-Iran relations following October 7 and the strategic repercussions of the mutual and direct attacks between Iran and Israel. Our guest in this episode is Mr. Antoine Shalhat, writer, journalist, and director of the Israel Scene Unit at the Palestinian Forum for Israeli Studies – MADAR.
This episode reviews the biography of Bezalel Smotrich, who became Finance Minister and a minister within the Israeli Ministry of Defense in 2022.
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