The Palestinian Forum for Israeli Studies
Following Israel's significant failure on October 7, all eyes are on the establishment of an official commission of inquiry. In this episode, Mr. Antoine Shalhat discusses the investigation committees that Israel establishes in such situations, explaining their role and status in Israeli society and recalling the experiences of previous investigation committees.
This episode comes a month after the start of the Israeli war on the Gaza Strip, and about two weeks after the commencement of the ground maneuver to topple Hamas. Antoine Shalhat, the guest of this episode, summarizes the predicament in which Israel finds itself due to the absence of a clear political objective for its ground operations, as noted by Israeli analysts.
Since the beginning of the Israeli war on the Gaza Strip, the Israeli economy has faced numerous multi-level structural challenges with potentially significant economic repercussions. In this episode, we interview Walid Habbas, a researcher at the Madar Center, to delve into the nature of these challenges and their immediate and long-term impacts. Additionally, we explore the tools and options available to Israel to address these challenges.
Following the docking of a U.S. aircraft carrier off the coast of Israel, U.S. President Joe Biden delivered a speech declaring his full support for Israel. In this episode, our guest, Antoine Shalhat, provides an analysis of the relationship between Israel and the United States in light of the ongoing Israeli war on the Gaza Strip, which has the potential to escalate into a multi-arena conflict.
Israeli criticism of Netanyahu has been mounting in the third week of the war, with some describing him as lacking "competence" in its administration. Mr. Antoine Shalhat, Director of the Israeli Scene Unit at Madar, explains the possible reasons and repercussions of these criticisms.
"Garin Torani" (or Torah Nucleus) refers to groups of religious and extremist individuals who settle in the heart of Israeli cities with the aim of Judaizing them. These groups have two main goals: to besiege the secular culture of Israelis and to combat the Palestinian presence in coastal cities. In this episode, we host Abdel Qader Badawi, a researcher at the Palestinian Center for Israeli Studies – Madar, to explain the rise of the Torah Nucleus and the role of the Oslo Accords in this phenomenon. He will particularly address the "Rosh Yehudi" nucleus that is active in Tel Aviv, highlighting how it creates friction, sometimes violent, with secular Israelis.
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