Tag: Gaza

The episode features Noa Shusterman Dvir, head of the Palestinians and the Region Program at MIND Israel, a center for policy, national security, and strategy consulting. Shusterman Dvir analyzes the reasons Hamas still controls Gaza even after the release of the hostages, the dynamics that led to the cessation of fighting, and the challenges facing the reconstruction of the Strip and the day after the war. She discusses the humanitarian situation, the negotiations on the demilitarization of the Strip, and the involvement of international and regional actors, including Egypt and Turkey.

Dr. Harel Chorev, a senior researcher at the Moshe Dayan Center, is a guest on the podcast to discuss the emergence of Yasser Abu Shabab, a local figure in the Gaza Strip who is cooperating with Israel, and to examine the broader strategy of relying on local clans for the day after Hamas.

The guest on the episode is Raam Neri, a marine ecologist from Ben-Gurion University's Eilat campus and a member of the "Sharks in Israel" association. Neri discusses his master's thesis, in which he researched the illegal fishing of sharks and batoids (cartilaginous fish) in the Gaza Strip. The study, based on data collection from social media, provides a rare glimpse into Gaza's fish market, the fishing methods in the Strip, and the effects of war and the blockade on the marine environment.

The episode features Mor from the MEMRI institute for a conversation about the reactions in the Arab world to a proposal attributed to Donald Trump, which suggests evacuating the residents of Gaza, either temporarily or permanently. Mor analyzes how the Arab media views the idea, Trump himself, and the implications for the Palestinian issue.