LIVE EPISODE TAPING with Dan, Nadav & Amit
DATE: Thursday October 23 at 8:30 pm
LOCATION: Streicker Center
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With the implementation of the ceasefire and all the living hostages back home, where do Israel, Gaza, the Arab States, and US foreign policy go from here? From Jerusalem to Washington, there are still many unanswered questions, which will be the focus of this live podcast taping.
Join Dan Senor and two veteran Israeli journalists and regular Call Me Back contributors: Nadav Eyal of Yedioth Achronot and Amit Segal of Israel’s Channel 12 News & Israel HaYom. Amit is the author of the new book, A Call at 4 AM: Thirteen Prime Ministers and the Crucial Decisions that Shaped Israeli Politics.
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Today’s Episode:
Today we are joined by author and journalist Ari Shavit, who has been closely following the making of the hostage-ceasefire deal. Ari and Dan discuss what happened behind the scenes that took us from the seemingly intractable situation of the past two years to suddenly seeing our hostages return and regional leaders, as well as President Trump, touting a new era of hope and peace.
00:00 Introduction
05:33 Reacting to the hostages' return
13:15 Trump's initial Gaza policy
16:56 The effect of the "Gaza Riviera Plan" on regional actors
22:03 Hamas' approach to negotiations
24:45 The transformative role of the failed Israeli strike in Doha
30:56 Mediation roles of Egypt, Turkey, and Qatar
34:33 How Trump forced a full hostage deal
37:08 The "two Gaza solution"
CREDITS:
ILAN BENATAR - Producer & Editor
ADAAM JAMES LEVIN-AREDDY - Executive Producer
MARTIN HUERGO - Sound Editor
MARIANGELES BURGOS - Additional Editing
MAYA RACKOFF - Operations Director
GABE SILVERSTEIN - Research
YUVAL SEMO - Music Composer