Jerusalem Studio

This must be one of the most frustrating and even heartbreaking anniversaries in memory. 10 years ago, the so-called Arab Spring erupted in Tunisia and soon spread eastward, challenging entrenched regimes and bringing new or naive hopes to suppressed populations.

But nowhere have these hopes been dashed more cruelly than in Syria: with millions killed, wounded, displaced or exiled, the Assad regime clinging to power by whatever means at its disposal; with Russians, Iranians, Turks, Kurds and Israelis fighting for their interests in various regions of the war-torn country.

What are the prospects for finally bringing peace, power sharing and stability to Syria?

Panel:

- Jonathan Hessen, Host.

- Amir Oren, Analyst.

- Dr. Michael Doran, Senior Fellow at Hudson Institute, Washington, D.C., former Senior Director for Near East and North African Affairs at the U.S. National Security Council and former Deputy Assistant Secretary for Public Diplomacy at the U.S. Department of Defense.

- Brig. Gen. (Res.) Yossi Kuperwasser – Project Director on Middle East Developments, Jerusalem Center for Public Affairs.

Articles on the topic:

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https://www.tv7israelnews.com/idf-slows-irans-presence-in-syria/

https://www.tv7israelnews.com/iran-vows-to-crush-israel-over-syria-strikes/

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Athens and Jerusalem have had a complicated relationship, and not only in antiquity.

Except for Cuba, Greece was the only non-Arab, non-Moslem member of the United Nations to vote against the establishment of the State of Israel in a partition of British Mandate’s Palestine.

Later, the Greek-Israeli connection was overshadowed by the Ben Gurion Doctrine of forging a regional alliance of countries such as Turkey, with a Western orientation and in opposition to Arab leaders such as Egypt’s Nasser. But in recent years, it has changed - to such an extent that the tables seem to have turned, with Turkey hostile towards Israel and Greece its warm friend and partner. Of course, it all has to do with the three E’s - Energy, Economy and Erdogan.

Panel:

- Jonathan Hessen, Host.

- Amir Oren, Analyst.

- Dr. Eran Lerman, Vice President of the Jerusalem Institute of Strategy and Security and a Lecturer at Shalem College, Jerusalem.

- Prof. Dr. Loannis Nomikos - Director at Research Institute for European and American Studies & Founding Editor at Journal of Mediterranean and Balkan Intelligence.

Articles on the topic:

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https://www.tv7israelnews.com/greece-demands-eu-sanction-turkey/

https://www.tv7israelnews.com/turkey-defies-us-over-russian-s-400s/

These are tense days in Iran’s relationship with the rest of the world, or at least those countries and organizations that are suspicious of the Islamic Republic and its nuclear aspirations.

As the Trump administration is in transition mode to the incoming Biden administration, whose principal officials have already signaled their intention to refresh the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action rejected by their predecessors, Tehran is on a maximum pressure campaign of its own to push Biden to do its bidding.

What is at stake and how is it going to unfold?

Panel:

- Jonathan Hessen, Host.

- Amir Oren, Analyst.

- Mr. Meir Javedanfar, Iran lecturer, IDC Herzliya.

- Dr. Olli Heinonen, Former Deputy General IAEA and Distinguished Fellow, Stimson Center, Washington, D.C.

Articles on the topic:

https://www.tv7israelnews.com/iran-resumes-20-uranium-enrichment/

https://www.tv7israelnews.com/israels-role-in-helping-the-biden-administration-set-policy-towards-iran/

https://www.tv7israelnews.com/track-ii-for-jcpoa-2-0/

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The State of Israel is evidently struggling to attain much needed stability. Following a relatively short hiatus of attempts by those poised to grip Jerusalem’s power reins – at least declaratively so - for the purpose of dealing with the nations numerous challenges; on March 23rd, the country will once again head to the polls.

Naturally, the following question arises: Will these upcoming elections draw Israel from what appears to be a bottomless well – or are we expected to linger in a political limbo of sorts, which spells growing hardships amid lurking military, diplomatic, economic and social dangers?

Panel:

- Jonathan Hessen, Host.

- Amir Oren, Analyst.

- Col. (Res.) Reuven Ben-Shalom, Cross-Cultural Strategist and Associate at the International Institute for Counter-Terrorism, Herzliya.

- Mr. Mitchell Barak, CEO Kevoon Research Group.

Articles on the topic:

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https://www.tv7israelnews.com/israel-ramps-up-national-lockdown/

https://www.tv7israelnews.com/syria-3rd-idf-strike-in-10-days/

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As Israel enters 2021, there are several variables which will have a major impact on the road ahead for the new year.

First and foremost, the prolonged ramifications of the so-called Coronavirus crisis in Israel, the crucial necessity to realize a somewhat obscure balance between health and economy. Attempting to realize this necessary balance may prove difficult without a stable government – which may or may not - emerge from yet another round of elections, which are set to be held in March.

Separately, Israel’s regional and global standing is seemingly faced with a number of significant challenges – from Jerusalem’s relations with Washington to an Iranian regime in Tehran that overtly calls and covertly strives for the destruction of the Jewish State.

Panel:

- Jonathan Hessen, Host.

- Amir Oren, Analyst.

- Dr. Eran Lerman, Vice President of the Jerusalem Institute of Strategy and Security and a Lecturer at Shalem College, Jerusalem – as well as co-host of TV7’s Middle East Review.

- Ambassador Danny Ayalon – Israel's Former Deputy Foreign Minister and Ambassador to the United States – as well as co-host of TV7’s Middle East Review.

Articles on the topic:

https://www.tv7israelnews.com/israel-world-leader-in-vaccine-drive/

https://www.tv7israelnews.com/idf-2020-activity-summary/

https://www.tv7israelnews.com/israeli-elections-almost-inevitable/

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It took us a full year, but we finally managed to push 2020 into the history books and make way for what we all hope is going to be a much better year.

Before we turn the page, let’s try to analyze what 2020 meant for this region and this nation, the Middle East, and at its heart - as we look from Jerusalem, the capital of the State of Israel.

Panel:

- Jonathan Hessen, Host.

- Amir Oren, Analyst.

- Ambassador Danny Ayalon – Israel's Former Deputy Foreign Minister and Ambassador to the United States.

- Dr. Eran Lerman, Vice President of the Jerusalem Institute of Strategy and Security and a Lecturer at Shalem College in Jerusalem.

Articles on the topic:

https://www.tv7israelnews.com/new-covid-strain-as-israel-vaccinates/

https://www.tv7israelnews.com/israel-us-hold-major-defense-talks/

https://www.tv7israelnews.com/iran-rejects-iaea-call-for-new-nuclear-deal/

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A few days ago, we held the first part of a conversation about the state of play in the Eastern Mediterranean - one of the cradles of human civilization, which of course includes not only spiritual and technological progress but also friction and conflict. We tried to lay out the various interests and policies of several actors, from Athens and Ankara to Jerusalem, Cairo, Nicosia and Beirut.

Now, in our second part, we will try to do what sailors did in the Med from time immemorial and peer into the fog, looking for a beacon from some lighthouse before we are grounded on a reef or a beach.

Panel:

- Jonathan Hessen, Host.

- Amir Oren, Analyst.

- Dr. Eran Lerman, Vice President of the Jerusalem Institute of Strategy and Security and a Lecturer at Shalem College, Jerusalem.

- Dr. Hay Eytan Cohen Yanarocak, Research Fellow at the Moshe Dayan Center and the Jerusalem Institute of Strategy and Security.

Articles on the topic:

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https://www.tv7israelnews.com/germany-warns-turkey-stop-eastmed-drilling/

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The eastern half of the Mediterranean did not change its political geography over the last several decades. The same countries are there, inhabiting mainlands and islands, including two entities whose status is unsettled - the Turkish-occupied part of Cyprus and the Gaza Strip.

Yet what was a quiet sea, seasonal storms notwithstanding, turned into troubled waters because of two factors - the newly discovered resources in contested Exclusive Economic Zones and the assertive policy of the Ankara government under Recep Tayep Erdogan.

This is a subject too comprehensive to squeeze into one talk, so here is the first of two parts.

Panel:

- Jonathan Hessen, Host.

- Amir Oren, Analyst.

- Dr. Eran Lerman, Vice President of the Jerusalem Institute of Strategy and Security and a Lecturer at Shalem College, Jerusalem.

- Dr. Hay Eytan Cohen Yanarocak, Research Fellow at the Moshe Dayan Center and Jerusalem Institute for Strategy and Security (JISS).

Articles on the topic:

https://www.tv7israelnews.com/erdogan-turkey-will-not-be-blackmailed/

https://www.tv7israelnews.com/germany-warns-turkey-stop-eastmed-drilling/

https://www.tv7israelnews.com/israel-signs-regional-eastmed-deal/

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With US President-Elect Joe Biden’s inauguration a little over a month away, the Islamic Republic of Iran is anxiously awaiting the formulation of Biden’s cabinet and policy, as well as the correlation of forces in Washington, which could depend on the results of the two Georgia Senate contests. But even if the Republicans keep their Senate majority, they could at most block some of Biden’s nominees and initiatives, not impose any on him.

So for the time being Tehran is in a waiting mode, accumulating low-enriched uranium as a signal it could do more if it wanted, keeping its powder dry so as not to give the outgoing Trump administration a pretext for a major military strike, and prepare for a resumption of talks and the lifting of sanctions promised by Biden once the US reverts to the Obama-era line rejected by Trump.

Panel:

- Jonathan Hessen, Host.

- Amir Oren, Analyst.

- Olli Heinonen, Former Deputy General IAEA and a Distinguished fellow, Stimson Center, Washington, D.C.

- Brigadier General (Res.) Yossi Kuperwasser, Project Director on Middle East Developments, Jerusalem Center for Public Affairs.

Articles on the topic:

https://www.tv7israelnews.com/israels-role-in-helping-the-biden-administration-set-policy-towards-iran/

https://www.tv7israelnews.com/israel-warns-against-iranian-attacks-abroad/

https://www.tv7israelnews.com/idf-slows-irans-presence-in-syria/

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For the last two years Israel has been engulfed in a political crisis, with three election circles ending in a deadlock temporarily broken by the decision by the main challenger to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to join his government as a nominal equal partner.

The price paid by Benny Gantz was a split down the middle in his Blue and White party, leaving him powerless to compete with Netanyahu in or out of cabinet.

Less than seven months into their government, they are about to call for new elections, tentatively timed for next spring - with no end in sight for Israel’s crisis.

Panel:

- Jonathan Hessen, Host.

- Amir Oren, Analyst.

- Mr. Mitchell Barak, CEO Kevoon Research Group.

- Dr. Yonatan Freeman, Political Science Dept. at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem.

Articles on the topic:

https://www.tv7israelnews.com/is-israel-facing-4th-elections-in-2-years/

https://www.tv7israelnews.com/netanyahu-gantz-needs-to-put-on-brakes/

https://www.tv7israelnews.com/anti-netanyahu-protests-resume/

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