Jerusalem Studio

The Khamenei regime in Tehran is surely taking stock these days, as much like everyone else around the globe it anxiously awaits the outcome of the Presidential and Congressional elections in the United States.

On the positive side of the ledger, from its point of view, it did not concede defeat even under the most severe sanctions imposed on its economy in the American “maximum pressure.” Offsetting it, the Iranians are watching the emergence of an American-Israeli-Arab Gulf alliance against their militant outreach.

So what is the score, at this time in the contest?

Panel:

- Jonathan Hessen, Host.

- Amir Oren, Analyst.

- Mr. Robert Silverman, Lecturer at Shalem College and Former President of the American Foreign Service Association.

- Dr. Menahem Merhavy, Research Fellow, Truman Institute, Hebrew University.

Articles on the topic:

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https://www.tv7israelnews.com/trump-appeals-to-us-israeli-voters/

https://www.tv7israelnews.com/us-sanctions-iran-for-election-interference/

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The ancient Romans called it Mare Nostrum, “our sea,” but since their empire fell the Mediterranean has been either in contention between maritime powers or peaceful.

As of late, its waters are not still. A storm is brewing out of its northeastern corner, threatening to escalate from crisis to hostilities. Turkey, which under Recep Tayep Erdogan has adopted a distinct nationalistic and Islamist line, is at odds not only with Greece, Cyprus, Egypt and Israel, but has now taken on France, with a personal focus on President Emmanuel Macron.

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. Joshua Krasna, Fellow at the Jerusalem Institute for Strategy and Security and lecturer on Mideast security at NYU.

Articles on the topic:

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https://www.tv7israelnews.com/turkey-sends-mixed-signals-on-eastmed/

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Because it was born in battle and has always feared for its survival, Israel in its 73rd year is still putting defense over diplomacy. A foreign policy conducted by professionals is nice to have, but protecting the homeland from invasion and devastation is a must.

Generals are therefore more important than ambassadors. And in an uneven global arena, Israel has to carefully balance its relationship with a friendly US administration with the cooler feelings of Europe, Russia and China, with their interests and policies farther than Israel’s vis-a-vis Iran and the Palestinians.

So as US presidential candidates Donald Trump and Joe Biden head into an election which will obviously impact all of the above: how high is Israel’s diplomatic standing and what challenges is it facing?

Panel:

- Jonathan Hessen, Host.

- Amir Oren, Analyst.

- Col. (Res.) Miri Eisin, Israeli Public Diplomacy, Security, Intelligence Expert at Interdisciplinary Center / International Institute for Counter-Terrorism, Herzliya.

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

Articles on the topic:

https://www.tv7israelnews.com/fight-or-flight/

https://www.tv7israelnews.com/israel-us-sign-joint-defense-declaration/

https://www.tv7israelnews.com/new-era-of-israel-sudan-ties/

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The Eastern half of the Mediterranean has of course been known as one of the cradles of civilization, endowing mankind with Hellenic, Roman, Egyptian and Judeo-Christian legacies, among others.

Yet with culture there also comes conflict, with ancient hostilities dormant only until they rise again, due to competition or ideology. This seems to be the situation in the Eastern Med today, with Erdogan’s Turkey determined to upset an arrangement reached by Greece, Israel, Cyprus, Egypt and France, with a possible future addition of Lebanon.

Are we headed towards further escalation, or conversely towards de-escalation?

Panel:

- Jonathan Hessen, Host.

- Amir Oren, Analyst.

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

- Mr. Yusuf Erim, TRT World Editor at large.

Articles on the topic:

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

https://www.tv7israelnews.com/turkey-sends-mixed-signals-on-eastmed/

https://www.tv7israelnews.com/eu-issues-eastmed-ultimatum-to-turkey/

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After years of intensive and mostly futile efforts, Lebanon and Israel have launched overt negotiations in order to demarcate their maritime border, between the port cities of Beirut and Haifa; and west towards the presumably offshore energy treasure that lays beneath the Mediterranean, in the direction of Cyprus.

Delegations will be meeting under United Nations auspices at Nakura, in Southwest Lebanon, with American mediation and the Lebanese military representing its government - so as to bypass the thorny question of Iran and its proxy Hezbollah influencing Beirut’s position.

What is at stake and what are the prospects for an agreement which will benefit all parties?

Panel:

- Jonathan Hessen, Host.

- Amir Oren, Analyst.

- Col. (Res.) Sarit Zehavi CEO & Founder of Alma Research & Education Center.

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

Articles on the topic:

https://www.tv7israelnews.com/israel-lebanon-agree-to-negotiate-borders/

https://www.tv7israelnews.com/tensions-rife-on-israel-lebanon-border/

https://www.tv7israelnews.com/macron-blames-hezbollah-for-lebanons-woes/

It is a story common to many regions of the world. Two neighbors and an enclave between them, with one country holding the edge in geography and the other in demography, leading to persistent conflict.

This is the case in the dispute between Armenia and Azerbaijan over the province of Nagorno-Karabakh, which is internationally recognized as Azeri territory, but is run by an Armenian majority.

In today’s panel, we will provide an Israeli perspective to the conflict, since it has been accused of siding with Azerbaijan – despite repeated claims by Jerusalem of strictly maintaining its neutrality.

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. Zeev Khanin, Expert on Russian and Middle Eastern Studies, Bar Ilan and Ariel Universities.

Articles on the topic:

https://www.tv7israelnews.com/armenia-azerbaijan-conflict-heats-up/

https://www.tv7israelnews.com/netanyahu-embarks-on-an-official-visit-to-azerbaijan-and-kazakhstan/

https://www.tv7israelnews.com/netanyahu-israel-azerbaijan-ties-is-a-beacon-of-tolerance-and-hope-between-judaism-and-islam/

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The death of Kuwait’s 91-year-old Emir Sabah al Ahmad al Jaber al Sabah in late September served as a reminder to the origins of the United States’ enhanced military involvement in the Arabian Gulf region, which go back to the Iran-Iraq war, including the “tanker war” and the reflagging of local vessels, and then to the Iraqi occupation of Kuwait and two American-led coalition wars against Saddam Hussein’s regime. Ever since the second one, American Presidents have tried to extricate their forces from Iraq without paying too much in regional security and stability.

The dilemma is that if the Americans stay, Iran exploits it against a week government in Baghdad; and if they pull out, in line with a rare wish common to both Barack Obama and Donald Trump, the vacuum is filled by Iranian proxies as well as by Jihadi groups such as Daesh.

How is the new government, led by American protege Mustafa al-Kadhimi, faring under these conditions?

Panel:

- Jonathan Hessen, Host.

- Amir Oren, Analyst.

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

- Dr. Fadi Essmaeel, Research Fellow Institute for Counter Terrorism in Herzliya.

Articles on the topic:

https://www.tv7israelnews.com/kuwait-bids-farewell-to-late-ruler-as-new-emir-takes-office/

https://www.tv7israelnews.com/egypt-jordan-iraq-another-middle-east-axis-in-the-making/

https://www.tv7israelnews.com/isis-still-a-threat-to-iraq-amid-us-withdrawal/

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Long before Turkish President Recep Tayep Erdogan came to power, Ankara tried to join the European Union in its various iterations, but was blocked by the Christian nations of Europe concerned by the political power to be given to a Moslem country according to its population - which is the rough equal of EU leaders Germany and France.

But with the rise of an assertive Erdogan policy and the emergence of the Eastern Mediterranean as a resource-rich hotspot, the relationship between Turkey and certain member states - namely Greece, the ethnic Greek part of Cyprus, Italy and France grew progressively tense - until late last month when Germany and the leaders of European institutions helped de-escalate and start a mediation process.

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.

- Antonia Dimou, Director of Middle East and Persian Gulf Unit, Institute for Security and Defense Analyses.

Articles on the topic:

https://www.tv7israelnews.com/turkey-sends-mixed-signals-on-eastmed/

https://www.tv7israelnews.com/turkey-issues-new-eastmed-threat/

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The Islamic Republic of Iran is in an extremely bad shape with setbacks in almost every issue set - health, economy, military ambitions and foreign policy.

Yet for Tehran all is not lost, as it awaits the turn of events in the American political season. Iran has yet to fulfil its threat to avenge the death of Quds Force General Qassam Soleimani; as it appears determined to wait out the electoral contest between U.S. President Donald Trump and former Vice President Joe Biden, while using its Shiite Iraqi proxies to try to drive the U.S. out of its Baghdad Embassy.

Iran has also been unhappy but relatively quiet regarding the normalization of relations between Israel and Arab countries.

So where are the Iranians at this juncture?

Panel:

- Jonathan Hessen, Host.

- Amir Oren, Analyst.

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

- Dr. Menahem Merhavy, Research fellow, Truman Institute, Hebrew University.

Articles on the topic:

https://www.tv7israelnews.com/irgc-iran-wont-compromise-with-us/

https://www.tv7israelnews.com/us-enacts-un-sanctions-on-iran/

https://www.tv7israelnews.com/iran-holds-major-maritime-drill/

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During the Cold War, the Eastern Mediterranean Sea was considered a potential front involving American and Soviet Naval task forces. The Israeli Navy also clashed with those of Egypt and Syria.

But now the picture is much more complicated: the main problem being Turkish policy under President Recep Tayip Erdogan, who has alienated Israel, Greece, Cyprus, Italy and Egypt in a dispute over sovereignty and energy.

As an aside, there are also Israeli and Lebanese claims and counter claims regarding a gas-rich corner of their common maritime boundary.

Panel:

- Jonathan Hessen, Host.

- Amir Oren, Analyst.

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

- Mr. Polykarpos Gavrielides, Scholar in International Relations. (former INSS).

Articles on the topic:

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

https://www.tv7israelnews.com/turkey-sends-mixed-signals-on-eastmed/

https://www.tv7israelnews.com/borrell-eu-turkey-ties-at-watershed-point/

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