On this week’s podcast, Rich and Jarrod are joined by Jonathan Schanzer, senior vice president for research at the Foundation for Defense of Democracy, to discuss his latest book, Gaza Conflict 2021: Hamas, Israel and Eleven Days of War, and his argument that the U.S. approach to the Palestinians indirectly sparked the conflict. Source

On this week’s episode, Rich and Jarrod are joined by Amy Spitalnick, executive director of Integrity First America, to discuss the ongoing trial in the case her group has brought against the neo-Nazis behind the deadly Unite the Right rally in 2017. Source

On this week’s episode, Rich and Jarrod are joined by The Atlantic’s Yair Rosenberg, author of the “Deep Shtetl” newsletter, for a wide-ranging conversation on the state of Jewish affairs. Source

In this week’s episode, Rich is joined by Matthew Kassel, a features reporter at Jewish Insider, and Josh Kraushaar, a columnist at National Journal and LLP’s resident elections expert, to preview the federal and state races to watch on Tuesday’s Election Day. Kassel shares what it’s been like covering the special election on the ground in Florida’s 20th and Kraushaar shares how the Jewish vote... Source

On this episode, Rich and Jarrod are joined by former U.S. Ambassador to Israel Martin Indyk, author of Master of the Game: Henry Kissinger and the Art of Middle East Diplomacy, for a discussion on the status of Israeli-Palestinian peace, the Abraham Accords and Kissinger’s incremental approach to the Middle East. Source

On this episode, Rich and Jarrod are joined by Hadassah Lieberman, author of Hadassah: An American Story, to discuss her life from a daughter of Holocaust survivors to the wife of a vice presidential candidate. Plus, Lieberman describes bringing Shabbat traditions to the Senate. Source

On this week’s episode, Rich is joined by Rep. Jake Auchincloss (D-MA) for a discussion on the Biden administration’s approach to Iran, how to assess the withdrawal from Afghanistan, and the usefulness of the Senate filibuster. Plus, the Newton-native talks his Jewish background and friendship with fellow progressive freshman Rep. Ritchie Torres (D-NY). Source

On this week’s episode, former Secretary of State Mike Pompeo joins the podcast to compare the Trump and Biden administrations foreign policy in Iran and Afghanistan, and why he believes the State Department can’t legally reopen the East Jerusalem consulate. Plus, Pompeo offers his take on the recent controversy surrounding Gen. Mark Milley’s calls to his Chinese counterpart. Source

On this week’s episode, former National Security Advisor H.R. McMaster joins the podcast to discuss the continuing crisis in Afghanistan, the threat of a hostage and humanitarian catastrophe and what successive administrations did wrong. Plus, Rich and Jarrod preview the Israeli Prime Minister’s visit to Washington. Source

On this week’s episode, Rich and Jarrod are joined by National Journal columnist Josh Kraushaar to breakdown the aftermath of the surprise result in Ohio 11, including how the Jewish vote swung the election, Jim Clyburn’s record as a kingmaker, and where the pro-Israel Democratic community goes from here. Plus, Josh previews the next races to watch. Source