Rosner's Domain

Shmuel Rosner and guest Dennis Ross discuss the possible events that will shape 2019.

Ambassador Dennis Ross is co-chairman of JPPI's Board of Directors and Professional Guiding Council. He rejoined JPPI in 2011 after serving as a special assistant to President Obama and NSC Senior Director for the Central Region. For more than 12 years (1988-2000), Ambassador Ross played a leading role in shaping US involvement in the Middle East and was the point man on the peace process in both the Gorge W. Bush and Bill Clinton administrations. From 2002-2008, he was part of the founding group of JPPI and served as its first chairman. He is the William Davidson Distinguished Fellow at the Washington Institute for Near East Policy.

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Shmuel Rosner and Avi Gil discuss the past year and reflect on what's to come. Ambassador Avi Gil Served as the Director General of Israel's Ministry of Foreign Affairs from April 2001-November 2002. He also served as Director-General of Israel's Ministry of Regional Cooperation, Deputy Director-General of the Peres Center for Peace; the Prime Minister's Chief of Staff, Media Advisor to the Minister of Foreign Affairs and the Minister of Finance, and Executive Policy Advisor to the Minister of Foreign Affairs. He has been closely involved in Israel's policy-making and peace efforts, including the negotiations that led to the Oslo Accords and the peace treaty with Jordan. He is a Senior Fellow at the JPPPI and a was a close advisor to President Shimon Peres.

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Shmuel Rosner and guest Hana Bendcowsky talk about the christian community in Israel and its special circumstances.

Hana Bendcowsky has an M.A. in Comparative Religion from Hebrew University and 16 years of practical experience in interfaith activities in Israel and abroad. She is the Director of the Jerusalem Center for Jewish-Christian Relations in the Rossing Center for Education and Dialogue, coordinating and teaching in the Center's various educational programs, as well as producing educational materials, consulting and doing advocacy work. In addition to her position with the Rossing Center, Hana works as a freelance tour educator in Jerusalem for groups involving over 1,500 individuals a yea, mainly Israeli Jews and primarily study tours in the Christian Quarter.

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On this special Hanukkah episode, Shmuel Rosner and guest Uzi Leibner discuss the history behind the holiday. Uzi Leibner is a senior lecturer and head of the Classical Archaeology Division at the Institute of Archaeology. His research focuses on theory and practice of archaeological surveys, ancient Galilee, rural settlements and ancient synagogues and art. Follow Shmuel Rosner on Twitter.

Shmuel Rosner and guest Dan Ben-David discuss Israel's future overpopulation, the importance of quality education, Israel's brain drain and more.. Professor Dan Ben-David is the founder and President of the independent, non-partisan, Shoresh Institution for Socioeconomic Research and a senior faculty member of the Department of Public Policy at Tel-Aviv University. He is the former executive director of the Taub Center for Social Policy Studies.

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Shmuel Rosner and Moshe Koppel discuss Koppel's theory about the Jewish world and its continuation.

Moshe Koppel is an American-Israeli computer scientist, Talmud scholar and political activist. Koppel was born and raised in New-York where he received a traditional Jewish education. He received a B.A. from Yeshiva University and in 1979 completed his doctorate in mathematics under the supervision of Martin Davis at the Courant Institute of New York University. He spent a post-doctoral year at the Institute for Advanced Study in Princeton before moving to Israel in 1980. He has been a member of the Department of Computer Science in Bar-Ilan University since then.

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Shmuel Rosner and Nir Hasson discuss the present struggles of Jerusalem from the diverse needs of its citizens to the constant political power struggle of its factions. Nir Hasson covers the city of Jerusalem and archaeology for Haaratz newspaper. Follow Shmuel Rosner on Twitter.

Shmuel Rosner and Dr. Nachman Shai discuss the future of the Israeli diaspora relationship.

Dr. Nachman Shai is a Knesset member from the Zionist union party. He was commander-in-chief of the IDF Radio, served as the IDF spokesman and was the press secretary for the Israeli delegation to the United Nations in New York.

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Shmuel Rosner and Yaacov Lozowick discuss the history of antisemitism and the possibility of its return to the US.

Yaacov Lozowick is an Israeli historian and writer. He was the director of the archives at Yad Vashem and Israel's Chief Archivist at the Israel State Archives.

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Shmuel Rosner chats with Einat Wilf and Adi Schwartz, the writers of the book "The War for the Palestinian Right of Return", about the Palestinian refugees, the right of return and the existence of UNRWA.

Einat Wilf is a writer and a politician who served as a member of the Knesset for Independence and the Labor Party.

Adi Schwartz is a journalist and academic. A former staff writer for Haaretz, he currently works as a freelance journalist for Israeli and international newspapers and magazines.

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