Podcasts

On the occasion of Israel’s 76th Independence Day, INSS researcher Adi Kantor discusses with Maj. Gen. (res.) Tamir Hayman, executive director of INSS and former chief of the IDF Intelligence Directorate, about the significance of “Israeli independence” in the shadow of the October 7th massacre and the Israel–Gaza war. Together they analyze the current situation in Gaza, particularly in Rafah and Jabaliya, and discuss the importance of establishing an alternative civilian authority in Gaza to replace Hamas and hopefully bring about a solid hostage deal and a safe return of Israeli citizens who have been displaced from their homes in the Gaza border communities. Furthermore, they address Hezbollah’s current strategy in the north and the danger of Israel’s paralysis in response to this threat and the ways to end it. They also discuss the lack of a viable solution for the tens of thousands of displaced Israelis who are eager to return home. Finally, they focus on the crucial need for a regional alliance in order to effectively counter Iran and the threat of the Shiite axis.

في هذة الحلقة- مع الباحث الكبير في المعهد بروفيسور محمد وتد- نلقي الضوء على ردود الأفعال عند المجتمع العربي في إسرائيل، على الهجوم الإرهابي الذي حدث في السابع من أكتوبر والحرب في غزة نتطرق الى ردود الافعال على المجزرة في وسائل الاعلام المحلية، في تصريحات القادة الدينيين والسياسيين، وفي الرأي العام لدى المجتمع العربي. لماذا لم يتكرر سيناريو التصعيد الداخلي بين مواطنين عرب ويهود، كالذي حدث خلال عملية حارس الأسوار (٢٠٢١)، بل على العكس تماما؟ كيف ينعكس هذا الحدث على هواجس الجمهور العربي والرغبة في العيش المشترك وكيف يتم التعبير عن ذلك ضمن مبادرات للمساعدة والتضامن المدني مع ضحايا المجزرة؟

In this podcast INSS researcher Adi Kantor converses with Mohammed Wattad, Associate Professor and the Dean of Law at Zefat Academic College and a senior researcher at INSS. Together they discuss the alarming situation inside the Arab community in Israel regarding the current wave of civilian terror. In only four months, since PM Netanyahu’s 6th government was sworn in, the Arab sector has seen 78 acts of homicide, with women, children, and small babies among the victims. President Isaac Herzog referred to the current situation as an “emergency” and as “civilian terror that threatens us all.” What explains this current escalation in violence? What are the challenges and barriers facing the Israeli Police in their efforts to confront it? What are the responses of the state and the Minister responsible for eradicating this problem? In addition, how do Arabs in Israel view the current attempts toward a judicial overhaul, how does it affect them, and what is the role of the Supreme Court in their everyday life?

Arab women in Arab states and in Israel: How Arab countries see Israel from the gender prism? Is there misperception of Israel in this matter? What is the “dual discrimination syndrome” of women in the sharia that Arab Israeli women might be facing as well? How can Israel improve the sensitive area of family laws in regards to Arab Israeli women in order to advance its democracy?