Dave Pollock of the Washington Institute for Near East Policy is the author of Beyond Words, a study of Palestinian incitement. In this interview, he talks about his study, about the impact of incitement – both Palestinian and Israeli – and about ways to reduce it.
Israeli strategic affairs expert Yossi Alpher, who authors Hard Questions Tough Answers, APN's
weekly news analysis, was our guest on Thursday, July 3rd, for a briefing call on the current
Israeli-Palestinian security crisis and its repercussions. Since Thursday, Alpher's presentation has been
overtaken by events; we have included here the still relevant Q&A session.
Professor Matti Steinberg, an expert on Palestinian politics and political ideology briefed APN on July 11, 2014, focusing on Hamas. Steinberg analyzed Hamas’ strategy, its ideology, and how they relate to its launching of rockets and missiles into Israel.
Christopher Gunness, the Jerusalem-based spokesperson of UNRWA, the United Nations agency that
serves Palestinian refugees, joined us on July 18 20014, less than 24 hours after Israel's ground campaign in
the Gaza Strip started, to review the humanitarian situation in Gaza and the reconstruction challenge that faces
the residents of the Gaza Strip and UNRWA.
Arnon Avni, an Israeli cartoonist who lives in Nirim, a tiny kibbutz right on the border with the Gaza Strip, and a longtime Peace Now activist, on July 18 2014 spoke to APN about living in a war zone and about what keeps him committed to the cause of Israeli-Palestinian peace.