#366: Israel's Unsustainable Approach to National Security with Retired Brigadier General Yoni Shimshoni
Release Date: 05/21/2026
#373: Israel's Election - The Stories to Watch
PeaceCast
This is a recording of a New Jewish Narrative webinar from September 9, 2026, the second part in our Israeli Election Webinar Series. Join us for the second installment of our Israeli Elections Webinar Series, featuring author and journalist Dina Kraft, for a conversation about what's happening in the headlines around the election. Dina Kraft is a journalist, podcaster and the co-author of the New York Times bestseller, My Friend Anne Frank, together with Hannah Pick-Goslar. She is a creator of the podcast Groundwork, about activists working in Israel and Palestine, and was formerly the...
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#372: Beyond the Polls - Mapping the Israeli Electorate
PeaceCast
This is a recording of a New Jewish Narrative webinar from August 26, 2026, the first part in our Israeli Election Webinar Series. Most of the coverage between now and October 27 and then will center on the politicians, public opinion surveys, and the speculative math behind any future coalition. But this Israeli election may very well be decided by a small number of Israeli voters who are undecided. Haaretz's Judy Maltz has a special series reporting on the different communities within the Israeli electorate that may matter most. So far, in her "Countdown to Election Day" series, Maltz has...
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#371: On Courage (Ami Fields-Meyer Discusses His New Book)
PeaceCast
In this episode of PeaceCast, NJN's Maxxe Albert-Deitch sits down with Ami Fields-Meyer, a strong and trusted voice on issues of democracy, authoritarianism, civil and human rights, and political power. Fields-Meyer has been an advisor to political candidates, leaders of top civil rights groups, and major philanthropic foundations, and high-profile public officials, from the mayor of Los Angeles and cabinet members to the vice president of the United States. His book , co-authored with Julia Angwin, debuted on the New York Times bestseller list in July 2026. Blending rich, previously...
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#370: Building a Shared Society with Mohammad Darawshe
PeaceCast
Givat Haviva's Center for a Shared Society aims to build an inclusive, socially cohesive society in Israel by engaging divided communities in collective action towards the advancement of a sustainable, thriving Israeli democracy, and a shared vision of the future. In this episode of PeaceCast, NJN's Maxxe Albert-Deitch sits down with Givat Haviva's Director of Strategy Mohammad Darawshe to discuss how education, policy, technology, and social dynamics all play a part in bringing people together to achieve that goal. The conversation touches on grassroots dialogue programs, the ways in which...
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#369: Being Israeli After the Destruction of Gaza
PeaceCast
In this episode of PeaceCast, NJN's Maxxe Albert-Deitch sits down with Ariel Beery, a mission-driven entrepreneur and civil society activist who has spent three decades building institutions at the intersection of Israel, the Jewish world, and global development. He is the editor and publisher of Prophecy: A Journal for Tomorrow, and a frequent contributor to the Times of Israel. Earlier this year, he published his book, Being Israeli After the Destruction of Gaza. After the destruction of Gaza, Ariel kept encountering the same argument: that what Israel had done proved the Zionist...
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#368: A Political Change, Not a Policy Victory: Changes to US Aid to Israel
PeaceCast
This is a recording of a New Jewish Narrative webinar from July 1, 2026. The US-Israel Memorandum of Understanding – $3.8 billion a year in Foreign Military Financing – expires in 2028. Formal talks on a replacement framework have already begun, and Prime Minister Netanyahu is trying to shape what comes next. This is a political change, not a policy victory. The new framework embeds US support for Israel in Pentagon contracts and co-production agreements. That makes it less visible, and far harder for advocates and Congress to condition or challenge. Join NJN President & CEO Hadar...
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#367: Construction at E1: What's at Stake and What We Can Do
PeaceCast
This is a recording of a New Jewish Narrative webinar from May 28th, 2026, moderated by Noam Shelef. Join New Jewish Narrative for a timely conversation with Hagit Ofran, Israel’s foremost expert on settlement activity and Director of Peace Now’s Settlement Watch. The Israeli government is advancing construction in E1, a settlement plan long recognized – by Israelis, Palestinians, and the international community – as a decisive threat to a future political agreement. On June 1, bids are expected to open for new construction tenders, with the submission period closing on July 6. Recent...
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#366: Israel's Unsustainable Approach to National Security with Retired Brigadier General Yoni Shimshoni
PeaceCast
In this episode of PeaceCast, NJN's Maxxe Albert-Deitch is joined by Yoni Shimshoni, retired IDF Brigadier General. Some of our listeners may be familiar with Yoni’s work as part of Commanders for Israel’s Security, a volunteer movement of over 550 retired IDF colonels and generals as well as Mossad, Shin Bet (Internal Security), Police, NSC and Diplomatic corps equivalents. He recently wrote the opinion piece "Israel cannot live securely on force alone," arguing that overreliance on force is likely to provide less – not more – security for Israelis in the long run. Read the...
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#365: Life Under Occupation: Resistance, Reality, and Partnership
PeaceCast
This is a recording of a New Jewish Narrative webinar from April 28th, 2026, moderated by Hadar Susskind. This conversation features Eid Suleiman Hadaleen, Becca Strober, and Mattan Berner-Kadish. Drawing on lived experience and on-the-ground work, this discussion both centers the realities too often abstracted or ignored and shines a light on the partnerships that exist on the ground. Our panelists tackle questions such as: What does daily life under occupation actually look like? What is the impact of settler violence? What does it take for Jews and Palestinians to confront it...
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#364: Art, Narrative, and Political Change
PeaceCast
This episode features the audio from a NJN webinar, originally recorded on April 7, 2026, moderated by Hadar Susskind. Join New Jewish Narrative for a conversation with Mik Moore and Libby Lenkinski, moderated by Hadar Susskind, to explore how art and culture can shift public narratives, open space for nuance, and help create the conditions for meaningful political change. Together, they’ll explore questions like: How are artists and performers shaping today’s political conversations? What role should storytelling and satire play in advocacy and organizing? How are cultural narratives...
info_outlineIn this episode of PeaceCast, NJN's Maxxe Albert-Deitch is joined by Yoni Shimshoni, retired IDF Brigadier General. Some of our listeners may be familiar with Yoni’s work as part of Commanders for Israel’s Security, a volunteer movement of over 550 retired IDF colonels and generals as well as Mossad, Shin Bet (Internal Security), Police, NSC and Diplomatic corps equivalents. He recently wrote the opinion piece "Israel cannot live securely on force alone," arguing that overreliance on force is likely to provide less – not more – security for Israelis in the long run.
Read the op-ed: https://en.cis.org.il/2026/03/28/israel-cannot-live-securely-on-force-alone/
Learn more about CIS: https://en.cis.org.il/