Bonus Episode: America’s Past, Present, and Future Role in the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict

Benjamin Netanyahu is expected to be sworn in as Israel’s 15th prime minister in the coming days. Israel’s government, which is expected to be the most right-wing in the country’s history, has raised questions about the role the United States should play, if any, in what could be a high-consequence and volatile year for Israelis and Palestinians.

But before we can begin to think about America’s current role, we wanted to explore what role the United States has played historically in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. Has the United States always been an ardent supporter of Israel? Has it ever taken meaningful steps to help de-escalate the conflict? In this week’s bonus episode, Institute for Global Affairs research fellow and guest host Zuri Linetsky sits down with historian Rashid Khalidi to unpack over a century of American relations with Palestine and Israel.

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This podcast episode includes references to the Eurasia Group Foundation, now known as the Institute for Global Affairs.