The Fathom Podcast

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For a deeper understanding of Israel and the region.

  1. Apr 27

    36: Hanin Ghaddar on Israel, Lebanon and Hezbollah

    On April 23 2026, Fathom editors spoke to Lebanon expert Hanin Ghaddar, the Friedman Senior Fellow at the Washington Institute. As Israeli and Lebanese Ambassadors renewed talks under the auspices of the US, they discussed the current violence between Israel and Hezbollah, the group’s military capacity and political strength, the ability of the Lebanese Armed Forces to disarm the group, and the possibility of normalisation between the two countries.

    28 min

  2. Apr 14

    35: Merav Roth on grief and trauma in Israel

    In late March, Fathom spoke to Merav Roth (née Lapid) about her work treating trauma in Israel. She discusses the different circles of grief and reflects on her work with survivors from October 7 and returning hostages.

    50 min

  3. Apr 14

    35: Merav Roth discusses grief in Israel

    In late March, Fathom spoke to Merav Roth (née Lapid) about her work treating trauma in Israel. She discusses the different circles of grief and reflects on her work with survivors from October 7 and returning hostages.

    50 min

  4. Jan 20

    34: Alireza Nader - The Uprising in Iran

    With thousands reportedly killed by the regime, Fathom spoke to Iran expert Alireza Nader about the uprising in the country. He discussed what he terms the revolutionary movement in Iran, opposition perspectives on the late Shah's son, some of the challenges faced by the opposition in light of the 'frenzied killing' carried out by the Islamic Republic, and the approach of the Trump Administration - which may have missed an opportunity to intervene in the crisis.

    37 min

  5. 11/12/2025

    33: Efraim Halevy - Those Who Tried: Conversations with the Peace Processors (9)

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    46 min

  6. 07/01/2025

    32: Sima Shine, Alireza Nader, and Jonathan Rynhold - Insights from the 12 Day Israel-Iran War

    Sima Shine, Alireza Nader, and Jonathan Rynhold consider the achievements of Israeli and American action in Iran. Were the aims to degrade or destroy the Iranian nuclear programme? What do they assess has been the true damage to the programme? What comes next in this war, and what do the latest developments signify in terms of the grip the Tehran regime holds on the country?

    1h 9m

  7. 06/17/2025

    31: Tal Becker - Those Who Tried: Conversations with the Peace Processors (7)

    Tal Becker is the vice president of the Shalom Hartman Institute, where he leads educational initiatives on Israel in the Jewish world. He served until recently as a legal advisor with the Israeli Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and has been a senior member of Israeli peace negotiation team in successive rounds of peace negotiations. He also played an instrumental role in negotiating and drafting the Abraham Accords between Israel and the UAE and Bahrain. America. In this interview, Becker recounts his time negotiating during the Annapolis process and the Abraham Accords, and shares his insights about creating a better future in the Middle East.

    48 min

  8. 06/17/2025

    30: The Israel-Iran War: What's Next?

    Fathom Co-editor Calev Ben-Dor spoke with Matthew Levitt, the Director of Reinhard Counter terrorism program at the Washington Institute for Near East Policy, and Ksenia Svetlova, executive director at ROPES and a research associate at Chatham House. They discussed the current war between Israel and Iran and potential scenarios for how it might play out.

    35 min
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For a deeper understanding of Israel and the region.

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  • Creator
    Fathom
  • Years Active
    2024 - 2026
  • Episodes
    35
  • Rating
    Clean
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