Gadi Taub is an author, historian, and op-ed columnist. He is co-host of Tablet’s Israel Update podcast.
How the struggle between undemocratic liberalism and ‘illiberal democracy’ came to define Western politics
The firing of domestic security chief Ronen Bar is the latest battle in the war at home
How America is using ex-IDF Chief Benny Gantz as its Trojan horse to impose U.S. demands—and ensure Israel’s defeat in Gaza
A new book shows that a ‘reformed’ and ‘revitalized’ Palestinian Authority would still teach and pay for the murder of Jews
Overwhelming Israeli opposition to rewarding Palestinian terrorism with a state puts the prime minister’s adversaries in a bind
Episode 14: Mike and Gadi discuss the aftermath of the severest trauma Israel has ever sustained.
Pretending there is a deal to be done with the Palestinian leadership only opens the door to another October 7. Israelis won’t be fooled.
Episode 13: Gadi and Mike discuss the UNRWA and Palestinian Refugees
Episode 12: Gadi and Mike on morale in the Israeli military
Leveraging the fate of the hostages to compel an Israeli surrender to Hamas is a sick, manipulative strategy that is doomed to political failure
Episode 11: Gadi and Mike discuss the Biden Administration’s latest pressure campaign.
Episode 10: Mike and Gadi discuss South Africa’s accusations of genocide in Gaza and the recent ruling in the International Court of Justice.
Episode 9: Gadi and Mike discuss the maneuvering against Bibi, and how the Biden administration now plans to sell the Iran deal to American Jews.
A joint American-Israeli plan to topple Netanyahu starring General Gadi Eisenkot gains steam as the war in Gaza grinds on
Episode 8 of Israel Update: Gadi and Mike discuss the pincer movement that Prime Minister Netanyahu faces from his domestic rivals and the White House.
Episode 7 of Israel Update: In this in-depth special, Mike and Gadi discuss the current strategy employed by the IDF, and what should be happening instead
Episode 6 of Israel Update: Mike and Gadi discuss how Hamas overwhelmed Israeli defenses
The country’s top legal authority compounds its worrisome anti-democratic tendencies by showing it is deaf to the national mood
