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Evan Gottesman speaks with Danny Seidemann and Jumana Jaouni about Israel's approval of "doomsday" settlement E1—what this latest step means and how far along the timeline we are before the West Bank is completely bisected. Plus, a discussion on what the parade of Western nations now…

Evan Gottesman checks in with TJ's Danny Seidemann and Jumana Jaouni about E1, Yom Yerushalayim (Jerusalem Day), and fires in the Jerusalem area—along with the incendiary and unproven Israeli government claims that they were started by Palestinian arsonists.

Evan Gottesman checks in with TJ's Danny Seidemann and Jumana Jaouni about Ramadan in Jerusalem, a shocking-but-not-so-shocking Shin Bet report on Kahanism in the Israeli police, and ambitious Israeli annexation plans that would fragment Jerusalem and the West Bank.

No red lines: Evan Gottesman checks in with Jumana Jaouni and TJ's Danny Seidemann about the state of Jerusalem facing a right-wing Israeli government, an unchecked Trump administration, and a Palestinian leadership that seems checked out from the city. In this episode, we dive into an unprece…

With Donald Trump's returning to the White House in January after a four year absence, Evan Gottesman, Danny Seidemann, and Jumana Jaouni consider what the once and future president portends for Jerusalem and Jerusalemites.

A year after Hamas's October 7 attacks and the start of the war in Gaza, outside attention remains diverted away from Jerusalem. Evan Gottesman, Danny Seidemann, and Jumana Jaouni reflect on how the anniversary played out and what observers are missing with much of international focus trained …

With the specter of a wider Israel-Iran war looming over the Middle East, Evan Gottesman catches up with TJ's Danny Seidemann and Palestinian affairs expert Jumana Jaouni about the latest out of Jerusalem. Despite recent provocations at the Temple Mount/Haram al Sharif—and shameless obfuscatio…

Evan Gottesman checks in with TJ's Danny Seidemann and Jerusalem expert Jumana Jaouni about developments in Kufr Aqab—a Palestinian neighborhood and  oft-ignored governing void located within Jerusalem's official borders—but on the east side of the Israel-West Bank barrier.

At the end of May, Spain, Ireland, and Norway recognized the State of Palestine alongside Israel. The right-wing Israeli government's response raises questions about the future Spain's consulate in Jerusalem—and other diplomatic offices in the contested city.  Evan Gottesman joins TJ&apos…