IsraelCast Episode 208
On the one-year anniversary of the horrific October 7 massacre, when Hamas terrorists slaughtered over 1,200 innocent Israelis, the landscape of the Middle East has changed. From the initial shock of Israel’s intelligence failure to the unity seen among Israel and world Jewry to the way other countries have either supported or hindered Israel’s response, the ramifications have been felt in the Middle East and throughout the world. On this special October 7 episode, Host Steven Shalowitz sits down with returning guest Dr. Jonathan Schanzer, Senior Vice President for Research at the Foundation for the Defense of Democracies, to discuss the immediate aftermath of the attacks, the escalating war with Hezbollah and Iran, and what Gaza’s post-war future may hold.
Dr. Jonathan Schanzer is Senior Vice President for research at the Foundation for the Defense of Democracies (FDD), where he oversees the work of the organization’s experts and scholars. Schanzer previously worked as a terrorism finance analyst at the U.S. Department of the Treasury, where he played an integral role in the designation of numerous terrorist financiers. He has previously held research positions at the Washington Institute for Near East Policy and the Middle East Forum. Schanzer is also the author of several books on the Middle East, including Gaza Conflict 2021: Hamas, Israel and Eleven Days of War, Hamas vs. Fatah: The Struggle for Palestine, and Al-Qaeda’s Armies: Middle East Affiliate Groups and the Next Generation of Terror.