Boundless Insights - with Aviva Klompas

• Striking Qatar – with Dr. Michael Oren

  We want to hear from you. Send questions and comments to [email protected] or message Aviva on X at @avivaklompas.Israel’s strike on Hamas leaders meeting in Doha has upended hostage negotiations, drawn public criticism from President Trump, and intensified scrutiny of Qatar’s dual role as both host to Hamas’s leadership and key partner of Washington.In this episode, Dr. Michael Oren joins host Aviva Klompas to break down what we know about the strike, the message Israel intended to send, and what it means for the hostages and U.S.–Israel relations.New Words From Michael Oren:Felicitous – Marked by good fortune or happiness

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• The War of Ideas Behind the War in Gaza – with Dr. Einat Wilf

  We want to hear from you. Send questions and comments to [email protected] or message Aviva on X at @avivaklompas.For two years, Israel has been fighting a war that plays out not only on the battlefield but also in the realm of ideas. Beneath the headlines lies a deeper struggle over identity, language, and legitimacy.In global discourse, Palestinians are often treated as an unquestioned national people, while Jews — a community that has existed for millennia as both a faith and a nation — are too often reduced to “Zionists,” as if Jewish identity were nothing more than a political ideology. This inversion has reshaped how the conflict is understood and has fueled new expressions of antisemitism around the world.Dr. Einat Wilf, former member of Israel’s Knesset and one of the most incisive thinkers on Zionism, joins Aviva to unpack how this framing took root and why it has proven so powerful.Guest Bio:Dr. Einat Wilf is a leading thinker on Israel, Zionism, foreign policy and education. She was a member of the Israeli Parliament from 2010 to 2013, where she served as Chair of the Education Committee and Member of the influential Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee.Born and raised in Israel, Dr. Wilf served as an Intelligence Officer in the Israel Defense Forces, Foreign Policy Advisor to Vice Prime Minister Shimon Peres and a strategic consultant with McKinsey & Company.Dr. Wilf has a BA from Harvard, an MBA from INSEAD in France, and a PhD in Political Science from the University of Cambridge. She was the Goldman Visiting Professor at Georgetown University.Dr. Wilf is the author of seven books that explore key issues in Israeli society. “We Should All Be Zionists“, published in 2022, brings together her essays from the past four years on Israel, Zionism and the path to peace; the co-authored “The War of Return: How Western Indulgence of the Palestinian Dream Has Obstructed the Path to Peace”, was published in 2020Mentioned in This Episode:Sapir – The Palestine Propaganda Complex

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• Why is Israel Losing the Narrative War? – with Dr. Michael Oren

  We want to hear from you. Send questions and comments to [email protected] or message Aviva on X at @avivaklompas.Israel may be holding its own on the battlefield, but it’s losing ground in the court of public opinion. False accusations, distorted statistics, and relentless condemnation in parliaments, human rights groups, the press, and international courts have created a storm that threatens Israel’s very legitimacy.Why is this happening, and what does it mean for Israel’s future? Is the problem rooted in Israel’s own communication missteps—or in a deeper hostility and antisemitism in the West? And if the narrative war is being lost, what can still be done to change course?Joining me is Dr. Michael Oren—historian, author, and former Israeli ambassador to Washington. Together we explore what’s at stake, who should be stepping up, and whether Israel can still turn the tide in a battle that matters as much as any fought on the ground.Mentioned in this episode:Michael Oren: The Wisdom of Yahya Sinwar

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• The Israeli Organization Delivering Aid to Gaza – with Yotam Polizer

  We want to hear from you. Send questions and comments to [email protected] or message Aviva on X at @avivaklompas.IsraAID — Israel’s leading humanitarian relief group — has quietly worked inside Gaza. What began as behind-the-scenes coordination with international NGOs has grown into direct aid: delivering medicine and medical equipment, running a logistics hub, and supporting water and healthcare projects for thousands of Palestinians.Until recently, this work was kept secret, but as the humanitarian crisis deepens — and the debate over aid grows more toxic — IsraAID has decided to speak openly.In this episode, IsraAID CEO Yotam Polizer joins host Aviva Klompas to discuss how the organization operates in Gaza, the risks it faces, and how it ensures aid doesn’t fall into the hands of Hamas.Guest BioYotam Polizer is the Global CEO of IsraAID, Israel’s largest humanitarian NGO, where he leads a team of 300+ responding to crises in 12 countries, including large-scale relief operations in Israel and Gaza following the October 7th attacks. A 2023 Charles Bronfman Award laureate, he has spearheaded missions worldwide—from evacuating at-risk Afghans during the 2021 Taliban takeover to supporting Syrian refugees in Greece and Germany, Ebola survivors in Sierra Leone, earthquake victims in Japan and Nepal, and typhoon-stricken communities in the Philippines. With 15 years’ experience in humanitarian aid and international development, Yotam serves on the boards of the Society for International Development and JustServe, is a Schusterman Fellow, and holds degrees in African studies and international relations from Tel Aviv University and the Israeli Open University.

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• Do the Hostage Protests Help or Hurt Israel? – with Dr. Michael Oren

  We want to hear from you. Send questions and comments to [email protected] or message Aviva on X at @avivaklompas.The protests for Israel’s hostages have become one of the largest grassroots movements in the country’s history. Highways are blocked, strikes are called, and ministers’ homes are surrounded by demonstrators demanding one thing: a deal to bring the hostages home.Some see the protests as proof of Israel’s moral resolve. Others warn they hand Hamas leverage by exposing division and desperation. And the government now faces a wrenching dilemma: how to weigh public pressure against military objectives and national security.In this episode, Dr. Michael Oren - historian, author, and Israel’s former ambassador to Washington - joins host Aviva Klompas to examine what the protests reveal about Israel’s national character, whether they help or hinder the war effort, and how history may judge this moment.

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