EXTENDED: DEAL or WAR - with Col. (Ret.) Miri Eisin and Nadav Eyal

Listen to this episode from Inside Call Me Back on Spotify. To submit questions to our hosts, visit: arkmedia.org/get-in-touch/It’s Noon in Israel: arkmedia.org/amitsegal/Gift a subscription of Inside Call me Back: inside.arkmedia.org/giftsWatch Call me Back on YouTube: youtube.com/@CallMeBackPodcastCheck out Ark Media’s other podcasts: For Heaven's Sake: lnk.to/rfGlrA‘What’s Your Number?’: lnk.to/rbGlvMFor sponsorship inquiries, please contact: [email protected] contact us, sign up for updates, and access transcripts, visit: arkmedia.org/Ark Media on Instagram: instagram.com/arkmediaorgDan on X: x.com/dansenorDan on Instagram: instagram.com/dansenorTo order Dan Senor & Saul Singer’s book, The Genius of Israel: tinyurl.com/bdeyjsdnToday’s Episode: On Sunday, Hamas announced that it agreed to a hostage-ceasefire proposal, which Israel officials are now reviewing. This comes after Sunday’s massive protests against the government’s plans to expand the war and conquer Gaza City. In preparation for the Gaza City operation, the IDF has called up another 60,000 reservists. On Tuesday, the Hostage and Missing Families Forum announced they are postponing another big protest originally scheduled for next Sunday in order not to disrupt the ongoing negotiations. On today's episode, we are joined by Miri Eisin to discuss Israel’s strategic position as it weighs whether to go for a deal or continue the war. Miri is a retired Col. in the IDF, who spent her career focused on military intelligence, and who served in the IDF alongside current IDF Chief of Staff Eyal Zamir. She currently serves as a fellow at Reichman University’s International Institute for Counter-terrorism and is the Chair of the Taub Center for Social Policy Studies in Israel. After our conversation with Miri, we were joined by Ark Media contributor Nadav Eyal for the “inside,” members-only portion of the episode. Nadav and I discussed listener questions about the relationship between Israeli and diaspora Jews, the future of the remaining hostages, how Hamas manages to keep re-arming, and more. CREDITS:ILAN BENATAR - Producer & EditorADAAM JAMES LEVIN-AREDDY - Executive ProducerMARTIN HUERGO - Sound EditorMARIANGELES BURGOS - Additional EditingMAYA RACKOFF - Operations DirectorGABE SILVERSTEIN - ResearchYUVAL SEMO - Music Composer