This is a first episode about the Israel-Palestine conflict. Our guest, Dr. Steven David is a scholar of international relations and security studies, and he discussed the conflict with us. This conversation largely explores the conflict from an Israeli (specifically a progressive Zionist) perspective. There are many issues we did not discuss, but we will likely explore in future episodes. Note: The episode was recorded on 1/16/2024, and reflects the information that was available at the time. Sources: New York Times coverage of Hamas’s tunnels in Gaza David, S. R. (2012). Existential threats to Israel: learning from the ancient past. Israel Affairs, 18(4), 503-525. David, S. R. (2018). Existential threats to Israel. In Contemporary Israel (pp. 299-316). Routledge. David, S. R. (2019). Coping with an existential threat: Israel and Iran under Netanyahu. In Israel Under Netanyahu (pp. 197-215). Routledge. Israel’s Construction of Iran as an Existential Threat: https://www.jstor.org/stable/26378543 https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/03932729.2013.787829 https://www.jstor.org/stable/23039625