Episode Notes:

Afshon talks with Michael Koplow, chief policy officer of the Israel Policy Forum, about Israel's perspective on the war — and potential peace — with Iran. They discuss what Israel sought to accomplish with the war that began on Feb. 28, the changes in U.S.-Israeli relations since then, Israel's approach toward Lebanon, how the situation is shaping Israel's upcoming elections, and whether there's a reasonably plausible U.S.-Iranian deal that Israel would see as acceptable. While Afshon and Michael recorded on June 12, amidst rumors that a deal was close but before Washington and Tehran agreed to a memorandum of understanding, their conversation covers factors that remain essential to ongoing U.S.-Iranian negotiations and regional developments.

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