Welcome to What Matters Now, a weekly podcast exploring key issues currently shaping Israel and the Jewish World, with host Amanda Borschel-Dan speaking with Einat Wilf, a former MK, author and CEO of the newly formed Oz party.

Wilf describes the potential fall of the Iranian Islamic Republic’s regime as a shift in the magnitude of the fall of the Soviet Union.

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We discuss the seismic ripple effects on Gaza and the Palestinian Authority. Wilf proposes that this moment is a window of opportunity for Israel to end the ideology of “Palestinianism” — the end to the Jewish state — that could quickly shut again.

She talks through Israel’s need to create firm civil borders of its control in the West Bank and to maintain military control of the remaining areas and have what she calls, “an active occupation.”

And in the final portion of our conversation, we hear why Wilf formed her new party at this time and what it stands for.

And so this week, we ask Einat Wilf, what matters now.

What Matters Now podcasts are available for download on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, YouTube or wherever you get your podcasts. This episode was produced by Gabriella Jacobs and edited by Ari Schlacht.

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