About this episode

Elijah McKay interviews Dr. Chuck Freilich about Israel's security situation and the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.

On the latest episode of Patterson Perspectives, Elijah McKay speaks with Dr. Chuck Freilich, former deputy national security adviser in Israel and current Senior Fellow at the Institute for National Security Studies. Mr. McKay and Dr. Freilich discussed Israel's current security situation, the long-term prospects for a peaceful settlement in the region, and the origins of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.

People in this episode

Host: Elijah McKay

Guest: Dr. Chuck Freilich

Topics covered

• Israel security situation
• peaceful settlement
• Israeli-Palestinian conflict
• national security
• Middle East politics

Keywords

• Israel
• security
• peace settlement
• Israeli-Palestinian conflict
• national security

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Institute for National Security Studies

Places: Israel, Israeli-Palestinian

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