How the Deal Came Together, and What Comes Next? - with Ari Shavit

LIVE EPISODE TAPING with Dan, Nadav & Amit DATE: Thursday October 23 at 8:30 pm LOCATION: Streicker Center Register here With the implementation of the ceasefire and all the living hostages back home, where do Israel, Gaza, the Arab States, and US foreign policy go from here? From Jerusalem to Washington, there are still many unanswered questions, which will be the focus of this live podcast taping. Join Dan Senor and two veteran Israeli journalists and regular Call Me Back contributors: Nadav Eyal of Yedioth Achronot and Amit Segal of Israel’s Channel 12 News & Israel HaYom . Amit is the author of the new book, A Call at 4 AM: Thirteen Prime Ministers and the Crucial Decisions that Shaped Israeli Politics . Subscribe to Inside Call me Back: https://inside.arkmedia.org Watch Call me Back on YouTube: youtube.com/@CallMeBackPodcast Gift a subscription of Inside Call me Back: http://inside.arkmedia.org/gifts Subscribe to Amit Segal’s newsletter ‘It’s Noon in Israel’: https://arkmedia.org/amitsegal/ Check out Ark Media’s other podcasts: For Heaven's Sake: https://lnk.to/rfGlrA ‘What’s Your Number?’: https://lnk.to/rfGlrA For sponsorship inquiries, please contact: callmeback@arkmedia.org To contact us, sign up for updates, and access transcripts, visit: https://arkmedia.org/ Ark Media on Instagram: https://instagram.com/arkmediaorg Dan on X: https://x.com/dansenor Dan on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/dansenor To order Dan Senor & Saul Singer’s book, The Genius of Israel : https://tinyurl.com/bdeyjsdn Today’s Episode: Today we are joined by author and journalist Ari Shavit, who has been closely following the making of the hostage-ceasefire deal. Ari and Dan discuss what happened behind the scenes that took us from the seemingly intractable situation of the past two years to suddenly seeing our hostages return and regional leaders, as well as President Trump, touting a new era of hope and peace. 00:00 Introduction 05:33 Reacting to the hostages' return 13:15 Trump's initial Gaza policy 16:56 The effect of the "Gaza Riviera Plan" on regional actors 22:03 Hamas' approach to negotiations 24:45 The transformative role of the failed Israeli strike in Doha 30:56 Mediation roles of Egypt, Turkey, and Qatar 34:33 How Trump forced a full hostage deal 37:08 The "two Gaza solution" CREDITS: ILAN BENATAR - Producer & Editor ADAAM JAMES LEVIN-AREDDY - Executive Producer MARTIN HUERGO - Sound Editor MARIANGELES BURGOS - Additional Editing MAYA RACKOFF - Operations Director GABE SILVERSTEIN - Research YUVAL SEMO - Music Composer