Laura Blumenfeld

senior analyst at Johns Hopkins School for Advanced International Studies

Laura Blumenfeld on KCRW

Israelis took to the streets to protest the deaths of six hostages kidnapped by Hamas. How does this growing pressure change the calculus for Netanyahu and the U.S.?

Israeli citizens demand hostage deal in protest

Israelis took to the streets to protest the deaths of six hostages kidnapped by Hamas. How does this growing pressure change the calculus for Netanyahu and the U.S.?

from Press Play with Madeleine Brand

The Israeli prime minister will address Congress on Wednesday, and meet with Joe Biden, Kamala Harris, and Donald Trump this week. But support for Israel among Americans has decreased.

Netanyahu is in DC to make the case for continued US support

The Israeli prime minister will address Congress on Wednesday, and meet with Joe Biden, Kamala Harris, and Donald Trump this week. But support for Israel among Americans has decreased.

from Press Play with Madeleine Brand

While the U.S. continues to back Israel rhetorically and militarily, the war with Hamas could upend American peacebuilding in the Middle East.

Israel’s war threatens Biden’s Saudi-Israeli peace proposal

While the U.S. continues to back Israel rhetorically and militarily, the war with Hamas could upend American peacebuilding in the Middle East.

from Press Play with Madeleine Brand

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