Wednesday, March 26, 2025 | 3:00PM Eastern Time

Israel Insider with Ashley Perry

Will Israel’s renewed operations in Gaza bring Hamas back to the negotiating table? Which of Israel’s war goals is currently taking precedence – the return of hostages or the destruction of Hamas?

Ashley Perry is an advisor to the Middle East Forum’s Israel office. He served as adviser to Israel’s minister of foreign affairs and deputy prime minister in 2009-15, and has also worked with Israel’s Ministers of Intelligence, Agriculture and Rural Development, Energy, Water and Infrastructure, Defense, Tourism, Internal Security, and Immigrant Absorption and as an advisor to The Negev Forum. Originally from the U.K., he moved to Israel in 2001. He holds a B.A. from University College London and an M.A. from Reichman University (IDC Herzliya).

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