# The Highs and Lows of 2025

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Podcast: [Israel Policy Pod](https://stenobird.com/podcast/israel-policy-pod-1059263)
Published: 2025-12-10T18:00:00+00:00
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## Resource

On this week’s episode, Israel Policy Forum Policy Advisor and Tel Aviv-based journalist Neri Zilber hosts Chief Policy Officer Michael Koplow and Distinguished RAND Israel Policy Chair Shira Efron to hand out Israel Policy Pod's end-of-year awards and make predictions for 2026. The trio discuss the key events and biggest surprises of a momentous 2025—including the Gaza hostage-ceasefire deal, the Iran war, and Israeli politics—as well as the biggest winners and losers of the past 12 months. ...

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