Yaakov Katz
From Shadow War to Open Conflict: Iran, the US, and What Comes Next with Carly Maisel
Sunday 29.03.2026
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Summary
As the long-running shadow war between Israel and Iran moves into open confrontation, the risk of a wider regional conflict has never been higher. Join leading journalist and former Jerusalem Post editor-in-chief Yaakov Katz, a veteran military analyst and author of Israel vs. Iran: The Shadow War, for a clear-eyed look at where this is heading.
Drawing on years of reporting at the highest levels of Israel’s security establishment, Katz will unpack what is really driving escalation, how the US and Israel are aligned, and whether this conflict can still be contained, or if we are already on the path to something much bigger.
Yaakov Katz
Yaakov Katz is an Israeli-American author and journalist, the co-founder of MEAD, the premier Middle East-America policy forum, and a senior fellow at the Jewish People Policy Institute in Jerusalem. Between 2016 and 2023, Yaakov was editor-in-chief of The Jerusalem Post where he continues to write a popular weekly column.
Yaakov also writes a regular column for the Jewish Chronicle, is the host of the JPPI weekly podcast and appears regularly on CNN and BBC as an analyst on Israel affairs.
Yaakov’s newest book (co-authored with Amir Bohbot) While Israel Slept – How Hamas Surprised the Most Powerful Military in the Middle East can be purchased here. His previous three books are Shadow Strike – Inside Israel’s Secret Mission to Eliminate Syrian Nuclear Power, Weapon Wizards - How Israel Became a High-Tech Military Superpower and Israel vs. Iran: The Shadow War.
Prior to taking up the role of editor-in-chief, Yaakov served for two years as a senior policy adviser to Naftali Bennett during his tenure as Israel’s Minister of Economy and Minister of Diaspora Affairs.
Originally from Chicago, Yaakov has a law degree from Bar Ilan University and spent a year as a fellow at the Nieman Foundation for Journalism at Harvard University. He lives in Jerusalem with his wife Chaya and their four children.