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Mr. Herzog goes to Washington

“Israel Insider” with Ashley Perry

With U.S.-Israel ties under strain at present, what is the significance of President Isaac Herzog’s high-profile visit to Washington?

Get the latest facts and analysis from Ashley Perry.

“Israel Insider with Ashley Perry” is produced and hosted by the Middle East Forum. Each week, Ashley Perry, a former senior Israeli government adviser, provides insight into the headlines in Israel.

You can join it here live every Wednesday at 3 p.m. ET, 8 p.m. U.K. time and 10 p.m. Israel time, or catch it on YouTube, Apple Podcasts and SoundCloud the following day.

Perry was an adviser to Israel’s minister of foreign affairs and deputy prime minister from 2009 to 2015. He has served as director of communications for Israeli presidents and prime ministers, for political parties outside Israel and as an adviser and consultant to many governments, public figures and organizations.

Ashley Perry is an adviser to the Middle East Forum’s Israel office. He served as an adviser to Israel’s foreign minister and deputy prime minister from 2009 to 2015. He is president of Reconectar, an organization dedicated to relinking the more than 200 million descendants of Spanish and Portuguese Jews to Israel and Jewish life. Originally from the United Kingdom, he moved to Israel in 2001.
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