On the Issues Episode 146: Asaf Romirowksy

Today’s guest is Asaf Romirowsky, a Middle East historian and Executive Director of Scholars for Peace in the Middle East. In this episode, Alon and Asaf discuss Israeli and American interests behind the war in Iran and Iran’s role in regional instability, the war in Gaza, and how to resolve the Israeli-Palestinian conflict while addressing Israel’s security concerns.

Originally aired May 5, 2026

Full bio
Asaf Romirowsky PhD is the Executive Director of Scholars for Peace in the Middle East (SPME). Trained as a Middle East historian, he holds a PhD in Middle East and Mediterranean Studies from King’s College London, UK and has published widely on various aspects of the Arab-Israeli conflict and American foreign policy in the Middle East, as well as on Israeli and Zionist history. Romirowsky is co-author of October 7: The Wars Over Words and Deeds.