Fathom is delighted to bring to you expert analysis by Shany Mor, a former Director for Foreign Policy on the Israeli National Security Council. In these first thoughts on the implications of a Trump presidency for the US-Israel relationship he assesses the likely impact for Israel’s diplomatic position while warning of the re-normalisation of antisemitism in democratic politics in the West, the alarming rise of illiberal democracy and some worrying trends in Israeli media.

Our voice of the week is Dr Dana Allin and Dr Matthew Harries, editor and managing editor of Survival: Global Politics and Strategy respectively, in discussion at IISS London on the US presidential election result and its meaning for the future of US domestic and foreign policy, 9 November 2016.

Our image of the week is protesters outside the Trump Tower in Manhattan, New York, after the results of the US presidential election, 9 November 2016. Flash90.

Trump, Israel and the Jews: What Happens Next?

by Shany Mor