On April 14 Israel and its allies made history. The Israeli air defense systems went up against the largest barrage of missiles and UAVs faced by any country at one time. 99% were shot down. The barrage was no less than a declaration of war. How will Israel react?
Oct. 7 is and will forever be engraved in our hearts and minds. Almost equally shocking was October 8 outside of Israel, in the form of anti semitic massive demonstrations. Where is this immense hatred coming from? What can be done to repel it? Professor Edieal Pinker of Yale University gives us unique insights.
In this episode I’ll discuss two main issues; The tragedy of the death of 7 aid workers in northern Gaza, and what Israeli ethics of war. And two, the current threat coming from Iran after important personnel in Iran’s military leadership were eliminated in Syria.
Will the prolonged war in Gaza continue to hamper US Israel relations? Are US Israel relations at a watershed? Come November, will Biden remain president or will Trump Who’s better for Israel, Biden or Trump? In this episode we will hear from the experts.
In this episode I will tell you about how Israeli forces used a complex diversion tactic that caught hundreds of terrorists in the Shifa Hospital. I also reached out to Israeli highschool students, we will hear what they have to say. Finally, you’ll hear about a fascinating Palestinian poll.
Roughly 91% of all Haredi Jews do not enlist in the IDF, while roughly 88% of the rest of the Jewish kids do. Why are they so insisting on not joining the IDF and defend Israel? What are they so fearful of?
In this episode we will hear from Matan, a 23 year old reserve soldier, who just concluded his service inside Gaza. Also, Ramadan is upon us and is potentially an explosive time.
Since Oct. 7 the national mood of Israeli society has been like a roller coaster. The majority of Israelis had not experienced a national tragedy of this magnitude. I reached out to accomplished colleagues and friends that know the Israeli mindset well asking them about Israeli society post Oct. 7
How did Israeli special operations forces succeed in extracting safely two hostages in the most densely populated area of Rafah, infested with terrorists? Why are Israelis not “buying” the new Biden peace plan?
In this episode I’d like to take a deeper look into the IDF, Shin Bet and Mossad’s ability to obtain crucial intelligence information.
In one of the tunnels an official Hamas document was located by IDF soldiers detailing instructions for psychological warfare against the Israeli public. Also, It is clear to all, most of all the countries that froze their funding, that UNRWA's activity for the "Palestinian refugees" is at best destructive. So what is the alternative?
Israel knows, and all military experts agree, that the most important component of eliminating Hamas’s power involves taking one road situated on the border between Gaza and Egypt. It is called the Philadelphi Road! This will allow Israel to close the Hamas tunnels in the area, limit the flow of major armaments and prevent the terrorists from escaping the Gaza Strip. So why hasn’t it happened yet? Why is Israel hesitating?
Israel’s strongest and most challenging enemy is not Hamas. It is by far the Hezbollah terror organization, located in Lebanon, backed by Iran. Who are they? And what do they want? What are their goals? What are they willing to do to achieve those goals? What are their weaknesses? How do we deter them? How do we defeat them?
In this episode i’d like to tell you about the South African lawsuit against Israel, claiming that Israel is committing Genocide in Gaza. The case is heard at the International Court of Justice in Hague. But first, I will give an update on the fighting.
Just 2 days after new years, 2024, Salah al-Aaruri, the # 2 leader of Hamas was targeted and killed. The targeted killing was attributed to Israel. What is targeted Killing? Are targeted killings moral? Is it allowed by international law? Listen to the episode
In this episode we will take a tour of Middle East Narratives in relation to the Oct. 7 horrific barbarian attack by Hamas. The Iranian and Turkish narrative, the Egyptian, Jordanian, Palestinian and Israeli narratives. Will there ever be a bridging of the two narratives? We will try to answer the question.
Israel has begun the third phase of the war, which is the most difficult and most time consuming. The IDF takes the battle underground to the tunnel system built by Hamas, thought to be the most sophisticated military tunnel system ever built! Listen to this episode to learn of the underground war.
Let’s be blunt; America is the only real ally to Israel and Israel bases its entire foreign policy on what America thinks, what will America say and How will America act. In this episode I will give the context of the American-Israel relationship. We will hear from Dr. Kobi Barda an expert on US-Israel relations. We will also examine the impact of Oct. 7 on the relationship of the Jewish communities in Israel and the US.
Hamas is delusional about what the future may entail, namely that Israel will disappear. BUT - They are realistic. They fully understand that they cannot defeat Israel in a military confrontation! They cannot defeat us at war! So, what were they thinking? They honestly believe that over time, they can defeat Israel using psychological terror, creating national trauma that will slowly but surely rip away at the seams of the society, Unraveling it to the point in which the Israeli society will Col...
Qatar, a strong supporter of Hamas, is basically an enemy of Israel.Egypt has a peace agreement with Israel, although a cold one, and is basically an enemy of Hamas. Both Qatar and Egypt demand a key role as mediators in the conflict. Listen to this episode and find out why..
Finally, After 7 weeks of war some of the hostages may be released from captivity. That is if all goes well. We know Hamas is anything but honest and so all is predicated on Hamas actually following through. What is the agreement? Who, on the Israeli side, is in opposition to the agreement? What is the legal action needed to release the terrorists from Israeli prison? Who brokered the agreement? Why is Hamas interested in the agreement?
In the recent Arab summit in Riyadh, the world is took a strong stand in alliance with the Palestinains, condemning Israel, even using the word genocide.. Yet NO punitive measures were taken - hypocritical?? On the other hand, according to the Israel Institute of Democracy, 70% of Israeli Arabs polled, stand with Israel. In this episode I interview Professor Reuven Hazan of the Political Science Department at The Hebrew University of Jerusalem.
In this episode we’ll discuss the interrogation of Hamas terrorists. We will investigate the battles inside Gaza. In a more global look we will try to understand why Russian Present Putin said, “Hundreds of thousands were killed in Gaza,” Hundreds of thousands? Even Hamas, which always inflates numbers of casualties, doesn't claim that. Putin used to be supportive of Israel. Why the change? An ally of Russia, Hassan Nasrallah gave a much-anticipated speech. what did he say? Or rather what didn’t...
War with Hamas, episode #5 In this episode I would like to tell you about 3 issues that Isralis are preoccupied with.. One is The newest front, the Houthis in Yemen. They are over 1000 miles away, and, they have declared war on Israel The 2nd are the hostages and the extremely difficult dilemma of how to free them And 3rd - A top secret report, 11 pages long, issued 7 years ago, now revealed to the public, spells out one by one the strategy, intentions, and implementation of the Hamas attacks on...
Why do they hate us? UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres said "it should be recognized that the attacks by Hamas did NOT happen in a vacuum. For 56 years the Palestinians have been under a suffocating occupation, their lands are taken, the economy is paralyzed and their homes destroyed." Really? Really Mr. Secretery? You are drawing semetery? In this epiosde we will take a look at how the UN is perpetuting the coflict.. We will also hear more of the stories and the heroes and victims....
Israel and the Israeli Defense Forces are engaged, fighting on 4 fronts Gaza, Lebanon, West Bank and Syria In this episode we will discuss the events. We will continue hearing the stories of the victims and heroes.
How did Israel fail? How did one of the world’s best military intellgence and secret sevices fail so tragically? In this episode we will try and understand… I’ll also discuss how the very divisive Israeli society transformed, within hours, into a united pillar of strength. I’ll continue to tell the stories of the victims and heroes.
Saturday morning Oct. 7, 2023 occured the worst tradgedy of the Jewish people since World War II, since the Holocaust! What maked a human being, any human being, murder children in front of their mothers? What maked a human being, any human being, decapitate a baby? I’ve been at war in Lebanon. I’ve been inside Gaza, years ago, as a reserve soldier. None of it was even remotely this bad. None of it was this tragic. This is war! We, Israel, will win this war. In this episode I will speak of the t...
Inside Israel episode – On Saturday breaking news reported that prime minister Bennett was in Moscow. World side media outlets aired Bennet and Putin meeting. They met for no less than 3 hours and you would be correct to assume it wasn’t just negotiating a potential ceasefire. Why did Putin, who alone will decide when to fire and when to cease, agree, or even invite Bennet to the Kremlin? And why would Bennett agree to meet with and shake hands with a ruthless dictator? Listen to this episode to...
Hundreds of Haredi Jews gathered at the Western Wall. They didn’t come for prayer or study but rather to block an attempt of women, known as the women of the Wall, to hold their monthly prayers. For their part, the women carried empty mantles used to cover Torah scrolls to protest the prohibition on bringing the scrolls themselves into the women’s section.Will the The Western Wall, as in ancient times, again be a source of conflict?Can we not learn from the tormented history of the Jewish people...
