Jonathan Hessen hosts Col. (Res.) Reuven Ben-Shalom, TV7 Powers-in-Play Panelist, Cross-Cultural Strategist and Associate at ICT, Reichman University. The two discuss ongoing protests against the Israeli government’s planned judicial reform, with an emphasis on the participation of military reservists, and members of the intelligence and security communities. Other topics for analysis include Israel's ‘Campaign between the Wars’ with Iran, focused the Islamic Republic’s influence throughout the ...
Mar 26, 2023•28 min
It was either January or March of 2013 - depending on whose position - when Israel’s Air Force struck a target deep inside Syria, with no response from Damascus. This turned out to be the quiet start of what Israel called “the Campaign Between the Wars” (with the Hebrew acronym MABAM). Hundreds of strikes later against Iranian, Tehran’s proxies and Daesh (Islamic State) targets, it is time to take stock and ask whether MABAM was a ‘success story’ and whether Israel is better off for it and about...
Mar 24, 2023•27 min
In the 1970’s, when Iran was openly allied with the United States and less openly with Israel, the Shah was tasked by Washington in helping Saudi Arabia from falling into the Soviet orbit. Decades later, with Iran hostile to Americans and Israelis alike and Saudi Arabia openly allied against it with Washington and less openly with Jerusalem, a deal between Riyadh and Tehran, brokered by Beijing, seems to have once again changed the contours of the Middle East. Is that really so? Has the American...
Mar 21, 2023•27 min
“Russia’s unprovoked war of aggression against Ukraine is a tectonic event that is reshaping Russia’s relationships with the West and China, and more broadly in ways that are unfolding and remain highly uncertain. Escalation of the conflict to a military confrontation between Russia and the West carries the greater risk, which the world has not faced in decades.” These alarming remarks were publicly cited in Washington’s intelligence assessment of Russia’s regional and global objectives for 2023...
Mar 19, 2023•58 min
This episode focuses on Israel’s internal tug-of-war and the Saudi-Iranian thaw as perceived by leading world powers. Other topics for discussion include US policy toward Israel as Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu confronts Palestinian terrorism as well as domestic anti-government protests, China’s success in mediating détente between Iran and Saudi Arabia, and Russian military deals with the Islamic Republic. The panel explores if there has been a real regional realignment with long-range impl...
Mar 17, 2023•42 min
While Israel has been undergoing its internal struggle, external challenges have not receded. They may even have risen, as hostile forces were glad to watch the Jewish State and its defense establishment tear themselves apart. This was the backdrop to successive visits by the highest military and civilian officials of the Pentagon, US Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff General Mark Milley and Defense Secretary Lloyd, with Iran and the Palestinian arena as always on the agenda – which this tim...
Mar 14, 2023•28 min
Jonathan Hessen hosts President John O'Sullivan and Executive Director Istvan Kiss of the Danube Institute for discussion on persecution of Christians in the Middle East. You are welcome to join our audience and watch all of our programs - free of charge! TV7 Israel News: https://www.tv7israelnews.com/vod/series/563/ Jerusalem Studio: https://www.tv7israelnews.com/vod/series/18738/ TV7 Israel News Editor’s Note: https://www.tv7israelnews.com/vod/series/76269/ TV7 Europa Stands: https://www.tv7is...
Mar 12, 2023•28 min
In 1981 and 2007, Israel acted alone against Arab nuclear efforts. The strikes at the Iraqi and Syrian reactors were undertaken out of the blue and their limited nature helped convince Saddam Hussein and Bashar al-Assad to abstain from retaliation. This is not expected to be the case if Israel decides to send its Air Force to take out the Iranian nuclear infrastructure. War is certain to ensue and spread to the Israeli rear, as well as to Gulf countries allied with the West. So if the task is be...
Mar 10, 2023•27 min
Up until a year ago, the Middle East seems to be Russia’s most pressing business. Ukraine was always in the background, but between 2014 and 2022 Syria seemed to occupy center stage, with Russian bases, units and operations bolstering the Assad regime while carrying out Moscow’s own missions. Now that Syria and perhaps the entire Mideast have been relegated to a secondary position, what are the implications for Russia’s relations with regional powers such as Israel, Iran and Turkey? How does the...
Mar 07, 2023•27 min
Jonathan Hessen hosts Amb. Danny Ayalon, Co-Host of TV7 Middle East Review and NYU Lecturer, who formerly served as Israel's Ambassador to the United States and Deputy Foreign Minister. The two discuss the challenging domestic situation in Israel, delving into such issues as who is in control of the nation, and where it is headed in the future. Other topics during the episode include security challenges confronting the Jewish State. You are welcome to join our audience and watch all of our progr...
Mar 05, 2023•28 min
Please join us for discussion on the developing situations in Iran and Turkey. Co-Hosts: 1. Amb. Danny Ayalon, Israel's Former Ambassador to the United States and Deputy Foreign Minister & Lecturer at NYU. 2. Col. (Res.) Dr. Eran Lerman, Israel’s Former Deputy National Security Adviser, Vice President of the Jerusalem Institute for Strategy and Security and Lecturer at Shalem College in Jerusalem. You are welcome to join our audience and watch all of our programs - free of charge! TV7 Israel...
Mar 04, 2023•28 min
Each major war compels all defense establishments worldwide to reassess their priorities and doctrines. One does not have to be personally involved in the Russia-Ukraine conflict, directly in fighting it or indirectly in the supply of weapons, in order to be concerned with relevant lessons for one’s own challenges. So, what do we know so far about the use of armor, airpower, missiles and all the other components of military forces along with command ability, unit cohesion and additional non-mate...
Mar 03, 2023•27 min
The English American Poet T. S. Eliot famously wrote that “April is the cruelest month.” While the Middle East is the province of T. E. Lawrence rather than of T. S. Eliot, the next several weeks risk proving the poet right this year - even starting a week before April when Ramadan begins. During this time, Jews will celebrate Passover and Christians Easter. Jerusalem could once again become a hotbed of conflict between worshipers, partly driven by politicians. This is on top of the rising tensi...
Feb 28, 2023•28 min
Yair and Monika host Melissa Mott, from The King of Kings Family of Ministries. Discuss the topic of Worship as a choice, lifestyle and a posture of surrender. They also explore the meaning of worshipping in spirit and in truth, as Yeshua commands us in John 4:23-24: “Yet a time is coming and has now come when the true worshipers will worship the Father in the Spirit and in truth, for they are the kind of worshipers the Father seeks. God is spirit, and his worshipers must worship in the Spirit a...
Feb 26, 2023•28 min
Jonathan hosts former Canadian Minister of Foreign Affairs John Baird and Finland’s former Minister of Foreign Affairs and Deputy Prime Minister Timo Soini. They discuss the importance of religious freedoms in the world, as well as growing attacks against the Christian faith. You are welcome to join our audience and watch all of our programs - free of charge! TV7 Israel News: https://www.tv7israelnews.com/vod/series/563/ Jerusalem Studio: https://www.tv7israelnews.com/vod/series/18738/ TV7 Israe...
Feb 26, 2023•28 min
Please join host Amir Oren for the second of a two-part interview with Israeli Ambassador Ronny Leshno-Yaar, who was appointed Jerusalem’s first envoy the North Atlantic Treaty Organization while also serving as the nation’s representative at the European Union headquarters. Prior to his mission in Brussels, Leshno-Yaar built a distinguished career as a senior official in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, with posts in New York, Washington, Canberra, Geneva and Singapore. He additionally supervis...
Feb 25, 2023•28 min
The Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action, also known as the Iran nuclear deal, was revoked by then-US President Donald Trump almost five years ago. It has not been successfully resuscitated by the administration of President Joe Biden, as there was no meeting of the minds with the Islamic Republic - which responded to Trump’s decision by walking away from the deal, too. The JCPOA seems to have been overtaken by events - Iran drawing closer to the Russia-China axis opposed to the United States and ...
Feb 24, 2023•27 min
Forces of nature have taken center stage on Israel’s northern frontier and beyond, where winter is always harsh, and the lack of energy supplies make conditions even more unforgiving. The 6 February earthquakes devastating parts of Turkey and northern Syria showed the generous and skilled face of the Israel Defense Forces, whose search and rescue teams worked relentlessly to find, extricate and take care of survivors. But this tragedy may only delay a return to age-old conflicts, between Ankara ...
Feb 21, 2023•28 min
This week marks exactly one year since Russian forces mounted a full-scale invasion of its Western neighbor, Ukraine - an act of aggression which seemingly caught much of the world by surprise despite repeated actions and rhetoric indicating Moscow’s ill intent, which included the unopposed annexation of Crimea eight years prior. In contrast, the Western response, despite intensifying fractures that emerged amongst NATO member states - which reached an all-time-low in the aftermath of its diseng...
Feb 19, 2023•58 min
Jonathan hosts Col. Richard Kemp, Former Chairman of the Intelligence Committee at the British Cabinet Office and Commander of British Forces in Afghanistan, as well as Dr. Rafael Bardaji, Spain’s Former National Security Advisor and CEO World Wide Strategy. They discuss why the world needs a strong Israel and the challenges facing the country. Panel: - Jonathan Hessen, Host. - Col. Richard Kemp, Former Chairman of the Intelligence Committee at the British Cabinet Office and Commander of British...
Feb 19, 2023•28 min
Please join host Amir Oren for the first of a two-part interview with Israeli Ambassador Ronny Leshno-Yaar, who was appointed Jerusalem’s first envoy the North Atlantic Treaty Organization while also serving as the nation’s representative at the European Union headquarters. Prior to his mission in Brussels, Leshno-Yaar built a distinguished career as a senior official in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, with posts in New York, Washington, Canberra, Geneva and Singapore. He additionally supervise...
Feb 18, 2023•28 min
As Russia’s war in Ukraine enters its 11th month with no real prospect of ending this winter, the issue seems one of perspective: the gloomiest predictions of conflict spreading into other European nations and drawing NATO into actual fighting. International assistance in equipment and training were proven wrong, or at least premature; while hopes for a swift conclusion of combat operations and transition into negotiations were also dashed. So, what is in store for the world in the foreseeable f...
Feb 17, 2023•42 min
When Africa emerged from its intense period of de-colonization in the late 1950’s and 1960’s, Israel was the most helpful nation assisting the emerging governments and societies to develop their agricultural and industrial resources. In return, Israel was the recipient of goodwill and some diplomatic support, but under Arab pressure these relations proved too fragile. Now, however, when the Arab world gradually normalizing its attitude towards the Jewish State, countries such as Chad and Sudan n...
Feb 14, 2023•27 min
Jonathan hosts an international delegation to discuss the importance of a strong Israel to the world. Other topics include the challenges facing Israel –particularly the looming threat of a nuclear Iran. Panel: - Jonathan Hessen, Host. - Dr. Rafael Bardaji, CEO World Wide Strategy & Former Spanish National Security Advisor. - Mr. John Baird Former Minister of Foreign Affairs of Canada. - Brig. Gen. (Res.) Yossi Kuperwasser – Project Director on Middle East Developments, Jerusalem Center for ...
Feb 12, 2023•28 min
In its first two years in office, the administration of US President Joe Biden was reluctant to threaten Iran with military action, should diplomatic moves to stop its progress toward nuclear weapons fail. Lately however, out of obvious frustration at Tehran’s refusal to revive the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action that was revoked by then-President Donald Trump five years ago, American officials have gone back to using the phrase “everything is on the table.” Joint military exercises with Isra...
Feb 10, 2023•28 min
Last spring, Israel came under attack by a series of terror acts in population centers. The perpetrators usually came from Palestinian towns and villages in the northern part of the West Bank, formally under the Palestinian Authority - but in fact only lightly supervised by its security forces. The Israeli response was to launch the ongoing Operation Waves Breaker, with raids of hotbeds of terror planning and preparation, that has brought about clashes and casualties. The political opposition to...
Feb 07, 2023•27 min
Please join host Amir Oren for the second of a two-part interview with former IDF Ground Forces Head Major General (Reserves) Guy Tzur. Major General (Res.) Guy Tzur came up through the ranks of the IDF Armor Corps, commanding troops on all levels from platoon to division and directing the tanks’ doctrine department between command assignments. He fought in Lebanon and Gaza, studied in Great Britain at the Royal College of Defence Studies (RCDS), was in charge of planning for the General Staff. ...
Feb 04, 2023•28 min
When US Secretary of State Antony Blinken visited Israel, earlier this week, one of his top agenda items was obviously Iran’s nuclear program. Israeli officials have publicly claimed that they were successful in making the case to the administration of US President Joe Biden against re-entering the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action, revoked by former President Donald Trump. Blinken argued that the agreement was about to be revived last fall, but then Iran changed course to continually accumulat...
Feb 03, 2023•28 min
Once upon a time, at the height of the Cold War, regional alliances were easily pictured. On one half of the court stood the United States, with Turkey as a NATO member, Iran as the guardian of the Persian Gulf and Israel as the strongest power in the Eastern Mediterranean. Also on this list - Jordan, Saudi Arabia and at times weak Lebanon. On the other side - the Soviet Union with the more radical Arab states, such as Iraq, Syria and South Yemen. Egypt moved towards the Western camp just as Ira...
Jan 31, 2023•28 min
Please join us for discussion on political protests in Israel over the government’s plans to reform the judiciary. Other topics include ongoing Israeli-US defense cooperation and the joint Juniper Oak multi-sector military exercise, potential Israeli-Saudi ties, Iran’s involvement in the Russia-Ukraine War and chances it will resume negotiations to revive the 2015 Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) nuclear deal with world powers. Co-Hosts: 1. Amb. Danny Ayalon, Israel's Former Ambassador...
Jan 28, 2023•28 min
