The 7th round of talks between an outsized Iranian delegation and those of 6 smaller ones representing Europe, China and Russia resumed earlier this week, with the American envoys in touch through the non-Iranian partners to the 2015 nuclear deal. There are at least two levels to this round - the first one held during the Presidency of Ebrahim Raisi. In addition to what goes on in the negotiating room, with the exchanges of written drafts and spoken comments, there is the public soundtrack of cl...
Dec 10, 2021•28 min
Iran’s Air Force has not been able to sustain whatever level it had until the late 1970’s, as under the Islamic Republic its planes are poorly-maintained and pilots have not demonstrated any proficiency. The solution is the ubiquitous Unmanned Aerial Systems operated by Iranians and proxies alike - from Iran itself, Iraq, Yemen, Syria, Lebanon and Gaza. Used against stationary or slow-moving land and maritime targets, drones enabled the Iranian to deliver munitions from afar without losing aircr...
Dec 07, 2021•27 min
Please join host Amir Oren for the second of a two-part interview with Rear Admiral Daniel Hagari. As a Naval Commando throughout most of his career, Hagari is the senior operations staff officer under Israel’s Navy Chief. Rising through the ranks of the Shayetet 13 Israeli Seals naval reconnaissance to ‘dive and demolish in order to disrupt and deter,’ Hagari ultimately was promoted to command this elite unit. He has also served as the Executive Assistant to two Chiefs of the IDF General Staff ...
Dec 05, 2021•28 min
Jonathan reunites in the studio with Yair, who is recovering from a successful leg surgery. The two give praise to the Lord and discuss the ongoing Feast of Dedication (Hanukah in Hebrew), as well as the upcoming productions during the month of December. Please join us today at 21:00 Jerusalem time for the second episode of Watchmen Talk with Rear-Admiral Daniel Hagari. Psalms 103 1 Bless the Lord, O my soul: and all that is within me, bless his holy name. 2 Bless the Lord, O my soul, and forget...
Dec 05, 2021•28 min
Please join host Amir Oren for the first of a two-part interview with Rear Admiral Daniel Hagari. As a Naval Commando throughout most of his career, Hagari is the senior operations staff officer under Israel’s Navy Chief. Rising through the ranks of the Shayetet 13 Israeli Seals naval reconnaissance to ‘dive and demolish in order to disrupt and deter,’ Hagari ultimately was promoted to command this elite unit. He has also served as the Executive Assistant to two Chiefs of the IDF General Staff b...
Dec 04, 2021•28 min
The 7th round of indirect talks between the United States and Iran opened in Vienna earlier this week, and while the fact that the parties have engaged after a 5-month hiatus is perceived as positive – however, the substance and tenor are not yet showing any promise. The Iranians are trying to maximize their narrated position as the aggrieved party, due to the Trump Administration’s withdrawal from the 2015 nuclear deal and his imposition of sanctions on the Islamic Republic. The Iranian tactic ...
Dec 03, 2021•27 min
Soon after the current Israeli government entered office more than five months ago, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan decided to change course in the relations between Ankara and Jerusalem. He signaled this by calling Israeli President Isaac Herzog, who has no policy-making role, and at the same time cautiously checking whether key decisionmakers would be receptive to warming frozen political ties. That move did not seem to bear fruit; but when a couple of Israeli tourists were arrested on ...
Nov 30, 2021•28 min
Jonathan and Amir discuss the importance of speaking and preaching the truth of the Lord to the nations. The two encourage awareness of our viewers that God remains in full control even when times are plagued with evil, and that we should bring all of our concerns and fears to our Lord Jesus. TV7's Prayer request: Pray for each other and for us here in Israel to reflect Christ’s light in our lives. Psalm 33: Sing joyfully to the LORD, you righteous; it is fitting for the upright to praise him. 2...
Nov 28, 2021•28 min
Please join us for discussion on Jerusalem’s campaign to prevent Iranian entrenchment and the arming of its proxy militias such as the Hezbollah terror organization just over Israel’s northern frontier. Other topics include relations with Ankara in the wake of the arrests of an Israeli couple vacationing in Turkey, as well as the spike in recent Hamas terrorist activity. Co-Hosts: 1. Amb. Danny Ayalon, Israel's Former Ambassador to the United States and Deputy Foreign Minister & Lecturer at ...
Nov 27, 2021•28 min
There are several hotspots in most regions at any given time, but not all of them threaten to get out of hand and erupt into world-class crises. What are the most urgent friction points, should immediacy take precedence over importance and are there powers-led mechanisms in place to take care of them? Panel: - Host: Amir Oren, TV7 Editor at Large, Host of TV7 Watchmen Talk. - Amb. Danny Ayalon, Co-Host TV7 Middle East Review, Powers in Play Panelist, former Israeli Ambassador to the US and DMoFA...
Nov 26, 2021•42 min
Next week an Iranian delegation will rejoin the indirect talks with its American counterpart in Vienna with the expressed aim of moving from proximity negotiations through European, Russian and Chinese mediators to face-to-face exchanges with the Special State Department Envoy for Iran Robert Malley and his team… where the exact formula regarding the mutual return to full compliance with the 2015 JCPOA will be drafted and sent to Washington and Tehran for approval. Ahead of these talks, Malley h...
Nov 23, 2021•28 min
Host Jonathan Hessen welcomes a childhood friend Jael Kalisher to discuss how we as followers of Jesus can re-adjust our priorities and place God’s will first as the whole world around us keeps changing. Psalm 91 1 Whoever dwells in the shelter of the Most High will rest in the shadow of the Almighty. 2 I will say of the LORD, “He is my refuge and my fortress, my God, in whom I trust.” 3 Surely he will save you from the fowler’s snare and from the deadly pestilence. 4 He will cover you with his ...
Nov 21, 2021•28 min
Please join host Amir Oren for the second of a two-part interview with Ace IAF Fighter Pilot, Brig. Gen. (Res) Relik Shafir. Gen. Shafir is a member of the select company of IAF fighter pilots with a distinguished record of an “Ace,” having downed at least five enemy planes in dogfights and participating in important airstrikes. He flew A-4, F-4, F-15 and F-16 fighter jets, as well as CH-53 Sea Stallion helicopters. One year after being one of eight F-16 pilots who destroyed Iraq’s Osirak nuclea...
Nov 20, 2021•28 min
It was 51 years ago this week when that Hafez Assad seized power in Damascus and launched his family’s rule over Syria. Following his three decades as dictator, his son Bashar has clung to power now for 21 years - half of which involved a bloody civil war mixed with foreign interventions. With Russia, Turkey, the United States, Iran and Israel all involved in moves and operations - along with Kurds, various opposition groups and a beaten-but-not-gone Islamic State; what is the state of affairs i...
Nov 19, 2021•27 min
When a week ago or so ago Israeli media reported that Mossad foiled Iranian assassination and abduction plots in Africa, it was a reminder of the extent and persistence of the Shadow War waged between the Revolutionary Guards Quds Force and its Israeli and Western adversaries. It is definitely a mutual exchange of blows, played out in Syria, Iraq, the High Seas and numerous cities around the world, by units, squads, proxies, planes, missiles and drones. Up to now, these seemed more needle pricks...
Nov 16, 2021•28 min
Monika and Yair host Kathrin Larsen, the Director for Europe and Israel of “Moms in Prayer,” to discuss the importance of prayer for children. Mark 10:13-16 13 Then they brought little children to Him, that He might touch them; but the disciples rebuked those who brought them. 14 But when Jesus saw it, He was greatly displeased and said to them, “Let the little children come to Me, and do not forbid them; for of such is the kingdom of God. 15 Assuredly, I say to you, whoever does not receive the...
Nov 14, 2021•28 min
Please join host Michael Kerem for an in-depth discussion and prayer for the situation of the Church in Egypt together with special guest Shady Abadir who is the Director of Bridging Nations International. Shady shares his personal testimony to update our viewers about the situation of the Church in Egypt – which is one of the oldest church in the world. 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/...
Nov 13, 2021•27 min
With the Vienna Talks between Iran and parties to the 2015 nuclear deal speaking on behalf of the United States set to resume later this month, it is time to take stock on two levels. First of all, literally, how much fissile material do the Iranians have on-hand as they shorten at least one path to a nuclear arsenal. Secondly, how far apart in the negotiations are Washington and Tehran, as they race towards the end of this year - and with the understanding that even a weakened United States Pre...
Nov 12, 2021•28 min
Sudan was once the largest country in Africa –100 times the size if Israel- until a decade ago when South Sudan split from it, but it still has an enormous territory and occupies a strategic location next to Egypt, the Nile River and the maritime route from the Indian Ocean to the Red Sea. Reason enough for its neighbors and other powers to be concerned by the military coup against the civilian half of the power-sharing arrangement in Khartoum set up two years ago and charged with a transition p...
Nov 09, 2021•27 min
Jonathan and Yair discuss various developments in Israel, particularly the re-opening of the country for tourism and how our viewers can visit the Holy Land! Other topics include broadcast of the new TV7 Powers in Play program, as well as Europa Stands Episode 2, which airs this evening at 21:00 (Jerusalem time). Micah 4: 1-5 2 Many nations shall come and say, “Come, and let us go up to the mountain of the LORD, To the house of the God of Jacob; He will teach us His ways, And we shall walk in Hi...
Nov 07, 2021•28 min
Europe is at a critical crossroads: unanimous decision-making to steer the continental vessel ahead as a one-minded bloc ahead may prove increasingly difficult as it faces internal apertures and strife during the age of strategic competition. This, especially at time when seeming lack of leadership among nation states consequently emboldens both multilateral institutions as well as foreign actors who aspire to fill the expanding void. Panel: - Jonathan Hessen: Host. - Gen. Klaus Naumann, Former ...
Nov 06, 2021•58 min
Please join host Amir Oren for the first of a two-part interview with Ace IAF Fighter Pilot, Brig. Gen. (Res) Relik Shafir. Gen. Shafir is a member of the select company of IAF fighter pilots with a distinguished record of an “Ace,” having downed at least five enemy planes in dogfights and participating in important airstrikes. He flew A-4, F-4, F-15 and F-16 fighter jets, as well as CH-53 Sea Stallion helicopters. One year after being one of eight F-16 pilots who destroyed Iraq’s Osirak nuclear...
Nov 06, 2021•28 min
The jury is still out on the relative success of President Recep Tayep Erdogan in his efforts to improve or at least maintain Turkey’s position in the Eastern Mediterranean and the Levant, going into the G-20 conference and its side talks in Rome last weekend. Apparently, Erdogan managed to avoid further friction and emerged from his meetings with Presidents Biden and Macron and other leaders with positive atmospherics, but on substance new agreements are yet to take shape. First aid is being ad...
Nov 05, 2021•27 min
When the International Atomic Energy Agency Director General Rafael Mariano Grossi visited Washington for talks at the State Department and on Capitol Hill last month, he devoted only part of his presentation to the questionable future of the Iran nuclear deal; while North Korea and the global climate crisis loomed equally large on his horizon. Perhaps that is because the Vienna-based agency’s portfolio is limited to fact finding, verification and monitoring – but that is too narrow a scope to d...
Nov 02, 2021•27 min
Jonathan and Amir’s discussion on current events through the biblical lens of the Ezekiel war examines Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett’s meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin, as well as Moscow’s involvement in the Mideast. Ezekiel 38: 14-15 14 Therefore, son of man, prophesy, and say unto Gog, Thus saith the Lord Jehovah: In that day when my people Israel dwelleth securely, shalt thou not know it? 15 And thou shalt come from thy place out of the uttermost parts of the north, thou...
Oct 31, 2021•28 min
Please join us for discussion on the latest with Iran under leadership of new President Ebrahim Raisi, such as tactics used to stall resumption of the Vienna nuclear talks and the Islamic Republic’s regional activities in Lebanon and Syria. Other topics for analysis include the Palestinians in Gaza and the West Bank, as well as the state of Jerusalem’s relations with Moscow following talks between Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett and Russian President Vladimir Putin. Co-Hosts: 1. Amb. Dann...
Oct 30, 2021•28 min
The inaugural episode of TV7’s new monthly program Powers in Play explores the panelists’ objective to examine global affairs by telescope while simultaneously analyzing the Middle East through a microscope. As 2021 draws to a close, which powers are opposed and which are aligned? Should only national actors or also international, multi-national and sub-national be taken into account? And are their interactions best typified by chess, backgammon, go, or some free-for-all ball game – conducted un...
Oct 29, 2021•42 min
Two less than friendly neighbors, Turkey and Greece, are at the core of stormy weather in the Eastern Mediterranean. Their disputes stem from geography, history and politics. The United States used to be their mutual benefactor and protector when several European countries faced a common Soviet threat, but 30 years after the end of the Cold War the tensions between Ankara and Athens seem to outweigh their overlapping interests. Panel: - Jonathan Hessen, Host. - Amir Oren, TV7 Analyst and Host of...
Oct 26, 2021•28 min
If one was tasked with coining a catchphrase to sum up Iran’s current nuclear policy, it may well be “stall and install.” The new government in Tehran under President Ibrahim Raisi is taking its sweet time in negotiating over prospects of negotiations - trying to squeeze American concessions as the price for drafting a renewed edition of the 2015 deal. While the world waits, the centrifuges keep rolling, racing toward enough fissile material for a single atomic bomb. At the same time, there is a...
Oct 22, 2021•28 min
Iraqi voters went to the polls last week with no illusions regarding the impact results will bring to their life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness, all of which are in short supply in the country formerly known as Mesopotamia. The low turnout was a self-fulfilling prophecy. Not much will change in the new parliament, and coalition negotiations seem sure to drag on for many weeks. But regardless of the make-up of the next government, one feature does suggest itself: most Iraqis, while arguing...
Oct 19, 2021•27 min
