Episode 98: What Israel’s founding fathers knew about terrorism, with Dr. Bruce Hoffman
Terrorism scholar Dr. Bruce Hoffman joins the podcast to guide us through one of the most morally explosive chapters in Zionist and Israeli history: the Irgun, Lehi, the British Mandate, and the viole...
15 Maalis 1h 16min
Episode 97: Can America and Israel finish the job? A conversation with John Spencer.
What is this war really about, and how does it end? We sit down with warfare scholar John Spencer to explore not just the military campaign itself, but the larger stakes of this war: Whether the US, I...
11 Maalis 57min
Episode 96: The first war Israel fought in English, with Yaakov Katz
Military analyst Yaakov Katz joins the show to break down the "first Israeli war fought in English" -- a total merger of Israeli and American military might against Iran. From the high-stakes testing ...
9 Maalis 56min
Episode 95: The idea that broke the Middle East, with Dr. Micah Goodman
In the middle of war sirens and missile attacks, Haviv Gur sits down with Israeli philosopher Micah Goodman for a sweeping conversation about one of the biggest questions of our time: Why have some so...
5 Maalis 1h 6min
Episode 94: America's war, not Israel's
As missile sirens wail over Jerusalem and families crowd into bomb shelters on the eve of Purim, this episode steps back from the noise and the slogans to ask a harder question: What war are we actual...
2 Maalis 36min
Episode 93: How to win Iran's forever war
The conflict with Iran isn’t just about nukes. It's about a revolutionary martyrdom ideology hiding in plain sight. In this explosive deep dive, we uncover the ideological engine behind the “Muqawama,...
25 Helmi 2h 6min
Episode 92: Why does Israel hate UNRWA?
Welcome to our new short-form episodes interspersed with the regular interviews that dive into an often-asked question about Israel, Jews and the Middle East. Our current question: Why does Israel hat...
22 Helmi 17min
Episode 91: Is the Iran war about China? A conversation with Melissa Chen
In this episode, we confront a critical "blind spot" in the Israeli (and too often broader Western) consciousness: The role of the People’s Republic of China as the silent architect behind the Middle ...
18 Helmi 1h 1min
