Episode 26: How Iran’s regime subverted Shia Islam - with Hussain Abdul-Hussain
The Iranian regime has long claimed to be the bearers of Shia Islam's vision of messianic redemption. The Supreme Leader, who ruled under regime founder Ruhollah Khomeini's ideology of "wilayat al-faq...
4 Heinä 202553min
Episode 25: What is happening in Gaza?
A bombshell Haaretz report last Friday concluded that IDF soldiers were responsible for a great many of the deaths of Gazan civilians outside aid distribution centers in Gaza.What should we make of th...
1 Heinä 202547min
Episode 24: With Iran down, Turkey steps into the breach - a conversation with Dr. Hay Eytan Cohen Yanarocak.
(Update: audio issues corrected)Turkey was the first Muslim country to recognize Israel. I was an ally and vital trading partner for decades -- until the rise of Recep Tayyip Erdogan, head of the Isla...
26 Kesä 20251h 4min
Episode 23: Iran bows out
There's now a ceasefire between Israel and Iran. Who won the war? And what happens now?We offer some preliminary conclusions as the dust settles.This episode is sponsored by the Peters family, Tom, Sh...
24 Kesä 202546min
Episode 22: A new dawn in the Middle East?
The United States has struck the Iranian nuclear program, marking a watershed moment for the region.It will take days to determine the scale of the damage and many years to understand the implications...
22 Kesä 202547min
Episode 21: Why won’t Haredim serve in the IDF? A deep dive with Shmuel Rosner
Haredi Israelis make up some 13% of the population but have extremely low rates of workforce participation and military service. The growing welfare subsidies that sustain their communities have incre...
20 Kesä 202559min
Episode 20: Regime change in Iran? What the 1979 revolution can teach us.
Twenty-four people have been killed in Israel since the outbreak of the direct Israel-Iran war. The Air Force is busy hunting launchers inside Iran to constrain Iran's ability to fire missiles at Isra...
16 Kesä 202535min
