BRIEFING: ISRAELI JETS APPROACH IRAN & TRUMP ENDORSES NETANYAHU

ISRAELI JETS APPROACH IRAN
&
TRUMP ENDORSES NETANYAHU

In this episode, Benjamin Anthony is joined by In-House Analyst at The MirYam Institute, Yaakov Lappin.

Together they examine the signaling behind Israeli fighter jets flying to the Iranian border ahead of Israel’s elections and evaluate President Donald Trump’s political endorsement of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.

Finally, they highlight the strategic risks of personalizing Israel’s national security.

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BRIEFING: IRAN’S UNDERGROUND SCRAMBLE | RIYADH AIRPORT STRIKE | HOSTAGE DEAL REALITIES

IRAN’S UNDERGROUND SCRAMBLE
RIYADH AIRPORT STRIKE
HOSTAGE DEAL REALITIES

In this situational briefing, Yaakov Lappin, In-House Analyst at The MirYam Institute, examines three central security developments:

•Iran’s assembly of pre-manufactured missiles in underground bunkers

•The strategic vulnerabilities exposed by the Houthi strike on Riyadh

•Operational factors and price tags defining the hostage deal debate; a debate that is now rampant in Israel during election season.

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BRIEFING: THREE YEARS AFTER OCT 7TH & A NEW MIDDLE EAST

THREE YEARS AFTER OCT 7TH
&
A NEW MIDDLE EAST

In this episode, Benjamin Anthony and MirYam Institute In-House Analyst Yaakov Lappin review the events and repercussions of the October 7th massacre on this three-year commemoration. 

They discuss the sacrifices, losses, multi-front military operations, the hostage crisis, and Israel’s shift from managing threats to destroying threats.

Their conversation concludes with a focus on strategic optimism, including an examination of how Israeli society has demonstrated long-term resolve and forged a new generation of civilians, defined by unfathomable courage and heroism.

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BRIEFING: FLY DUBAI HIJACKING & MIRACULOUS RECOVERY

FLY DUBAI HIJACKING
&
MIRACULOUS RECOVERY

In this episode, Benjamin Anthony is joined by In-House Analyst Yaakov Lappin to review, analyze and discuss the thwarted FlyDubai hijacking.

They discuss how heroic passengers and crew stopped a rogue co-pilot mid-flight, the critical security failures exposed by this episode, and the regional impact across Israel, Saudi Arabia, and the UAE.

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BRIEFING: NETANYAHU AT THE UN: AN ASSESSMENT

NETANYAHU AT THE UN: AN ASSESSMENT

In this episode, Benjamin Anthony is joined by In-House Analyst Yaakov Lappin to break down Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s address to the United Nations General Assembly.
 
Together, they:

• Examine Israel's defense, the PM's message to Iran, and Netanyahu’s role as Israel's international representative.

• Highlight the absence of any substantive, long-term strategy presented by the PM. 

• Evaluate The merits and demerits of publicly exposing the dangerous rhetoric coming from Turkey. 

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BRIEFING: THE TWO-STATE DELUSION

THE TWO-STATE DELUSION

BENJAMIN ANTHONY RESPONDS TO BRITISH AND INTERNATIONAL
CALLS PEDDLING OF THE TWO-STATE DELUSION

In this briefing Benjamin Anthony responds to the unrelenting promotion of what he calls the "two-state delusion" by the British government and several of its international allies. 

He challenges proponents of the moribund two-state "solution" in several ways.  

• Poses Four Direct Questions For Them To Answer: Via these he challenges the blatant impracticability, security liabilities, and sheer hypocrisy of the land-for-peace fantasy. 

• Western Appeasement: He outlines the pandering of international leaders to their domestic agitators by punishing the State of Israel. 

• People In Glass Houses: With calls from Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales to cede from union, Benjamin suggests Britains's leadership would do better to get their own house in order before voicing their unwanted counsel to Israel. 

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BRIEFING: BRITAIN’S JEWISH FOREIGN MINISTER SANCTIONS THE JEWISH HEARTLAND

BRITAIN’S JEWISH FOREIGN MINISTER SANCTIONS THE JEWISH HEARTLAND

In this episode of the podcast, Benjamin Anthony opens the show with a monologue aimed directly at the moral bankruptcy of Britain's Jewish Foreign Minister, Ed Miliband, following Miliband's unveiling of British-led, international sanctions against Judea & Samaria. 

Thereafter, he and MirYam's In-House Analyst, Yaakov Lappin, analyze: 

· UK Sanctions: Scope of the measures targeting Judea and Samaria.

· Ed Miliband: Political motivations behind London’s policy shift.

· Israel's Response: Closing the UK's Jerusalem consulate.

· Strategic Impact: Intel risks, information warfare, peace options.

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BRIEFING: HAMAS COMMANDER EXTRACTED FROM GAZA & U.S. STRIKES IRAN

HAMAS COMMANDER EXTRACTED FROM GAZA
&
U.S. STRIKES IRAN

In this episode, Benjamin Anthony is joined by In-House Analyst Yaakov Lappin. Together, they examine:

• Israel's extraction of senior Hamas commander Muein al-Arabid

• Recent U.S. precision strikes in Iran

• Sarah Netanyahu’s allegations against 'Democrats' party leader, Yair Golan, a former deputy Chief of the IDF.

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BRIEFING: ISRAEL’S SYRIA STRIKE & EGYPT’S GAZA STRATEGY

ISRAEL’S SYRIA STRIKE

&

EGYPT’S GAZA STRATEGY

In this briefing, The MirYam Institute’s In-House Analysts Yaakov Lappin and Ruth Wasserman-Lande evaluate:

• Israel’s airstrike on Turkish military assets in Syria.

• President Erdogan’s neo-Ottoman ambitions, and the strategic imperative to counter Ankara-backed jihadist threats.

• Egypt’s dual policy toward Hamas, cross-border security challenges, and Cairo's refusal to join the Turkish-Saudi-Pakistani "Mecca Agreement".

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HEBREW PODCAST: ישראל מול המזרח התיכון מבפנים

יד בד ובלב פתוח עם רוזיתה פניני | פרק 17 - ישראל מול המזרח התיכון מבט מבפנים

בשיחה מרתקת עם רות וסרמן לנדה – דיפלומטית לשעבר, חברת כנסת לשעבר ומי שכיהנה כסגנית שגרירת ישראל בקהיר – דנו במה שלמדה במהלך שנותיה במצרים, על איראן, מדינות ערב, הסכמי אברהם ועל הדברים שאנחנו בישראל עדיין לא מבינים מספיק על שכנינו

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BRIEFING: GAZA DIPLOMACY & NORTHERN THREATS

GAZA DIPLOMACY & NORTHERN THREATS

In this briefing, Yaakov Lappin, In-House Analyst at The MirYam Institute, details rising U.S.-Israel friction over Gaza’s future following Jared Kushner’s meetings with Hamas in Cairo and Netanyahu in Jerusalem. He warns that Hamas’s proposal to store, rather than destroy, its weapons is merely a stall tactic.

Regarding Lebanon, Lappin notes the Lebanese Armed Forces’ failure to disarm Hezbollah and highlights IAF strikes near Ali Tahir Ridge, stressing that Israel must retain long-term military control of border buffer zones.

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BRIEFING: DISARMING HAMAS & ACRONYMS WITHOUT MEANING

DISARMING HAMAS
&
ACRONYMS WITHOUT MEANING

In this lively situational briefing, Benjamin Anthony sits down with John Spencer, Senior Analyst at The MirYam Institute.

Returning from fact-finding trips to Gaza and southern Lebanon, Spencer outlines his reasons for optimism and for concern regarding the "Board of Peace" proposal for Hamas disarmament, highlighting the importance of US verification, civil governance, and phased decommissioning.

Anthony counters with resolute pushback rooted in Israeli security realities and priorities —dismissing unproven acronyms, rejecting Palestinian statehood, and arguing against the fallacy of Jihadist groups disarming.

Together, they debate international stabilization forces, Saudi normalization demands, Egyptian culpability for October 7th, and requirements for long-term regional security.

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HEBREW PODCAST: על איזו ישראל נלחמנו

יד ביד ובלב פתוח עם רוזיתה פניני | פרק 16 - בשביל איזו ישראל נלחמנו?״

בפרק מיוחד זה אני מארחת את עמית בר וליאם שפילמן – שני לוחמי מילואים שנפצעו במהלך מלחמת “חרבות ברזל”. מתוך החוויות .אישיות שלהם, אנחנו משוחחים על מנהיגות, החברה הישראלית, השסעים הפנימיים, עתיד הדור הצעיר והחזון שלהם למדינת ישראל

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BRIEFING: BIBI MEETS TRUMP IN D.C.

BIBI MEETS TRUMP IN D.C.

In this situational briefing, Benjamin Anthony is joined by MirYam Institute analyst, former MK and Deputy Ambassador to Egypt, Ruth Wasserman-Lande

Together, they assess Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s visit to Washington, D.C., including U.S.-Israeli alignment on Iran and the ongoing challenges in Gaza and Judea & Samaria.

Additionally, they address the broader regional geopolitical shifts, including Turkish regional influence, Saudi nuclear ambitions, and normalization agreements.

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BRIEFING: IRAN’S PICKAXE PLOY, LEBANON’S TEST & GAZA FRONT

IRAN VS. U.S. & ISRAEL'S RED LINES

In this situational briefing, MirYam's In-House Analyst, Yaakov Lappin, provides an overview of the following security challenges:

• Iran & Strait of Hormuz: Assesses U.S. coastal strikes and urges the prioritization of a naval blockade over diplomacy.

• Pickaxe Mountain: Details centrifuges inside Iran's subterranean site and describes the utility of inspections or military action.

• Lebanon Pilot Program: Outlines skepticism surrounding the Lebanese armed forces' ability to dismantle Hezbollah in southern test zones.

• Gaza Control: Highlights IDF control over 60% of Gaza and ongoing targeted eliminations.

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BRIEFING: IRAN VS. U.S. & ISRAEL'S RED LINES

IRAN VS. U.S. & ISRAEL'S RED LINES

In this situational briefing, MirYam's In-House Analyst Yaakov Lappin outlines three security priorities for Israel:

• US-Iran Gulf Conflict: As the MoU lies in tatters and Iran and the U.S. trade strikes, what are the red lines that Israel must declare and strictly enforce.

• Lebanon Pilot Program: A US-brokered test calls for the deployment of the Lebanese Armed Forces (L.A.F.) in southern Lebanon with a view to keeping the area clear of Hezbollah. But can L.A.F. be depended on to do that? 

• IDF Personnel Crisis: Severe troop shortages have prompted societal and military demands for the government to enlist ultra-Orthodox Israelis into the Israel Defense Forces. This is coupled with a written alert from the IDF Chief of Staff warning of the dangers of any legislation that seeks to exempt the ultra-religious from military service.

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BRIEFING: THE US-IRAN MOU & VANISHING REGIONAL LEVERAGE

THE US-IRAN MOU
&
VANISHING REGIONAL LEVERAGE

In this situational briefing, John Spencer, Senior Analyst at The Miryam Institute, critiques the 14-point US-Iran MOU, arguing the diplomatic pivot squanders critical military leverage.

He also breaks down Israel's defensive operations in southern Lebanon, explaining why regional appeasement has completely failed.

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BRIEFING: THE US-IRAN MOU VS. ISRAEL'S NEW SECURITY DOCTRINE

THE US-IRAN MOU
VS.
ISRAEL'S NEW SECURITY DOCTRINE

In this situational briefing, Yaakov Lappin, In-House Analyst at The MirYam Institute, analyzes the highly dramatic events of the past 24 hours in the Middle East.

Recently, the Iranian-led Shiite jihadist axis has attempted to bully Israel into accepting new operational "equations" - formulas designed to dictate the boundaries of military action.

This extortion attempt stems from the fact that Hezbollah, Iran's flagship proxy in Lebanon, has been severely degraded. Israel fired back against this Iranian extortion attempt.

By taking matters into its own hands, even when it meant defying a direct request from a close ally, Israel successfully reestablished its strategic independence.

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BRIEFING: ISRAEL’S NEW REGIONAL EQUATION

ISRAEL’S NEW REGIONAL EQUATION

In this situational briefing, Yaakov Lappin, In-House Analyst at The MirYam Institute, analyzes the highly dramatic events of the past 24 hours in the Middle East.

Recently, the Iranian-led Shiite jihadist axis has attempted to bully Israel into accepting new operational "equations" - formulas designed to dictate the boundaries of military action.

This extortion attempt stems from the fact that Hezbollah, Iran's flagship proxy in Lebanon, has been severely degraded. Israel fired back against this Iranian extortion attempt.

By taking matters into its own hands, even when it meant defying a direct request from a close ally, Israel successfully reestablished its strategic independence.

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BRIEFING: COUNTERING IRAN, HEZBOLLAH, AND THE FATE OF GAZA

COUNTERING IRAN, HEZBOLLAH, AND THE FATE OF GAZA

In this situational briefing, Benjamin Anthony sits down with John Spencer, Senior Analyst at The MirYam Institute. 

They analyze recent US naval engagements in the Strait of Hormuz amid the Operation Epic Fury ceasefire, the shifting military dynamics involving Hezbollah in Lebanon, and the broader geopolitical pressures surrounding Iran's nuclear program.

Finally, they debate Gaza's strategic future, contrasting a proposed population relocation to the Sinai Peninsula with the absolute isolation and demilitarization of Hamas.

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