Best Dan Senor Podcasts (2024)

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Decision Time In The North - with Matti Friedman 52:36

9h ago52:36

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This past weekend we saw a major and brazen escalation against Israel by Hezbollah. This war front is not new, but it will now come into much sharper focus. And with the slaughter of Druze children, we have received a number of questions about Israel’s Druze community in Israel’s North, as well as questions about the options for Israeli decision-ma…

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A Tory Good and True | Secrets of Statecraft | Andrew Roberts | Hoover Institution 45:04

7h ago45:04

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Nick True was until recently leader of the House of Lords and Lord Keeper of the Privy Seal. His Toryism hails from an earlier and better age, but still has modern relevance.By Hoover Institution

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James Carville says Democrats are ‘in a better position’ with Harris instead of Biden 37:38

1h ago37:38

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Legendary Democratic strategist James Carville talks to Margaret Hoover about the state of the 2024 presidential race after the withdrawal of President Joe Biden and the ascension of Vice President Kamala Harris. Carville explains why he had long urged Democrats to replace the aging Biden and why he is satisfied with supporting Harris without a com…

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Divergent reactions to BiBi’s address & its impact — with Nadav Eyal 53:27

4d ago53:27

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*** Share episode on X: https://tinyurl.com/4xb5bu7r ***Fresh off viewing Prime Minister Netanyahu’s address before a joint meeting of the U.S. Congress, Nadav Eyal sits down for an analysis as we debate the impact of Netanyahu’s speech in Israel, in the U.S., on the hostage negotiations, and on Israel’s geopolitics.Nadav Eyal is a columnist for Ye…

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Israel retaliates against the Houthis - with Ronen Bergman 32:31

7d ago32:31

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*** Share episode on X: https://tinyurl.com/3rwv5yzu ***A lot has happened over this past weekend, again. President Biden has dropped out of the presidential race, endorsing Vice-President Kamala Harris, who has been systematically locking up endorsements from most of her possible opponents. The ascendancy of V.P. Harris occurs at the exact time th…

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Is the 2024 race over? Only if Dems stick with Biden, Mike Murphy says 33:55

1h ago33:55

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Veteran Republican strategist Mike Murphy, an outspoken critic of Donald Trump, assesses the state of the presidential race in the wake of Trump’s attempted assassination and the Republican National Convention in Milwaukee. Murphy tells Margaret Hoover why he believes Joe Biden needs to withdraw from the race and how he thinks Democrats should appr…

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Bibi in Washington - with Amit Segal 58:40

11d ago58:40

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*** Share on X: https://tinyurl.com/mr2sejpr ***Prime Minister Netanyahu prepares to arrive in Washington, DC next week for an address to a joint session of Congress (his 4th), a meeting with President Biden (covid-permitting), all against the backdrop of the negotiations over hostages and a temporary (or phased) ceasefire.To help us understand wha…

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Around The World With Dan Hannan | Secrets of Statecraft | Andrew Roberts | Hoover Institution 48:36

12d ago48:36

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Lord Hannan draws on his 21 years as a member of the European Parliament for this scholarly and masterly overview of world affairs.By Hoover Institution

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Rabbi Danny Schiff - Judaism in a Digital Age 49:44

1d ago49:44

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Episode 50 of What Gives? the Jewish philanthropy podcast from Jewish Funders Network. We bring you an episode recorded last year, before October 7th. Rabbi Danny Schiff joins JFN President and CEO Andrés Spokoiny to discuss how far Judaism allows us to push technological advances. If medicine makes it possible, should Jews be allowed to increase t…

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The Death of Deif – A turning point? With Ronen Bergman 34:40

13h ago34:40

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*** Share on X: https://tinyurl.com/5dw43272 *** Who is Mohammed Deif?Why does he matter (or why did he matter?)Is he dead?We have often said on this podcast that Hamas long ago transformed from a ragtag militia to the equivalent of a light infantry army of a sovereign state. The architect of that transformation was Mohammed Deif. If Hamas was a te…

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China wants to ‘render the United States irrelevant,’ says former NSC official Matt Pottinger 1:02:01

15h ago1:02:01

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Matt Pottinger, who served as deputy national security advisor under former President Trump, talks to Margaret Hoover about the geopolitical and economic stakes of defending Taiwan and the challenge of deterring China. Pottinger, editor and co-author of “The Boiling Moat: Urgent Steps to Defend Taiwan,” assesses Xi Jinping’s ambitions and timeline …

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Naftali Bennett, (former) Prime Minister 54:49

3d ago54:49

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*** Share on X: https://tinyurl.com/24rsb4wv ***Today we sit down with one of the most interesting figures in Israeli public life, former prime minister Naftali Bennett, who served as Israel’s 13th Prime Minister (2021-22), and previously, in a Netanyahu-led government as Defense Minister (2019-20), and earlier on as Economy Minister. When he himse…

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The American Victims of 10/07 — with Jonathan Greenblatt 53:31

4d ago53:31

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*** Share on X: https://tinyurl.com/2h98vux8 ***On October 7th, Hamas slaughtered, brutalized, wounded, and kidnapped numerous U.S. citizens. We think of 10/07 as a singular Israeli experience. But it was not. Americans were attacked too. There are even 8 U.S. citizens still being held hostage today by Hamas. It’s not clear what the U.S. Government…

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A Hostage Deal — with Haviv Rettig Gur & Nadav Eyal 59:57

6d ago59:57

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*** Share episode on X: https://tinyurl.com/vehsrjpx ***Before today’s conversation, one housekeeping note. We are announcing our second "Call Me Back Live" Event. I will be talking to creators of Fauda -- Avi Issacharoff and Lior Raz. They are scripting OCTOBER 7th, a feature film on the heroic true story of Noam Tibon, who rescued his son Amir Ti…

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The IDF advocates for an end to the war - with Nadav Eyal 54:28

11d ago54:28

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*** Share on X: https://tinyurl.com/2fpvh4mv ***In recent days, while we have all been consumed with the U.S. presidential debate, less international attention has been on Israel. But during this time, Israel’s security apparatus has proposed and advocated for a formal end to the war in Gaza. This is in part because the IDF is closer to achieving i…

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Con Coughlin: Getting Into the Minds of Monsters | Secrets of Statecraft | Andrew Roberts | Hoover Institution 51:32

27d ago51:32

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Con Coughlin, veteran war correspondent and Daily Telegraph foreign & defense editor, has written the biographies of Ayatollah Khomeini, Saddam Hussein and Bashir Al-Assad. And he’s also gone drinking with Hunter S. Thompson …By Hoover Institution

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Mike Murphy’s Biden (retirement) Plan 41:19

13d ago41:19

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*** Share on X: https://tinyurl.com/25du5vv4 ***In today’s episode we unpack what has actually happened in American politics (up and down the ballot) since the presidential debate, we explore Biden’s options (which are not binary), what it tells us about public service in America, and how allies and adversaries abroad might be watching these events…

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Bonus Episode: Noa Tishby and Emmanuel Acho 39:59

19d ago39:59

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*** Share on X: https://tinyurl.com/ydvnv2ry ***Since October 7th, many of us have had uncomfortable conversations we could never have imagined having. October 7th sparked debates and discussions that got very awkward very quickly. But what’s unique about our guests today is that they were having these conversations prior to October 7th. Not only w…

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Author Edward O’Keefe on the ‘unsung’ women behind Theodore Roosevelt 51:48

15d ago51:48

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Edward O’Keefe, author of “The Loves of Theodore Roosevelt,” joins Margaret Hoover to discuss the “extraordinary and unsung” women who shaped the life and legend of the 26th president–and why his legacy still resonates today. O’Keefe, a former journalist and North Dakota native who is now CEO of the Theodore Roosevelt Presidential Library Foundatio…

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Where was the IDF on Oct 7? - with Ronen Bergman 1:20:21

17d ago1:20:21

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*** Share on X: https://tinyurl.com/yvesakat ***One of the questions we repeatedly get from you, our listeners, is - "Where was the IDF on October 7th?" It's a topic that we have strenuously avoided. After the war, there will be a formal commission of inquiry that attempts to understand all that went wrong and why. There will be a time and a place …

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The ‘Day After’ Document - with Prof. Netta Barak-Corren 1:04:52

1M ago1:04:52

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Share on X: https://tinyurl.com/yc8jb3m6Is now the time for Israeli decision-makers to begin serious internal deliberations and planning for the “day after” in Gaza? According to Nadav Eyal in his column last Friday in Yediot, over 95% of Hamas rockets are gone, Hamas’s smuggling routes have been closed, and its munitions production capacity is zer…

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Call me Back LIVE - with Michael Rapaport 50:37

1M ago50:37

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Share on X: https://rb.gy/un15s6Today in this special episode, we are releasing the first episode of the Call me Back podcast recorded before a very enthusiastic live audience at the Comedy Cellar in Manhattan. Our guest was actor, director and comedian Michael Rapaport. The focus of our conversation is about how Michael became such an energetic, p…

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Dem Rep. Ritchie Torres on the ‘fundamental problem’ with the progressive movement 37:54

22d ago37:54

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Democratic Rep. Ritchie Torres of the Bronx sits down with Margaret Hoover to talk about Israel, immigration, and other issues that impact voters of color as polls suggest support for Donald Trump is rising among traditionally Democratic voting blocs that will play a pivotal role in the 2024 election. Torres, the first openly gay Afro-Latino member…

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Is Israel headed for a two-front war? - with Nadav Eyal 1:10:18

24d ago1:10:18

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Share on X: https://tinyurl.com/3wt7crw4First, a housekeeping note: many of you filled out the survey we published in our previous episode, and we are very grateful for that. If you haven't filled out this 2-minute survey we would greatly appreciate it if you took 2 minutes to fill it out. It is extremely helpful to us in thinking through ways to i…

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Nicolas Sarkozy's 'Certain Idea of France' | Secrets of Statecraft | Andrew Roberts | Hoover Institution 34:42

1M ago34:42

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Recorded on June 4, 2024. President Nicolas Sarkozy on the weight of history on his shoulders when he ruled France from 2007 to 2012.By Hoover Institution

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Divisions in Israeli society - with Dr. Micah Goodman 49:39

1M ago49:39

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First, a housekeeping note: Over the past eight months the audience for this podcast has grown in ways we could never have imagined, but there is no real way for us to know who is listening - age group, ideological leanings, the country you are living in, etc. These are all very helpful data points for us to improve the podcast and understand our a…

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Dan Senor defends Israel after war crimes accusations: No war has been more ‘scrutinized’ 1:07:45

28d ago1:07:45

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Following a U.N. report accusing Israel of war crimes, Margaret Hoover sits down with Dan Senor, a former foreign policy aide to Mitt Romney and the host of the podcast “Call Me Back,” to the daring rescue of four Israeli hostages in Gaza, prospects for a cease-fire, and the new U.N. report accusing both Hamas and Israel of war crimes. Senor defend…

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Haviv Unplugged! 49:53

1M ago49:53

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Share on X: https://tinyurl.com/2s4x4j2hIn recent days, there have been a lot of war-related developments that have taken place in Israel and outside of Israel. So it was good that we had the opportunity to catch up with Haviv Rettig Gur as Shavuot came to a close in Israel. In this episode, we wound up having a spirited conversation about: I.The m…

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OPERATION ARNON - with Nadav Eyal 1:09:23

2M ago1:09:23

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Share on X: https://tinyurl.com/3pey4z3yWe have just witnessed one of the most extraordinary 48-hour periods in Israel since October 7th, as we learned news of an extremely complex military, intelligence and hostage rescue operation.We are seeing — and many of us are experiencing — the impact that this development is having on Israeli society, and …

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The Great Powers and the War in Gaza - with Walter Russell Mead 1:00:22

2M ago1:00:22

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Share on X: https://tinyurl.com/ytm9656fOver the past 8 months, we've focused most of our attention on Israel's perspective and the American perspective since October 7th. But what we wanted to do today is gradually zoom out from Israel and Gaza, to the perspective of other regional players in the Middle East, and finally examine this war from the …

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The last Israeli to negotiate with the Palestinians - with Tzipi Livni (Part 2) 32:23

2M ago32:23

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Share on Twitter/X: https://tinyurl.com/nvmznb7mTzipi Livni has served as a minister of eight different cabinet ministries under three prime ministers: Ariel Sharon, Ehud Olmert, and Benjamin Netanyahu. Her positions have included Justice Minister, Foreign Minister and Vice-Prime Minister. She has also been the official leader of the opposition.As …

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A Continental Tour d’Horizon with Zeinab Badawi | Secrets of Statecraft | Andrew Roberts | Hoover Institution 48:37

2M ago48:37

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The history of Africa over the past seven millennia, and this time from an African perspective.By Hoover Institution

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The last Israeli to negotiate with the Palestinians - with Tzipi Livni (Part 1) 47:52

2M ago47:52

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Share on Twitter/X: https://tinyurl.com/3jzjamfhTzipi Livni has served as a minister of eight different cabinet ministries under three prime ministers: Ariel Sharon, Ehud Olmert, and Benjamin Netanyahu. Her positions have included Justice Minister, Foreign Minister and Vice-Prime Minister. She has also been the official leader of the opposition.As …

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A proposal to end the war? — with Haviv Rettig Gur 1:03:37

2M ago1:03:37

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Share on Twitter/X: https://tinyurl.com/3h7ryskcToday during one of our regular check-ins with Haviv Rettig Gur, we had some big questions:I) How is the war actually going? What do we know?II) Following President Biden’s announcement last Friday, was the proposal he revealed the official proposal that Israel is offering Hamas? And if it is, why did…

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What we know about captivity in Gaza - with Glenn Cohen 57:06

2M ago57:06

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Share on Twitter/X: https://tinyurl.com/3rnj5dz7Since October 7, there has been a debate inside Israel about what cost Israelis should pay as a society to get their fellow citizens home, or, what the cost would be to Israeli society if their fellow citizens do not return home. One perspective we have not heard is that of a professional who led the …

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George Conway explains why ‘narcissistic sociopath’ Trump is unfit for office 49:11

2M ago49:11

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As the end of Donald Trump’s first trial nears, Margaret Hoover sits down with conservative attorney and former Trump supporter George Conway to discuss the case and the prospect of another Trump presidency. Conway defends the Manhattan prosecution, talks about watching Trump in the courtroom, and explains why he disagrees with those who say the ca…

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Diplomatic Avalanche - with Nadav Eyal and Matt Waxman 58:56

2M ago58:56

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Share on X: https://tinyurl.com/7nwh3c8eEarlier this morning, the International Court of Justice ordered Israel to immediately halt its military operations in Rafah. This comes less than a week after the ICC announced that it is considering arrest warrants against Prime Minister Netanyahu and Defense Minister Gallant, and days after three European …

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Rafah, Egypt & the "Day After" - with Amos Harel 46:53

2M ago46:53

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Share on X: https://tinyurl.com/2prj3ea7In recent days, we have had three persistent questions:One, how is it that – in just a matter of approximately 10 days – the IDF managed to move anywhere between 850,000 to a million Gazan Palestinians from Rafah to other areas of Gaza so Israel could conduct its operation against remaining Hamas battalions i…

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The State of Israel with Dan Senor | Secrets of Statecraft | Andrew Roberts | Hoover Institution 1:07:14

2M ago1:07:14

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Dan Senor, host of the “Call Me Back” podcast, discusses the war in Gaza and where it might go from here.By Hoover Institution

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And then there was Gantz - with Haviv Rettig Gur 55:04

2M ago55:04

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Share Episode on Twitter: https://tinyurl.com/327et39rHaviv Rettig Gur returns for a regular check-in, in which we analyze the emerging political scenarios that might emerge from the moves being made by Yoav Gallant, Benny Gantz and Naftali Bennett.We also discuss the implications of the crash of the helicopter transporting Iran's president -- what…

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Bonus Episode: Will the Middle East Be Unrecognizable? - with Jared Cohen 51:21

2M ago51:21

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Jared Cohen is Co-Head of the Office of Applied Innovation and President of Global Affairs at Goldman Sachs. He also serves on the Management Committee of the firm. Jared is also the most senior Goldman executive to visit Israel since October 7. But Jared did not just visit Israel – and meet with a range of senior Israeli political leaders and secu…

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Doris Kearns Goodwin on her husband, history, and her ‘unfinished love story’ 51:15

2M ago51:15

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Historian Doris Kearns Goodwin sits down with Margaret Hoover to discuss “An Unfinished Love Story,” her new book recounting the 1960s from her perspective and that of her late husband, presidential speechwriter Dick Goodwin. The Pulitzer Prize-winning biographer recalls the genesis of the project and reflects on the difference between writing abou…

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SPECIAL EPISODE: Gallant Strikes (Again) - with Nadav Eyal 39:36

2M ago39:36

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Last night, Israel time, Defense Minister Yoav Gallant took the exceptional step of publicly declaring his view that the current war trajectory is leading to one of two scenarios in Gaza: Hamas rules Gaza OR the IDF rules Gaza - both, Gallant says, are catastrophic outcomes. Gallant set an ultimatum for Prime Minister Netanyahu by saying that he wo…

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Israeli Independence - with Dr. Tal Becker 1:01:20

2M ago1:01:20

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HOUSEKEEPING NOTE: The first "Call Me Back" Live Event will take place on Monday June 3 at 6:00 pm at the Comedy Cellar in New York City. At the event -- which will ultimately be posted as an episode -- we will be talking to Michael Rapaport about the crisis of antisemitism in America and what it means for Israel and for American Jews. Partial proc…

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Yotam Polizer - Adaptability, Care, and Post-Traumatic Growth 20:59

2M ago20:59

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Episode 49 of What Gives? the Jewish philanthropy podcast from Jewish Funders Network. We continue our series of messages from the stage of the 2024 JFN International Conference. This week, IsraAid CEO Yotam Polizer is joined by Prof. Nava Levit-Binnun to talk about IsraAid's transition to working within Israel in the wake of October 7th, and how m…

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Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu 44:02

3M ago44:02

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At 8:00 pm tonight in Israel, the siren will sound across Israel to mark the commencement of Israel’s Memorial Day, Yom HaZikaron (Memorial Day for the Fallen Soldiers and Victims of Terrorism). This is the day that Israelis, as a nation, honor the fallen from Israel’s military and those casualties from its wars and victims of terror attacks.Since …

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Fareed Zakaria: ‘Biden should learn something from Trump’ on the border 58:55

2M ago58:55

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Author and journalist Fareed Zakaria joins Margaret Hoover to talk about his recent book, “Age of Revolutions,” and how past periods of progress and backlash inform our present revolutionary moment. Zakaria, host of CNN’s “Fareed Zakaria GPS,” reflects on a full-blown cultural backlash against decades of social and political change that has fueled …

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The Mission of Tzipi Hotovely | Secrets of Statecraft | Andrew Roberts | Hoover Institution 41:12

3M ago41:12

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The Israeli Ambassador to London speaks up eloquently and frankly for her embattled country.By Hoover Institution

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Screams Before Silence - with Sheryl Sandberg 43:07

3M ago43:07

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Sheryl Sandberg is one of the most accomplished executives in the tech industry. After attending Harvard University for undergrad and for an MBA, Sheryl’s early career included stints at the World Bank and the U.S. Treasury Department in the Clinton Administration, where she served with then-Treasury Secretary Larry Summers. She then joined Google …

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Oded Adomi Leshem - Hope Amidst Conflict 16:07

2M ago16:07

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Episode 48 of What Gives? the Jewish philanthropy podcast from Jewish Funders Network. We continue our series of messages from the stage of the 2024 JFN International Conference. This week, Oded Adomi Leshem, author of Hope Amidst Conflict, gives his perspective on hope, resilience, and vision, and shares a first person account of Israel's civic st…

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