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IDSF Daily Israel Briefing
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The war behind the headlines.
Hosted by Moshe Davis, this podcast delivers clear, uncompromising insight into the Middle East conflict — straight from those who have fought it, studied it, and shaped it.
Through exclusive conversations with Israeli military leaders, intelligence professionals, diplomats, journalists, and security experts, each episode breaks down what’s actually happening in Israel, Gaza, Lebanon, Iran, and beyond — and why it matters to the Jewish people, the West, and the future of democracy.
This is not punditry or propaganda. It’s frontline analysis that cuts through misinformation, exposes the realities of modern warfare and terrorism, and explains the strategic, moral, and geopolitical stakes too often ignored by mainstream coverage.
If you want to understand the war against Hamas, Hezbollah, Iran, and global terror — and the growing battle over truth, legitimacy, and Western values — this podcast is essential listening.
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Netanyahu’s UAE Visit, Iraq Bases Exposed: Is Trump’s Iran Strike Next?
6d ago00:20:15Tap to summarizeTrump says Gulf states asked him to hold off striking Iran — but OSINT data shows military assets moving into the region. Is that story a cover? We break down Netanyahu's secret wartime visit to the UAE, Israel's exposed military base in Iraq, and what it all means for Trump's next move on Iran. Atar Porat of the IDSF David Institute analyzes the most significant strategic shifts in the Middle East right now — including a stunning new poll showing a majority of Lebanese want a peace deal with Israel. In this briefing: — Why Trump's "Gulf states asked me to pause" may be a strategic ruse — What Netanyahu and IDF Chief of Staff Zamir discussed in Abu Dhabi — How Israel is becoming a "Mini US" — deploying troops abroad to protect allies — Israel's base in Iraqi Kurdistan and the emerging Ring of Fire around Iran — New Lebanon poll: Druze 84%, Maronites 77%, Sunnis 52% support peace with Israel — Why "peace deal" and "normalization" mean very different things in Arab society Timestamps 01:30 — Netanyahu's Secret UAE Visit: What It Signals About Trump's Iran Strategy 04:40 — Israel as a Regional Defense Provider: The "Mini US" Shift 08:00 — Iraq Base Exposed: The Ring of Fire Strategy Around Iran 09:40 — Was the Iraq Base Leak Intentional? 10:20 — Lebanon Poll Bombshell: Majority Support Peace With Israel 15:40 — Peace vs. Normalization: What Arab Society Actually Accepts This is an episode from the IDSF Daily Briefings. To sign up to view the LIVE briefings, click here — http://bit.ly/IDSFBriefings Join the IDSF mailing list to receive updates from Israel and special invitations - http://bit.ly/3IC2ptZ Join the IDSF WhatsApp community to receive video clips of our briefings, and updates: http://bit.ly/IDSFWhatsapp
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Will Israel Execute the Oct. 7 Terrorists? Here’s What Just Happened
6d ago00:29:22Tap to summarizeWill Israel Execute the Oct. 7 Terrorists? Here's What Just Happened Israel just passed a new death penalty law — and Lt. Col. Maurice Hirsch explains exactly what it means, who it targets, and whether Israel has the resolve to carry it out. Plus: the New York Times just published a story alleging prisoner abuse in Israeli jails. Hirsch calls it what it is — "evil blood libel propaganda" — and dismantles it source by source. Two of the most explosive Israel stories of the week. One definitive briefing. In this episode: 🔹 Why the NYT prison abuse article has zero credible evidence — and who wrote it 🔹 How the article was timed to create false moral equivalency with Hamas 🔹 Why the absence of a death penalty has historically fueled Palestinian terrorism 🔹 How October 7th destroyed the argument against capital punishment 🔹 What legal obstacles previously blocked execution — and how the new law removes them 🔹 Why critics calling it a "racist law" are actually admitting Palestinians will keep murdering Jews 🔹 Whether Israeli society has the stomach to execute hundreds of Oct. 7 terrorists Lt. Col. Maurice Hirsch is a former Military Advocate General's Corps officer and leading legal authority on Palestinian incitement, terrorism law, and Israeli military justice. ⏱️ CHAPTERS 00:00 The New York Times Prison Abuse Article — What It Actually Claims 02:40 The Real Agenda: Creating Moral Equivalency with Hamas 06:50 Why the Absence of a Death Penalty Fueled Palestinian Terror 11:30 The Legal Obstacles That Blocked Execution — Until Now 16:00 Will Israel Actually Execute Oct. 7 Perpetrators? 20:00 What Europe Gets Wrong About Fighting Terrorism 25:00 The Fundamental Asymmetry: Jewish vs. Palestinian Terrorism This is an episode from the IDSF Daily Briefings. To sign up to view the LIVE briefings, click here — http://bit.ly/IDSFBriefings Join the IDSF mailing list to receive updates from Israel and special invitations - http://bit.ly/3IC2ptZ Join the IDSF WhatsApp community to receive video clips of our briefings, and updates: http://bit.ly/IDSFWhatsapp
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Trump Gives Iran a Deadline: What Israel Knows That Washington Won’t Say
1w ago00:20:58Tap to summarize🚨 Trump just issued Iran his most urgent warning yet — and the ceasefire is effectively dead. Iran still controls 70% of its missiles. The nuclear clock is ticking. And the next wave of strikes may be closer than Washington is letting on. Brigadier General Amir Avivi delivers an exclusive intelligence briefing on what Israel's military establishment actually knows, and what it means for the region in the coming week. ⏱️ CHAPTERS 00:00 — Is an Attack on Iran Imminent? 02:20 — What Iran Has Been Doing Since the Last Attack 05:00 — Iran's Nuclear Timeline: 12 Months to a Bomb 06:45 — Netanyahu & Trump: What They're Really Discussing 09:00 — Gaza: Hamas's Top Commander Eliminated 11:46 — The 20-Point US-Israel Gaza Agreement Explained 15:50 — Lebanon: Why the War Is Still Raging Despite the Ceasefire 19:01 — IDF Manpower Crisis: 8,000 Soldiers Needed Now Iran's demands were rejected. The Strait of Hormuz is under threat. And the US and Israel are preparing for simultaneous fronts. General Avivi breaks down the real military calculus — the one that doesn't make it into mainstream headlines. Key topics covered: — Trump's renewed military ultimatum to Iran — Iran's remaining ballistic missile capabilities after Israeli strikes — US focus on Strait of Hormuz vs. Israel's infrastructure targets — Iran's nuclear enrichment status and 12-month breakout timeline — The killing of Hamas's last senior brigade commander — IDF territorial control in Gaza and the path to full dismantlement — Why the Lebanon ceasefire is not holding in the south — The IDF's urgent need for 8,000 additional combat soldiersAbout IDSF #Iran #Trump #IranWar #Israel #Gaza #Hamas #IDF #MiddleEast #Hezbollah #NuclearIran #IDSF #IntelBriefing #IranThreat #MilitaryAnalysis This is an episode from the IDSF Daily Briefings. To sign up to view the LIVE briefings, click here — http://bit.ly/IDSFBriefings Join the IDSF mailing list to receive updates from Israel and special invitations - http://bit.ly/3IC2ptZ Join the IDSF WhatsApp community to receive video clips of our briefings, and updates: http://bit.ly/IDSFWhatsapp
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Battle for Jerusalem Isn’t Over - Jerusalem Day 2026
2w ago00:16:44Tap to summarizeOn Jerusalem Day 2026, we take to the streets of Jerusalem to witness the celebrations — and then sit down with Danny Seaman for a powerful conversation about why this city sits at the very heart of Jewish history and Israel's national identity. This year Jerusalem Day celebrates 59 years since the reunification of the Capital of Israel during the 1967 war. Danny talks about how the historic and strategic value of Jerusalem to Israel and the Jewish people can never be taken for granted or forgotten. He shares his own personal story and how his family struggled to emigrate to Jerusalem. He addresses the present day challenges to Jerusalem in the context of the current war. This is an episode from the IDSF Daily Briefings. To sign up to view the LIVE briefings, click here — http://bit.ly/IDSFBriefings Join the IDSF mailing list to receive updates from Israel and special invitations - http://bit.ly/3IC2ptZ Join the IDSF WhatsApp community to receive video clips of our briefings, and updates: http://bit.ly/IDSFWhatsapp
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Israel Is Funding Hamas Schools in Jerusalem — A Crisis Nobody Is Talking About
2w ago00:24:09Tap to summarizeIsrael is funding the very schools that teach Palestinian kids to hate it. In this briefing, Chaim Silberstein — founder of JCAP — reveals the 6 silent forces working to undermine Israeli sovereignty in Jerusalem, and the shocking ways they're being financed… including by Israel itself. What you'll learn: 🔴 How Israel's Ministry of Education finances schools teaching the Hamas curriculum 🔴 Why Hamas leaders are applying for city funding to build "community" swimming pools (that are actually recruiting centers) 🔴 How Turkey and Qatar fund "soft jihad" through seemingly legitimate organizations 🔴 The French consulate worker caught smuggling arms — and France's ongoing support for anti-Israel groups 🔴 The demographic time bomb: why Jerusalem could have a Hamas-backed Arab mayor within a decade 🔴 Why Jerusalem Day needs to become a national holiday — and what's at stake if it doesn't This is an episode from the IDSF Daily Briefings. To sign up to view the LIVE briefings, click here — http://bit.ly/IDSFBriefings Join the IDSF mailing list to receive updates from Israel and special invitations - http://bit.ly/3IC2ptZ Join the IDSF WhatsApp community to receive video clips of our briefings, and updates: http://bit.ly/IDSFWhatsapp
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BREAKING: Mossad Exposed Iran’s Secret Kill Unit
2w ago00:16:15Tap to summarize🚨 Iran's most secretive kill unit has been exposed — and the details are explosive. On April 20, 2026, something unprecedented happened: Israel's Mossad, IDF, and Shin Bet held a joint public press conference — something they have NEVER done before — revealing the full structure, commanders, and global reach of IRGC Unit 4000: Iran's clandestine Global Operations Directorate responsible for assassinations, bombings, and infrastructure sabotage on foreign soil. In this briefing, we break down everything — from a foiled bomb plot in Azerbaijan involving 7.7kg of military-grade C-4 to a network operating across 12+ countries targeting Israeli embassies, Jewish communities, and critical infrastructure. EPISODE: ✅ The Baku plot: 7.7kg of C-4, armed drones, Israeli embassy, a synagogue, and a pipeline supplying 1/3 of Israel's oil — all on the target list ✅ How Unit 4000 recruits locals, criminals, and diaspora members to maintain plausible deniability ✅ Three Unit 4000 commanders killed by Israel: Rahman Moghadam, Mohsen Suri, and their senior overseer ✅ Operations foiled in London, Berlin, Denmark, Mexico City, and the UAE ✅ Why going public was a strategic weapon — collapsing Iran's deniability worldwide ✅ The one commander still alive and still dangerous: Jawad Ghaffari This is an episode from the IDSF Daily Briefings. To sign up to view the LIVE briefings, click here — http://bit.ly/IDSFBriefings Join the IDSF mailing list to receive updates from Israel and special invitations - http://bit.ly/3IC2ptZ Join the IDSF WhatsApp community to receive video clips of our briefings, and updates: http://bit.ly/IDSFWhatsapp
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Iran Would Collapse in 1 Hour
2w ago00:00:10Tap to summarize“Iran as a nation will be over... it takes exactly an hour.” — Brig. Gen. Amir Avivi Full interview on the channel. #Iran #Israel #War #MiddleEast
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Israeli General: Iran Can Collapse in ONE HOUR
2w ago00:25:45Tap to summarize🚨 Israeli Brigadier General Amir Avivi says Iran will have ONE HOUR of survival left if the US and Israel choose to act. In this briefing, the General delivers his most urgent warning yet: talks with Iran are OVER, and kinetic war is coming. In this interview. General Avivi covers: Why he believes Iran nuclear talks have completely collapsed The one military strike that could end Iran "as a nation" in 60 minutes Why the US is making a critical mistake with the Strait of Hormuz Hezbollah's explosive drone campaign and why Israel is losing ground daily The terrifying future of AI drone swarm warfare Why regime change in Iran is the ONLY real solution Israel's hidden internal war: crime families, illegal weapons & land grabs #Iran #MiddleEast #StraitsOfHormuz #Israel #Geopolitics #IDSF #trump This is an episode from the IDSF Daily Briefings. To sign up to view the LIVE briefings, click here — http://bit.ly/IDSFBriefings Join the IDSF mailing list to receive updates from Israel and special invitations - http://bit.ly/3IC2ptZ Join the IDSF WhatsApp community to receive video clips of our briefings, and updates: http://bit.ly/IDSFWhatsapp
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Don’t Believe the Iran Deal Hype — Expert Reveals Trump’s True Endgame
3w ago00:26:46Tap to summarizeIs the US-Iran war really heading toward a deal — or is regime change the REAL goal? Don't miss this expert breakdown. The US and Iran are at a crossroads — but what's actually happening behind the scenes is very different from what the media is telling you. In this interview, Elie Pierpz , expert analyst and Director of Governmental Affairs at the Israel Defense and Security Forum (IDSF), breaks down President Trump's true strategy in the US-Iran conflict, why a premature deal is far less likely than people think, and why the goal of regime change has never left the table. 🔍 In this interview: Why Trump is acting as a "Disrupter-in-Chief" in foreign policy How the US economic blockade is strangling the Iranian regime from within Why the Iran nuclear program is the ultimate red line that kills any deal The real reason Trump doesn't telegraph his military plans How internal divisions inside Iran are accelerating — and why time is on the West's side What happens next if diplomacy fails entirely #Iran #MiddleEast #StraitsOfHormuz #Israel #Geopolitics #IDSF #trump This is an episode from the IDSF Daily Briefings. To sign up to view the LIVE briefings, click here — http://bit.ly/IDSFBriefings Join the IDSF mailing list to receive updates from Israel and special invitations - http://bit.ly/3IC2ptZ Join the IDSF WhatsApp community to receive video clips of our briefings, and updates: http://bit.ly/IDSFWhatsapp
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The Rabbi Who Sends Ultra-Orthodox Jews to Fight for Israel
3w ago00:31:51Tap to summarizeWhy won't ultra-Orthodox Haredim serve in the IDF? Rabbi Carmi Gross says the Israeli Army has completely misunderstood the reason — and he should know. He runs the yeshiva that's changing everything. Rabbi Carmi Gross is the dean of Beit Midrash Derech Hayim — Israel's leading Haredi hesder yeshiva, where serious Torah study is combined with full IDF military service. In this conversation with the Israel Defense and Security Forum (IDSF), Rabbi Gross reveals what the Israeli government, the army, and the media consistently get wrong about the ultra-Orthodox draft debate. His answer will surprise you: it's not about keeping Shabbat in the army. It's not about kosher food or mixed units. It's about whether Haredim see themselves as Israelis at all. In this episode: Why the IDF's religious accommodations completely miss the real barrier The deep cultural identity that keeps ultra-Orthodox Jews from serving Rabbi Gross's "bricks made of glass" metaphor — and what it reveals about Haredi society today Why the Supreme Court ruling on economic sanctions against draft dodgers may backfire The grassroots "quiet revolution" already underway inside Haredi communities What a new category of Zionist Haredim could mean for Israel's future With Israel facing an urgent need for more soldiers and a Supreme Court order on Haredi conscription creating political shockwaves, this conversation is essential viewing. #Israel #IDF #UltraOrthodox #Haredi #IsraelNews #IsraelDefenseForces #HarediDraft #IsraeliArmy #Judaism #middleeastwar This is an episode from the IDSF Daily Briefings. To sign up to view the LIVE briefings, click here — http://bit.ly/IDSFBriefings Join the IDSF mailing list to receive updates from Israel and special invitations - http://bit.ly/3IC2ptZ Join the IDSF WhatsApp community to receive video clips of our briefings, and updates: http://bit.ly/IDSFWhatsapp
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