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Turkey Is Becoming the West's Most Dangerous Ally | Eitan Fischberger

Send us Fan MailSupport the podcast and keep it independent. 👉Subscribe on Patreon for $10/month:For years, many in the West dismissed Turkey's threats as political theater. But what if they're making the same mistake they made before October 7?In this episode of EylON the Record, Eylon Levy speaks with Eitan Fischberger, OSINT investigator and author of The Fisch Files, about Turkey's increasingly hostile posture toward Israel, its growing influence inside NATO, and the sophisticated information operations shaping Western public opinion. They examine whether Ankara is exploiting its position inside the Western alliance while advancing an agenda fundamentally at odds with it—and why policymakers may be underestimating the strategic consequences.In this episode, we discuss: How Turkish state-linked influence networks quietly shape Western discourse online. Why Erdogan's rhetoric toward Israel has become increasingly eliminationist—and why it deserves to be taken seriously. Whether Turkey is acting as a Trojan horse inside NATO while deepening ties to Hamas, Russia, and the Muslim Brotherhood. Why weakening Israel ultimately weakens the broader Western alliance. The debate over Turkey is no longer just about one country's foreign policy. It is about whether democratic alliances can recognize ideological threats before they become strategic ones. If Western governments ignore hostile rhetoric because it comes from an ally rather than an adversary, they risk repeating dangerous mistakes.🎯 Key moment:"Turkey plays this inside-outside game where they like to pretend that they're friends of the West and friends of NATO... but in reality, that just sort of masks their actual agenda, which is something else entirely, and I would argue anti-Western and anti-American in particular."Follow on social media:TwitterInstagramPatreonmosaic: Exploring Jewish Issuesmosaic is Jewish Federation of Palm Beach County's news magazine show, exploring...Listen on: Apple Podcasts   SpotifySupport the showABOUT THE SHOWEylON the Record is a podcast about Israel, the global information war, and the battle between democratic societies and authoritarian or extremist movements — told through in-depth conversations with people shaping events on the front lines.Stay up to date at:X: https://x.com/eylontherecordInstagram: https://instagram.com/eylontherecordSupport on Patreon for only $10 a month

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America Just Gave Iran What It Wanted | Asher Fredman

Jun 2300:49:31Tap to summarize

Send us Fan MailSupport the podcast and keep it independent.👉Subscribe on Patreon for $10/month:https://patreon.com/eylontherecord This is a moment that calls for American leadership. But if the Iran MOU gives Tehran legitimacy before dismantling its nuclear threat — and the UN system empowers America’s adversaries while America pays for it — what kind of leadership is the West actually getting?In this episode of EylON the Record, Eylon Levy speaks with Asher Fredman, Executive Director of the Misgav Institute and former senior official in Israel’s Prime Minister’s Office, Ministry of Public Security, and Ministry of Strategic Affairs, about the Trump administration’s memorandum of understanding with Iran, the strategic consequences for Israel, and Misgav’s new report arguing that the United States should withdraw from much of the UN system and build better alternatives. Together, they ask whether American power is being used to lead — or to legitimize institutions and agreements that reward America’s adversaries.In this episode, we discuss:Why it’s problematic for the Iran MOU to give Tehran sanctions relief and hard cash before Iran dismantles its nuclear threatThe Misgav Institute’s report, From UN Bureaucracy to American Global Leadership, and its case for why the United States should disengage from the UNHow China and other adversarial powers use the UN system to constrain America while relying on American fundingWhy anti-Israel bias at the UN is not only an Israeli problem, but a warning for every democracy fighting terrorRead the Misgav Institute report discussed in this episode: https://www.misgavins.org/en/fredman-un-bureaucracy-us-leadership/ Beyond the headlines, this conversation is about whether America can still shape the international order — or whether it is funding, legitimizing, and deferring to systems that now work against its own interests. For Israel, the question is even sharper: when diplomacy rewards Tehran and the UN gives hostile actors a global platform, Israel may have to rely less on being understood, and more on becoming indispensable.🎯 Key moment:“At the end of the day, it doesn't matter whether people understand us, it doesn't matter whether they like us, it matters whether they need us.”🎙 Filmed at M10 Studios, Tel Aviv https://m10.co.il/video-podcast-studio-tel-aviv mosaic: Exploring Jewish Issuesmosaic is Jewish Federation of Palm Beach County's news magazine show, exploring...Listen on: Apple Podcasts   SpotifySupport the showABOUT THE SHOWEylON the Record is a podcast about Israel, the global information war, and the battle between democratic societies and authoritarian or extremist movements — told through in-depth conversations with people shaping events on the front lines.Stay up to date at:X: https://x.com/eylontherecordInstagram: https://instagram.com/eylontherecordSupport on Patreon for only $10 a month

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Emergency Episode: The 24 Hours That Changed the Israel-Iran War

Jun 800:11:11Tap to summarize

Send us Fan MailSupport the podcast and keep it independent.👉Subscribe on Patreon for $10/month:https://patreon.com/eylontherecord There is a price to war. But there is also a price to ending a war on the enemy’s terms — and that price can be more war.In this episode of EylON the Record, Eylon Levy speaks with listeners in an emergency solo episode after Israel and Iran traded fire in a dangerous 24-hour escalation. He explains why the question is not simply whether Israel should “stop shooting,” but whether Iran can use missile attacks to force Israel to stop defending itself against Hezbollah. At stake is the future of deterrence, the freedom of Lebanon, the security of northern Israel, and whether Iranian proxy armies can drag the region into war whenever Tehran decides.In this episode, we discuss:Why Iran’s missile fire was really about protecting Hezbollah from Israeli retaliationThe danger of ending a war too soon if it rewards aggression and invites the next roundHow Iran’s “ring of fire” — Hezbollah, Hamas, and the Houthis — has become a strategic liability for TehranThe “Pride paradox”: why Israelis want normal life to resume, but cannot accept a reality where Iran can cancel it at willThis episode moves beyond the headlines of ceasefires, missile salvos, and calls for restraint. The deeper question is whether Israel can be expected to absorb attacks from Iranian-backed forces while the world demands calm from the country being targeted. If Iran learns that firing missiles at Israeli cities carries no price, the next escalation will not be a surprise. It will be the result of a message the world allowed Tehran to hear.🎯 Key moment:“If you want peace, you don’t reward aggression. If you want Lebanon free, you don’t give Hezbollah immunity.”ABOUT THE SHOWEylON the Record is a podcast about Israel, the global information war, and the battle between democratic societies and authoritarian or extremist movements — told through in-depth conversations with people shaping events on the front lines.Support the showABOUT THE SHOWEylON the Record is a podcast about Israel, the global information war, and the battle between democratic societies and authoritarian or extremist movements — told through in-depth conversations with people shaping events on the front lines.Stay up to date at:X: https://x.com/eylontherecordInstagram: https://instagram.com/eylontherecordSupport on Patreon for only $10 a month

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Is Britain Still Safe for Jews? | Dov Forman

May 2800:50:34Tap to summarize

Send us Fan MailSupport the podcast and keep it independent. 👉Subscribe on Patreon for $10/month: Britain was once seen as a model of stability, decency, and quiet integration for its Jewish community. Today, many British Jews are asking whether that promise still holds.In this episode of EylON the Record, Eylon Levy speaks with Dov Forman, New York Times bestselling author of Lily’s Promise, former adviser to Robert Jenrick, and a prominent voice against antisemitism in the UK, about Britain’s worsening antisemitism crisis, the rise of anti-Israel radicalism, and whether Jewish life in the UK is becoming increasingly unsustainable. They discuss Jeremy Corbyn’s legacy, the normalization of anti-Zionist hostility, Iran-backed threats on British soil, the failures of policing and prosecution, and what all this means for Britain, Israel, democracy, and the future of the West.In this episode, we discuss:• How antisemitism in Britain moved from the political fringe into mainstream society • Why “anti-Zionism” has become a social purity test for British Jews • How weekly anti-Israel marches, weak law enforcement, and political cowardice have emboldened extremists • Whether Britain can still offer a secure future for its Jewish community, or whether more Jews will look to IsraelThis conversation moves beyond headlines about protests and political slogans. The deeper question is whether a democratic society can protect a small minority when ideological extremism, foreign influence, and social intimidation are allowed to grow unchecked. For British Jews, this is not an abstract debate about foreign policy. It is about whether they can walk openly as Jews, speak honestly about Israel, and trust the institutions meant to protect them.🎯 Key moment: “The purity test doesn’t actually exist, because the man who stabbed two Jews didn’t ask them what their stance on Israel was before he attacked them.”🎙 Filmed at M10 Studios, Tel Aviv mosaic: Exploring Jewish Issuesmosaic is Jewish Federation of Palm Beach County's news magazine show, exploring...Listen on: Apple Podcasts   SpotifySupport the showABOUT THE SHOWEylON the Record is a podcast about Israel, the global information war, and the battle between democratic societies and authoritarian or extremist movements — told through in-depth conversations with people shaping events on the front lines.Stay up to date at:X: https://x.com/eylontherecordInstagram: https://instagram.com/eylontherecordSupport on Patreon for only $10 a month

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The Iran Deal Problem No One Wants to Admit | Mark Dubowitz

May 2001:00:35Tap to summarize

Send us Fan MailSupport the podcast and keep it independent. 👉Subscribe on Patreon for $10/month: A U.S.-Iran deal may reopen the Strait of Hormuz. It does not necessarily remove the threat — it may simply shift the burden back onto Israel.In this episode of EylON the Record, Eylon Levy speaks with Mark Dubowitz, CEO of the Foundation for Defense of Democracies, about the future of the Iranian threat, the risks of a suboptimal U.S.-Iran deal, and whether the Islamic Republic can be contained without regime change. They discuss the Strait of Hormuz, Iran’s nuclear program, the limits of diplomacy, Israel’s shadow war, and the broader strategic question facing the West: whether democratic allies are prepared to weaken their enemies before those enemies recover.In this episode, we discuss: Why reopening the Strait of Hormuz without confronting Iran’s core threats could create a dangerous precedent Whether Iran’s nuclear program has been seriously set back — or merely driven deeper underground How a U.S.-Iran deal could leave Israel with more responsibility and less diplomatic cover Why Dubowitz argues Israel must focus on weakening the Islamic Republic before it rebuilds This conversation moves beyond the immediate headlines over diplomacy and ceasefires. The deeper question is whether the West is prepared to confront the Islamic Republic as a strategic enemy, or whether it will settle for temporary arrangements that leave Israel facing the same threat again — only stronger, richer, and harder to stop.🎯 Key moment: “Israel has two and a half years under President Trump to bring down the Islamic Republic of Iran.”🎙 Filmed at M10 Studios, Tel Aviv mosaic: Exploring Jewish Issuesmosaic is Jewish Federation of Palm Beach County's news magazine show, exploring...Listen on: Apple Podcasts   SpotifySupport the showABOUT THE SHOWEylON the Record is a podcast about Israel, the global information war, and the battle between democratic societies and authoritarian or extremist movements — told through in-depth conversations with people shaping events on the front lines.Stay up to date at:X: https://x.com/eylontherecordInstagram: https://instagram.com/eylontherecordSupport on Patreon for only $10 a month

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Hollywood’s Fear of Jewish Stories | Jonah Platt

May 1500:47:32Tap to summarize

Send us Fan MailSupport the podcast and keep it independent. 👉Subscribe on Patreon for $10/monthHollywood helped shape the modern Jewish story. But after October 7, the question is whether the entertainment industry still has the courage to tell Jewish and Israeli stories honestly.In this episode of EylON the Record, Eylon Levy speaks with Jonah Platt, actor, writer, host of Being Jewish, and a leading voice on Jewish identity in Hollywood, about whether Jews and Israel are being pushed into the villain role in American culture. They discuss the fear around Jewish representation, the chilling effect around Israel, the battle inside Hollywood after October 7, and why storytelling matters in the broader fight for moral clarity, democracy, and the West’s understanding of Israel.In this episode, we discuss: Why some actors and studios are afraid to touch even apolitical Jewish stories The difference between anti-Israel activism in Hollywood and the quieter Jewish fightback behind the scenes How “oppressor vs. oppressed” narratives shape the cultural space around Israel Why Jewish and Israeli creators need to tell better, more compelling stories before others define them This conversation moves beyond celebrity politics. The real stakes are cultural: who gets to define Jews, Zionism, Israel, and moral legitimacy for the next generation. If the only Jewish stories allowed are safe, detached, or stripped of Israel, then the Jewish people lose more than representation — they lose narrative power.🎯 Key moment: “We can’t have any more Jews writing movies about Norwegians. They gotta be about Jews in Israel, because we need to be telling our own stories.” You can follow Jonah and listen to Being Jewish with Jonah Platt on all major podcast platforms and on social media at @JonahPlatt and @BeingJewishPodcast.mosaic: Exploring Jewish Issuesmosaic is Jewish Federation of Palm Beach County's news magazine show, exploring...Listen on: Apple Podcasts   SpotifySupport the showABOUT THE SHOWEylON the Record is a podcast about Israel, the global information war, and the battle between democratic societies and authoritarian or extremist movements — told through in-depth conversations with people shaping events on the front lines.Stay up to date at:X: https://x.com/eylontherecordInstagram: https://instagram.com/eylontherecordSupport on Patreon for only $10 a month

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Why Jordan Could Be Israel’s Most Dangerous Blind Spot | Aaron Magid

May 100:37:16Tap to summarize

Send us Fan MailSupport the podcast and keep it independent. 👉Subscribe on Patreon for $10/month:Israel’s longest border is also its quietest. But how stable is that quiet really?In this episode of EylON the Record, Eylon Levy speaks with Aaron Magid, author of The Most American King: Abdullah of Jordan, about Israel’s cold peace with Jordan, the fragility beneath the 1994 peace treaty, and why instability in the Hashemite Kingdom would have serious consequences for Israel, the region, and the West. In this episode, we discuss:• Why Jordan remains one of Israel’s most important security partners despite hostile public opinion • How King Abdullah has kept the peace treaty intact under pressure from the Jordanian street • The role of American aid, Israeli water and gas, and Jordanian security cooperation • Why the Muslim Brotherhood, Iran, and Palestinian politics make Jordan a critical strategic frontBeyond the headlines, this conversation is about the danger of assuming quiet borders are permanent. Jordan’s monarchy has weathered crises before, but Israel cannot afford to mistake silence for stability or cold peace for real normalization.🎯 Key moment: “Two thirds of Jordanians supported the Hamas initiative.”🎙 Filmed at M10 Studios, Tel Aviv mosaic: Exploring Jewish Issuesmosaic is Jewish Federation of Palm Beach County's news magazine show, exploring...Listen on: Apple Podcasts   SpotifySupport the showABOUT THE SHOWEylON the Record is a podcast about Israel, the global information war, and the battle between democratic societies and authoritarian or extremist movements — told through in-depth conversations with people shaping events on the front lines.Stay up to date at:X: https://x.com/eylontherecordInstagram: https://instagram.com/eylontherecordSupport on Patreon for only $10 a month

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Can Israel and Lebanon Actually Make Peace? | Dan Feferman

Apr 2000:40:50Tap to summarize

Send us Fan MailSupport the podcast and keep it independent. 👉Subscribe on Patreon for $10/month:War is easy to start. Peace is much harder to build. And in the Middle East, the difference between a breakthrough and a mirage can be a matter of political will.In this episode of EylON the Record, Eylon Levy speaks with Dan Feferman, co-founder and co-editor of Middle East 24, former executive director of Sharaka, and an IDF reserves major, about the sudden and extraordinary possibility of peace talks between Israel and Lebanon. They unpack how Hezbollah’s weakening, Lebanon’s internal political shifts, and American mediation have created an opening that would have seemed unimaginable just a few years ago — and whether this moment could produce a real strategic shift or just another temporary pause before the next war.In this episode, we discuss: Why the real conflict is not between Israel and Lebanon, but between both states and Hezbollah How Israeli military pressure changed the political balance inside Lebanon Whether the Lebanese state can actually confront Hezbollah without sliding into civil war Why parts of the Western media and European leadership still misunderstand this moment This conversation goes beyond the headlines to ask what peace would actually require: not just ceasefires or diplomatic theater, but the dismantling of an Iranian proxy that has held Lebanon hostage and kept both countries trapped in a conflict neither population truly wants. Getting this right matters not only for Israel and Lebanon, but for the wider struggle between regional stability and the forces that profit from permanent war.🎯 Key moment: “War should end with peace, not a piece of paper.”mosaic: Exploring Jewish Issuesmosaic is Jewish Federation of Palm Beach County's news magazine show, exploring...Listen on: Apple Podcasts   SpotifySupport the showABOUT THE SHOWEylON the Record is a podcast about Israel, the global information war, and the battle between democratic societies and authoritarian or extremist movements — told through in-depth conversations with people shaping events on the front lines.Stay up to date at:X: https://x.com/eylontherecordInstagram: https://instagram.com/eylontherecordSupport on Patreon for only $10 a month

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Who's Afraid of a Free Iran? | Jonathan Schanzer

Apr 700:53:55Tap to summarize

Send us Fan MailSupport the podcast and keep it independent. 👉Subscribe on Patreon for $10/month:World leaders say they stand with the people of Iran. But when the Islamic Republic is finally under real pressure, many of the same voices suddenly want de-escalation.What exactly are Western leaders so afraid of: a wider war, or the fall of the regime itself?In this episode of EylON the Record, Eylon Levy speaks with Jonathan Schanzer, Executive Director of the Foundation for Defense of Democracies, about whether regime change in Iran is still a realistic outcome, why Western governments seem more frightened by instability than by tyranny, and what the fall of the Islamic Republic could mean for Israel, the Gulf states, Europe, and the future balance of power in the Middle East.In this episode, we discuss: Why so many Western leaders prefer the “devil they know” in Tehran to the uncertainty of regime collapse Whether the war is actually creating the conditions for regime change after the bombing stops How Gulf states, Europe, Turkey, Russia, and China are positioning themselves for the day after Whether a weakened Iran leads to containment, covert action, or a full scramble to remake the region This conversation goes beyond the immediate battlefield. It asks whether the West still has the confidence to confront openly hostile regimes, or whether it has become so risk-averse that it now fears the collapse of tyranny more than tyranny itself. Getting that question wrong will shape not just Iran’s future, but the future of regional order and Western credibility.🎯 Key moment: “When the bombing stops, that’s when the interesting stuff is very likely to begin.”🎙 Filmed at M10 Studios, Tel Aviv mosaic: Exploring Jewish Issuesmosaic is Jewish Federation of Palm Beach County's news magazine show, exploring...Listen on: Apple Podcasts   SpotifySupport the showABOUT THE SHOWEylON the Record is a podcast about Israel, the global information war, and the battle between democratic societies and authoritarian or extremist movements — told through in-depth conversations with people shaping events on the front lines.Stay up to date at:X: https://x.com/eylontherecordInstagram: https://instagram.com/eylontherecordSupport on Patreon for only $10 a month

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Surrounded by Idiots | Shany Mor Blasts Stupid Hot Takes About Israel

Apr 500:49:36Tap to summarize

Send us Fan MailSupport the podcast and keep it independent. 👉Subscribe on Patreon for $10/month: A month of war is exhausting. But worse than the sirens, the sleepless nights, and the chaos is watching serious people say unserious things with total confidence.In this episode of EylON the Record, Eylon Levy speaks with Shany Mor, former Israeli National Security Council official and academic, about the flood of bad analysis surrounding Israel’s war with Iran. They examine why so many commentators, diplomats, and self-described experts keep recycling arguments that collapse under basic scrutiny, from claims that Iran is somehow winning, to the idea that international law exists mainly to constrain Israel while shielding those attacking it. The conversation goes to the heart of a larger question: what happens when moral posturing replaces strategic thinking in the way the West talks about war, deterrence, and Israel’s right to defeat its enemies?In this episode, we discuss: Why the claim that striking terrorists only “creates more terrorists” is applied obsessively to Israel and almost nowhere else How “international law” is often invoked against Israel in ways that are incoherent, selective, and politically motivated Why ceasefire diplomacy so often freezes threats in place instead of removing them How fantasy narratives about the Iran deal, deterrence, and “forever wars” distort what Israel is actually facing This conversation goes beyond headlines and talking points. It is about whether democratic societies still know how to think seriously about war, victory, deterrence, and self-defense. If the West cannot distinguish between ending a threat and managing it forever, it will keep rewarding aggression and punishing those willing to confront it.🎯 Key moment: “People who make these big, empirically verifiable statements often count on us not going out and verifying them.”🎙 Filmed at M10 Studios, Tel Aviv mosaic: Exploring Jewish Issuesmosaic is Jewish Federation of Palm Beach County's news magazine show, exploring...Listen on: Apple Podcasts   SpotifySupport the showABOUT THE SHOWEylON the Record is a podcast about Israel, the global information war, and the battle between democratic societies and authoritarian or extremist movements — told through in-depth conversations with people shaping events on the front lines.Stay up to date at:X: https://x.com/eylontherecordInstagram: https://instagram.com/eylontherecordSupport on Patreon for only $10 a month

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Turkey Is Becoming the West's Most Dangerous Ally | Eitan Fischberger

America Just Gave Iran What It Wanted | Asher Fredman

Emergency Episode: The 24 Hours That Changed the Israel-Iran War

Is Britain Still Safe for Jews? | Dov Forman

The Iran Deal Problem No One Wants to Admit | Mark Dubowitz

Hollywood’s Fear of Jewish Stories | Jonah Platt

Why Jordan Could Be Israel’s Most Dangerous Blind Spot | Aaron Magid

Can Israel and Lebanon Actually Make Peace? | Dan Feferman

Who's Afraid of a Free Iran? | Jonathan Schanzer

Surrounded by Idiots | Shany Mor Blasts Stupid Hot Takes About Israel