Podcast
Israel Update
Hosted by Tablet Studios · EN
This is the audio version of Israel Update. Israel Update is a video podcast hosted by Israeli historian and political commentator Gadi Taub and Michael Doran, a senior fellow at the Hudson Institute in Washington, D.C. The show offers news from the ground as well as an unparalleled insider perspective on the war.
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The Truth Behind the Media Lies
Jul 30, 202500:47:15Summary readyMike and Gadi lift the lid on the libelous narrative about the deliberate starving of Gazans.
SummaryFamine in Gaza?
Jul 25, 202500:59:08Tap to summarizeThe Israeli press is leading the “famine” campaign. Mike and Gadi discuss its reasons for lying. Also, on this episode – the crisis with the Druze population on both sides of the Israeli-Syrian border opens a window to the shifts in regional geopolitics. Mike reminds Israel not to act rashly, lest it ends up helping Iran return to Syria.
Transcribe →A Bond Like No Other?
Jul 10, 202501:19:03Tap to summarizeMike and Gadi assess the strong message that the intimacy between Netanyahu and Trump sends to the world and to the region, as well as to domestic friends and rivals, in both Israel and the States. Then there's the deal, and the war that's dragging on in Gaza. Also in this episode: Gadi's essay on Tablet about the myth of "settler violence."
Transcribe →A Region-Wide Deal?
Jul 4, 202501:14:42Tap to summarizeIsrael’s domestic politics may have reached a turning point. But that may soon be overshadowed by even bigger geopolitical changes which may unfold during Netanyahu’s visit to the White House early next week. Mike and Gadi speculate, unburdened by what has been.
Transcribe →New Mid-East Order?
Jun 27, 202500:57:52Tap to summarizeMike and Gadi think they ought to congratulate themselves for getting it right. Or mostly right. The question now is, is this the dawn of a new regional order, or is this just an improvement of the old?
Transcribe →War with Iran?
Jun 12, 202501:22:23Tap to summarizeMike and Gadi try to read the tea leaves and ask whether a showdown with Iran is now inevitable. Plus: Israel is paying for its juristocracy with the lives of IDF soldiers.
Transcribe →IU Special – How Israel Can Win In Gaza
Jun 6, 202500:43:19Tap to summarizeWe have a special guest for you this time: the man who planned the current operation in Gaza – Brigadier general (res.) Erez Winner, former Chief of Operational Planning, Southern Theater (Gaza). We spoke about the plan that can deliver victory in 2-3 months, and why it hadn’t done that yet.
Transcribe →Has Trump Turned his Back on Israel?
May 19, 202501:16:27Tap to summarizeAs Israel is moving into Gaza there is growing concern about Trump’s plans for the Middle East. Mike and Gadi discuss the administration’s policy vis-à-vis Teheran, Riyad, Ankara and Jerusalem.
Transcribe →At the JNS Summit: Netanyahu vs. Edward Said + Gadi's Family Bio
May 9, 202500:42:55Tap to summarizeWe've been asked to say a few words about who we are, here's where you'll learn about one of us. That, plus Gadi's speech on Netanyahu's role in the global war over woke ideas.
Transcribe →Israel's Legacy Media?
May 2, 202501:11:19Tap to summarizeThe rogue Shin Bet chief Ronen Bar has now announced he will retire on June 16 – a date of his own choosing. Ignoring the cabinet's decision to dismiss him, he took the fight to the Supreme Court where an affidavit by Prime Minister Netanyahu exposed his transparent lies. But the legacy media prefers to turn a blind eye, demonstrating once again that it would make a hero out of any villain provided he turns out to be useful for the permanent Never-Bibi campaign. But this may well be one lie too far. Also on this episode: the Druze and the future of Syria.
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