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The Pulse of Israel
Hosted by Avi Abelow · EN
Hear what is really going on, beyond the headlines, with Israel and the Jewish people. Avi Abelow is a proud Jew, living the Jewish dream in the ancestral homeland of the Jewish people, here to give you the true pulse of Israel.
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Did Israel Save Trump's Life? The Shocking Iran Assassination Plot
Yesterday00:10:59Tap to summarizeAccording to explosive reports emerging from Washington and Israeli media, Israel passed on intelligence info to U.S. officials regarding an Iran assassination threat against President Trump during last month's NATO summit in Ankara, Turkey. The reported operation to protect the President included extraordinary deception tactics, a possible surface-to-air missile threat, and intelligence that allegedly originated with Israel. If true, this story should reshape how Americans view Israel's role as one of the United States' closest strategic allies.In this episode of Pulse of Israel, Avi Abelow analyzes what these reports could mean for U.S.-Israel relations, the growing Iranian threat, and why this incident should force Washington to rethink its policies toward Turkey under President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan. If Iranian intelligence truly possessed highly detailed information about President Trump's movements—and if Israeli intelligence helped expose the threat—it highlights how closely American and Israeli security interests overlap in confronting common adversaries.This video also examines the broader strategic picture: Iran, Hamas, Hezbollah, the Muslim Brotherhood, Qatar, Turkey, and the proposed Gaza roadmap. Can governments that have supported Hamas be trusted to shape Gaza's future? Why does Israel continue warning the free world about the dangers posed by jihadist movements? And what lessons should President Trump draw from this reported assassination plot as he shapes future Middle East policy?While President Trump has made historic decisions benefiting Israel, including moving the U.S. Embassy to Jerusalem, recognizing Israeli sovereignty over the Golan Heights, standing firmly against Iran, and helping secure the release of Israeli hostages, Avi explains why this reported incident should serve as another reminder that Israel is not merely America's ally, but its frontline partner against common terrorist threats.Join Our Whatsapp Channel: https://chat.whatsapp.com/GkavRznXy731nxxRyptCMvFollow us on Twitter: https://x.com/AviAbelowJoin our Telegram Channel: https://t.me/aviabelowpulseFollow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/pulse_of_israel/?hl=enPulse of Israel on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/IsraelVideoNetworkVisit Our Website - https://pulseofisrael.com/Donate to Pulse of Israel: https://pulseofisrael.com/boost-this-video/
Transcribe →Trump's 15 Point Gaza Plan Is a Disaster
2d ago00:12:41Tap to summarizeTrump's new 15-point Gaza roadmap has sparked headlines around the world—but is it really a path to peace, or a dangerous repeat of the mistakes that led to October 7?In this Pulse of Israel episode, Avi Abelow explains why Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was right to reject the proposal and why every Israeli must understand what is actually in this new plan. While President Trump has been one of the greatest friends Israel has ever had, moving the U.S. Embassy to Jerusalem, recognizing Israeli sovereignty over the Golan Heights, standing up to Iran, and helping bring our hostages home, friendship does not require silence when Israeli lives are at stake.The new proposal envisions a phased Israeli withdrawal from Gaza, a Palestinian technocratic government, Palestinian police, an International Stabilization Force, and international oversight, with Qatar and Turkey playing key roles in shaping the framework. Can Israel really entrust its security to governments that have supported Hamas for years?This video also examines shocking reports that Hamas terrorists have already begun testing Israel's resolve by crossing the "Yellow Line," stealing IDF equipment, and probing Israeli defenses while ceasefire restrictions limited the military's response. Have we learned nothing from October 7?Avi also explains why international guarantees have repeatedly failed, from the Oslo Accords, to UNIFIL in Lebanon, to the United Nations' inability to prevent Hamas from turning Gaza into a terrorist fortress. Israel cannot afford another experiment that leaves our security in the hands of others.The only lasting solution is one where Israel remains in Gaza forever, jihadis live elsewhere in the Middle East, ensuring that jihadis can never rebuild in Gaza, Israeli security remains in Israeli hands, and the Jewish people never again depend on international promises for their survival.Join Our Whatsapp Channel: https://chat.whatsapp.com/GkavRznXy731nxxRyptCMvFollow us on Twitter: https://x.com/AviAbelowJoin our Telegram Channel: https://t.me/aviabelowpulseFollow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/pulse_of_israel/?hl=enPulse of Israel on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/IsraelVideoNetworkVisit Our Website - https://pulseofisrael.com/Donate to Pulse of Israel: https://pulseofisrael.com/boost-this-video/
Transcribe →Muslim Diplomatic Deception Exposed: The Strategy Muhammad Perfected 1,400 Years Ago
2d ago01:13:27Tap to summarizeIsraeli media has revealed a secret that was kept quiet for months: one Arab Muslim country advised another to sign an agreement with Israel only to “put it to sleep,” rearm, and prepare for the next war. Israeli journalist Tzvi Yehezkeli, who specializes in Islam and the Middle East, asks the only honest question: Is anyone actually surprised?He reminds us of a foundational Islamic precedent every Jew and Israeli must know, the Treaty of Hudaybiyyah.In 628 CE, while still weak, Muhammad signed a ten-year truce with the stronger Jewish Quraysh tribe at Hudaybiyyah. The terms looked humiliating. The pause allowed Mohammad to grow stronger. Two years later he broke the truce, marched on Mecca, and conquered it.That pattern never ended.Yehezkeli heard Yasser Arafat himself invoke Hudaybiyyah after the Oslo Accords, also recorded in a talk to a Muslim audience in South Africa that the agreement was not about peace but about buying time, land, and weapons. While Israelis sang songs of peace, Arafat brought armed men into Judea and Samaria. The Second Intifada followed.Would October 7 have been possible without Oslo? Without the Gaza withdrawal and the expulsion of nearly 10,000 Jews? Yehezkeli’s answer is clear: no. Every ceasefire with Hamas followed the same rearmament logic. Yahya Sinwar and Arafat used the identical playbook.Even today’s agreements with Arab states require open eyes, Egypt’s military buildup, Jordan’s instability, Turkey’s ambitions. For jihadi ideology, “peace” is a temporary pause on the road to the final goal: the destruction of the Jewish state and the subjugation of non-Muslims according to Muhammad’s path. No deal can be trusted. Israel always must be strong and prepared for the day any one of the Muslim states decides to break the truce, following Mohammad's ways.Western-minded Israelis keep hearing what they want to hear: quiet, routine, hummus in Ramallah. Our enemies hear something else entirely.It is time to stop thinking like Westerners and start thinking like Jews indigenous to the Middle East. The wake-up process is painful after 2,000 years of exile, but it is also the beginning of true redemption.Strengthen your faith. Share these truths. Am Yisrael Chai.Join Our Whatsapp Channel: https://chat.whatsapp.com/GkavRznXy731nxxRyptCMvFollow us on Twitter: https://x.com/AviAbelowJoin our Telegram Channel: https://t.me/aviabelowpulseFollow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/pulse_of_israel/?hl=enPulse of Israel on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/IsraelVideoNetworkVisit Our Website - https://pulseofisrael.com/Donate to Pulse of Israel: https://pulseofisrael.com/boost-this-video/
Transcribe →From Dubrovnik to Jerusalem
5d ago00:09:38Tap to summarizePulse of Israel usually is focued solely on Israel, but this about a non-Israel location has a deep connection to Israel and our Jewish story today.In this special episode of Pulse of Israel, Avi Abelow takes you on a journey through the breathtaking walled city of Dubrovnik, Croatia, revealing how a vacation became a powerful reminder of the miracle of modern Israel and why every Jew should appreciate the unique generation in which we live.Beyond the stunning medieval walls, crystal-clear Adriatic Sea, sunset kayaking, hidden swimming coves, and one of Europe's most beautiful historic cities lies a remarkable Jewish story spanning nearly 2,000 years. Avi learned how Jewish merchants from the Roman Empire and later Sephardic exiles from Spain and Portugal helped transform Dubrovnik into one of the Mediterranean's greatest commercial centers, connecting Jewish communities across Europe, North Africa, and the Ottoman Empire.He visited one of Europe's oldest Sephardic synagogues and learned about the vibrant Jewish community that once flourished there before being nearly destroyed during the Holocaust under the brutal Ustaše regime. Today, only a handful of Jews remain, yet their story carries an important lesson for every Jew alive today.Walking those ancient streets, one realization became impossible to ignore. For almost two thousand years our ancestors ended every Passover Seder and Yom Kippur with the words, "Next year in Jerusalem." They dreamed. They prayed. They waited.We don't have to. Jerusalem is rebuilt. Israel exists. Making aliyah no longer requires a miracle, it simply requires making the decision to come home.As Jew-hating antisemitism rises across much of Western Europe and the growing red-green alliance increasingly threatens Jewish communities throughout the Diaspora, this video's message is not one of fear, but of opportunity. We are the first generation in nearly 2,000 years with the privilege of returning home freely, raising our children in a Jewish state, speaking Hebrew, living according to the Jewish calendar, and helping build the future our ancestors could only dream about.Join Avi as he explores Dubrovnik's beauty, uncovers its forgotten Jewish history, and explains why its greatest lesson ultimately points every Jew toward Jerusalem.Join Our Whatsapp Channel: https://chat.whatsapp.com/GkavRznXy731nxxRyptCMvFollow us on Twitter: https://x.com/AviAbelowJoin our Telegram Channel: https://t.me/aviabelowpulseFollow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/pulse_of_israel/?hl=enPulse of Israel on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/IsraelVideoNetworkVisit Our Website - https://pulseofisrael.com/Donate to Pulse of Israel: https://pulseofisrael.com/boost-this-video/
Transcribe →Muslim Diplomatic Deception Exposed: The Strategy Muhammad Perfected 1,400 Years Ago
5d ago00:06:55Tap to summarizeIsraeli media has revealed a secret that was kept quiet for months: one Arab Muslim country advised another to sign an agreement with Israel only to “put it to sleep,” rearm, and prepare for the next war. Israeli journalist Tzvi Yehezkeli, who specializes in Islam and the Middle East, asks the only honest question: Is anyone actually surprised?He reminds us of a foundational Islamic precedent every Jew and Israeli must know, the Treaty of Hudaybiyyah.In 628 CE, while still weak, Muhammad signed a ten-year truce with the stronger Jewish Quraysh tribe at Hudaybiyyah. The terms looked humiliating. The pause allowed Mohammad to grow stronger. Two years later he broke the truce, marched on Mecca, and conquered it.That pattern never ended.Yehezkeli heard Yasser Arafat himself invoke Hudaybiyyah after the Oslo Accords, also recorded in a talk to a Muslim audience in South Africa that the agreement was not about peace but about buying time, land, and weapons. While Israelis sang songs of peace, Arafat brought armed men into Judea and Samaria. The Second Intifada followed.Would October 7 have been possible without Oslo? Without the Gaza withdrawal and the expulsion of nearly 10,000 Jews? Yehezkeli’s answer is clear: no. Every ceasefire with Hamas followed the same rearmament logic. Yahya Sinwar and Arafat used the identical playbook.Even today’s agreements with Arab states require open eyes, Egypt’s military buildup, Jordan’s instability, Turkey’s ambitions. For jihadi ideology, “peace” is a temporary pause on the road to the final goal: the destruction of the Jewish state and the subjugation of non-Muslims according to Muhammad’s path. No deal can be trusted. Israel always must be strong and prepared for the day any one of the Muslim states decides to break the truce, following Mohammad's ways.Western-minded Israelis keep hearing what they want to hear: quiet, routine, hummus in Ramallah. Our enemies hear something else entirely.It is time to stop thinking like Westerners and start thinking like Jews indigenous to the Middle East. The wake-up process is painful after 2,000 years of exile, but it is also the beginning of true redemption.Strengthen your faith. Share these truths. Am Yisrael Chai.Join Our Whatsapp Channel: https://chat.whatsapp.com/GkavRznXy731nxxRyptCMvFollow us on Twitter: https://x.com/AviAbelowJoin our Telegram Channel: https://t.me/aviabelowpulseFollow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/pulse_of_israel/?hl=enPulse of Israel on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/IsraelVideoNetworkVisit Our Website - https://pulseofisrael.com/Donate to Pulse of Israel: https://pulseofisrael.com/boost-this-video/
Transcribe →Jewish Restaurant Burned in Montreal — Growing Jihadi Influence in the West
1w ago00:11:07Tap to summarizeI recently walked through two beautiful European cities with deep Jewish history. The synagogues still stand. The stories are remembered. But the Jewish communities themselves have largely disappeared. Hardly any Jews remain.In one of those cities, a local Jew was upset to see me wearing my kippah in public. “Why stand out?” he asked. He wasn’t afraid for me — he was afraid for himself and the consequences he would face. Christians walk freely with their symbols. Muslims do the same. For Jews, hiding identity is treated as normal. That should never be accepted as normal.A Jewish restaurant in Montreal was just burned down. The arsonist was caught on camera. Authorities are investigating it as a hate crime. Across North America, Europe, and Australia, antisemitic attacks keep rising. Jewish schools need heavy security. Synagogues look like fortresses. Many Jews now hide Jewish symbols in public. Just a few years ago this was unnecessary. Today the warning signs are unmistakable. Jewish history is repeating itself.Yet at this exact moment, so much of the Jewish conversation is consumed by the latest blood libel: so-called “settler violence.” Analysis of the UN’s own OCHA database shows that the vast majority of listed incidents do not involve Jewish settlers attacking anyone. The data includes jihadi attacks on Israelis, security-force incidents, property disputes, and more. After filtering, only a small fraction remains — and even that is heavily manipulated. The narrative redirects attention away from the real threat: a 1,400-year-old jihadi ideology that massacred Jews on October 7 and continues to target Jews worldwide.While Jews are attacked in Montreal, New York, London, Paris, and Sydney simply for being Jews, the focus stays on blaming Jews in Judea and Samaria. The greatest response to rising antisemitism is not more security systems. It is aliyah. It is returning home to Israel — the only place where Jewish identity is the air we breathe and the national calendar we live by.For 2,000 years Jews ended the Seder with “Next year in Jerusalem.” That prayer is no longer a dream. It is an airline ticket. History is speaking again. The question is whether we are ready to listen.Am Yisrael Chai.Join Our Whatsapp Channel: https://chat.whatsapp.com/GkavRznXy731nxxRyptCMvFollow us on Twitter: https://x.com/AviAbelowJoin our Telegram Channel: https://t.me/aviabelowpulseFollow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/pulse_of_israel/?hl=enPulse of Israel on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/IsraelVideoNetworkVisit Our Website - https://pulseofisrael.com/Donate to Pulse of Israel: https://pulseofisrael.com/boost-this-video/
Transcribe →The October 7 Survivor Israel Can No Longer Afford to Ignore — Avida Bechar’s Warning
1w ago00:10:39Tap to summarizeOn October 7, Hamas terrorists invaded Kibbutz Be’eri. Avida Bechar held the safe-room door shut as jihadis tried to break in and murder his family. He stopped them from entering, but could not stop the bullets that killed his wife Dana and teenage son Carmel, who bled out in front of him. Avida was shot and lost his leg. He and his daughter survived. Few Israelis have paid a heavier price.When Avida speaks, every Jew and every Israeli should listen.After the recent murder of two Jews near the Arab village of Tel in Judea and Samaria, Avida asked the question Israel still has not answered nearly three years after October 7: “The question isn’t who is to blame, but what have we learned from this attack?”For decades Israel measured success by tactical wins — terrorists killed, rockets intercepted, temporary quiet. October 7 exposed that approach as bankrupt. Avida says the only language jihadis understand is permanent loss of land. After October 7 the jihadis in Gaza should lose Gaza. After the Tel attack, the village that produced the killers should no longer exist.“We never even defined what victory is. We never defined who the enemy is,” Avida said. “We have an incredible generation of fighters. Just define clear missions for them and let them win.”Terrorists are not the full enemy. Hamas is not the full enemy. The enemy is a 1,400-year-old jihadi ideology that has been massacring Jews since long before 1948 in 1929, 1936, and in Khaybar in 628 CE. That is why protesters across the West still chant “Khaybar, Khaybar ya Yahud.”Avida’s most painful words: “My biggest problem is that my son, my wife, and thousands of others will have died for nothing.”That fear must drive us. Israel cannot keep fighting the same enemy from the same territory under the same rules. Victory means the enemy permanently loses the ability to attack again.Listen to the survivors. Define the enemy. Define victory. Stop the denial.Israel must be the model for the freedom-loving world in putting a stop to the evil jihadi Islam in our midst.Am Yisrael Chai.Join Our Whatsapp Channel: https://chat.whatsapp.com/GkavRznXy731nxxRyptCMvFollow us on Twitter: https://x.com/AviAbelowJoin our Telegram Channel: https://t.me/aviabelowpulseFollow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/pulse_of_israel/?hl=enPulse of Israel on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/IsraelVideoNetworkVisit Our Website - https://pulseofisrael.com/Donate to Pulse of Israel: https://pulseofisrael.com/boost-this-video/
Transcribe →The Michigan Primary Is Not About One Candidate. It’s About Jihad Inside America’s Gates
1w ago00:08:55Tap to summarizeMichigan primary results reveal a deeper truth many refuse to face. Abdul El-Sayed’s victory is not just a progressive win or a milestone for Muslim representation. It is another data point showing the steady rise of political influence tied to a 1,400-year-old jihadi ideology inside America. Regardless if El-Sayed wins the general election or not against the Republican, this is a dangerous precedent that will repeat itself more and more.For decades, leaders of major American Muslim organizations have openly stated their goals. CAIR co-founder Omar Ahmad said Islam is not in America to be equal but to become dominant. Nihad Awad spoke of building an “army” of professionals to deliver dozens of members of Congress. ISNA figures have talked about establishing Allah’s rules in all lands and changing the American Constitution. The 1991 Muslim Brotherhood Explanatory Memorandum, entered into evidence in the Holy Land Foundation trial, called this work a “Civilization-Jihadist Process” aimed at destroying Western civilization from within.These are not fringe statements. They come from the institutional networks that shape American Muslim political life. The same ideology produces chants of “Khaybar Khaybar ya Yahud" celebrating the Muslim massacre of Jews back in 628 EC, celebrations of October 7, and the refusal to clearly condemn jihadi violence.El-Sayed’s primary win, like the rise of figures such as Mamdani in New York, is a symptom. The larger reality is a supremacist jihadi political-religious ideology embedding itself in American elections, media, academia, and institutions. America still has no serious legal tools to address citizenship for those who openly advocate replacing the Constitution with Sharia or supporting the subordination of non-believers.Citizenship must not be an irreversible entitlement for those working to overthrow the constitutional order. Deportation of those advancing jihadi ideology is a national security necessity, not bigotry. The Michigan primary is a warning. Americans must wake up before the window closes. In Israel we face the same enemy with clearer eyes. America still has time, but only if it stops denying the threat.Am Yisrael Chai!Join Our Whatsapp Channel: https://chat.whatsapp.com/GkavRznXy731nxxRyptCMvFollow us on Twitter: https://x.com/AviAbelowJoin our Telegram Channel: https://t.me/aviabelowpulseFollow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/pulse_of_israel/?hl=enPulse of Israel on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/IsraelVideoNetworkVisit Our Website - https://pulseofisrael.com/Donate to Pulse of Israel: https://pulseofisrael.com/boost-this-video/
Transcribe →Why Good Marriages Go Off Track and How to Find Your Way Back
1w ago00:22:08Tap to summarizeOn a trip to Panama a few months ago, Avi Abelow was blessed to sit down with Rabbi Laine of Panama City, Panama, for a fascinating and extremely practical conversation about his book, “GPS for a Happier Marriage.”Marriage is one of the greatest blessings in life, but even the strongest marriages can go off track every once in a while. Daily pressures, work, children, responsibilities, communication challenges and simple misunderstandings can slowly create distance between a husband and wife, even when both deeply love each other and are committed to making their marriage work.That is what makes Rabbi Lane’s approach so valuable.In this interview with Avi Abelow, Rabbi Laine breaks down some of the fundamental differences between men and women and explains how understanding those differences can completely change the way spouses communicate with and understand one another.Sometimes what one spouse intends as love, concern or help is interpreted completely differently by the other. Instead of assuming bad intentions, understanding how men and women often think, communicate and process emotions differently can help couples stop unnecessary arguments before they begin.Think of it as a GPS for marriage. Sometimes you make a wrong turn. That doesn't mean the journey is over or the marriage is broken. You simply need to recognize where you are, recalculate and get back on the right road, together.This conversation is filled with practical relationship and marriage advice that I believe can benefit newlyweds, couples who have been married for decades, and everyone in between.A strong marriage requires work, understanding, patience, communication, and a willingness to continue learning about your spouse.I highly recommend watching this interview, sharing it with other couples, and purchasing Rabbi Lane’s book, “GPS for a Happier Marriage.” The book can be purchased here: https://www.amazon.com/GPS-Happier-Ma...There is always more we can learn about becoming better husbands, better wives, and building stronger, happier marriages.Join Our Whatsapp Channel: https://chat.whatsapp.com/GkavRznXy731nxxRyptCMvFollow us on Twitter: https://x.com/AviAbelowJoin our Telegram Channel: https://t.me/aviabelowpulseFollow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/pulse_of_israel/?hl=enPulse of Israel on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/IsraelVideoNetworkVisit Our Website - https://pulseofisrael.com/Donate to Pulse of Israel: https://pulseofisrael.com/boost-this-video/
Transcribe →Trump's Gaza Deal, Again? Don't Panic. It's Never Going to Happen
2w ago00:08:45Tap to summarizeAnother President Trump announcement about his ambitious plan for Gaza, and worrisome updates from the new Gaza peace council.In this Pulse of Israel video, Avi Abelow explains why he believes the latest proposal to disarm Hamas, establish a new Palestinian government in Gaza, deploy an international stabilization force, and eventually withdraw the IDF is built on a flawed assumption: that jihadist movements can be persuaded to abandon their ideology through diplomacy.Avi compares the proposal to previous diplomatic efforts involving Iran and argues that both rest on the belief that ideological regimes committed to Israel and the West's destruction can be negotiated into changing course. He discusses why, in his view, the conflict is driven by a deeper religious and ideological struggle rather than by borders or economics.The video also examines the historical record of international peacekeeping efforts, including the experience with UNIFIL in southern Lebanon, and asks whether outside forces have succeeded in preventing heavily armed groups from rebuilding.At the same time, Avi explains why he believes Prime Minister Netanyahu may publicly cooperate with aspects of the plan while privately recognizing its limitations. Preserving Israel's strategic relationship with President Trump and the United States remains a vital national interest, particularly after the successful return of the hostages.Ultimately, Avi argues that lasting peace cannot be built on wishful thinking. It must begin with a realistic understanding of the ideology Israel faces and a strategy that produces genuine deterrence and long-term security.Whether you agree or disagree, this is a conversation that deserves serious discussion.If you appreciate independent pro-Israel analysis that challenges conventional narratives, please Like, Subscribe, and Share this video.Join Our Whatsapp Channel: https://chat.whatsapp.com/GkavRznXy731nxxRyptCMvFollow us on Twitter: https://x.com/AviAbelowJoin our Telegram Channel: https://t.me/aviabelowpulseFollow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/pulse_of_israel/?hl=enPulse of Israel on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/IsraelVideoNetworkVisit Our Website - https://pulseofisrael.com/Donate to Pulse of Israel: https://pulseofisrael.com/boost-this-video/
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