Lital Shemesh Israel Debrief

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Beyond the noise. Beyond the headlines. Israel Debrief with Lital Shemesh cuts through the international media narrative to reveal what's really happening in Israel. Each episode features in-depth conversations with military leaders, geopolitical experts, and voices from Israel's heartland, exploring the stories international media won't tell. From sovereignty in Judea & Samaria to the post-October 7 reality, from biblical archaeology to security challenges, Lital asks the tough questions that matter most to Israel's future. This is Israeli perspective, unfiltered.

Episodes

  1. 2D AGO

    Ran Bar-Yoshafat: 400 days in IDF combat, Israel's PR war & what winning looks like | Lital Shemesh

    On this episode of Lital Shemesh Israel Debrief: His child was born while he was fighting in Gaza. After 400 days across four fronts, Ran Bar-Yoshafat returns with a message: Israel isn't just winning on the battlefield - it can win the information war too. But only if it finally decides to fight it. Ran Bar Yoshafat was the Deputy Director of the Kohelet Policy Forum. IN THIS EPISODE: 🪖 400 DAYS. FOUR FRONTS.Gaza, Lebanon, Judea & Samaria, Syria. Bar-Yoshafat shares what he actually saw inside Gaza - Nazi symbols on the walls of every home, Zero medical equipment in any hospital he entered. 📢 CANCELED AT BERKELEYThe birthplace of the free speech movement. 300 rioters. A Jewish student choked until she bled from her neck. Another's wrist broken while crowds chanted "You Jew, you Jew." He was evacuated. No one was held accountable. 📺 THE MEDIA'S ONE-SIDED WARHow a false report blaming Israel for an Islamic Jihad rocket spread globally in minutes — and why correction never catches up to the lie. 🇺🇳 THE UN AS AN INSTRUMENT OF HATREDWhy UNRWA and the Human Rights Council violate the UN's own charter, and how entire UN bodies exist with a singular mandate: to criticize Israel. 🎯 THE 70% IN THE MIDDLE5-15% are pro-Israel. 5-15% are against. The battle is for the 70% who don't care yet. Bar-Yoshafat's plan: go from 10 advocates to 10,000. 💡 ISRAEL'S PR FAILUREWhy "we invented the USB stick" is the wrong message when your enemy is calling you colonizers, and what Israel must say instead. 👶 MARRIED ON DAY FOUR. A FATHER IN GAZA.The deeply personal story of how Bar-Yoshafat built a family in the middle of a war, and why it only strengthened his resolve.

    24 min

  2. FEB 8

    Khalid Al-Hail | When Iran Falls, Qatar Follows. Opposition Leader on Regime Change | Lital Shemesh

    On this episode of Lital Shemesh Israel Debrief: Living under threat in exile for over a decade, Qatari opposition leader Khalid Al-Hail reveals how Qatar buys and blackmails journalists and deceives allies, and why regime change is now the demand of Qatar's own founding families. Al-Hail doesn't mince words - the same regime buying influence in Washington is the backbone of Hamas, the Muslim Brotherhood, and Al Jazeera's global propaganda machine. Plus - Al-Hail reveals his plans to open an embassy in Tel Aviv and soon, a diplomatic office in Somaliland. This episode is a collaboration with ⁠MindRush Clips⁠. IN THIS EPISODE: 💰 QATAR'S INFLUENCE MACHINE"They buy their influence throughout the media and always find someone to listen." From Israeli newspapers to Tucker Carlson, Al-Hail exposes Qatar's playbook of shuttle diplomacy and manufactured narratives. 🎭 "WITHOUT TERRORISM, THERE IS NO IMPORTANCE"The brutal truth about Qatar's survival strategy: hosting Hamas, Taliban, and Al-Qaeda leaders isn't diplomacy- it's their entire source of relevance. ⚠️ WARNING TO ISRAEL: DON'T TRUST THE ABRAHAM ACCORDS OFFER"Even if they signed, they will sign it only to infiltrate Israel." Al-Hail explains "tukya" -Qatar's doctrine of deception, playing both sides while undermining everyone. 📰 BLACKMAIL AS FOREIGN POLICY"They will make sure you are convicted, the money is registered, you are on camera." Al-Hail's chilling warning to Israeli journalists dealing with Doha. 🇶🇦 THE QATARI PEOPLE VS. THE REGIME"The original Qataris-the ones who founded this country-want normal relations with Israel and the West. The government does not." Al-Hail on the betrayal of his own people. 🔥 "WHEN IRAN FALLS, QATAR FOLLOWS"The opposition is now calling for regime change and a government in exile. Al-Hail promises: "When the regime falls, we will sign the Abraham Accords and have an Israeli embassy in Qatar." 👤 12 YEARS IN ASYLUM LIMBO"Of course I have to be afraid for my life." How Qatar's influence reaches into the UK to silence dissidents. Subscribe to Lital Shemesh Israel Debrief for conversations that matter on Israel 🔔

    32 min

  3. FEB 5

    David Jablinowitz | Paradox of Gaza Peace - From Hamas Backers at the Table to Children with Knives at the Fence

    Former Jerusalem Post op-ed editor and veteran journalist David Jablinowitz breaks down why Trump's ambitious Gaza peace plan faces an impossible contradiction: the countries tasked with rebuilding Gaza are the same ones who funded its destruction. With Qatar hosting Hamas leadership and Turkey's Erdogan openly meeting with Hamas terrorists, who will actually disarm the organization still controlling 40% of the Strip?IN THIS EPISODE:🕊️ TRUMP'S BOARD OF PEACE PARADOXNetanyahu invited alongside Qatar and Turkey, the very nations that embrace Hamas. David explains how Trump is trying to placate Israel while keeping Hamas's biggest backers at the table.🇹🇷 ERDOGAN'S GAZA AMBITIONSTurkey's president has called Israeli leaders Nazis, met with Hamas leaders, and now wants control of Gaza's future. David asks the question no one in Davos will: "How can we disarm Hamas if Turkey and Qatar are there?"💰 QATAR'S TERROR INVESTMENTMillions in Qatari cash approved by Israel went straight to terror tunnels and weapons infrastructure. David on why the pre-October 7th approach "can never happen again."👥 THE MYTH OF GAZAN INNOCENCEHours after the Nukhba terrorists attacked, ordinary Gazans - "old men in flip-flops, young children with knives" - followed through the broken barriers. Why denazification must precede any peace process.🏛️ PALESTINIAN AUTHORITY: SAME IDEOLOGY, DIFFERENT NAMEPaying terrorists, naming schools after suicide bombers, teaching hate in kindergartens. Why handing Gaza to the PA is "more of the same as handing it back to Hamas."🌍 WORLD'S DOUBLE STANDARDMillions of Syrian and Ukrainian refugees welcomed. Zero Palestinians accepted by Egypt, which maintains its own wall. The hypocrisy the international community refuses to address.⏳ AFTER TRUMP, WHAT?With only three years left in this administration, can any progress survive a future president? Why solidifying gains now is Israel's only insurance policy.Subscribe to Lital Shemesh Israel Debrief for conversations that matter on Israel 🔔

    27 min

  4. JAN 27

    Emily Schrader | Iran's Streets Run Red. US-Israeli Activist on Regime Terror, Qatari Propaganda

    While Iran massacres thousands of protesters, Emily returns from London's 30,000-strong demonstration to expose the world's shameful silence. "ISIS had years. The Islamic Republic has had 47." She reveals why the same media that amplifies Hamas casualty claims suddenly can't confirm Iranian deaths. IN THIS EPISODE:🩸 IRAN'S HIDDEN MASSACRE On the low end, 12,000 to 20,000 casualties are estimated. People in the streets across all 31 provinces. Emily's direct contacts describe "hundreds shot at a time." 🇮🇱 ISRAELI FLAGS IN IRANIAN HANDS At diaspora protests -London, Toronto, worldwide- two flags appear: pre-1979 Iran and Israel. Emily explains the 2,500-year bond the regime tried to erase. ⚠️ TRUMP'S DANGEROUS DELAY Emily on how the President urged Iranians to the streets, then paused military action after Qatar lobbied against it 💰 QATAR'S BILLION-DOLLAR SUBVERSION $6 billion in American universities. Conservative pundits suddenly spouting Islamist propaganda. Emily calls for sanctions on Qatar. 👗 IRANIAN WOMEN RAPED BEFORE EXECUTION Islamic judicial ruling forbids executing virgins, so they rape young women first. Emily exposes the gender apartheid Western feminists ignore. 📺 "AYATOLLAH BBC "Why Iranian diaspora calls BBC Persian state propaganda. How media gave Khomeini unlimited airtime in 1979 and still attacks Crown Prince Reza Pahlavi today. 🤝 WITKOFF'S HORRIFYING COMMENTS "You wouldn't negotiate with ISIS." Emily's fury at the US envoy legitimizing a regime murdering tens of thousands in the streets. 🇹🇷 TURKEY ON A "PEACE COUNCIL"? Their foreign minister eulogized Haniyeh. Now they'll disarm Hamas? Emily calls it "insanity no one paying attention will buy." Subscribe to Israel Debrief for conversations that matter on Israel 🔔

    26 min

  5. JAN 14

    Yoseph Haddad | No Jews, No News. Arab-Israeli activist on Iran, Qatari propaganda, Israel

    While the world watches Iran kill thousands of protesters in silence, Yoseph exposes the staggering hypocrisy: "When it's no Jews, no news." He breaks down why global media, UN, campus activists, and "human rights" organizations suddenly go quiet when Israel isn't the villain. About: This show is a C14 Israel News English original. C14 Israel curates Channel 14's Hebrew coverage and makes it available in English through original formats. Follow us on ⁠⁠X (Twitter)⁠⁠, ⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠ and ⁠⁠Youtube⁠⁠. 🔥 INSIDE THIS CONVERSATION:🔥 IRAN'S BLOODY CRACKDOWN 2,000 to 12,000 killed - where are the campus protests? "Where's Greta?" Yoseph explains why the world only cares when they can blame Israel.💰 QATAR'S PROPAGANDA EMPIRE How billions of Qatari and Iranian dollars are rewriting history on American campuses and funding the lies you see on social media.✊ YOSEPH'S PERSONAL COST Attacked by extremists. Mother's hand broken. Friends targeted. Why he refuses to stop speaking truth despite the price his family pays.🎯 WINNING DEBATES WITH FACTS "I've never lost a debate yet." Yoseph's strategy: facts about Hamas warehouses, aid theft, testimonies from hostages. Watch him dismantle the "Gaza famine" lie.📺 PIERS MORGAN’S FAILURE Why mainstream media platforms give extremists airtime without challenging their lies—and how it echoes Hamas propaganda.🇺🇸 NEW YORK'S ALARMING SHIFT Zohran Mamdani cancels IHRA antisemitism definition day one. Allows BDS. Appoints anti-Israel educators. Yoseph warns: "Our best ally might not be the U.S. anymore."🏛️ THE REAL COLONIZERS Arab colonialism created 22 Arab countries and 57 Muslim states in the 7th century, but Israel defending its ancestral land is called "occupation."🤐 WHY ARAB ISRAELIS STAY SILENT 20% of Israel is Arab. They live in coexistence. So why don't more speak up? Yoseph reveals the intimidation, violence, and threats keeping the moderate majority quiet.🎭 OCTOBER 7TH DENIAL "The world took 50 years to deny the Holocaust. One day to deny October 7th." How one anti-Israel protester's mind changed after the Nova exhibition.⚔️ ISRAEL'S 8TH FRONT Physical war across seven fronts, but propaganda is the eighth. Why Israel must treat information warfare as a national project.🇮🇷 SHOULD ISRAEL ACT IN IRAN? Yoseph's answer: "Absolutely." Behind the scenes or by force: why now is the moment.💪 PRIDE DESPITE THE PROPAGANDA "What other tiny country fights on seven fronts and still wins?" Yoseph on why Israel beat Iran, Hezbollah, sparked Syria's revolution, and isn't going anywhere.Subscribe to Israel Debrief for conversations that matter on Israel 🔔 About: A C14 Israel News English original. C14 Israel curates Channel 14's Hebrew coverage and makes it available in English through original formats. Follow us on ⁠X (Twitter)⁠, ⁠Instagram⁠ and ⁠Youtube

    25 min

  6. JAN 11

    Doron Spielman | Unapologetic Sovereignty - Israel's Ancestral Heartland

    Lital Shemesh sits down with Major Doron Spielman, former IDF spokesman, New York Times bestselling author (When the Stones Speak), and the man who transformed the City of David into a global archaeological phenomenon. Lital and Doron discuss why everyone is so obsessed with Israeli sovereignty in Judea & Samaria (don't call it the 'West Bank') - and answer the question: does Israel need international recognition when we already have de facto sovereignty? About: This show is a C14 Israel News English original. C14 Israel curates Channel 14's Hebrew coverage and makes it available in English through original formats. Follow us on ⁠X (Twitter)⁠, ⁠Instagram⁠ and ⁠Youtube⁠. 🔥 INSIDE THIS CONVERSATION: ✡️ Why Israel already has de facto sovereignty, and what comes next 📖 The Abraham Accords paradox: Why Trump opposes sovereignty when Abraham himself walked in Judea and Samaria 🏛️ How archaeological discoveries became Israel's most powerful advocacy tool, and why the world tried to stop them 🇺🇸 What American evangelicals understand about what binds our two countries 🎯 Why Israel failed at advocacy for 70 years by not answering ONE question 🌾 Why "settlers" are mis-represented in the media, although they are pioneers, farmers, and families living on ancestral land 💪 Doron's journey from antisemitism in New York to proving Israel's indigenous rights "When you reach into the ground in the City of David and pull out a seal from Jeremiah's cabinet, you're not just finding history, you're destroying their entire narrative." Beyond the noise. Beyond the headlines. This is Israel Debrief. About: A C14 Israel News English original. C14 Israel curates Channel 14's Hebrew coverage and makes it available in English through original formats. Follow us on X (Twitter), Instagram and Youtube

    27 min
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Beyond the noise. Beyond the headlines. Israel Debrief with Lital Shemesh cuts through the international media narrative to reveal what's really happening in Israel. Each episode features in-depth conversations with military leaders, geopolitical experts, and voices from Israel's heartland, exploring the stories international media won't tell. From sovereignty in Judea & Samaria to the post-October 7 reality, from biblical archaeology to security challenges, Lital asks the tough questions that matter most to Israel's future. This is Israeli perspective, unfiltered.

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