C14 Israel Debrief

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Beyond the noise. Beyond the headlines. Israel Debrief 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, C14 asks the tough questions that matter most to Israel's future. This is Israeli perspective, unfiltered.

  1. 2d ago

    Israelis Are About to Vote—and the Stakes Are INSANE

    What is the biggest threat to Israelis right now?As Israel heads to the polls tomorrow, critical questions about security, leadership, and the country’s future will shape voters’ decisions in one of the most consequential elections in Israel’s history.Journalist and political commentator Lahav Harkov sits down with C14 editor Marni Harow to discuss the stakes, the national mood, and the defining issues Israelis will carry into the voting booth.Follow us for the top news on Israel and the world:On X: @c14englishInstagram: @c14englishFacebook: Terror Alarm Website: c14news.com

  2. Oct 20

    PM Netanyahu: Clinton Tried to Bring Me Down, Biden Embargoed Us, but Trump and I Will Topple Iran

    EXCLUSIVE: Hours after unveiling Israel’s updated security doctrine, and days before Israelis head to the polls, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu sits down with C14’s Sophia Tupolev for a wide-ranging interview in English. Netanyahu walks through the shifting threat landscape behind the doctrine, from drone swarms to AI, and explains why Israel must build defense independence and stop relying on reading its enemies’ intentions. “Friends can become foes overnight,” he says. He warns of Erdoğan’s ambition to take Jerusalem and lead an “extreme Sunni axis,” stressing that Israel does not seek confrontation with Turkey and is prepared to act when its security requires it. As riots spread across France, Netanyahu reveals the warning he gave Emmanuel Macron on October 7 and predicts a political shift in France. He calls the protection of Jews abroad a principle of the new doctrine and urges Jews facing rising antisemitism to make aliyah. 'Settler violence,' Netanyahu says, is a blood libel pushed by Qatari and Russian operations and bot networks, and countering it is part of Israel’s eighth front - the disinformation war. He describes the Jewish communities of Judea and Samaria as “extraordinary” and “very brave.” On the election, Netanyahu names Naftali Bennett and Avigdor Liberman as the “fake right” and warns that Gadi Eisenkot cannot form a coalition without Ra’am, a party he says is affiliated with the Muslim Brotherhood. With two years left in President Trump’s term, he sees a window to bring down the Iranian regime and expand the Abraham Accords. He also hails the conservative wave across Latin America and hopes Flávio Bolsonaro defeats Lula da Silva in Brazil’s elections.

  3. Oct 12

    ‘Completely replace the school system in Gaza’ | Israeli Education Minister Yoav Kisch

    Israel’s outgoing Education Minister Yoav Kisch sits down with Sophia Tupolev for a candid English-language conversation on what Israeli children are taught, what 'Palestinian' children are taught, and what comes next for Gaza. Kisch, a former El Al pilot, opens with a tip for anyone facing a hijacking before turning to the stakes of the upcoming election, which he frames as a choice between a strong right-wing government under Benjamin Netanyahu and a Gadi Eisenkot coalition reliant on Yair Golan and the Muslim Brotherhood. He describes 'Palestinian' Authority textbooks that teach arithmetic through scenarios of killing, explains the quiet push to bring the Israeli curriculum into East Jerusalem schools, and reveals new legislation barring teachers trained in PA cities from Israeli classrooms. On Gaza, his position is unambiguous: the entire school system must be replaced, ideally using models from Abraham Accords partners like the UAE and Morocco.The conversation also covers whether the Oslo mentality still exists in Israeli classrooms, Israeli Arab schools, why English instruction starts in third grade, AI-powered English tutoring in middle schools, and Kisch’s 15 billion shekel “New Deal” for education, which would cap class sizes and move schools to a five-day week. Follow C14 English:

  4. Oct 6

    Lizzy Savetsky: "This used to be taboo" | Over the Green Line on C14's Israel Debrief

    American Zionist activist Lizzy Savetsky spends a day with us in Samaria during Sukkot, from the lookout at Peduel to the cattle grazing among the olive trees at Avichai Ranch.Raised in Fort Worth, Texas, Savetsky did not expect to find cows in the hills of Judea and Samaria. Standing where Avraham Avinu once stood, she describes the pride of looking out over the Jewish homeland and explains why control of the area is a matter of survival, with Ben Gurion Airport and Tel Aviv in plain view from the ridge.We ask what would surprise American Jews about Israel since October 7th. Savetsky says the dream of a two-state solution has collapsed and a new national pride has taken its place, with even liberal Israelis now visiting Judea and Samaria to see the region for themselves. She contrasts what she found on the ground with the picture painted by CNN and MSNBC. The conversation turns to New York, where Savetsky calls out Zohran Mamdani and slams major Jewish institutions, accusing them of failing to fight antisemitism despite their vast resources, and argues that a Judaism stripped of God and connection to the land loses its way. Savetsky also opens up about the personal toll of full-time advocacy. She closes with a message to Channel 14 viewers, thanking every Israeli who stayed through the war and calling diaspora Jews and Israelis one family fighting on different fronts.#LizzySavetsky #Samaria #JudeaAndSamaria #Zionism #Sukkot #Mamdani #Antisemitism #Israel #Channel14

  5. Sep 20

    Boycotts, Borders, and Wine: Inside Israel's 'Settler' Economy | C14 Israel Debrief

    "When people come out here, they think it's Yellowstone." Aaron "AY" Katsof, founder and winemaker behind Settlers Winery, speaks to Sophia Tupolev about planting his vineyard in 2011 overlooking the Jordan Valley in Israel's heartland — and how he sees the business as inseparable from a larger mission: land, community, agriculture, and an unapologetic case for Jewish presence in Judea and Samaria. Location: Settlers Winery in Esh Kodesh, Binyamin region, Israel (which you may erroneously call 'The West Bank') As the UK and other European governments threaten sanctions on Israeli 'settlements,' Katsof argues boycotts hurt the people they claim to help first: he says 'Palestinian' workers in Israeli-owned businesses across the region earn three to four times what they'd make under the PA, with benefits — sick days, pensions — the PA doesn't offer. Before October 7, he estimates roughly 80,000 'Palestinians' worked this way, each supporting several extended families.On the "settler" label, Katsof rejects the negative framing outright, pointing to American towns and businesses that use the word proudly — it means pioneer, not occupier. He answers critics with an old Hebrew proverb: "when the convoy drives by, the dogs bark" — if you're moving forward, you'll draw noise, and the mistake is stopping to argue with the dogs instead of driving on. He's got a sharper line for activism from abroad, too: "boots on the ground" versus "keyboard warriors." The conversation covers the Green Line as Katsof sees it — a 1949 armistice line, not a border, one he says most Israelis crossing it can't even locate — and the property law underneath it all: land photographed as cultivated in 1948 belongs to whoever farmed it, automatically, no deed required; everything else is state land, which is also why most 'settlements' sit on hilltops rather than valleys - there was nothing on the hilltops when they got there. He also revisits Jordan's 1970 Black September massacre, roughly 3,000 'Palestinians' killed by Jordanian forces, which he argues has been erased from 'Palestinian' memory of that era. In 1967, Israel achieved a decisive military victory over British-backed Jordanian occupiers that had held the land since 1948. Today, Israel's heartland — 20% of the country — is home to nearly 1,000,000 Jews cultivating the land and building vineyards, agriculture, and community from it. #IsraelDebrief #SettlersWinery #JudeaAndSamaria #WestBank #IsraelNews

  6. Sep 14

    How UK and EU Train 'Palestinian' Terrorists in Ramallah | Security & Legal Scholar Maurice Hirsch

    Lieutenant Colonel Maurice Hirsch of the Jerusalem Center for Security and Foreign Affairs joins Sophia Tupolev and Asaf Nissan on the C14 Israel Debrief to break down what he calls the Palestinian Authority's transformation from a 12,000-member civilian police force under the Oslo Accords into a 70,000-strong armed body, trained in part by British, European, and American officers, even as the UK moves to sanction Israel. Hirsch, former Director of the Military Prosecution for Judea and Samaria and architect of the Israeli law that strips citizenship from terrorists paid by the PA, lays out how foreign funding, unenforced Oslo provisions, and what he calls Israel's own incoherent policy have let this force grow unchecked. The show covers the PA's freedom of movement inside Jewish-controlled Area C, the success of the economic pressure campaign led by Minister Smotrich, the case for how and why to cut off European funding, and why Hirsch argues the Palestinian Authority should be designated a terrorist organization outright. Guest: Lt. Col. Maurice Hirsch, Jerusalem Center for Security and Foreign Affairs (JCFA) Host: Sophia Tupolev, with Asaf Nissan, C14 English More from our English desk at C14News.com #C14IsraelDebrief #MauriceHirsch #JCFA #PalestinianAuthority #IsraelSecurity #JudeaAndSamaria #OsloAccords #October7

  7. Sep 9

    U.S. Congressman Randy Fine: Countries sanctioning Israel barred from doing business with Florida

    U.S. Rep. Randy Fine (R-FL) joins C14's Sophia Tupolev a day after the UK announced sanctions on Israel, said to be joined by eleven other countries. Fine explains how Florida's 2018 anti-BDS law, which he authored as a state legislator, will automatically bar any company tied to a boycott of Israel from doing business in the state, and why he expects British firms to feel the pain of the impact once the sanctions take effect.Fine breaks down:How Florida's anti-BDS law works, and how it forced Airbnb to reverse a 2019 boycott decisionWhy the UK's sanctions carry a six-to-nine month delay before taking forceHow 38 US states with similar laws could compound the economic pressureWhy he expects any federal response to come from the White House rather than CongressHis work with the Sharia Free America Caucus#Israel #Florida #RandyFine #AntiBDS #C14

  8. Sep 7

    EXCLUSIVE: Moshe Feiglin: "Today's Gaza baby, tomorrow's terrorist"

    Zehut party chairman Moshe Feiglin joins the C14 Israel Debrief for a wide-ranging discussion on Israel’s October elections, the future of the right-wing camp, constitutional reform, individual liberty, security policy, and the Oslo Accords. Joined by C14 editor Golan Israel, Feiglin outlines his vision for Israel’s future and explains why he believes the country needs bold change after October 7. With  ⁨@sophiatupolev⁩  #Israel #MosheFeiglin #IsraeliPolitics #C14News #IsraelDebrief

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Beyond the noise. Beyond the headlines. Israel Debrief 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, C14 asks the tough questions that matter most to Israel's future. This is Israeli perspective, unfiltered.

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    2026
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