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  1. Doha, We Have a Problem - with Nadav Eyal, Amit Segal, Ronen Bergman

    2 DAYS AGO

    Doha, We Have a Problem - with Nadav Eyal, Amit Segal, Ronen Bergman

    Subscribe to Amit Segal’s newsletter ‘It’s Noon in Israel’: arkmedia.org/amitsegal/ Subscribe to Inside Call me Back: inside.arkmedia.org Gift a subscription of Inside Call me Back: inside.arkmedia.org/gifts Watch Call me Back on YouTube: youtube.com/@CallMeBackPodcast Check out Ark Media’s other podcasts:  For Heaven's Sake: lnk.to/rfGlrA‘What’s Your Number?’: lnk.to/rbGlvMFor sponsorship inquiries, please contact: callmeback@arkmedia.org To contact us, sign up for updates, and access transcripts, visit: arkmedia.org/ Ark Media on Instagram: instagram.com/arkmediaorg Dan on X: x.com/dansenor Dan on Instagram: instagram.com/dansenor To order Dan Senor & Saul Singer’s book, The Genius of Israel: tinyurl.com/bdeyjsdn Today’s Episode:  On Tuesday, the Israeli Airforce carried out strikes on a building in Doha, Qatar, where Hamas’s top leaders were believed to be gathered to discuss the recent American Gaza ceasefire proposal. As of now, it seems unlikely that Israel managed to eliminate its targets.  Qatar called the attack a “violation of all laws and norms.” Other Arab states, including Saudi Arabia, the UAE, Jordan, and Turkey strongly condemned the attack as well. President Trump gave somewhat contradictory statements on the topic, expressing disapproval at Israel’s decision while calling it an opportunity for peace. Joining us to discuss how the strike and its possible results impacts Israel’s position in the Gaza war and the region, we were joined by Ark Media Contributors Nadav Eyal and Amit Segal and Call me Back Veteran Ronen Bergman. CREDITS: ILAN BENATAR - Producer & Editor ADAAM JAMES LEVIN-AREDDY - Executive Producer MARTIN HUERGO - Sound Editor MARIANGELES BURGOS - Additional Editing MAYA RACKOFF - Operations Director GABE SILVERSTEIN - Research YUVAL SEMO - Music Composer

    43 min
  2. Voice Memo: Israel Strikes Qatar

    2 DAYS AGO

    Voice Memo: Israel Strikes Qatar

    On Tuesday, September 9, Israel struck a building in Doha – the capital city of Qatar – where senior Hamas leaders were believed to be gathered to discuss the recent American ceasefire proposal.  We will cover this major development at length in our Thursday episode with Amit and Nadav. Until then, Dan sent a voice memo to Ark Media contributors Amit Segal and Nadav Eyal, asking: what now? How has Israel’s strike on Qatar changed the landscape for the war in Gaza? To learn more about our premium subscription, Inside Call me Back, please go to inside.arkmedia.org CREDITS: ILAN BENATAR - Producer & Editor ADAAM JAMES LEVIN-AREDDY - Executive Producer MARTIN HUERGO - Sound Editor MARIANGELES BURGOS - Additional Editing MAYA RACKOFF - Operations Director GABE SILVERSTEIN - Research YUVAL SEMO - Music Composer

    5 min
  3. Reclaiming the Jewish Story - with Sarah Hurwitz

    4 DAYS AGO

    Reclaiming the Jewish Story - with Sarah Hurwitz

    Support Birthright Israel: https://birthrightisrael.foundation/callmeback To register for Wednesday’s (09/10) Streicker Center event featuring Sarah Hurwitz, Dara Horn, Abigail Pogrebin, and Dan Senor:  streicker.nyc/events/hurwitz To order As a Jew: Reclaiming Our Story From Those Who Blame, Shame, and Try to Erase Us: sarahhurwitz.net/books/as-a-jew Subscribe to Inside Call me Back: inside.arkmedia.org Gift a subscription of Inside Call me Back: inside.arkmedia.org/gifts Subscribe to Amit Segal’s newsletter ‘It’s Noon in Israel’: arkmedia.org/amitsegal/ Watch Call me Back on YouTube: youtube.com/@CallMeBackPodcast Check out Ark Media’s other podcasts:  For Heaven's Sake: lnk.to/rfGlrA‘What’s Your Number?’: lnk.to/rbGlvMFor sponsorship inquiries, please contact: callmeback@arkmedia.org To contact us, sign up for updates, and access transcripts, visit: arkmedia.org/ Ark Media on Instagram: instagram.com/arkmediaorg Dan on X: x.com/dansenor Dan on Instagram: instagram.com/dansenor To order Dan Senor & Saul Singer’s book, The Genius of Israel: tinyurl.com/bdeyjsdn Today’s Episode:  On today’s episode we are joined by Sarah Hurwitz, author of the new book  As a Jew: Reclaiming Our Story From Those Who Blame, Shame, and Try to Erase Us. It is an urgent exploration of how antisemitism has shaped Jewish identity and how Jews can reclaim their tradition. Sarah was a senior speechwriter in the White House under President Obama, including as Chief Speechwriter for Michelle Obama from 2010-2017. (00:00) Introduction (05:30) How American Jews identify with Judaism (08:35) Sarah’s Jewish journey (11:36) Why “cultural Judaism” isn’t enough (13:00) What prompted Sarah to write As a Jew (18:00) The phenomenon of antizionist Jews (25:12) Blaming Jews for antisemitism  (29:00) Normalizing Israeli history (33:08) How Jewish kids will experience Israel (38:47) Antisemitism on the Right (40:35) Using Jewish wisdom in modern American life  CREDITS: ILAN BENATAR - Producer & Editor ADAAM JAMES LEVIN-AREDDY - Executive Producer MARTIN HUERGO - Sound Editor MARIANGELES BURGOS - Additional Editing MAYA RACKOFF - Operations Director GABE SILVERSTEIN - Research YUVAL SEMO - Music Composer

    47 min
  4. Accounting for the Failure of October 7 - with Yaakov Katz

    4 SEPT

    Accounting for the Failure of October 7 - with Yaakov Katz

    Subscribe to Inside Call me Back: inside.arkmedia.org Gift a subscription of Inside Call me Back: inside.arkmedia.org/gifts Subscribe to Amit Segal’s newsletter ‘It’s Noon in Israel’: arkmedia.org/amitsegal/ Watch Call me Back on YouTube: youtube.com/@CallMeBackPodcast Check out Ark Media’s other podcasts:  For Heaven's Sake: lnk.to/rfGlrA‘What’s Your Number?’: lnk.to/rbGlvMFor sponsorship inquiries, please contact: callmeback@arkmedia.org To contact us, sign up for updates, and access transcripts, visit: arkmedia.org/ Ark Media on Instagram: instagram.com/arkmediaorg Dan on X: x.com/dansenor Dan on Instagram: instagram.com/dansenor To order Dan Senor & Saul Singer’s book, The Genius of Israel: tinyurl.com/bdeyjsdn Today’s Episode:  October 7, 2023 was Israel’s biggest security failure since the country’s founding. Over the past twenty-three months, we’ve discovered a lot about how Hamas terrorists managed to penetrate deep into Israel’s borders. But there’s still much the public does not yet know or understand.  On today’s episode we are joined by Israeli journalist Yaakov Katz to discuss how a nation known worldwide for its security capabilities failed so monumentally on October 7. Yaakov is the former editor-in-chief of the Jerusalem Post and founder of the Middle East American Dialogue, a conference that brings together American and Middle Eastern leaders.   While Israel Slept by Yaakov Katz & Amir Bohbot: https://a.co/d/6xUDPa6  TORN: The Israel-Palestine Poster War on NYC Streets: https://www.torn-film.com/  CREDITS: ILAN BENATAR - Producer & Editor ADAAM JAMES LEVIN-AREDDY - Executive Producer MARTIN HUERGO - Sound Editor MARIANGELES BURGOS - Additional Editing MAYA RACKOFF - Operations Director GABE SILVERSTEIN - Research YUVAL SEMO - Music Composer

    43 min
  5. Where are the Jewish People Headed? - with Nadav Eyal and Amit Segal

    2 SEPT

    Where are the Jewish People Headed? - with Nadav Eyal and Amit Segal

    Nadav’s Op-ed in Hebrew: ynet.co.il/yedioth/article/yokra14492636 Subscribe to Inside Call me Back: inside.arkmedia.org Gift a subscription of Inside Call me Back: inside.arkmedia.org/gifts Subscribe to Amit Segal’s newsletter ‘It’s Noon in Israel’: arkmedia.org/amitsegal/ Watch Call me Back on YouTube: youtube.com/@CallMeBackPodcast Check out Ark Media’s other podcasts:  For Heaven's Sake: lnk.to/rfGlrA‘What’s Your Number?’: lnk.to/rbGlvMFor sponsorship inquiries, please contact: callmeback@arkmedia.org To contact us, sign up for updates, and access transcripts, visit: arkmedia.org/ Ark Media on Instagram: instagram.com/arkmediaorg Dan on X: x.com/dansenor Dan on Instagram: instagram.com/dansenor To order Dan Senor & Saul Singer’s book, The Genius of Israel: tinyurl.com/bdeyjsdn Today’s Episode:  On Thursday, Ark Media Contributor Nadav Eyal published an op-ed on Ynet titled “An Existential Crossroads: between exile and state,” in which he argued that both Diaspora Jews and Jews in Israel are at a crossroads.  On today’s episode, we discuss Nadav’s provocative piece with Nadav himself and Ark Media’s other contributor, Amit Segal, who, as usual, comes at the issues from a different perspective.  CREDITS: ILAN BENATAR - Producer & Editor ADAAM JAMES LEVIN-AREDDY - Executive Producer MARTIN HUERGO - Sound Editor MARIANGELES BURGOS - Additional Editing MAYA RACKOFF - Operations Director GABE SILVERSTEIN - Research YUVAL SEMO - Music Composer

    38 min
  6. How the U.N. Weaponizes the Famine Narrative in Gaza - with Rich Goldberg

    28 AUG

    How the U.N. Weaponizes the Famine Narrative in Gaza - with Rich Goldberg

    Subscribe to Inside Call me Back: inside.arkmedia.org Gift a subscription of Inside Call me Back: inside.arkmedia.org/gifts Subscribe to Amit Segal’s newsletter ‘It’s Noon in Israel’: arkmedia.org/amitsegal/ Watch Call me Back on YouTube: youtube.com/@CallMeBackPodcast Check out Ark Media’s other podcasts:  For Heaven's Sake: lnk.to/rfGlrA‘What’s Your Number?’: lnk.to/rbGlvMFor sponsorship inquiries, please contact: callmeback@arkmedia.org To contact us, sign up for updates, and access transcripts, visit: arkmedia.org/ Ark Media on Instagram: instagram.com/arkmediaorg Dan on X: x.com/dansenor Dan on Instagram: instagram.com/dansenor To order Dan Senor & Saul Singer’s book, The Genius of Israel: tinyurl.com/bdeyjsdn Today’s Episode:  On Friday, August 22, the Integrated Food Security Phase Classification (IPC) – a global hunger monitor backed by the U.N. – declared for the first time that famine had struck North Gaza. Israel quickly denied the charge, accusing the IPC of “biased and self-interested sources originating from Hamas.” It’s hard to identify the truth about the humanitarian situation in Gaza, but one thing is clear: the U.N. has worked to weaponize the famine narrative as part of its campaign against Israel and against the Israel/US-backed Gaza Humanitarian Foundation, which supplanted much of the U.N.’s role in Gaza. To discuss this disturbing part of the equation, we are joined by Rich Goldberg. Rich is a senior advisor at the Foundation for Defense of Democracies. He served in both Trump administrations, including on the White House National Security Council staff. He also spent a decade on Capitol Hill, as an aide to a U.S. House Member and U.S. Senator, where Rich worked on congressional oversight of U.N. Programs in the Middle East.  CREDITS: ILAN BENATAR - Producer & Editor ADAAM JAMES LEVIN-AREDDY - Executive Producer MARTIN HUERGO - Sound Editor MARIANGELES BURGOS - Additional Editing MAYA RACKOFF - Operations Director GABE SILVERSTEIN - Research YUVAL SEMO - Music Composer

    37 min

  7. 27 AUG

    Sneak Peak: Inside Call me Back - with Nadav Eyal

    Subscribe to Inside Call me Back: inside.arkmedia.org Gift a subscription of Inside Call me Back: inside.arkmedia.org/gifts Subscribe to Amit Segal’s newsletter ‘It’s Noon in Israel’: arkmedia.org/amitsegal/ Watch Call me Back on YouTube: youtube.com/@CallMeBackPodcast Check out Ark Media’s other podcasts:  For Heaven's Sake: lnk.to/rfGlrA‘What’s Your Number?’: lnk.to/rbGlvMFor sponsorship inquiries, please contact: callmeback@arkmedia.org To contact us, sign up for updates, and access transcripts, visit: arkmedia.org/ Ark Media on Instagram: instagram.com/arkmediaorg Dan on X: x.com/dansenor Dan on Instagram: instagram.com/dansenor To order Dan Senor & Saul Singer’s book, The Genius of Israel: tinyurl.com/bdeyjsdn Today’s Episode:  Last week, on Inside Call me Back, Nadav and Dan had a conversation prompted by an especially insightful listener question that wound up generating lots of feedback from the “insiders.” The topic was, what do Israelis and diaspora Jews misunderstand about one another? It was an example of the types of discussions we strive for at Inside Call me Back: unfiltered, challenging, and often unresolved while still illuminating.  On today’s bonus episode, we’re giving the general Call me Back audience a taste of what goes on at our members-only edition of the podcast. If you want more of this content, where we bring you into the kind of conversations we have when the cameras stop rolling, subscribe at inside.arkmedia.org.  CREDITS: ILAN BENATAR - Producer & Editor ADAAM JAMES LEVIN-AREDDY - Executive Producer MARTIN HUERGO - Sound Editor MARIANGELES BURGOS - Additional Editing MAYA RACKOFF - Operations Director GABE SILVERSTEIN - Research YUVAL SEMO - Music Composer

    23 min
  8. Why Aren’t Israelis Alarmed by Global Isolation?- with Amit Segal

    25 AUG

    Why Aren’t Israelis Alarmed by Global Isolation?- with Amit Segal

    Subscribe to Inside Call me Back: inside.arkmedia.org Gift a subscription of Inside Call me Back: inside.arkmedia.org/gifts Subscribe to Amit Segal’s newsletter ‘It’s Noon in Israel’: arkmedia.org/amitsegal/ Europe’s far-right rise: axios.com/2025/08/22/europe-far-right-afd-germany-france-uk Watch Call me Back on YouTube: youtube.com/@CallMeBackPodcast Check out Ark Media’s other podcasts:  For Heaven's Sake: lnk.to/rfGlrA‘What’s Your Number?’: lnk.to/rbGlvMFor sponsorship inquiries, please contact: callmeback@arkmedia.org To contact us, sign up for updates, and access transcripts, visit: arkmedia.org/ Ark Media on Instagram: instagram.com/arkmediaorg Dan on X: x.com/dansenor Dan on Instagram: instagram.com/dansenor To order Dan Senor & Saul Singer’s book, The Genius of Israel: tinyurl.com/bdeyjsdn Today’s Episode:  On Friday, the Integrated Food Security Phase Classification (IPC) — an internationally recognized set of standards established by a group of NGOs for determining food insecurity — was applied to Gaza to declare for the first time that famine has struck North Gaza. It was a charge Israel quickly denied. This comes after many countries – including Britain, France, Canada, and Australia – have announced plans to recognize a Palestinian state. On today’s episode, we ask how Israelis are reacting to the world’s ire. Do they recognize the severity of the situation, or are they insulated from global opinion? Is Israel’s plummeting global standing cause for serious concern? Ark Media contributor Amit Segal joined us to discuss. 00:00 Introduction 03:57 Israel’s plummeting global image 05:44 Israel’s lack of PR strategy 08:20 Why is anti-Israel sentiment worse now than ever? 11:20 How Israeli leaders make the problem worse 14:18 How influential is the far-right in Netanyahu’s coalition? 16:21 How Israel’s internal debate reaches an international audience 18:00 How Netanyahu approaches PR 23:00 Israel is the mistress of Europe 25:45 Europe’s funding of Israeli research 28:55 Why aren’t Israelis talking about their global image? 34:04 How do Israelis react to claims of famine in Gaza? 35:35 Israel does not invest enough in PR 37:50 The practical affects of Israel’s standing CREDITS: ILAN BENATAR - Producer & Editor ADAAM JAMES LEVIN-AREDDY - Executive Producer MARTIN HUERGO - Sound Editor MARIANGELES BURGOS - Additional Editing MAYA RACKOFF - Operations Director GABE SILVERSTEIN - Research YUVAL SEMO - Music Composer

    41 min
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