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The MirYam Institute's podcasts are uploaded for your listening pleasure and convenience. Taking the form of speeches, interviews, conversations and debates, our podcasts are an ideal way for you to join our conversation about Israel wherever you are. Learn more about the MirYam Institute at www.MirYamInstitute.org

The MirYam Institute Podcast with Benjamin Anthony The MirYam Institute

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The MirYam Institute's podcasts are uploaded for your listening pleasure and convenience. Taking the form of speeches, interviews, conversations and debates, our podcasts are an ideal way for you to join our conversation about Israel wherever you are. Learn more about the MirYam Institute at www.MirYamInstitute.org

    BENJAMIN AND YAAKOV LAPPIN DISCUSS: ISRAEL’S NORTHERN FRONT HEATS UP, POLITICIZATION OF HOSTAGE NEGOTIATIONS AND PTSD IN THE IDF

    BENJAMIN AND YAAKOV LAPPIN DISCUSS: ISRAEL’S NORTHERN FRONT HEATS UP, POLITICIZATION OF HOSTAGE NEGOTIATIONS AND PTSD IN THE IDF

    In this episode of the podcast, Yaakov Lappin and Benjamin discuss the implications of the IDF approval of operational plans to combat Hezbollah in southern Lebanon and whether or not now is the time to combat Iran’s proxy. They then discuss the pitfalls of the demand for a hostage deal and the intertwining of that with the call for new elections in Israel, before we finish off with the alarming rise of PTSD among the ranks of the IDF.Support the Show.The MirYam Institute. Israel's Futur...

    • 1 hr 25 min
    BENJAMIN AND YAAKOV LAPPIN: HEZBOLLAH ESCALATES, US V. IRAN? AND THE DARING HOSTAGE RESCUE MISSION

    BENJAMIN AND YAAKOV LAPPIN: HEZBOLLAH ESCALATES, US V. IRAN? AND THE DARING HOSTAGE RESCUE MISSION

    In this episode, I’m joined by in-house analyst Yaakov Lappin to discuss the dangerous and steep escalation of fire from Hezbollah in Lebanon into northern Israel. Yaakov and I discuss whether or not the US is likely to come to Israel’s aid in the event of a direct conflict with Iran and we pay tribute to the heroic hostage rescue mission that freed four of our hostages from Gaza. We finish by highlighting the bravery and courage of the mother of Almog Meir-Jan as she battled to mai...

    • 55 min
    BENJAMIN IN CONVERSATION: with Izhar Lifshitz, son of Oded, 83 and Yocheved Lifshitz, 85, kidnapped from Kibbutz Nir Oz on October 7th

    BENJAMIN IN CONVERSATION: with Izhar Lifshitz, son of Oded, 83 and Yocheved Lifshitz, 85, kidnapped from Kibbutz Nir Oz on October 7th

    This interview of Izhar Lifshitz took place in front of a live audience of US military cadets, in Poland. The delegates had traveled to Poland as part of the annual Israel Strategy & Policy (I-SAP) tour, 2024, a flagship initiative of The MirYam Institute. All of the delegates will serve as officers in the U.S army, navy, air-force and marine corps. Izhar Lifshitz is the son of the oldest Israeli hostage in Gaza - still presumed to be alive - Oded Lifshitz (83). On October 7th, ...

    • 53 min
    BENJAMIN AND YAAKOV LAPPIN: NAZI DEATH CAMPS, HOSTAGE NEGOTIATIONS & BIBI'S COMMUNICATIONS

    BENJAMIN AND YAAKOV LAPPIN: NAZI DEATH CAMPS, HOSTAGE NEGOTIATIONS & BIBI'S COMMUNICATIONS

    In this episode, I'm joined by in-house analyst, Yaakov Lappin. We discuss the recent MirYam Institute delegation to the Polish death camps with the cadets of the U.S. military as part of the annual Israel Strategy & Policy tour (I-SAP), the latest in the hostage release negotiations, the viability of the war cabinet and the need for Israel's Prime Minister to communicate with the Israeli public.Support the Show.The MirYam Institute. Israel's Future in Israel's Hands.Subscribe to our...

    • 1 hr 14 min
    BENJAMIN AND YAAKOV LAPPIN: INTERNATIONAL COURTS BREACH LEGAL NORMS, BIBI TO D.C. AND RESPECTING THE BEREAVED

    BENJAMIN AND YAAKOV LAPPIN: INTERNATIONAL COURTS BREACH LEGAL NORMS, BIBI TO D.C. AND RESPECTING THE BEREAVED

    In this episode of the podcast, Benjamin is joined as he often is by MirYam Institute's in-house analyst, Yaakov Lappin. Before turning to the appalling ruling of the ICJ, they begin by discussing the nature of the Hamas terrorists against whom Israel is fighting, based on statements made by detained Hamas operatives under Israeli questioning. They also discuss PM Netanyahu’s rumoured speech to a joint session of Congress and take a moment to talk about the way in which Israeli host...

    • 1 hr 12 min
    BENJAMIN AND YAAKOV LAPPIN: HANDLING THE STRESS OF WARTIME ISRAEL

    BENJAMIN AND YAAKOV LAPPIN: HANDLING THE STRESS OF WARTIME ISRAEL

    For this episode, Benjamin takes a different direction and asks Yaakov Lappin, in-house analyst at The MirYam Institute, to talk about how he manages the tumult of war in his professional role as an analyst, and also as a husband and father. The guys also discuss the stresses upon the soldiers in the field and the challenges of the home front. Support the Show.The MirYam Institute. Israel's Future in Israel's Hands.Subscribe to our podcast: https://podfollow.com/1493910771Follow The...

    • 1 hr 11 min

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