Israel Update

4.8 (78)
POLITICS
UPDATED WEEKLY

This is the audio version of Israel Update. Israel Update is a video podcast hosted by Israeli historian and political commentator Gadi Taub and Michael Doran, a senior fellow at the Hudson Institute in Washington, D.C. The show offers news from the ground as well as an unparalleled insider perspective on the war.

OCT 25

Tommy Robinson in Israel

Tommy Robinson, the outspoken activist against the importation of Jihad into the UK, visited Israel. His support for Israel's war won many hearts in the country. Mike was skeptical but Gadi insisted on having him on the show (in this Mikeless joint episode of Gadi's Hebrew language podcast Gatekeeper, and Israel Update).

53 min
OCT 20

Did Israel Win The War?

The Trump plan – what’s in it? What are the implications of the Trump Declaration for Enduring Peace and Prosperity issued at Sharm El Sheikh? And what should we make of his Knesset speech? Plus, why did Israelis boo Netanyahu at Hostages Square? Mike and Gadi discuss.

1h 31m
SEP 26

Defending Israel with Facts

Netanyahu gave a show at the UN, rebuking the weakness of Western leaders and defending Israel’s conduct of the war with facts. Gadi and Mike analyze the speech in detail. Meanwhile antisemitism is rearing its ugly head on the right, led by the ubiquitous Tucker Carlson. How widespread is it?

1h 5m
SEP 17

The Struggle Over Charlie Kirk's Legacy

The debate about Charlie Kirk's legacy is actually a struggle over the future of the Republican Party - and not least over US-Israeli relations. Video:https://youtu.be/LZ8xduB0hPo

1h 4m
SEP 10

Cementing the American-Israeli Alliance

It is highly unlikely that the Israeli strike in Qatar was not coordinated with the White House. Are the Americans and Israelis employing a good cop / bad cop strategy? What does the Israeli operation mean for the balance of power in the region? Mike and Gadi discuss the implications of the strike. And they are by no means small.

1h 1m
SEP 5

Israel Is Ruled By Its Atorney General

Attorney General Gali Baharav Miara is the de facto domestic ruler in Israel’s crazy system of government. And she is undermining both democracy and the rule of law, as a case of arson outside the Prime Minister’s residence has shown.

59 min
SEP 2

Trump Administration: No Palestinian State

The Trump Administration has Israel's back. What is most notable about its day-after plan for Gaza is that the Palestinian Authority is not a part of it. Meanwhile, the administration also refuses to grant visas to the US to the PA leadership, so long as the PA maintains its pay-for-slay program, which grants financial aid to terrorists and their families. The message to leaders around the world who threaten to recognize a Palestinian state could not be clearer. Mike and Gadi discuss.

1h 24m
AUG 24

The Media is Lying to You. What Else is New?

Yes, we will update you on Gaza, but we too are getting tired of it. So we turn our attention to the distorted mirror that passes for news-media in Israel and outside it. Haaretz, the NYT, mainstream anti-Israeli propaganda, etc. Also: who gets Pulitzers and for what? Link to the Haaretz podcast with Gen. Yaakov Amidror (interview begins 33:20):https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I6vBwE61dYQ&t=2012s https://youtu.be/GqV9Xamrisc

52 min

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4.8

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78 Ratings

Informative and witty

Sep 11

moshe mayer

Two of the most brilliant commentators on the Israeli scene
Fun

Sep 5

am a mamamamam

I love these guys. So refreshing after having to suffer the legacy media on Israel
One thought

Jul 10

Alla Dorfman

The most uplifting!!!
The best

Jun 27

Heartandbile

The most brilliant, counterintuitive, witty deep take on reality (in Israel and beyond) you will delight yourself to hear. My only complaint is: Mike, gadi, where the #%%* were you in the past two weeks? We needed you!! More please. And would that the world and the world’s unthinking media listen to this pair for their proven geopol and pol insight and combined IQ.

This is the audio version of Israel Update. Israel Update is a video podcast hosted by Israeli historian and political commentator Gadi Taub and Michael Doran, a senior fellow at the Hudson Institute in Washington, D.C. The show offers news from the ground as well as an unparalleled insider perspective on the war.