Podcasts about Tel Aviv

By the spring of 1948, three armed Jewish militias had been fighting and working towards the birth of modern Israel. There was the Haganah, under David Ben-Gurion, which would become the core of the new Israel Defense Forces. There was the Irgun, led by Menachem Begin, and a smaller group, the Lehi. Begin agreed to dissolve the Irgun units operating in Israel into the new army, a decision he made in the name of national unity and cohesion even though tensions between the Irgun and the Haganah were deep, and Haganah operatives had previously informed on their counterparts in the Irgun to British officials. Even so, the Irgun had pledged to become a part of the IDF in the newly formed state of Israel. A month after Ben-Gurion declared independence, a ship named the Altalena set sail from France under the auspices of the Irgun, carrying rifles and some 900 immigrants, many of them survivors of the Shoah. The ship left port the same day a United Nations cease-fire took effect, a truce that barred the importation of any new arms or combatants into the country. When it reached the coast at Kfar Vitkin just north of Tel Aviv, a dispute broke out over how the weapons would be distributed, and in particular over Begin's insistence that a share go to an Irgun battalion in Jerusalem, which he argued stood outside the truce's terms since Jerusalem's status remained unsettled under the UN partition plan. The standoff turned violent onshore, and Begin ordered the ship to sail south, to Tel Aviv, in full view of the city and the international press. Near what is today Frishman Beach, Ben-Gurion gave the order to open fire on the ship, and by this time, with Begin aboard, on his main political rival. Two officers refused before a third accepted the command. Sixteen Irgun men and three IDF soldiers were killed. And Begin, standing on the burning deck with comrades dying around him, ordered his own men not to fire back. He would repeat that order over the radio that night: never, he said, could he condone a war between brothers. The specter of the Altalena has haunted Israeli politics ever since. It plays a potent and mythological role in the imagination of the political right as one of the earliest examples of a centralized government dominated by the political left that uses the power of the state against its domestic opponents. Now, six weeks before an Israeli election, the wreckage of the Altalena has been discovered. To discuss the ship's sinking and the significance of its recovery, Jonathan Silver, the host of the Tikvah podcast and the editor of Mosaic, is joined by the historian, educator, and writer Avi Shilon. Shilon is the author of, among other works of scholarship, the definitive biography of Menachem Begin, published in 2012 by Yale University Press.

Iran's 60-day window with the United States has expired — and there is still no diplomatic breakthrough. In today's Israel Daily News, Shana Fuld breaks down the latest developments across Israel, Iran, and the region, including reports that Tehran used the 60-day period to expand missile and drone production and strengthen coordination with its proxy forces in Yemen, Iraq, and Lebanon. The Trump administration is now pushing what it calls an “economic D-Day” against Iran, targeting the country's oil exports, banking system, and foreign trade networks. Iran's currency has fallen to a record low, while tensions continue to rise across the region. Meanwhile, Israel's domestic political battle is intensifying ahead of the October 27 election. Ultra-Orthodox protesters blocked Highway 4 near Bnei Brak following the arrest of a yeshiva student who failed to report for his IDF draft summons. The Haredi draft exemption debate has become one of the defining political issues in Israel, with coalition parties pushing new legislation while critics argue that all Israelis should share the burden of military service. Shana also breaks down Netanyahu's warning to right-wing voters about smaller parties potentially failing to cross the electoral threshold — and why reaching 61 seats is so important for forming a government. Plus, a major historical discovery: Divers have located the wreck of the Altalena, the ship at the center of one of the most painful episodes in Israel's early history. The ship, carrying weapons, fighters, and immigrants, arrived in Israel in 1948 and became the center of a confrontation between David Ben-Gurion's government and Menachem Begin's Irgun. When the IDF opened fire on the ship, Begin ordered his fighters not to retaliate in order to prevent a civil war. Now, decades later, the wreck has been located intact roughly 500 meters underwater off the coast of Tel Aviv. In this episode: • Iran's 60-day U.S. memorandum expires • Trump's new “economic D-Day” sanctions campaign • Iran's collapsing currency • Rising tensions near Saudi Arabia • Israel's Haredi military draft crisis • The fight over new draft exemption legislation • Netanyahu's warning to right-wing voters • Shin Bet chief David Zini and Gadi Eisenkot • Settler violence in the West Bank • International stabilization plans for Gaza • Mansour Abbas and Palestinian statehood • The discovery of the Altalena wreck • Ben-Gurion vs. Menachem Begin • How the Altalena nearly triggered civil war • Israel Daily News updates and how to support independent journalism • The Maccabiah Games and the “Jewish Olympics” Support Israel Daily News: Your support helps us continue producing independent journalism about Israel and the Middle East. Visit israeldailynews.org to make a one-time or monthly contribution. Don't forget to subscribe to Israel Daily News on YouTube, Spotify and Apple Podcasts, and sign up for the Israel Weekly News newsletter for the top stories from Israel each week. Timestamps 00:00 Iran's 60-Day Window Ends With No Deal01:00 Trump's “Economic D-Day” Against Iran02:00 Israel's Haredi Draft Crisis Explodes03:00 The Battle Over Haredi Draft Exemptions04:00 Why the Draft Is a Major Election Issue05:00 Shin Bet Chief Defends Eisenkot Decision06:00 Netanyahu Warns Right-Wing Voters07:00 Settler Violence & Gaza Stabilization Plans08:00 Mansour Abbas & the Gaza Debate09:00 The Altalena Wreck Has Been Found10:00 How the Altalena Clash Began11:00 Menachem Begin's Decision That Changed Israel12:00 Israel Daily News Updates13:00 Rosh Hashanah Gift Recommendations14:00 Upcoming Israel Travel & Holiday Content15:00 The Maccabiah Games: The Jewish Olympics16:00 Sign-Off & Israel Weekly News17:00 Thanks to Our Sponsors & Production Team #Israel #IsraelNews #Iran #IranIsrael #Trump #Netanyahu #IsraelPolitics #IsraeliPolitics #IDF #HarediDraft #DraftCrisis #Knesset #IsraeliElections #MiddleEast #Gaza #Altalena #MenachemBegin #BenGurion #WestBank #IsraelDailyNews #IsraelDailyNewsPodcast #BreakingNews #JewishHistory #Maccabiah Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Why have the classical liberal ideas that helped emancipate the Jews become so vulnerable? Dan is joined by Jonah Goldberg of The Dispatch to ask why classical liberalism, which is the political tradition that embraces equality, individual rights and restraints on government, has become so vulnerable. They discuss how the terms liberal, progressive and socialist got confused, and why they think the DSA agenda will fail. Goldberg also explains the economic and cultural forces he sees fueling populism on the left and right, whether America's liberal tradition is strong enough to withstand them, and what its erosion could mean for Jews. Suicide of the West by Jonah Goldberg The Remnant podcast Capitalism and the Jews by Jerry Z Muller Get your tickets to a live taping of Call me Back at the Streicker Center on October 22. —- Call Me Back is made possible by our subscribers. If these conversations are where you turn to understand Israel and the Jewish world, consider joining them. It's what keeps this show going. Become a Subscriber - Inside Call me Back This episode is sponsored by HaYarkon 70. Bring your family together in the heart of Tel Aviv at this restored 1934 landmark, just steps from the promenade and the beach. Its eight luxury residences offer the space and privacy of a home, with full kitchens, spacious balconies, concierge service, and optional breakfast. Reserve your stay at HaYarkon70.com/callmeback. Call Me Back listeners receive 10% off. ___ In this episode:  - What is classical liberalism? - How liberalism paved the way for Jewish emancipation starting in the 17th century - How the terms socialism, capitalism, free market, liberal and progressive got jumbled - Why young Americans are rejecting liberalism and the status quo - How economic and technological change fuel discontent and dislocation - What pop culture reveals about the rise of populism - Can classical liberalism make a comeback? - Could the proposals of Mamdani and the DSA actually damage American cities? - Why Jews are caught between the illiberal left and right ___ More Ark Media: Want to join Ark Media? Check out our careers page for new openings. Explore Israel Votes Listen to Ark News Daily Listen to For Heaven's Sake Listen to What's Your Number? Newsletters | Ark Media | Amit Segal | Nadav Eyal Instagram | Ark Media | Dan X | Dan Dan Senor & Saul Singer's book, The Genius of Israel Get in touch Credits: Ilan Benatar, Beth Pearlman, Brittany Cohen, Ava Weiner, Martin Huergo, Mariangeles Burgos, and Yuval Semo

A chatty hangout episode on recent events, the class politics of fashion in our post-cultural moment, and an American (...?) Broadway musical from the End of History as performed in Japanese in air-conditioned chambers surrounded by hordes of shrink-wrapped Teslas on reclaimed land developed Tel Aviv–style in the middle of Tokyo Bay. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Natalie meets with Jeremy Ohayon, who made aliyah in 2013 from Montreal. Jeremy runs North Star Realty and caters to Olim, helping them navigate real estate in the Tel Aviv area. Jeremy shares his own story on how he was naive, given a bad deal, and says it was because he was trusting....Real Estate "sharks" do exist here. Pay attention and be smart. Listen to this episode and contact Jeremy for guidance for renting or buying in Israel; www.northstarrealty-tlv.com or contact Natalie@israelnewstalkradio.com Returning Home 16AUG2026 - PODCAST

Your Problem Is the Solution: How to Change Your Consciousness & Transform Your Reality Live in Tel Aviv

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Yoni Avital lives in Tel Aviv, Israel, with his wife and 3 older children. The oldest kid is a boy, so Yoni and he try to see as many football games as possible. He enjoys shopping with this girls, though it's cause he is their Dad, not because he enjoy shopping. He likes to travel, hike, and enjoys a nice white wine in warmer weather. His most memorable hike was at Yosemite, when he started at 4 am and came across a lot of wildlife.Yoni was in the virtual desktop space in the past. What he and his team realized was that troubleshooting these virtual experiences were incredibly complicated. They started to build an enterprise task manager, to centralize a task management UI to control the endpoints. When customers started asking to use it daily, Yoni figured out they had something unique.This is the creation story of ControlUp.SponsorsUnblockedTECH DomainsMezmoBraingrid.aiLinkshttps://www.controlup.com/https://www.linkedin.com/in/yoavital/Checkout our episode stacks on Stacklist! https://stacks.codestory.co/ Hosted by Noah Labhart | Technical Founder & Startup Mentor.Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

In recent decades, the burgeoning ultra-orthodox demographic in Israel has become increasingly autonomous and aggressively entitled. They have leveraged their political power skilfully - as the “Kingmakers” in successive elections. And their support has been very richly rewarded - particularly by PM Benjamin Netanyahu. He has diverted significant state funds to haredi institutions and programs in return for their coalition support. Four years ago, when negotiating the present coalition government, Netanyahu promised the haredi parties that the government would pass a law granting exempting ultra-orthodox men who studied religion full-time from IDF service. Additionally, the ultra-orthodox were allocated significant increases in financial support for families with a full-time religious student. In fact, haredi families are fully supported financially by the state. And in the last three years of near-constant war - when so many Israelis have given so much - state largesse to the ultra-orthodox has exceeded that allocated to veterans and their families. Day care is just one of many examples. Haredi families receive very generous stipends for day care costs, far more than what is provided to non-haredim. But their refusal to serve in the IDF and share the security burden that is so critical to Israel's survival, well, that is too much. In this episode, we speak with Uri Keidar, who heads Free Israel, an NGO focused on policy that addresses religion and state matters. We discuss a recent hearing at the Supreme Court of Israel in which a non-judge panel heard arguments as to why haredi men who dodge their draft call-ups should be subject to arrest and criminal charges. This issue is tearing at the heart and soul of the country, perhaps more than any other. It is not the external enemies that will destroy Israel. It is the domestic madness.Show your support for STLV at buymeacoffee.com/stateoftelavivPodcast NotesI mention this recent STLV article in the podcast that chronicles the last-minute efforts by the ultra-orthodox political parties to ram a law through the Knesset exempting haredi men from serving in the IDF. There are some great clips from committee discussions (with English subtitles) that show you the reality of this issue. It's kind of surreal:Uri Keidar is the Executive Director of Israel Hofsheet, the largest advocacy organization in Israel in the field of religious freedom and Jewish pluralism. Israel Hofsheet works with members of the Knesset, ministers, and government officials to promote liberal policies regarding Religion and State, and it also fosters change through municipal politics and change-maker training. The organization also creates national campaigns that move the needle around public opinion on these ideas. It also promotes Bottom-Up change as it conducts hundreds of Jewish weddings a year without the Chief Rabbinate's involvement, making it the most prominent organization in Israel to do so. Before this role, Uri spent over seven years in leading positions in civil society organizations and politics, both in elected and professional positions. Uri grew up in Kibbutz Givat Brenner, where he now lives with his wife, Ayelet, and their children, Imri, Adam, and Eytan. He also serves as the elected Chair of the Kibbutz's Municipal Committee. Uri earned his BA in political science and communications from Ben Gurion University of the Negev, where he served as the elected Chairperson of the Student Union, and also holds a Master's Degree in Public Administration from Tel Aviv University. He completed his military service as a tank commander in the IDF's armored corps, where he still serves in active reserve duty.Find Uri Keidar on Social Media:facebook.com/bfreeisraelinstagram.com/israel_hofsheetState of Tel Aviv is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.stateoftelaviv.com/subscribe

I Iran ser det gamle sikkerhedsapparat ud til at konsolidere sin magt over et samfund, ramt af amerikanske og israelske angreb, af blokader mod olie-havne og med en økonomi i ruiner. Det er en iransk ledelse, der holder Trump fanget i en konflikt, han får sværere og sværere ved at trække sig ud af - uden at erkende nederlag. Trumps og Netanyahus angreb på Iran d. 28. februar var strategisk uforberedt. Der var hverken militær nok til at vinde eller en strategi for at trække sig ud efter krigen. De havde ikke forventet, at Iran ville angribe USA's arabiske allierede, lukke Hormuz-strædet og tage den globale økonomi som gidsel for at overleve - og vinde. Nu stiller Iran nye krav for at indgå en aftale - som Trump næppe vil acceptere. Dagens gæster: Rasmus Elling, Iran-ekspert og lektor ved Københavns Universitet, Hans Henrik Fafner, Udlandsredaktør for POV med base i Tel Aviv, Lone Dencker Wisborg, tidligere ambassadør i USA og ved NATO. Vært: Steffen Gram.

Tuyên bố về một “bước tiến mang tính lịch sử” hướng tới hòa bình cho dải Gaza từ Tổng thống Mỹ Donald Trump nhanh chóng vấp phải thực tế khốc liệt tại Trung Đông. Dù Washington khẳng định Tel Aviv “rất hài lòng” với kế hoạch 15 điểm do Hội đồng Hòa bình bảo trợ, chính quyền Thủ tướng Benjamin Netanyahu đã thẳng thừng bác bỏ lộ trình này. Sự từ chối quyết liệt kéo theo các đợt không kích dữ dội lập tức phơi bày rạn nứt sâu sắc về điều kiện giải giáp Hamas, trình tự rút quân của Israel và những tính toán chính trị đầy tàn nhẫn trước kỳ bầu cử then chốt tại Israel.

Fluent Fiction - Hebrew: Mystery of the Glowing Sea: Aviva's Tel Aviv Adventure Find the full episode transcript, vocabulary words, and more:fluentfiction.com/he/episode/2026-08-11-07-38-19-he Story Transcript:He: תחת ירח מלא בחוף תל אביבי, נשבה רוח חמה ומלוחה על פני החול הזהוב.En: Under a full moon on a Tel Aviv beach, a warm, salty breeze blew across the golden sand.He: עצי הדקל רעדו קלות, והאורות מן העיר נצצו ברקע הכחול העמוק של הים התיכון.En: The palm trees trembled slightly, and the lights from the city sparkled in the deep blue backdrop of the Mediterranean Sea.He: אביבה, אישה צעירה ונלהבת עם אהבה נסתרת לעולם הים, נהגה לפקוד את החוף בכל ערב.En: Aviva, a young and enthusiastic woman with a hidden love for the sea world, used to visit the beach every evening.He: אבל לאחרונה, הופיעה תעלומה חדשה שהדירה שינה מעיני המקומיים והתיירים גם יחד: אור מסתורי שהופיע כל לילה רחוק מהחוף.En: But lately, a new mystery had disturbed the sleep of both locals and tourists alike: a mysterious light that appeared every night far from the shore.He: כל אחד סיפר סיפור שונה על מקורו של האור, וזה רק בלבל עוד יותר.En: Everyone told a different story about the origin of the light, which only added to the confusion.He: איתן ונועה, חבריה הטובים של אביבה, ניסו לסייע לה לפענח את הסוד.En: Eitan and Noa, Aviva's good friends, tried to help her unravel the secret.He: "אולי זה דולפין זוהר," אמר איתן בצחוק.En: "Maybe it's a glowing dolphin," Eitan joked.He: "או אולי ספינת רפאים?En: "Or perhaps a ghost ship?"He: " הציעה נועה בקריצה.En: Noa suggested with a wink.He: אביבה החליטה לבדוק את העניין בעצמה.En: Aviva decided to investigate the matter herself.He: היא אספה אומץ והחליטה להישאר לילה שלם על החוף כדי לנסות ולגלות מהיכן מגיע האור.En: She gathered her courage and decided to stay a whole night on the beach to try and discover where the light came from.He: לבה דפק בחוזקה כשהשמש התחילה לשקוע והערב ירד.En: Her heart pounded as the sun began to set and evening fell.He: והיא זכרה לרגע את הפחד שלה מהים החשוך.En: She momentarily remembered her fear of the dark sea.He: כשהאור הופיע שוב, היא לקחה קיאק והתחילה לחתור לכיוונו.En: When the light appeared again, she took a kayak and started paddling toward it.He: היא נשמה עמוק והמשיכה לחתור.En: She took a deep breath and continued paddling.He: שם, עמוק בים, גילתה משהו מדהים: יצורי ים זוהרים, שכבר נחשבו נכחדים.En: There, deep in the sea, she discovered something amazing: glowing sea creatures that were thought to be extinct.He: הם הפיצו אור כחול מרהיב, כאילו שמחת הים חזרה לחיים.En: They emitted a marvelous blue light, as if the sea's joy had come back to life.He: אביבה צילמה הכל ושבה לחוף בבטחה, ניצחון בעיניה וחיוך על פניה.En: Aviva photographed everything and returned safely to the shore, with victory in her eyes and a smile on her face.He: היא לא רק גילתה את מקור האור אלא גם את הכוחות הטמונים בה.En: She not only discovered the source of the light but also the strengths within her.He: היא הרגישה בטוחה יותר בעצמה ובאהבתה לים.En: She felt more confident in herself and her love for the sea.He: בקומה בטוחה, היא ידעה שפענחה את תעלומת האור המסתורי ושגם חייה השתנו.En: With newfound assurance, she knew she had solved the mystery of the mysterious light and that her life had changed as well.He: האור הזוהר בחוף תל אביב אולי נעלם, אבל האור הפנימי של אביבה רק התחיל לזרוח.En: The glowing light on the Tel Aviv beach might have disappeared, but Aviva's inner light had only begun to shine. Vocabulary Words:trembled: רעדוbackdrop: רקעenthusiastic: נלהבתhidden: נסתרתlocals: המקומייםtourists: התייריםunravel: לפענחsecret: סודghost: רפאיםinvestigate: לבדוקcourage: אומץdiscovered: גילתהextinct: נכחדיםemitted: הפיצוmarvelous: מרהיבvictory: ניצחוןassurance: בטוחהdisappeared: נעלםglowing: זוהרsolved: פענחהmystery: תעלומהpounded: דפקmomentarily: לרגעfear: פחדpaddling: לחתורcreatures: יצוריphotographed: צילמהconfident: בטוחהinner: הפנימיshone: לזרוחBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/fluent-fiction-hebrew--5818690/support.

Subscribe now to get the full episode. Danny and Derek welcome Matt Duss, Executive Vice President at the Center for International Policy, back to the show for a conversation on the fractured foreign policy consensus in the Democratic Party. They talk about Rahm Emanuel's recent Tel Aviv speech, the primacist versus restraint divide in the party, accountability for Blinken and Sullivan's Gaza policy, the Iran war and the collapse of the JCPOA, China and Taiwan, and the contradiction of supporting Ukraine while enabling the Gaza genocide. Read Matt's piece for The Nation, “Rahm Emanuel's Speech in Tel Aviv Breaks With a ‘No Daylight' Approach.” Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Did disagreements between Mossad and the IDF help lead to systematic failure to deploy Kurdish fighters and to topple the regime in Iran? Dan is joined by Nadav Eyal who provides an in-depth analysis of Israel's covert plans to destabilize Iran, the role of Kurdish forces, and the internal decision-making failures that may have impacted the outcome of the war and regional security. This episode unpacks the complexities behind secret operations, disagreements between Mossad and the IDF, and the geopolitical implications for Israel and Iran.  —- Call Me Back is made possible by our subscribers. If these conversations are where you turn to understand Israel and the Jewish world, consider joining them. It's what keeps this show going. Become a Subscriber - Inside Call me Back This episode is sponsored by The Shalom Hartman Institute. Register for The Road to the Israeli Elections webinar with the Shalom Hartman Institute's Tani Frank and Masua Sagiv.  This episode is also sponsored by Hayarkon 70.  Stay in the heart of Tel Aviv at Hayarkon 70, a restored 1934 landmark just steps from the beach. Its eight guest residences combine the building's character and history with full kitchens, spacious living areas, and 24/7 guest service. Call Me Back listeners receive 10% off their stay at Hayarkon70.com/callmeback.

rielle Tayar is a Miami-based serial entrepreneur, creative director, and experience designer who has spent the last decade building businesses at the intersection of brand, story, and human connection. She is the Founder of Whip Creative Studio, a full-scope brand identity and creative agency with a global presence across Miami, New York, Tel Aviv, Barcelona, and Mexico City, and Founder and CEO of Whip Productions, a luxury event design and production company serving clients worldwide since 2016. Her work spans brand identity, experiential marketing, web design, content production, and high-end event and wedding planning, with press features in Vogue, Brides, and Smashing the Glass, a client roster that includes Gucci, Spanx, elf Beauty, and Hulken, and Hollywood-level weddings attended by names like LeBron James and Adele. Before Whip, she co-founded Citizen Garden, Tel Aviv's first viral vegetarian café, a concept she built entirely from scratch, developing the brand, menu, and social presence that turned it into a cultural landmark and her first initiation into the world of branding. Raised in New Jersey by Israeli immigrants, she studied theater and politics at The New School before earning a graduate degree in film in Tel Aviv. A mother of two, Arielle built every business entirely self-funded, no investors, no outside capital, scaling Whip Creative Studio to a global team and growing her companies into seven-figure ventures through sheer creative conviction and relentless execution.

Strangely, almost unbelievably, Israel's economy is booming, even after three difficult years of war. The Tel Aviv 35 Index is up 130% since this government took office. Mike and Gadi try to explain how this has come to pass. Also on this episode: the plague of selective enforcement against the Israeli right in the showdown ahead of the coming elections, and our usual assessment of the state of the war—in the Gulf and here at home, in Gaza. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Generative AI tools are rapidly evolving, filling social-media platforms with so-called AI slop—from Iranian-produced Lego videos to digitally manipulated campaign imagery in the U.S. In this second installment of Tech News Briefing's three-part series, "AI and the Blurring of Reality," WSJ personal tech columnist Nicole Nguyen explores how this technology is turbocharging deepfakes and shaping politics. Further Listening: When AI Grandmas Go Viral, What Even Is Reality Anymore? Sign up for the WSJ's free Technology newsletter. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Fluent Fiction - Hebrew: Lost Art and Found Strength: A Tale from Carmel Market Find the full episode transcript, vocabulary words, and more:fluentfiction.com/he/episode/2026-08-08-07-38-19-he Story Transcript:He: תמר עמדה בסימטה צרה ליד שוק הכרמל, תל אביב, והחום של הקיץ הרגיש כבד.En: Tamar stood in a narrow alley near the Carmel Market, Tel Aviv, and the summer heat felt heavy.He: ליבה הלם בפניה בעוצמה, שכן היא איבדה את היצירה החשובה ביותר שלה.En: Her heart pounded in her chest with intensity, as she had lost her most important artwork.He: יצירה זו הייתה אמורה להשתתף בתערוכה בקרוב.En: This piece was supposed to participate in an exhibition soon.He: מתחת לבוזר החריף של ט"ו באב, זייפה תמר חיוך כדי לא להראות את הפחד שבפניה.En: Under the intense buzz of Tu B'Av, Tamar faked a smile so as not to show the fear on her face.He: בעוד תמר ניסתה לשוות את כל כוחה, הגיע עמוס, חבר ותיק שלה, למקום.En: While Tamar tried to gather all her strength, Amos, an old friend of hers, arrived at the scene.He: "תמר, מה קרה?En: "Tamar, what happened?"He: " שאל בקול רך.En: he asked softly.He: היא סיפרה לו את כל מה שקרה.En: She told him everything that happened.He: השוק היה מלא בצלילים וריחות, ותמר הייתה צריכה לצאת למהלך מהיר.En: The market was filled with sounds and scents, and Tamar needed to make a quick move.He: "היום זה לא רק חג אהבה, זה צרות," גיחכה בעצב.En: "Today is not just a love holiday, it's trouble," she chuckled sadly.He: עמוס חייך והציע לעזור לה.En: Amos smiled and offered to help her.He: הוא היה תמיד שם למענה, בדיוק כמו תמיד.En: He was always there for her, just like always.He: הם נכנסו לשוק יחד, בין דוכנים צבעוניים שהיו מלאים בפירות, ירקות ותבלינים ריחניים.En: They entered the market together, among colorful stalls filled with fruits, vegetables, and fragrant spices.He: ההמולה והרעש היו חוויה בפני עצמה, ולהם זה נראה כמו מבוך.En: The hustle and bustle were an experience in itself, and to them, it seemed like a maze.He: בדיוק כשהשמש התחילה לשקוע, הבחינה תמר באנשים מחזיקים בחתיכות נייר משובצות צבע שהזכירו לה את היצירה האבודה.En: Just as the sun began to set, Tamar noticed people holding pieces of colorful paper that reminded her of the lost artwork.He: אחד מהם היה החוטף שלה.En: One of them was her abductor.He: הוא היה חלק מקבוצת אנשים שחגגה את חג האהבה.En: He was part of a group of people celebrating the holiday of love.He: תמר אספה את כל הכוח הפנימי שלה וניגשה לאנשים.En: Tamar gathered all her inner strength and approached the people.He: "סליחה," אמרה בקול רם, "זה חשוב מאוד בשבילי.En: "Excuse me," she said loudly, "this is very important to me.He: אני צריכה את היצירה הזאת.En: I need this piece."He: "הם הביטו בה בהבנה, ותוך כמה רגעים החזירה את היצירה לידיה.En: They looked at her with understanding, and within a few moments, returned the piece to her hands.He: יעל, שהייתה אמורה להיות שם ולעריך יצירות חדשות, עמדה בצד וצפתה.En: Yael, who was supposed to be there to evaluate new works, stood on the side and watched.He: היא התרשמה מהנחישות והאומץ של תמר.En: She was impressed by Tamar's determination and courage.He: "בואי נדבר על התערוכה שלך," אמרה יעל בחיוך.En: "Let's talk about your exhibition," Yael said with a smile.He: תמר חייכה, כשהרגישה שעול גדול ירד מעל כתפיה.En: Tamar smiled, feeling as if a great weight had been lifted from her shoulders.He: היא הרגישה התחזקות והבינה שהיא מסוגלת להתמודד עם כל אתגר שיעמוד בדרכה.En: She felt invigorated and realized that she could face any challenge that would come her way.He: תמר סיימה את היום בלב שמח וחזון מחודש.En: Tamar ended the day with a happy heart and renewed vision.He: היא הודתה לעמוס שוב ושוב, והחלה להתרגל לרעיון שהיא, ובאמונה בעצמה, יכולה לפרוץ לעולם האמנות.En: She thanked Amos again and again, and began to embrace the idea that she, and faith in herself, could break into the art world. Vocabulary Words:narrow: צרהalley: סימטהheat: חוםpounded: הלםintensity: עוצמהartwork: יצירהexhibition: תערוכהsmile: חיוךfear: פחדscene: מקוםsoftly: בקול רךscents: ריחותtrouble: צרותcolorful: צבעונייםfragrant: ריחנייםhustle: המולהmaze: מבוךabductor: חוטףdetermination: נחישותcourage: אומץevaluate: לעריךinvigorated: התחזקותchallenge: אתגרembrace: להתרגלfaith: אמונהvision: חזוןamazed: התרשמהshake: לשוותbuzz: בוזרfaked: זייפהBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/fluent-fiction-hebrew--5818690/support.

Fluent Fiction - Hebrew: Culinary Connections: A New Beginning at Tel Aviv's Market Find the full episode transcript, vocabulary words, and more:fluentfiction.com/he/episode/2026-08-08-22-34-01-he Story Transcript:He: השמש זרחה בעוז על שוק הכרמל בתל אביב, ואורות הקיץ הבהירו את כל הפינות הצבעוניות של הירקות והפירות.En: The sun shone brightly over Shuk HaCarmel in Tel Aviv, and the summer lights illuminated all the colorful corners of the fruits and vegetables.He: נעם, השף הצעיר, נדחק בין הדוכנים הצפופים, מחפש תבלינים מיוחדים וירקות טריים לרגל ראש השנה המתקרב.En: Noam, the young chef, squeezed between the crowded stalls, searching for special spices and fresh vegetables for the upcoming Rosh Hashanah.He: חלום שלו היה להרשים את משפחתו עם מנות חדשות ומיוחדות.En: His dream was to impress his family with new and special dishes.He: באותה השעה, יעל, סטודנטית צעירה שאפתנית העוסקת בלימודי אמנות קולינרית, טיילה בין השוק.En: At the same time, Yael, an ambitious young student of culinary arts, wandered through the market.He: היא התרגשה מהמגוון, אך גם חשה בלחץ המוטל עליה לבחור את המרכיבים המתאימים לארוחת החג של משפחתה.En: She was excited by the variety but also felt the pressure of choosing the right ingredients for her family's holiday meal.He: ברחוב ההומה, הכל נדמה כבלבול ענק של קולות, ניחוחות וטעמים.En: In the bustling street, everything seemed like a giant confusion of sounds, scents, and flavors.He: המוכרים קראו בקולות רמים כדי למשוך את הקונים, ונעם חשב לעצמו שהוא צריך הפסקה.En: The vendors called out loudly to attract buyers, and Noam thought to himself that he needed a break.He: הוא התיישב בבית קפה קטן, מזמין לעצמו מיץ רימונים כדי להירגע ולחשוב.En: He sat down at a small café, ordering himself a pomegranate juice to relax and think.He: יעל, שראתה את כובע השף של נעם, חשה סקרנות והתיישבה לידו.En: Yael, who saw Noam's chef hat, felt curious and sat down next to him.He: "שלום, גם אתה פה לשוק לקראת החג?En: "Hello, are you here for the market in preparation for the holiday too?"He: " היא שאלה בחיוך רחב.En: she asked with a broad smile.He: נעם ענה לחזור בחיוך: "כן, אני מחפש משהו מיוחד לבשל.En: Noam replied, smiling back: "Yes, I'm looking for something special to cook.He: זה די קשה בתוך הבלגן הזה.En: It's pretty hard in all this chaos."He: "הם התחילו לדבר על אהבתם המשותפת לאוכל.En: They started talking about their shared love for food.He: נעם שיתף ברעיונותיו למנות חדשות, ויעל הביעה את רצונה ללמוד עוד על מטבח ולמצוא השראה.En: Noam shared his ideas for new dishes, and Yael expressed her desire to learn more about cooking and find inspiration.He: השיחה ביניהם זרמה, ובשלב מסוים הם החליטו ללכת יחד תוך כדי חיפוש המרכיבים המושלמים.En: Their conversation flowed, and at some point, they decided to go together while searching for the perfect ingredients.He: לבסוף, עם שקיות נייר כבדות אשר התמלאו בתפוחים ירוקים, עשבי תיבול ופרחי מאכל, נעם ויעל יצאו מהשוק.En: Finally, with heavy paper bags filled with green apples, herbs, and edible flowers, Noam and Yael left the market.He: הם היו נרגשים לקראת שיתוף פעולה בהרכבת ארוחת חג בלתי נשכחת.En: They were excited about collaborating on creating an unforgettable holiday meal.He: הם ידעו שמצאו משהו מיוחד אחד בשני - את ההשראה, הביטחון וההתחלה של ידידות עמוקה.En: They knew they had found something special in each other - the inspiration, confidence, and the beginning of a deep friendship.He: ובכך, השוק ההומה הפך לפינה קטנה של שיתוף פעולה והתחלות חדשות.En: And so, the bustling market became a small corner of collaboration and new beginnings.He: הם חזרו משם עם הבטחה משותפת להפתיע ולהפעים את משפחותיהם במטבח, ועם תחושה עמוקה של סיפוק מהדרך החדשה שגילו יחד.En: They left with a joint promise to surprise and delight their families in the kitchen, and with a deep sense of satisfaction from the new path they discovered together. Vocabulary Words:shone: זרחהilluminated: הבהירוcorners: פינותsqueezed: נדחקcrowded: צפופיםupcoming: המתקרבimpress: להרשיםwandering: טיילהfelt: חשהpressure: לחץbustling: הומהconfusion: בלבולrelax: להירגעdiscovered: גילוambitious: שאפתניתculinary arts: אמנות קולינריתvariety: מגווןattract: למשוךvendors: מוכריםconversation: שיחהinspiration: השראהconfidence: ביטחוןcollaborating: שיתוף פעולהholiday meal: ארוחת חגingredients: מרכיביםedible: מאכלpromise: הבטחהsense of satisfaction: תחושה של סיפוקpath: דרךvendors: מוכריםBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/fluent-fiction-hebrew--5818690/support.

Charlie Robinson, host of Macroaggressions and operator of the Activist Post, joins Ryan for a common sense discussion on psychological warfare and the poisoning of wells to confuse the public about surveillance, politics, religion, civic responsibility, etc. Many of the people, movements, and talking points apparently in opposition to the system turn out to be the system itself. Not all, but many of these roads lead back to one country.  https://www.macroaggressions.io/https://www.activistpost.com/*The is the FREE archive, which includes advertisements. If you want an ad-free experience, subscribe below. 

A Romanian Ransom uncovers one of the Cold War's strangest secrets - a covert trade in which Jewish lives were bought and sold for livestock and cash. In 1958, MI5 agents watch pigs being loaded onto a plane in Hertfordshire, bound for Communist Romania. The man behind it, Henry Jakober, was a London livestock trader with hidden ties to Romanian intelligence.The documentary follows Andrea Bernard and Radu Horaud, two children raised in communist Romania, where Jews faced decades of persecution, from the wartime Holocaust through Ceaușescu's secret police. Both hid their Jewish identity growing up, and both were separated from their parents, who defected to the West. Their reunions, in Tel Aviv and Paris, hinged on a name neither had heard before - Jakober.Historians and the families reveal how Jakober brokered exit visas for desperate Romanian Jews, paid for with pigs, cattle, and farm equipment, later escalating to cash running into millions. Mossad, alarmed at first, ultimately co-opted the scheme, and Ceaușescu expanded it into an industrial operation, selling around 100,000 Jewish lives for tens of millions of dollars, while his secret police profited from the proceeds.The documentary wrestles with Jakober's legacy - a Schindler-like rescuer, or a profiteer trading in human freedom? Through testimony and declassified files, we trace the moral complexity of a scheme that reunited families while treating them as commodities.A Message Heard Media production for BBC Radio 4

Once again, confusion reigns over the Strait of Hormuz. President Donald Trump promised again this week that the vital shipping lane will open "very soon". The problem is that the US is not negotiating directly with Iran. Tehran is speaking to Oman, and says a deal on the Strait is close, but that agreement would not automatically reopen the Strait. They first want the US to meet certain guarantees. For more on this, Correspondent Jeremy Diamond joins the show from Tel Aviv.   Also on today's show: Linda Robinson, Sr. Fellow for Women and Foreign Policy, Council on Foreign Relations; Jia Tolentino, Staff Writer, The New Yorker; Idrees Kahloon, Staff Writer, The Atlantic    Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

In this very special episode, Noah shares love letters he heard walking the streets of Tel Aviv with Lucy the Dog, on a new "Love Letters" app made by genius Russian-Israeli director Semyon Alexandrovsky.

In this episode of Occupied Thoughts, FMEP Fellow Ahmed Moor speaks with Swedish author Göran Rosenberg. They discuss messianism in Jewish history, the continuity from 1950s Tel Aviv to the settler movement Gush Emunim to the manifestation of the settlement movement today. They also look at questions of collective rights, framed in terms of 'peoplehood,' versus individual rights. Göran Rosenberg is the author most recently of Israel, a Personal History (Penguin Random House 2025). His other books include A Brief Stop on the Road From Auschwitz (2017) and Another Zionism, Another Judaism (2025). See more on his personal website.  Ahmed Moor is a Palestinian-American writer born in Gaza and a Fellow at FMEP.  You can follow Ahmed on Substack at: https://ahmedmoor.substack.com and on X at @AhmedMoor. Original music by Jalal Yaquoub.

Merchant onboarding is where growth goes to die, and where fraud quietly sneaks in. We sit down with Noam Izhaki, Co-founder and CEO of Ballerine, to unpack why the payments stack can feel real-time and automated while KYC, KYB, underwriting, and compliance still depend on slow investigations, scattered systems, and ever-growing analyst teams.We walk through Noam's journey from building early online platforms in Tel Aviv to learning hard lessons in remittances and then at Wix, where the same merchant risk challenges showed up at scale. That experience led to Ballerine: a platform designed to help merchant acquirers, PSPs, marketplaces, card ecosystem players, and banks bring their policies and data into one place and use AI agents to automate decisions across the seller lifecycle, from onboarding through ongoing monitoring. We also dig into how this differs from traditional fraud and compliance point solutions that provide signals but still leave the hardest part, judgment, to humans.Then we zoom out to the future of payments: agentic commerce, agents buying from other agents, and a world where creating “a business” is cheap, fast, and sometimes fake. Noam shares what he's seeing around fraud industrialization, including transaction laundering as a service, and why the biggest advantage may be becoming a true trust layer for the internet with real-time, global risk decisions.If you're building for scale, ask yourself whether your plan requires hiring your way out of risk. Subscribe for more conversations like this, share the episode with a payments leader who's feeling the pressure, and leave a review with your biggest question about AI in merchant risk.

Fluent Fiction - Hebrew: Navigating Friendship and Health Under Tel Aviv's Summer Sun Find the full episode transcript, vocabulary words, and more:fluentfiction.com/he/episode/2026-08-05-22-34-01-he Story Transcript:He: תחת השמש התל אביבית החמה של הקיץ, בתי הקפה בעיר שורצים במבקרים שנפגשים לקפה ולשיחה.En: Under the hot Tel Aviv sun of the summer, the city's cafes are bustling with visitors meeting for coffee and conversation.He: בתוך אחד מבתי הקפה המודרניים, האווירה מלאה בריח הקפה הטרי ובשיחות הנמרצות של האנשים.En: Inside one of the modern cafes, the atmosphere is filled with the aroma of fresh coffee and the lively chatter of people.He: אליאור ישב על הכיסא ליד החלון.En: Elior sat on a chair by the window.He: למרות החיוך על פניו, הוא הרגיש מוזר.En: Despite the smile on his face, he felt strange.He: מעין תחושת סחרחורת שליוותה אותו מאז הבוקר.En: A kind of dizziness that had accompanied him since the morning.He: מולו ישבה תמר, חברתו הטובה, והסתכלה עליו בדאגה.En: Across from him sat Tamar, his good friend, looking at him with concern.He: "אתה בסדר, אליאור?En: "Are you okay, Elior?"He: " היא שאלה ברכות.En: she asked gently.He: "אני חושב שכן," השיב אליאור, מנסה לא להתמקד בתחושת הסחרחורת שהפריעה לו להשתתף בשיחה.En: "I think so," Elior replied, trying not to focus on the dizziness that was bothering him and hindering his participation in the conversation.He: בינתיים, נועם, בן דודו של אליאור, הצטרף אליהם.En: Meanwhile, Noam, Elior's cousin, joined them.He: תמיד היה לו חיוך על הפנים ומשהו מצחיק להגיד.En: He always had a smile on his face and something funny to say.He: "הי חבר'ה, מה קורה?En: "Hey folks, what's up?"He: " שאל בעליזות כשלקח לו כיסא והתיישב.En: he asked cheerfully as he took a chair and sat down.He: "אליאור קצת חיוור היום," סיפרה תמר, מנסה לשמור על טון קל.En: "Elior looks a bit pale today," Tamar said, trying to keep a light tone.He: "אה, זה כלום, בטח מזג האוויר החם," אמר אליאור, מנסה לשוות לדבריו ביטחון.En: "Oh, it's nothing, probably the hot weather," Elior said, trying to sound confident.He: נועם צחק ולקח שלוק גדול מהקפה שלו.En: Noam laughed and took a big sip of his coffee.He: "אתה בטח צריך עור של פיל כמו שלי," הוא צחקק.En: "You probably need skin as thick as mine," he chuckled.He: למרות הניסיון להמשיך כמו תמיד, אליאור הרגיש שהוא לא מצליח להתרכז בדברים הפשוטים.En: Despite the attempt to continue as usual, Elior found it difficult to concentrate on simple things.He: שיחה בנושא פוליטיקה או צחוקים טובים עם חברים נראו לו פתאום כמשימות מורכבות.En: A conversation about politics or good laughs with friends suddenly seemed like complex tasks to him.He: בסופו של דבר, הוא קיבל החלטה.En: In the end, he made a decision.He: "תמר, נועם," הוא התחיל בעדינות, "אני מרגיש קצת מוזר לאחרונה.En: "Tamar, Noam," he began gently, "I've been feeling a bit strange lately.He: תחושת סחרחורת שלא עוברת.En: A dizziness that won't go away."He: "תמר הניחה יד חמה על שלו.En: Tamar placed a warm hand on his.He: "אולי כדאי שתראה רופא, רק כדי להיות בטוח," היא הציעה ברצינות.En: "Maybe you should see a doctor, just to be sure," she suggested seriously.He: נועם החזיר את חיוכו המוכר.En: Noam brought back his familiar smile.He: "אל דאגה, אני אבוא איתך.En: "Don't worry, I'll come with you.He: נהיה שם בשבילך.En: We'll be there for you."He: "אליאור נשם עמוק והרגיש הקלה.En: Elior took a deep breath and felt relieved.He: הוא הבין כמה זה חשוב לפתוח את הלב ולשתף את החברים הקרובים שלו.En: He realized how important it is to open up and share with his close friends.He: "תודה, אני באמת מעריך את זה," אמר בחיוך, מרגיש שהלחץ נעלם מעט.En: "Thank you, I really appreciate it," he said with a smile, feeling that the pressure had eased a bit.He: תוך כדי לגימת קפה משותפת, ולמרות השמש החמה בחוץ, הרגיש אליאור שהוא יכול להתמודד עם הכל כאשר חבריו לצידו.En: While sipping coffee together, despite the hot sun outside, Elior felt he could handle anything with his friends by his side.He: החלטתו לראות רופא הוקלה על דעתו בזכות התמיכה שקיבל מתמר ונועם, והוא ידע שהכל יהיה בסדר.En: His decision to see a doctor was eased by the support he received from Tamar and Noam, and he knew everything would be okay. Vocabulary Words:bustling: שורציםaroma: ריחdizziness: תחושת סחרחורתconcern: דאגהhindering: מפריעהsip: שלוקthick: עור של פילconcentrate: להתרכזcomplex: מורכבותrelieved: הרגיש הקלהeased: שנעלם מעטparticipation: משתתףconfident: ביטחוןpolitics: פוליטיקהtasks: משימותsuggested: הציעהappreciate: מעריךatmosphere: אווירהmodern: מודרנייםstrange: מוזרgentle: ברכותgently: בעדינותsmile: חיוךlight tone: טון קלchatted: צחקקcontinue: להמשיךdecision: החלטהhandle: להתמודדsupport: תמיכהrelieved: הוקלהBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/fluent-fiction-hebrew--5818690/support.

Fluent Fiction - Hebrew: Dancing in the Rain: A Tel Aviv Love Story Unfolds Find the full episode transcript, vocabulary words, and more:fluentfiction.com/he/episode/2026-08-05-07-38-19-he Story Transcript:He: ערב קיצי בתל אביב.En: A summer evening in Tel Aviv.He: הנהר גולש בים התיכון והגלים רועשים על החוף.En: The river flows into the Mediterranean Sea and the waves crash on the shore.He: במרפסת של בית הקפה המוכר, היושב על החול, עמוס בתאורה מנצנצת.En: On the balcony of the familiar café, which sits on the sand, it is packed with sparkling lights.He: אריאל יושב על שולחן קטן עם דוד, מתנשמים ומתלהבים, ומשסים את המתח של פגישה ראשונה.En: Ariel sits at a small table with David, breathing heavily and excited, igniting the tension of a first meeting.He: "האם בית הקפה הזה יפה או מה?En: "Is this café beautiful or what?"He: " חשב אריאל, ועיניו נחו על דוד, השומע בחיוך מתון.En: thought Ariel, his eyes resting on David, who listened with a slight smile.He: אריאל רצה להרשים, לבדוק האם חיוך זה מסמל חיבור אמיתי.En: Ariel wanted to impress, to see if that smile indicated a true connection.He: לפתע, אין שום סימן או אזהרה מוקדמת, עננים אפורים מתגלגלים בשמים הקיציים.En: Suddenly, with no sign or prior warning, gray clouds roll in the summer sky.He: השמיים שהיו כחולים כהים מתכסים בשמיכה אפרורית.En: The sky, once dark blue, now covers with a gray blanket.He: ברק מרהיב ונשמע רעם רחוק.En: A magnificent lightning bolt is seen and a distant thunder is heard.He: דוד הביט לשמיים וחייך, "אולי נזמין משהו מהר לפני שהגשם יתחיל?En: David looked up at the sky and smiled, "Maybe we should order something quickly before the rain starts?"He: " בינתיים, נואה, המלצרית הצעירה והחייכנית, מגיעה עם תפריט בידיה.En: Meanwhile, Noa, the young and cheerful waitress, arrives with a menu in hand.He: אך, בתקשורת לקוית, יצא והביא להם משהו לגמרי אחר ממה שהזמינו.En: Yet, due to poor communication, she ended up bringing them something completely different than what they ordered.He: אריאל שוקל: לנסות לתקן את הזמנתם או להישאר בשקט?En: Ariel considers: should he try to correct their order or stay quiet?He: בעודו שוקל זאת, התחיל היורה.En: As he ponders this, the rain begins.He: מבול נחת על קפיטריה, גולשים החוצה להכין את המטריות.En: A downpour hits the café, with everyone rushing outside to prepare their umbrellas.He: אבל במקום להיכנס לפאניקה, אריאל מחליט לצחוק.En: But instead of panicking, Ariel decides to laugh.He: "דוד, למה שלא נרקוד בגשם?En: "David, why don't we dance in the rain?"He: " הוא אומר באומץ, צוחק על המצב.En: he says boldly, laughing at the situation.He: דוד משתף פעולה, צוחק גם הוא, והשניים עומדים על החוף, מתחת למכסה הסוכך, מרגישים את טיפות הגשם הקרירות על עיניהם וכתפיהם.En: David joins in, laughing as well, and the two stand on the beach, under the canopy cover, feeling the cool raindrops on their eyes and shoulders.He: מנגינת הפסנתר שבקפיטריה נמשכת, וכך גם הערב.En: The piano music from the café continues, and so does the evening.He: ככל שהגשם יורד, והם רטובים מכף רגל ועד ראש, הכול נראה מצחיק כל כך ומלא חיים.En: As the rain pours, and they are drenched from head to toe, everything seems so amusing and full of life.He: השניים מסיימים את הלילה מבוששים, בידיעה שהערב הזה ייחרט בזכרונם בשיר ריקודים חגיגי ומלא רוח חופשית.En: The two finish the night reluctantly, knowing that this evening will be etched in their memory as a spontaneous and festive dance tune full of free spirit.He: אריאל מבין שלפעמים רגעים אמיתיים עולים על כל תכנון, מודה לעצמו שלמד לחבק את הבלתי צפוי בחן.En: Ariel understands that sometimes genuine moments surpass any plan, admitting to himself that he has learned to embrace the unexpected with grace.He: כשהגשם פוסק והשמיים מתבהרים שוב, השניים יושבים שוב על השולחן הצמוד לים, חולמין את שאירע.En: As the rain stops and the skies clear again, the two sit back at the seaside table, dreaming of what had happened.He: במבט לאחור, זה היה הרגע שהפך את הערב למיוחד, והם יודעים שעוד ייפגשו שוב.En: In retrospect, this was the moment that made the evening special, and they know they will meet again. Vocabulary Words:sparkling: מנצנצתignite: משסיםtension: מתחindicate: מסמלclouds: ענניםmagnificent: מרהיבthunder: רעםprior: מוקדמתcommunication: תקשורתponder: שוקלdownpour: מבולpanic: פאניקהboldly: באומץcanopy: סוכךdrenched: רטוביםreluctantly: מבוששיםembrace: לחבקgrace: חןetched: ייחרטspontaneous: ספונטניfestive: חגיגיretrospect: במבט לאחורimpress: להרשיםfamiliar: מוכרprior: קודםdistant: רחוקcorrect: לתקןamusing: מצחיקcharming: חינניunexpected: בלתי צפויBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/fluent-fiction-hebrew--5818690/support.

This week, we're diving into a story that wasn't on anyone's bingo card: 50,000 people breaching one of the most fortified borders in the world in a single weekend. We're talking about "demographic warfare," the new reality where migration is weaponised to pull the strings of global politics. From the lanyard class in Brussels to the average dude on the street, the gap over immigration is turning into a chasm, and the European Union is starting to fray at the seams. We look at the geopolitical axis between Washington, Tel Aviv, and Rabat, and ask the big question: can the European project survive when its borders become the ultimate battlefield? To understand the economy, you have to understand human nature. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

FDD Senior Fellow and former IDF Spokesperson, Lt. Col. (Ret.) Jonathan Conricus is back and dives deeply today on three issues: What's really going on with Hamas? How should we interpret the tension between IDF Chief of Staff Eyal Zamir and Minister of Defense, Yisrael Katz? And of course - we get into Iran. Trump seems to be very indecisive and there are strong signs that the power struggle within Iran between the “moderate” political leadership and the hardline IRGC is becoming more entrenched. Conricus and I discuss the many concerning signs around the much-ballyhooed Board of Peace “agreement” with Hamas to disarm and relinquish power that was announced a few days ago. People have been writing to me and asking - “Is this real?” Who better to turn to on that question than Jonathan Conricus.. There are no clear terms, no protocols for overseeing and verifying disarmament and no indication that Hamas is actually serious about any of these initiatives. But President Trump needs a win…..and a distraction from the mess in which he's entangled in Iran. And he seems to think that a very porous “agreement” with Hamas will divert attention from Iran. We discuss all that and more - with an interlude in the middle section about political brinksmanship between the IDF Chief of Staff and the Minister of Defense.Show your support for STLV at buymeacoffee.com/stateoftelavivJonathan Conricus is a senior fellow with the Foundation for Defense of Democracies, a Washington D.C.-based think tank. He served in the IDF for 24 years, four of them as spokesman during the intense 11 days of the Guardian of the Walls Operation between Israel and Hamas. Now a reserve officer with the rank of Lt. Col., he is a sought-after speaker internationally and is frequently seen on major television news shows. Jonathan was born in Jerusalem to a Swedish father and an Israeli mother and spent his formative years in Sweden.State of Tel Aviv is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.stateoftelaviv.com/subscribe

Fluent Fiction - Hebrew: From Projects to Partnerships: A Tel Aviv Entrepreneur's Journey Find the full episode transcript, vocabulary words, and more:fluentfiction.com/he/episode/2026-08-04-07-38-19-he Story Transcript:He: במרכז יזמות קטן במרכז תל אביב, האירו קרני השמש הקיציים דרך החלונות הגדולים במשרד.En: In a small entrepreneurship center in the heart of Tel Aviv, the summer sunrays illuminated through the large windows of the office.He: רעש של התלהבות מילא את החלל, בעוד יזמים, משקיעים ויועצים שוחחו סביב שולחנות מלאי חטיפים משובחים ומשקאות קרירים.En: A buzz of excitement filled the space as entrepreneurs, investors, and consultants engaged in conversation around tables filled with exquisite snacks and refreshing drinks.He: על הקירות, פוסטרים עם רעיונות חדשניים הציגו את חזון היזמים.En: On the walls, posters with innovative ideas displayed the entrepreneurs' visions.He: אביטל עמדה בראש אחד השולחנות, אוחזת כוס חלב שקדים בידה.En: Avital stood at the head of one of the tables, holding a glass of almond milk in her hand.He: היא נשמה עמוק ובעיניה נראו סימני לחץ.En: She took a deep breath, and her eyes showed signs of pressure.He: הפרויקט שלה היה כמו תינוק שגידלה, והדאגה שמא לא יצליח בגדול לא עזבה אותה לרגע.En: Her project was like a child she nurtured, and the concern that it might not succeed greatly never left her for a moment.He: היא ידעה שזו ההזדמנות שלה למצוא מימון והכוונה שיוכלו להפוך את החלום שלה למציאות.En: She knew this was her opportunity to find the funding and guidance that could make her dream a reality.He: בין הקהל הצפוף, עיני פגשו את עיניו של נועם.En: Among the crowded gathering, her eyes met those of Noam.He: הוא היה יועץ ותיק עם חוכמה מקצועית ועיניים שהקרינו הבנה וסקרנות.En: He was an experienced consultant with professional wisdom and eyes that exuded understanding and curiosity.He: כאשר התקרב, אביטל נעמדה זקופת קומה.En: As he approached, Avital stood tall.He: "שלום, אביטל, נכון?" שאל נועם בחיוך ידידותי.En: "Hello, Avital, right?" Noam asked with a friendly smile.He: "כן, נכון," היא השיבה, מחפשת איזון בין המקצועי לאישי.En: "Yes, that's right," she replied, searching for a balance between the professional and the personal.He: "אני מכירה את עבודותיך בתחום הייעוץ. אשמח לשמוע את דעתך על הפרויקט שלי."En: "I know of your work in the consulting field. I would love to hear your opinion on my project."He: הם שוחחו ארוכות על הטכנולוגיה שאביטל פיתחה.En: They talked extensively about the technology Avital had developed.He: נועם הקשיב בריכוז, והנהן ברגעים המדויקים.En: Noam listened intently, nodding at the precise moments.He: לבסוף, כשאביטל סיימה את ההצגה, היא העזה לומר: "נועם, אני מרגישה שיש כאן גם חיבור מעבר לעסקי. זה משהו שתרצה לבדוק?"En: Finally, when Avital finished her presentation, she dared to say: "Noam, I feel there's a connection here beyond the business aspect. Is it something you'd be interested in exploring?"He: התגובה של נועם הייתה מהירה ולא צפויה. "אביטל, אני אוהב את הפרויקט שלך. את יודעת מה את עושה, ויש לך מה שדרוש להצלחה. וגם..." הוא עצר, הביט בעיניה, "אני מרגיש שאולי כדאי שנראה לאן זה יוביל אותנו גם בפן האישי."En: "Avital, I love your project. You know what you're doing, and you have what it takes to succeed. And also..." he paused, looking into her eyes, "I feel we should see where this could lead us personally as well."He: המילים האלה מפת תדהמה והתרגשות על פניה של אביטל.En: Those words left a look of amazement and excitement on Avital's face.He: היא לא רק מצאה יועץ ואפשרות למימון, אלא גם גילתה שישנם דרכים לשלב מקצועי ואישי יחד באופן שלא חשבה עליו קודם.En: She had not only found a consultant and potential funding, but she also discovered there are ways to combine professional and personal aspects in a manner she hadn't previously considered.He: הקיץ המשיך לזרוח על תל אביב, וכך גם התקוות של אביטל.En: Summer continued to shine on Tel Aviv, and so did Avital's hopes.He: היא מצאה בתוכה את האומץ לרדוף אחרי שתי המטרות שלה.En: She found within herself the courage to pursue her two goals.He: נועם, בצד השני, הבין שיש משהו חשוב יותר מהצלחה עסקית – חיבור אמיתי ושיתוף פעולה שמעשירים את החיים.En: Noam, on the other hand, realized there is something more important than business success – a genuine connection and collaboration that enriches life.He: החלל של מרכז היזמות נשאר הומה, אך אביטל ונועם יצאו ממנו עם כיוון חדש ומלא תקווה עבורם ועבור הפרויקט.En: The space of the entrepreneurship center remained bustling, but Avital and Noam left it with a new direction and filled with hope for themselves and the project. Vocabulary Words:entrepreneurship: יזמותsunrays: קרני השמשbuzz: רעשexquisite: משובחיםrefreshing: קריריםposters: פוסטריםvision: חזוןalmond milk: חלב שקדיםpressure: לחץfunding: מימוןguidance: הכוונהgathering: הקהלconsultant: יועץfield: תחוםpresentation: הצגהcuriosity: סקרנותunexpected: לא צפויהamazement: תדהמהcombination: שילובpursue: לרדוףcourage: אומץcollaboration: שיתוף פעולהenriches: מְעַשֵׁרֵתcrowded: צפוףextensively: ארוכותrealize: הביןopportunity: הזדמנותnurtured: שגידלהilluminated: האירוintently: בריכוזBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/fluent-fiction-hebrew--5818690/support.

Paul Ronzheimer meldet sich aus Tel Aviv und spricht mit Filipp Piatov über die wichtigsten politischen Entwicklungen der Woche. Im Mittelpunkt stehen Donald Trumps überraschende Kehrtwende im Konflikt mit dem Iran, die Folgen für Israel und die Frage, warum der angekündigte Deal mit Teheran zunehmend unter Druck gerät.

I spoke with Sharren Haskel in mid July, within days of her resignation from the Knesset. Immediately after the coalition government voted to recognize religious study as being a national foundational value, Haskel left the Knesset chamber and went straight to the cluster of reporters in the hallway. She would not stand by as the government made decisions that immediately imperiled the safety and security of Israel. For months, the IDF Chief of Staff has been warning the government that the army is about to collapse in on itself. Prime Minister Netanyahu pushed ahead, regardless, with his promise to the ultra-orthodox parties to enact a law giving them a lifetime exemption from IDF service. This policy is pushing Israelis - exhausted from three years of war - to the brink. Perhaps over. National unity and values are shaping up to be the key issue in this election to be held on October 27. There is no more fundamental value than security and defense. And equality. Sharren Haskel has long fought for these core principles and is now staking her political future on ensuring that this next election brings the change that more than 70% of Israelis want. A universal draft and an end to the absurd financial and other entitlements allocated to the haredim. We discuss this critical moment in the history of Israel and how she intends to bring much needed change Sharren is also one of the few women in the political scene. Israel used to be so much more progressive than so many countries. Or so it seemed. As haredi power becomes more entrenched and Likud is a hollowed-out husk of talent, we see a government dominated by older men. Older tired men. It is time for a new wave of talent and leadership.Show your support for STLV at buymeacoffee.com/stateoftelavivSharren Haskel is married and the mother of three young children.At 18, she served in the Israel Defense Force, as a combat soldier in the Border Guards during the Second Intifada. Following her military service, Deputy Minister Haskel pursued a career in veterinary medicine.Haskel holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in Political Science and International Relations from The Open University in Israel, where she also was the Israeli national debating champion. She entered the Knesset (Israeli Parliament) in 2015.In November 2024, she was sworn in as the Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs. She resigned from her position in mid July, immediately following the Knesset vote recognizing religious study as a foundational value ofState of Tel Aviv is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.stateoftelaviv.com/subscribe

Linda and Noah talk about (1) What has become of the "Religious Zionism Party," after its sort-of primaries made it a settler-only affair?, and (2) What are the ties that bind the different sorts of people who hope to give Benjamin Netanyahu four more years in office? For our most unreasonably generous Patreon supporters, in our extra-special, special extra discussion: Challenger for the premiership Gadi Eisenkot buys campaign billboards in Cyprus, and lots of people cry foul. Can the election be won by persuading ex-pats to fly to what was once their home to cast a vote? Also, why is the adjective "Cypriot" so very appealing? Plus: Expecting a baby grandchild that they never expected when they were hostages in Gaza, a millennia-old edition of the Book of Isaiah, and young girls praying under trees in a park in Tel Aviv. Plus, an astonishing new record of heartbreak and loss by Netta Barzilai.

On this week's episode, Israel Policy Forum Policy Advisor and Tel Aviv-based journalist Neri Zilber speaks with Col. (ret.) Dr. Michael Milshtein, former head of the Department for Palestinian Affairs in Israel's Military Intelligence Directorate, about the deadly incident in the West Bank village of Tell and the broader escalation of violence in the territory. They examine the Israeli government's role in shaping current dynamics, Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich's grand vision for the West Bank and the Palestinians, the realities of the settlement movement that many Israelis have yet to confront, the prospects for a future Israeli government to change course, and more.Support the showFollow us on Instagram, Twitter/X, and Bluesky, and subscribe to our email list here.

Painter Ron Gang joins us today from Israel. In 1972 he followed a dream and moved from Canada to Kibbutz Urim where he worked in agriculture, became an electrician, married and raised a family, and studied painting in Tel Aviv. Ron takes us on a visual journey across the countryside through his paintings of nature and the area where he lives. At the end of the show is a minute video of a very large panorama art installation at a gallery in Israel. #painting #israel #scenicbeauty #panorama #immersive #artist CONTACT: Ron GangE-MAIL: gang@urim.org.ilgangron@gmail.comFOLLOW US ON FACEBOOK: http://www.facebook.com/ASMALPodcastVISIT OUR WEBSITE: http://www.asmallmediumatlarge.coEMAIL: asmallmediumatlargepodcast@gmail.com Show Produced by Green Valley Production StudioMusic by DJ Booda: http://www.djbooda.com

This week we are joined by a speacial guest, Eli Birnbaum. Eli is a missionary we support and he is the head of the Jews for Jesus branch is Tel Aviv, Israel.

We have already spoken about what you say in a restaurant or at a café, but what would a waiter say to you? Guy prepares us with the lines that will grace our ears as we sit down for a meal or a quick Tel Avivi bite. Hear the All-Hebrew Episode on Patreon   New Words and Expressions: Bifnim o ba-huts – Inside or outside – בפנים או בחוץ Lashevet o lakachat? – For here or to go? – לשבת או לקחת Tafrit – Menu – תפריט Muchanim? – Ready? – מוכנים Muchanim lehazmin? – Are you guys ready to order? – מוכנים להזמין Atem yod'im ma atem rotsim? – Do you know what you'd like? – אתם יודעים מה אתם רוצים Ani rotseh / rotsa – I'd like – אני רוצה Ma lishtot? – What would you like to drink? – מה לשתות Eich tirtsu et ha-steak? – How would you like your steak? – איך תרצו את הסטייק Tirtsu ha-kol be-yahad? – Would you like everything at once? – תרצו הכל ביחד Ma she-yotseh – Whatever comes out – מה שיוצא Miyad – Immediately – מייד Techef – In a moment – תיכף Ha-salat ba-derech – The salad is on its way – הסלט בדרך Ha-salat kvar magi'ah – The salad is just coming now – הסלט כבר מגיע Od rega – Just a minute – עוד רגע Sagur – You got it – סגור Zehirut, ze ham – Be careful, it's hot – זהירות, זה חם Ha-kol beseder? – Is everything ok? – הכל בסדר Ta'im lachem? – Do you like it? – טעים לכם Slicha, lo ta'im li – Sorry, I don't find it tasty – סליחה, לא טעים לי Be-kef – Don't mention it – בכיף Ein be'aya – No problem – אין בעיה "Metookim hem soog shel nechama" – Sweet stuff is a kind of comfort – מתוקים הם סוג של נחמה Mashehu matok? – Something sweet? – משהו מתוק Kinu'ach – Dessert – קינוח Rotsim lishmo'a al ha-metookim shelanu? – Do you guys want to hear about our desserts? – רוצים לשמוע על המתוקים שלנו   Playlist and Clips: Micha Shitrit – Ha-kol Basar (lyrics) Arik Einstein – Pesek Zman (lyrics) Etnix – Tootim (lyrics) Arik Einstein – Lishrok Ba-hoshech (lyrics) Rona Kenan – Ba-derech ha-baita (lyrics) Josie Katz – Etsli Ha-kol Beseder (lyrics) Corinne Alal – Shir Be-kef (lyrics) Sarit Haddad – Ba-hom shel Tel Aviv (lyrics) Ep. no. 10 about politeness HEB Ep. no. 37 about coffee culture HEB  Ep. no. 302 about nechama, comfort HEB

A construção de uma empresa sustentável e de alto impacto exige rigor de gestão, clareza de propósito e uma busca constante pela excelência. Ao lado de seus sócios, Lucas Ferrugem ajudou a estruturar a Brasil Paralelo, transformando um projeto independente em uma operação de mídia e tecnologia que atinge 30 milhões de pessoas mensalmente e conta com mais de 800 mil assinantes pagantes. Tudo isso construído sem recorrer a recursos públicos ou a modelos tradicionais do mercado. Neste episódio do Excepcionais, Lucas Ferrugem compartilha com Marcelo Toledo os bastidores das decisões mais críticas dessa trajetória. Ele detalha a transição do modelo de lançamentos pontuais para a receita recorrente, o conselho decisivo de um empresário para focar estritamente no core business, o desenvolvimento de uma infraestrutura proprietária de tecnologia e a engenharia de produto do Clube do Livro — uma operação que vendeu mais de meio milhão de exemplares com risco de estoque zero.Patrocinador:Medico Empresário - Construindo Carreiras Médicas de Sucesso. Mencione o Excepcionais para ter uma condição especial. https://forms.gle/C3MRUJrT2928gd9b800:00:00 - A origem da Brasil Paralelo e a busca por sustentabilidade financeira 00:02:06 - A transição estratégica para o modelo de assinatura recorrente 00:04:30 - O conselho decisivo: Reduzir distrações e focar no core business00:05:14 - A decisão comercial do plano de R$ 10 e o lançamento de R$ 10 milhões em 2020 00:08:24 - A criação da plataforma de tecnologia e o time de desenvolvimento 00:50:01 - Expansão internacional: A recepção do documentário em Tel Aviv 00:56:00 - Cinema de alto padrão e a criação da operação Big Picture em Miami 01:21:18 - A engenharia do Clube do Livro: Mais de 500 mil exemplares comercializados Siga o Lucas no Instagram:⁠https://www.instagram.com/lucas.ferrugem/Nos Siga:Marcelo Toledo: ⁠https://www.instagram.com/marcelotoledoInstagram: ⁠https://www.instagram.com/excepcionaispodcastTikTok: ⁠https://www.tiktok.com/@excepcionaispodcast

The US and Saudi Arabia signed a nuclear deal but Israel hates it. This episode was produced by Hady Mawajdeh and Dustin DeSoto, edited by Amina Al-Sadi, fact-checked by Gabriel Dunatov, engineered by Patrick Boyd and David Tatasciore, and hosted by Sean Rameswaram. A billboard in Tel Aviv, Israel depicting the leaders of Saudi Arabia, Syria, Oman, and Lebanon alongside U.S. President Donald Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. Photo by Mostafa Alkharouf/Anadolu via Getty Images. Listen to Today, Explained ad-free by becoming a Vox Member: vox.com/members. New Vox members get $20 off their membership right now. Transcript at ⁠vox.com/today-explained-podcast.⁠ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Merneptah started his reign aggressively, striking a belligerent tone in his royal names and launching an expedition to Canaan in the first few years. In the process, his troops captured Ashkelon, Gezer, and Yenoam, and dealt with a tribe called "Israel." Simultaneously, Merneptah achieved a great diplomatic coup when we brought Ugarit back into the Egyptian sphere. Music by Keith Zizza & Luke Chaos. Video version available at www.patreon.com/egyptpodcast Merneptah General Dodson, A. (2016). Poisoned Legacy: The Decline and Fall of the Nineteenth Egyptian Dynasty (Revised edn). Iskander, S. (2002). The Reign of Merneptah [Unpublished PhD. Thesis]. Kitchen, K. A. (1987). The Titularies of the Ramesside Kings as Expression of their Ideal Kingship. Annales Du Service Des Antiquités de l'Égypte, 71, 131--141. Servajean, F. (2014). Mérenptah et la fin de la XIXe dynastie. Sourouzian, H. (1989). Les Monuments du roi Merenptah. Canaan, Ugarit, Proto-Israelites (Summary) Cline, E. H. (2021). 1177 B.C. The Year Civilization Collapsed (Revised edn). Dever, W. G. (2017). Beyond the texts: An archaeological portrait of ancient Israel and Judah. Hasel, M. G. (1998). Domination & Resistance: Egyptian Military Activity in the Southern Levant, ca. 1300-1185 BC. Higginbotham, C. R. (2000). Egyptianization and Elite Emulation in Ramesside Palestine: Governance and Accommodation on the Imperial Periphery. Kahn, D. (2024). The order of Merenptah's reliefs at the Cour de la Cachette, Karnak and its implications. JSSEA, 51, 15-43 online. Killebrew, A. E. (2020). Early Israel's Origins, Settlement, and Ethnogenesis. In B. E. Kelle & B. A. Strawn (Eds.), The Oxford Handbook of the Historical Books of the Hebrew Bible (pp. 79--93). https://www.academia.edu/101675394/Early_Israels_Origins_Settlement_and_Ethnogenesis_by_Ann_E_Killebrew_2020 Kitchen, K. A. (2004). The Victories of Merenptah, and the Nature of their Record. Journal for the Study of the Old Testament, 28(3), 259--272. https://doi.org/10.1177/030908920402800301 Lackenbacher, S. (1995). Une Correspondence entre l'administration du pharaon Merneptah et le roi d'Ougarit. In Le pays d'Ougarit autour de 1200 av. J.-C.: Histoire et archéologie (pp. 77--84). https://www.mission-ougarit.fr/parutions/serie-ras-shamra-ougarit/ Maeir, A. M. (1988). Remarks on a Supposed “Egyptian Residency” at Gezer. Tel Aviv, 15, 65--67. https://doi.org/10.1179/tav.1988.1988.1.65 Morris, E. F. (2005). The Architecture of Imperialism: Military Bases and the Evolution of Foreign Policy in Egypt's New Kingdom. Morris, E. F. (2015). Egypt, Ugarit, the God Ba'al, and the Puzzle of a Royal Rebuff. In J. Mynářová, P. Onderka, & P. Pavúk (Eds.), There and Back Again—The Crossroads II (pp. 315--351). Charles University. https://academiccommons.columbia.edu/doi/10.7916/D8WW9154 Rainey, A. F. (2001). Israel in Merenptah's Inscription and Reliefs. Israel Exploration Journal, 51(1), 57–75. https://www.jstor.org/stable/27926956 Singer, I. (1988). Merneptah's Campaign to Canaan and the Egyptian Occupation of the Southern Coastal Plain of Palestine in the Ramesside Period. Bulletin of the American Schools of Oriental Research, 269, 1--10. https://doi.org/10.2307/1356946 Singer, I. (2011). The Calm Before the Storm: Selected Writings of Itamar Singer on the late Bronze Age in Anatolia and the Levant. Steiner, R. C. (2024). Merenptah's Israel, His Shasu Militiamen, His Copper Caravan Route, and the Watering Stations Bearing His Name at Kadesh-Barnea and Me-Nephtoah: Part One. In B. P. Muhs & F. D. Scalf (Eds.), A Master of Secrets in the Chamber of Darkness: Egyptological Studies in Honor of Robert K. Ritner (pp. 329--402). https://www.academia.edu/123986155/Merenptahs_Israel_his_Shasu_militiamen_his_copper_caravan_route_and_the_watering_stations_bearing_his_name_at_Kadesh_barnea_and_Me_nephtoah_Part_One Yurco, F. J. (1986). Merenptah's Canaanite Campaign. Journal of the American Research Center in Egypt, 23, 189--215. https://doi.org/10.2307/40001099 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In the push to integrate AI into go-to-market strategies, are we optimizing for activity or for intelligence?Agility requires not just adopting new technologies like AI, but critically evaluating how they deliver contextual intelligence. It's about adapting your strategy based on smarter signals, not just automating existing processes at a higher volume.Today, we're going to talk about moving beyond the hype of generic AI in sales and marketing to focus on what actually drives revenue. We'll explore the concept of vertical AI, specifically for go-to-market teams selling to technical audiences, and how decoding intent signals from public developer conversations can create a significant competitive advantage.To help me discuss this topic, I'd like to welcome, Tal Peretz, CEO and Co-Founder at Onfire. About Tal PeretzTal Peretz is the CEO and Co-Founder of Onfire, a contextual AI platform that helps technology companies decode real-time market signals and drive revenue growth using developer and IT buyer intent data. Prior to Onfire, Tal was Chief Technology Officer at OwnID, a Tel Aviv based startup focused on identity security solutions. Tal served at the 8200 intelligence force and built and scaled advanced data and AI systems focused on large-scale entity resolution and signal intelligence. Drawing on this background, he recognized a fundamental gap in modern go-to-market technology: while AI promised precision, revenue teams were still operating on incomplete, noisy, and outdated data. Under his leadership, Onfire was designed from the ground up to solve the data layer for IT sales by combining structured third-party intelligence with first-party customer context into a continuously updated market map. Tal is married to Shai and is a proud father of two, Dan and Ran. Tal Peretz on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/tal-peretz/ ---------- Resources ---------- Onfire: The Agile Brand podcast is brought to you by TEKsystems. Learn more here: https://aglbrnd.co/r/2868abd8085a9703 We're proud to be a media partner for #MAICON26 - Oct. 13-15! Learn how AI can power your marketing and business and help you grow smarter. Use code AGILE150 to save! https://aglbrnd.co/r/7fe458ced0f04658Reach your customers with Reddit. Spend $500 in ad spend, get $500 back in ad credit! Learn more: https://advertalize.com/r/491818c79fb1873fChaser is the only Slack-native project management platform that helps teams turn messages into tracked tasks, automate follow-ups, and maintain team-wide visibility, without adopting another tool. Now integrated with Claude and other GenAI tools. Learn more at trychaser.com and use code AGILEBRAND for a 3-month free trial (normal trial is 14 days).The most influential minds in software, AI, and engineering leadership will be at WeAreDevelopers World Congress North America, September 23-25 in San Jose. Learn more: https://aglbrnd.co/r/60a7299222a7bcf1 Start building your own apps with Replit and get $20 off. Learn more: https://aglbrnd.co/r/93531742a7625a20 Enjoyed the show? Tell us more at and give us a rating so others can find the show at: https://aglbrnd.co/r/faaed112fc9887f3 Connect with Greg on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/gregkihlstromDon't miss a thing: get the latest episodes, sign up for our newsletter and more: https://aglbrnd.co/r/35ded3ccfb6716ba Check out The Agile Brand Guide website with articles, insights, and Martechipedia, the wiki for marketing technology: https://www.agilebrandguide.com The Agile Brand is produced by Missing Link—a Latina-owned strategy-driven, creatively fueled production co-op. From ideation to creation, they craft human connections through intelligent, engaging and informative content. https://www.missinglink.company Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

U.S. forces stepping up attacks on Iranian military infrastructure targeting operations centers, maritime capabilities, aircraft hangars, and drone storage facilities, aimed at further degrading Iran's ability to threaten commercial shipping. President Trump warned that bridges and power plants will soon be targeted, along with the Pickaxe Mountain facility, after Israeli intelligence reportedly assessed that Iran has transferred uranium enrichment centrifuges to the underground compound there. Iran's Foreign Minister said they are taking an 'eye for an eye' approach when dealing with the U.S., and their Mideast neighbors that are supporting U.S. forces. FOX's John Saucier speaks with FOX's Steve Harrigan, reporting from Tel Aviv, Israel, who says it looks like both sides are far from a diplomatic solution. Click Here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ To Follow 'The FOX News Rundown: Evening Edition' Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

This week SUNDAY WIRE returns with special guest host Bryan 'Hesher' McClain, covering the biggest stories in the U.S. and internationally while Patrick Henningsen reports from abroad. This week, we examine the dramatic escalation following the U.S. attack on Iran and Tehran's retaliatory missile strike on a U.S. military base in Jordan, along with the wider geopolitical consequences as Washington and Tel Aviv push the region closer to a broader conflict. Patrick also joins us with a special prerecorded report offering his latest analysis from the field. Later in the Overdrive segment, we're joined by teammates Adam 'Ruckus' Clark and Basil Valentine for a deeper discussion on the latest developments, including the growing U.S.-Israel military partnership, the political fallout from Washington's expanding confrontation with Iran, and the narratives shaping public opinion as the cycle of escalation continues. All this and more… Watch this episode here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EB_2268biYA This month's featured music artists: The Real Anthem Band, Joseph Arthur, Peyoti for President, Peter Conway & Red Rumble, and Phil Zimmerman SUPPORT OUR MEDIA OUTLET HERE (https://21w.co/support)

Do tanque e do porta-aviões do século XX aos drones baratos que destroem tanques de milhões, da IA que escolhe alvos em segundos (Lavender, Maven, Claude Mythos) aos robôs que já caminham no campo de batalha: neste episódio mergulhamos na maior revolução da tecnologia de guerra dos últimos 100 anos. Do “laboratório” da Ucrânia de drones FPV e fibra óptica, a IA transformou a decisão de matar em algoritmo, passando pela guerra de narrativas com deepfakes que ninguém mais sabe o que é real e o que está acontecendo. Guerra mais eficiente significa guerra melhor… ou só mais frequente e impessoal? Patronato do SciCast: 1. Patreon SciCast 2. Apoia.se/Scicast 3. Nos ajude via Pix também, chave: contato@scicast.com.br ou acesse o QRcode: Sua pequena contribuição ajuda o Portal Deviante a continuar divulgando Ciência! Contatos: contato@scicast.com.br https://twitter.com/scicastpodcast https://www.facebook.com/scicastpodcast https://www.instagram.com/PortalDeviante/ Fale conosco! E não esqueça de deixar o seu comentário na postagem desse episódio! Expediente: Produção Geral: Tarik Fernandes e André Trapani Equipe de Gravação: Luis Filipe Herdy, Gustavo Rebello, Gabriela Reciputti, Roberto Spinelli, Willian Spengler Citação ABNT: Scicast #692: Guerra sem humanos. Locução: Luis Filipe Herdy, Gustavo Rebello, Gabriela Reciputti, Roberto Spinelli, Willian Spengler. [S.l.] Portal Deviante, 20/07/2026. Podcast. Disponível em: https://www.deviante.com.br/podcasts/scicast-692 Imagem de capa: O drone russo KNV, com munição (verde) à frente e unidade de desenrolar de fibra óptica (em preto) atrás - Divulgação/Uchkuinik Referências e Indicações Sugestões de literatura: REBELLO, Gustavo. O uso militar de IAs: a ficção científica parou de ser inofensiva. Portal Deviante, 17 mar. 2026. Disponível em: https://www.deviante.com.br/noticias/o-uso-militar-de-ias-a-ficcao-cientifica-parou-de-ser-inofensiva/. Acesso em: 29 abr. 2026. HOROWITZ, Michael. Entrevista concedida a Tyler Rogoway et al. How America’s Shahed-136 Kamikaze Drone Clone Became an Indispensable Weapon of War. The War Zone, 9 abr. 2026. Disponível em: https://www.twz.com/news-features/how-americas-shahed-136-clone-became-an-indispensable-weapon-of-war. Acesso em: 29 abr. 2026. BERNSTEIN, Yuval et al. ‘Lavender’: The AI machine directing Israel’s bombing spree in Gaza. +972 Magazine, Tel Aviv, 3 abr. 2024. Disponível em: https://www.972mag.com/lavender-ai-israeli-army-gaza/. Acesso em: 29 abr. 2026. CUKOR, Drew et al. Project Maven: A Marine Colonel, His Team, and the Dawn of AI Warfare. Nova York: HarperCollins, 2026. (Trechos disponíveis em: https://www.wired.com/story/project-maven-katrina-manson-book-excerpt/). DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE (EUA). Project Maven (Algorithmic Warfare Cross Functional Team). Washington, DC: DoD, 2017. Disponível em: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Project_Maven. Acesso em: 29 abr. 2026. FEDOROV, Mykhailo. Ukraine overcomes critical obstacle to using fiber-optic drones. Defense Ministry of Ukraine, Kiev, 21 abr. 2026. Disponível em: https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/ukraine-overcomes-critical-obstacle-to-using-fiber-optic-drones/vi-AA21o96u. Acesso em: 29 abr. 2026. FOUNDATION ROBOTICS. Phantom MK-1 humanoid robot deployed to Ukraine for testing. Business Insider, 25 mar. 2026. Disponível em: https://www.businessinsider.com/foundation-humanoid-robot-soldier-ukraine-testing-2026-4. Acesso em: 29 abr. 2026. LEE, Lloyd. Foundation Wants to Build an Army of Humanoid Robot Soldiers. Business Insider, 25 mar. 2026. Disponível em: https://www.businessinsider.com/foundation-humanoid-robot-soldier-ukraine-testing-2026-4. Acesso em: 29 abr. 2026. SCHANAHAN, Jack. Inside the Pentagon’s Project Maven. YouTube, 2026. Disponível em: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Il-DWtgfqTk. Acesso em: 29 abr. 2026.WIRED. Meet the Gods of AI Warfare. Wired, 23 mar. 2026. Disponível em: https://www.wired.com/story/project-maven-katrina-manson-book-excerpt/. Acesso em: 29 abr. 2026. Sugestões de filmes: Decisão de Risco (2015, dir. Gavin Hood) – Eye in the Sky: Drone warfare, “human in the loop” Slaughterbots (2017, curta-metragem da Future of Life Institute) – 8 minutos que mostram enxames de drones autônomos Resistência (2023, dir. Gareth Edwards) – The Creator: Guerra futurista com IA e robôs humanoides Jogos de Guerra (1983) – WarGames: Clássico sobre IA e guerra nuclear automatizada (liga direto com o “Dead Hand”). Sugestões de vídeos: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fa8k8IQ1_X0 Sugestões de links: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-07-22/ubi-study-backed-by-openai-s-sam-altman-bolsters-support-for-basic-income https://www.anthropic.com/research/exploring-model-welfare https://www.anthropic.com/research/impact-software-development https://arxiv.org/pdf/2411.00986 Sugestões de games: Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II / III (2022-2023) – Uso realista de drones FPV, enxames e guerra eletrônica. DEFCON (2006, ou remakes modernos) – Simulação de guerra nuclear com sistemas automatizados de retaliação. Arma 3 com mods de drones ucranianos (comunidade) – Simulação tática de guerra assimétrica com FPV e fibra óptica. Six Days in Fallujah (2021) – Combate urbano moderno com IA e robótica See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Send us Fan MailOn Serving God, Not Being Religious with Dr. Elad Ben Elul & Rabbi Manis FriedmanIn this episode of From The Inside Out Podcast, Rivkah and Eda sit down with Dr. Elad Ben Elul and Rabbi Manis Friedman on their book I Didn't Ask to Be Born and its core idea: Judaism isn't about being "religious" or what we need from God, but what God needs from us — asking daily, "What does God need from me today?" Ben Elul shares his Jewish awakening during fieldwork in West Africa, caught between secular Tel Aviv and an enclosed religious world, until Friedman's lecture "Why You Shouldn't Be Religious" reframed Jewish life as mission. Friedman traces this to his outreach starting in 1970 and its path to the book's Israeli success. They cover mitzvot, purpose, soulmates and marriage, hostages who found mission in captivity, teaching Tanya, Chabad's nonjudgment, and audience Q&A on dating, marriage, and identity.Get the book, I Didn't Ask to Be Born: Understanding the Purpose of Our Creation: https://amzn.to/4bxqnrFEPISODE SPONSORSSwimplyRent a private pool by the hour, right in your own city — no crowds, no chaos, just your family or friends in your own space, with over 15,000 pools across the US, Canada, and Australia.Download the app or visit Swimply.com — code INSIDEOUT10 for 10% off your next booking!BINABina walks alongside families from the moment someone they love suffers a brain injury, through every stage of recovery. Their campaign, "A World of Difference," runs July 19–21.Support Bina: https://go.jcn.io/BinaIO, or call 929-463-9100.AtzmiAtzmi runs evidence-based, Torah-grounded programs — including My Best Self — helping girls build real confidence and measure their worth by who they are, not the world's standards. Active in 80+ schools. Save the date for their ambassador's evening with Bracha Jaffe, August 30th.Learn more & register: https://go.jcn.io/AtzmiIOOhr NaavaOhr Naava's "Just One Brick" turns Tisha B'Av into a guided experience — Eicha, the Kinot, an Ask the Rabbi segment, a video from founder Rabbi Wallerstein, and a lineup including Rabbi Fisher, Rabbanit Yemima Mizrachi, and Charlie Harari. Join the live stream and support Ohr Naava's year-round work for women worldwide.Register: https://go.jcn.io/ONIOShefa LivingWomen carry so much — marriage, kids, running a home, all while staying connected to Hashem and themselves. Nesheema sits at the heart of Mountain View, the new frum community by Shefa Living in the Blue Ridge Mountains of North Carolina: a mikvah, spa, gym, daycare, café, and shared workspace, built around kedusha. Mountain View is already 358 acres of kehillah, with the shul built and first families moving in this summer.Learn more: https://go.jcn.io/SLIOGUEST BIOSRabbi Manis Friedman is a rabbi, author, and longtime emissary of the Lubavitcher Rebbe, Rabbi Menachem Mendel Schneerson. One of the most-watched rabbis on YouTube, he has spent decades teaching on faith, relationships, and Jewish identity. He is co-author, with Dr. Elad Ben Elul, of I Didn't Ask to Be Born: Understanding the Purpose of Our Creation.Dr. Elad Ben Elul is an Israeli anthropologist and author. After years of fieldwork in West Africa while completing his PhD at Tel Aviv University, a lecture by Rabbi Manis Friedman reshaped his understanding of Judaism and purpose. He went on to study and teach Tanya and Chassidut, eventually co-writing I Didn't Ask to Be Born — a bestseller in Israel — followed by Back to Innocence, on relationships and intimacy.Get the book: https://amzn.to/4bxqnrFCHAPTERS00:00 Introduction08:01 Meet the Guests10:08 A Spiritual Awakening15:38 Africa and Jewish Identity19:54 How the Book Happened22:29 God Needs Us Concept30:42 Anthropology of Mitzvot35:45 Religious vs Jewish39:49 Hostages and Mission48:29 Love vs Need in Marriage49:35 Loneliness and Divine Need52:10 God's Humility and Romance55:57 Soulmates and Marriage Reunion59:35 Love as a Thing Trap01:06:13 Love Idolatry and Cheating01:07:52 Soul Journey and Resurrection01:12:36 Rebbe's Nonjudgmental Lesson01:15:17 Dating Is Not Relationship01:21:15 What to Look for in Marriage01:24:07 Mitzvot and God-Mindedness01:30:42 Teaching Tanya at Any Age01:35:03 Identity Through ActionClosingCOMMUNITYJoin the Community! Connect with us on socials to discuss Episode 101, share insights, and continue the conversations you want to have:

Well, the world just got the best news in years — Zionist war criminal and degenerate pervert Lindsey Graham is dead at 71, and America is already a better place without this treasonous piece of filth. This pedophile traitor spent his worthless life as Israel's whore in the Senate pushing our kids to die for them, and now his buddies in Tel Aviv are using his death to drag us deeper into their bloodbath. Fort Huachuca image search data from the Tucson/Sierra Vista area reveals a clear pattern no one can explain away. High-level figures from DIA, CENTCOM, NSWC Crane weapons/tech programs, and Charlie Kirk's own security and comms team were all being visually identified by base personnel in the weeks and days leading directly into September 9, 2025 — the day before Charlie Kirk was assassinated.   Celebrate freedom while we still have it. Become an annual member of the Stew Peters Locals community and receive $17 OFF for a limited time. Your membership includes: • Exclusive members-only content • Live chats and community discussions • Behind-the-scenes access • Directly supporting independent, uncensored journalism. Don't wait, his special ends July 31.

Ralph speaks to historian Omer Bartov about his new book “Israel: What Went Wrong?” with special guest, international law expert Bruce FeinBruce Fein is a Constitutional scholar and an expert on international law. Mr. Fein was Associate Deputy Attorney General under Ronald Reagan and he is the author of Constitutional Peril: The Life and Death Struggle for Our Constitution and Democracy, and American Empire: Before the Fall.Many of the things that you describe in Israel apply in spades in the United States. We also have an administration that says we're being invaded militarily by Venezuela gangs, so we have to go kidnap their president and annex Venezuela. We've stated that Iran is an existential threat to the United States because at some future time, it's conceivable they may get one nuclear weapon. We have 5,000, Israel probably has 300 or 400. Or make the argument that we are being invaded by defenseless immigrants across the southern border. And it does seem to me that all countries—I don't think it's unique anyway to the United States or Israel, but it's generally true those in power are there to manufacture fear, to inflate fleas into elephants and say “My gosh, tomorrow the sky is falling down. We need to have national emergencies, rule by decree.” Everything is “an imminent danger”, the Communist domino theory. It's a very challenging issue. I say what you've described in Israel is not unique to Israel. We confront it every day right in the United States. And it works.Bruce FeinOmer Bartov is the Dean's Professor of Holocaust and Genocide Studies at Brown University. A historian, Professor Bartov was born on a kibbutz, grew up in Tel Aviv, and served in the Israel Defense Forces during the Yom Kippur War. He went on to become a leading scholar of the German army and the Holocaust, before turning his attention to his native country. His early research concerned the Nazi indoctrination of the Wehrmacht and the crimes it committed in World War II. He then turned to the links between total war and genocide and interethnic relations in the borderlands of Eastern Europe. His current interest is reflected in his recent books, Genocide, the Holocaust and Israel-Palestine: First-Person History in Times of Crisis, Israel: What Went Wrong?, and the forthcoming The Broken Promise: A Personal Political History of Israel and Palestine. The whole idea of creating a Jewish state (and it says so in the Proclamation of the State from May 1948) is that it would be a state for Jews—that it would be both Jewish and democratic. And that has proven to be not possible. A Jewish state can be both Jewish and democratic only if the overwhelming majority (if not all) of its citizens are Jews.Omer Bartov[Zionist zealots] believe that history is on their side—so in that sense, they are similar to Communists they're similar to Fascists they're similar to Nazis in that they believe that they can see the way forward, they know the logic of history, and the logic of history as they see it is on their side.Omer BartovIn Israel, since the 1980s (really since after the War of 1973, with the rise of the right wing in Israel in particular) the Holocaust has come to serve a particular purpose. Instead of being commemorated as an event that happened in the past that we should remember and commemorate and research, it's become a kind of image of an imminent danger to Israel. And the farther Israel has moved from the actual event of the Holocaust, and the more the Israeli army has become the military hegemon in its region, the more this alleged threat of an “Auschwitz around the corner” has been used by Israeli governments. Why has it been used? Because Israel actually needs to explain to itself and to its citizens: Why is it bossing it over millions of Palestinians? Half of the population under Israeli control are Palestinians. Two million are citizens, but they don't have equal rights, and the others have no rights at all (they're simply under arbitrary military rule). So how do you explain that? You explain that by telling your population and the rest of the world that those Palestinians—who have no power, who can never pose a threat to you—are an existential threat. And in Israel, that has worked quite well.Omer BartovBecause of the focus on Hebrew—to create Hebrew as a mother tongue for children whose mothers didn't speak Hebrew—because of that, there was a great antagonism towards speaking any other language. And the notion of having bilingual schools (that is, of having schools in Palestine where people would learn both Hebrew and Arabic, the language of the place) is not entertained by the vast majority of educators. Now, if you think about what would have been the result of having bilingual schools already in the 1920s and 30s, that children could speak each other's language and recognize each other's culture—that could have had a huge effect on how Zionism developed and how the state would have developed. But in today's Israel, the only bilingual population are the Palestinians. Palestinian citizens of Israel speak Arabic and Hebrew. Most Israelis don't speak Arabic. And most Israelis who trace themselves (quite large numbers) not to Europe, but to North Africa and the Middle East, where their parents and grandparents spoke Arabic (this was their language) have forgotten that language and were ashamed of their parents speaking it because it associated them with the Arabs. So the loss in this kind of creation of a nation around one language was the ability to imagine yourself as sharing the space with another group.Omer Bartov * Our top story concerns a progressive insurgent running in a must-win Senate race – and not the one you're thinking of. Late last week, Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed won the endorsement of Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez. The New York Times notes that this is AOC's first Senate endorsement of this cycle, coming just about a month ahead of the August 4th Michigan primary. El-Sayed is quoted saying that he is “honored for what her support says about what this campaign is building and what we're fighting for,” adding that he thinks that “too many establishment Democrats are…afraid that I will win.” He pointedly attacked Senator Chuck Schumer, charging that the Minority Leader “doesn't want to see me on the inside of the U.S. Senate,” because El-Sayed would “call out the kind of politics where we take money from corporations and AIPAC to run milquetoast campaigns and don't say anything about the problems that everyday people are facing.” El-Sayed has announced that he will campaign with AOC and Senator Bernie Sanders in Detroit, Lansing and Grand Rapids on July 18th and 19th, per MLive.* Another earthquake occurred in the Michigan Senate race on July 5th, when State Senator Mallory McMorrow announced that she would be withdrawing from the race – turning what was a competitive three-way race into a head-to-head between El-Sayed and the Democratic establishment pick, Congresswoman Haley Stevens. The Detroit Free Press notes that this announcement “comes after absentee ballots have already been mailed out to some voters and too late to remove her name from the primary ballot,” though voters are able to rescind their absentee votes and submit new ones up through Friday, July 24th. In a video statement, McMorrow maintained that “People are crying out for change and we need to listen.” McMorrow once led her opponents in this race but saw her support collapse and was trailing in a distant third place in recent polls. Rumor also had it that outgoing Senator Gary Peters was privately calling for her to exit the race so centrists could consolidate around Stevens. While many of her supporters are expected to go to Stevens, El-Sayed is energetically courting McMorrow's voters as well. The Detroit News reports McMorrow herself has announced that she will remain neutral in the remaining days of the primary, leaving her voters to vote their own consciences.* In more Michigan news, DSA-backed congressional candidate Donavan McKinney is running strong in his primary campaign against incumbent Congressman Shri Thanedar, whom McKinney has labeled “​​Detroit's own Elon Musk,” according to the New York Post. If McKinney pulls it off, he will join the growing group of DSA members in the House, along with Claire Valdez, Darializa Avila Chevalier and AOC from New York, Chris Rabb and Melat Kiros from Pennsylvania and Colorado respectively, and Rashida Tlaib from Michigan. Another candidate endorsed by his local DSA chapter, Kyle Blomquist, is running for Congress in Michigan but even if he wins his primary he is not expected to flip the deep red 1st congressional district.* In Missouri, Cori Bush has also won the support of DSA for her comeback congressional run against Wesley Bell, who defeated her in the 2024 primary, Andrew Solender reports. Bush had already won the support of her local DSA chapter, along with many other progressive organizations, and has been endorsed by Senator Bernie Sanders, Congresswoman Rashida Tlaib, and former Congressman Jamaal Bowman. This week though, she won the support of the national DSA. In a statement, Bush wrote “I am honored to be once again endorsed by the Democratic [Socialists] of America as I campaign to return to Congress and keep building our movement to fight for economic justice, Medicare for All, abolishing ICE, and a world where everyday people have a real voice in our workplace's neighborhoods and society.” Bush also praised DSA for its “decades of organizing…[mobilizing] thousands of people across the country to demand an economy that works for all of us…[and] take on war profiteers, the for-profit healthcare industry, and the billionaire funded lobbies that subvert our democracy.” There has been little polling of this race, but what there has been appears to show the race in a statistical dead heat. One sign that Bush is being taken seriously is the new $865,000 ad buy taken out by the United Democracy Project, an AIPAC cutout.* Ironically, it would seem that American Jews have a more favorable view of the progressive left than Israel. According to the Forward, a new AP poll found that “44% of American Jews hold a favorable opinion of Zohran Mamdani, compared with 39% who view him unfavorably.” This is in contrast to the 32% of respondents who said they have a favorable opinion of Netanyahu and 59% who said they have a negative view of the Israeli PM. Perhaps more surprisingly, Pennsylvania Governor Josh Shapiro, a “staunch supporter of Israel,” garnered only a 41% favorability rating, though far more respondents said they don't know enough about him to have an opinion than said they have a negative view.* Turning back to the Senate, the other major story this week of course is the fall of Graham Platner. Accusations of sexual assault, detailed in a POLITICO article, resulted in a deluge of opprobrium that cascaded upwards culminating in Platner's earliest and highest profile supporter, Senator Bernie Sanders, calling on him to drop out of the Senate race in Maine. In a video message released Wednesday, Platner stated that he would be suspending his campaign effective immediately, later telling staff that he plans to wait until Monday, the final possible day, to formally withdraw from the race, Axios reports. In the same video, Platner categorically denied the accusations calling them “all false,” and maintaining that the “things that have been claimed did not happen.” He implied that the scandal was orchestrated by “those in power“ who would “rather see Susan Collins win than have me be the next Senator from Maine.”* Platner's impending, late-stage withdrawal from the race has set off a chaotic blitz primary to replace him as the Democratic nominee. Numerous candidates have announced they are running including former Maine Senate president Troy Jackson, former Director of Maine's Center for Disease, Control and Prevention Nirav Shah, co-founder of Maine beer company Dan Kleban, Maine Secretary of State Shenna Bellows and state lawmaker Valli Geiger, along with Jordan Wood and Paige Loud, both of whom ran in the Maine second congressional district Democratic primary. The actual process for selecting a nominee has been the subject of debate – with many progressives arguing for caucuses – but POLITICO reports that by July 27th, “600 delegates must be selected,” including 500 from the state's 16 county parties, and these delegates will decide on a candidate to replace Platner via “an unprecedented nominating convention,” wherein all delegates come in unpledged to any candidate setting the stage for “what could be a raucous and unpredictable free-for-all.” It remains to be seen how this will all shake out, but it is notable that almost all of these candidates poll very strongly against Senator Susan Collins, with many polling higher than Platner ever did, while the Democratic Party's handpicked primary candidate, sitting Governor Janet Mills, still polls lower than Platner even since the scandal broke.* For our final Senate story, we turn to the senior Senator from Kentucky, Mitch McConnell. McConnell was recently found unconscious in his Washington, DC home and has been hospitalized since, and while Republican Senators and media figures like Scott Jennings claim to have spoken with him directly, his being sequestered away from the public has fueled rampant speculation about the severity of his condition and why it is being kept so secretive. Forbes reports that some figures on the right, including Steve Bannon, are “suggesting the Republican establishment is shielding the state of McConnell's health from the public to allow him to remain in office long enough to avoid [Kentucky Congressman Thomas] Massie running for his seat.” Former Congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene told TMZ, “Thomas Massie would make a great senator.” The Hill reports that Andy Beshear, the Democratic Governor of Kentucky, sent a letter to McConnell's Senate office strongly requesting an update on the Senator's health, noting that “Over the last several weeks, Kentuckians have grown increasingly concerned about the health and well-being of Sen. McConnell,” and that “Allowing speculation to continue in the media is not fair to the Senator or to Kentuckians, and my hope is that this provides him the opportunity to share the information in a transparent manner, direct from the source.”* In more positive news, AP reports former Wisconsin judge Hannah Dugan, who helped an immigrant escape ICE by ushering him through her jury room door was spared prison time in her sentencing this week. After the incident in her court room, Dugan was convicted of felony obstruction in what was widely seen as a political trial designed to exact retribution on behalf of the Trump administration. Dugan resigned her circuit judgeship under this assault; in her resignation letter, she warned that this prosecution threatened “the independence of our judiciary.” Dugan was fined $5,000.* Finally, in spiritual news, a story in the National Catholic Reporter recounts how Pope Leo XIV excommunicated thousands of clergy and followers of the far right, schismatic group, the Society of St. Pius X. While bishops and priests are judged prima facie schismatic for their consecration in the Society, lay followers of the sect will be judged schismatic if they consciously choose “adherence to the society over obedience to the pope,” and “exclusive participation in Lefebvrian ‘ecclesial' acts, without taking part in the acts of the Catholic Church,” a reference to the group's founder, Archbishop Marcel Lefebvre. The proximate cause of this excommunication was the Society creating four new bishops in open defiance of Pope Leo, essentially daring the Church to act. This piece notes that the Society “has long been a thorn in the side of Rome,” and notes that the new papal decree rolls back privileges granted to the sect under Pope Francis, including administering the sacrament of penance and solemnizing marriages.This has been Francesco DeSantis, with In Case You Haven't Heard. Get full access to Ralph Nader Radio Hour at www.ralphnaderradiohour.com/subscribe

On Wednesday's Mark Levin Show, the Iranian regime sank three crude oil tankers and fired ballistic missiles at U.S. bases. In response, President Trump ordered powerful strikes on Iran and vowing to hit back every time Iran strikes. We saw this coming. The MOU didn't last because the regime can't be trusted. They've been violating deals for 47 years. It's a terrorist regime that slaughters tens of thousands at a time, and at will. Its ideology compels the elimination of all others on the planet. We never should have put conditions on our military - they should have been allowed from the start to go in and take this regime out. Now we need to keep up military and economic pressure until this regime is finished off. Thankfully, hundreds of billions of dollars was not transferred to it. Later, Rahm Emanuel is pandering to the Jew-hating elements of the Democrat base by trashing Israel, Netanyahu, and Jews, while claiming it's a plan for Israel's regeneration. He spoke in Tel Aviv and accused the Israeli government of complicity in West Bank horrors and proposed a 23-state solution. Also, think Islamist imams calling for the destruction of the U.S. and Israel are halfway around the world? Wrong! They're from Dearborn, to Houston, to all over America, radical Islam is preaching hate right here at home. In plain English. And they're not hiding their agenda: infiltrating America to destroy us from within and destroy Israel from without. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

In Episode 487 of Hidden Forces, Demetri Kofinas speaks with Vali Nasr — professor of international affairs and Middle East studies at Johns Hopkins University, non-resident senior advisor in the Middle East program at the Center for Strategic and International Studies, and author of Iran's Grand Strategy: A Political History — about the argument that the Islamic Republic's conduct is driven far less by religious ideology than by national insecurity and historical grievance, how that reframing bears on US and Western policy and the nuclear negotiations, the forces that forged the Islamic Republic into what it is today, and the range of likely outcomes for Iran, the region, and the global economy. The first hour examines the central argument of Vali's work—drawn from his book and a recent Foreign Affairs article co-authored with Narges Bajoghli—that the Islamic Republic's conduct is driven far less by religious ideology than by a deeply entrenched sense of national insecurity and historical grievance rooted in Iran's long experience of foreign domination. They trace that experience through Iran's centuries of isolation and weakness, the imperial penetration of the nineteenth century, and the 1953 coup against Mohammad Mossadegh, before turning to why the distinction between ideology and rational national interest is so consequential for how the United States, Tel Aviv, and the West approach Iran—nowhere more so than in the nuclear negotiations. The second hour turns to the forces that made the Islamic Republic what it is today, beginning with the eight-year Iran-Iraq War—the crucible in which its current leadership, its institutions, and the Revolutionary Guards were formed, and from which Iran drew its doctrine of forward defense and proxy warfare. From there they examine Iran's nuclear program as an instrument of negotiation and deterrence rather than an end in itself, the effects of the maximum pressure campaign and sanctions, and how the latest war has accelerated cultural change inside the country. The conversation closes by drawing a parallel between the collapse of the Safavid state in 1722 and China's century of humiliation before considering the range of likely outcomes—including whether a grand bargain is possible and what the default scenario looks like for Iran, the region, and the global economy if the status quo persists. Subscribe to our premium content—including our premium feed, episode transcripts, and Intelligence Reports—by visiting HiddenForces.io/subscribe. If you'd like to join the conversation and become a member of the Hidden Forces Genius community—with benefits like Q&A calls with guests, exclusive research and analysis, in-person events, and dinners—you can also sign up on our subscriber page at HiddenForces.io/subscribe. If you enjoyed today's episode of Hidden Forces, please support the show by: Subscribing on Apple Podcasts, YouTube, Spotify, Stitcher, SoundCloud, CastBox, or via our RSS Feed Writing us a review on Apple Podcasts & Spotify Join our mailing list at https://hiddenforces.io/newsletter/ Producer & Host: Demetri Kofinas Editor & Engineer: Stylianos Nicolaou Subscribe and support the podcast at https://hiddenforces.io. Join the conversation on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter at @hiddenforcespod Follow Demetri on Twitter at @Kofinas Episode Recorded on 07/06/2026

As the United States and Iran try to reach a lasting end to the war, a major hurdle has emerged: the volatile conflict in Lebanon. President Trump needs Israel to stop attacking Hezbollah there to get Iran to agree to a deal. The New York Times reporters Ronen Bergman and Mark Mazzetti discuss the growing tensions between the United States and Israel. Guest: Ronen Bergman, a staff writer for The New York Times Magazine based in Tel Aviv. Mark Mazzetti, an investigative reporter for The New York Times based in Washington focusing on national security. Background reading:  Analysis: The conflict in Lebanon has become one of the main obstacles to ending the American-Israeli war on Iran. Vice President JD Vance lashed out at Israeli critics of a U.S.-Iran agreement. Photo: David Guttenfelder/The New York Times For more information on today's episode, visit nytimes.com/thedaily. Transcripts of each episode will be made available by the next workday.  Subscribe today at nytimes.com/podcasts or on Apple Podcasts and Spotify. You can also subscribe via your favorite podcast app here https://www.nytimes.com/activate-access/audio?source=podcatcher. For more podcasts and narrated articles, download The New York Times app at nytimes.com/app. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.