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Crocodiles, Guns & Ben-Gvir: Yishai Fleisher (Otzma Yehudit) on Israel Electioncast
29 Sep 2026
01:11:42
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Can a crocodile-filled prison moat deter terrorism—and how will acting like a crazy man boost Israel's image?
Otzma Yehudit’s Yishai Fleisher joins Eylon Levy ahead of the first Israeli election after the October 7 massacre.
His choices: deterrence, Aliyah and international legitimacy. Eylon’s fourth: law and order.
Fleisher defends wider gun licensing, tougher prisons and a ministry to encourage Gazans to emigrate. He proposes Hebrew classes to encourage Jewish immigration, while arguing to review whether Reform converts should even be eligible to make Israel their home.
Eylon presses him on Ben-Gvir’s hangman’s-noose imagery, Israel’s reputation and policing vigilante violence in Judea and Samaria.
The Israel Electioncast is for English-speaking Israelis and international viewers who want to understand what Israelis are really arguing about before the critical October 27 elections.
Produced by Leah Miller
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Introducing EYLON: Israel Electioncast | Conversations with Israel's Major Parties
27 Sep 2026
00:12:28
Israel is about to hold the most fateful election in its history, the first since the October 7 Massacre. But what will the politicians seeking the nation's trust do with that power?
Eylon Levy launches EYLON: Israel Electioncast. These are conversations about policy, not politics, for people who want to understand what Israelis are really arguing about ahead of the October 27 election.
Meet the candidates who are seeking the nation's confidence.
Three topics chosen by the candidate, one by Eylon, and an optional politics question in a sealed envelope.
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Produced by Leah Miller
Inside the IDF’s Social Media Chaos After October 7
This is the last episode of this series. We’ll be back in late September with a special Israel Electioncast series, grilling the candidates for Knesset on their manifestos.
Hamas can establish a narrative in minutes. Israel may need hours to establish the truth—and by then, the damage has already been done.
In this episode of EylON the Record, Eylon Levy speaks with Rachel Lester, a former video editor in the IDF Spokesperson’s Unit and author of Digital Warrior: Inside Israel’s Battle for the Narrative After October 7, about what happened behind the scenes during Israel’s information war. Drawing on their experiences inside the IDF and Prime Minister’s Office, they examine why Israel struggled to communicate during the opening months of the war—and how those failures affected its international legitimacy and freedom to fight.
In this episode, we discuss:
How Hamas uses civilian casualties and graphic images to turn military losses into international pressure on Israel
Why the four-hour silence after the Al-Ahli Hospital explosion allowed a false narrative to spread around the world
Whether Israel made a strategic mistake by withholding graphic footage of the October 7 atrocities
How bureaucracy, competing audiences and institutional dysfunction undermined Israel’s wartime messaging
This is not simply a debate about whether Israel has “bad PR.” In modern warfare, public opinion shapes diplomatic pressure, military decisions and whether democracies are permitted to defend themselves. When lies travel instantly but the truth requires verification, accuracy alone may not be enough to win.
🎯 Key moment: “Hamas has basically made sure that whatever Israel does, we lose.”
To buy Rachel Lester's book, Digital Warrior: Inside Israel’s Battle for the Narrative After October 7, click here
ABOUT THE SHOW EylON the Record is a podcast about Israel, the global information war, and the battle between democratic societies and authoritarian or extremist movements — told through in-depth conversations with people shaping events on the front lines.
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Turkey’s ruling party has spent $6.2 million establishing a permanent presence in Washington—run by President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan’s cousin. Its representatives have gained access to senior American officials, journalists, activists, and media figures, but its government filings reveal almost nothing about what was discussed.
In this episode of EylON the Record, Eylon Levy speaks with OSINT investigator Eitan Fischberger about the AKP’s Washington headquarters, the extraordinary range of figures its representative Halil Mutlu has met, and what Turkey may be seeking from its expanding influence operation. As Ankara’s ambitions increasingly clash with the interests of Israel and the United States, the question is not whether Turkey is trying to shape American policy and public opinion—but how, and toward what end.
In this episode, we discuss:
- How Erdoğan’s cousin became the AKP’s representative in Washington and gained access to senior members of Congress, government committees, journalists, and podcasters - The reported meetings with Mehdi Hasan, CAIR, Code Pink, John Kiriakou, and Tucker Carlson’s business partner - Why FARA filings can disclose who foreign agents meet while revealing almost nothing about what they are trying to accomplish - Turkey’s efforts to regain access to the F-35 program, weaken support for Israel and the Kurds, rehabilitate Erdoğan’s image, and establish itself as the Middle East’s dominant regional power
This is about more than lobbying. Turkey remains a NATO member while maintaining close relations with Russia, supporting Hamas, confronting Israel, and pursuing an increasingly assertive regional agenda. If Ankara can shape how Americans understand the Middle East while concealing the purpose of its political outreach, it can advance that agenda with far less scrutiny.
🎯 Key moment: “If everyone is focusing on Israel, then nobody’s focusing on Turkey. And then Turkey can continue to do what it’s doing.”
ABOUT THE SHOW EylON the Record is a podcast about Israel, the global information war, and the battle between democratic societies and authoritarian or extremist movements — told through in-depth conversations with people shaping events on the front lines.
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Turkey, Saudi Arabia and Pakistan have promised to treat an attack against one as an attack against all. Is this new “Islamic NATO” an empty declaration—or the beginning of a military alliance aimed at Israel and the West?
In this episode of EylON the Record, Eylon Levy speaks with Gregg Roman, Executive Director of the Middle East Forum, about the new Mecca Agreement, Turkey’s attempt to expand its regional power and whether NATO is tolerating a Trojan horse within its own ranks. They debate whether the alliance is a paper tiger or an early warning of a strategic realignment that could threaten Israel, weaken American influence and reshape the regional balance of power.
In this episode, we discuss:
- Whether the Mecca Agreement represents a credible military alliance or conflicting national agendas disguised as collective defense - Why Turkey may pose a greater threat through its independent regional expansion than through its alliance with Saudi Arabia and Pakistan - Whether Israel should build a counter-alliance with India, the UAE, Greece, Cyprus and other regional partners - What military deployments would signal that the agreement is becoming a genuine threat—and whether NATO should expel Turkey
The danger may not lie in the agreement as it exists today, but in the ambitions it could enable tomorrow. For Israel and the West, the challenge is deciding when strategic skepticism becomes complacency—and whether waiting for hostile commitments to become military reality means waiting too long.
🎯 Key moment: “This is about a Turkish takeover of the region. It is not about having equanimity and mutual defense alliances between larger states that are in the region.”
ABOUT THE SHOW EylON the Record is a podcast about Israel, the global information war, and the battle between democratic societies and authoritarian or extremist movements — told through in-depth conversations with people shaping events on the front lines.
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When thousands of Moroccans crossed into Spain’s North African enclaves, the internet found a familiar culprit: Israel. The claim was baseless—but it spread from fringe accounts to influential commentators, politicians, and human rights figures.
In this episode of EylON the Record, Eylon Levy speaks with Asher Westropp-Evans, director of the Spokes Office and producer of the State of a Nation podcast, about how the crisis in Ceuta and Melilla became the latest vehicle for anti-Israel conspiracy theories. They examine why voices on both the far left and far right strip other countries of agency, turn isolated Israeli remarks into evidence of a global plot, and use Israel as a scapegoat for political failures that have nothing to do with it.
In this episode, we discuss:
- How commentators including Anna Kasparian, Cenk Uygur, Hasan Piker, Kenneth Roth, and Nick Fuentes helped spread or legitimize claims connecting Israel to the crisis. - How comments by Yair Netanyahu and Danny Danon were stripped of context and repackaged as supposed evidence of Israeli intentions. - Why Morocco’s tensions with Spain, the Western Sahara dispute, and - Spain’s domestic political failures disappear once Israel becomes the explanation. - How antizionism brings the far left and far right together around a worldview that blames the Jewish state for nearly every global crisis.
This is about more than one absurd conspiracy theory. When Israel is repeatedly presented as the hidden force behind every war, migration crisis, and political failure, legitimate criticism gives way to a worldview that treats the Jewish state as a cosmic evil whose removal would supposedly cure the world’s problems. Repetition makes even the most irrational accusation feel plausible.
🎯 Key moment: “That’s the whole point of a scapegoat. Literally, you put your sins onto a goat and chuck it off a cliff.”
ABOUT THE SHOW EylON the Record is a podcast about Israel, the global information war, and the battle between democratic societies and authoritarian or extremist movements — told through in-depth conversations with people shaping events on the front lines.
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The anti-Israel shift in the West did not begin on October 7. The narrative was financed, institutionalized, and taught for years before the world saw its consequences.
In this episode of EylON the Record, Eylon Levy speaks with Ofir Dayan, head of the Antisemitism and Delegitimization Research Team at Israel’s Institute for National Security Studies and author of Intifada Globalized: Why Young Westerners Are Turning Away from Israel. They examine how Qatar and other foreign actors built influence across American universities, schools, media, lobbying firms, and political networks—and whether Israel entered the information war too late to reverse the damage.
In this episode, we discuss:
• How Qatar spread its influence through universities, think tanks, public-relations firms, law firms, teacher-training programs, and carefully targeted investments.
• Why the anti-Israel movement on American campuses was already organized and institutionalized long before October 7.
• Whether Israel should conduct its own influence campaigns—and why its recent efforts have appeared unprofessional, reactive, and easy to expose.
• The story Israel must tell about Jewish indigeneity, sovereignty, and the wider assault on Western democratic values.
This is not simply a debate about better messaging. Public opinion affects military alliances, arms supplies, diplomatic support, and Israel’s ability to defend its citizens. Treating the information war as an afterthought has become a national-security risk.
ABOUT THE SHOW EylON the Record is a podcast about Israel, the global information war, and the battle between democratic societies and authoritarian or extremist movements — told through in-depth conversations with people shaping events on the front lines.
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For years, many in the West dismissed Turkey's threats as political theater. But what if they're making the same mistake they made before October 7?
In this episode of EylON the Record, Eylon Levy speaks with Eitan Fischberger, OSINT investigator and author of The Fisch Files, about Turkey's increasingly hostile posture toward Israel, its growing influence inside NATO, and the sophisticated information operations shaping Western public opinion. They examine whether Ankara is exploiting its position inside the Western alliance while advancing an agenda fundamentally at odds with it—and why policymakers may be underestimating the strategic consequences.
In this episode, we discuss:
How Turkish state-linked influence networks quietly shape Western discourse online.
Why Erdogan's rhetoric toward Israel has become increasingly eliminationist—and why it deserves to be taken seriously.
Whether Turkey is acting as a Trojan horse inside NATO while deepening ties to Hamas, Russia, and the Muslim Brotherhood.
Why weakening Israel ultimately weakens the broader Western alliance.
The debate over Turkey is no longer just about one country's foreign policy. It is about whether democratic alliances can recognize ideological threats before they become strategic ones. If Western governments ignore hostile rhetoric because it comes from an ally rather than an adversary, they risk repeating dangerous mistakes.
🎯 Key moment:
"Turkey plays this inside-outside game where they like to pretend that they're friends of the West and friends of NATO... but in reality, that just sort of masks their actual agenda, which is something else entirely, and I would argue anti-Western and anti-American in particular."
ABOUT THE SHOW EylON the Record is a podcast about Israel, the global information war, and the battle between democratic societies and authoritarian or extremist movements — told through in-depth conversations with people shaping events on the front lines.
This is a moment that calls for American leadership. But if the Iran MOU gives Tehran legitimacy before dismantling its nuclear threat — and the UN system empowers America’s adversaries while America pays for it — what kind of leadership is the West actually getting?
In this episode of EylON the Record, Eylon Levy speaks with Asher Fredman, Executive Director of the Misgav Institute and former senior official in Israel’s Prime Minister’s Office, Ministry of Public Security, and Ministry of Strategic Affairs, about the Trump administration’s memorandum of understanding with Iran, the strategic consequences for Israel, and Misgav’s new report arguing that the United States should withdraw from much of the UN system and build better alternatives. Together, they ask whether American power is being used to lead — or to legitimize institutions and agreements that reward America’s adversaries.
In this episode, we discuss:
Why it’s problematic for the Iran MOU to give Tehran sanctions relief and hard cash before Iran dismantles its nuclear threat
The Misgav Institute’s report, From UN Bureaucracy to American Global Leadership, and its case for why the United States should disengage from the UN
How China and other adversarial powers use the UN system to constrain America while relying on American funding
Why anti-Israel bias at the UN is not only an Israeli problem, but a warning for every democracy fighting terror
Beyond the headlines, this conversation is about whether America can still shape the international order — or whether it is funding, legitimizing, and deferring to systems that now work against its own interests. For Israel, the question is even sharper: when diplomacy rewards Tehran and the UN gives hostile actors a global platform, Israel may have to rely less on being understood, and more on becoming indispensable.
🎯 Key moment: “At the end of the day, it doesn't matter whether people understand us, it doesn't matter whether they like us, it matters whether they need us.”
🎙 Filmed at M10 Studios, Tel Aviv https://m10.co.il/video-podcast-studio-tel-aviv
ABOUT THE SHOW EylON the Record is a podcast about Israel, the global information war, and the battle between democratic societies and authoritarian or extremist movements — told through in-depth conversations with people shaping events on the front lines.
There is a price to war. But there is also a price to ending a war on the enemy’s terms — and that price can be more war.
In this episode of EylON the Record, Eylon Levy speaks with listeners in an emergency solo episode after Israel and Iran traded fire in a dangerous 24-hour escalation. He explains why the question is not simply whether Israel should “stop shooting,” but whether Iran can use missile attacks to force Israel to stop defending itself against Hezbollah. At stake is the future of deterrence, the freedom of Lebanon, the security of northern Israel, and whether Iranian proxy armies can drag the region into war whenever Tehran decides.
In this episode, we discuss:
Why Iran’s missile fire was really about protecting Hezbollah from Israeli retaliation
The danger of ending a war too soon if it rewards aggression and invites the next round
How Iran’s “ring of fire” — Hezbollah, Hamas, and the Houthis — has become a strategic liability for Tehran
The “Pride paradox”: why Israelis want normal life to resume, but cannot accept a reality where Iran can cancel it at will
This episode moves beyond the headlines of ceasefires, missile salvos, and calls for restraint. The deeper question is whether Israel can be expected to absorb attacks from Iranian-backed forces while the world demands calm from the country being targeted. If Iran learns that firing missiles at Israeli cities carries no price, the next escalation will not be a surprise. It will be the result of a message the world allowed Tehran to hear.
🎯 Key moment: “If you want peace, you don’t reward aggression. If you want Lebanon free, you don’t give Hezbollah immunity.”
ABOUT THE SHOW EylON the Record is a podcast about Israel, the global information war, and the battle between democratic societies and authoritarian or extremist movements — told through in-depth conversations with people shaping events on the front lines.
ABOUT THE SHOW EylON the Record is a podcast about Israel, the global information war, and the battle between democratic societies and authoritarian or extremist movements — told through in-depth conversations with people shaping events on the front lines.
Support the podcast and keep it independent. 👉Subscribe on Patreon for $10/month:
Britain was once seen as a model of stability, decency, and quiet integration for its Jewish community. Today, many British Jews are asking whether that promise still holds.
In this episode of EylON the Record, Eylon Levy speaks with Dov Forman, New York Times bestselling author of Lily’s Promise, former adviser to Robert Jenrick, and a prominent voice against antisemitism in the UK, about Britain’s worsening antisemitism crisis, the rise of anti-Israel radicalism, and whether Jewish life in the UK is becoming increasingly unsustainable. They discuss Jeremy Corbyn’s legacy, the normalization of anti-Zionist hostility, Iran-backed threats on British soil, the failures of policing and prosecution, and what all this means for Britain, Israel, democracy, and the future of the West.
In this episode, we discuss:
• How antisemitism in Britain moved from the political fringe into mainstream society • Why “anti-Zionism” has become a social purity test for British Jews • How weekly anti-Israel marches, weak law enforcement, and political cowardice have emboldened extremists • Whether Britain can still offer a secure future for its Jewish community, or whether more Jews will look to Israel
This conversation moves beyond headlines about protests and political slogans. The deeper question is whether a democratic society can protect a small minority when ideological extremism, foreign influence, and social intimidation are allowed to grow unchecked. For British Jews, this is not an abstract debate about foreign policy. It is about whether they can walk openly as Jews, speak honestly about Israel, and trust the institutions meant to protect them.
🎯 Key moment: “The purity test doesn’t actually exist, because the man who stabbed two Jews didn’t ask them what their stance on Israel was before he attacked them.”
ABOUT THE SHOW EylON the Record is a podcast about Israel, the global information war, and the battle between democratic societies and authoritarian or extremist movements — told through in-depth conversations with people shaping events on the front lines.
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A U.S.-Iran deal may reopen the Strait of Hormuz. It does not necessarily remove the threat — it may simply shift the burden back onto Israel.
In this episode of EylON the Record, Eylon Levy speaks with Mark Dubowitz, CEO of the Foundation for Defense of Democracies, about the future of the Iranian threat, the risks of a suboptimal U.S.-Iran deal, and whether the Islamic Republic can be contained without regime change. They discuss the Strait of Hormuz, Iran’s nuclear program, the limits of diplomacy, Israel’s shadow war, and the broader strategic question facing the West: whether democratic allies are prepared to weaken their enemies before those enemies recover.
In this episode, we discuss:
Why reopening the Strait of Hormuz without confronting Iran’s core threats could create a dangerous precedent
Whether Iran’s nuclear program has been seriously set back — or merely driven deeper underground
How a U.S.-Iran deal could leave Israel with more responsibility and less diplomatic cover
Why Dubowitz argues Israel must focus on weakening the Islamic Republic before it rebuilds
This conversation moves beyond the immediate headlines over diplomacy and ceasefires. The deeper question is whether the West is prepared to confront the Islamic Republic as a strategic enemy, or whether it will settle for temporary arrangements that leave Israel facing the same threat again — only stronger, richer, and harder to stop.
🎯 Key moment: “Israel has two and a half years under President Trump to bring down the Islamic Republic of Iran.”
ABOUT THE SHOW EylON the Record is a podcast about Israel, the global information war, and the battle between democratic societies and authoritarian or extremist movements — told through in-depth conversations with people shaping events on the front lines.
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Hollywood helped shape the modern Jewish story. But after October 7, the question is whether the entertainment industry still has the courage to tell Jewish and Israeli stories honestly.
In this episode of EylON the Record, Eylon Levy speaks with Jonah Platt, actor, writer, host of Being Jewish, and a leading voice on Jewish identity in Hollywood, about whether Jews and Israel are being pushed into the villain role in American culture. They discuss the fear around Jewish representation, the chilling effect around Israel, the battle inside Hollywood after October 7, and why storytelling matters in the broader fight for moral clarity, democracy, and the West’s understanding of Israel.
In this episode, we discuss:
Why some actors and studios are afraid to touch even apolitical Jewish stories
The difference between anti-Israel activism in Hollywood and the quieter Jewish fightback behind the scenes
How “oppressor vs. oppressed” narratives shape the cultural space around Israel
Why Jewish and Israeli creators need to tell better, more compelling stories before others define them
This conversation moves beyond celebrity politics. The real stakes are cultural: who gets to define Jews, Zionism, Israel, and moral legitimacy for the next generation. If the only Jewish stories allowed are safe, detached, or stripped of Israel, then the Jewish people lose more than representation — they lose narrative power.
🎯 Key moment: “We can’t have any more Jews writing movies about Norwegians. They gotta be about Jews in Israel, because we need to be telling our own stories.”
You can follow Jonah and listen to Being Jewish with Jonah Platt on all major podcast platforms and on social media at @JonahPlatt and @BeingJewishPodcast.
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Israel’s longest border is also its quietest. But how stable is that quiet really?
In this episode of EylON the Record, Eylon Levy speaks with Aaron Magid, author of The Most American King: Abdullah of Jordan, about Israel’s cold peace with Jordan, the fragility beneath the 1994 peace treaty, and why instability in the Hashemite Kingdom would have serious consequences for Israel, the region, and the West.
In this episode, we discuss:
• Why Jordan remains one of Israel’s most important security partners despite hostile public opinion • How King Abdullah has kept the peace treaty intact under pressure from the Jordanian street • The role of American aid, Israeli water and gas, and Jordanian security cooperation • Why the Muslim Brotherhood, Iran, and Palestinian politics make Jordan a critical strategic front
Beyond the headlines, this conversation is about the danger of assuming quiet borders are permanent. Jordan’s monarchy has weathered crises before, but Israel cannot afford to mistake silence for stability or cold peace for real normalization.
🎯 Key moment: “Two thirds of Jordanians supported the Hamas initiative.”
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War is easy to start. Peace is much harder to build. And in the Middle East, the difference between a breakthrough and a mirage can be a matter of political will.
In this episode of EylON the Record, Eylon Levy speaks with Dan Feferman, co-founder and co-editor of Middle East 24, former executive director of Sharaka, and an IDF reserves major, about the sudden and extraordinary possibility of peace talks between Israel and Lebanon. They unpack how Hezbollah’s weakening, Lebanon’s internal political shifts, and American mediation have created an opening that would have seemed unimaginable just a few years ago — and whether this moment could produce a real strategic shift or just another temporary pause before the next war.
In this episode, we discuss:
Why the real conflict is not between Israel and Lebanon, but between both states and Hezbollah
How Israeli military pressure changed the political balance inside Lebanon
Whether the Lebanese state can actually confront Hezbollah without sliding into civil war
Why parts of the Western media and European leadership still misunderstand this moment
This conversation goes beyond the headlines to ask what peace would actually require: not just ceasefires or diplomatic theater, but the dismantling of an Iranian proxy that has held Lebanon hostage and kept both countries trapped in a conflict neither population truly wants. Getting this right matters not only for Israel and Lebanon, but for the wider struggle between regional stability and the forces that profit from permanent war.
🎯 Key moment: “War should end with peace, not a piece of paper.”
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World leaders say they stand with the people of Iran. But when the Islamic Republic is finally under real pressure, many of the same voices suddenly want de-escalation.
What exactly are Western leaders so afraid of: a wider war, or the fall of the regime itself?
In this episode of EylON the Record, Eylon Levy speaks with Jonathan Schanzer, Executive Director of the Foundation for Defense of Democracies, about whether regime change in Iran is still a realistic outcome, why Western governments seem more frightened by instability than by tyranny, and what the fall of the Islamic Republic could mean for Israel, the Gulf states, Europe, and the future balance of power in the Middle East.
In this episode, we discuss:
Why so many Western leaders prefer the “devil they know” in Tehran to the uncertainty of regime collapse
Whether the war is actually creating the conditions for regime change after the bombing stops
How Gulf states, Europe, Turkey, Russia, and China are positioning themselves for the day after
Whether a weakened Iran leads to containment, covert action, or a full scramble to remake the region
This conversation goes beyond the immediate battlefield. It asks whether the West still has the confidence to confront openly hostile regimes, or whether it has become so risk-averse that it now fears the collapse of tyranny more than tyranny itself. Getting that question wrong will shape not just Iran’s future, but the future of regional order and Western credibility.
🎯 Key moment: “When the bombing stops, that’s when the interesting stuff is very likely to begin.”
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A month of war is exhausting. But worse than the sirens, the sleepless nights, and the chaos is watching serious people say unserious things with total confidence.
In this episode of EylON the Record, Eylon Levy speaks with Shany Mor, former Israeli National Security Council official and academic, about the flood of bad analysis surrounding Israel’s war with Iran. They examine why so many commentators, diplomats, and self-described experts keep recycling arguments that collapse under basic scrutiny, from claims that Iran is somehow winning, to the idea that international law exists mainly to constrain Israel while shielding those attacking it. The conversation goes to the heart of a larger question: what happens when moral posturing replaces strategic thinking in the way the West talks about war, deterrence, and Israel’s right to defeat its enemies?
In this episode, we discuss:
Why the claim that striking terrorists only “creates more terrorists” is applied obsessively to Israel and almost nowhere else
How “international law” is often invoked against Israel in ways that are incoherent, selective, and politically motivated
Why ceasefire diplomacy so often freezes threats in place instead of removing them
How fantasy narratives about the Iran deal, deterrence, and “forever wars” distort what Israel is actually facing
This conversation goes beyond headlines and talking points. It is about whether democratic societies still know how to think seriously about war, victory, deterrence, and self-defense. If the West cannot distinguish between ending a threat and managing it forever, it will keep rewarding aggression and punishing those willing to confront it.
🎯 Key moment: “People who make these big, empirically verifiable statements often count on us not going out and verifying them.”
ABOUT THE SHOW EylON the Record is a podcast about Israel, the global information war, and the battle between democratic societies and authoritarian or extremist movements — told through in-depth conversations with people shaping events on the front lines.
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00:00 – Intro: Israel, War & Western Naivety 02:09 – Meet Sharren Haskel + Life During War 05:00 – Weak Western Leadership & Europe’s Internal Pressures 09:29 – Israel’s Real Advantage: People & National Identity 15:00 – Europe’s Military Decline & Strategic Weakness 17:35 – Israel as a Rising World Power 19:36 – The New Middle East: Competing Power Blocs 24:38 – Gulf States, Iran & Regional Turning Point 26:21 – What Happens After the War? 27:25 – Could the Iranian Regime Collapse? 28:37 – Netanyahu, October 7 & Strategic Shift 40:00 – The West’s Broken Approach & Hypocrisy 48:35 – Why Peace Efforts Failed & What Comes Next 55:58 – Sirens Interrupt + Outro
The Middle East is being redrawn in real time. The question now is not whether Israel has power, but what it will do with it.
In this episode of EylON the Record, Eylon Levy speaks with Sharren Haskel, Israel’s Deputy Foreign Minister, about how October 7 and the war that followed transformed Israel from a country under siege into a state projecting force across the region. They discuss how Israel has emerged as a new regional power, why much of the West still struggles to understand the threat from Iran, and what a stronger Israel means for the future of the Middle East, the democratic world, and the fight against Islamist extremism.
In this episode, we discuss:
Why mass Muslim immigration from antisemitic countries is dictating European foreign policy
How Israel and the United States are doing the world’s “dirty work” by confronting the Iranian regime
Why Western leaders keep trying to freeze conflicts instead of solving them
How the fall of Iran’s regional axis could reshape Israel’s ties with Arab states
This conversation goes beyond battlefield updates to a deeper question: what kind of power Israel is becoming. If Israel emerges from this war stronger, more feared, and more central to regional security, then the real challenge will be how that power is used, how it is judged, and whether the West is capable of understanding the stakes before it is too late.
🎯 Key moment: “October 7 will go down as one of the greatest strategic blunders in modern warfare, because instead of wiping Israel off the map, it has entrenched Israel more firmly on the map than ever before.”
🎙 Filmed at M10 Studios, Tel Aviv https://m10.co.il/video-podcast-studio-tel-aviv
ABOUT THE SHOW EylON the Record is a podcast about Israel, the global information war, and the battle between democratic societies and authoritarian or extremist movements — told through in-depth conversations with people shaping events on the front lines.
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00:00: The Disinformation Apocalypse 06:39: How the Netanyahu Conspiracy Started 09:16: Bots, Sock Puppets, and Troll Farms 11:59: The State Actors Behind Disinformation 14:58: The Business of Online Hate and Propaganda 17:50: How Coordinated Networks Spread Conspiracies 20:32: Why Western Societies Are So Vulnerable 23:04: Viral Fakes, AI Hoaxes, and the Tel Aviv Lies 25:42: Can Social Media Be Fixed? 35:39: How Democracies Should Fight Back 41:19: What Individuals Can Do
When people no longer trust their own eyes, disinformation stops being background noise and becomes a battlefield.
The conspiracy that Benjamin Netanyahu is dead may sound absurd. But the ease with which it spread reveals something far more serious: hostile actors no longer need bombs alone to destabilize democracies. They can do it with algorithms, fake accounts, recycled footage, and millions of willing believers.
In this episode of EylON the Record, Eylon Levy speaks with Travis Hawley, a former US Air Force intelligence analyst and open-source investigator, about how the conspiracy theory that Netanyahu is dead went viral, who helped push it, and what it reveals about the broader information war facing Israel and the West. They explore how state and non-state actors exploit social media, AI, and collapsing public trust to spread falsehoods, inflame hatred, and weaken democratic societies from within.
In this episode, we discuss:
How the “Netanyahu is dead” conspiracy spread from fringe rumor to mass delusion
The role of Iran-linked propaganda, bot networks, troll farms, and useful idiots in amplifying lies
Why fake footage of destroyed Tel Aviv and AI hoaxes are part of a wider asymmetric war
Whether democracies can defend themselves when social media rewards manipulation over truth
This conversation goes beyond one viral lie. It is about what happens when open societies are flooded with industrial-scale deception and citizens lose the ability to distinguish evidence from narrative. Understanding that threat correctly is no longer optional. It is a matter of democratic self-defense.
🎯 Key moment: “They don’t need to destroy Western civilization with bombs. They will do it with tweets.”
ABOUT THE SHOW EylON the Record is a podcast about Israel, the global information war, and the battle between democratic societies and authoritarian or extremist movements — told through in-depth conversations with people shaping events on the front lines.
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For years, the world treated Hezbollah as a problem to be managed... or ignored. Now Lebanon is being forced to confront what that evasion has cost.
In this episode of EylON the Record, Eylon Levy speaks with Jonathan Elkhoury, a Lebanese-Israeli and the son of an officer in the former South Lebanon Army, about Hezbollah’s grip on Lebanon, why the Lebanese state failed to dismantle it after the November 2024 ceasefire, and why Israel no longer believes diplomacy alone can remove the threat. Together, they examine whether Lebanon’s sudden moves against Hezbollah are genuine, whether peace talks with Israel are serious or tactical, and what this means for Israel, Lebanon, and the wider war against Iran’s proxy network.
In this episode, we discuss:
Why the 2024 ceasefire failed and how Hezbollah rearmed despite diplomatic guarantees
Whether the Lebanese government truly could not confront Hezbollah — or chose not to
Why Israel sees renewed diplomacy as a way of freezing the threat rather than removing it
Whether Hezbollah’s defeat could create a real opening for peace between Israel and Lebanon
This conversation goes beyond the latest strikes and ceasefire talk. It is about the long-term cost of letting armed proxies outgrow the states that host them — and about what happens when diplomacy becomes a substitute for enforcement instead of a path to peace.
🎯 Key moment: “If the Germans and French were able to make peace the day after, then there’s hope for everyone to make peace.”
ABOUT THE SHOW EylON the Record is a podcast about Israel, the global information war, and the battle between democratic societies and authoritarian or extremist movements — told through in-depth conversations with people shaping events on the front lines.
ABOUT THE SHOW EylON the Record is a podcast about Israel, the global information war, and the battle between democratic societies and authoritarian or extremist movements — told through in-depth conversations with people shaping events on the front lines.
Support the podcast and keep it independent. 👉Subscribe on Patreon for $10/month: https://patreon.com/eylontherecord
Iran built its power on terror, missiles, and the threat of nuclear blackmail. The question now is whether the U.S. and Israel will finish the job—or leave behind an even more dangerous regime.
In this episode of EylON the Record, Eylon Levy speaks with Lt. Gen. Dick Newton, former Assistant Vice Chief of Staff of the U.S. Air Force and America’s first commander of the B-2 stealth bomber squadron, about the joint U.S.-Israeli campaign against Iran and what it will take to actually win. They discuss whether this is a synchronized allied operation or two parallel wars, what success against the Islamic Republic would really look like, and why stopping short could leave Israel, the United States, and the wider region facing an even greater threat.
In this episode:
Why the United States is so impressed with the Israeli Air Force as a "force multiplier" for American power
Why declaring victory too early could leave a wounded Iranian regime alive, angry, and more dangerous than before
Why a joint US-Israeli commando operation might be the only way to deal with the Iranian regime's enriched uranium
This conversation goes beyond the daily headlines to examine the real strategic stakes: deterrence, alliance credibility, regime survival, and the future balance of power in the Middle East. If Iran is left partially defeated but still intact, the costs will not stay local—they will shape American power, regional stability, and the global contest against the authoritarian axis.
🎯 Key moment: “A half-done war is worse than no war at all.”
ABOUT THE SHOW EylON the Record is a podcast about Israel, the global information war, and the battle between democratic societies and authoritarian or extremist movements — told through in-depth conversations with people shaping events on the front lines.
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Iran’s regime may not fall from the center first. It may begin at the edges.
In a moment of war, regional upheaval, and collapsing old assumptions, the Kurdish question is no longer peripheral. It may be central to what comes next.
In this episode of EylON the Record, Eylon Levy speaks with Uri Zaki, policy fellow at Mitvim – The Israeli Institute for Regional Foreign Policies, about whether the Kurds could play a decisive role in weakening or even helping topple the Islamic Republic. They discuss the strategic logic behind Israeli interest in Kurdish alliances, the risks of backing minority forces inside Iran, and why the post–October 7 Middle East is forcing Israel to think like a regional power — not just a country defending its borders. The conversation explores what regime change in Iran could actually look like, and what it would mean for Israel, for the region, and for the wider democratic world confronting authoritarian aggression.
In this episode, we discuss:
Why even a prominent voice on the Israeli left sees the war against Iran’s regime as justified
What the Kurds in Iran can realistically do — and why backing them is essential if the regime somehow survives
Why Israel may need a coherent long-term Kurdish strategy across Iran, Syria, Iraq, and Turkey
This conversation goes beyond the immediate military campaign. It gets at a deeper question: what kind of regional order could emerge if Iran’s regime weakens, and whether minority alliances, federal structures, and political realism can succeed where slogans and diplomacy alone have failed. Understanding that matters not just for Israel’s security, but for the future of the Middle East after the old order begins to crack.
Click here to read Uri Zaki’s policy paper and learn more about Israel–Kurd relations in the Middle East after October 7.
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A country at war can survive many things. A broken social contract isn’t one of them.
In this episode of EylON the Record, Eylon Levy speaks with Yonatan Shalev, a 23-year-old former special forces soldier and reservist activist, about Israel’s exploding draft crisis: an army short tens of thousands, repeated reserve call-ups stretching families to breaking point, and a government trying to legislate what critics call a “draft-dodging law” to formalize mass exemptions for ultra-Orthodox men. What happens to Israel’s security, economy, and liberal democracy when service becomes something only a shrinking segment is expected to carry?
In this episode, we discuss:
Why the IDF says it’s short tens of thousands of soldiers — and what that means in a prolonged war
How repeated reserve duty is crushing the same people who power Israel’s economy and civil society
The politics of coalition survival vs. national survival: why the draft issue could trigger elections
The deeper Haredi reality: fear of leaving a closed world, lack of basic education, and rabbinic control
Israel’s draft debate isn’t just about fairness. It’s about whether a small country in a hostile region can keep a sustainable army, a functioning economy, and a shared sense of obligation — without sliding into a two-tier citizenship where some serve and others are protected from the cost.
ABOUT THE SHOW EylON the Record is a podcast about Israel, the global information war, and the battle between democratic societies and authoritarian or extremist movements — told through in-depth conversations with people shaping events on the front lines.
Two ancient civilizations. Two young states. And a partnership that could reshape the balance of power from the Mediterranean to the Indo-Pacific.
In this episode of EylON the Record, Eylon Levy speaks with Revital Moses, founder of “Moses in Israel” and a leading voice in India–Israel cultural diplomacy. Born in India to the historic Bene Israel Jewish community and now an Israeli citizen, Revital offers a rare insider perspective on Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s expected visit to Israel (February 25)—and what it signals about India’s strategic ambitions, its balancing act in the Middle East, and the future of the IMEC trade corridor.
At a time when Western campuses are increasingly hostile to Israel, India’s growing alignment carries profound geopolitical and moral significance.
In this episode, we discuss:
How Israel’s support during the 1999 Kargil War reshaped India–Israel relations
Why Modi’s upcoming visit is a statement of strategic independence—not just diplomacy
Whether anti-Israel radicalization on Western campuses is beginning to influence young Indians
The promise—and vulnerability—of IMEC as a counterweight to China’s Belt and Road Initiative
India is now the world’s fastest-growing major economy. Israel is one of its most important defense and technology partners. But this alliance is more than transactional. It reflects a civilizational confidence in two democracies surrounded by volatile regions, navigating terrorism, technology, and global power shifts.
If IMEC succeeds—linking India to Europe through the UAE, Saudi Arabia, Jordan, and Israel—it could transform global trade routes and reduce the leverage of both Beijing and Tehran. If it fails, the consequences will extend far beyond the region.
ABOUT THE SHOW EylON the Record is a podcast about Israel, the global information war, and the battle between democratic societies and authoritarian or extremist movements — told through in-depth conversations with people shaping events on the front lines.
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Antisemitism is back, and this time it's everywhere. The far-left and the far-right are starting to speak the same language—especially about Jews and Israel.
In this episode of EylON the Record, Eylon Levy speaks with Karys Rhea, an American political commentator and author of an upcoming book about how identity politics on the right is fracturing Trump’s MAGA movement. They unpack the “woke right” (also called the identitarian right), why it converges with the far-left on anti-Jewish narratives, and how a cultural echo chamber is migrating into real political power at breakneck speed.
In this episode, we discuss: • How the “oppressor vs. oppressed” worldview jumped from the far-left to a new faction on the right • Why conspiratorial politics inevitably turns Jews into the “master villain” • What Jewish communities and Christians must do before this virus takes over America
This conversation is about more than internet craziness. When a society loses trust in institutions, conspiracy becomes a substitute for explanation—and antisemitism becomes the fastest, laziest shortcut to a total worldview. If democracies can’t name that pattern clearly, they’ll keep fighting yesterday’s battles while tomorrow’s coalition of extremists grows in plain sight.
🎯 Key moment: “The arc of Jew hatred bends into a horseshoe.”
ABOUT THE SHOW EylON the Record is a podcast about Israel, the global information war, and the battle between democratic societies and authoritarian or extremist movements — told through in-depth conversations with people shaping events on the front lines.
Two thousand years ago, Josephus was already rebutting the claim that Jews are a fake people with a fake past. Today, the same accusations are back—rebranded as “anti-colonialism.”
In this episode of EylON the Record, Eylon Levy speaks with Elon Gilad—historian, writer, and a leading voice on Hebrew language and Jewish history (Haaretz columnist and author of The Secret History of Judaism). Together they dissect how modern antizionist narratives recycle old falsehoods: reframing Jewish return as “colonialism,” treating Hebrew revival as proof of invention, and reviving pseudo-history to deny Jewish peoplehood and Jewish indigeneity.
In this episode, we discuss:
⬛ The core difference between colonialism and Jewish national return ⬛ How Hebrew was revived from a centuries-old living written language ⬛The disturbing return to racial politics among "progressives"
The stakes aren’t academic. These myths don’t just distort history—they’re used as weapons to declare Israel uniquely illegitimate, to turn Jewish self-determination into a crime, and to push Jews back into a world where they are tolerated at best and disposable at worst. If you care about truth, liberal democracy, and the fight against modernized antisemitism, you need to understand how these narratives are built—and how to dismantle them.
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EylON the Record is a podcast about Israel, the global information war, and the battle between democratic societies and authoritarian or extremist movements — told through in-depth conversations with people shaping events on the front lines.
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ABOUT THE SHOW EylON the Record is a podcast about Israel, the global information war, and the battle between democratic societies and authoritarian or extremist movements — told through in-depth conversations with people shaping events on the front lines.
The Holocaust is slipping from living memory—and that vacuum is being filled with distortion, denial, and inversion.
In this special episode of EylON the Record, Eylon Levy speaks with Dan Auerbach, a ninety-five-year-old Holocaust survivor, who recounts his childhood journey through the machinery of genocide—from deportation trains and separation from loved ones to survival in Theresienstadt and liberation at the end of the war. Recorded ahead of International Holocaust Remembrance Day at a Zikaron Basalon gathering in Eylon's home in Tel Aviv, this conversation confronts what happens when history is forgotten—and why testimony still matters now.
In this episode, we discuss: • What the Holocaust looked like through the eyes of a child who lived it • The moment friends turned into persecutors—and what that revealed • Survival, memory, and the burden carried by those who lived • Why Holocaust remembrance is collapsing just as antisemitism resurges
Understanding the Holocaust is not only about honoring the past. It is about recognizing how easily moral clarity erodes when lies replace facts—and how quickly violence follows when Jews are recast from victims into villains. This testimony insists on accuracy, memory, and responsibility at a moment when all three are under attack.
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ABOUT THE SHOW EylON the Record is a podcast about Israel, the global information war, and the battle between democratic societies and authoritarian or extremist movements — told through in-depth conversations with people shaping events on the front lines.
ABOUT THE SHOW EylON the Record is a podcast about Israel, the global information war, and the battle between democratic societies and authoritarian or extremist movements — told through in-depth conversations with people shaping events on the front lines.
The world is watching President Trump—and guessing what he will do with Iran's murderous leaders. But the real question is not how the United States will act, but what an apocalyptic regime will do if it believes its survival is on the line.
In this episode of EylON the Record, Eylon Levy speaks with Catherine Perez-Shakdam, a pro-Israel activist with a bizarre backstory that took her to the halls of power in Tehran. They discuss how the Islamic Republic of Iran actually thinks—its ideological drivers, its apocalyptic streak, and why Western governments keep misreading Tehran as a “normal” authoritarian state.
In this episode, we discuss:
Catherine’s surreal personal journey—and how she gained proximity to senior Iranian figures
Why the Islamic Republic operates like a cult, not a conventional state
What “Death to Israel” means in the regime’s own words—and why dismissing it as rhetoric is dangerous
How Iran behaves when cornered: escalation, deterrence, and the logic of “maximum pressure”
Understanding Iran isn’t an academic exercise. If policymakers mistake ideology for theatrics, they’ll miscalculate deterrence, misunderstand escalation, and sleepwalk into the next phase of the conflict—whether that’s an external war, internal collapse, or something uglier in between.
🎯 “It’s a cult. It’s absolutely a cult.”
ABOUT THE SHOW
EylON the Record is a podcast about Israel, the global information war, and the battle between democratic societies and authoritarian or extremist movements — told through in-depth conversations with people shaping events on the front lines.
ABOUT THE SHOW EylON the Record is a podcast about Israel, the global information war, and the battle between democratic societies and authoritarian or extremist movements — told through in-depth conversations with people shaping events on the front lines.
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Urban warfare isn’t just fought street by street. It’s fought tunnel by tunnel—and headline by headline.
In this first episode of EylON the Record, Eylon Levy speaks with Andrew Fox, a former British Army officer and military analyst who has studied the IDF’s campaign in Gaza and what Western militaries—and Western democracies—should learn from it. They examine how Israel adapted in real time to tunnels, civilian shields, and a battlefield designed to produce global outrage, and why the information war can decide what happens in the physical war.
In this episode, we discuss: • How the IDF adapted under fire: tunnel operations, command integration, and rapid learning loops • The surprising battlefield edge: data-driven medicine and forward deployment that saved hundreds of lives • Why “civilian harm” became a strategic weapon—and what that means for future Western wars • The enemy’s playbook: how Hamas “deletes itself” from coverage, goes underground, and builds a media ecosystem before the first shot
This conversation goes beyond slogans about “morality” or “PR.” It’s about how democracies should fight enemies who use civilians as human sacrifices, treat cameras as weapons, and understand that delegitimization can be as powerful as rockets. If the West gets the lesson wrong, the next war will be harder—and the next enemy will be smarter.
🎯 Key moment: “The first lesson for an asymmetric enemy is this: delete yourself from the battlefield. If no one sees your casualties, if you’re absent from the coverage, the war stops looking like force-on-force—and starts looking like one side simply destroying the other.”
ABOUT THE SHOW EylON the Record is a podcast about Israel, the global information war, and the battle between democratic societies and authoritarian or extremist movements — told through in-depth conversations with people shaping events on the front lines.
🎙 Filmed at M10 Studios, Tel Aviv ➡️ https://m10.co.il/
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Read Andrew's report "TACTICAL LESSONS FROM GAZA": https://henryjacksonsociety.org/publications/tactical-lessons-from-gaza/
ABOUT THE SHOW EylON the Record is a podcast about Israel, the global information war, and the battle between democratic societies and authoritarian or extremist movements — told through in-depth conversations with people shaping events on the front lines.
He was supposed to come home. He stayed to help others escape—and disappeared into the tunnels of Gaza.
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In this heart-wrenching episode of State of a Nation, Rebecca Bohbot, wife of hostage Elkana Bohbot, joins Eylon Levy to share her family’s unimaginable story. For 664 days, Elkana has been held in Hamas captivity after being abducted from the Nova Music Festival. Starved, tortured, and still alive—Rebecca now speaks publicly, demanding the world not forget her husband or the other hostages left behind.
In this emotional and urgent conversation, Rebecca recounts: •The day Elkana was taken, after staying behind to help others escape •Why she initially stayed silent—and what made her speak out •The horrific conditions Elkana is enduring underground in Gaza •The heartbreaking toll on their five-year-old son, Re’em •The global indifference that’s prolonging the hostages’ suffering
Rebecca’s testimony is a raw and powerful reminder of what’s at stake in this war—not just for Israel, but for the soul of the free world.
🎯 “They put a photo of our son on the tunnel wall—to torture him with what he couldn’t have.”
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ABOUT THE SHOW EylON the Record is a podcast about Israel, the global information war, and the battle between democratic societies and authoritarian or extremist movements — told through in-depth conversations with people shaping events on the front lines.
Award-winning British author, journalist, and political commentator Douglas Murray joins State of a Nation for an explosive two-part special.
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Recorded back in March, this special part 2 of our deep-dive with renowned British author and commentator Douglas Murray, we turn the spotlight to the implications for Western democracies and the stakes at play for not just Israel but the Western World. How do democracies like Israel battle a terrorist organization like Hamas on the information front? What happens behind closed doors when world leaders, journalists, and spokespersons debate the truth?
Douglas gives a raw, unfiltered look into the invisible battlefield: one waged on TV screens, in headlines, and through viral tweets. This is the side of the war you won’t see on the news.
👇 Key topics in this episode: - Douglas’s take on the moral confusion in the West - Why the media war is as important as the military one - The tactics Israel uses to brief foreign press - How Hamas manipulates civilian imagery for global gain - The unseen challenges Israeli spokespeople face - What a real strategy for global messaging could look like
00:00 – Opening & Recap from Part 1 02:42 – Israel’s Media Response Strategy 06:15 – Fighting Propaganda: A War of Narratives 10:50 – Briefing the Press During War 15:08 – Western Hypocrisy & Media Double Standards 19:40 – Psychological Warfare & Image Management 24:05 – How Israel Can Win the Narrative War 40:25 - The Israeli social contract 58:43 - The "original sin" of Israel 1:13:01 - War has returned to Europe
ABOUT THE SHOW EylON the Record is a podcast about Israel, the global information war, and the battle between democratic societies and authoritarian or extremist movements — told through in-depth conversations with people shaping events on the front lines.
Canadian political strategist Warren Kinsella joins Eylon Levy to expose the orchestrated information war being waged against Israel and the West. Kinsella reveals the deep coordination behind the anti-Israel protest movement, the shocking role of Iran and Qatar in Western institutions, and how the West has been manipulated into embracing antisemitic propaganda as moral virtue.
In this eye-opening conversation: - Iran’s fingerprints on the global protest network - The unholy alliance of Islamists and Marxists targeting Israel - How Qatar bought its way into American academia - Why Gen Z equates opposing Israel with fighting racism - The media collapse that let Hamas fill the vacuum - What Israel must do to start winning the information war
Featuring insights from Kinsella’s upcoming book The Hidden Hand, this episode is a must-watch for anyone seeking to understand how Israel lost the narrative—and what it will take to win it back.
00:00 – Introduction: Why the West turned on Israel 03:00 – How Iran hijacked the global protest movement 08:00 – Gen Z’s radicalization and Iran’s strategic genius 18:00 – The media collapse and Hamas’s social media machine 21:00 – How Israel lost a generation in the West 27:00 – The CBC’s descent and why Western media failed 30:00 – The unholy alliance: Islamists and the radical left 31:30 – Final thoughts: confronting the hidden hand
ABOUT THE SHOW EylON the Record is a podcast about Israel, the global information war, and the battle between democratic societies and authoritarian or extremist movements — told through in-depth conversations with people shaping events on the front lines.
Israel is fighting two wars: one on the battlefield—and one in the headlines. In this explosive episode, Eylon Levy is joined by Israeli-American OSINT sleuth Eitan Fischberger, who breaks down how Hamas has manipulated the global media narrative through lies, disguises, and infiltration.
Fischberger, who rocketed from 2,000 to over 40,000 Twitter followers since October 7, reveals: • How open-source evidence shows Gaza “journalists” moonlighting as Hamas commanders • The Hamas-run media training programs feeding footage to Al Jazeera and CNN • The shocking case of a hospital director exposed as a Hamas colonel • Why the IDF’s failure to communicate evidence is costing Israel the information war • Why major news outlets refuse to admit they’ve been duped by terrorists
Watch how one man’s keyboard is doing the work of an army—and why the West's naïveté is Hamas’s greatest weapon.
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00:00 - Introduction: Two Wars, One Battlefield 02:20 - Meet Eitan Fischburger: The Accidental Analyst 05:10 - What Is OSINT and Why It Matters 12:00 - Case Study: Journalists Trained by Terrorists 21:30 - Social Media Evidence: The Sloppy Terrorist Trail 25:15 - Why the IDF Isn’t Winning the Info War 32:30 - Can the Narrative Shift? A Battle for Truth
ABOUT THE SHOW EylON the Record is a podcast about Israel, the global information war, and the battle between democratic societies and authoritarian or extremist movements — told through in-depth conversations with people shaping events on the front lines.
British taxpayers are funding Hamas. That’s the bombshell revelation exposed in this week’s episode with legal expert Anne Herzberg from NGO Monitor. We dive deep into: - The UK’s role in Gaza’s cash aid system and how Hamas controls who gets paid - How “humanitarian” agencies like UNICEF and UNRWA became laundering mechanisms for a jihadist regime - The willful blindness of international aid organizations and why they’re terrified of transparency - How the West's cash pipeline empowers Hamas and keeps Gaza dependent on terror-linked welfare - The staggering admission: reputation not terror financing was Britain’s top concern - Why the aid sector’s hive-mind ideology has enabled 20 years of moral corruption
Anne Herzberg breaks down the document that proves it all and reveals the networks that have allowed Hamas to thrive under the cover of humanitarianism.
ABOUT THE SHOW EylON the Record is a podcast about Israel, the global information war, and the battle between democratic societies and authoritarian or extremist movements — told through in-depth conversations with people shaping events on the front lines.
Israel has launched Operation Gideon's Chariots to seize full control of the Gaza Strip and end Hamas rule once and for all. But as the war enters a new phase, the dilemmas grow deadlier and the geopolitics more complex. Eylon Levy is joined by DPR (Daniel Rubenstein), former advisor to Israeli Prime Ministers, IDF Spokesperson’s Unit reservist, and Israeli tour guide, for a razor-sharp discussion dissecting the battlefield, the information war, and Israel’s strategic isolation.
🔹 Why Israel's new Gaza strategy changes everything 🔹 The moral dilemma of humanitarian aid—and how Hamas profits from it 🔹 Eurovision shocks the world: Why Europe voted for Israel 🔹 Trump's Middle East tour: Why he skipped Israel 🔹 Qatar’s role in propping up Hamas—and how the West lets them 🔹 Why the Abraham Accords may have triggered the massacre 🔹 Can Syria make peace with Israel under a former Al-Qaeda leader?
This is a no-holds-barred episode dissecting the geopolitical stakes, the psychological toll, and the media war Israel must now win.
ABOUT THE SHOW EylON the Record is a podcast about Israel, the global information war, and the battle between democratic societies and authoritarian or extremist movements — told through in-depth conversations with people shaping events on the front lines.
Who’s really pulling the strings behind the hostage crisis? In this episode, Eylon Levy is joined by Asher Fredman—Executive Director of the Misgav Institute for National Security and former Ministry of Strategic Affairs official —to unpack the shocking realities behind Edan Alexander’s release and the geopolitical theater that surrounds it.
Topics discussed: - How the U.S. pressured Qatar to force Hamas to release a hostage - The dangerous spin cycles from Israel, the U.S., and Hamas - Qatar’s double game as Hamas's patron and Western partner - The myth of humanitarian leverage: why Gaza reconstruction won’t disarm Hamas - How international institutions are shielding terrorists and targeting Israel - Why the ICC and ICJ have lost all moral authority
This episode doesn't offer easy answers—because there are none. But it does break down the strategic dilemmas Israel faces as it fights both on the battlefield and in the courtroom of world opinion.
ABOUT THE SHOW EylON the Record is a podcast about Israel, the global information war, and the battle between democratic societies and authoritarian or extremist movements — told through in-depth conversations with people shaping events on the front lines.
Barak Herscowitz, former head of communications for the Israeli government and the whistleblower who exposed TikTok’s anti-Israel bias, joins Eylon Levy to dissect the spin dominating the international conversation around Israel, Hamas, and the Gaza war. 🔹 Why Israel changed its tone on Qatar—and why it might be too little, too late 🔹 The internal political time bomb over Haredi draft exemptions 🔹 Why the West can’t say “thank you” to Israel—even when it defeats Iran’s proxies 🔹 Who’s really in control of humanitarian aid in Gaza? (Hint: it’s not the UN) 🔹 The PR strategy behind hostage negotiations—and how silence helps Hamas We expose the media manipulation, challenge the narratives, and lay bare the political calculus at play in Jerusalem and beyond.
Chapter Markers 00:00 – Second Intifada memories 00:37 – Introducing Barak Herscowitz 02:24 – Qatar’s October 7 double game 05:23 – Election-year politics & Haredi draft crisis 10:30 – From “sanction Qatar” to “we’ve been played” 14:14 – Pressuring Qatar (and other sponsors) for hostages 19:33 – Resuming the Gaza war: hostages vs. total victory 28:20 – Exit strategy: dismantling Hamas for good 41:11 – TikTok, digital bias & radical content 01:01:23 – Houthi missile at Ben-Gurion: deterrence dilemma
ABOUT THE SHOW EylON the Record is a podcast about Israel, the global information war, and the battle between democratic societies and authoritarian or extremist movements — told through in-depth conversations with people shaping events on the front lines.
Award-winning British author, journalist, and political commentator Douglas Murray returns to State of a Nation for an explosive two-part special.
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In this first installment, Murray takes us deep inside Israel’s battle not just on the battlefield — but in the court of global opinion. With rare clarity, he breaks down how media narratives, international hypocrisy, and strategic misinformation are becoming as dangerous as missiles.
In Part 2 of our deep-dive with renowned British author and commentator Douglas Murray, we turn the spotlight to Israel’s communications war. How do democracies like Israel battle a terrorist organization like Hamas on the information front? What happens behind closed doors when world leaders, journalists, and spokespersons debate the truth?
Douglas gives a raw, unfiltered look into the invisible battlefield: one waged on TV screens, in headlines, and through viral tweets.
This is the side of the war you won’t see on the news. 👇 Key topics in this episode: - Why the media war is as important as the military one - The tactics Israel uses to brief foreign press - How Hamas manipulates civilian imagery for global gain - Douglas’s take on the moral confusion in the West - What a real strategy for global messaging could look like
🎧 Subscribe and hit the bell for future frontline insights. Co-Creator and Host - Eylon Levy Co-Creator - Guy Ross Executive Producer - Asher Westropp-Evans Director/Editor - Benny Goldman Studio Manager - Lotem Segev Graphics - Thomas Girsch Interns - Jesse Sklar & Alice Milner
00:00 – Opening 02:42 – Israel’s Media Response Strategy 06:15 – Fighting Propaganda: A War of Narratives 10:50 – Briefing the Press During War 15:08 – Western Hypocrisy & Media Double Standards 19:40 – Psychological Warfare & Image Management 24:05 – How Israel Can Win the Narrative War 30:20 - Hamas as "The Noble Savage" 40:00 - The weaponization of Gaza 51:07 - Three 'D's of defeating Hamas 1:00:53 - Final Thoughts: Why This War Is Different
ABOUT THE SHOW EylON the Record is a podcast about Israel, the global information war, and the battle between democratic societies and authoritarian or extremist movements — told through in-depth conversations with people shaping events on the front lines.
What does it really take to win the war of narratives in today’s chaotic information battlefield?
In this must-watch episode of Israel: State of a Nation, Eylon Levy sits down with David Keyes, former international spokesperson for Prime Minister Netanyahu, for a raw conversation about strategic communications, narrative warfare, and the shocking reality behind Israel’s media strategy.
🎙️ In This Episode: 🔹 How Israel's media approach evolved during crises 🔹 Inside stories from the Mossad’s Iran archive operation 🔹 Why legacy media is dead—and why Israel must adapt fast 🔹 The AI-driven "disinformation apocalypse" now reshaping global opinion 🔹 Secrets behind viral communication strategies that changed public opinion
🚨 Learn why narrative warfare is the new front line—and how Israel is fighting to survive it.
🔔 Subscribe for more insider perspectives on Israel’s fight for truth.
Co-Creator and Host - Eylon Levy
Co-Creator - Guy Ross
Executive Producer - Asher Westropp-Evans
Director/Editor - Benny Goldman
Studio Manager - Lotem Segev
Graphics - Thomas Girsch
Intern - Jesse Sklar
00:00 - The Coming Disinformation Apocalypse 01:32 - Inside Netanyahu’s War Room 10:37 - Narrative Warfare: How Israel Tried to Fight Back 19:59 - What Went Wrong Before October 7th 34:51 - How to Create Viral Messages 47:39 - Building a Manhattan Project for Narrative Warfare
ABOUT THE SHOW EylON the Record is a podcast about Israel, the global information war, and the battle between democratic societies and authoritarian or extremist movements — told through in-depth conversations with people shaping events on the front lines.
In the gripping conclusion to our two-part special, former Israeli government spokesperson Eylon Levy continues his conversation with Guy M., an anonymous IDF combat medic from Israel’s elite Unit 669. From battlefield trauma to unexpected moments of joy, this episode goes beyond the missions and into the heart of what it means to serve.
🔹 A wartime wedding: Finding love and light amid the darkness 🔹 Saving enemies: Rescuing Syrian civilians during their civil war 🔹 Psychological toll: How elite soldiers cope with trauma and loss 🔹 Life after rescue: The unseen cost of constant crisis response
Guy M., author of The Rescue and Full Throttle, shares never-before-heard stories of courage, compassion, and the complexity of modern warfare from inside Israel’s most elite rescue force.
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Co-Creator and Host - Eylon Levy Co-Creator - Guy Ross Executive Producer - Asher Westropp-Evans Director - Lotem Segev Editor - Benny Goldman Graphics - Thomas Girsch Intern - Tal Segal & Jesse Sklar
Chapters: 0:00 - Coming up & Welcome 2:16 - Planning the wedding 8:21 - Planning the rescue mission 15:47 - The psychological impact on soldiers 22:21 - Israel treatment of Syrian patients 28:07 - The Rescue and Full Throttle 31:51 - Outro
ABOUT THE SHOW EylON the Record is a podcast about Israel, the global information war, and the battle between democratic societies and authoritarian or extremist movements — told through in-depth conversations with people shaping events on the front lines.
This Passover edition of Israel: State of a Nation takes you deep beneath the surface—literally and figuratively—into the archeological war for Israel’s legitimacy. Host Eylon Levy sits down with Doron Spielman, former IDF Spokesperson and VP of the City of David Foundation, to explore the ancient stones that are shaking modern politics.
How archeology became a battlefield for truth and identity
The global campaign to erase Jewish history
A behind-the-scenes look at the Israeli government’s PR strategy
Shocking discoveries that upend anti-Israel narratives
🎙️ Featuring stories from deep inside the City of David and powerful firsthand accounts of diplomatic showdowns, this episode is a must-watch for anyone who wants to understand why history matters now more than ever.
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Co-Creator and Host - Eylon Levy
Co-Creator and Creative Director - Guy Ross
Executive Producer - Asher Westropp-Evans
Director - Lotem Segev
Graphics/Assistant Director - Thomas Girsch
Editor/Assistant Director - Benny Goldman
Intern - Jesse Sklar
00:00 - Introduction and the City of David’s Historical Battle
05:30 - Confrontation at the Church of the Nativity
11:51 - Archaeological Evidence and the City of David’s Significance
19:00 - The Campaign Against Jewish History
25:38 - International Pressure and the Pilgrimage Road
34:43- Defending the City of David and Personal Stories
41:42 - Remarkable Discoveries in the City of David
ABOUT THE SHOW EylON the Record is a podcast about Israel, the global information war, and the battle between democratic societies and authoritarian or extremist movements — told through in-depth conversations with people shaping events on the front lines.
In this exclusive two-part episode of Israel: The State of a Nation, former Israeli government spokesperson Eylon Levy speaks with Guy M, an IDF reservist in Unit 669, Israel’s elite combat search-and-rescue unit.
Buy The Rescue now: https://www.amazon.com/Rescue-October-through-Para-Rescue-Commandos/dp/B0DKD4Z6G3
This is Part 1 of our deep dive into the untold stories of October 7 and beyond. 🔹 What really happened on October 7? Firsthand testimony from an elite IDF rescuer 🔹 Inside Unit 669: The intense training and high-stakes operations of Israel’s pararescue commandos 🔹 The fight for survival: Rescuing wounded soldiers and civilians from Hamas attacks 🔹 The new frontline: How Unit 669 has been operating since the start of the war
Guy is the author of The Rescue: October 7 Through the Eyes of Israel’s Pararescue Commandos, offering an unparalleled glimpse into the IDF’s most secretive rescue unit.
📢 Stay tuned for Part 2, where we go even deeper into the war, the missions, and the challenges ahead. Like, share & subscribe!
Co-Creator and Host - Eylon Levy Co-Creator - Guy Ross Executive Producer - Asher Westropp-Evans Director - Lotem Segev Editor - Benny Goldman Graphics - Thomas Girsch Intern - Tal Segal & Jesse Sklar
[00:00] Coming up [00:17] Monologue [02:55] Welcome and guest intro [07:50] The Rescue - Book [10:19] Jumping back to Oct. 7th [15:22] Toughest rescue of my life [21:35] You never have the opportunity to train for the mission [29:30] There were casualties - I was furious [36:25] How to process the trauma of war [41:00] Flow of information during the early days of the war [51:19] Outro and understanding part. 2
ABOUT THE SHOW EylON the Record is a podcast about Israel, the global information war, and the battle between democratic societies and authoritarian or extremist movements — told through in-depth conversations with people shaping events on the front lines.
In Part 2 of our conversation with John Spencer, we dive into the brutal complexities of Israel’s war against Hamas, the impossible choices Israel faces, and the international double standards being applied. Topics include:
Legal Reality vs. Moral Expectations: Is Israel legally obligated to provide aid to Gaza while Hamas controls it?
The Dilemma of Hostages: Can military pressure force Hamas to release them, or does negotiation only drive the price up?
Hamas’ Human Shield Strategy: How the terror group weaponizes civilians to manipulate international law.
Lessons for the West: What democratic nations must learn from Israel’s military innovations and experience in urban warfare.
The Broader Conflict: The Iranian-backed Houthi threat and the broader implications of Israel’s war for the free world.
🔥 Don’t miss this in-depth, unapologetic analysis of Israel’s ongoing struggle to secure its borders and rescue hostages from the clutches of Hamas.
Co-Creator and Host - Eylon Levy
Co-Creator - Guy Ross
Executive Producer - Asher Westropp-Evans
Director/Editor - Benny Goldman
Studio Manager - Lotem Segev
Graphics - Thomas Girsch
Line Producer - Tal Segal
Intern - Jesse Sklar
00:00 - Introduction and Overview 01:27 - International Law and Humanitarian Aid 09:08 - Hostage Crisis and Negotiation Strategies 21:00 - Houthi Pirates and Iranian Proxies 29:22 - Lessons from Urban Warfare 38:24 - Conclusion and Broader Implications
ABOUT THE SHOW EylON the Record is a podcast about Israel, the global information war, and the battle between democratic societies and authoritarian or extremist movements — told through in-depth conversations with people shaping events on the front lines.
Dive into an in‑depth conversation with John Spencer as he delivers an inside look at Israel’s government communication strategy and its evolving approach to urban warfare. In this episode of Israel: State of a Nation, John—chair of Urban Warfare Studies at West Point and a renowned military analyst—breaks down the shifting battlefield dynamics, the double standards of international law, and the challenging questions about hostages, ceasefires, and the future of Gaza.
Key Topics Discussed: • How Hamas’ tactics and the “moral trap” shape modern urban warfare • The political stakes and international pressures influencing Israel’s strategy • The role of advanced IDF tactics—including tanks, drones, and infantry innovations—in fighting an enemy entrenched in tunnels • The hostage crisis, failed ceasefire negotiations, and the dilemma of international aid • Lessons from historical battles and how they inform today’s conflict
If you’re looking to understand the complex interplay between military strategy, international law, and government messaging during wartime, this episode is a must‑listen.
0:00 - Introduction: The War Israel Must Win
5:06 - Hamas’s Strategy: Sacrificing Civilians for Victory
14:05 - The Double Standard: Why Israel Can’t Win By Playing By the Rules
27:51 - Occupation or Anarchy: Israel’s Impossible Choice
34:38 - Israel's Approach to Fighting in Unimaginable Terrain
ABOUT THE SHOW EylON the Record is a podcast about Israel, the global information war, and the battle between democratic societies and authoritarian or extremist movements — told through in-depth conversations with people shaping events on the front lines.
Is peace still possible after October 7th and who is even left to fight for it? In this explosive episode, Ittay Flescher, a longtime peace activist and educator, sits down for a raw and revealing conversation about the Israeli government’s communication strategy, the failures of peace movements, and the deep ideological divide in Israeli-Palestinian relations. But what starts as a respectful debate takes an unexpected turn…
Key Topics Covered in This Episode:
How October 7th shattered long-held beliefs about peace
The failures of peace activism and uncomfortable truths about Hamas’ support
Inside the Israeli government’s messaging strategy—what’s working and what’s failing
How Israel should handle the war of narratives in global media
What Ittay Flescher’s experience inside a peace movement reveals about Palestinian perspectives
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This episode delivers blunt analysis you won’t hear anywhere else. Subscribe for more hard-hitting insights on Israel, global security, and the war beyond Gaza.
Co-Creator and Host - Eylon Levy
Co-Creator - Guy Ross
Executive Producer - Asher Westropp-Evans
Director/Editor - Benny Goldman
Studio Manager - Lotem Segev
Line Producer - Tal Segal
Intern - Jesse Sklar
Chapter Markers:
0:00 - Introduction and Setting the Stage
2:36 - How October 7th Changed Ittay Personally
7:00 - Debate on Israel’s Response to Hamas
10:55 - Visions for Peace: Confederation vs. Security
19:06 - Clash of Conceptions and Palestinian Intentions
28:24 - Building Partners for Peace and Historical Examples
40:55 - Israel’s Role and Path to Peace
45:48 - Ittay’s Meltdown and Reflections on Peace Partners
ABOUT THE SHOW EylON the Record is a podcast about Israel, the global information war, and the battle between democratic societies and authoritarian or extremist movements — told through in-depth conversations with people shaping events on the front lines.
Inside Israel’s Government: The War for Public Opinion
What is Israel’s strategy to combat Hamas’ global propaganda machine? In this exclusive interview, Salo Aizenberg, an independent scholar and leading voice in exposing misinformation, gives an inside look at how the Israeli government counters Hamas’ disinformation war.
Key Topics Covered in This Episode:
How Hamas manipulates the media to spread anti-Israel narratives
The NGO industrial complex that launders Hamas propaganda
Why Israel’s communication strategy struggles against biased global media
The real numbers behind humanitarian aid and the famine myth
How Hamas weaponizes international law to secure military advantages
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ABOUT THE SHOW EylON the Record is a podcast about Israel, the global information war, and the battle between democratic societies and authoritarian or extremist movements — told through in-depth conversations with people shaping events on the front lines.
Why did Hamas attack Israel on October 7, and how did it backfire spectacularly - particularly for ‘puppet master’ Iran? Hamas launched its brutal invasion expecting to shatter Israel’s strength—but instead, it triggered a seismic shift in the region, unraveling Iran’s proxy strategy and redefining the balance of power in the Middle East.
In this episode of Israel: State of a Nation, Eylon Levy sits down with Saul Sadka, a sharp political analyst known for his no-nonsense breakdowns of the war. Together, they expose the ripple effects of Hamas' catastrophic miscalculation and what it means for Israel and the world.
🔹 How Hamas’ attack destroyed Iran’s "ring of fire" strategy 🔹 Why the media war is just as crucial as the military one 🔹 The role of Western appeasement in empowering Iran’s proxies 🔹 Israel’s new strategic position—and the path to lasting victory
This episode delivers blunt analysis you won’t hear anywhere else. Subscribe for more hard-hitting insights on Israel, global security, and the war beyond Gaza.
00:00 - Intro: Meet Saul Sadka 03:15 - Hamas’ Strategic Failure 09:05 - Iran’s Proxy Collapse 20:46 - How the West Empowered Hamas 34:39 - A Palestinian State = Chaos? 40:34 - Israel’s Path to Victory 48:18 - Conclusion
Co-Creator and Host - Eylon Levy Co-Creator - Guy Ross Executive Producer - Asher Westropp-Evans Director/Editor - Benny Goldman Studio Manager - Lotem Segev Graphics - Thomas Girsch Line Producer - Tal Segal Intern - Jesse Sklar
ABOUT THE SHOW EylON the Record is a podcast about Israel, the global information war, and the battle between democratic societies and authoritarian or extremist movements — told through in-depth conversations with people shaping events on the front lines.
How does Israel manage its global communications during times of war? In this episode, Eylon Levy sits down with Tal Heinrich, former spokeswoman for the Israeli Prime Minister’s Office, for an unfiltered conversation about the challenges, successes, and failures of Israel’s media strategy in the wake of October 7th.
🔹 The urgent call that put Tal Heinrich in front of the world’s cameras 🔹 The chaos inside Israel’s media war room after October 7 🔹 How the international narrative turned against Israel—and why it happened so fast 🔹 The media’s double standards: Why Hamas isn’t held accountable 🔹 What Israel must do to win the information war
Don’t miss this insider perspective on the battle for global opinion. Subscribe for more hard-hitting conversations on Israel, diplomacy, and the war beyond Gaza.
00:00 - Coming Up
00:20 - Monologue
01:51 - Intro
02:28 - Becoming a Spokesperson on October 7th
13:40 - The Media Strategy
19:00 - Our Most Memorable Interviews
23:08 - The Woke Right
27:18 - How Money Got to Hamas
30:37 - The Case for Total Victory
35:50 - US Presidential Influence
38:08 - Why Tal Left the Prime Minister’s Office
41:40 - Improving the Fight - The Importance of Storytelling
ABOUT THE SHOW EylON the Record is a podcast about Israel, the global information war, and the battle between democratic societies and authoritarian or extremist movements — told through in-depth conversations with people shaping events on the front lines.
In this hard-hitting episode of State of the Nation, Eylon Levy sits down with Ilay David—the brother of Evyatar David, who has been held hostage by Hamas in Gaza for over 500 days. This exclusive interview delivers raw, firsthand insights into the brutal tactics of the Hamas terror regime and the inhumane conditions inside Gaza’s underground dungeons.
As pressure mounts for the release of the remaining hostages, President Trump has issued his strongest warning yet, vowing that Hamas will face catastrophic consequences if they do not immediately release the hostages.
Join us as Ilay David reveals the devastating impact of hostage propaganda, the relentless struggle for freedom, and the urgent call for international political pressure. Learn about the dynamics of the Israel-Gaza conflict, the psychological warfare used against innocent hostages, and the deep-rooted commitment of Israeli society to “leave no man behind.”
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ABOUT THE SHOW EylON the Record is a podcast about Israel, the global information war, and the battle between democratic societies and authoritarian or extremist movements — told through in-depth conversations with people shaping events on the front lines.
Israel’s regional threats are shifting fast—and the stakes have never been higher. Former Israeli diplomat and Knesset member Ruth Wasserman Lande joins Eylon Levy to analyze the instability on Israel’s borders and the global forces reshaping the Middle East after October 7.
With decades of experience in Arab affairs, diplomacy, and security, Wasserman Lande offers unique insights into: 🔹 The shifting Middle East – Why October 7 wasn’t just an attack on Israel, but a turning point for the region. 🔹 Egypt’s military buildup – Why is Cairo violating its peace treaty with Israel? 🔹 The rise of radical Islam – How both Sunni and Shia extremists are competing for dominance. 🔹 Lebanon & Hezbollah – Can Lebanon reclaim its sovereignty, or is Iran too deeply entrenched? 🔹 Jordan’s fragile future – Is Israel’s longest, quietest border now its most unpredictable? 🔹 The myth of peace with Palestinians – Why a two-state solution could further destabilize the region.
This is a must-watch deep dive into the geopolitical challenges that will shape Israel’s security for decades to come.
Co-Creator and Host - Eylon Levy Co-Creator - Guy Ross Executive Producer - Asher Westropp-Evans Director/Editor - Benny Goldman Studio Manager - Lotem Segev Graphics - Thomas Girsch Line Producer - Tal Segal Intern - Jesse Sklar
Chapters 00:00 - Coming Up 00:59 - Welcome 2:33 - Where are we 500+ days into the war? 04:22 - How to frame Middle East conflict 06:45 - The Sunni/Shi’a Divide 11:14 - A worldwide Islamist caliphate 15:50 - Egypt’s Military Buildup 27:50 - Foreign Policy Recommendations 35:32 - What is going on in Jordan? 41:03 - Is a two-state solution still possible? 49:40 - Post-Assad Syria 55:47 - What’s Next in Lebanon? 1:02:05 - The Future of Israel’s Borders 1:05:12 - Wrap Up 1:06:47 - Outro
ABOUT THE SHOW EylON the Record is a podcast about Israel, the global information war, and the battle between democratic societies and authoritarian or extremist movements — told through in-depth conversations with people shaping events on the front lines.