EYLON: Israel Electioncast

Support the podcast and join a subscriber-only Q&A webinar:👉 Subscribe on Patreon for $10/month: https://patreon.com/eylonpodcast Can Naftali Bennett get the growing Haredi community to carry its weight by unplugging their benefits? Can he bring down Israel’s obscene cost of living by dismantling bureaucracies? And he rebuild Israel's standing while ruling out a Palestinian state and declaring a major US ally an enemy?Former prime minister and BeYachad Party chairman Naftali Bennett joins Eylon Levy ahead of the Israeli election. His chosen topics: Haredi integration, the cost of living and declaring Qatar an enemy state. Eylon adds Israel's global standing.Bennett proposes cutting benefits for those refusing work or service, and sending Haredim to protect Israel’s vulnerable borders.He targets monopolies and kosher import barriers to cut grocery bills by 30%. Eylon challenges him on confronting Qatar, a US ally, and the diplomatic price of his personal opposition to a Palestinian state.The Israel…

Support the podcast and join a subscriber-only Q&A webinar:👉 Subscribe on Patreon for $10/month: https://patreon.com/eylonpodcast 🎙 Filmed at M10 Studios, Tel Aviv https://m10.co.il/video-podcast-studio-tel-aviv Sovereignty in Judea and Samaria, even at the cost of all-out war? Judicial reform, even at the cost of tearing the country apart? Eylon Levy presses Simcha Rothman on his party’s vision and how he plans to deliver it.Religious Zionism's Simcha Rothman joins the Electioncast ahead of the Israeli election. He chooses to discuss judicial reform, settlement and sovereignty, and deregulation and free markets. Eylon adds foreign relations.Rothman proposes limiting the courts’ powers to strike down laws. Eylon presses him on safeguards for minority rights. Rothman calls for sovereignty in Judea and Samaria without voting rights for Palestinians who remain. They clash over settlement farms and incentives for Jews to move to the Galilee. Israel Electioncast explores the first election since the October 7…

Support the podcast and join a subscriber-only Q&A webinar:👉 Subscribe on Patreon for $10/month: https://patreon.com/eylonpodcast Should Gazans have to cut up UNRWA cards to enter a new “Gaza of peace”, and should draft-dodgers be stopped from coming back into the country?Einat Wilf of the Reservists-Economic Party joins Eylon Levy ahead of the Israeli election. Their three agreed topics: universal service, the economy and the Israeli–Palestinian conflict. Eylon adds foreign policy.Wilf defends military or national service for everyone and benefit cuts for refusers. Eylon questions the justification for conscription to non-essential work and warns of a fierce backlash. He presses her on Yaron Zelekha’s economic plans: do the sums add up?Her own proposals include annexing an uninhabited part of Gaza and parts of Judea and Samaria, requiring entrants to her Gaza of peace to renounce refugee status and the right of return, and growing food on rooftops to prepare for extreme scenarios. Eylon pushes back: could…

Support the podcast and join a subscriber-only Q&A webinar: 👉 Subscribe on Patreon for $10/month: https://patreon.com/eylonpodcast Can a Palestinian state coexist with an indefinite Israeli presence in the Jordan Valley—and who checks judges powerful enough to overturn Basic Laws? The Democrats' Gilad Kariv joins Eylon Levy ahead of the Israeli election. He chooses democracy and the legal system, religion and state, and diplomacy and security; Eylon separates diplomacy as the fourth topic. After October 7, Kariv wants Israeli troops in the Jordan Valley for decades, replacing his earlier openness to foreign forces. Eylon challenges him on an indefinite presence: who would accept it alongside a demilitarised Palestinian state? Kariv also defends a judiciary powerful enough to strike down Basic Laws, arguing it must protect democracy when the Knesset abuses its authority. Eylon challenges whether judges have put themselves above the law—and who gave them that power. They also debate civil marriage, Shabbat…

Support the podcast and join a subscriber-only Q&A webinar:👉 Subscribe on Patreon for $10/month: https://patreon.com/eylonpodcast Is it possible to unite Israel while still pursuing the major reforms the country needs? Yashar’s Shaul Meridor joins Eylon Levy ahead of the Israeli election. He chooses to discuss the economy, rebuilding Israel’s north and national service for all; Eylon adds the welfare state. Meridor proposes shifting public spending from those who dodge the military draft to those who serve their nation, reducing draft exemptions to only 3% of each new cohort. He outlines Yashar’s extra ₪15 billion over five years for the north, and backs more import competition and lower farm tariffs alongside subsidies. He rejects the idea that Israel can be economically self-sufficient; Eylon challenges whether Yashar has a plan to future proof the Israeli economy against possible sanctions. Israel Electioncast is for English-speaking Israelis and international viewers seeking to understand what Israelis…

Support the podcast and join a subscriber-only Q&A webinar:👉 Subscribe on Patreon for $10/month: https://patreon.com/eylonpodcastCan Amcha Yisrael end the war by helping Gazans leave—and who will take them?Fleur Hassan-Nahoum of Amcha Yisrael joins Eylon Levy to discuss the Israeli election. She chooses total victory, national service and public diplomacy; Eylon adds foreign relations.Fleur defends facilitating voluntary emigration from Gaza and says she thinks departure should be permanent. Eylon presses her on host countries and civilians who stay; she says they must be separated from combatants. She backs deep buffer zones and annexing the Jordan Valley.On service, she defends exemptions for serious Torah students and economic penalties for others who refuse to serve, including losing childcare subsidies and property-tax discounts. Eylon challenges the undefined exemption criteria. She argues for a Hasbara Ministry; he asks why another ministry is needed—and how tougher policies can retain allied…

Support the podcast and join a subscriber-only Q&A webinar:👉 [Subscribe on Patreon for $10/month] Should Torah study exempt Haredi men from the IDF, and why should secular women serve while Haredi women do not? Dr. Nechumi Yaffe of Haredi Public joins Eylon Levy for a tense episode of the Israel Electioncast. She chose education, the military draft and beating poverty; Eylon chose religion and state.Yaffe backs reducing state funding for Haredi schools that teach only religious subjects, while expanding state Haredi schools. But on the draft, sharp disagreements emerge. She defends exemptions for serious Torah scholars and Haredi-only units for those who serve, while placing Haredi women’s enlistment outside the party’s agenda. Eylon challenges her on why secular women must serve while Haredi women do not, prompting a heated exchange over equality and who should bear the burden. They also clash over welfare and public-transport subsidies, as Yaffe argues that education, training and employment offer a route…

Support the podcast and join a subscriber-only Q&A webinar:👉 Subscribe on Patreon for $10/month: Should refusing to serve cost you your benefits, driving licence, and your vote?Dan Illouz joins Eylon Levy to lay out Yisrael Beitenu’s plan if it joins the next government. He chose to talk about defence, ultra-Orthodox enlistment and the economy; Eylon adds religion and state.Yisrael Beitenu proposes military or civilian service for all, with benefits and driving licences tied to service. Eylon challenges stripping voting rights from those refusing to report for enlistment, a party position, but not a coalition red line.Eylon presses Illouz on who would replace Hamas in Gaza. The party advocates opening food markets to competition with direct subsidies for farmers, and ending funding for schools that do not teach maths and English.It backs civil marriage for same-sex and interfaith couples, and local decisions on Shabbat transport. Eylon challenges Illouz’s vote against civil marriage. Israel Electioncast is…

Support the podcast and join a subscriber-only Q&A webinar:👉 Subscribe on Patreon for $10/month: https://patreon.com/eylonpodcast 🎙 Filmed at M10 Studios, Tel Aviv https://m10.co.il/video-podcast-studio-tel-aviv Should Arab men be called up to the IDF—and lose benefits if they refuse? Could border yeshivas bring ultra-Orthodox men into uniform?Israel First leader Sharren Haskel joins Eylon Levy ahead of the Israeli election. She chose security and conscription, the economy, and education; Eylon chose civil liberties. Haskel proposes military call-ups for Arab and ultra-Orthodox men, with lost subsidies for those who decline, and border yeshivas where students would train and serve.Haskel calls for sovereignty in the Jordan Valley and the end of the Oslo framework. Asked what would replace the Palestinian Authority, she offers tribal or local autonomy as ideas to investigate, rather than a settled plan. She proposes a cap on household benefits and school vouchers that would let parents choose schools, even if…

👉Support the podcast and join a subscriber only Q&A webinar 🎙 Filmed at M10 Studios, Tel Aviv 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 Explore…

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. Join the subscriber-only webinar and live Q&A on October 26:⁠ https://www.patreon.com/eylonpodcast⁠ All episodes: ⁠https://www.eylonalevy.com/electioncast⁠ Produced by Leah Miller

Send us Fan Mail Support the podcast and keep it independent. 👉Subscribe on Patreon for $10/month: https://patreon.com/eylontherecord 🎙 Filmed at M10 Studios, Tel Aviv 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,…

Send us Fan Mail Support the podcast and keep it independent. 👉Subscribe on Patreon for $10/month: 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…

Send us Fan Mail Support the podcast and keep it independent. 👉Subscribe on Patreon for $10/month: https://patreon.com/eylontherecord 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…

Send us Fan Mail Support the podcast and keep it independent. 👉Subscribe on Patreon for $10/month: 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…

Send us Fan Mail Support the podcast and keep it independent. 👉Subscribe on Patreon for $10/month: 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…

Send us Fan Mail Support the podcast and keep it independent. 👉Subscribe on Patreon for $10/month: 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…

Send us Fan Mail Support the podcast and keep it independent. 👉Subscribe on Patreon for $10/month: https://patreon.com/eylontherecord 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…

Send us Fan Mail Support the podcast and keep it independent. 👉Subscribe on Patreon for $10/month: https://patreon.com/eylontherecord 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” —…

Send us Fan Mail 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”…

Send us Fan Mail Support the podcast and keep it independent. 👉Subscribe on Patreon for $10/month: 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…

Send us Fan Mail Support the podcast and keep it independent. 👉Subscribe on Patreon for $10/month 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…

Send us Fan Mail Support the podcast and keep it independent. 👉Subscribe on Patreon for $10/month: 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.…

Send us Fan Mail Support the podcast and keep it independent. 👉Subscribe on Patreon for $10/month: 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…

Send us Fan Mail Support the podcast and keep it independent. 👉Subscribe on Patreon for $10/month: 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…

Send us Fan Mail Support the podcast and keep it independent. 👉Subscribe on Patreon for $10/month: 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…

Send us Fan Mail Support the podcast and keep it independent. 👉Subscribe on Patreon for $10/month: 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…

Send us Fan Mail Support the podcast and keep it independent. 👉Subscribe on Patreon for $10/month: 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…

Send us Fan Mail Support the podcast and keep it independent. 👉Subscribe on Patreon for $10/month: 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…

Send us Fan Mail 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…

Send us Fan Mail Support the podcast and keep it independent. 👉Subscribe on Patreon for $10/month: 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…

Send us Fan Mail Support the podcast and keep it independent. 👉Subscribe on Patreon for $10/month: 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…

Send us Fan Mail Support the podcast and keep it independent. 👉Subscribe on Patreon for $10/month 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…

Send us Fan Mail Support the podcast and keep it independent. 👉Subscribe on Patreon for $10/month: https://patreon.com/eylontherecord 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…

Send us Fan Mail Support the podcast and keep it independent. 👉Subscribe on Patreon for $10/month: https://patreon.com/eylontherecord Support the podcast and keep it independent. 👉Subscribe on Patreon for $10/month: https://patreon.com/eylontherecord 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…

Send us Fan Mail 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…

Send us Fan Mail Support the podcast and keep it independent. 👉Subscribe on Patreon for $10/month 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…

Send us Fan Mail Support the podcast and keep it independent. 👉Subscribe on Patreon for $10/month: https://patreon.com/eylontherecord 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…

Send us Fan Mail He was supposed to come home. He stayed to help others escape—and disappeared into the tunnels of Gaza. Follow Rebecca on @bringelkanahome2023 on Instagram to support her struggle 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…

Send us Fan Mail Award-winning British author, journalist, and political commentator Douglas Murray joins State of a Nation for an explosive two-part special. Get 10% off your Artza box here - https://www.artzabox.com/discount/EYLON 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…

Send us Fan Mail 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 –…

Send us Fan Mail 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. 🎧 Follow Eitan Fischberger: @efischberger on Twitter/X 00:00 - Introduction: Two Wars, One Battlefield 02:20 -…

Send us Fan Mail 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. mosaic: Exploring Jewish Issues mosaic is Jewish Federation of Palm Beach County's news magazine show, exploring... Listen on: Apple…

Send us Fan Mail 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…

Send us Fan Mail 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. mosaic: Exploring Jewish Issues mosaic is…

Send us Fan Mail 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 –…

Send us Fan Mail Award-winning British author, journalist, and political commentator Douglas Murray returns to State of a Nation for an explosive two-part special. Get 10% off your Artza box here - https://www.artzabox.com/discount/EYLON 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…

Send us Fan Mail 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 -…

Send us Fan Mail 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. 📢 Don’t forget to like, comment, and subscribe to help us get these stories out to the world. Co-Creator and Host - Eylon Levy Co-Creator - Guy Ross Executive Producer - Asher Westropp-Evans Director - Lotem Segev…

Send us Fan Mail 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. 📘 Doron's book When the Stones Speak hits shelves May 13th — Preorder now on Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/When-Stones-Speak-Remarkable-Discovery/dp/1546009256 🟢 In This Explosive Episode: Why the City of David threatens Israel’s enemies 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…