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The Fight Over America’s Universities - with Josh Gruenbaum
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This episode was available on Wednesday for Ark+ members and on Friday for everyone else. Join Ark+ today for early access.
The battle over antisemitism and the future of American higher education is far from over. Dan sits down with Josh Gruenbaum, a former Trump administration official who helped lead the federal effort to confront campus antisemitism, to discuss how the administration used federal funding to pressure universities into being more accountable and being a safer community for all of its students.
Gruenbaum is currently Managing Director at Valor Equity Partners on the investment team and a senior advisor to the Board of Peace.
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The Muslim Brotherhood in the United States - with Lara Burns and Dalia Ziada
To understand the Muslim Brotherhood, and whether it’s operating in the U.S., Dan speaks with two experts from very different walks of life. Egyptian human rights activist Dalia Ziada now works with the …
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To understand the Muslim Brotherhood, and whether it’s operating in the U.S., Dan speaks with two experts from very different walks of life.
Egyptian human rights activist Dalia Ziada now works with the Institute for the Study of Global Antisemitism and Policy as their Director in Washington D.C. Lara Burns spent more than two decades as an FBI special agent working terrorism cases. She’s now a senior research fellow with the Program on Extremism at George Washington University.
They examine the debate over how to confront extremism while protecting the rights of Muslim Americans, and which political candidates are raising red flags.
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Live in the Fold
Following last week’s midterms and the question of what we do now, Ark Media contributor Mijal Bitton joins Chosen People Problems co-host ChayaLeah Sufrin live in The Fold on November 10 at 7 PM Eastern to discuss her essay “Stay and Fight,” Jewish wisdom on rebuilding and navigating divides, and take listener questions.
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A BLUE TSUNAMI - with Mark Halperin
The midterms delivered a stunning political blow to Republicans—but was it a rejection of Trump, a warning about the economy, or a sign that American politics is shifting in a more populist direction? Dan Senor …
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The midterms delivered a stunning political blow to Republicans—but was it a rejection of Trump, a warning about the economy, or a sign that American politics is shifting in a more populist direction?
Dan Senor speaks with Mark Halperin to unpack the forces behind the Democratic wave and what it could mean for the next two years. Halperin, a veteran political analyst, is editor-in-chief of the 2Way, an engine for participation-based live content and authentic communities, and a premium newsletter called Wide World of News.
They explore what the Democrats’ victories could mean for the special relationship with Israel, and how the rise of its progressive wing could impact policy, both foreign and domestic.
Dan and Mark discuss what comes next for President Trump, and they also look forward to 2028 to see who’s emerging as the frontrunner on both sides. Plus: could a pro-Israel Democrat win the presidential nomination?
Read Mark’s Substack, Wide World of News.
Check out Mark’s platform, 2Way.
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Three Dilemmas Facing Israel’s Next Prime Minister - with Tal Becker
Israel has spent the three years since October 7th in direct conflict with its enemies. But in the aftermath of its mother-of-all elections, it now faces three big dilemmas. In this episode, Dan sits down with …
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Israel has spent the three years since October 7th in direct conflict with its enemies. But in the aftermath of its mother-of-all elections, it now faces three big dilemmas.
In this episode, Dan sits down with Ark Media contributor Tal Becker to examine the branching pathways that confront Israel, as conflicts continue to mount–both internal and external. Plus, is the information war the most consequential one Israel’s next prime minister will face.___
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Israel’s Election Is Far From Over – with Amit Segal
Israel’s election was a referendum on Benjamin Netanyahu. So why has the opposition fallen short—and could Netanyahu emerge with another government after all? Dan joins Amit Segal to unpack the surprising …
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Israel’s election was a referendum on Benjamin Netanyahu. So why has the opposition fallen short—and could Netanyahu emerge with another government after all? Dan joins Amit Segal to unpack the surprising results, the political promises that may soon be tested, and the choices facing Israel’s political leaders as they try to break the deadlock.
The opposition was energized and organized - why didn’t it translate into more seats?
The historic Arab voter turnout reshaped the electoral math.
Could Naftali Bennett or Avigdor Lieberman join forces with Netanyahu?
Gadi Eisenkot’s bad options.
Another election as soon as April, or a national unity government?
Could the next confrontation with Iran change everything?
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Live from New York: The Mother of All Israeli Elections with Dan Shapiro, Bret Stephens and Dr. Dahlia Scheindlin
Join Dan Senor live on Israel’s election night. On Tuesday, October 27th, at 4 p.m. ET, just as the polls close in Israel and the exit polls come out, Dan and experts from Israel and the U.S. will break down …
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Join Dan Senor live on Israel’s election night. On Tuesday, October 27th, at 4 p.m. ET, just as the polls close in Israel and the exit polls come out, Dan and experts from Israel and the U.S. will break down the results as they come in.
The conversation takes place in The Fold, Ark Media’s private online community where listeners of Call Me Back and our other shows meet, ask questions, and go deeper on what they hear. The event is open to members of The Fold.
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Today’s episode:
Israel’s election is days away, but the country’s political future is anything but clear. Is Netanyahu the problem—or is something deeper changing in Israeli society? And when it comes to Israel’s standing in the world, security, and the relationship with the United States, do the country’s leaders and voters even agree on what matters most?
Dan Senor is joined by a three-guest live panel from the Streicker Center at Temple Emanuel in New York City: (1) former U.S. ambassador Dan Shapiro, now with the Atlantic Council, (2) Israeli pollster and Haaretz columnist, Dahlia Scheindlin–and (3) New York Times columnist and editor-in-chief of the journal Sapir, Bret Stephens.
Their conversation addresses the big electoral choices facing Israel—and the divides that may outlast the election.
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Paris is Burning, but Europe Is In Denial - with Michael Moynihan and Simone Rodan-Benzaquen
French unrest reveals a society fraying at the edges, leading its citizens toward both political extremes. France’s inability to address its economy, immigration issues, and rising antisemitism aren’t going …
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French unrest reveals a society fraying at the edges, leading its citizens toward both political extremes. France’s inability to address its economy, immigration issues, and rising antisemitism aren’t going away anytime soon—and similar issues could be seen throughout Europe soon.
Dan Senor speaks with Simone Rodan-Benzaquen, joining from Paris, and journalist Michael Moynihan, about the forces converging on France, the difficult choices facing French Jews, and the rise of political movements on both the left and right. Beneath the immediate crisis lies a bigger question: can Europe sustain the social and economic model it built after World War II, or is it reaching a breaking point?
In this episode:
Who’s really driving France’s unrest?
Why antisemitism is a warning sign for Europe
The European social contract is under pressure
Do French Jews still have a future in France?
Macron’s failure and Europe’s crisis of leadership
Read Simone Rodan-Benzaquen’s article, The French Republic is Under Attack.
https://www.thefp.com/p/the-french-republic-is-under-attack-democracy-tyranny-unrest
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Three Election Scenarios Nobody Is Talking About - with Gil Hoffman
The conventional wisdom is that the outcome comes down to two possibilities: Benjamin Netanyahu stays in power, or Gadi Eisenkot replaces him. But what if neither scenario happens? On this episode of Call Me …
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The conventional wisdom is that the outcome comes down to two possibilities: Benjamin Netanyahu stays in power, or Gadi Eisenkot replaces him. But what if neither scenario happens?
On this episode of Call Me Back, Dan Senor speaks with political analyst Gil Hoffman about three under-the-radar scenarios that could reshape Israel’s next government.
In this episode:
Could Eisenkot form a government without winning 61 seats?
What role could President Isaac Herzog play in shaping the next government?
Would a new and/or renewed war change the calculus for Netanyahu?
What kind of a unity government might we see?
Could Avigdor Lieberman somehow become prime minister?
Read Gil’s book The Blood Libel Machine: Exposing the Anti-Israel Hate Network, and How to Fight Back.
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Dan Live from Michigan’s Temple Israel
Is this a turning point for Jews in America, and what happens if the country fails the test? Recorded live at Temple Israel in West Bloomfield, Michigan, Dan Senor brings together New York Times columnist Bret …
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Is this a turning point for Jews in America, and what happens if the country fails the test?
Recorded live at Temple Israel in West Bloomfield, Michigan, Dan Senor brings together New York Times columnist Bret Stephens and Representatives Josh Gottheimer and Hillary Scholten for a candid conversation about the rising tide of antisemitism, the political forces reshaping American life, and the choices facing Jews and their allies.
In this live conversation:
Dan explains the three-step playbook behind the blood libel that still plays out today
Bret Stephens reflects on reactions to October 7th, what it revealed about the Jewish community’s allies, and the meaning of becoming an “October 8th Jew.”
Stephens explores the uneasy parallels between Jewish success in the diaspora and the sudden rise of antisemitism.
Stephens reflects on how societies that condemn the Jews end up much worse in the aftermath.
Dan Senor, Gottheimer, and Scholten discuss the consequences for both parties when anti-Israel rhetoric moves from campus protests into the political mainstream.
The Representatives discuss what it takes to show moral courage when the political risks are very real.
Gottheimer and Scholten explain what they’re seeing inside their party, especially as Gottheimer co-chairs the Problem Solvers Caucus.
The conversation closes with a challenge to stand together, defend Jewish life, and decide what kind of country America wants to be.
𝗧𝗼 𝗿𝗲𝗴𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝘁𝗼 𝘃𝗼𝘁𝗲 𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗠𝗶𝗰𝗵𝗶𝗴𝗮𝗻 𝗨.𝗦. 𝗦𝗲𝗻𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝗲𝗹𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻: https://www.michigan.gov/sos/elections/voting/early-in-person-voting
𝗧𝗼 𝗳𝗶𝗻𝗱 𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗹𝘆 𝘃𝗼𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗹𝗼𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀:
𝗧𝗼 𝘃𝗼𝗹𝘂𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗲𝗿 𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗿𝗲𝗺𝗮𝗶𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘄𝗲𝗲𝗸𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗲𝗹𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻:https://beaconcoalition.org/volunteer-reg/
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Is the U.S. Winning the Iran War? With Suzanne Maloney and Mark Dubowitz
The US seems to have won the Battle of Hormuz; what would it take to win the Iran War? Seven months into the war, the US and Iran are locked in a high-stakes test of endurance, with the Strait of Hormuz, the …
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The US seems to have won the Battle of Hormuz; what would it take to win the Iran War?
Seven months into the war, the US and Iran are locked in a high-stakes test of endurance, with the Strait of Hormuz, the global economy, and the future of the Middle East hanging in the balance. Dan Senor brings together two leading Iran experts, Mark Dubowitz and Suzanne Maloney, who sharply disagree on whether America is gaining the upper hand–or paying too steep of a strategic price. Their debate gets to the hardest question of all: Can the US win the war militarily and still lose strategically?
In this episode:
Two experts, two very different verdicts: Is Iran running out of options, or is Washington getting trapped in a war with no clear endgame?
The Strait of Hormuz was supposed to be Iran’s ultimate weapon. Has the US really taken that leverage away?
Why the Houthi threat could pull America deeper into a conflict it can’t easily contain
Can economic pressure bring down the Iranian regime—or are ordinary Iranians paying the price while the regime holds on?
Why have negotiations stalled, and is a nuclear deal still possible when the two sides fundamentally disagree on uranium enrichment?
With the nuclear program damaged but not eliminated, how much of a threat does Iran still pose?
Could another round of US or Israeli strikes be coming—and how might elections shape the timing?
If the regime survives but its military and nuclear capabilities are severely weakened, is that a victory—or a strategic failure?
Listen to Mark Dubowitz’ podcast, The Iran Breakdown:
https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-iran-breakdown-with-mark-dubowitz/id1798788194
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Ask Me Anything with Dan Senor, Yael Bar tur and ChayaLeah Sufrin
Dan Senor is joined by Yael Bar tur and ChayaLeah Sufrin, hosts of the new Ark Media podcast Chosen People Problems, for a wide-ranging Ask Me Anything. They tackle questions about the state of Jewish …
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Dan Senor is joined by Yael Bar tur and ChayaLeah Sufrin, hosts of the new Ark Media podcast Chosen People Problems, for a wide-ranging Ask Me Anything. They tackle questions about the state of Jewish education, the appeal of anti-Zionism among young Americans, why Fauda is shaping perceptions of Israel globally, and what the rise of the European right means for Israel and Jews abroad.
In this episode:
What American Hebrew school gets wrong
Why anti-Zionism is resonating with young Americans
Will the language around “genocide” and anti-Zionism eventually change?
Why Fauda succeeds in telling Israeli stories better than non-fiction means
What the rise of the European right-wing means for Israel and European Jews
The unlikely allies Israel may need to turn to
Which American presidential candidates could effectively navigate Israeli issues
What the 2026 midterms might reveal about the Democratic Party’s direction
Read the article discussed in the episode.
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Can Diaspora Jews Move On From October 7? - with Rabbi David Wolpe and Rabbi David Ingber
What does it mean for diaspora Jews to move forward from October 7th without becoming complacent or consumed by fear? Three years after October 7th, Dan Senor sits down with Rabbis David Ingber and David Wolpe …
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What does it mean for diaspora Jews to move forward from October 7th without becoming complacent or consumed by fear?
Three years after October 7th, Dan Senor sits down with Rabbis David Ingber and David Wolpe to discuss what the aftermath has revealed about Jewish life in America. They discuss the growing sense of uncertainty among diaspora Jews, the tension between Jewish values and liberal democracy, the debate over Zionism, and how Jewish communities can respond with both moral clarity and openness.
In this episode:
Why October 8th became a turning point for diaspora Jews
Has the relationship between liberal democracy and Jewish life fundamentally changed?
The Jewish community remains divided over Israel, Zionism, and Jewish self-determination
Can Jews hold onto hope without ignoring the warning signs around them?
Re: Rabbi Angela Buchdahl’s Kol Nidrei speech, does Zionism need to be reclaimed?
How do you distinguish moral clarity from paranoia when it comes to Jewish safety?
Why Jewish communities need to make room for disagreement without giving up their core values, allowing young people to enter the fold
What would it take to turn the years after October 7th into a renaissance of Jewish life?
Watch Rabbi Angela Buchdahl’s Yom Kippur speech about reclaiming Zionism here.
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Inside the Hostage Negotiations - with Brett McGurk
What really happened inside the negotiations to free the October 7th hostages? For 15 months, the Biden administration, Israel, Qatar, Egypt, and Hamas negotiated over one impossible question: how do you bring …
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What really happened inside the negotiations to free the October 7th hostages?
For 15 months, the Biden administration, Israel, Qatar, Egypt, and Hamas negotiated over one impossible question: how do you bring the hostages home while also fighting a war? Brett McGurk, who was at the center of those talks, joins Dan Senor to take listeners inside the negotiating rooms—from the first backchannel with Qatar to the deals that repeatedly came within reach and fell apart. He explains what he believes Washington got wrong, why public pressure sometimes made negotiations harder, and how an unlikely Biden-Trump transition partnership helped finally get a deal over the line.
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What Washington knew in the first hours after October 7th
How Qatar became the critical channel to Hamas
Why the first hostage deal nearly collapsed over the younger women
The impossible tradeoff between freeing hostages and maintaining military pressure
Did public U.S. pressure on Israel make a hostage deal harder to reach?
Why the deaths of six hostages changed McGurk’s view of the negotiations
How the Biden and Trump teams worked together to close the final deal
What the hostage crisis revealed about divisions inside Israeli society
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How Fiction Will Remember October 7 - with Lior Raz and Avi Issacharoff
How do you turn October 7th into fiction when it still feels like the present? For more than a decade, Fauda has turned the Israeli-Palestinian conflict into a global television phenomenon. But Season 5 takes …
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How do you turn October 7th into fiction when it still feels like the present?
For more than a decade, Fauda has turned the Israeli-Palestinian conflict into a global television phenomenon. But Season 5 takes on something different: two episodes that put its fictional characters inside the events of October 7th, while the trauma is still very much alive. Dan sits down with Fauda creators Lior Raz and Avi Issacharoff to discuss the responsibility of dramatizing a real catastrophe, what they chose to show—and leave unseen—and what happens when fiction begins to shape how the world remembers history.
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- How Fauda reconstructed the events of October 7th
- How the co-creators determined the level of violence they could portray
- Why the creators saw Season 5 as more than just another season of TV
- Why Fauda is drawing a huge audience across the Arab world
- Can a television show become part of the historical record that’s still being written?
- In an era of misinformation and anti-semitism, why it’s important to tell this story during a still-living trauma
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Is the Iran-Sanctions Playbook Coming for Israel? - with Mark Dubowitz
Could the financial warfare playbook built to isolate Iran be turned against Israel? Twenty-four hours after Prime Minister Netanyahu addressed the UN, the organization expanded its settlement-business …
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Could the financial warfare playbook built to isolate Iran be turned against Israel?
Twenty-four hours after Prime Minister Netanyahu addressed the UN, the organization expanded its settlement-business blacklist to more than 200 companies. It’s not a sanctions regime, but could it be the beginning of something much bigger? Dan sits down with Mark Dubowitz of the Foundation for Defense of Democracies, who helped build the architecture used to isolate Iran, to discuss whether the same playbook could be used against Israel, how quickly targeted measures can escalate, and what Israel can do to stop it.
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- How anti-Israel sentiment could turn into financial pressure
- Are sanctions against Israel already beginning?
- How one designation can scare banks and investors
- Would replacing Netanyahu reverse the momentum?
- Can Israel’s economic strength protect it from sanctions?
- How deeper U.S.-Israel ties, and cultural integration, could prevent financial isolation
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Sneak Peek: Amit Segal on why Israel can't address its long-term problems, and more...
This is a sneak peek from the members-only edition of Inside Call Me Back. Dan and Amit Segal discuss the attack against Ambassador Leiter’s son, generational shift in American attitudes toward Israel, why Amit …
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This is a sneak peek from the members-only edition of Inside Call Me Back. Dan and Amit Segal discuss the attack against Ambassador Leiter’s son, generational shift in American attitudes toward Israel, why Amit sees different forces driving younger Democrats and Republicans, and what Israel may need to change in its relationship with the United States.
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- What would Netanyahu do if he lost?
- Can the IDF convince Haredim that military service won’t change who they are?
- Is the Haredi political establishment starting to crack?
- Why are some Israelis willing to spy for Iran?
- Could the road to Saudi normalization run through Yemen?
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Is Israel’s Global Standing on The (Israeli) Ballot? - with Amit Segal and Nadav Eyal
Is Israel’s growing isolation abroad becoming a political problem at home? As Benjamin Netanyahu heads to New York for a brief UN visit just weeks before Israel’s election, Israel’s standing in the United …
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Is Israel’s growing isolation abroad becoming a political problem at home?
As Benjamin Netanyahu heads to New York for a brief UN visit just weeks before Israel’s election, Israel’s standing in the United States is deteriorating, even as Netanyahu’s political position at home has improved. Dan is joined by Nadav Eyal and Amit Segal to ask whether Israeli voters see the country’s growing international isolation with the same urgency as diaspora Jews, and how that divide is shaping an increasingly complicated election.
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05:48 Netanyahu’s UN speech is really aimed at Israeli voters
10:00 Why American support for Israel is eroding
17:00 Is Israel’s problem bigger than Netanyahu?
20:00 Do Israelis see a threat to Israel’s global standing?
24:00 Could a different government change Israel’s trajectory?
27:00 Why Israel’s electoral map may be shifting toward Netanyahu
34:00 Can Eisenkot win by simply being “not Netanyahu”?
38:00 What happens if neither side in Israel can form a government?___
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Naza: When a Film is the News
Can Israel confront what went wrong in Gaza when the accusations leave no room for conversation? In this special replay of For Heaven’s Sake, Donniel Hartman and Yossi Klein Halevi take on Naza, the explosive …
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Can Israel confront what went wrong in Gaza when the accusations leave no room for conversation?
In this special replay of For Heaven’s Sake, Donniel Hartman and Yossi Klein Halevi take on Naza, the explosive Israeli film accusing Israel of systematically disregarding civilian casualties in Gaza. After receiving a nearly 25-minute standing ovation at the Venice Film Festival, the film has ignited a firestorm over what happened in Gaza and how Israel’s conduct of the war should be judged. Donniel and Yossi wrestle with how to confront legitimate questions about Israel’s actions while rejecting a narrative they believe relies on unverifiable testimony, erases Hamas’ culpability, and leaves little room for moral reckoning.
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- Why Naza became the news
- The impact of the film’s 25-minute standing ovation
- A missed opportunity for Israeli reckoning
- Anonymous testimony and unverifiable claims
- When criticism shuts down introspection
- Erasing Hamas from the story of Gaza
- Israel’s response to Naza and its filmmaker
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Can Israel Learn the Lesson of 70 AD? - with Gidi Dar and Rabbi David Stav
Nearly 2,000 years ago, Jerusalem fell after political and religious divisions among Jews spiraled into civil war. As Israel heads toward another election after years of political upheaval, October 7 and war …
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Nearly 2,000 years ago, Jerusalem fell after political and religious divisions among Jews spiraled into civil war. As Israel heads toward another election after years of political upheaval, October 7 and war, Dan speaks with filmmaker Gidi Dar and Rabbi David Stav, a leading voice in Israel’s religious Zionist community, about the history depicted in Dar’s film, Legend of Destruction, and its echoes in Israel today. Where does the comparison hold, where does it break down, and can Israelis learn from the past before their divisions become even harder to bridge?
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- Why Gidi Dar made his film, Legend of Destruction
- The factions that divided ancient Jerusalem
- Why ordinary Jews joined the revolt against Rome
- How the revolt against Rome became a Jewish civil war
- The story of how Rabbi Yohanan ben Zakkai saved Torah traditions and transformed Jewish life after the Temple’s destruction
- The parallels between 70 AD and Israel today
- Can Israelis disagree without destroying their whole society?
- How diaspora Jews can support Israel in this fragile moment
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Have we forgotten what we learned after 9/11? - LIVE with Douglas Murray
What happens when winning the war against terrorism leads us to forget why we were fighting it? Twenty-five years after the terror attacks of September 11, America has avoided another mass attack, but Manhattan …
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What happens when winning the war against terrorism leads us to forget why we were fighting it?
Twenty-five years after the terror attacks of September 11, America has avoided another mass attack, but Manhattan Institute senior fellow and Free Press columnist Douglas Murray argues that success has come with different dangers: complacency, amnesia and turning many Americans against their own country. In a live conversation at the Manhattan Institute on September 8, Dan and Douglas look at what the West has forgotten about 9/11, why fringe conspiracy theories and anti-Western ideas have taken hold, and what Israel’s response to October 7 can teach us about a society’s willingness to defend itself.
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- What we’ve forgotten about the aftermath of 9/11
- Has the West lost the will to fight?
- The miseducation that has led many Americans to degenerate and doubt the U.S.
- Did America’s post-9/11 success lead to complacency?
- October 7 and the West’s crisis of confidence
- Iran, Saudi Arabia and the fight against extremism
- How 9/11 conspiracy theories and other fringe ideas are reaching a new generation
- The antidote to hate found in Israel and the heroes of 9/11
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MBZ’s Warning to Netanyahu, Days Before Oct 7 - with Amit Segal and Nadav Eyal
Did Israel have enough warnings to prevent the devastation of the October 7th Hamas attacks? A new Haaretz investigative report alleges that UAE President Mohammed bin Zayed personally called to warn Benjamin …
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Did Israel have enough warnings to prevent the devastation of the October 7th Hamas attacks?
A new Haaretz investigative report alleges that UAE President Mohammed bin Zayed personally called to warn Benjamin Netanyahu days before October 7 that Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar was preparing a major operation, a report Netanyahu’s office calls “an absolute lie.” Dan is joined by Amit Segal and Nadav Eyal who debate the credibility and significance of the story, whether another warning could have changed Israel’s response, and if it will impact Israeli elections.
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___In this episode:
- The alleged phone call from Mohammed bin Zayed warning about a Hamas operation
- Amit and Nadav debate the report’s credibility
- What Israeli intelligence forces knew before October 7
- Could another warning have prevented the Hamas attack?
- Israel’s failed understanding of the goal and military power of Hamas
- Who bears responsibility for the October 7 failures?
- Why Israel didn’t eliminate Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar
– Will the October 7, 2023 Hamas attack and response still be key issues in Israel’s election?
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The Ascendent Journey of The High Holidays - with Rachel Goldberg-Polin
What if Yom Kippur isn’t the peak of the Jewish holiday season, but the beginning of something more joyful? The Jewish holidays of Tishrei take us on a journey from judgement and reflection to vulnerability …
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What if Yom Kippur isn’t the peak of the Jewish holiday season, but the beginning of something more joyful?
The Jewish holidays of Tishrei take us on a journey from judgement and reflection to vulnerability, gratitude and ultimately joy. Dan and Rachel Goldberg-Polin continue their annual exploration of the Jewish calendar and look at what Sukkot and Simchat Torah teach us about what really matters. They also reflect on what it means to hold onto that joy when Simchat Torah is now forever intertwined with October 7.
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- Rosh Hashanah and the call to reflection
- Yom Kippur and the work of teshuva
- Why do Sukkot and Simchat Torah get overlooked?
- What the sukkah teaches us about what really matters
- Why Sukkot is the “time of our happiness”
- From Shemini Atzeret to the joy of Simchat Torah
- Holding joy and grief together after October 7
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Sneak Peek: Dan on the One State “Solution,” and more…
This is a sneak peek from the members-only edition of Inside Call Me Back. Today, Dan himself answers listener questions about whether extreme views about a One State solution in Israel will find adherents …
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This is a sneak peek from the members-only edition of Inside Call Me Back. Today, Dan himself answers listener questions about whether extreme views about a One State solution in Israel will find adherents because moderates don’t have a concrete plan, what it would take to find consensus for creating a Palestinian entity, and why the upcoming Israeli elections are clouding the issue.
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- What Dan has changed his mind about since October 7
- The Haredi draft fight and Israel’s unequal burden
- Could Yoav Segalovich help an Eisenkot government even as a member of the Ra’am party?
- Why Pakistan advocates for Iran
- Would a Netanyahu defeat make it easier for American Democrats to defend Israel?
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Who REALLY Made the Modern Middle East - with Simon Sebag Montefiore (Part 2)
Is the Israeli-Palestinian conflict really at the center of the Middle East? In Part 2 of Dan’s conversation with historian Simon Sebag Montefiore, author of The Cauldron, they trace how the balance of power in …
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Is the Israeli-Palestinian conflict really at the center of the Middle East?
In Part 2 of Dan’s conversation with historian Simon Sebag Montefiore, author of The Cauldron, they trace how the balance of power in the Middle East shifted after 9/11, from Iran’s rise and its network of proxies to the emergence of Israel, Iran and Turkey as the region’s dominant military powers. They also ask whether the Israeli-Palestinian conflict has obscured a much larger struggle for power across the region, and what history can tell us about the possibility of peace.
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- How the Iraq War empowered Iran
- Iran’s proxy empire and October 7
- The rise of the Middle East’s non-Arab powers
- The surprising parallels between Turkey and Israel
- Why does the West focus so intensely on Israel?
- Beyond the one-state vs. two-state debate
- Is the Israeli-Palestinian conflict a regional sideshow?
- Can the Middle East choose “honey” over blood?
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Who REALLY Made the Modern Middle East - with Simon Sebag Montefiore
How much of the Middle East’s history was actually shaped by the West? The story most of us learned about who created the modern Middle East is incomplete. Dan is joined by historian Simon Sebag Montefiore …
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How much of the Middle East’s history was actually shaped by the West?
The story most of us learned about who created the modern Middle East is incomplete. Dan is joined by historian Simon Sebag Montefiore, author of The Cauldron, who argues that we give Western powers too much credit and the people of the region too little agency. In Part I of their conversation, they trace the forces that shaped the region, from the Ottoman legacy and the rise of nationalism to the Iranian Revolution and Islamism.
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- Who really made the modern Middle East?
- The myth of empire as a Western phenomenon
- How the Middle East lost its diversity
- Did the nation-state fail the Middle East?
- Why Iran’s 1979 revolution changed everything
- How Khomeini turned Islamism into a regional force ___
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Sneak Peek: Amit Segal on why Ben Gvir is a disaster for Israel
This is a sneak peek from the members-only edition of Inside Call Me Back. Dan is joined by Ark Media contributor Amit Segal to answer a listener question about the column he wrote calling Ben Gvir a disaster …
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This is a sneak peek from the members-only edition of Inside Call Me Back. Dan is joined by Ark Media contributor Amit Segal to answer a listener question about the column he wrote calling Ben Gvir a disaster for Israel, why he holds Smotrich to a different standard, and why he argues that Israel pays an international price for a minister who sells publicity while delivering almost nothing on policy.
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You can access the full episode here, where Dan and Amit answer listener questions about:
Why Amit turned on Ben Gvir, and why he judges Smotrich differently
When Amit’s own brother attacked him over settler violence
What Shas is really selling with its campaign ad about a soldier coming home
Ofer Winter, Hili Tropper, and the killing zone of the Israeli center
Why no Israeli leader will say “two-state solution” out loud
Would Netanyahu ever serve under Eisenkot in a unity government?
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Dan Senor & Saul Singer’s book, The Genius of Israel
Credits: Ilan Benatar, Beth Pearlman, Brittany Cohen, Ava Weiner, Martin Huergo, Mariangeles Burgos, and Yuval Semo
The Turkey-Israel Proxy War in Syria - with Nadav Eyal
With a weaker Iran, do Turkey’s regional ambitions put it on a collision course with Israel? Dan and Nadav Eyal analyze the shifting dynamics in the Middle East, focusing on whether Turkey’s President Erdogan …
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With a weaker Iran, do Turkey’s regional ambitions put it on a collision course with Israel?
Dan and Nadav Eyal analyze the shifting dynamics in the Middle East, focusing on whether Turkey’s President Erdogan aspires to become a regional superpower given the vacuum left by a weaker Iran. They discuss whether Turkey’s military is trying to move further into Syria, crossing what Israel considers a “red line,” Israel’s recent response, and the emerging Sunni axis between Turkey, Pakistan, and Saudi Arabia.
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This episode was sponsored by the Jewish Communal Fund. Learn more about JCF’s donor advised funds at jcfny.org. ___
In this episode:
-Israel-Turkey relations and recent military friction
-President Erdogan’s strategic ambitions and desire to revive the Ottoman Empire
-Turkey's influence in Syria and the potential threat to Israel
-Implications for NATO of the new Sunni axis led by Turkey, Saudi Arabia, and Pakistan
-Syrian response to Israel's military strike on a Syrian airbase
-How internal politics in both countries are amplifying the tensions between Turkey and Israel
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Dan Senor & Saul Singer’s book, The Genius of Israel
Credits: Ilan Benatar, Beth Pearlman, Brittany Cohen, Ava Weiner, Martin Huergo, Mariangeles Burgos, and Yuval Semo
ISRAEL VOTES: How the Mizrahi-Ashkenazi divide still shapes Israeli politics - with Mijal Bitton
How will current issues or past discrimination against Mizrahi Israelis influence this election? Dan and sociologist Mijal Bitton discuss the history, identity, and political narratives of Mizrahi Jews—whose …
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How will current issues or past discrimination against Mizrahi Israelis influence this election?
Dan and sociologist Mijal Bitton discuss the history, identity, and political narratives of Mizrahi Jews—whose families came to Israel from across the Middle East and North Africa—and how those narratives continue to shape Israeli politics. They unpack the factors of historical discrimination by an Ashkenazi elite, questions of economic opportunity, dignity and belonging of the Mizrahi community, and the Mizrahi devotion to maintaining the Jewish character of the state of Israel.
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Get your tickets to a live taping of Call me Back at the Streicker Center in NYC on October 22.
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This episode is sponsored by The Shalom Hartman Institute. Register for The Road to the Israeli Elections webinar with the Shalom Hartman Institute's Tani Frank and Masua Sagiv. ___
In this episode:
-Historical roots of the Mizrahi and Ashkenazi divide
-Cultural and religious differences in their countries of origin
-Do Mizrahis still resent how they were treated by Ashkenazis during immigration?
-Israelis political realignment in 1977 and Mizrahi powerful support for Likud
-The rise of Mizrahi political movements like Shas
-How Mizrahi voters think about the “deep state” in Israel
-Contemporary Mizrahi identity and integration into Israeli society and politics
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More Ark Media:
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Explore Israel Votes
Listen to Ark News Daily
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Newsletters | Ark Media | Amit Segal | Nadav Eyal
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Dan Senor & Saul Singer’s book, The Genius of Israel
Credits: Ilan Benatar, Beth Pearlman, Brittany Cohen, Ava Weiner, Martin Huergo, Mariangeles Burgos, and Yuval Semo
Sneak Peek: Jon Polin answers questions from young Jewish adults
This is a sneak peek from the members-only edition of Inside Call Me Back. Dan is joined by Jon Polin to answer questions from young Jewish adults and teenagers about how to reconcile personal Zionism with …
Notes de l’épisode
This is a sneak peek from the members-only edition of Inside Call Me Back. Dan is joined by Jon Polin to answer questions from young Jewish adults and teenagers about how to reconcile personal Zionism with those who commit violence against Palestinians in the name of Zionism. They also discuss the pressures and social costs faced by American young people who stand up for Israel and how to handle some of those tough conversations.
Learn more about Jon’s new project, Foundry 515 here.
Beyond Dispute by Daniel Taub
Man's Search for Meaning by Viktor Frankl ___
Call Me Back is made possible by our subscribers. If these conversations are where you turn to understand Israel and the Jewish world, consider joining them. It's what keeps this show going.
For the full episode, subscribe here to - Inside Call me Back ____
You can access the full episode here, where Dan and Jon answer listener questions about:
- The social cost for American teens and young adults who stand up for Israel
- How to find Jewish joy outside of religious observance
- What the hostage crisis broke in Israeli society
- Did Hersh have an impact on his captors?
- How Jon, Rachel and others are finding a new “why” after Hersh’s tragic death
- Why Jon chose to make Aliyah
More Ark Media:
Want to join Ark Media? Check out our careers page for new openings.
Explore Israel Votes
Listen to Ark News Daily
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Listen to What’s Your Number?
Newsletters | Ark Media | Amit Segal | Nadav Eyal
X | Dan
Dan Senor & Saul Singer’s book, The Genius of Israel
Credits: Ilan Benatar, Beth Pearlman, Brittany Cohen, Ava Weiner, Martin Huergo, Mariangeles Burgos, and Yuval Semo
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