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Tel Aviv Diary Podcast — 102 episodes

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MAY 8, 2026: Iran, Hormuz, and Israel’s Strategic Drift — A Conversation with Ehud Haik

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American Jews, Israel, and the Search for Hope After October 7

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Between Sirens and Sovereignty: Yom HaZikaron, War, and Israel’s Uncertain Moment

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The War Winds Down: Lebanon Ceasefire, Iran’s Next Move, and Israel’s Dangerous Gap Between Promises and Reality

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Joel Rubin on Israel’s Strategic Position, Washington’s Political Shift, and the Future of American Jewish Support

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Ceasefire, Lebanon, and the Limits of War: A Conversation from Tel Aviv

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Sirens Interrupt the Conversation as Yair Zivan on War, Leadership, Diplomacy, and Israel’s Future

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Erev Chag Under Fire: Missile Barrages, Strategic Drift, and a Somber Seder in Israel

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Four Weeks In: Is The End in Sight? A Fraying North, and the High Cost of Endless War

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Tel Aviv Under Fire: A Night of Missiles, a Morning of Impact, and a Hard Look at Where This War Is Headed- With Ehud Haik

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Three Weeks Into War: What Has Israel Achieved-and What Comes Next?

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Missiles Over Tel Aviv, Then a Conversation About the Jewish Future | Yuval David on Advocacy, Antisemitism, and Resilience

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Day 14: Empty Streets, Mounting Doubts, and a Country Running on Resilience

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War, Iran, and the Long View — A Conversation With Yitzhak Sokoloff

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Day Seven of the War — Life Under Iranian Missiles, Hezbollah’s Escalation, and the Uncertain Endgame

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Tel Aviv Diary Podcast: Dan Perry on the Iran War Shock, U.S.–Israel “Shoulder-to-Shoulder” Strikes, and the Dangerous Question of What Comes Next

17

“Paying With Our Blood”: Batya Kalish and Bashar Iraqi on Crime, Policing, and the Breaking Point in Arab Israeli Communities

18

Tel Aviv on Edge: Waiting for Iran, Hezbollah Strikes in Lebanon, and Trump’s Tariff Shock — Plus My AI Coding Revelation

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Fighting the “Tsunami” of Antisemitism: ADL’s Marina Rosenberg on Data, Diplomacy, Iran’s Propaganda—and the Battle for the Online World

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Friday the 13th in Tel Aviv: Netanyahu, Trump, and a Country Living on Edge

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Japanese Investment, Israeli Innovation: Noa Asher on What Comes Next

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Oman Talks, Netanyahu’s Washington Dash, and a Friday in the Far North — Plus: America’s ICE Shockwaves and the AI Acceleration

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From Little Rock to Tel Aviv: Ambassador Simon Geissbühler on Diplomacy, Democracy, and Swiss Neutrality

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From Young Judaea to Times of Israel: Miriam Herschlag on Journalism, Trauma, and Jewish Anxiety

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Between Border Strikes and Broken Narratives: Israel, Iran, and a Week of Unsettled Waiting

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Trump, Netanyahu, and the Absence of Process: Laura Rozen on Power, Personality, and a World Out of Balance

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The War That Didn’t Start — and the People Left Behind

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Tel Aviv Diary: Ruthie Blum on Iran’s Shadow, Qatargate, and the New Face of American Antisemitism

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Elections in the Air, Revolutions in Question: Israel Watches Gaza, Iran, and Washington

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From the Blue Box to Blueprint Negev: JNF USA’s Russell Robinson on Building Israel’s Future

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Beyond the Two-State Solution: A Three-Part Plan for Israeli-Palestinian Peace with Chuck Freilich

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Israel After the Ceasefire: Ehud Haik on Gaza’s “Yellow Line,” Qatar & Turkey, and the Next War Nobody Wants

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From Shechem to Sydney: Joseph’s Tomb Tensions, Haredi Street Power—and a Bondi Beach Conversation

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Hinenu in Tel Aviv: David Shlachter on Aliyah After October 7—and Mapping Israel Through 100 Stories

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Hanukkah in the Tunnels: Hostage Footage, Gaza’s Uncertain “Next Stage,” and Trump’s New World Order

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The Fight to Beat ALS: Alon Ben-Noon on PrimeC, Persistence, and Israeli Biotech

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Netanyahu’s Pardon Gambit, the Haredi Draft Battle, and AI in the Classroom

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A New Generation’s View of Israel: Identity, Service, and Hard Questions with Adam Penkin

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Tunnels, Turmoil, and a Civilian Lifeline: This Week in Israel and Operation Israel’s Story

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Gershon Baskin: From Long Island Activist to Israel’s Most Unlikely Intermediary

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Rafah Tunnels, Riyadh’s Trillion-Dollar Embrace, and Israel’s Shrinking Leverage

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Worried Nation, Thin Hope: Shmuel Rosner on Israel After the Trump Plan and the October 7th War

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Rain in Tel Aviv, AI on the Rise, and Political Storms Ahead- Marc Looks Back at the Week

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Bridging Divides: Former German Minister Kerstin Müller on Dialogue, Peace, and the Future After October 7

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Saving Abigail — Liz Hirsh Naftali on Courage, Advocacy, and Bringing Hostages Home

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Rabbi Kenneth Brander: Building a Modern Orthodox Future — Torah, Service, and Shared Responsibility

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Hostages, Haredi Protests, and a Fraying Consensus — Tel Aviv Diary, Oct 31, 2025

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Education, Inequality, and Hope: A Conversation with Don Futterman of ICEI

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Missed Opportunities and Mounting Realities: Israel’s Political Week in Review

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Social Media, BDS, and the New Face of Antisemitism

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From Ceasefire to Strategy: Israel Between Sunni Revival and Shia Retreat

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The Morning Tel Aviv Finally Said ‘Boker Tov’

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Live with Marc Schulman and Dan Perry

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The Day After Has a Plan: My Take on Trump’s Gaza Proposal

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Loudspeakers in Gaza, Silence in Strategy Ehud Haik Joins Marc Schulman on Israel’s Messaging, Isolation, and What Comes Next

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Erev Rosh Hashanah: Hostage Square, War Fatigue, and a Prayer for the Year Ahead

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Noah Efron Joins Marc Schulman on Tel Aviv, Zionism, and the Future of Israel

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From the Knesset to the Front Lines: A Conversation with Jeremy Saltan

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Finding Optimism: Tel Aviv, High-Tech, and the Power of Inclusion

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AM Coffee

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From Doha to Gaza: The Perils of Acting “Because We Can"

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War, Law, and Truth: Prof. Danny Orbach on Gaza and the Battle Over Information

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Fighting Antisemitism on Campus and Beyond: A Conversation with Lauren Steinberg

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My first Substack Live - with Israel expert Marc Schulman

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My College Roommate Yitzhak Sokoloff joins me for a wide ranging discussion on where we stand today.

66

Jonathan Harounoff Israel's UN Spokesman and Author of Unveiled on Iran's Dissidents Joins Me.

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Special Guest Dr Jonathan Bowman Co-Author of Aiding Who? Humanitarian Aid and the Continuation of War by Other Means

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Waiting in the Heat: War Stalemate, Public Apathy, and Global Perception

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Live with Royce

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Netanyahu’s Gaza Folly: Power, Hostages, and a Nation at the Brink

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"Israel at the Crossroads: A Decade to Save the Nation - with Dan Perry"

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Citizenship, Cohesion, and a Path Forward with Mike Prashker

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The Price of Messianic Politics

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Hostages to Politics: Bradley Burston on Netanyahu, Hamas, Gaza—and What Might Still Save Israel

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Israel's Impossible Choices: The Syrian Tinderbox and the Gaza Endgame

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Understanding Israel's Legal Crisis with Dr. Ido Baum

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Ultra Orthodox Parties Leave the Coalition Over Draft Bill; Why?

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Hostage Negotiations Stalled? Is it Netanyahu's Fault?

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Another Terrible Morning in Israel- Where do we Stand After Trump Netanyahu Meeting

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The Hostage Crisis After 638 Days: Hope and Heartbreak at Hostage Square

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From Kibbutz to Conflict: Maggie Bar-Tura on 50 Years of Israeli Life

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Israel's Strategic Dilemma: Winning Wars, Losing Autonomy in the Trump Era

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It's time to end the war in Gaza and bring our hostages home!

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What comes next in the U.S.-Israel-Iran dynamic? Laura Rozen joins me to discuss

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Has the Israel- Iran War Ended? What are the implications?

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US Attack Iran's Nuclear Facilities. The Period of Will He Won't He is Over

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Is Regime Change Possible? Is it Likely? Can We Live with a Wounded Iranian Regime?

88

Sleepless Night, Followed By Missiles in the Morning in Israel- New Iranian Military Commander Assasinated

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Two Days of Missiles on Tel Aviv, As Israel Methodically Destroys Iran's Nuclear Program

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Nimrod Sheffer Former Deputy Commander of the IAF is Today's Guest

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Is the US Interfering in Israeli Politics? Will The Government of Netanyahu Fall?

92

Arming Militias In Gaza, Attacking Beirut, all this as the coalition seems to be falling apart

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Coalition on the Rocks? Can this war be ended?

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Deal or No Deal: Missed Moves and a Damaged Image

95

Israel's Strategic Position After 600 Days of War, with Ehud Haik

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False Hopes? Why Did Prime Minister Netanyahu Claim There Would Be News on the Hostages Yesterday?

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I hope it's darkest before the light

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Special Guest Amir Gal Or

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Professor Yitzhak Reiter is my first guest

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Tel Aviv Diary Podcast May 13

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