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Tel Aviv Diary Podcast — 115 episodes
Reflections After 1,000 Days: Israel’s Reckoning and America at 250
AI, Energy, and the Future of Israel’s Tech Ecosystem — A Conversation with Devora Mason
Israel After the Iran Gamble: Politics, Strategy, and the Limits of Power
Israel’s Strategic Trap — and the Fight to Reclaim the Narrative
From Budapest: Israel’s Strategic Shock After the Iran Deal
Rabbi Uri Regev on Israel’s Battle for Religious Freedom, Civil Marriage, and Equality
Inbar Harush on Israel’s Service Crisis, the Haredi Challenge, and Why She Believes Gadi Eisenkot Can Repair the Country
Pain, Healing, and the Search for Human Dignity: A Conversation with Avi Shahaf
Gaylen Ross on Sapiro v. Ford: The Jewish Lawyer Who Took on Henry Ford — Plus Israel’s Political and Strategic Crossroads
Israel, American Jewry, and the Future of U.S. Support — A Conversation with Owen Alterman
Israel After the Iran War: Strategic Failure, Hezbollah’s Drone Threat, and the Search for Competence
MAY 19, 2026: Startup Nation Under Pressure — Yaniv Rivlin on Israeli Entrepreneurship, War, Tel Aviv, and the Future of the Periphery
War, Politics, and the Future of Mobility: Israel at a Crossroads
MAY 8, 2026: Iran, Hormuz, and Israel’s Strategic Drift — A Conversation with Ehud Haik
American Jews, Israel, and the Search for Hope After October 7
Between Sirens and Sovereignty: Yom HaZikaron, War, and Israel’s Uncertain Moment
The War Winds Down: Lebanon Ceasefire, Iran’s Next Move, and Israel’s Dangerous Gap Between Promises and Reality
Joel Rubin on Israel’s Strategic Position, Washington’s Political Shift, and the Future of American Jewish Support
Ceasefire, Lebanon, and the Limits of War: A Conversation from Tel Aviv
Sirens Interrupt the Conversation as Yair Zivan on War, Leadership, Diplomacy, and Israel’s Future
Erev Chag Under Fire: Missile Barrages, Strategic Drift, and a Somber Seder in Israel
Four Weeks In: Is The End in Sight? A Fraying North, and the High Cost of Endless War
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
Three Weeks Into War: What Has Israel Achieved-and What Comes Next?
Missiles Over Tel Aviv, Then a Conversation About the Jewish Future | Yuval David on Advocacy, Antisemitism, and Resilience
Day 14: Empty Streets, Mounting Doubts, and a Country Running on Resilience
War, Iran, and the Long View — A Conversation With Yitzhak Sokoloff
Day Seven of the War — Life Under Iranian Missiles, Hezbollah’s Escalation, and the Uncertain Endgame
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
“Paying With Our Blood”: Batya Kalish and Bashar Iraqi on Crime, Policing, and the Breaking Point in Arab Israeli Communities
Tel Aviv on Edge: Waiting for Iran, Hezbollah Strikes in Lebanon, and Trump’s Tariff Shock — Plus My AI Coding Revelation
Fighting the “Tsunami” of Antisemitism: ADL’s Marina Rosenberg on Data, Diplomacy, Iran’s Propaganda—and the Battle for the Online World
Friday the 13th in Tel Aviv: Netanyahu, Trump, and a Country Living on Edge
Japanese Investment, Israeli Innovation: Noa Asher on What Comes Next
Oman Talks, Netanyahu’s Washington Dash, and a Friday in the Far North — Plus: America’s ICE Shockwaves and the AI Acceleration
From Little Rock to Tel Aviv: Ambassador Simon Geissbühler on Diplomacy, Democracy, and Swiss Neutrality
From Young Judaea to Times of Israel: Miriam Herschlag on Journalism, Trauma, and Jewish Anxiety
Between Border Strikes and Broken Narratives: Israel, Iran, and a Week of Unsettled Waiting
Trump, Netanyahu, and the Absence of Process: Laura Rozen on Power, Personality, and a World Out of Balance
The War That Didn’t Start — and the People Left Behind
Tel Aviv Diary: Ruthie Blum on Iran’s Shadow, Qatargate, and the New Face of American Antisemitism
Elections in the Air, Revolutions in Question: Israel Watches Gaza, Iran, and Washington
From the Blue Box to Blueprint Negev: JNF USA’s Russell Robinson on Building Israel’s Future
Beyond the Two-State Solution: A Three-Part Plan for Israeli-Palestinian Peace with Chuck Freilich
Israel After the Ceasefire: Ehud Haik on Gaza’s “Yellow Line,” Qatar & Turkey, and the Next War Nobody Wants
From Shechem to Sydney: Joseph’s Tomb Tensions, Haredi Street Power—and a Bondi Beach Conversation
Hinenu in Tel Aviv: David Shlachter on Aliyah After October 7—and Mapping Israel Through 100 Stories
Hanukkah in the Tunnels: Hostage Footage, Gaza’s Uncertain “Next Stage,” and Trump’s New World Order
The Fight to Beat ALS: Alon Ben-Noon on PrimeC, Persistence, and Israeli Biotech
Netanyahu’s Pardon Gambit, the Haredi Draft Battle, and AI in the Classroom
A New Generation’s View of Israel: Identity, Service, and Hard Questions with Adam Penkin
Tunnels, Turmoil, and a Civilian Lifeline: This Week in Israel and Operation Israel’s Story
Gershon Baskin: From Long Island Activist to Israel’s Most Unlikely Intermediary
Rafah Tunnels, Riyadh’s Trillion-Dollar Embrace, and Israel’s Shrinking Leverage
Worried Nation, Thin Hope: Shmuel Rosner on Israel After the Trump Plan and the October 7th War
Rain in Tel Aviv, AI on the Rise, and Political Storms Ahead- Marc Looks Back at the Week
Bridging Divides: Former German Minister Kerstin Müller on Dialogue, Peace, and the Future After October 7
Saving Abigail — Liz Hirsh Naftali on Courage, Advocacy, and Bringing Hostages Home
Rabbi Kenneth Brander: Building a Modern Orthodox Future — Torah, Service, and Shared Responsibility
Hostages, Haredi Protests, and a Fraying Consensus — Tel Aviv Diary, Oct 31, 2025
Education, Inequality, and Hope: A Conversation with Don Futterman of ICEI
Missed Opportunities and Mounting Realities: Israel’s Political Week in Review
Social Media, BDS, and the New Face of Antisemitism
From Ceasefire to Strategy: Israel Between Sunni Revival and Shia Retreat
The Morning Tel Aviv Finally Said ‘Boker Tov’
Live with Marc Schulman and Dan Perry
The Day After Has a Plan: My Take on Trump’s Gaza Proposal
Loudspeakers in Gaza, Silence in Strategy Ehud Haik Joins Marc Schulman on Israel’s Messaging, Isolation, and What Comes Next
Erev Rosh Hashanah: Hostage Square, War Fatigue, and a Prayer for the Year Ahead
Noah Efron Joins Marc Schulman on Tel Aviv, Zionism, and the Future of Israel
From the Knesset to the Front Lines: A Conversation with Jeremy Saltan
Finding Optimism: Tel Aviv, High-Tech, and the Power of Inclusion
AM Coffee
From Doha to Gaza: The Perils of Acting “Because We Can"
War, Law, and Truth: Prof. Danny Orbach on Gaza and the Battle Over Information
Fighting Antisemitism on Campus and Beyond: A Conversation with Lauren Steinberg
My first Substack Live - with Israel expert Marc Schulman
My College Roommate Yitzhak Sokoloff joins me for a wide ranging discussion on where we stand today.
Jonathan Harounoff Israel's UN Spokesman and Author of Unveiled on Iran's Dissidents Joins Me.
Special Guest Dr Jonathan Bowman Co-Author of Aiding Who? Humanitarian Aid and the Continuation of War by Other Means
Waiting in the Heat: War Stalemate, Public Apathy, and Global Perception
Live with Royce
Netanyahu’s Gaza Folly: Power, Hostages, and a Nation at the Brink
"Israel at the Crossroads: A Decade to Save the Nation - with Dan Perry"
Citizenship, Cohesion, and a Path Forward with Mike Prashker
The Price of Messianic Politics
Hostages to Politics: Bradley Burston on Netanyahu, Hamas, Gaza—and What Might Still Save Israel
Israel's Impossible Choices: The Syrian Tinderbox and the Gaza Endgame
Understanding Israel's Legal Crisis with Dr. Ido Baum
Ultra Orthodox Parties Leave the Coalition Over Draft Bill; Why?
Hostage Negotiations Stalled? Is it Netanyahu's Fault?
Another Terrible Morning in Israel- Where do we Stand After Trump Netanyahu Meeting
The Hostage Crisis After 638 Days: Hope and Heartbreak at Hostage Square
From Kibbutz to Conflict: Maggie Bar-Tura on 50 Years of Israeli Life
Israel's Strategic Dilemma: Winning Wars, Losing Autonomy in the Trump Era
It's time to end the war in Gaza and bring our hostages home!
What comes next in the U.S.-Israel-Iran dynamic? Laura Rozen joins me to discuss
Has the Israel- Iran War Ended? What are the implications?
US Attack Iran's Nuclear Facilities. The Period of Will He Won't He is Over
Is Regime Change Possible? Is it Likely? Can We Live with a Wounded Iranian Regime?
Sleepless Night, Followed By Missiles in the Morning in Israel- New Iranian Military Commander Assasinated
Two Days of Missiles on Tel Aviv, As Israel Methodically Destroys Iran's Nuclear Program
Nimrod Sheffer Former Deputy Commander of the IAF is Today's Guest
Is the US Interfering in Israeli Politics? Will The Government of Netanyahu Fall?
Arming Militias In Gaza, Attacking Beirut, all this as the coalition seems to be falling apart
Coalition on the Rocks? Can this war be ended?
Deal or No Deal: Missed Moves and a Damaged Image
Israel's Strategic Position After 600 Days of War, with Ehud Haik
False Hopes? Why Did Prime Minister Netanyahu Claim There Would Be News on the Hostages Yesterday?
I hope it's darkest before the light
Special Guest Amir Gal Or
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Professor Yitzhak Reiter is my first guest
Tel Aviv Diary Podcast May 13
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