Iran, Israel, and a New Middle East: Hope on the Horizon

Iran’s Supreme Leader is dead.After coordinated US-Israeli strikes, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei — the man who led a regime devoted to Israel’s destruction — is gone.What does this mean for Israel?For the Middle East?For the Jewish people?October 7 was meant to ignite a regional war and isolate Israel. Instead, we may be witnessing the weakening of the very forces that sought Israel’s erasure.In this episode, Rabbi Eyal Bitton explores:• The ideological role Iran played in funding Hamas and Hezbollah• The difference between the Iranian regime and the Iranian people• Why normalization with Saudi Arabia may not have stopped• What this moment means for Jewish identity and Jewish pride• Why Israel’s permanence matters for Jews everywhereFor 2,000 years, the Jewish people lived without sovereignty. The destruction of Israel would mean the destruction — or expulsion — of half the world’s Jews. This moment may signal something very different. A new Middle East. One that lives with Israel — not against it.📌 Subscribe to Proudly Jewish for weekly conversations on Israel and Jewish identity.