Episodes

  • The UN Security Council Resolution: Gaza, Jerusalem, Baku, Washington, Ankara, and Riyadh

    The UN Security Council Resolution: Gaza, Jerusalem, Baku, Washington, Ankara, and Riyadh
    Nov 24 2025
    It is not clear how the theory of the Trump plan will be implemented in practice - and above all it is still unclear how Hamas will be disarmed. Has the UN Security Council Resolution made things any clearer? Are Israel's friends in Baku, Azerbaijan going to help solve this conundrum, and finally, have Israel Update's listeners managed to explain to Mike and Gadi what a conundrum is? And here are the links we promised: Zineb Riboua's piece on why the right get Mamdani wrong: https://www.hudson.org/politics-government/what-right-gets-wrong-about-zohran-mamdani-zineb-riboua And here's Mike's conversation with Caroline Glick: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r6y1cJqp9JM
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    1 hr and 16 mins
  • The iPhone Suicide

    The iPhone Suicide
    Nov 10 2025
    The plot thickens! The tale of the rape that never was, and now the suicide attempt that Maj. Gen. Yifat Tomer Yerushalmi seems to have faked, opens a window into everything that has been convulsing Israel in recent years.
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    1 hr and 40 mins
  • Head of IDF Prosecution Resigns Over Leaked Fake Rape Tape

    Head of IDF Prosecution Resigns Over Leaked Fake Rape Tape
    Nov 3 2025
    The scandal over the doctored tape of the rape-that-never-was in Sde Teiman is the eye of a huge storm that has to do with everything that convulsed the country in recent years. Major General Yifat Tomer Yerushalmi the head of the IDF prosecution resigned in disgrace over the affair – and was reported missing while we were recording this session. It turned out that she is alive, and just “lost” her phone in the sea while attempting suicide (or staging such an attempt).
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    1 hr and 28 mins
  • Tommy Robinson in Israel

    Tommy Robinson in Israel
    Oct 25 2025
    Tommy Robinson, the outspoken activist against the importation of Jihad into the UK, visited Israel. His support for Israel's war won many hearts in the country. Mike was skeptical but Gadi insisted on having him on the show (in this Mikeless joint episode of Gadi's Hebrew language podcast Gatekeeper, and Israel Update).
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    53 mins
  • Did Israel Win The War?

    Did Israel Win The War?
    Oct 20 2025
    The Trump plan – what’s in it? What are the implications of the Trump Declaration for Enduring Peace and Prosperity issued at Sharm El Sheikh? And what should we make of his Knesset speech? Plus, why did Israelis boo Netanyahu at Hostages Square? Mike and Gadi discuss.
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    1 hr and 31 mins
  • Defending Israel with Facts

    Defending Israel with Facts
    Sep 26 2025
    Netanyahu gave a show at the UN, rebuking the weakness of Western leaders and defending Israel’s conduct of the war with facts. Gadi and Mike analyze the speech in detail. Meanwhile antisemitism is rearing its ugly head on the right, led by the ubiquitous Tucker Carlson. How widespread is it?
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    1 hr and 5 mins
  • The Struggle Over Charlie Kirk's Legacy

    The Struggle Over Charlie Kirk's Legacy
    Sep 17 2025
    The debate about Charlie Kirk's legacy is actually a struggle over the future of the Republican Party - and not least over US-Israeli relations. Video:https://youtu.be/LZ8xduB0hPo
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    1 hr and 4 mins
  • Cementing the American-Israeli Alliance

    Cementing the American-Israeli Alliance
    Sep 10 2025
    It is highly unlikely that the Israeli strike in Qatar was not coordinated with the White House. Are the Americans and Israelis employing a good cop / bad cop strategy? What does the Israeli operation mean for the balance of power in the region? Mike and Gadi discuss the implications of the strike. And they are by no means small.
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    1 hr and 1 min