IDDF Podcast

The Israel Defense and Diplomacy Forum podcast (IDDF) brings together former Israeli deputy national security advisor, Prof. Chuck Freilich and former Deputy Foreign Minister and ambassador to Washington, Danny Ayalon, now succeeded by Benjamin Anthony, Co-chair of the Miryam Institute, for a bi-weekly update on hot button issues from the State of Israel. 

Israel-Saudi Normalization + The State Of The Israel-U.S. Relationship

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Podcast 33: August 11, 2023

Hot Debate: Judicial Reform Passes. IDF Refusals. U.S.-Israel Crisis?

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Podcast 32: July 28, 2023

Examining The Two-State Solution, The Jenin Operation & Judicial Reform. The Latest In Israel. 

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Podcast 31: July 14, 2023

Is Climate change impacting Israel’s national security?

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Podcast 30: June 30, 2023

 Is The Iran Nuclear Deal Being Revived? Israel-Saudi Normalization In The Offing?t

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Podcast 29: June 16, 2023

Hezbollah threatens war, will Erdogan’s victory be good for Israel and NATO? Iran-Saudi-UAE-Syria rapprochement: what now for the AbrahamAccords?

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Podcast 28: June 2, 2023

Operation Shield & Arrow harms Islamic Jihad but how much will it change Gaza? Plus the Iran nuclear deal and the US withdrawal 5 years ago. What should Israel do?

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Podcast 27: May 19, 2023

Rockets from Gaza and Saudi-Iran rapprochement

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Podcast 26: May 5, 2023

Yom Hashoah, Memorial Day for Fallen Soldiers and Yom Ha’atzmaut. What all these dates mean to Israelis and Jewish people

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Podcast 25: April 21, 2023

With guest Prof. Manuel Trajtenberg, Israel’s enemies are astonished at the internal protests and political instability at home

Podcast 24: April 7, 2023

Legal crisis, interview with Prof. Avi Bell, crisis in US relations, Saudi-Iranian rapproachment

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Podcast 23: March 24, 2023

Legal crisis, war in Ukraine, Iran and more with special guest, Major General Yair Golan, former IDF deputy chief of staff and Member of Knesset

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Podcast 22: March 10, 2023

Ex-Attorney General Elyakim Rubinstein says “judicial reforms” will turn Israel into a “democratic dictatorship”

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Podcast 21: February 24, 2023

Turkish earthquake: how ready would Israel be in a similar situation? Sec. Blinken’s Israel visit and building in Judea and Samaria

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Podcast 20: February 10, 2023

Israel’s policies over the Ukraine War and US-Israel relations with special guest Abe Foxman

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Podcast 19: January 27, 2023

Israel’s new government makes changes to the judicial and democratic processes and China’s rising influence in the Middle East

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Podcast 18: January 13, 2023

The Threat to the US-Israel “Special Relationship”: Aipac vs. JStreet

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Podcast 17: December 30, 2022

Emerging Crisis in Relations With US and Israel, Israel’s New Laser Air Defense System

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Podcast 16: December 16, 2022

Events in West Bank, Iran, Chuck Interviews Danny About Time as Ambassador to US

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Podcast 15: December 18, 2022

Ramifications of the Elections in the US and Israel,  and a Very Personal, Lethal Antisemitic Attack

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Podcast 14: November 18, 2022

Bibi’s Extraordinary Comeback Amid a Right-Wing Sweep in the Latest Israeli General Election

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Podcast 13: November 4, 2022

What Does the US-Israel “Special Relationship” Actually Mean?

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Podcast 12: October 21, 2022

The Shared Values and Strategic Interests of the US-Israel “Special Relationship”

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Podcast 11: October 7, 2022

UK-Israel relations, 77th UN General Assembly, 2nd anniversary of the Abraham Accords and Russian-Iranian cooperation over the Ukraine War

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Podcast 10: September 23

Developments in the Palestinian Arena

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Podcast 9: September 9

Renewed Relations Between Israel and Turkey, Hezbollah Ramp Up Tensions and the Latest on the JCPOA Iran Nuclear Deal

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Podcast 8: August 26, 2022

Operation Breaking Dawn in Gaza

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Podcast 7: August 12, 2022

The US-Israel “Special Relationship”; Interview With Dennis Ross

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Podcast 6: July 29, 2022

Biden’s Visit to Israel and Saudi Arabia and What it Means for Them and the Mideast

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Podcast 5: July 15, 2022

 Yet Another Election in Israel & Biden’s Middle East Tour

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Podcast 4: July 1, 2022

Countering Iran’s Nuclear Program and Regional Expansionism

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Podcast 3: June 17, 2022

The Six Day War 55 Years Later

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Podcast 2: June 3, 2022

On Israel and the War in Ukraine; Iran and the Nuclear Program

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Podcast 1: May 20, 2022