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Israel Update

Israel Update

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 This is the audio version of Israel Update. Israel Update is a video podcast hosted by Israeli historian and political commentator Gadi Taub and Michael Doran, a senior fellow at the Hudson Institute in Washington, D.C. The show offers news from the ground as well as an unparalleled insider perspective on the war.2024 Tablet Magazine Political Science Politics & Government
Episodes
  • The End of the Islamic Republic of Iran?

    The End of the Islamic Republic of Iran?
    Jan 12 2026
    Mike sees three possible scenarios in which this can unfold. In all three there will be massive consequences for Israel, the US and the world order. Also on this episode: who is trying to break Trump’s faith-based coalition from within, and why? And finally: Gadi’s hilarious twitter feud with NYT’s Ronen Bergman.
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    1 hr and 30 mins
  • Antisemitism: Australia, the US and Israel

    Antisemitism: Australia, the US and Israel
    Dec 17 2025
    On this episode: the Bondi Beach shooting, the rising tide of antisemitism, and the recent conference at the Hudson Institute, about how the hatred of Jews is weaponized to undermine American national security. Also - Israel's Deep State is thrashing around in an attempt to cover up the crimes of the IDF Advocate General. Will it succeed? And this is the Icelandic comedian Gadi mentioned: https://www.instagram.com/reels/DOebgY8jXx-/
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    1 hr and 19 mins
  • 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
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