Episodes

  • The Mirage of a “New Gaza”: Why the Peace Plan Could Backfire

    The Mirage of a “New Gaza”: Why the Peace Plan Could Backfire
    Feb 3 2026
    Stage Two of the Gaza peace plan is being sold as a fresh start, but Dan Diker and Khaled Abu Toameh argue it may be the most dangerous mirage yet. In this episode of Our Middle East, they walk you through what actually happens when the Rafah crossing reopens, “technocrats” arrive, and the Donald Trump-era “Board of Peace” raises global expectations...while Hamas remains the de facto power on the ground, rearming and controlling key institutions. You’ll learn why disarmament talk is mostly theater unless someone can enforce it, why the real battlefield is cultural (education, ideology, incentives), and how a glossy “New Gaza” vision can backfire, turning Israel into the scapegoat when reality refuses to match the brochure. The takeaway is blunt: buyer beware, because the plan only works if the underlying system changes, and nobody can yet prove that’s happening.
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    33 mins
  • How Tucker Carlson Is Reshaping Conservatism

    How Tucker Carlson Is Reshaping Conservatism
    Jan 29 2026
    Iran isn’t just facing chaos in the streets, it’s being used as cover for a second war you’re probably underestimating: “wokeism warfare,” now metastasizing from the radical left into the MAGA right. In this episode, Karis Rhea breaks down how censorship-era paranoia supercharged conspiracy thinking online, why anti-Israel narratives have become the “acceptable” gateway to broader anti-Western ideology and how figures like Tucker Carlson can mainstream grievance politics while quietly reshaping the future of the American right. You’ll come away understanding why Israel is the common denominator for both extremes, what that means for America’s Judeo-Christian foundations and the strategic counter-moves Israel and its allies must make before the West’s internal fracture becomes irreversible.
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    45 mins
  • Gaza After the Ceasefire: Hamas, the PA, and the Illusion of a Technocratic Government

    Gaza After the Ceasefire: Hamas, the PA, and the Illusion of a Technocratic Government
    Jan 18 2026
    Dan Diker and Khaled Abu Toameh discuss a big Middle East tremor: Iran’s regime wobbling, and Gaza sitting in a deceptively calm “quiet before the storm.” They dissect why talk of a “technocratic government” and Gaza reconstruction could become a strategic trap, effectively laundering Hamas’s control while letting it regroup, rearm and outsource civilian responsibility, Hezbollah-style. The episode is a practical field guide to reading Middle East power signals the way local actors do: how Hamas and the PA can “collaborate and collide” at the same time, why disarmament language matters when it suddenly vanishes and why de-radicalization is impossible without total defeat of armed jihadist infrastructure. If you want to understand the real stakes behind Phase Two headlines, and why Washington’s messaging can trigger unintended seismic aftershocks, this is the conversation.
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    31 mins
  • “An Earthquake Is an Understatement”: Rawan Osman on How Iran’s Decline Could Reshape the Middle East

    “An Earthquake Is an Understatement”: Rawan Osman on How Iran’s Decline Could Reshape the Middle East
    Jan 6 2026
    In this episode, peace activist Rawan Osman examines the dramatic shifts reshaping the region with a focus on Iran’s weakening grip and the changing balance of power. Drawing on personal and regional insight, she explains how Israel’s actions, the collapse of long-standing regimes, and the rise of new Islamist forces could redefine the Middle East. The conversation explores what these changes mean for regional minorities, Western policy, and the future stability of the region.
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    35 mins
  • The Green Prince Speaks: Hamas, Jihad, and the Global Threat

    The Green Prince Speaks: Hamas, Jihad, and the Global Threat
    Jan 1 2026
    Dan Dyker sits down with the one and only Mosab Hassan Yousef, the son of a Hamas founder turned fearless whistleblower, to break down what could be the most dangerous turning point in Middle East history. From a surprise President Trump-PM Netanyahu summit to Iran’s nuclear ambitions, Hamas deception and the West’s ideological blind spots, nothing is off-limits. Yousef pulls back the curtain on the lies of jihadist propaganda, the manipulation of the Palestinian cause and the terrifying possibility of a regional implosion.
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    45 mins
  • Why Trump Just Hit the Panic Button with Netanyahu

    Why Trump Just Hit the Panic Button with Netanyahu
    Dec 31 2025
    While the world was in holiday mode, President Trump and Prime Minister Netanyahu dropped a geopolitical bombshell: a surprise emergency summit between Christmas and New Year’s. But this wasn’t just about diplomacy, it was a veiled strategic realignment. From Gaza to Syria, Somalia to the Red Sea, and even Ilhan Omar’s family history, this video connects the dots of a brewing showdown against Iran, a looming Sunni threat and a quiet new alliance that could reshape the entire Middle East. It’s methodical. It’s explosive. And it’s happening now, just behind the headlines.
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    35 mins
  • The Tunnel Trap: Inside Hamas’s Underground Collapse

    The Tunnel Trap: Inside Hamas’s Underground Collapse
    Dec 2 2025
    As the ceasefire crumbles, Gaza’s war moves underground...literally. Hamas terrorists are trapped in their own tunnel networks, abandoned by leadership and starving beneath the rubble. But surrender is not an option in the world of jihad. Dan Diker and Khaled Abu Toameh expose the stunning reversals of fortune, the regional power plays from Qatar and Turkey and how Hamas is losing its grip both in the tunnels and on the streets of Gaza. Is this the beginning of Hamas’s collapse or the ignition point of a Palestinian civil war?
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    30 mins
  • Stage Two Jihad: How Hamas Is Outsmarting the West Again

    Stage Two Jihad: How Hamas Is Outsmarting the West Again
    Nov 16 2025
    Dan Diker and Khaled Abu Toameh expose Hamas’s strategic manipulation of the Trump ceasefire plan. While appearing to comply with phase one, Hamas is stalling, refusing to release hostages and exploiting negotiations to regroup, rearm and reassert control over Gaza. The conversation reveals Hamas's true intent: to maintain power, avoid disarmament and ultimately destroy Israel using diplomatic deception and international legitimacy. This is not peace, it’s what they call “Stage Two Jihad.”
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    35 mins