Episode 67 - Middle East Break Down

Two Nice Jewish Boys

Eytan and Naor

Society & Culture

1.7 • 804 Ratings

🗓️ 11 December 2017

⏱️ 57 minutes

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Summary

The Middle East isn’t the friendliest neighborhood to grow up in, especially for Israel. With the cold peace it shares with both Egypt and Jordan to the persistent “state of war” it holds with Iraq and Iran, Israel is hard pressed to find a friend in its corner of the world. The USA is often seen as Israel’s big brother, its protector, its ever-loyal ally, but the United States lies thousands upon thousands of miles away geographically and lightyears culturally. So how does a country like Israel fit in in its home town? What’s its role here in the Middle East? How does a young nation forge relationships in such a harsh climate? Here to help us understand the intricacies and intrigues of the Middle East is Barak Ravid. Barak is the chief diplomatic correspondent for Channel 10 News in Israel. Before that he served as the diplomatic correspondent at Haaretz for a decade, covering the Prime Minister's Office, the Foreign Ministry and the Ministry of Defense, dealing with issues such as U.S.-Israeli relations, EU-Israeli relations and the peace process. Barak Ravid joins us today to talk about Israel’s place in the Middle East.

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0:00.0	Live from Tel Aviv, two nice Jewish boys.
0:07.0	This podcast is made in cooperation with the Jewish Journal, www.gewishjournal.com.
0:12.9	The Middle East isn't the friendliest neighborhood to grow up in, especially for Israel.
0:17.8	From the cold peace it shares with both Egypt and Jordan to the persistent state of war it
0:22.5	holds with Iraq and Iran, Israel is hard pressed to find a friend in its corner of the world.
0:28.7	The USA is often seen as Israel's big brother, its protector, its ever loyal ally, but the United
0:34.7	States lies thousands upon thousands of miles away geographically and light
0:39.5	years culturally. So how does a country like Israel fit in in its hometown? What's its role here in the
0:46.3	Middle East? How does a young nation forge relationships in such harsh climate? Here to help us
0:52.6	understand the intricacies and intrigues of the Middle East is
0:55.1	Barak Ravid. Barak is the chief diplomatic correspondent for Channel 10 News here in Israel. Before
1:01.0	that, he served as the diplomatic correspondent at Ha'Arretz for a decade covering the prime
1:05.5	minister's office, the foreign ministry, and the Ministry of Defense, dealing with issues such as
1:10.0	U.S.-Israel relations,
1:11.5	EU-Israel relations, and the peace process.
1:14.5	Barack Ravid joins us today to talk about Israel's place in the Middle East.
1:18.9	Subscribe to two nice Jewish boys on iTunes.
1:21.6	And if you like the podcast, don't forget to rate us.
1:26.1	Hi, Barack.
1:26.9	Hi, guys.
1:28.3	Good to be here. Thanks for coming.
1:29.3	Thank you for joining us.
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