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Okay, Yala, let's do this.

We, the people of Israel, are prepared and anxious to meet the representatives of our neighbors without any preconditions.

There are people in Israel and elsewhere say it's impossible to make peace between their ups and Israel or the Jewish people.

I think they're home.

Today's episode is a little different from the Yuzh.

Yeah, I know I've been saying that a lot recently.

With life-changing news breaking every 30 seconds or so,

unpacking Israeli history has had to adapt.

As of Tuesday, June 24th, Israel and Iran have technically accepted a ceasefire, have been

thoroughly reprimanded by President Trump, though what happens next is anyone's guess,

and we've invited Dr. Talbecker to discuss what all this means.

Dr. Becker doesn't know it,

or at least he didn't before we spoke, but he's had a massive influence on the way I think.

The truth is that I did not even realize it until we had our conversation. Somewhere towards the end of the conversation, I actually started to feel emotional when I realized this.

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