Welcome to the Commentary Magazine Daily Podcast.

Today is Monday October 7th, 2024.

I'm John Pothoritz, the editor of Commentary magazine,

with me as always executive editor Abe Greenwald hi Abe

hi john senior editor Seth Mandel hi Seth

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media commentary columnist Christine,

Hi, Christine.

Hi, John.

Washington commentary columnist Matthew Connetty.

Hi Matt.

Hi, John.

And joining us today from Tel Aviv, one of the most prolific commentators in the English

language Israeli press, former editor of the Jerusalem Post, current columnist for the Jewish News Syndicate,

host, co-host of the Israel and diplomatic podcast, former communications official

for the Netyahu government and my sister, Ruthie Bloom.

Hi Ruthie.

Hi, John.

So Ruthie is here to join us as we discuss this dastardly anniversary of the attacks on on Israel

exactly one year ago today and let me begin by asking you how you think this anniversary would have gone or would have felt had it not

been for the events of the last three weeks

with Israel's intelligence military special forces triumphs in Lebanon the ability that Israel showed to defang the Iranian ballistic missile attack on the country and the real general sense that the war in Gaza has approached its end game as a and

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