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The Dispatch Podcast

Will Israel Become a Rogue State? | Interview: Nadav Eyal, Einat Wilf, & David French

The Dispatch Podcast

The Dispatch

News, Politics

4.6 • 3.3K Ratings

🗓️ 5 August 2024

⏱️ 76 minutes

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Summary

Are Israel and Iran rolling towards a regional war? Can Israel still rely on the United States as an ally? Is the war in Gaza over and did Hamas already win? Adaam is joined by senior Yedioth Ahronoth reporter Nadav Eyal, political commentator and author of The War of Return Einat Wilf, and Advisory Opinions special guest (and New York Times columnist) David French to discuss the balance of power in the Middle East. Show Notes: —Kevin D. Williamson's piece on Israel not 'risking' a regional war —Charlotte Lawson's reporting from Israel —Einat's appearance on The Remnant The Dispatch Podcast is a production of The Dispatch, a digital media company covering politics, policy, and culture from a non-partisan, conservative perspective. To access all of The Dispatch’s offerings—including members-only newsletters, bonus podcast episodes, and weekly livestreams—click here. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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Welcome to the Dispatch Podcast.

0:31.6

This is Adam sitting in for Jamie. It's been a while since we talked about Israel and a lot has happened so we thought we'll do a quick recap. We have Nadavaial, senior political reporter for Yadiota

0:48.0

howonaut, David French, special guest of advisory opinion, and a not wealth,

0:54.2

former Israeli parliamentarian and author of the War of Return. So we want to make sure that we go through a variety of topics from the

1:19.8

current rising tensions in the region and the possibility of a regional war and the

1:25.3

mood in Israel and get to also talk about the, I don't know what to call it, you'll give it a

1:32.1

word, but the state of relationship

1:35.4

between the United States and Israel.

1:37.8

But let's start with how are things looking right now for Israel vis-Ă -vis Iran. Israel, as I'm sure all our

1:47.2

listeners are aware, has completed a set of assassinations in recent weeks which has culminated with the killing of Hamas's political leader Ismailanilla on Iranian soil.

2:07.0

And we are now basically in baited breath waiting for the Iranian response.

2:16.3

What's the situation on that, Nadav?

2:18.6

So Israel is racing for an Iranian response that should come in the next 24 to 72 hours.

2:28.1

This is the last assessment by both Western Intelligence Services, I think the US Intelligence but also the Israelis.

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