Our Middle East: An Insider's View

Mar 13 2024 14
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Ever get the feeling that there is more to the story in the Middle East than what you see in the news? Want to know what really is going on in Israel and in the wider region?
Our Middle East with foreign policy expert Dan Diker and Israeli-Arab journalist Khaled Abu Toameh is an insider’s view of the Middle East revealing what goes on behind the scenes of the world’s most volatile region. A JNS show in partnership with Jerusalem Center of Public Affairs.

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Ep. 41: Former African Slave & Refugee Stand with Israel Against Familiar Enemies

Mar 13 2024 34 mins  
Dan Diker and Arab-Israeli journalist Khaled Abu Toameh talk with former African slave Simon Deng and refugee Naka Pitia about their steadfast support for Israel against Hamas. They explain how the October 7th atrocities remind them of the horrors that were done to the South Sudanese and how that has led them to stand with Israel during these troubling times.Become a supporter of t

Ep. 40: Hamas' Head-fake Hostage Deal

Mar 06 2024 24 mins  
Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/our-middle-east-an-insider-s-view--5792626/support.Can Hamas really not find the hostages or is Hamas stalling with fake hostage negotiations? Is an attack being planned for the month of Ramadan? Is international pressure on Israel strengthening and playing right into the hands of Hamas?JCPA President Dan Diker an

Ep. 39: PM RESIGNS: Is the Palestinian Authority on the Verge of Collapse?

Feb 29 2024 31 mins  
Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/our-middle-east-an-insider-s-view--5792626/support.Palestinian Authority PM Shtayyeh resigned citing new 'reality' in Gaza. Is this a real step in "reforming" the Palestinian Authority or is this a move to play the international community for fools?JCPA President Dan Diker and Arab-Israeli journalist Khaled Abu-To

Ep. 38: How Hamas and Islamic Fundamentalists Has Been Embedded in America - for Decades

Feb 21 2024 28 mins  
Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/our-middle-east-an-insider-s-view--5792626/support.JCPA President Dan Diker and Arab-Israeli journalist Khaled Abu Toameh discuss how radical fundamentalists have been pouring money into Middle East studies programs on US campuses for decades and have been using US charities to funnel terrorism in the Middle East.

Ep. 37: THE DAY AFTER: What Israel Can Do To Protect Its Borders From Hamas and Hezbollah

Feb 21 2024 22 mins  
The Oct. 7th attack by Hamas in the south and the daily missile barrage from Hezbollah in the north has everyone asking how Israel can defend its borders and cities in the future? What must be done to ensure that terrorists don't pose a threat once more after the dust settles? JCPA President Dan Diker and Arab-Israeli journalist Khaled Abu Toameh discuss the future of Israel's secu

Ep. 36: Mayor Revivi: The West Bank is a Powder Keg

Feb 08 2024 36 mins  
JCPA President Dan Diker and Arab-Israeli journalist Khaled Abu-Toameh speak with Efrat Mayor Oded Revivi about the Biden administration sanctioning four "settlers" for violence against Palestinians. They discuss the implications of such an act and what signals it sends throughout Palestinian society and the region. Furthermore, they talk about a major story that is not being focus

Ep. 35: Inside the Disastrous Hostage Deal Being Formed with Hamas

Jan 30 2024 32 mins  
What is being discussed in a potential hostage deal with Hamas? Is any deal with the terrorist organization good for Israel? Has the West once again misunderstood what is going on?JCPA President Dan DIker and Arab Israeli Journalist Khaled Abu Toameh discuss what this will mean to the Arab world and the enemies of the West.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.co

Ep. 34: The Day After in Gaza

Jan 18 2024 34 mins  
Can the IDF defeat Hamas? Is the Palestinian Authority a viable replacement? Who will be in charge of security? Are the Americans out of touch with the reality on the ground?In this episode of “Our Middle East”, JCPA President Dr. Dan Diker and Arab-Israeli journalist Khaled Abu Toameh discuss “the day after” the war in Gaza with JCPA Fellow and Arab Expert Yoni Ben Menahem

Ep. 33: A Two-State Solution - A Prize for Genocide

Jan 11 2024 35 mins  
Antony Blinken and the United States to call for a two-state solution. But is this realistic? Is this something that the Israeli or the Palestinian people want? Is Washington out of step with the people of the region and with the reality on the ground?Dr. Dan Diker and Khaled Abu Toameh discuss this on this episode of the "Our Middle East".Become a supporter of this podcast: https:

Ep. 32: Iranian Dissidents: Iranians and Israelis Are Fighting for Their Lives

Jan 04 2024 43 mins  
Vahid Beheshti, an independent journalist and Iranian human rights activist based in London, became famous after completing a 72-day hunger strike followed by a sit-in last year. In summer 2023, he joined the Jerusalem Center for Public Affairs' initiative in the British House of Lords, to outlaw the Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps.Host Dan Diker met Beheshti and his wife Mattie