The Benjamin Anthony Show from the MirYam Institute

In this situational briefing, I am joined by MirYam Institute Analyst, former MK and Deputy Ambassador to Egypt, Ruth Wasserman Lande.

Together, we examine the political deadlock following Israel's 2026 elections, where neither bloc has secured the 61 mandates required to form a governing coalition.

We assess potential paths forward, including whether figures such as Naftali Bennett or Gadi Eisenkot might cross the political aisle, the severe instability of a minority government, and the looming prospect of repeat elections.

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In this episode, I am joined by MirYam Institute In-House Analyst Yaakov Lappin.

Together we examine the strategic signaling behind Israeli fighter jets flying to the Iranian border ahead of Israel’s elections and evaluate President Donald Trump’s political endorsement of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.

Finally, we highlight the strategic risks of personalizing Israel’s national security.

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In this situational briefing, Yaakov Lappin, In-House Analyst at The MirYam Institute, examines three central security developments:

• Iran’s assembly of pre-manufactured missiles in underground bunkers
• The strategic vulnerabilities exposed by the Houthi strike on Riyadh
• Operational factors and price tags defining the hostage deal debate; a debate that is now rampant in Israel during election season.

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In this episode, MirYam Institute In-House Analyst Yaakov Lappin and I review the events and repercussions of the October 7th massacre on this three-year commemoration.

We discuss the sacrifices, losses, multi-front military operations, the hostage crisis, and Israel’s shift from managing threats to destroying threats.

Our conversation concludes with a focus on strategic optimism, including an examination of how Israeli society has demonstrated long-term resolve and forged a new generation of civilians, defined by unfathomable courage and heroism.

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Referenced in this podcast:

The protest movement is weaponizing the hostage crisis – opinion
By Benjamin Anthony
AUGUST 15, 2024

LINK: http://www.miryaminstitute.org/commentary-blog/benjamins-jerusalem-post-op-ed-the-protest-movement-is-weaponizing-the-hostage-crisis

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In this episode, I am joined by In-House Analyst Yaakov Lappin to review, analyze and discuss the thwarted FlyDubai hijacking.

We discuss how heroic passengers and crew stopped a rogue co-pilot mid-flight, the critical security failures exposed by this episode, and the regional impact across Israel, Saudi Arabia, and the UAE.

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Referenced in this podcast: Smit Machchhar’s podcast from a year ago

https://x.com/TheBandhalgoti/status/2105417570623127947?s=20

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In this episode, I’m joined by In-House Analyst Yaakov Lappin to break down Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s address to the United Nations General Assembly.

Together, we:

• Examine Israel's defense, the PM's message to Iran, and Netanyahu’s role as Israel's international representative.
• Highlight the absence of any substantive, long-term strategy presented by the PM.
• Evaluate The merits and demerits of publicly exposing the dangerous rhetoric coming from Turkey.

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In this briefing I respond to the unrelenting promotion of what I call the "two-state delusion" by the British government and several of its international allies.

I challenge proponents of the moribund two-state "solution" in several ways.

• Poses Four Direct Questions For Them To Answer: Via these I challenge the blatant impracticability, security liabilities, and sheer hypocrisy of the land-for-peace fantasy.
• Western Appeasement: I outline the pandering of international leaders to their domestic agitators by punishing the State of Israel.
• People In Glass Houses: With calls from Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales to cede from union, I suggest Britains's leadership would do better to get their own house in order before voicing their unwanted counsel to Israel.

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In this episode, I open the show with a monologue aimed directly at the moral bankruptcy of Britain's Jewish Foreign Minister, Ed Miliband, following Miliband's unveiling of British-led, international sanctions against Judea & Samaria.

Thereafter, I am joined by MirYam's In-House Analyst, Yaakov Lappin, and together we analyze:

· UK Sanctions: Scope of the measures targeting Judea and Samaria.

· Ed Miliband: Political motivations behind London’s policy shift.

· Israel's Response: Closing the UK's Jerusalem consulate.

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In this episode, I’m joined by In-House Analyst Yaakov Lappin. Together, we examine:

• Israel's extraction of senior Hamas commander Muein al-Arabid
• Recent U.S. precision strikes in Iran
• Sarah Netanyahu’s allegations against 'Democrats' party leader, Yair Golan, a former deputy Chief of the IDF.

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In this briefing, The MirYam Institute’s In-House Analysts Yaakov Lappin and Ruth Wasserman-Lande evaluate:

• Israel’s airstrike on Turkish military assets in Syria.
• President Erdogan’s neo-Ottoman ambitions, and the strategic imperative to counter Ankara-backed jihadist threats.
• Egypt’s dual policy toward Hamas, cross-border security challenges, and Cairo's refusal to join the Turkish-Saudi-Pakistani "Mecca Agreement".

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In this briefing, Yaakov Lappin, In-House Analyst at The MirYam Institute, details rising U.S.-Israel friction over Gaza’s future following Jared Kushner’s meetings with Hamas in Cairo and Netanyahu in Jerusalem. He warns that Hamas’s proposal to store, rather than destroy, its weapons is merely a stall tactic.

Regarding Lebanon, Lappin notes the Lebanese Armed Forces’ failure to disarm Hezbollah and highlights IAF strikes near Ali Tahir Ridge, stressing that Israel must retain long-term military control of border buffer zones.

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In this lively situational briefing, I sit down with John Spencer, Senior Analyst at The MirYam Institute.

Returning from fact-finding trips to Gaza and southern Lebanon, John outlines his reasons for optimism and for concern regarding the "Board of Peace" proposal for Hamas disarmament, highlighting the importance of US verification, civil governance, and phased decommissioning.

I counter with resolute pushback rooted in Israeli security realities and priorities —dismissing unproven acronyms, rejecting Palestinian statehood, and arguing against the fallacy of Jihadist groups disarming.

Together, we debate international stabilization forces, Saudi normalization demands, Egyptian culpability for October 7th, and requirements for long-term regional security.

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## Resources Mentioned

Pre-order John Spencer's new book "Twent Times I Almost Died" via the link below:

https://www.amazon.com/Twenty-Times-Almost-Died-Survival/dp/B0GFX5TQLK

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In this situational briefing, I am joined by MirYam Institute analyst, former MK and Deputy Ambassador to Egypt, Ruth Wasserman-Lande

Together, we assess Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s visit to Washington, D.C., including U.S.-Israeli alignment on Iran and the ongoing challenges in Gaza and Judea & Samaria.

Additionally, we address the broader regional geopolitical shifts, including Turkish regional influence, Saudi nuclear ambitions, and normalization agreements.

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In this situational briefing, MirYam's In-House Analyst, Yaakov Lappin, provides an overview of the following security challenges:

• Iran & Strait of Hormuz: Assesses U.S. coastal strikes and urges the prioritization of a naval blockade over diplomacy.
• Pickaxe Mountain: Details centrifuges inside Iran's subterranean site and describes the utility of inspections or military action.
• Lebanon Pilot Program: Outlines skepticism surrounding the Lebanese armed forces’ ability to dismantle Hezbollah in southern test zones.
• Gaza Control: Highlights IDF control over 60% of Gaza and ongoing targeted eliminations.

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In this situational briefing, MirYam's In-House Analyst Yaakov Lappin outlines three security priorities for Israel:

• US-Iran Gulf Conflict: As the MoU lies in tatters and Iran and the U.S. trade strikes, what are the red lines that Israel must declare and strictly enforce.
• Lebanon Pilot Program: A US-brokered test calls for the deployment of the Lebanese Armed Forces (L.A.F.) in southern Lebanon with a view to keeping the area clear of Hezbollah. But can L.A.F. be depended on to do that?
• IDF Personnel Crisis: Severe troop shortages have prompted societal and military demands for the government to enlist ultra-Orthodox Israelis into the Israel Defense Forces. This is coupled with a written alert from the IDF Chief of Staff warning of the dangers of any legislation that seeks to exempt the ultra-religious from military service.

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In this situational briefing, John Spencer, Senior Analyst at The Miryam Institute, critiques the 14-point US-Iran MOU, arguing the diplomatic pivot squanders critical military leverage.

He also breaks down Israel's defensive operations in southern Lebanon, explaining why regional appeasement has completely failed.

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In this situational briefing, Yaakov Lappin explains why Israel is entering the period of the newly announced US-Iran Memorandum of Understanding from a major position of strength, and why Jerusalem will not be bound by any agreement that ignores its core security needs.

Despite the hazy details emerging ahead of Friday's formal signing in Switzerland, one thing is clear: Israel's new security doctrine of proactively dismantling threats and holding territory for as long as needed is here to stay.

Lappin breaks down what this MOU could mean for the region and underscores why flawed diplomacy must not push the public into a state of doom and gloom.

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In this situational briefing, Yaakov Lappin, analyzes the highly dramatic events of the past 24 hours in the Middle East.

Recently, the Iranian-led Shiite jihadist axis has attempted to bully Israel into accepting new operational "equations" - formulas designed to dictate the boundaries of military action.

This extortion attempt stems from the fact that Hezbollah, Iran's flagship proxy in Lebanon, has been severely degraded. Israel fired back against this Iranian extortion attempt.

As such, Israel successfully reestablished its strategic independence.

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In this situational briefing, I sit down with John Spencer, Senior Analyst at The MirYam Institute.

We analyze recent US naval engagements in the Strait of Hormuz amid the Operation Epic Fury ceasefire, the shifting military dynamics involving Hezbollah in Lebanon, and the broader geopolitical pressures surrounding Iran's nuclear program.

Finally, we debate Gaza's strategic future, contrasting a proposed population relocation to the Sinai Peninsula with the absolute isolation and demilitarization of Hamas.

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In this situational briefing, I am joined by Ruth Wasserman-Lande, In-House Analyst at The MirYam Institute.

Together, we assess the likelihood of a return to military hostilities against the Iranian regime.

Additionally, we address the critical importance of Israeli freedom of action against proximate, clear and acute security threats.

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