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Diplomatic correspondent Lazar Berman joins host Amanda Borschel-Dan for today’s episode.
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Amid rising inflammatory rhetoric from the United States and Iran, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu indicated Wednesday that he is against a US or Israeli attack on Iran in the coming days, ahead of the Israeli election on October 27. We hear what is being said on all sides and why, yet again, actions speak louder than words.
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Turning to the apparent war between the Houthis and Saudi Arabia, Berman discusses how technology does not a warrior make. He delves into the Saudi military and how it is attempting to fight its battle through Yemeni proxies.
We then turn to the increasing number of allegations against Netanyahu regarding what he did and did not know leading up to the October 7, 2023, Hamas onslaught. In an explosive television interview last week, former military secretary Avi Gil charged that the prime minister passed up clear-cut opportunities to bring more hostages home from Gaza alive because doing so would have put his political career at risk.
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For further reading:
PM: Attack on Iran ‘not convenient’ now, but signs show Israel’s enemies preparing assault
Reports of unheeded Oct. 7 warnings may be tenuous, but still are dangerous for Netanyahu
Contradicting PM and reports, Egypt’s spy chief said not to have been in Israel days before Oct. 7
Ex-Shin Bet chief files defamation suit against Netanyahu, details warnings months before Oct. 7
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