The Benjamin Anthony Show from the MirYam Institute
The MirYam Institute's podcasts are uploaded for your listening pleasure and convenience. Taking the form of speeches, interviews, conversations and debates, our podcasts are an ideal way for you to join our conversation about Israel wherever you are. Learn more about the MirYam Institute at www.MirYamInstitute.org
Episodes
215 episodes
🔴 🎥 EXCLUSIVE BRIEFING: 🇺🇸 AMERICAN MIGHT SMASHES IRAN’S NUCLEAR PROGRAM 💣
In this episode of the show, Yaakov Lappin and I discuss the impact of America's strike against Iran's nuclear weapons program in Fordo, Isfahan and Natanz before delving into the speeches of mutual congratulations made by President Donald Trum...
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Season 6
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Episode 70
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1:07:26
ON IRAN: BIBI BRIEFS THE ISRAELI PRESS
In this episode of the show, Yaakov Lappin and I discuss Prime Minister Netanyahu’s press briefing, together with his answers to their questions on Operation Rising Lion, including whether or not he intends to eliminate Iran’s “Supreme Leader,”...
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Season 6
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Episode 69
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1:17:10
SITUATIONAL BRIEFING: IRANIAN STRIKES ON ISRAEL
Recorded on June 14th from here in central Israel, in the midst of the Iranian strikes against the Jewish state, I’m joined by Yaakov Lappin to assess where the Israeli military campaign against Iran’s nuclear weapons program currently stands, ...
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Season 6
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Episode 68
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54:07
D-DAY LANDINGS, HAREDI DRAFT, HOSTAGE NEGOTIATIONS & IRAN
In this episode of the show I reflect on the recently concluded MirYam Institute I-SAP tour to the Nazi death camps in Poland and to the sites of the D-DAY landings in Normandy, attended by close to fifty delegates from U.S. military colleges.<...
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Season 6
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Episode 67
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1:25:46
Time to Act: The Propaganda War on Israel | The Iranian Threat
In this solo podcast, MirYam Institute in-house analyst Yaakov Lappin explores why, as Israel approaches strategic decisive outcomes in Gaza, the propaganda war against it grows louder. He also looks at the highly dramatic impasse t...
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Season 6
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Episode 66
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26:46
Breaking Hamas. Aid Advances. The Iranian Trap.
In this solo episode, MirYam Institute analyst Yaakov Lappin explores why the launch of a Hamas-free aid distribution program in Gaza marks a pivotal new phase in the war. The initiative aims to dismantle Hamas’s military and political control ...
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Season 6
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Episode 65
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31:27
HEROES OF ISRAEL VS. (DOMESTIC) DISGRACES
In this episode of the show, Yaakov Lappin and I analyze the IDF’s military buildup and operations inside the Gaza Strip, before we voice our very clear opinions on, and level our condemnation toward, recent statements made by former Deputy Chi...
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Season 6
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Episode 64
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1:12:17
IDF MASSES ON GAZAN BORDER, TRUMP WHISPERERS & ISRAELI SECURITY PRIORITIES
In this solo podcast, The Miryam Institute’s In-House Analyst, Yaakov Lappin, breaks down what's being planned in Gaza, Israel's lead role in continuing the battle against the Iranian jihadist axis, and the struggle between isolationists and tr...
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Season 6
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Episode 63
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35:45
ON YOM HASHOA - JOE ROGAN'S PROBLEM WITH JEWS + WILL TRUMP DO A DEAL WITH IRAN?
Recorded on Yom Hashoa, Yaakov Lappin and I discuss the significance of this solemn day, the clear Jew-Hatred exhibited by too many new-media "influencers" and the status of the IDF's operations inside the Gaza Strip, before assessing the impli...
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Season 6
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Episode 62
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1:21:55
IRANIAN NUKES: TO STRIKE OR NOT TO STRIKE?
In this episode, Yaakov Lappin and I assess the fall out of the NYT article that claims that "Trump Waved Off Israeli Strike [against Iran's nuclear weapons program] After Divisions Emerged in His Administration." We as...
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Season 6
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Episode 61
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1:14:03
BIBI'S WHITE HOUSE MEETING, DESTINY OF SHIN-BET HEAD, IDF PRESSES ON IN GAZA
In this episode of the show, we focus on the Supreme Court's deliberations over whether or not the Prime Minister can dismiss the Head of the Shin-Bet, the IDF's maneuvers inside the Gaza Strip, the possibility of Hezbollah disarming and, final...
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Season 6
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Episode 60
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1:19:00
U.S. - IRANIAN BRINKMANSHIP + IDF WIDENS GAZA OPERATIONS
In this episode of the show Yaakov Lappin and I discuss the U.S. force build and its implications for the Iranian nuclear weapons program before discussing the IDF’s deepening presence inside the Gaza Strip, its goals and its effectiveness.&nbs...
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Season 6
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Episode 59
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56:51
JOHN SPENCER, CHAIR OF URBAN WARFARE STUDIES AT WEST POINT, LIVE IN ATLANTA
This episode of the podcast features my conversation with none other than John Spencer, Chair of Urban Warfare Studies at West Point, in front of a live Atlanta audience. Our organization recently hosted a series of MirYam Institute...
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Season 6
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Episode 57
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57:01
IDF RAMPS UP GAZA OFFENSIVE
The IDF is ramping up its offensive inside the Gaza Strip against Hamas. Leaders of the terror organization are being steadily eliminated and the vaunted Golani Brigade is massing along Israel's border with the Strip. Gazans are fleeing southwa...
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Season 6
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Episode 56
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1:04:42
NYT COLUMNIST BRET STEPHENS: IRAN, JEW-HATRED IN AMERICA, TURMOIL ON AMERICAN CAMPUSES & MORE
In this episode of the podcast, I'm publishing my conversation with Bret Stephens, Opinion Columnist for The New York Times, which was recorded in front of a live NYC audience during The MirYam Institute's Annual Regional Benefit Briefing on De...
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Season 6
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Episode 55
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21:50
ZELENSKY-TRUMP CLASH & WHAT IT MEANS FOR ISRAEL + THE IDF HAS A NEW CHIEF COMMANDER
In this episode, we discuss the appointment of the IDF's new Chief of Staff, Lt. General Eyal Zamir. We look back on the legacy of the departing Chief of Staff, Lt. General Hertzi Halevi, and outline what some of Zamir's challenges ...
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Season 6
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Episode 54
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1:21:19
HEART WRENCHING BIBAS FUNERALS & YAIR LAPID'S PREPOSTEROUS PROPOSAL
In this episode, we discuss the tragic funerals of Shiri Bibas and her two young children, Ariel and Kfir and of Oded Lifshitz and the national and international outpouring that their return has generated. We then delve into the IDF...
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Season 6
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Episode 53
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1:03:15
THE BIBAS FAMILY & ODED LIFSHITZ'S FATE
In this episode of the podcast, we discuss the anticipated, tragic return of the bodies of Shiri Bibas, Ariel Bibas and Kfir Bibas to Israel, along with the body of Oded Lifshitz. All four of these hostages were kidnapped alive by H...
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53:37
RESCUED HOSTAGE ALMOG MEIR-JAN, LIVE IN NYC
In a change to our regular format, and in advance of the expected release of a further three hostages, today's show features a conversation between me and Almog Meir-Jan. Almog was seized by Hamas on October 7th, 2023 and...
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Season 5
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Episode 51
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19:20
TRUMP’S GAZA COMMENTS SHAKE UP THE WORLD!
In this episode, Yaakov Lappin and I analyze the press briefings of Presidenrt Donald Trump and Prime Minister Netanyahu during Bibi’s trip to D.CDoubling down on the idea of relocating Gazans to areas out of Gaza, Donald Trump expressed...
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Season 5
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Episode 50
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1:19:55
GAZANS TO EGYPT? EGYPTIAN SECURITY FORCES IN GAZA? BRINGING THE HOSTAGES HOME!
In this episode, Yaakov Lappin and I discuss President Trump’s suggestion that the Gazans should be relocated to Egypt and Jordan, before talking about the mass movement of Gazans back to the north of the Strip and the flawed security and inspe...
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Season 5
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Episode 49
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1:21:11
THE UNSPOKEN PERILS OF THE HOSTAGE-RELEASE DEAL
This episode features a read-out of my most recent op-ed, published by JNS.ORG on Thursday, January 23rd. A link to the oped is included in the show notes, as is an RSVP link to register for our exclusive, live conv...
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Season 5
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Episode 48
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14:13
THE ONGOING ANGUISH OF ISRAELI HOSTAGE FAMILY MEMBERS
We are celebrating the safe return of three female hostages held in captivity by Hamas. They are Romi Gonen, 24, Emily Damari, 28, and Doron Steinbrecher, 31.In this episode, I've dug into The MirYam Institute archives to bring you two uniq...
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Season 5
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Episode 47
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1:07:21
THREE OF ISRAEL'S HOSTAGES HAVE COME HOME! CELEBRATING THEIR RETURN AMID CONCERNS ABOUT THE DEAL
On Sunday, January 19th, 2025, Romi Gonen (24), Emily Damari (28) and Doron Steinbrecher (31), were reunited with their loved ones inside Israel.In this episode, I'm joined by Yaakov Lappin, In-House-Analyst at The MirYam Institute, to discuss ...
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Season 5
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Episode 46
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1:11:23
HOSTAGE RELEASE DEAL ON THE BRINK OF BEING SEALED
This episode was recorded on Wednesday, January 15th, against the declaration by incoming President Donald Trump that a hostage-release deal between Israel and Hamas has been reached. In this episode, Yaakov Lappin and I discuss the mo...
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Season 5
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Episode 45
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1:13:05