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
201 episodes
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
KEEP THE ENEMY AWAY FROM OUR BORDERS + ALL MUST SERVE!
In this episode, Yaakov Lappin and I discuss several of this week’s events, many of which emanate from Israel previously allowing its enemies to operate far too close to its borders.Those subjects include the recent recovery of the body of ...
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Season 5
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Episode 44
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1:19:32
IDF COMMANDO RAID DEEP IN SYRIA AND TERROR IN AMERICA
In this episode of the show, I’m joined by The MirYam Institute In-House Analyst Yaakov Lappin to discuss the incredible IDF commando raid inside Syria to destroy a massive Iranian weapons making facility.The raid, led by the Israeli Air-Fo...
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Season 5
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Episode 43
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57:58
SEASON FINALE: ISRAEL DESTROYS ENEMY'S NUCLEAR REACTOR IN SURPRISE AERIAL, CROSS BORDER RAID
In this season finale, Major General (Res.) Eli Shkedi tells me about Israel's stark surprise at the knowledge that an enemy state is developing a nuclear weapons program. As Chief Commander of the Air-Force at the time, he was convinc...
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Season 6
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Episode 7
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36:51
HOUTHIS, OUR HOSTAGES, HAMAS & NUKES - WHAT AWAITS IN 2025?
In this final episode of the podcast this year, I sit down with Yaakov Lappin, in-house analyst for The MirYam Institute, to discuss the increased incoming fire Israel has faced from the Houthis of late, the ongoing hostage crisis and its poten...
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1:12:08
EP 4 PART 1: COMMANDER OF ISRAELI AIR-FORCE & HOLOCAUST SURVIVOR'S SON APPROVES AUSCHWITZ FLYOVER
In this episode, I'm invited into the home of Major-General (Res.) Eliezer Shkedi, the son of a Holocaust survivor who climbed Israel's military ranks to become the Chief Commander of The Israeli Air-Force. He tells me about his father...
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Season 6
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Episode 6
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29:18
PUT YOUR LEGS ON! IDF AMPUTEE, HERO & INSPIRATION, BORIS SHTONDA
In this episode, recorded on December 12th, 2024, I sit down with IDF veteran, amputee and hero, Boris Shtonda, whose leg was amputated as a result of a catastrophic injury he sustained inside the Gaza Strip following the October 7th massacre.&...
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Season 5
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Episode 41
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2:09:50
EPISODE 3, PART 2: LEGENDARY IDF BATTLEFIELD COMMANDER ON TACTICS, STRATEGY AND LEADERSHIP
Filmed before the Hamas massacre of October 7th, Brigadier General "Chiko" Tamir (Res.) gives an ominous warning about Hamas's determination to build a full scale terrorist-army and the need for Israel to counter that threat. He then o...
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Season 6
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Episode 5
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36:04
DISGRACEFUL COMMENTS FROM FORMER IDF CHIEF, DONALD TRUMP’S HOSTAGE TWEET & SYRIA UNRAVELS?
In this episode, I’m joined by my colleague Yaakov Lappin to discuss the appalling comments made by former IDF Chief of Staff Moshe ‘Bogie’ Yaalon against the Israel Defense Forces, including a false accusation that Israel is engaged in ethnic ...
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Season 5
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Episode 40
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1:11:52
ISRAEL OUTSIDE-IN, EPISODE 3, PART 1: AT THE LEBANON-ISRAEL BORDER WITH A LEGENDARY IDF BATTLEFIELD COMMANDER
Brigadier General "Chiko" Tamir invites me into his home to talk about his career as a venerated combat officer in the Israel Defense Forces. At the border between Israel and Lebanon is where Chiko hosted me, and took me behind the sce...
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Season 6
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Episode 4
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31:52
CEASEFIRE ANNOUNCED! HERE'S WHY I OPPOSE IT.
In this episode, I sit down with Yaakov Lappin to discuss the ceasefire agreement between Israel and Lebanon - and we quickly arrive at points of very significant disagreement. We then discussed the ongoing war inside the Gaza Strip and the...
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Season 5
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Episode 39
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1:02:49
ISRAEL OUTSIDE-IN, EPISODE 2: BEACH WORKOUT WITH ISRAEL'S NEXT LEADERS & WALKING TOUR OF TEL-AVIV AND THE CARMEL MARKET
In this episode, I'm put through my paces for an early morning, beach workout with HAMASLUL (www.hamaslul.co.il), an organization that prepares Israeli youth to join elite units in the IDF and then take y...
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Season 6
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Episode 3
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32:33
ICC ISSUES ARREST WARRANTS: A LEGAL SCHOLAR RESPONDS, FEATURING PROF. AVI BELL
Recorded on Thursday, November 21, 2024, in the wake of the announcement by the International Criminal Court that arrest warrants have been issued for Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and former Defense Minister Yoav Gallant, I sought out the ...
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Season 5
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Episode 38
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50:18
BIBI IN GAZA & THE KNESSET! ARE ELECTIONS IN THE AIR?
In this episode, Yaakov Lappin and I begin by pondering whether or not election season is underway in Israel. We then turn to Bibi's recent visit to the Gaza Strip, flanked by his new Defense Minister Israel Katz, and reflect on his declara...
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Season 5
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Episode 37
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1:08:49
ISRAEL OUTSIDE-IN, EPISODE 1 PART 2: HOW THE ISRAEL DEFENSE FORCES SAVE LIVES: ISRAEL OUTSIDE IN, WITH BENJAMIN ANTHONY
Join me on Israel Inside-Out as I take you on a journey to experience the sites, sounds and tastes of Israel as we meet with leading personalities from the one and only Jewish State. In this episode, I tour the Druze village of Horfesh in n...
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Season 6
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Episode 2
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1:08:49
