Benjamin Netanyahu
Prime Minister of Israel (born 1949), (1996–1999; 2009–2021; 2022–present)
Episodes
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#5646: Who Wakes the Prime Minister?The nuclear football, the duty clerk, the biscuit in the dry cleaning — how leaders stay reachable 24/7, and what that means for October 7th.Main topic -
#5577: When the UN Goes Viral: Pitchers, Shoes, and 6-Second ClipsA six-second clip of a man drinking from a pitcher resurfaces as if it's new — inside the long history of the UN's most meme-able moments.Main topic -
#5527: Seven Ways to Measure a Country's IsolationNetanyahu's quick UN trip sparks a bigger question: how do you actually measure a country's isolation? We build seven heuristics.Main topic -
#5315: What It's Like Living Next Door to a Prime MinisterMotorcades, megaphones at 5:30 a.m., and a three-meter wall — what neighbors of heads of state actually endure.Main topic -
#5731: Inside the FlyDubai Cockpit Axe InterrogationA co-pilot, an axe, and a 14,000-foot dive. What actually happens in the interrogation room — and why the calm matters. -
#5726: Vetting Pilots: The Flydubai 1073 QuestionsA crash-axe attack over Israel raises five hard questions about who actually vets flight crews — and whether route-specific screening can work. -
#5683: How a Handshake Became the Temple Mount Status QuoNo treaty, no law, no signature — just Moshe Dayan's oral agreement with the Waqf, still governing the Mount 59 years later. -
#5669: Flydubai 1073: When the Threat Is in the CockpitA first officer stabbed his captain mid-flight. What happened next — and why aviation's security model has no answer for it. -
#5619: Why Does Israel Need Six Submarines?Israel's newest submarine, the Drakon, just arrived in Haifa. What does a six-boat fleet actually buy a country the size of New Jersey? -
#5568: Israel's Pragmatic Center: Housing, Groceries, and the 2026 VoteIsraelis say housing and cost of living decide their vote — but the campaign is about everything else. Can the pragmatic center break the pattern? -
#5548: Hasbara: Explanation or Policy Problem?Israel's Foreign Minister says embassy moves matter as much as the battlefield. A listener in Jerusalem says the problem isn't PR — it's policy. -
#5377: Is the U.S.-Israel Split a Blip or a Realignment?Gallup's 2026 first-ever Palestinian sympathy lead isn't a flip toward Palestinians — it's a decade-long collapse in support for Israel. -
#5684: Who Built the Dome of the Rock?The stones are documented. The dirt underneath them has never been dug. Why the Temple Mount is archaeology's biggest open question. -
#5508: Life After the Oval Office: Orange Juice and SecurityCarter went home to Plains, Bush took up painting, Obama stayed on stage — but all three kept the detail. Can a former president ever just buy oran... -
#5499: Jerusalem's Russian Compound: 17 Acres, Three ChurchesA 68-dunam walled district in central Jerusalem has been a pilgrimage campus, a prison, and a city hall. Here's how it became Russian. -
#5181: Shuafat: Jerusalem's Walled-Off Refugee CampInside the Jerusalem camp that's within the city limits but beyond the barrier — taxed by the city, policed by no one.