The Benjamin Anthony Show from the MirYam Institute
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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
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Briefing: Israel's 2026 Election: The Coalition Deadlock
In this situational briefing, I am joined by Ruth Wasserman Lande, Analyst at The MirYam Institute, and former MK and Deputy Ambassador to Egypt. Together, we examine the political deadlock following Israel's 2026 elections, where neither b
Briefing: Israeli Jets Approach Iran & Trump Endorses Netanyahu
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
Briefing: Iran’s Underground Scramble | Riyadh Airport Strike | Hostage Deal Realities
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 expos
BRIEFING: THREE YEARS AFTER OCT 7TH & A NEW MIDDLE EAST
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
Briefing: Fly Dubai Hijacking & Miraculous Recovery
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 exp
BRIEFING: NETANYAHU AT THE UN: AN ASSESSMENT
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 Netanyah
BRIEFING: THE TWO-STATE DELUSION
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.
BRIEFING: BRITAIN’S JEWISH FOREIGN MINISTER SANCTIONS THE JEWISH HEARTLAND
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. Ther
BRIEFING: HAMAS COMMANDER EXTRACTED FROM GAZA & U.S. STRIKES IRAN
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'
BRIEFING: ISRAEL’S SYRIA STRIKE & EGYPT’S GAZA STRATEGY
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
Briefing: Gaza Diplomacy & Northern Threats
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 propo
BRIEFING: DISARMING HAMAS & ACRONYMS WITHOUT MEANING
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
BRIEFING: BIBI MEETS TRUMP IN D.C.
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
BRIEFING: IRAN’S PICKAXE PLOY, LEBANON’S TEST & GAZA FRONT
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 ove
BRIEFING: IRAN VS. U.S. & ISRAEL'S RED LINES
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
Briefing: The US-Iran MOU & Vanishing Regional Leverage
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
Briefing: The US-Iran MOU vs. Israel's New Security Doctrine
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 i
BRIEFING: ISRAEL’S NEW REGIONAL EQUATION
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
Briefing: Countering Iran, Hezbollah, and the Fate of Gaza
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 involv
BRIEFING: CAMPAIGN AGAINST IRAN TO RESUME? | ISRAEL'S UNRESOLVED FRONTS
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 cri
SITUATIONAL BRIEFING: ISRAEL’S MILITARY TRIUMPH VS. NARRATIVE DEFEAT
In this situational briefing, Yaakov Lappin, In-House Analyst at The MirYam Institute, explains the paradox of Israel’s growing strategic strength amidst a deteriorating global information war. Over the past 30 months, Israel has achieved h
SITUATIONAL BRIEFING: IS ISRAEL SAFER TODAY?
In this situational briefing, I sit down with John Spencer, Senior Analyst at The MirYam Institute. Recorded on April 21, 2026, as Israel celebrates its Independence Day, we examine whether the nation is strategically safer today than it wa
SITUATIONAL REPORT: LEBANON & YOM HASHOA
In this situational briefing, Yaakov Lappin, In-House Analyst at The MirYam Institute, focuses on what has now become the primary war arena; Lebanon, and Israel’s ongoing efforts to diminish and degrade the threat of Hezbollah, Iran’s proxy
Briefing: Pres. Trump Deadline & Regional Impact Of Escalation Or Ceasefire
In this situational briefing, I speak with Ruth Wasserman-Lande; formerly a Member of Knesset, Deputy Ambassador for Israel to Egypt and current Analyst at The MirYam Institute. Together, we assess the implications of President Trump’s ulti
Situational Briefing: War Against Iran
In this situational briefing, I sit down with John Spencer, Senior Analyst at The MirYam Institute, to assess the Iran war. We examine: • U.S. deployment of ground troops toward Iran • Israel's war against Hezbollah • The nature of the cont
Iran War Turning Point: Is It Too Soon to End It?
In this situational briefing, I sit down with Yaakov Lappin, In-House Analyst with The MirYam Institute to explore whether the Iran war is reaching a turning point and if it is too soon to end. We analyze: • Heavy damage to Iran’s missile a
DAY 13 OF THE IRAN WAR: SITUATIONAL REPORT
In this situational briefing, Yaakov Lappin, In-House Analyst at The MirYam Institute, examines the joint U.S.-Israel war against Iran through three prisms: •Assessment of the damage caused to the Iranian terror regime in Iran and to its pr
U.S. & Israel vs. Iran: Situational Report
In this situational briefing, I am joined by leading military and geopolitical experts John Spencer, Yaakov Lappin, and Ruth Wasserman-Lande, as well as U.S. veteran, I-SAP alumnus and congressional candidate, Micah Jones; all of whom sit d
OPINIONATED, EP5: J-STREET CEO & BORIS SHTONDA
In this episode of OPINIONATED, I challenge Jeremy Ben-Ami, president of J Street, on: • J Street U’s opposition to IDF actions in Gaza • Claims of a starvation policy in Gaza • The prospect of peace with the Palestinians-Arabs. Next, I’m j
OPINIONATED, EP4: BRET STEPHENS & DAN PERRY
In this episode of Opinionated, I speak with Bret Stephens, who reflects on how Jews have the “honor of being hated,” a realization that struck him on October 8th during a Times Square demonstration. We discuss how this perspective undersco
