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December 11, 2025 25 mins

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Today’s Episode: 

On today’s episode, Dan was joined by Israeli President Isaac Herzog, who has served in office since 2021, and has overseen various national crises. They discussed the meaning of the Israeli presidency and how Herzog has navigated his leadership through the October 7th massacre and Israel’s following multi-front war. They also spoke about Prime Minister Netanyahu’s request of President Herzog for a pardon in his years-long corruption trial, touching on precedents in Israeli history of presidential pardons. 

(00:00) Introduction

(04:55) The role of the Israeli president

(10:04) Netanyahu’s request for a pardon, and precedents in Israeli history

(14:27) Israel’s position in the Middle East

(16:49) Addressing Mamdani and global antisemitism

(20:26) The attempt to rename Herzog park in Ireland

(22:03) How President Herzog wants to be remembered

CREDITS:

ILAN BENATAR - Producer & Editor

ADAAM JAMES LEVIN-AREDDY - Executive Producer

BRITTANY COHEN - Production Manager

MARTIN HUERGO - Sound Editor

MARIANGELES BURGOS AND PATTRICIO SPADAVECCIA - Additional Editing

MAYA RACKOFF - Associate Producer

GABE SILVERSTEIN - Community Management

YUVAL SEMO - Music Composer

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