The Benjamin Anthony Show from the MirYam Institute
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Episodes
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 bloc has secured the 61 mandates required to form a governing coalition.
We assess potential paths forward, including whether figures such as Naftali Bennett or Gadi Eisenkot might cross...
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 Trump’s political endorsement of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
Finally, we highlight the strategic risks of personalizing Israel’s national security.
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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 exposed by the Houthi strike on Riyadh
- Operational factors and price tags defining the hostage deal debate; a debate that is now rampant in Israel during election season.
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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 hostage crisis, and Israel’s shift from managing threats to destroying threats.
Our conversation concludes with a focus on strategic optimism, including an examination ...
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 exposed by this episode, and the regional impact across Israel, Saudi Arabia, and the UAE.
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Referenced in this podcast: Smit Machchhar’s podcast from a year ago
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 Netanyahu’s role as Israel's international representative.
- Highlight the absence of any substantive, long-term strategy presented by the PM.
- Evaluate The merits and demerits o...
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.
- Poses Four Direct Questions For Them To Answer: Via these I challenge the blatant impracticability, security liabilities, and sheer hypocrisy of the land-for-peace fantasy....
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.
Thereafter, I am joined by MirYam's In-House Analyst, Yaakov Lappin, and together we analyze:
· UK Sanctions: Scope of the measures targeting Judea and Samaria.
· Ed Miliband: Political motiva...
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' party leader, Yair Golan, a former deputy Chief of the IDF.
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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 to counter Ankara-backed jihadist threats.
- Egypt’s dual policy toward Hamas, cross-border security challenges, and Cairo's refusal to join the Turkish-Saudi-Pakistani "...
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 proposal to store, rather than destroy, its weapons is merely a stall tactic.
Regarding Lebanon, Lappin notes the Lebanese Armed Forces’ failure to disarm Hezbollah and ...
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 "Board of Peace" proposal for Hamas disarmament, highlighting the importance of US verification, civil governance, and phased decommissioning.
I counter with resolute pushback rooted in Israeli sec...
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 alignment on Iran and the ongoing challenges in Gaza and Judea & Samaria.
Additionally, we address the broader regional geopolitical shifts, including Turkish regional influence, Saudi nu...
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 over diplomacy.
- Pickaxe Mountain: Details centrifuges inside Iran's subterranean site and describes the utility of inspections or military action.
- Lebanon Pilot Program: Outlines skepticism surro...
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 must declare and strictly enforce.
- Lebanon Pilot Program: A US-brokered test calls for the deployment of the Lebanese Armed Forces (L.A.F.) in southern Lebanon with a view to keeping the area cl...
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 southern Lebanon, explaining why regional appeasement has completely failed.
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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 ignores its core security needs.
Despite the hazy details emerging ahead of Friday's formal signing in Switzerland, one thing is clear: Israel's new security doctrine of proactively dismantling thr...
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" - formulas designed to dictate the boundaries of military action.
This extortion attempt stems from the fact that Hezbollah, Iran's flagship proxy in Lebanon, has been sever...
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 involving Hezbollah in Lebanon, and the broader geopolitical pressures surrounding Iran's nuclear program.
Finally, we debate Gaza's strategic future, contrasting a proposed population reloc...
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 critical importance of Israeli freedom of action against proximate, clear and acute security threats.
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