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Briefing: Iran’s Underground Scramble | Riyadh Airport Strike | Hostage Deal Realities Oct 13, 2026

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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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BRIEFING: THREE YEARS AFTER OCT 7TH & A NEW MIDDLE EAST Oct 07, 2026

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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 of how Israeli society has demonstrated long-term resolve and forged a new generation of civilians, defined by unfathomable courage and heroism.

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Referenced in this podcast:

The protest movement is weaponizing the hostage crisis – opinion
By Benjamin Anthony
AUGUST 15, 2024

LINK: www.miryaminstitute.org/commentary-blog/benjamins-jerusalem-post-op-ed-the-protest-movement-is-weaponizing-the-hostage-crisis

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Briefing: Fly Dubai Hijacking & Miraculous Recovery Oct 02, 2026

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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

https://x.com/TheBandhalgoti/status/2105417570623127947?s=20

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BRIEFING: NETANYAHU AT THE UN: AN ASSESSMENT Sep 25, 2026

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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 of publicly exposing the dangerous rhetoric coming from Turkey.

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BRIEFING: THE TWO-STATE DELUSION Sep 16, 2026

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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.
Western Appeasement: I outline the pandering of international leaders to their domestic agitators by punishing the State of Israel.
People In Glass Houses: With calls from Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales to cede from union, I suggest Britains's leadership would do better to get their own house in order before voicing their unwanted counsel to Israel.

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BRIEFING: BRITAIN’S JEWISH FOREIGN MINISTER SANCTIONS THE JEWISH HEARTLAND Sep 10, 2026

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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 motivations behind London’s policy shift.

· Israel's Response: Closing the UK's Jerusalem consulate.

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BRIEFING: HAMAS COMMANDER EXTRACTED FROM GAZA & U.S. STRIKES IRAN Sep 03, 2026

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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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BRIEFING: ISRAEL’S SYRIA STRIKE & EGYPT’S GAZA STRATEGY Aug 26, 2026

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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 "Mecca Agreement".

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Briefing: Gaza Diplomacy & Northern Threats Aug 18, 2026

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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 highlights IAF strikes near Ali Tahir Ridge, stressing that Israel must retain long-term military control of border buffer zones.

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BRIEFING: DISARMING HAMAS & ACRONYMS WITHOUT MEANING Aug 04, 2026

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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 security realities and priorities —dismissing unproven acronyms, rejecting Palestinian statehood, and arguing against the fallacy of Jihadist groups disarming.

Together, we debate international stabilization forces, Saudi normalization demands, Egyptian culpability for October 7th, and requirements for long-term regional security.

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## Resources Mentioned
Pre-order John Spencer's new book "Twent Times I Almost Died" via the link below:

https://www.amazon.com/Twenty-Times-Almost-Died-Survival/dp/B0GFX5TQLK

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