C14 Israel Debrief

Israel's Diaspora Affairs Minister Amichai Chikli sits down with C14's Sophia Tupolev at the Knesset to talk about the top threats to Jews, his newly announced 200 million shekel national investment in Jewish education, and the blacklist - how he decides who gets banned from entering Israel. Minister Chikli explains why he calls himself a "proud settler." And when asked why the Muslim Brotherhood'...

Eugene Kontorovich , law professor at George Mason University and senior scholar at the Kohelet Policy Forum , and Naomi Kahn , Director of Regavim 's International Division, sit down with C14's Sophia Tupolev to dig into the data behind 'settler violence,' the sanctions built on top of it, and what's actually stopping Israel from applying sovereignty in Judea and Samaria. In t...

Norman Roule , former US senior intelligence officer who spent over 30 years on Iran at the CIA and now Senior Advisor at the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS), sits down with C14's Libby Alon to break down the new US-Iran Memorandum of Understanding, the depth of US-Israel intelligence cooperation, and why he believes Tehran can claim victory by moving an ice cube while Wa...

Behnam Ben Taleblu , Senior Director of the Iran Program at the Foundation for Defense of Democracies (FDD), sits down with C14's Libby Alon to break down the new US-Iran Memorandum of Understanding, the 60-day negotiation window, and why he believes the deal emerges from a strategic vacuum that omits both Israel and Iran's ballistic missiles. In this episode: Why the logical endgame is more risk-...

John Bolton, Former U.S. Ambassador to the U.N., sits down with Ben Yaniv to discuss the US-Iran negotiations, the ceasefire, the future of the Strait of Hormuz, and the limits of Trump's second-term Middle East strategy. Bolton argues that the Iranian regime is not negotiating in good faith and never has, that every day of the ceasefire is a gift to Tehran, and that the only durable path to p...

Len Khodorkovsky , former senior advisor to the US Envoy for Iran, breaks down why the Islamic Republic cannot be reformed after 47 years of war with the US and Israel, why Crown Prince Reza Pahlavi commands genuine support inside Iran and out, and what Trump's denuclearization redline means for the path forward after January's protests and the strikes on Tehran's nuclear facilities. C...

Mark Levin sits down with Channel 14's Lital Shemesh for a wide-ranging interview on the war with Iran, the future of the Netanyahu government, the Israeli judiciary, and the rise of antisemitism on parts of the American right. Levin argues the Iranian regime must be destroyed, not contained, and lays out a three-part strategy: finish the military job, choke the Strait of Hormuz, and arm the Irani...

Libby Alon sits down with Congressman Randy Fine of Florida's 6th District for a wide-ranging conversation on antisemitism, the conflict with Iran, and the future of the US-Israel relationship. Fine doesn't hold back. He dismisses primary challenger Dan Bilzerian as "a pathetic loser" and "a foreigner from Armenia," explains why he believes Iran's regime is teetering on collapse, and calls out Jew...

Jason Greenblatt , former special envoy to the Middle East, discusses the current geopolitical landscape, including US-China relations, the Arab-Israeli military alliances, Iran's nuclear ambitions, and the evolving US-Israel partnership.

Olli Heinonen, Distinguished Fellow at the Stimson Center and former senior IAEA official, breaks down what really happened to Iran's 60% enriched uranium, why he believes Tehran moved the material under cover of darkness to evade satellite tracking, and what the IAEA must verify across every undisclosed site before any new deal can be credibly negotiated. A C14 English Original with Libby Alon ,...

Khalid Al Hail, leader of the Qatari opposition, exposes what he calls Qatar's secret alliance with the Iranian regime, its ownership of Hamas, and why he believes the fall of the mullahs in Tehran will trigger the collapse of the ruling family in Doha. (00:00) Who is Khalid Al Hail (01:05) Qatar's media cover for Iran (02:35) The $6 billion deal (05:40) Why Qatar is not a US ally (07:54)...

Jasem Aljuraid is a Kuwaiti political refugee now living in Canada. A former senior columnist at Al-Qabas, Aljuraid was forced to flee after advocating for peace with Israel and running for parliament on an anti-radical Islam platform. His enemies accused him of being a Mossad agent. In this conversation with Libby Alon , Jasem dismantles the conventional narrative: Kuwait doesn't see Israel a...

As the AI revolution accelerates, Israel is at the forefront of innovation and on the frontlines of a new kind of war. AI expert Dr. Eli David and VC investor Judah Taub break down how artificial intelligence is reshaping security, warfare, and the global balance of power. IN THIS EPISODE: 🤖 THE AI REVOLUTION IS HERE From generative AI to cybersecurity, Israel is becoming a global powerhouse and...

On this episode of Lital Shemesh Israel Debrief: His child was born while he was fighting in Gaza. After 400 days across four fronts, Ran Bar-Yoshafat returns with a message: Israel isn't just winning on the battlefield - it can win the information war too. But only if it finally decides to fight it. Ran Bar Yoshafat was the Deputy Director of the Kohelet Policy Forum. IN THIS EPISODE: 🪖 400...

Living under threat in exile for over a decade, Qatari opposition leader Khalid Al-Hail reveals how Qatar buys and blackmails journalists and deceives allies, and why regime change is now the demand of Qatar's own founding families. Al-Hail doesn't mince words - the same regime buying influence in Washington is the backbone of Hamas, the Muslim Brotherhood, and Al Jazeera's global prop...

Former Jerusalem Post op-ed editor and veteran journalist David Jablinowitz breaks down why Trump's ambitious Gaza peace plan faces an impossible contradiction: the countries tasked with rebuilding Gaza are the same ones who funded its destruction. With Qatar hosting Hamas leadership and Turkey's Erdogan openly meeting with Hamas terrorists, who will actually disarm the organization still...

While Iran massacres thousands of protesters, Emily returns from London's 30,000-strong demonstration to expose the world's shameful silence. "ISIS had years. The Islamic Republic has had 47." She reveals why the same media that amplifies Hamas casualty claims suddenly can't confirm Iranian deaths. IN THIS EPISODE:🩸 IRAN'S HIDDEN MASSACRE On the low end, 12,000 to 20,000...

While the world watches Iran kill thousands of protesters in silence, Yoseph exposes the staggering hypocrisy: "When it's no Jews, no news." He breaks down why global media, UN, campus activists, and "human rights" organizations suddenly go quiet when Israel isn't the villain. About: This show is a C14 Israel News English original. C14 Israel curates Channel 14's He...

C14 sits down with Major Doron Spielman, former IDF spokesman, New York Times bestselling author ( When the Stones Speak ), and the man who transformed the City of David into a global archaeological phenomenon. Lital and Doron discuss why everyone is so obsessed with Israeli sovereignty in Judea & Samaria (don't call it the 'West Bank') - and answer the question: does Israel need i...