Israel's War on Terror

Since the October 7 massacres parts of Hollywood and the wider entertainment industry have been accused of failing to condemn Hamas in a meaningful way.  At the biggest showbiz event of the year, the Oscars, Director Jonathan Glazer, accepting the International Feature academy award for Zone of Interest said, "we stand here as men who refute their Jewishness and the Holocaust being hijacked by an...

Negotiations to free hostages kidnapped by the Hamas terror group during the October 7 massacres have been complicated by the deaths of scores of Palestinians during a stampede as an aid delivery took place in Gaza. The Sun's David Ross speaks to Middle East expert, author and former editor of the Jerusalem Post Yaakov Katz, who says the situation is potentially further complicated by a developing...

Hamas leader and October 7 mastermind Yahya Sinwar has been seen on video running through a terror tunnel with his children, just days after two hostages were rescued by Israeli special forces in Rafah. Israel has faced pressure from the international community to pause a planned offensive in the city. The Sun’s David Ross speaks with Middle East commentator Hillel Fuld, who says the IDF needs to...

There are increasing calls for the complete dissolution of The United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA) after a string of corruption allegations. At least 12 employees are accused of participating in the attacks of October 7th. In Episode 16 of The Sun’s new podcast, Israel’s War on Terror, David Ross speaks with former Israeli politician and co-author of The War of Re...

On June 27th 1976, Air France Flight 139, left Tel Aviv for Paris, carrying 246 mainly Jewish and Israeli passengers. The plane made a stop in Athens, where it picked up another 58 people. Shortly after takeoff, it was hijacked and the flight was diverted first to Libya and then Entebbe Airport in Uganda. After a tense few days, Israel launched an audacious and ultimately successful rescue operati...

In episode 14 of The Sun's new podcast 'Israel's War on Terror', we examine this week's biggest events as Iran escalates the conflict by attacking targets inside Pakistan as the Middle East's war zone expands. Israeli families have also faced new fears this week that their beloved wives, partners and children could have suffered horrific sexual abuse at the hands of Hamas while being held hostage....

Israel’s military leaders say its operation to destroy the Hamas terror group is shifting from intense battles to more targeted operations. IDF Rear admiral Daniel Hagari has said the Israel Defense Forces are likely to use fewer ground troops in Gaza going forward. Casey Babb from the Institute for National Security Studies in Tel Aviv says the Hamas leadership is increasingly the focus. This nex...

In the latest episode of The Sun's 'Israel's War on Terror' podcast, we hear from one of the 'voices of the conflict', Egyptian author Dalia Ziada. In the wake of the Hamas terror massacre of October 7 2023 in southern Israel, in which 1200 people were murdered and around 240 others were taken hostage, anti-Semitism soared. Instead of sympathy for the victims, many people on social media and comme...

Since the terror massacre by Hamas of around 1200 people in southern Israel on October 7th, Israelis and Jewish people around the world have had to get re-accustomed to the historic harsh realities of their existence. Many feel they're battling false narratives, negative commentary as to the way Israel is responding, a rise in anti-Semitism, the compromised response of aid groups and the United Na...

In episode 10 of The Sun's new podcast 'Israel's War on Terror', we hear from Dumisani Washington the founder and CEO of The Institute for Black Solidarity with Israel (IBSI), who says the consequences are huge when the deception that Hamas is aligned with Civil Rights Movements isn't called out. Critics of Hamas are warning watchers of the conflict not to be fooled by the terror group's bid to al...

In episode 9 of The Sun's new podcast 'Israel's War on Terror', we hear about the horrific sexual violence and atrocities committed by Hamas on Israeli women and girls during the October 7th terror massacre. Aviva Klompas, the co-founder of Boundless, was formerly the director of speechwriting for Israel's Permanent Mission to the United Nations. She tells The Sun's David Ross how Hamas has used r...

In episode 8 of The Sun's new podcast 'Israel's War on Terror', we examine the Mahdism ideology compelling Iran’s IRGC to wipe out Israel, and the IRGC’s role in the October 7th terror attacks. Kasra Aarabi is the Director of IRGC Research at United Against Nuclear Iran and non-resident scholar at the Middle East Institute in Washington, DC. He spoke exclusively to The Sun’s David Ross about the r...

In episode 7 of The Sun's new podcast 'Israel's War on Terror', we look into how freed hostages and their families will deal with life after captivity. The Sun’s David Ross speaks with psychoanalyst Dr. Ofrit Shapira-Berman who is working with families as part of the Hostages and Missing Families Forum amid a four-day ceasefire between Israel and Hamas. Retired Major General Rupert Jones, former d...

In episode 6 of The Sun's new podcast 'Israel's War on Terror', we confront the rise in anti-Semitism around the world since the war between Hamas and Israel began on October 7. The Sun’s David Ross speaks with Middle East expert from South Africa, Samuel Hyde and Josh Wander from the Zaka organisation in Israel - an organisation working to collect the entire remains of the dead, so the victims ca...

In episode 5 of The Sun's new podcast 'Israel's War on Terror', we join The Sun’s senior reporter Paul Sims and our photographer Dan Charity, who spent a day embedded with the Israel Defense Force (IDF) on patrol in Gaza. The Sun’s David Ross also speaks to Ambassador Mark Regev, a senior advisor to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, to gain an insight into the government’s thinking in thi...

In episode 4 of The Sun's new podcast 'Israel's War on Terror', we take an expert deep dive into how the hostages taken by Hamas may not be the tactical advantage the terror group initially thought it would be. Over 240 Israelis were taken hostage in the October 7 terror attack on southern Israel but as Hamas attempts to hide them using its 'Gaza Metro' network of tunnels, could it actually be its...

In episode 3 of The Sun's new podcast 'Israel's War on Terror', we take an expert deep dive into Hamas' terror tunnel network and examine why it's arguably the biggest challenge facing the IDF as it expands its ground operation in Gaza. The Sun's David Ross speaks with Dr Matthew Levitt, director of the Reinhard Program on Counterterrorism and Intelligence at the Washington Institute. He explains...

In this episode, The Sun's David Ross speaks with former commander of British forces in Afghanistan, Colonel Richard Kemp, to analyse the attack. Also, Rabbi Leo Dee tells The Sun about the horrific events that shattered his world six months ago as he gives his feelings on the recent atrocities. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit me...

Israel's War on Terror, is a brand new podcast bringing the latest on what's happening in the crisis and the context around it. On October 7th the world was shocked as news broke of Hamas' multi-pronged terror attack in Israel. The Sun's David Ross speaks with the Israel Defense Forces spokesperson Lieutenant Colonel Peter Lerner to get the latest from a military perspective. Hosted on Acast. See...