Jerusalem Studio

Jonathan Hessen hosts the panel appearing on the upcoming season of My Brother’s Keeper programs - that begins tomorrow night. My Brother’s Keeper Host John O'Sullivan, President of the Danube Institute in Budapest and a former senior aide of late British Premier Margret Thatcher, will lead discussion during this first episode on the tremendous persecution facing Christians in recent years, many o...

When Israel looks north towards the two neighboring countries yet to sign peace agreements with the Jewish State, it also looks to east. That is, of course, because whatever happens in the frontlines with Syria and Lebanon is inspired and even directed by the Ayatollah regime in Tehran. This is why Israel takes a holistic approach to its northern frontier, viewing attacks launched at its Galilee a...

The Biden Administration has tried to separate its policy towards Iran’s de-facto pursuit of military nuclear capability from the other concerns it has with Tehran’s Mideast activities, as well as the brutal suppression of domestic dissent. While a revival of the 2015 Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action nuclear deal is officially off the table, there are still ongoing efforts to craft a compromise...

In this episode, Jonathan Hessen hosts Dr. Rafael Bardaji, CEO Worldwide Strategy and former Spanish National Security Advisor. The two discuss soaring tensions in Jerusalem during the coinciding observance of the Islamic month of Ramadan with the weeklong Jewish Passover festival, including Israel’s reaffirmation of the right to religious worship and frictions on the Temple Mount in Jerusalem wit...

Israel’s main coastline is on its west, facing the Mediterranean Sea. The country’s main naval adversary was once Egypt, but after four decades of peace with Israel, today’s maritime challenges emanate chiefly from Syria, Lebanon and the Gaza Strip. This has especially been true since discovery of an abundance of offshore energy resources, which is why the main Israeli Navy fleet operates from the...

When US General Michael Erik Kurilla presented the annual posture statement for his combatant command to Congressional committees recently, he chose to open it by looking back to its history. It has been 40 years since Central Command (CENTCOM) was carved out of the long-established European and Pacific Commands. As Kurilla mentioned, the original threats in the 1980s were by the Soviet Union and...

Jonathan Hessen hosts Amb. Danny Ayalon (Co-host TV7 Middle East Review, Powers-in-Play Panelist, NYU Lecturer, former Israeli Deputy Foreign Minister and Ambassador to the United States) and Col. (Res.) Dr. Eran Lerman (Israel’s Former Deputy National Security Adviser, Vice President of the Jerusalem Institute for Strategy and Security, and Lecturer at Shalem College in Jerusalem). They discuss t...

Please join us for discussion for a geo-strategic overview of the Middle East, including focus on Iranian nuclear ambitions, the power shift between the United States and China for influence, and roles of key players Egypt and Saudi Arabia. Co-Hosts: 1. Amb. Danny Ayalon, Israel's Former Ambassador to the United States and Deputy Foreign Minister & Lecturer at NYU. 2. Col. (Res.) Dr. Eran Lerman,...

To Israelis - now immersed in the unfolding political /civil /judicial drama, it may seem as if it all happened ages ago; but in fact it was last year at about this time that a wave of terror acts hit Israel’s cities. Armed infiltrators seemed to operate at will in population centers as security forces rushed to the scenes to overpower them - but with the damage to life and morale already done. Th...

For a decade and half now, the conventional wisdom has been that following the clash with Hezbollah in summer 2006, Israel’s frontier with Lebanon has been kept quiet due to the deterrence gained by the heavy blows inflicted by the IDF. This assessment was brought into question by a sudden terror act - probably conceived in Beirut and executed through the border fence. Israel is now concerned that...

Jonathan Hessen hosts Col. (Res.) Reuven Ben-Shalom, TV7 Powers-in-Play Panelist, Cross-Cultural Strategist and Associate at ICT, Reichman University. The two discuss ongoing protests against the Israeli government’s planned judicial reform, with an emphasis on the participation of military reservists, and members of the intelligence and security communities. Other topics for analysis include Isra...

It was either January or March of 2013 - depending on whose position - when Israel’s Air Force struck a target deep inside Syria, with no response from Damascus. This turned out to be the quiet start of what Israel called “the Campaign Between the Wars” (with the Hebrew acronym MABAM). Hundreds of strikes later against Iranian, Tehran’s proxies and Daesh (Islamic State) targets, it is time to take...

In the 1970’s, when Iran was openly allied with the United States and less openly with Israel, the Shah was tasked by Washington in helping Saudi Arabia from falling into the Soviet orbit. Decades later, with Iran hostile to Americans and Israelis alike and Saudi Arabia openly allied against it with Washington and less openly with Jerusalem, a deal between Riyadh and Tehran, brokered by Beijing, s...

“Russia’s unprovoked war of aggression against Ukraine is a tectonic event that is reshaping Russia’s relationships with the West and China, and more broadly in ways that are unfolding and remain highly uncertain. Escalation of the conflict to a military confrontation between Russia and the West carries the greater risk, which the world has not faced in decades.” These alarming remarks were public...

This episode focuses on Israel’s internal tug-of-war and the Saudi-Iranian thaw as perceived by leading world powers. Other topics for discussion include US policy toward Israel as Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu confronts Palestinian terrorism as well as domestic anti-government protests, China’s success in mediating détente between Iran and Saudi Arabia, and Russian military deals with the Isl...

While Israel has been undergoing its internal struggle, external challenges have not receded. They may even have risen, as hostile forces were glad to watch the Jewish State and its defense establishment tear themselves apart. This was the backdrop to successive visits by the highest military and civilian officials of the Pentagon, US Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff General Mark Milley and D...

Jonathan Hessen hosts President John O'Sullivan and Executive Director Istvan Kiss of the Danube Institute for discussion on persecution of Christians in the Middle East. You are welcome to join our audience and watch all of our programs - free of charge! TV7 Israel News: https://www.tv7israelnews.com/vod/series/563/ Jerusalem Studio: https://www.tv7israelnews.com/vod/series/18738/ TV7 Israel News...

In 1981 and 2007, Israel acted alone against Arab nuclear efforts. The strikes at the Iraqi and Syrian reactors were undertaken out of the blue and their limited nature helped convince Saddam Hussein and Bashar al-Assad to abstain from retaliation. This is not expected to be the case if Israel decides to send its Air Force to take out the Iranian nuclear infrastructure. War is certain to ensue and...

Up until a year ago, the Middle East seems to be Russia’s most pressing business. Ukraine was always in the background, but between 2014 and 2022 Syria seemed to occupy center stage, with Russian bases, units and operations bolstering the Assad regime while carrying out Moscow’s own missions. Now that Syria and perhaps the entire Mideast have been relegated to a secondary position, what are the im...

Jonathan Hessen hosts Amb. Danny Ayalon, Co-Host of TV7 Middle East Review and NYU Lecturer, who formerly served as Israel's Ambassador to the United States and Deputy Foreign Minister. The two discuss the challenging domestic situation in Israel, delving into such issues as who is in control of the nation, and where it is headed in the future. Other topics during the episode include security chal...

Please join us for discussion on the developing situations in Iran and Turkey. Co-Hosts: 1. Amb. Danny Ayalon, Israel's Former Ambassador to the United States and Deputy Foreign Minister & Lecturer at NYU. 2. Col. (Res.) Dr. Eran Lerman, Israel’s Former Deputy National Security Adviser, Vice President of the Jerusalem Institute for Strategy and Security and Lecturer at Shalem College in Jerusalem....

Each major war compels all defense establishments worldwide to reassess their priorities and doctrines. One does not have to be personally involved in the Russia-Ukraine conflict, directly in fighting it or indirectly in the supply of weapons, in order to be concerned with relevant lessons for one’s own challenges. So, what do we know so far about the use of armor, airpower, missiles and all the o...

The English American Poet T. S. Eliot famously wrote that “April is the cruelest month.” While the Middle East is the province of T. E. Lawrence rather than of T. S. Eliot, the next several weeks risk proving the poet right this year - even starting a week before April when Ramadan begins. During this time, Jews will celebrate Passover and Christians Easter. Jerusalem could once again become a hot...

Yair and Monika host Melissa Mott, from The King of Kings Family of Ministries. Discuss the topic of Worship as a choice, lifestyle and a posture of surrender. They also explore the meaning of worshipping in spirit and in truth, as Yeshua commands us in John 4:23-24: “Yet a time is coming and has now come when the true worshipers will worship the Father in the Spirit and in truth, for they are the...

Jonathan hosts former Canadian Minister of Foreign Affairs John Baird and Finland’s former Minister of Foreign Affairs and Deputy Prime Minister Timo Soini. They discuss the importance of religious freedoms in the world, as well as growing attacks against the Christian faith. You are welcome to join our audience and watch all of our programs - free of charge! TV7 Israel News: https://www.tv7israel...