Our Middle East: An Insider's View

Is the Palestinian Authority on the verge of collapse? In this hard-hitting episode of “Our Middle East,” Dan Diker, President of the Jerusalem Center for Foreign Affairs (JCFA), and Khaled Abu Toameh, Senior Fellow at JCFA and the Gatestone Institute, dive deep into the inner workings of the Palestinian Authority (PA) and its growing instability—an issue with direct implications for Israel, the A...

“Our Middle East,” hosted by Dan Diker, President of the Jerusalem Center for Foreign Affairs (JCFA), and Khaled Abu Toameh, Senior Fellow at the JCFA and the Gatestone Institute, returns with a hard-hitting episode on the region’s most pressing challenges and missed opportunities. 🔥 Topics covered: Trump’s Gaza relocation vision: humanitarian solution or strategic misstep? Why many Gazans want t...

Dan Diker and Arab-Israeli journalist Khaled Abu Toameh talk with former African slave Simon Deng and refugee Naka Pitia about their steadfast support for Israel against Hamas. They explain how the October 7th atrocities remind them of the horrors that were done to the South Sudanese and how that has led them to stand with Israel during these troubling times.

Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/our-middle-east-an-insider-s-view--5792626/support. Can Hamas really not find the hostages or is Hamas stalling with fake hostage negotiations? Is an attack being planned for the month of Ramadan? Is international pressure on Israel strengthening and playing right into the hands of Hamas? JCPA President Dan Diker and Arab-Israeli...

Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/our-middle-east-an-insider-s-view--5792626/support. Palestinian Authority PM Shtayyeh resigned citing new 'reality' in Gaza. Is this a real step in "reforming" the Palestinian Authority or is this a move to play the international community for fools? JCPA President Dan Diker and Arab-Israeli journalist Khaled Abu-Toameh unpack th...

Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/our-middle-east-an-insider-s-view--5792626/support. JCPA President Dan Diker and Arab-Israeli journalist Khaled Abu Toameh discuss how radical fundamentalists have been pouring money into Middle East studies programs on US campuses for decades and have been using US charities to funnel terrorism in the Middle East.

The Oct. 7th attack by Hamas in the south and the daily missile barrage from Hezbollah in the north has everyone asking how Israel can defend its borders and cities in the future? What must be done to ensure that terrorists don't pose a threat once more after the dust settles? JCPA President Dan Diker and Arab-Israeli journalist Khaled Abu Toameh discuss the future of Israel's security. Become a s...

JCPA President Dan Diker and Arab-Israeli journalist Khaled Abu-Toameh speak with Efrat Mayor Oded Revivi about the Biden administration sanctioning four "settlers" for violence against Palestinians. They discuss the implications of such an act and what signals it sends throughout Palestinian society and the region. Furthermore, they talk about a major story that is not being focused on - the incr...

What is being discussed in a potential hostage deal with Hamas? Is any deal with the terrorist organization good for Israel? Has the West once again misunderstood what is going on? JCPA President Dan DIker and Arab Israeli Journalist Khaled Abu Toameh discuss what this will mean to the Arab world and the enemies of the West.

Can the IDF defeat Hamas? Is the Palestinian Authority a viable replacement? Who will be in charge of security? Are the Americans out of touch with the reality on the ground? In this episode of “Our Middle East”, JCPA President Dr. Dan Diker and Arab-Israeli journalist Khaled Abu Toameh discuss “the day after” the war in Gaza with JCPA Fellow and Arab Expert Yoni Ben Menahem.

Antony Blinken and the United States to call for a two-state solution. But is this realistic? Is this something that the Israeli or the Palestinian people want? Is Washington out of step with the people of the region and with the reality on the ground? Dr. Dan Diker and Khaled Abu Toameh discuss this on this episode of the "Our Middle East".

Vahid Beheshti, an independent journalist and Iranian human rights activist based in London, became famous after completing a 72-day hunger strike followed by a sit-in last year. In summer 2023, he joined the Jerusalem Center for Public Affairs' initiative in the British House of Lords, to outlaw the Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps. Host Dan Diker met Beheshti and his wife Mattie in Jerusalem to...

More than three months after Hamas' "Al-Aqsa Flood" against Israel on October 7, we are witnessing a tidal wave of antisemitic violence in the U.S., particularly on college campuses. Meanwhile, 129 Israeli hostages are still in captivity in Gaza by the terror organization while the world remains silent. Why haven't the hostages been freed yet? Why haven't Western and Arab countries put more pressu...

Israeli Arabs have been brought closer to Jews because of the atrocities of October 7th, wanting to disassociate themselves from the cruelty and what they see as the un-Islamic behavior of Hamas. Does this present an opportunity to bring Israeli Arabs and Gazans closer to Israel? Cohosts Dan Diker and Khaled Abu Toameh discuss.

Co-hosts Dan Diker and Khaled Abu-Toameh delve into the Middle East war happening on campuses as radical groups yell "From the River to the Sea, Palestine will be free" and march for Hamas.

Has Hamas lost control of Gaza? What is the Arab press saying? What is the future of the Strip and should it be given to the Palestinian Authority? Hosts JCPA President Dan Diker and JCPA Fellow, Gatestone Senior Fellow and Arab-Israeli journalist Khaled Abu Toameh discuss

How did Hamas deceive the whole world about their plans to attack Israel? What is the Arab street and press saying about the October 7th attacks? Arab-Israeli journalist Khaled Abu Toameh rejoins host Dan Diker on Our Middle East to discuss The way that Hamas duped the West, Israel, and part of the Arab world What the Arab press believes happened on Oct. 7th The Palestinian leadership's efforts to...

Does America really stand with Israel? Are we heading to a larger regional conflict with Iran? On this episode of “Our Middle East”, Jerusalem Center for Public Affairs president Dan Diker speaks with Dr. David Wurmser, former senior advisor to former United States Vice President Dick Cheney. David Wurmser.

How is the war and the Hamas attack on Israel being viewed in the Arab world? Who is really behind this unprecedented bloodshed? JCPA President Dan Diker discusses with Arab Affairs Expert Yoni Ben Menahem.

In this week’s episode of “Our Middle East” Jerusalem Center for Public Affairs president Dan Diker speaks with guest Mehrdad Youssefiani, a long-time senior advisor and former bureau chief to Reza Pahlavi, the Crown Prince of Iran. They discussed Iranian mullahs’ opposition in the eight-million strong Iranian diaspora in the West, and its potential impact in toppling the theocratic and dictatoria...

Why are so many Eritrean refugees making their way to Israel? Is there a stronger connection between the Jewish State and the Eritrean people than we realize? Does Eritrea have more strategic and political importance to Israel than we know? On today’s episode of “Our Middle East” Jerusalem Center for Public Affairs president Dan Diker talks with his guest, Eritrean refugee to Israel Habtom Mehari,...

How can the Iranian people of today create the free and democratic Iran of tomorrow? How can the revolution succeed? What does the Iranian opposition actually believe? In this week’s episode of “Our Middle East,” Jerusalem Center for Public Affairs president and host Dan Diker talks with Mohsen Sazegara, 68, a senior leader of the Iran Transition Council, to get an inside look at the state of the...

Will the Iranian people ever see any of this money? Can the opposition protests continue? On this episode of Our Middle East, Jerusalem Center for Public Affairs President Dan Diker speaks with JCPA Iran Intelligence expert Lt.-Cl. (Ret.) Michael Segall about the Biden administration’s prisoner deal with the Iranian regime. Michael served at the Israel Defense Force (IDF) Intelligence Directorate...

Is normalization a fact or a fiction fantasized by a misguided White House? Would a Saudi/Israel normalization even be good for Israel? Does Saudi Arabia even want peace with Israel? In this episode of Our Middle East, Jerusalem Center for Public Affairs President Dan Diker speaks with U.S.-based Middle East analyst Irina Tsukerman of the Arabian Peninsula Institute about the “security mayhem” of...

Are the recent efforts by the Biden administration for Saudi/Israeli normalization a pathway to peace or disaster for Israel? In this episode of Our Middle East, Jerusalem Center for Public Affairs Dan Diker and JCPA analyst, Arab affairs expert, and veteran journalist Yoni Ben Menahem discuss talk of an American-initiated Saudi-Israeli peace and normalization deal after U.S. national security adv...