Straight Up with Danny Seaman

Israel's elections are over, but the battle for the country's future is only beginning...and the consequences could extend far beyond Jerusalem. Daniel Seaman examines the political deadlock gripping Israel, warning that Arab parties could gain unprecedented influence over the next government and its national security decisions. At the same time in the US, following Republican election setbacks, S...

America is cutting billions in military aid to Israel, anti-Israel candidates are gaining political power and a growing alliance between the radical left and Islamist movements could threaten the future of the West. Daniel Seaman examines the political upheaval following the U.S. midterms and Israel's inconclusive elections, arguing that the end of American military assistance could actually be a...

What if some of the biggest stories shaping public opinion about Israel and even Barack Obama's presidency aren't what the media has led us to believe? In this episode of "Straight Up", Daniel Seaman sits down with French-Israeli documentary filmmaker and author Pierre Rehov to expose what they describe as a decades-long battle to manipulate the truth and control the narrative. Rehov discusses his...

Prime Minister Netanyahu says Israel and America have an unprecedented opportunity to bring down Iran's regime, but the upcoming Israeli election could determine whether they finish the job. Daniel Seaman examines the prime minister's exclusive JNS interview, revealing how Netanyahu's partnership with President Trump fits into a sweeping new Israeli national security doctrine. Moving beyond decade...

PM Netanyahu is facing a new challenge from inside Israel's own right wing and the party threatening to shake up the election says it could be the key to keeping him in power. With Israel's October 27 elections fast approaching, former Jerusalem Deputy Mayor and JNS commentator Fleur Hassan-Nahoum joins Daniel Seaman on "Straight Up" to reveal why she joined former IDF Brigadier General Ofer Winte...

Israel is fighting a war on eight fronts and one of its most dangerous battles is being fought on your phone. Daniel Seaman sits down with Michael Harpaz, former star of Israel's legendary boy band "High Five" turned viral pro-Israel influencer, to expose how social media has become a powerful weapon in the battle for public opinion. Harpaz reveals how he reinvented himself after October 7, turned...

Israeli passengers had just minutes to stop a hijacked plane from becoming a weapon, and Daniel Seaman says their actions reveal something much bigger about how Israel survives. In this episode of "Straight Up", Seaman examines the heroism aboard the FlyDubai flight and draws a direct parallel to the ordinary Israelis who rushed into action on October 7. He also returns to Gaza’s own social-media...

Israel’s supporters are changing tactics: stop explaining, start going directly into the places most hostile to the Jewish state. In this episode of "Straight Up", Daniel Seaman sits down with “Jewish Jess” of Frontline Advocates, who says threats against her forced her to leave Britain and move to Israel. She reveals what happened when her group of IDF veterans took their message directly to NYU,...

The war with Iran may have gone quiet, but Daniel Seaman argues the real battle is still unfolding behind the scenes. In this episode of Straight Up, Seaman breaks down how U.S. pressure has weakened Iran’s grip on the Strait of Hormuz, why Israel is watching Turkey’s growing regional ambitions and what ongoing operations against Hezbollah and Hamas reveal about Israel’s new strategy. He also take...

Is President Trump setting a strategic trap for Iran, or giving the regime exactly what it wants? This week on "Straight Up," Daniel Seaman unpacks the dizzying cycle of military threats and diplomatic pauses surrounding the Islamic Republic, asking whether Washington's apparent hesitation is part of a larger strategy or a dangerous display of weakness. He also examines Hezbollah's continued rearm...

Did PM Netanyahu and President Trump leave Washington with a secret strategy, and is Iran walking straight into it? This week on Straight Up, Daniel Seaman cuts through the speculation surrounding the closed-door White House meetings and examines what may actually be driving U.S. and Israeli strategy against the Islamic Republic. He explains why Iran's latest attack on American forces in Jordan co...

Everyone thinks they know what's happening with Iran, but almost nobody is talking about the strategy unfolding behind the headlines. As the U.S. and Iran trade blows without triggering an all-out war, Daniel Seaman argues that Washington is playing a far longer game than most observers realize. From the Strait of Hormuz and the future of Iran's nuclear program to the role of Hezbollah, the Houthi...

She moved to Israel just days before October 7, enlisted in the IDF as an American immigrant and then unknowingly became one of Israel's most effective voices online. Golda Daphna shares why she left Columbia University behind and how one simple TikTok changed the mind of a self-described anti-Zionist. You'll discover what American Jews really think about Israel, why personal stories can succeed w...

Is Israel really becoming isolated, or is the world quietly moving closer than ever before? In this episode of Straight Up, Daniel Seaman cuts through the week's headlines to examine why media narratives often paint a very different picture from geopolitical reality. You'll learn why some of Israel's loudest critics continue to dominate the conversation, how new strategic alliances are expanding a...

Has the Middle East already changed while the headlines are looking the other way? As the world fixates on Iran's funeral theatrics, Turkey's growing ambitions and another round of diplomatic drama, a much bigger strategic shift may already be underway. In this episode of Straight Up, Daniel Seaman separates political theater from geopolitical reality, examining why Iran's revolutionary regime may...

Are we losing the ability to tell truth from propaganda, and is that exactly what America's enemies are counting on? Former director of the Israeli Government Press Office (GPO), Daniel Seaman explains how the "illusion of truth effect" shapes public opinion through repetition, why anti-Israel narratives spread so effectively online, and how psychology, social media, and geopolitical strategy are...

Is Trump setting a trap for Iran, or is Iran playing Trump? Daniel Seaman cuts through the confusion surrounding the reported U.S.-Iran Memorandum of Understanding and argues that what looks like chaos may actually be a calculated strategy. Viewers will learn why President Trump's seemingly contradictory actions could be part of a deliberate campaign of "weaponized unpredictability," how Israel's...