The Benjamin Anthony Show from the MirYam Institute

This conversation features Col. David Hacham (IDF Ret.), former advisor on Arab affairs to seven Israeli Ministers of Defense, and Lt. Col. Yochai Guiski (IDF Ret.), former intelligence officer in the Israel Defense Forces.  They joined Benjamin Anthony, Co-Founder of The MirYam Institute, to discuss the targeted killings of three senior members of Palestinian Islamic Jihad (PIJ) by the Israeli se...

To mark Yom Hazikaron / Israel Remembrance Day, The MirYam Institute recorded a conversation featuring Rozita Pnini and Benjamin Anthony, both of whom are co-founders of The MirYam Institute and IDF veterans.  During that discussion, moderated by Miryam Institute in-house analyst, Yaakov Lappin, Benjamin and Rozita reflected upon their recollections of service and the sacrifices made by the member...

This episode features a situational briefing, recorded at the Israel-Lebanon border, by IDF Brigadier General, Moshe "Chiko" Tamir to officers in the U.S. Army.  In March, 2023, The MirYam Institute hosted close to thirty members of the U.S. Army in Israel for MirYam's annual Israel Strategy & Policy tour for Active Officers (I-SAP Active). The officers, who held ranks ranging f...

Following incoming rocket fire from Southern Lebanon, Syria & the Gaza Strip as well as terror attacks in Judea & Samaria & Tel Aviv, Benjamin Anthony hosted a situational briefing with MirYam Institute Experts, Col. David Hacham (IDF, Ret.) Former Advisor To Seven Israeli Ministers Of Defense, Major General Alon Levavi (INP, Ret.), Former Deputy Commissioner, Israel National Police &a...

In this episode of the podcast, Benjamin Anthony is joined by Ambassador Michael Oren, who served as Israel's Ambassador to the United States of America from 2009-2013.  Dr. Oren addressed himself to the fallout of the recent attempt at judicial reform, the security and diplomatic implications emanating from that attempt and the question of whether or not judicial reform is needed, in any for...

 In this episode of the podcast, Benjamin Anthony is joined by MirYam Institute Expert, Chuck Freilich & MirYam Institute In-House Analyst Yaakov Lappin. The three of them sat down to discuss the fallout of Prime Minister Netanyahu's decision to halt the efforts for judicial reform in Israel against the backdrop of massive domestic, peaceful unrest and his recent sacking of his Defense Mi...

In this episode, Benjamin and Yaakov Lappin sit down to discuss the latest fallout of the judicial reform underway in Israel, including the response to Simcha Rothman's proposal of a "softened" reform. They also touch upon the disquiet within Likud surrounding the reforms, the possibility of members of the opposition joining the coalition in order to prevent a constitutional crisis...

On Friday, March 10th, 2023, a Chinese brokered rapprochement between Saudi-Arabia and Iran was announced.  The MirYam Institute hosted a situational briefing to assess the context and implications of that announcement - for Israel, the United States, the signatories to the Abraham Accords and to China.  Benjamin Anthony, co-founder of The MirYam Institute, was joined by MirYam Institute Experts,...

On Sunday, March 5th, Benjamin Anthony, Co-Founder of The MirYam Institute, sat down to interview Simcha Rothman in the Knesset in front of a group of 23 active officers of the U.S. Army, brought to Israel on the annual MirYam Institute Israel Strategy & Policy tour (I-SAP).  MK Rothman currently serves as the Chair of the Constitution, Law & Justice Knesset  committee and is the architect...

This episode of the podcast features a conversation with Chiko Tamir, recorded in front of students at The Fletcher School for Law & Diplomacy at Tufts.  Brigadier General Chiko Tamir is something of a battlefield legend in the Israeli Defense Forces.  He is the former commander of the IDF’s vaunted Golani Brigade and served as commander of the IDF’s Gaza division, participating in seminal bat...

In this episode, Benjamin Anthony interviews Brigadier-General, Dr. Tarif Bader on the complexity of the IDF aid mission to Turkey and Syria following the disastrous earthquakes that shook areas of both countries on Monday, February 6th, 2023.    Dr. Bader's unique insights are informed by his own leadership roles in several IDF aid missions, including to Haiti (2010) and Nepal (2015). He ser...

The MirYam Institute is delighted to announce the launch of our new show: The Monthly Israel Brief. In this episode Benjamin speaks to Yaakov Lappin about this months events in the State of Israel. They discuss the horrific terror attacks, Iran & Yaakov's life story!  Learn More About Yaakov Lappin: https://www.miryaminstitute.org/lappin Read This Month's Brief: https://www.miryamins...

Following a wave of terror attacks against Israeli citizens, The MirYam Institute hosted Yaakov Lappin, In House Analyst at The MirYam Institute & Col. David Hacham, Former advisor to Seven Israeli Ministers of Defense on Arab Affairs, for a situational briefing. Follow the work of the MirYam Institute via any and all of the links below. Subscribe to The MirYam Institute Podcast: https://podca...

As acts of anti-Semitism increase in America, The MirYam Institute convened a special briefing in Massachusetts to discuss “the dangerous rise of Jew-Hatred in the United States and what can be done about it.” Amb. Elan Carr shared experiences from his time serving as the official envoy to monitor and to combat this dangerous bigotry, while emphasizing his belief that the strongest response to ant...

On Tuesday, December 13, 2022, Benjamin Anthony, Co-Founder of The MirYam Institute, spoke about the similarities he sees between Jew-Hatred in America and his life growing up as a Jew in the United Kingdom. His experiences in Britain, his service in the IDF and his travels and work in America have all led him to believe that American Jewry must now take a stand against the bigotry they are facing...

On November 23rd, 2022, The MirYam Institute hosted an emergency situational briefing focused on the two terrorist bombings that took place in Jerusalem, killing one and and injuring many others.  Expert analysis was provided by Major-General Alon Levavi. former Deputy Commissioner of the Israeli National Police and Yaakov Lappin, in-house analyst for The MirYam Institute.  Learn More About Maj. G...

Amichai Chikli joins MirYam Institute CEO, Benjamin Anthony for another detailed analysis of the current state of Israel's foreign affairs. As Benjamin Netanyahu returns to the Israeli premiership for a third time, Amichai Chikli is set to be part of his Likud governing coalition. But his role in politics is comparatively new: he spent a decade in education teaching Zionism and Israeli histor...

Ambassador Danny Ayalon joins MirYam Institute CEO, Benjamin Anthony for another detailed analysis of the current state of Israel's foreign affairs. For a deeper understanding of why Turkey have resumed full relations with Israel, Danny explains the sudden change in President Erdogan's calculations. Benjamin also quizzes Danny on Bibi's chances of being PM. Follow the work of the Mi...

The MirYam Institute presents immediate analysis of Operation Breaking Dawn, Israel's military action against the terrorist threat of Palestinian Islamic Jihad in Gaza. MirYam Institute's CEO Benjamin Anthony hosts Col. David Hacham (IDF, Ret.), an advisor to seven Israeli Ministers of Defense and Yaakov Lappin, in-house military and strategic expert at the MirYam Institute. Follow The M...

The MirYam Institute is proud to present two interviews recorded in the Knesset in June 2022. Our two guests come from very different political viewpoints but remain good friends and colleagues. This is a recording of their presentations in front of nearly 50 military cadets from North America who were part of the MirYam Institute's annual Israel Law and Policy Tour. Each of the cadets from t...

This wonderful episode features a conversation between MirYam Institute CEO, Benjamin Anthony and the newly appointed chairman of the Jewish Agency, Major General (ret.) Doron Almog. He talks about his storied roles in some of the defining moments of Israel's history: carrying out revenge attacks against the terrorists who murdered Israel's Olympic athletes in the 1972 Munich Games befor...

Our guest today is the eminent former Israel Defense Forces' Surgeon General from 2017-2020, Brigadier General Dr. Tarif Bader. Dr. Bader has risen to the top of Israeli medical society from the Druse community. He also guided the IDF's humanitarian mission taking care of Syria's injured in their long-running civil war and healed the sick and wounded in Nepal, Haiti and Turkey super...

Former IDF Chief of Staff, Moshe "Bogie" Yaalon briefs members of the United States military. The MirYam Institute. Israel's Future in Israel's Hands  Follow The MirYam Institute Twitter: https://bit.ly/3jkeUyx Follow Benjamin Anthony Twitter: https://bit.ly/3hZeOe9 Like Benjamin Anthony Facebook: https://bit.ly/333Ct93 Like The MirYam Institute Facebook: https://bit.ly/2SarHI3...

The MirYam Institute proudly presents a meeting in the Knesset hosted by one of the giants of Israeli history, former Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu. The interview conducted by MirYam Institute CEO Benjamin Anthony was also addressed in front of members of the US and Canadian military on the MirYam Institute's Israel Strategy and Policy Tour for active, serving Army officers from North Am...

MirYam Institute CEO and co-founder Benjamin Anthony interviews best-selling author, Steven Pressfield, author of The Lion's Gate, a unique chronicle of The Six-Day War. The MirYam Institute. Israel's Future in Israel's Hands. Follow The MirYam Institute Twitter: https://bit.ly/3jkeUyx Follow Benjamin Anthony Twitter: https://bit.ly/3hZeOe9 Like Benjamin Anthony Facebook: https://bi...