The Judea and Samaria podcast

Israel's next front may already be taking shape, and it's much closer to home than most people realize. Josh Hasten examines alarming reports of Iranian-backed drone threats emerging in Judea and Samaria and explains why these developments matter far beyond the headlines. You'll also learn about major Israeli counterterror operations, new Jewish communities in Samaria, the growing environmental ba...

Josh Hasten exposes an explosive UN report, the criticism surrounding its sources and methodology and the broader information war playing out alongside the conflict. You'll also learn how Iran is reportedly shifting its terror strategy into Judea and Samaria, why Israeli security forces say new threats are emerging closer to home and how propaganda, terrorism and international politics are becomin...

Israel is once again on high alert after Palestinian terrorists carried out a deadly shooting attack today, killing one Israeli and wounding several others. As security forces launched a massive manhunt and the IDF moved swiftly to respond, the attack sent shockwaves across the country and raised fresh concerns about a growing wave of terrorism targeting Israeli civilians. In this episode, we brea...

Convicted terrorists rising to the top of Fatah's leadership, calls for Hamas-Fatah unity against Israel, a 19-year manhunt finally ending in justice and dramatic moves shaping the future of Judea and Samaria...this episode of Judeacation uncovers developments that could redefine the region's political landscape. Viewers will learn why recent Palestinian Authority leadership elections are raising...

Josh Hasten breaks down Israel’s dramatic new death penalty law for convicted terrorists and what it could mean for deterrence and national security. You’ll also learn how Mahmoud Abbas accidentally exposed the Palestinian Authority’s continued “pay-for-slay” terror funding scheme, why Israel may finally dismantle the illegal Khan al-Ahmar outpost and how new infrastructure projects in Judea and S...

Josh Hasten pulls back the curtain on the battle over truth in Judea and Samaria, exposing how police data, media framing, Palestinian Authority propaganda and international organizations shape the global perception of Israel. Viewers will learn how viral narratives are constructed, why certain incidents dominate international headlines and how information warfare has become just as important as t...

Josh Hasten uncovers how global headlines can be carefully staged to shape perception and what really happened behind the scenes in the southern Hebron Hills. This episode arms you with a critical skill: how to question what you see and to dig for truth beneath the surface. If you want to understand how media narratives are built, and how to spot the cracks, this is one you can’t afford to miss.

While the world’s eyes are locked on Iran, this episode exposes the quieter moves reshaping the future of Israel. Viewers will learn how strategy isn’t just about war, but about geography and control...through the approval of dozens of new communities, the interception of weapons flows and the prevention of terror attacks before they happen. It’s a crash course in how realities are built on the gr...

Israel’s next battlefield may already be forming in Judea and Samaria, and Iran is quietly trying to light the fuse. In this episode, viewers get an inside look at an exclusive IDF briefing revealing how Iranian money, terror networks and incitement campaigns are converging to create a potential new front in Israel’s war, while the IDF races to dismantle terror hubs and prevent attacks before they...

What happens when people cheer missile strikes that could kill them too? Middle East correspondent Josh Hasten breaks down a disturbing new Palestinian Media Watch report revealing how some in the Palestinian Authority are openly celebrating Iranian missile attacks on Tel Aviv while calling for more strikes on Israel and even American targets. Viewers will see the clips themselves and learn what t...

One false headline can ignite global outrage in seconds, but what happens when the truth finally fights back? In this episode of Judeacation, you’ll learn exactly how disinformation spreads about Jewish communities in Judea and Samaria, why initial media narratives often stick even after being debunked and how security forces are confronting real terror threats from ISIS cells to convicted terrori...

Israel just made a move that could reshape the future of Judea and Samaria forever and this episode breaks down exactly why it matters. Host Josh Hasten dives into Israel’s dramatic decision to lift decades-old land restrictions, what it signals about sovereignty and deterrence and how it connects to major security developments like terrorist deportations, a Lebanon-directed Hamas-Hezbollah cell b...

In this episode, Josh Hasten analyzes how Palestinian political leadership, financial structures, and international advocacy efforts influence developments in Judea and Samaria. He looks at land activity in Area C, long-standing incentive systems that continue under updated frameworks, and how global narratives often form before full context is widely understood. The conversation helps viewers app...

Today's episode begins with a masterclass in how anti-Israel narratives get manufactured in real time: armed robbers near Hebron disguise themselves as IDF soldiers, betting the internet will do the propaganda for them before the facts catch up. From there, host Josh Hasten moves fast through the week’s biggest Judea and Samaria developments, including the launch of a new community in Samaria, a h...

This episode of Judeacation cuts through the slogans and forces viewers to understand what E1 actually is and why it matters now. Instead of recycled talking points, Josh Hasten walks audiences through the geography, security logic, legal realities and psychological warfare surrounding Israel’s long-delayed E1 housing plan. Viewers will learn how E1 connects Jerusalem to Ma’ale Adumim, why every I...

Israel's next battle may be diplomatic but it could redefine the country’s borders. In this episode of "Judeacation", Likud MK Danny Danon joins Josh Hasten to break down PM Netanyahu’s pivotal Florida meetings, President Trump’s shifting posture, and the growing pressure from evangelical allies for Israeli sovereignty in Judea and Samaria. From historic Knesset votes to the global response after...

A dark, silent war is being waged: Arabs are bulldozing ancient Jewish heritage sites in Judea and Samaria, and the world doesn’t just stay silent, it blames Israel. In this episode, we take you behind the scenes of the battle to erase Jewish history entirely. From archaeological terrorism to Western governments condemning Jewish homes, this episode of Judeacation exposes the hypocrisy, the danger...

Something seismic just shifted in Judea and Samaria and the world barely blinked. In this episode of Judeacation, Josh Hasten unpacks a quiet bureaucratic move that may mark the beginning of Israeli sovereignty in the heart of the Jewish homeland. But as civilian authority is handed over from the army to civilian hands, chaos brews: a Jewish woman nearly kidnapped in Jericho, international outrage...

Former member of Israel's Knesset Moshe Feiglin makes a bold claim: the real war isn’t just with Hamas, it’s a global identity war between civilization and two destructive ideologies: radical Islam and progressivism. From the shocking silence of feminist groups on October 7 to the collapse of Israeli deterrence and Western values, Feiglin tears into the ideological rot hollowing out the West and I...

This week, the UN voted overwhelmingly to demand Israel withdraw from Judea, Samaria and the Golan Heights, territories critical to Israeli security. But what lies beneath these so-called “peaceful resolutions”? Is it diplomacy or a death sentence? JNS Middle East correspondent Josh Hasten exposes the dangerous implications of UN bias, rising terror in Judea and Samaria, the sickening glorificatio...