True East

Is Iran’s regime FINALLY on the brink of collapse...again? This time, it’s not students or activists leading the charge, it’s the powerful bazaar merchants, the same force that ignited the 1979 revolution. Middle East analyst Harold Rhode joins IDF Spokesman (Res.) Doron Spielman to unpack why today’s protests may be different, why Iranians are shouting “Death to Khamenei” in the streets and how s...

It's time to face the truth: Israel is losing the PR war and the answer isn’t more data, but more identity. From TikTok propaganda to biblical truth, from archaeological proof to spiritual inheritance, Doron Spielman (IDF Spokesman (Res.) & War Analyst) explains how Israel abandoned its greatest weapon: its story. This isn’t about apologizing anymore, it’s about reclaiming indigenous identity, fli...

Is Israel sleepwalking into a second October 7th, this time from the north? Israeli strategist Amiad Cohen lays bare the high-stakes chess match unfolding between Israel, Syria and Lebanon. From drone strikes on Hezbollah commanders to secret U.S. pressure on Netanyahu, from failed Gaza war strategies to radical plans to redraw the map of Syria, this conversation covers every possible move for Isr...

What happens when one of America’s sharpest minds visits Israel for the first time and realizes everything he thought he knew was a lie? In this episode of "True East," James Lindsay uncovers the shocking disconnect between the Israel Americans argue about and the real, living nation he walked through. From the massacre site at Nova to the tense borders with Lebanon and Gaza, Lindsay dismantles fa...

Yesterday, the Middle East quietly crossed a red line: President Trump greenlit F-35 stealth jets for Saudi Arabia and pushed a UN-backed “stabilization force” into Gaza. Both are moves that could shatter Israel’s long-guarded qualitative military edge overnight. In this conversation, Lt. Col. (res.) Jonathan Conricus, one of Israel’s most respected strategic minds, breaks down how Saudi F-35s cou...

Gazaland vs. Gaza Riviera: who writes the next chapter? On this week’s "True East," IDF Spokesperson (Res.) Doron Spielman warns that Hamas is scripting a propaganda theme park, “Gazaland”, to turn October 7’s perpetrators into victims as global media surge back into the Strip. Spielman breaks down how staged tours, mass-grave narratives and recycled famine/genocide claims could dominate headlines...

IDF Spokesperson (Res.) Doron Spielman welcomes returning guest Amiad Cohen, CEO of the Israel Liberty Center, to break down the truth behind the fragile Gaza ceasefire, President Trump’s stunning statement blaming “rogue Hamas elements” and the diplomatic chess game now shaping the Middle East.

Israel’s fight against Hamas may be entering a new phase, but the war is far from over. Doron Spielman, IDF spokesperson (Res.), is joined by one of the foremost authorities on modern combat: Colonel John Spencer. Spencer is the Executive Director of the Urban Warfare Institute and host of the “Urban Warfare Project Podcast.” Recently returned from Gaza City, where he was embedded with IDF units d...

President Trump’s proposed Gaza peace deal is making waves but is it a path to peace or a recipe for failure? IDF Spokesperson (Res.) Doron Spielman breaks down the hidden dangers of Trump’s plan, revealing why Hamas’s willingness to accept parts of the deal should set off alarm bells for Israel and the West.

IDF Spokesperson (Res.) Doron Spielman takes us inside the dramatic reopening of the ancient pilgrimage road in the City of David — a discovery he says that speaks louder than any UN resolution. From the stone-carved proof of a 4,000-year Jewish connection to Jerusalem to the political theater at the United Nations, Doron argues that history, archaeology and faith underpin Israel’s claim to the la...

Israel just did the unthinkable, striking Hamas leadership hiding in Qatar. What does this bold move mean for Israel's deterrence, U.S. foreign policy and the global war on terror? In this episode, IDF Spokesperson (Res.) Doron Spielman unpacks Israel’s pinpoint operation in Doha, exposing Qatar’s double game: hosting a massive U.S. military base while funding and sheltering Hamas, Hezbollah and e...

What does real heroism look like when the world is collapsing around you? IDF Spokesperson (Res.) Doron Spielman sits down with Mike Feuer, renowned educator, founder of the Jewish Heroism Project (https://jewishheroism.com/), and host of The Jewish Story podcast, to explore the extraordinary bravery that emerged from the horrors of Oct. 7th, 2023. As Hamas terrorists stormed Israeli communities,...

IDF Spokesperson (Res.) Doron Spielman uncovers the shocking lies fueling global narratives about Gaza. The truth behind claims of genocide, starvation and Israel's military operations is more complex than the headlines reveal. While the world cries foul over Israel’s actions, Doron exposes the truth of how Hamas has manipulated international aid and the deadly consequences of their actions on the...

As the world fixates on Gaza, a real-time genocide unfolds in Syria, just 60 miles from Israel’s border. IDF Spokesperson (Res.) Doron Spielman is joined by Anan Kheir, Druze advocate and community activist, to expose the horrific truth that global media is ignoring. While international attention remained fixated on Israel, jihadist militias linked to al-Julani and formerly ISIS-affiliated groups...

IDF Spokesperson (Res.) Doron Spielman sits down with Amiad Cohen, CEO of the Herut Center, for an exclusive, behind-the-scenes analysis of Israel’s boldest strategic gamble yet: building a massive humanitarian city on the southern edge of Gaza in Rafah. Could this unprecedented move finally separate Hamas from the civilian population it hides behind and pave the way to peace? From the frontlines...

What Happens Next?  IDF Spokesperson (Res.) Doron Spielman is joined by Amiad Cohen, CEO of the Herut Center and one of Israel’s top military analysts, to break down one of the most consequential moments in modern Middle East history: a joint American-Israeli military strike on Iran’s nuclear facilities.

Are we witnessing a modern-day Six-Day War? Will Israel finish the job before international pressure mounts? And how does all of this reshape the U.S.-Israel alliance going forward? IDF Spokesperson (Res.) Doron Spielman is joined by Dr. Mike Doran, Senior Fellow at the Hudson Institute and former Senior Director at the U.S. National Security Council, to unpack one of the most consequential moment...

As the Hasmonean Brigade—Israel’s first Ultra-Orthodox combat unit—enters Gaza with side-locks flying and Torah scrolls in hand, a profound question emerges: Is this the collapse of Haredi resistance to the draft and the rebirth of Jewish identity through national service? Rabbi Yehoshua Pfeffer, one of the most courageous voices inside the Haredi world, joins to discuss the historical roots of th...

IDF Spokesperson (Res.) Doron Spielman is joined by Major Amiad Cohen, Senior Director of the Herut Center and a reservist who just returned from Israel’s northern border. Together, they expose how Israel’s new military and humanitarian tactics are splitting the Gazan population from Hamas, destabilizing the terror regime’s power base and reshaping the battlefield. Backed by tribal militias fed up...

With Iran racing toward nuclear capability, Israel may soon face a fateful choice: act alone militarily or risk existential peril. Host Doron Spielman—IDF Spokesperson (Res.) and New York Times bestselling author of “When the Stones Speak”—is joined by former Israeli Ambassador to the U.S., Dr. Michael Oren, for a sobering discussion on the growing divide between Washington and Jerusalem over how...

"When the Stones Speak" available now on Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/When-Stones-Speak-Remarkable-Discovery/dp/1546009256 Is Israel’s fight for survival not just on the battlefield, but beneath the ground? IDF Spokesperson (Res.) Doron Spielman exposes how the war with Iran, Hamas and the Palestinian leadership extends into archaeology, history and truth itself. This special edition of “True Ea...

IDF Spokesperson (Res.) Major Doron Spielman (see below to purchase his new book) speaks with Eylon Levy, former international spokesperson for the Israeli government, about a battlefield far from Gaza and Iran—the frontlines of Western universities, where Jewish students are under siege. As antisemitism explodes on campuses from Columbia to Oxford, and pro-Hamas rallies become normalized, Eylon s...

Recorded live at the JNS International Policy Summit, this special episode examines the historic moment facing Israeli leadership. With Iran accelerating its uranium enrichment and U.S. diplomacy failing to halt Tehran’s ambitions, IDF Spokesperson (Res.) Doron Spielman reveals exclusive perspectives from a variety of military experts—including Gen. Amikam Norkin, Brig. Gen. Amir Avivi and Lt. Col...