C14 Israel Debrief

Israeli Diaspora Affairs Minister Chikli: The Blacklist. Education. Settlers | Sophia Tupolev

Israel's Diaspora Affairs Minister Amichai Chikli sits down with C14's Sophia Tupolev at the Knesset to talk about the top threats to Jews, his newly announced 200 million shekel national investment in Jewish education, and the blacklist - how he decides who gets banned from entering Israel. Minister Chikli explains why he calls himself a "proud settler." And when asked why the Muslim Brotherhood's political arm hasn't been banned in Israel, his answer raises a question about the country's own institutions. Inside: * Jewish communities behind enemy lines * Assimilation and 200 million shekels for Jewish day school education * Economic Zionism and aliyah * Diaspora connections to new communities in Judea and Samaria and Gaza * Chikli's visa blacklist: who gets in, who doesn't * Faith, truth, and alliances with Europe's right * Sharia law, sovereignty, and why the Muslim Brotherhood is not banned in Israel For more Channel 14 in English: ⁠⁠⁠News⁠⁠⁠ [https://c14news.com/] ⁠⁠⁠X ⁠⁠⁠ [https://x.com/c14english] ⁠⁠⁠Threads⁠⁠⁠ [threads.com/@c14english] ⁠⁠⁠Youtube⁠⁠⁠ [https://www.youtube.com/@c14english] ⁠⁠⁠Telegram⁠⁠⁠ [https://t.me/c14english] ⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠ [https://www.instagram.com/c14english/] ⁠⁠⁠TikTok [https://www.tiktok.com/@c14english]

Settler violence math. 'West Bank' sanctions. Timing for Israeli sovereignty | Sophia Tupolev

Eugene Kontorovich [https://x.com/EVKontorovich], law professor at George Mason University and senior scholar at the Kohelet Policy Forum [https://kohelet.org.il/], and Naomi Kahn [https://www.linkedin.com/in/naomi-kahn-b4b00430/], Director of Regavim [https://www.regavim.org/]'s International Division, sit down with C14's Sophia Tupolev to dig into the data behind 'settler violence,' the sanctions built on top of it, and what's actually stopping Israel from applying sovereignty in Judea and Samaria. In this episode: * Where the UN's own fine print reveals how it counts Arab attackers of Jews as victims of settler violence * Why Netanyahu's latest rejection of a Palestinian state isn't new policy, but a restatement of it * What it would take for Israel to apply its civil laws over Judea and Samaria (Areas A, B, C) * How Biden era sanctions targeted Jewish citizens of Judea and Samaria and Americans under the banner of "West bank violence" * Why Israeli banks and credit card companies are to blame for enforcing foreign sanctions, infringing on Israeli economic sovereignty, and what will happen if Israel doesn't act to sanction proof its own financial system For more Channel 14 in English: ⁠⁠News⁠⁠ [https://c14news.com/] ⁠⁠X ⁠⁠ [https://x.com/c14english] ⁠⁠Threads⁠⁠ [threads.com/@c14english] ⁠⁠Youtube⁠⁠ [https://www.youtube.com/@c14english] ⁠⁠Telegram⁠⁠ [https://t.me/c14english] ⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠ [https://www.instagram.com/c14english/] ⁠⁠TikTok [https://www.tiktok.com/@c14english]

Norman Roule: Tehran's ice cube, Washington's iceberg | Libby Alon

Norman Roule [https://x.com/Norman_Roule], former US senior intelligence officer who spent over 30 years on Iran at the CIA and now Senior Advisor at the Center for Strategic and International Studies [https://www.csis.org/] (CSIS), sits down with C14's Libby Alon to break down the new US-Iran Memorandum of Understanding, the depth of US-Israel intelligence cooperation, and why he believes Tehran can claim victory by moving an ice cube while Washington has to move an iceberg. In this episode: * Why the MoU's critics worry it hands Iran liquidity and regional influence, especially in Lebanon * Why the IRGC and Quds Force are determined to protect their "equity" in Lebanon * How Israeli intelligence has saved American lives * Why the IRGC's "we brought Trump to his knees" boast is cheap rhetoric masking quiet concessions * What real success requires: the nuclear program, ballistic missiles, and the militias * Why IAEA access on the ground is the test that matters For more Channel 14 in English: ⁠News⁠ [https://c14news.com/] ⁠X ⁠ [https://x.com/c14english] ⁠Threads⁠ [threads.com/@c14english] ⁠Youtube⁠ [https://www.youtube.com/@c14english] ⁠Telegram⁠ [https://t.me/c14english] ⁠Instagram⁠ [https://www.instagram.com/c14english/] ⁠TikTok [https://www.tiktok.com/@c14english]

Iran MoU, the Anti-Regime Policy We Need, and The Day After | Libby Alon

Behnam Ben Taleblu [https://x.com/therealbehnambt], Senior Director of the Iran Program at the Foundation for Defense of Democracies [https://www.fdd.org/] (FDD), sits down with C14's Libby Alon to break down the new US-Iran Memorandum of Understanding, the 60-day negotiation window, and why he believes the deal emerges from a strategic vacuum that omits both Israel and Iran's ballistic missiles. In this episode: * Why the logical endgame is more risk-taking by the Iranian regime * Why the U.S. needs a comprehensive anti-regime policy * What's behind the rising interest in the Pahlavi brand * How the regime is angling to outlast Netanyahu and Trump * Concerns over the entire uranium stockpile * The 47-year battle between the street of Iran and the state of Iran For more Channel 14 in English: News [https://c14news.com/] X [https://x.com/c14english] Threads [threads.com/@c14english] Youtube [https://www.youtube.com/@c14english] Telegram [https://t.me/c14english] Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/c14english/] TikTok [https://www.tiktok.com/@c14english]

Every day that they're not being pounded, a gift to Iran regime: Nat'l Security Advisor John Bolton

John Bolton, Former U.S. Ambassador to the U.N., sits down with Ben Yaniv to discuss the US-Iran negotiations, the ceasefire, the future of the Strait of Hormuz, and the limits of Trump's second-term Middle East strategy.Bolton argues that the Iranian regime is not negotiating in good faith and never has, that every day of the ceasefire is a gift to Tehran, and that the only durable path to peace and stability in the region runs through regime change. He lays out what he believes Trump is actually optimizing for, namely gas prices at the pump and the November midterms, and explains why that political pressure is producing what looks like strategic confusion in Washington. On the Strait of Hormuz, Bolton makes the case that the United States should seize control of the waterway, blockade Iranian oil exports while letting Arab oil flow, and break the leverage Tehran is now building. If the situation is allowed to evolve in Iran's direction, he warns, Tehran will treat the Strait like a light switch and the Gulf Arab states will live at its mercy. On Judea and Samaria, Bolton says Gulf states are quietly telling Trump not to recognize Israeli law at this stage, and that the prospect of an expanded Abraham Accords is the reason. On the United Nations, he argues the body is now mostly a damage-control exercise, but that forcing Russia and China to cast public vetoes on Iran-related resolutions still has value in shaping world opinion.