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'The head of the snake': 8 Israeli Thinkers on the threat of Iran

32 min • 23 juni 2025

Two weeks ago, Israel struck Iran's nuclear facilities, military sites, and leaders. Iran launched a barrage of missiles into Israel. Now, the war has only intensified.
Today's episode features eight Israeli thinkers discussing the Iranian threat from weeks and months ago. We hear from:

Efraim Inbar
Lahav Harkov
Yossi Klein Halevi
Gadi Taub
Uri Zaki
Einat Wilf
Haviv Rettig-Gur
Moshe Koppel

Who got it right? Who got it wrong? And who do you think is onto something?

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Fleur Hassan-Nahoum: 'I am scared that in 20 years, Israel will be isolated completely'

9 juni | 44 min

Malka Simkovich: When Did The Jewish Diaspora Begin? (18Forty Podcast Re-Release)

26 maj | 75 min

Elli Fischer: 'The Torah ideal is for Israel to be a religious state'

19 maj | 66 min

Yoav Heller: 'Israel will be in existential peril if society continues to fragment'

12 maj | 63 min

Mikhael Manekin: 'This is a land of two peoples, and I don't view that as a problem'

5 maj | 71 min

Einat Wilf: 'Jews are never allowed to win, and Arabs are never allowed to lose' (Re-Release)

28 april | 83 min

Anshel Pfeffer: 'The idea that you'll obliterate Hamas is as realistic as wanting to obliterate Chabad'

7 april | 71 min

Mosheh Lichtenstein: 'Jewish values don't celebrate might'

31 mars | 73 min

Ruby Chen: My Son is Likely a Deceased Hostage. Don't Forget Him in Gaza.

24 mars | 44 min

Jonathan Dekel-Chen: My Son was a Hostage in Gaza for 43 Million Seconds. He Felt Every One.

17 mars | 67 min

Yossi Klein Halevi: What’s Next: The Future of Liberal Zionism (18Forty Podcast Re-Release)

3 mars | 77 min

Yishai Fleisher: ‘Israel is not meant to be equal for all — it’s a nation-state’

24 februari | 87 min

Nitsana Darshan-Leitner: 'Before Trump, I believed that Gaza had to be controlled by Israel'

17 februari | 68 min

Shani Taragin: 'The ideal is for the Jewish People to live in the Land of Israel'

10 februari | 85 min

Chuck Freilich: 'Netanyahu needs to step down or be voted out'

3 februari | 64 min

Rula Daood: 'We are closest to peace at times of war'

27 januari | 73 min

Natan Sharansky: 'If you don't have faith or Zionism, your grandchildren will not be Jewish'

20 januari | 68 min

Shayna Goldberg: Inside Israel’s Religious Zionist Community (18Forty Podcast Re-Release)

13 januari | 119 min

Jonathan Gribetz: Teaching the Palestinian-Israeli Conflict (18Forty Podcast Re-Release)

6 januari | 78 min

Michael Melchior: 'We can make peace with the whole of the Arab and Muslim world'

30 december 2024 | 77 min

Daniel Gordis: ‘The great failure of the hostages is enormous’

23 december 2024 | 91 min

Khitam Abu Bader: 'Violence is never the answer'

16 december 2024 | 61 min

Moshe Koppel: 'We won the war in Gaza'

9 december 2024 | 61 min

Einat Wilf: 'Jews are never allowed to win, and Arabs are never allowed to lose'

2 december 2024 | 83 min

Sivan Rahav-Meir: 'When it comes to terrorism, you can't compromise' (Re-Run)

25 november 2024 | 45 min

Yaakov Katz: 'The Israeli military has fought in probably the most humane way possible'

18 november 2024 | 75 min

Uri Zaki: 'The war has to end in Gaza'

11 november 2024 | 78 min

Nechumi Yaffe: 'I hate the idea that we are being killed and need to kill'

4 november 2024 | 60 min

Lahav Harkov: 'We are winning'

28 oktober 2024 | 61 min

Netta Barak-Corren: 'I hope that Gaza will see a day when it is no longer ruled by Hamas'

14 oktober 2024 | 70 min

Despondent, Unmoored, Hopeful: How Israeli Thinkers Feel After October 7

7 oktober 2024 | 35 min

Rivka Ravitz: 'Being separated is at the core of being Haredi'

30 september 2024 | 50 min

David Stav: 'Israel as a state should not be a religious state'

23 september 2024 | 56 min

Haviv Rettig Gur: 'Hamas is upset that the death toll in Gaza isn't higher'

16 september 2024 | 82 min

Yossi Klein Halevi: 'Anti-Zionism is an existential threat to the Jewish People'

2 september 2024 | 79 min

Rachelle Fraenkel: 'I had expectations from humanity'

26 augusti 2024 | 61 min

Gadi Taub: 'We should annex the north third of the Gaza Strip'

19 augusti 2024 | 67 min

Efraim Inbar: 'Israel doesn't use enough force'

12 augusti 2024 | 45 min

Ronit Heyd: 'If Israel becomes less democratic, it will become less Jewish'

5 augusti 2024 | 56 min

Yehoshua Pfeffer: 'The army is not ready for real Haredi participation'

29 juli 2024 | 55 min

Anita Shapira: 'You cannot wipe out Hamas'

22 juli 2024 | 45 min

David Horovitz: 'We need this state to survive'

15 juli 2024 | 48 min

Sivan Rahav-Meir: 'When it comes to terrorism, you can't compromise'

8 juli 2024 | 45 min

Yakov Nagen: 'Jewish Messianism is a vision for all of humanity'

1 juli 2024 | 62 min

Benny Morris: 'We should have taken Rafah at the start'

24 juni 2024 | 35 min

Coming Soon: 18 Questions, 40 Israeli Thinkers

18 juni 2024 | 2 min

'The head of the snake': 8 Israeli Thinkers on the threat of Iran

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Michael Oren: 'We are living in biblical times'

Micah Goodman: 'I don't want Gaza to become our Vietnam'

Jonathan Rosenblum: 'Would you want to live in a country run by Haredim?'

'The head of the snake': 8 Israeli Thinkers on the threat of Iran

Hanan Schlesinger: 'From the river to the sea is all Israel and all Palestine'

Fleur Hassan-Nahoum: 'I am scared that in 20 years, Israel will be isolated completely'

Malka Simkovich: When Did The Jewish Diaspora Begin? (18Forty Podcast Re-Release)

Elli Fischer: 'The Torah ideal is for Israel to be a religious state'

Yoav Heller: 'Israel will be in existential peril if society continues to fragment'

Mikhael Manekin: 'This is a land of two peoples, and I don't view that as a problem'

Einat Wilf: 'Jews are never allowed to win, and Arabs are never allowed to lose' (Re-Release)

Anshel Pfeffer: 'The idea that you'll obliterate Hamas is as realistic as wanting to obliterate Chabad'

Mosheh Lichtenstein: 'Jewish values don't celebrate might'

Ruby Chen: My Son is Likely a Deceased Hostage. Don't Forget Him in Gaza.

Jonathan Dekel-Chen: My Son was a Hostage in Gaza for 43 Million Seconds. He Felt Every One.

Yossi Klein Halevi: What’s Next: The Future of Liberal Zionism (18Forty Podcast Re-Release)

Yishai Fleisher: ‘Israel is not meant to be equal for all — it’s a nation-state’

Nitsana Darshan-Leitner: 'Before Trump, I believed that Gaza had to be controlled by Israel'

Shani Taragin: 'The ideal is for the Jewish People to live in the Land of Israel'

Chuck Freilich: 'Netanyahu needs to step down or be voted out'

Rula Daood: 'We are closest to peace at times of war'

Natan Sharansky: 'If you don't have faith or Zionism, your grandchildren will not be Jewish'

Shayna Goldberg: Inside Israel’s Religious Zionist Community (18Forty Podcast Re-Release)

Jonathan Gribetz: Teaching the Palestinian-Israeli Conflict (18Forty Podcast Re-Release)

Michael Melchior: 'We can make peace with the whole of the Arab and Muslim world'

Daniel Gordis: ‘The great failure of the hostages is enormous’

Khitam Abu Bader: 'Violence is never the answer'

Moshe Koppel: 'We won the war in Gaza'

Einat Wilf: 'Jews are never allowed to win, and Arabs are never allowed to lose'

Sivan Rahav-Meir: 'When it comes to terrorism, you can't compromise' (Re-Run)

Yaakov Katz: 'The Israeli military has fought in probably the most humane way possible'

Uri Zaki: 'The war has to end in Gaza'

Nechumi Yaffe: 'I hate the idea that we are being killed and need to kill'

Lahav Harkov: 'We are winning'

Netta Barak-Corren: 'I hope that Gaza will see a day when it is no longer ruled by Hamas'

Despondent, Unmoored, Hopeful: How Israeli Thinkers Feel After October 7

Rivka Ravitz: 'Being separated is at the core of being Haredi'

David Stav: 'Israel as a state should not be a religious state'

Haviv Rettig Gur: 'Hamas is upset that the death toll in Gaza isn't higher'

Yossi Klein Halevi: 'Anti-Zionism is an existential threat to the Jewish People'

Rachelle Fraenkel: 'I had expectations from humanity'

Gadi Taub: 'We should annex the north third of the Gaza Strip'

Efraim Inbar: 'Israel doesn't use enough force'

Ronit Heyd: 'If Israel becomes less democratic, it will become less Jewish'

Yehoshua Pfeffer: 'The army is not ready for real Haredi participation'

Anita Shapira: 'You cannot wipe out Hamas'

David Horovitz: 'We need this state to survive'

Sivan Rahav-Meir: 'When it comes to terrorism, you can't compromise'

Yakov Nagen: 'Jewish Messianism is a vision for all of humanity'

Benny Morris: 'We should have taken Rafah at the start'

Coming Soon: 18 Questions, 40 Israeli Thinkers