On Tuesday 9/9, Israel's airstrike on a house in Qatar's capital Doha shouldn't have been considered such a huge surprise.  Israeli leaders had said they'd go after senior Hamas men wherever they might be -- and Donald Trump wrote about his "final warning" to Hamas, demanding they free all the hostages.

Hear some evidence and analysis -- that the U.S. gently chided Israel, while being sure to keep Trump's friendship with wealthy Qatar: which just gifted the U.S. with a future Air Force One!

Also -- an interview with Adam J. Schwarz, a London-based commentator on politics and threats to democracy. We discuss how anti-Semitism and anti-Zionism have merged, and he tells of "No Zios!" signs and postings: Doesn't that mean "No Jews"? Adam Schwarz also considers whether Israel's Netanyahu really cares.

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Dan's most recent book -- with Israeli espionage/defense expert Yossi Melman -- is a low-priced e-book, "Target: Iran -- How the Mossad Penetrated Iran to Smash the Nuclear Program." For Kindle: https://levantbooks.short.gy/hGLRKs

Also the Raviv-Melman history of the Mossad is "Spies Against Armageddon: Inside Israel's Secret Wars" -- You may purchase it at http://bit.ly/41j1Sc3 in Kindle or paperback (and on all e-book platforms).

AND: Dan Raviv is co-author of a new book --with social psychologist Prof. Arie Kruglanski -- "The Quest for Significance: Harnessing the Need that Makes the World Go Round." It explains how every person has a need for respect and dignity, and the book advises how you can figure out yourself and the people around you, to give them a measure of Significance. To buy: https://amzn.to/3Y2cawj

(You can watch or listen, also, to THE QUEST FOR SIGNIFICANCE PODCAST series.)

Our music for THE MOSSAD FILES podcast is Clock is Ticking, by Braden Deal, from #Uppbeat (free for Creators!): https://uppbeat.io/t/braden-deal/clock-is-ticking -- License code: YY2MEPOUFX6P7MIH.