Iranian threats, rising regional tensions, Lebanon talks, Israel's political landscape, and a deep dive into Iran's internal struggles.

On today's episode of the Israel Daily News Podcast, Shana Fuld brings you the latest developments across Israel and the region as the country prepares for the upcoming High Holiday period.

Israel says it is prepared to respond decisively if Iran attacks during the upcoming holiday season, while the region continues to experience heightened tensions. We also discuss Israel's decision to release five Lebanese prisoners as a goodwill gesture and the possibility of a historic shift in Israel-Lebanon relations.

In Israeli politics, a new poll shows the race between Netanyahu's coalition and the opposition tightening, with both blocs currently struggling to reach the 61 seats needed to form a government.

The episode also examines continuing tensions in Judea and Samaria, including settler violence and clashes in Al-Mughayyir, as well as President Herzog's comments regarding the difficulty of bringing perpetrators to justice.

Plus, Shana takes you inside a HaSod Rosh Hashanah gift box, featuring Israeli-made products including local wine, honey, tea, chocolate, candles, and more. Use code IDN10 for 10% off qualifying orders.

We also remember feminist icon Gloria Steinem, explore Israel's latest water challenges after multiple desalination plants shut down, and discuss the closure of Jerusalem's Cafe Basima on Shabbat.

The episode features highlights from a Sunset Series event with Iran scholar Professor Meir Litvak, who discussed Iran's internal water crisis, brain drain, aging population, and the possibility that internal societal pressure could ultimately pose a greater threat to the Iranian regime than military strikes.

We also preview the upcoming Jewish Women Changing the World panel and the HER Tel Aviv Festival.

The episode concludes with a Torah thought from Rabbi Yosi Madvig exploring the seventh Haftarah of consolation, God's relationship with humanity in times of suffering, and the meaning of divine mercy as we approach Rosh Hashanah.

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Timestamps

00:00 Iran Threats & Israel Prepares for Rosh Hashanah
01:00 Israel Ready to Respond to an Iranian Attack
02:00 Israel Releases Five Lebanese Prisoners
03:00 Israel-Lebanon Relations & New Election Poll
04:00 Israeli Politics: The 61-Seat Majority
05:00 Netanyahu Gains Ground & Settler Violence
06:00 West Bank Tensions & Al-Mughayyir
07:00 Rosh Hashanah Gifts from the Holy Land
08:00 HaSod Rosh Hashanah Gift Box Unboxing
09:00 Israeli Wine, Tea & Local Products
10:00 Honey, Scarf & Israeli Apple Cocktails
11:00 What's Inside the Rest of the Gift Box?
12:00 Remembering Gloria Steinem
13:00 Steinem's Legacy & Connection to Israel
14:00 Israel's Desalination Crisis
15:00 Water Security & Israeli Technology
16:00 Jerusalem Cafe Closes on Shabbat
17:00 Controversy Surrounding Cafe Basima
18:00 Iran Scholar Professor Meir Litvak
19:00 Iran's Internal Struggles
20:00 Iran's Water Crisis & Brain Drain
21:00 Could Iran Collapse From Within?
22:00 Iran's Regional Ambitions
23:00 Jewish Women Changing the World
24:00 Sword of Iron & Women in Israel
25:00 HER Tel Aviv & Torah Thought
26:00 God's Presence in Our Troubles
27:00 Understanding Divine Compassion
28:00 God Beyond Creation & With Us
29:00 Kabbalah, Mercy & Rachamim
30:00 Preparing for Rosh Hashanah
31:00 Tel Aviv Weather & Closing

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The 60-day U.S.-Iran memorandum of understanding has expired — and the United States is taking military action.

In today's episode of the Israel Daily News Podcast, Shana Fuld breaks down the latest escalation after American forces struck two Iranian rocket launchers on Larak Island, following reports that the IRGC was preparing to target shipping lanes. Iran is now threatening to respond.

Shana also examines the growing political battle inside Israel ahead of the October 27th election, including Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's concerns over Ofer Winter's new People of Israel party and the latest polling showing Netanyahu's coalition below the 61-seat threshold needed to form a government.

Shana marks two years since the IDF recovered the bodies of six hostages murdered by Hamas: Hersh Goldberg-Polin, Eden Yerushalmi, Carmel Gat, Ori Danino, Alex Lubnov, and Almog Sarusi. She reflects on their lives, their families, and the impact their deaths had on Israel and the world.

The episode also examines rising settler violence in the West Bank, concerns raised by senior IDF officials about Palestinian retaliation, the controversy surrounding Jewish prayer on the Temple Mount, and the vandalism of a Reform synagogue in Jerusalem.

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An IDF social media video appeared to advise ultra-Orthodox Israelis facing military draft enforcement on how to avoid arrest at Ben Gurion Airport — and it was quickly deleted. In this episode of Israel Daily News, Shanna Fuld breaks down the controversy surrounding the now-deleted IDF video ahead of the annual Rosh Hashanah pilgrimage to Uman, Ukraine. 

The video reportedly used an AI character called “Dudy the Explainer” to explain how draft evaders could avoid being detained at the airport. The controversy comes as Israel's long-running battle over Haredi military service intensifies and new legislation has left some pilgrimage-bound Israelis facing draft-evader status. 

Shanna also examines the growing security tensions in Judea and Samaria, including the strategic significance of the proposed E1 settlement expansion, British pressure over Israeli settlements, and warnings about settler violence. 

Meanwhile, election season is heating up. Gadi Eisenkot is calling a two-state solution “delusional” following October 7th while simultaneously criticizing the E1 expansion as a strategic mistake. He also takes aim at Ministers Bezalel Smotrich and Itamar Ben-Gvir over settler violence. 

The episode also looks back at the 2014 Gaza war, including reports of secret direct back-channel contacts between Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Hamas through intermediary Shlomi Fogel — contacts that Netanyahu's office and Fogel have denied. 

Plus, Shanna speaks about Tal Goldstein-Almog, a young survivor of Hamas captivity, and highlights his interview with Australian journalist Erin Molan. And in a cultural tribute, Shanna remembers Dolly Parton and the extraordinary impact of her Imagination Library, including its connection to PJ Library and Israel's Sifriyat Pijama program. The episode also remembers Japanese artist Yayoi Kusama, including her acclaimed 2021 exhibition at the Tel Aviv Museum of Art. 

• The controversial IDF video for draft evaders 

• Why the IDF deleted the video 

• The Haredi military draft crisis 

• The Rosh Hashanah pilgrimage to Uman 

• Airport enforcement and draft evaders 

• Rising tensions in Judea and Samaria 

• The E1 settlement expansion plan 

• British pressure over Israeli settlements 

• Gadi Eisenkot's election campaign 

• Israel's upcoming elections 

• IDF operations against October 7th attackers 

• Tal Goldstein-Almog and his experience in captivity

• Reports of secret Netanyahu-Hamas contacts in 2014 

• Israel Daily News' independent journalism 

• Rosh Hashanah gifts from Israeli artists 

• Dolly Parton's global legacy and PJ Library 

• Yayoi Kusama's legacy in Israel 

• Torah thought with Rabbi Yossi Madvig

00:00 IDF Video Advises Draft Evaders Ahead of Uman Pilgrimage
01:00 The Deleted “Dudy the Explainer” Video
02:00 Why the IDF Post Was Removed
03:00 How Draft Evaders Are Caught at the Airport
04:00 Rising Tensions in Judea & Samaria
05:00 The E1 Settlement Expansion Plan
06:00 Israel Responds to British Sanctions
07:00 Gadi Eisenkot Rejects Two-State Solution
08:00 Eisenkot Takes Aim at Smotrich & Ben-Gvir
09:00 IDF Kills October 7th Attackers in Gaza
10:00 Tal Goldstein-Almog’s Story of Captivity
11:00 Secret Netanyahu-Hamas Talks?
12:00 What Happened During the 2014 Back Channel
13:00 Supporting Independent Journalism
14:00 Rosh Hashanah Gifts From Israeli Artists
15:00 Remembering Dolly Parton
16:00 Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library & PJ Library
17:00 Sifriyat Pijama & Dolly’s Global Impact
18:00 Remembering Yayoi Kusama
19:00 Kusama’s Legacy in Israel
20:00 Her 2021 Tel Aviv Exhibition
21:00 Torah Thought: Ki Tavo
22:00 Rising Above the Darkness
23:00 The Afterlife vs. the World to Come
24:00 The Messianic Paradox
25:00 Sign-Off & Shabbat Shalom

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Iran’s 60-day window with the United States has expired — and there is still no diplomatic breakthrough.

In today's Israel Daily News, Shana Fuld breaks down the latest developments across Israel, Iran, and the region, including reports that Tehran used the 60-day period to expand missile and drone production and strengthen coordination with its proxy forces in Yemen, Iraq, and Lebanon.

The Trump administration is now pushing what it calls an “economic D-Day” against Iran, targeting the country's oil exports, banking system, and foreign trade networks. Iran's currency has fallen to a record low, while tensions continue to rise across the region.

Meanwhile, Israel's domestic political battle is intensifying ahead of the October 27 election.

Ultra-Orthodox protesters blocked Highway 4 near Bnei Brak following the arrest of a yeshiva student who failed to report for his IDF draft summons. The Haredi draft exemption debate has become one of the defining political issues in Israel, with coalition parties pushing new legislation while critics argue that all Israelis should share the burden of military service.

Shana also breaks down Netanyahu's warning to right-wing voters about smaller parties potentially failing to cross the electoral threshold — and why reaching 61 seats is so important for forming a government.

Plus, a major historical discovery:

Divers have located the wreck of the Altalena, the ship at the center of one of the most painful episodes in Israel's early history.

The ship, carrying weapons, fighters, and immigrants, arrived in Israel in 1948 and became the center of a confrontation between David Ben-Gurion's government and Menachem Begin's Irgun. When the IDF opened fire on the ship, Begin ordered his fighters not to retaliate in order to prevent a civil war.

Now, decades later, the wreck has been located intact roughly 500 meters underwater off the coast of Tel Aviv.

In this episode:

• Iran's 60-day U.S. memorandum expires

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00:00 Iran’s 60-Day Window Ends With No Deal
01:00 Trump’s “Economic D-Day” Against Iran
02:00 Israel’s Haredi Draft Crisis Explodes
03:00 The Battle Over Haredi Draft Exemptions
04:00 Why the Draft Is a Major Election Issue
05:00 Shin Bet Chief Defends Eisenkot Decision
06:00 Netanyahu Warns Right-Wing Voters
07:00 Settler Violence & Gaza Stabilization Plans
08:00 Mansour Abbas & the Gaza Debate
09:00 The Altalena Wreck Has Been Found
10:00 How the Altalena Clash Began
11:00 Menachem Begin’s Decision That Changed Israel
12:00 Israel Daily News Updates
13:00 Rosh Hashanah Gift Recommendations
14:00 Upcoming Israel Travel & Holiday Content
15:00 The Maccabiah Games: The Jewish Olympics
16:00 Sign-Off & Israel Weekly News
17:00 Thanks to Our Sponsors & Production Team

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In this episode: • Trump says the U.S. blockade of Iranian ports will remain in place • Tehran denies reports of extending a 60-day ceasefire • 32 countries condemn Iran over executions of protesters • Israeli families return to Ganim in northern Samaria • The history of Ganim and the 2005 disengagement • Rising tensions in Kusra and clashes involving Israeli settlers • IDF disciplinary action involving soldiers and settlers • U.S. Ambassador Mike Huckabee's comments about Israeli settlers • Israel and Venezuela restore consular relations after 17 years • Venezuela's shrinking Jewish community • The story of Sergeant William Zev Shaken, a lone soldier from New York • Will's service in the Golani Brigade and his experience fighting in Gaza • His struggle with PTSD after returning to civilian life • His dream of becoming a social worker and helping others • Will's funeral at Mt. Herzl Military Cemetery • The debate over recognition of non-operational military deaths • Israel's growing need for psychological support for veterans • A Torah thought from Rabbi Yosi Madvig on faith, justice and redemption Will's story is a reminder of the sacrifices made by soldiers long after they leave the battlefield. We send our deepest condolences to his family, friends, and brothers-in-arms. If you or someone you know is struggling with trauma or a mental health crisis, please seek immediate help through your local emergency or crisis-support services. 

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Timestamps 

00:00 Trump Keeps Iran Blockade in Place 

01:00 Iran Denies Ceasefire Extension 

02:00 Israeli Families Return to Ganim 

03:00 Rising Tensions in Kusra 

04:00 IDF Soldiers & Settler Confrontations 

05:00 Huckabee Calls Some Settlers “Israeli Terrorists” 

06:00 Gaza Strikes & Regional Tensions 

07:00 Israel & Venezuela Restore Consular Relations 

08:00 Venezuela’s Jewish Community Shrinks 

09:00 The Story of Lone Soldier William Zev Shaken 

10:00 Will’s Service After October 7th 

11:00 His Dream to Help Others 

12:00 Will’s Funeral in Jerusalem 

13:00 Shanna’s Personal Connection With Will 

14:00 Will’s Leadership Project 

15:00 A Friend Remembers Will 

16:00 Will Buried at Mt. Herzl 

17:00 His Parents’ Heartbreaking Eulogy 

18:00 Questions About Military Recognition 

19:00 How the Defense Ministry Reviews These Cases 

20:00 PTSD & Psychological Trauma Among Soldiers 

21:00 The Growing Mental Health Crisis 

22:00 Support for Veterans & Trauma Survivors 

23:00 Remembering Will Shaken + Torah Thought Begins 

24:00 Abraham’s Argument With God 

25:00 God’s Promise of Consolation 

26:00 Moses, Action & Divine Protection 

27:00 Faith, Confidence & Redemption 

28:00 Shabbat Shalom & Sign-Off 

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Special interview: Former Deputy Foreign Minister Sharren Haskel on why she resigned from government, the launch of her new Israel First party, who she’s calling to join her list, how to be Israel’s mother and her bid to get unity ahead of the October 27th election. Plus! A Torah thought from Rabbi Yossi Madvig of Oswego, New York.

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The IDF warns that Hamas and Hezbollah are rebuilding a regional “axis of terror” with Iranian assistance, pressuring Israel on two fronts at once; tensions boil over in the West Bank village of Qusra after a contentious IDF evacuation operation”; and Israeli families move back into the former settlement of Ganim, twenty-one years after the 2005 Disengagement. 

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Israelis move back into Ganim 21 years after the Disengagement; tensions flare in the West Bank village of Qusra; police meet with election officials on security ahead of October 27th; Gaza strikes continue overnight; Trump vows the US blockade on Iran stays up as Tehran denies a ceasefire extension and 32 nations condemn Iran’s executions; and a special report on the funeral of lone soldier Sgt. William “Will” Shakin. Plus a Torah thought by Rabbi Yossi Madvig. 

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Prime Minister Netanyahu rejects Trump’s 15-point Gaza plan and insists the IDF won’t withdraw until Hamas disarms; a fresh election poll shows both political blocs falling short of a majority; Iran names a new security chief wanted by Interpol; and Israel gives 20,000 discounted homes to deserving reservists. 

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