Middle East In Less Than Five Minutes

By IgalSc

Jewish History in 5 Minutes — short, sharp, no-BS episodes on Israel, Zionism, Jewish history, and the Middle East conflict.

New episode at least once a week — perfect for your commute or coffee break... more

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January 19, 2026 Ep 97 - Antisemitism's New Uniform: How "Anti-Zionism" Became Jew-Hatred's Respectable Disguise
If I told you there's a movement that says one specific ethnic group doesn't deserve a homeland, that demands the dismantling of their one nation state, that justifies violence against them, and that makes members of that group afraid to identify themselves on college campuses... would you call that bigotry?
Of course you would.
Unless that group is Jews. Then it's called "anti-Zionism." And somehow, that makes it okay.
#JewishPodcast #MiddleEast #Israel #Palestine #Antisemitism #Racism #Genocide #Antisemitism #Bigotry
00:00 - Intro
00:58 - The Old Antisemitism Was Honest
02:06 - Enter Anti-Zionism: Antisemitism in a Suit
03:00 - The Double Standard Test
04:51 - The Language of Genocide Preparation
07:04 - When Criticism Becomes Antisemitism
09:27 - What Anti-Zionism Looks Like on the Ground
11:00 - The Plausible Deniability
12:51 - The Historical Pattern
14:33 - Why This Matters Beyond Jews
15:52 - What Needs to Happen
16:51 - Final Thoughts
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19min
January 16, 2026 Ep 96 - When Every Word Means Nothing: How We Killed Language and Why It Matters
What happens when you call everything racist?When every disagreement is fascism?
When every policy you don't like is genocide?Answer: The words stop working.
And when the words stop working, we can't identify the real thing anymore.#JewishPodcast #MiddleEast #Israel #Palestine #Antisemitism #Racism #Genocide
00:00 - Intro
00:36 - The Boy Who Cried Wolf, 2026 Edition
01:17 - Exhibit A: Racism
02:45 - Exhibit B: Fascism
03:51 - Exhibit C: Genocide
05:22 - Exhibit D: Antisemitism
07:28 - Exhibit E: Illegal Immigration
09:13 - The Neuroscience of Overuse
10:13 - What Happens Next
11:01 - How to Fix It
12:07 - Final Thoughts
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14min
January 12, 2026 Ep 95 - The Slavery They Don’t Teach: When Muslims Enslaved Europe and Africa
Here’s a question nobody wants to answer:
If slavery is an exclusively Western sin, who enslaved over a million Europeans between 1500 and 1800?
Who raided Iceland?
Who emptied Irish villages?
Who castrated African boys at a 60% mortality rate for over a thousand years?
The answer is uncomfortable. So it gets erased.
#JewishPodcast #MiddleEast #Israel #Palestine #JewishHistory #HistoryOfIslam #IslamicGoldenAge #Slavery #IslamicSlavery
00:00 - Intro
00:43 - The Numbers Nobody Mentions
01:41 - The Barbary Coast: When Europeans Were the Cargo
03:58 - The African Trade: A Millennium of Extraction
06:26 - The Zanj Rebellion: The Uprising You Never Heard Of
07:25 - Abolition: Who Ended It and When
08:45 - Why This History Is Suppressed
10:02 - The Modern Silence
11:10 - Conclusion
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13min
January 09, 2026 Ep 94 - The Occupation That Must End
“If occupation is the root of the conflict, then this whole story should fall apart in under 60 seconds.”
Because the ‘occupation’ everyone screams about… wasn’t even the first one.
And the ones before Israel?
Nobody protested those.
Let’s talk about the occupation they never mention.
#JewishPodcast #MiddleEast #Israel #Palestine #JewishHistory #Occupation #OccupiedTerritories #WestBank #Gaza
00:00 - Intro
01:04 - 1948: Israel declares independence.
01:54 - 1964: The PLO Joins the Party
02:21 - Then Came 1967
03:01 - The REAL Occupation: Indoctrination
03:49 - And Yes, It Needs to End
04:30 - Final Thoughts
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6min
January 08, 2026 Ep 93 - The Lie of “Peaceful Coexistence” Before the Crusades
You know, you should stop repeating this sentence unless you’re ready to defend it with facts:
“Jews, Christians, and Muslims lived in peaceful harmony under Islam for 500 years before the Crusades.”
Because it’s not just wrong.
It’s one of the most successful historical lies ever sold - and it’s still being used today to silence Jews, Christians, and anyone who challenges Islamist ideology.
#JewishPodcast #MiddleEast #Israel #Palestine #JewishHistory #HistoryOfIslam #IslamicGoldenAge #Crussades
00:00 - intro
00:44 - Where the Myth Comes From
01:29 - What “Coexistence” Actually Meant
02:41 - Violence Wasn’t the Exception — It Was the Pattern
03:50 - White Slavery — The Part Everyone Leaves Out
04:42 - Jihad: Not an “Inner Struggle”
05:45 - Why This Myth Exists Today
06:25 - The Truth
06:47 - Conclusion
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8min
January 02, 2026 Ep 92 - The Islamic “Golden Age”: Why It Happened Despite Islam, Not Because of It
Here’s a line you’ve probably heard a thousand times:
“The Islamic Golden Age proves Islam was tolerant, scientific, and enlightened.”
It’s repeated in classrooms. It’s cited in op-eds.
It gets dropped into every conversation about the Middle East like it settles something.
But here’s the thing nobody wants to examine:
Who actually built that Golden Age? What made it possible? And why did it end?
Because when you look at the history honestly, you don’t find Islamic theology driving progress.
You find Islamic theology being sidelined so progress could happen.
#JewishPodcast #MiddleEast #Israel #Palestine #JewishHistory #HistoryOfIslam #IslamicGoldenAge
00:00 - Opening
00:52 - Where Did the Knowledge Come From?
02:09 - Now, were there brilliant Muslim scholars?
03:11 - The Quran doesn’t encourage scientific exploration
03:34 - What Happened When Orthodoxy Returned?
04:23 - Europe, meanwhile, was just getting started
04:48 - The “Tolerance” Myth
05:54 - Why This Myth Survives
06:32 - Final Word
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8min
December 26, 2025 Ep 91 - White Privilege, White Guilt and the New Blood Libel
Here’s the question nobody wants to answer:
How did Jews go from history’s most persecuted minority… to being treated as the world’s “privileged oppressors” almost overnight?
Seriously.
One generation ago: Jews were the genocide victims.
Today: Jews are “too powerful to complain.”
That switch didn’t happen naturally.
It was engineered.
#JewishPodcast #MiddleEast #Israel #Palestine #JewishHistory #AntiSemitism #WhitePriviledge #BloodLibel #CRT #CriticalRaceTheory
00:00 - Opening
00:50 - Where “White Privilege” Actually Came From
02:07 - White Guilt: The Emotional Tax
02:59 - The Jewish Swap
04:06 - October 7 Broke the Mask
05:36 - Why Israel Has to Be the Villain
06:33 - The Endgame
07:03 - Final Word
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8min
December 23, 2025 Ep 90 - Candace Owens, Ben Shapiro, and the Oldest Lie in the Book
Let me say this slowly, because it matters.
The moment someone stops arguing policy… and starts talking about secret Jewish texts, you’re no longer in a debate.
You’re in conspiracy territory.
And once that door opens, history tells us exactly where it leads.
Shalom and welcome to Middle East In Less Than Five Minutes. I’m Igal, your host.
And today we’re talking about Candace Owens, Ben Shapiro, and how criticizing Israel quietly turned into repeating some of the oldest antisemitic lies on record.
#JewishPodcast #MiddleEast #Israel #Palestine #JewishHistory #AntiSemitism #CandaceOwens #BenShapiro
00:00 - Into
00:43 - What Actually Happened
01:41 - The Talmud Claim — Where It Really Comes From
02:51 - The Slave Trade Myth — Debunked to Death
03:57 - Why These Stories Always Circle Back to Jews
04:37 - This Was Never About Ben Shapiro
05:03 - Final Thought
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6min
December 20, 2025 Ep 89 - How to Spot a Propagandist in the Wild (Hint: They Block You Right After)
There’s a funny pattern I’ve noticed lately.
Not funny as in haha. Funny as in predictable.
It goes like this:
1. You make an argument.
2. You bring sources, dates, names, primary texts.
3. You stay on-topic.
4. They respond… not with facts—but with a tantrum.
5. Then they block you.
Conversation over. Victory declared.
If you’ve ever wondered how to spot someone pushing propaganda instead of engaging in an actual discussion, congratulations—you already have your answer.
They tell you themselves.
#JewishPodcast #MiddleEast #Israel #Palestine #JewishHistory #AntiSemitism #SocialJustice #SocialInjustice #Propaganda00:00 - Intro
00:47 - Step One: Personal Insults Replace Arguments
01:26 - Step Two: Labels Are Used as Substitutes for Thought
02:07 - Step Three: They Never Address the Strongest Version of Your Argument
02:41 - Step Four: The Block Button Appears Right on Schedule
03:19 - What Real Discussion Actually Looks Like
03:50 - Final Tip: Don’t Chase Them
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5min
December 17, 2025 Ep 88 - Me Too to BLM to DEI: The Jewish Exception
Let me start with a simple question.
What do all of today’s “justice movements” have in common the moment Jews are the victims?
They disappear.
Not slowly. Not awkwardly. They… just vanish.
Shalom and welcome to Middle East In Less Than Five Minutes.
I’m Igal, and today we’re talking about something a lot of people feel but are afraid to say out loud: from Me Too, to BLM, to DEI, modern progressivism didn’t just fail Jews after October 7 — it formally excluded them.
#JewishPodcast #MiddleEast #Israel #Palestine #JewishHistory #AntiSemitism #SocialJustice #SocialInjustice
00:00 - Intro
00:38 - This isn’t a bug
01:59 - Now let’s talk about BLM
02:54 - And now we get to the most dangerous layer of all: DEI
04:23 - And here’s where it all connects
05:46 - And when Jews speak up?
06:23 - October 7 ripped the mask off.
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8min

FAQs about Middle East In Less Than Five Minutes:

How many episodes does Middle East In Less Than Five Minutes have?

The podcast currently has 98 episodes available.