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What happens when a “peace offer” is actually a trap and the other side is betting you don’t understand their rules? In this episode, a senior fellow at Israel’s Herut Institute breaks down why Iran’s threats (including talk of sinking a U.S. aircraft carrier) may not be posturing at all, and why President Trump’s “handshake first” approach is less diplomacy than a high-stakes test: accept it and dealmaking begins, mock it and pressure follows, threaten it and consequences land. You’ll learn the guest’s framework for Trump’s negotiating style, red herrings to hijack attention and chicken to force opponents to blink, plus a provocative dive into Islamic strategic concepts like Hudaybiyyah and waqf that he argues the West chronically misunderstands. The conversation escalates into what all this means for Israel’s future: alliance vs. dependency, NATO’s “bluff” and why, if push comes to shove, Israel may have to act first and explain later.
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What happens when a “peace offer” is actually a trap and the other side is betting you don’t understand their rules? In this episode, a senior fellow at Israel’s Herut Institute breaks down why Iran’s threats (including talk of sinking a U.S. aircraft carrier) may not be posturing at all, and why President Trump’s “handshake first” approach is less diplomacy than a high-stakes test: accept it and dealmaking begins, mock it and pressure follows, threaten it and consequences land. You’ll learn the guest’s framework for Trump’s negotiating style, red herrings to hijack attention and chicken to force opponents to blink, plus a provocative dive into Islamic strategic concepts like Hudaybiyyah and waqf that he argues the West chronically misunderstands. The conversation escalates into what all this means for Israel’s future: alliance vs. dependency, NATO’s “bluff” and why, if push comes to shove, Israel may have to act first and explain later.

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