Did Netanyahu know October 7th was coming? Why did he fund Hamas? Who are the settlers killing Palestinians in the West Bank? A journalist based in Israel answers the questions American media ignore.

0:00 The Truth Behind October 7th

8:44 When Did Planning For October 7th Start?

15:35 Why the Head of Hamas Wants Israel to Take Over Gaza

23:24 Did Israeli Intel Ignore Signals Leading up to October 7th?

30:51 Why Was the IDF Given a Stand-Down Order?

38:03 Will the Citizens of Gaza Be Relocated Anywhere?

45:42 Why Did Netanyahu Send U.S. Funds to Hamas Before October 7th?

52:47 Israel’s Actual Weakness

59:24 The Strange New World of West Bank Settlers

1:13:45 Are Israel’s Cabinet Ministers Powerful Figures?

1:17:19 Do Israelis Have a Sense of What the World Thinks of Israel?

1:21:49 What’s the Root of Antisemitism?

1:27:49 How Much Damage Has Been Done From the War?

1:34:07 How Has Israel Changed Since October 7th?

1:40:39 How Israelis View Trump, the GCC, and American Jews

1:46:35 The Landscape of the Middle East in Five Years

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