Ask Haviv Anything

114: Why don’t we talk about Egypt?

113: Will dumping Israel backfire on the Democrats? A conversation with Hussein Mansour

112: Why the world Is obsessed with Zionism, with Alana Newhouse

111: How Somaliland and Israel became fast friends, with Amb. Mohamed Hagi

110: Van Jones on what broke the Black-Jewish alliance

109: The crisis no one is talking about in Canada, with Dr. Casey Babb

108: How personal grief built a nation

107: What does Ezra Klein get wrong?

106: After October 7, can Israeli politics be rebuilt?

105: Why don’t we talk about Jordan?

104: The Iran war isn’t over

103: Why is the two state solution so difficult to achieve?

102: Freedom under missile fire, the Passover story, with Rabbi David Stav

101: Will Trump finish the job on Iran? With Prof. Dan Schueftan

They escaped Europe — then parachuted back in, with Matti Friedman

Episode 99: Are we winning?

Episode 98: What Israel’s founding fathers knew about terrorism, with Dr. Bruce Hoffman

Episode 97: Can America and Israel finish the job? A conversation with John Spencer.

Episode 96: The first war Israel fought in English, with Yaakov Katz

Episode 95: The idea that broke the Middle East, with Dr. Micah Goodman

The podcast explores the decline of the Muslim world and the rise of radical political Islam, contrasting it with Israel's success. It examines two post-World War I responses: Turkey's secular modernization versus the Muslim Brotherhood's call for a return to "pure" Islam. The discussion highlights how the "politics of...