The Iran story the mainstream media isn't telling you
Everyone thinks the Iran file has stalled. Ex-IDF officer Or Horvitz argues the opposite: a quiet US strategy shift is already underway. In this Deep…
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The Deep Dive is The Jerusalem Post's flagship podcast series, hosted by Jacob Laznik. Each week, we review the top stories, put an up-close lens on a major topic, and dissect the main story of the week.
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The election isn't right vs left. It's liberal vs illiberal
Host Jacob Laznik asks Prof. Michal Bar-Asher Siegal, a Talmud scholar and a senior fellow at the Jewish People Policy Institute (JPPI), whether…
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Harounoff: Iran's greatest strength is that it's not a democracy
Iran's regime slaughtered its own people in January and the world moved on. British-Iranian journalist Jonathan Harounoff speaks on the people nobody…
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Is Israel written out of the new Middle East order?
Netanyahu got his eighth Trump meeting, but no South Portico welcome, no cameras, no one-on-one. Former Jerusalem Post editor-in-chief Yaakov Katz…
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Israel heads to elections, and no one trusts the process
Israeli elections have barely been called and already the Shin Bet is warning of threats to their integrity, AI-generated attack ads are flooding the…
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Likud's pre-election legistlation sparks public Israeli uproar
Israel's most turbulent political stretch in four years just collided with an election date. As Netanyahu's Likud rams through two of the most…
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Will Turkey box Israel out of Hamas's future role in Gaza?
As Trump meets Erdogan and F-35 sales dominate the headlines, former Israeli intelligence colonel Or Horvitz makes a contrarian case: Turkey is a…
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Trump’s Iran gamble: Victory, stalemate or a dangerous mistake?
Presidential historian Gil Troy returns to examine the aftermath of the Israel-Iran conflict, Donald Trump’s decision to end the fighting, Iran’s…
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Why this deal makes the next war with Iran more likely
The US and Iran finalized phase one of talks this week. Israel was not in the room. In this episode of The Deep Dive, Shifra Jacobs (filling in for…
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Did the US just hand Iran the worst deal in history?
The US and Iran are days away from signing a deal in Switzerland. Israel has been left out of it. And Yasmin Sayeh — an Iranian-Israeli strategic…
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'Toxic love story': inside the Trump-Bibi rupture
Israel strikes Beirut. Iran strikes Israel. Israel strikes Iran. Iran downs a US Apache helicopter over the Strait of Hormuz. The US strikes Iran.…
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Inside the EU's 'unhealthy obsession' with Israel
Behind the scenes, the EU is Israel's largest trade partner, 32% of its merchandise trade, and the single biggest funder of Israeli science. In…
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Can Israel elections survive a two-front war?
He advised Naftali Bennett. He ran strategic engagement at AIPAC. And he now says this is the most extreme government in Israel's history. In this…
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Rising antisemitism sparks global concern, from London to New York
Antisemitism is surging across multiple continents, with incidents in Europe and the US, prompting heightened security measures and public outcry. In…
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How the media failed October 7 victims again
The week a landmark 300-page report on Hamas's systematic sexual violence against women and children was released, a New York Times opinion piece…
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Can anyone actually beat Netanyahu?
Bennett is climbing in the polls. Lapid agreed to drop to third on the list. Smotrich called partnering with an Arab party worse than October 7. Is…
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The truth behind the Middle East ceasefires: Is peace possible?
Is the situation in the Middle East on the brink of erupting, or are we seeing a new path to peace? Join us as we break down the power dynamics…
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Are we going back to war? The shocking truth behind the fragile ceasefire
The US-Iran-Israel ceasefire might be collapsing. Is war about to break out again? In this episode, we uncover the shocking reality behind the…
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What just happened? Breaking down the Iran ceasefire
In this episode of The Deep Dive, Shifra Jacobs and Lara Sukster Mosheyof break down the ceasefire between the United States and Iran (and Israel)…
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Could Israel and the US achieve victory over Iran? An expert weighs in
Shmuel Rosner, a senior fellow at the Jewish People Policy Institute, shared his perspective on Israel’s current war with Iran in an interview with…
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Israel presses military campaign against Islamic Republic as diplomatic talks stall
Nearly a month into Operation Roaring Lion, Israel’s military campaign against Iran continues to escalate, even as diplomatic efforts appear…
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Week three of Roaring Lion: Iran's leadership hollowed out, Arab world reaches breaking point
In this episode, Shifra Jacobs and Ezra Taylor break down the ongoing developments in the Middle East, focusing on Iran’s escalating role in regional…
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Trump, Iran, and Hezbollah: What’s next for Israel?
Join Shifra Jacobs (Studio manager) and Ezra Taylor (Social media manager) for a detailed analysis of week 2 in the ongoing conflict, as they cover…
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Iran's existential crisis: US-Israel joint operations and shifting alliances in Middle East
In a recent episode of The Deep Dive, Shifra Jacobs and Ezra Taylor provided an in-depth analysis of the ongoing conflict involving Iran and its…
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Can history predict Trump's next move on Iran?
In this episode, Gil Troy, a presidential historian, joins Jacob Laznik to examine the escalating tensions between the US and Iran, and how this will…
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How the haredi draft issue puts the status of Israeli women into question
Jacob Laznik sits down with Tal Hochman, Executive Director of the Israel Women's Network, and Rabbi Natan Slifkin, a renowned figure in Judaism, to…
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Iran, Gaza, and Australian politics: Can Netanyahu, Herzog make a diplomatic impact?
This week's episode goes into the current back and forth between Israel, the US, and Iran. Host Jacob Laznik sits down with former Editor-in-chief…
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Was Israel honest about the war's past, Gaza's future?
In this episode of The Deep Dive, we explore the complex and uncertain path forward for Gaza's governance following the ongoing conflict. Host Jacob…
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The final hostage returns to Israel: Can healing begin?
In this special episode of The Deep Dive, host Jacob Laznik explores the poignant return of Israeli hostage Ran Gvili, the last of the Israeli…
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Did Trump abandon Israel on Gaza issues?
In this week’s episode of The Deep Dive, we unpack the latest developments in the Middle East and beyond. Host Jacob Laznik is joined by Alex Winston…
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