3/12/26 Shaiel Ben-Ephraim: A Look Inside Israel During the War with Iran

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Scott interviews Israeli geopolitical analyst Shaiel Ben-Ephraim about the current war with Iran and its implications for Israel.

Download Audio. Scott interviews Israeli geopolitical analyst Shaiel Ben-Ephraim about how Israelis are navigating and thinking about this new war with Iran. He and Scott dig into the differences between the US and Israeli government’s objectives in this war, the distinction between the various factions in Israel, how Netanyahu’s goals differ from the IDF’s and more. Discussed on the show: Follow Ben-Ephraim on X The Grand Reckoning Shaiel Ben-Ephraim is an Israeli geopolitical analyst, activist, and podcast host. Subscribe to his show The Grand Reckoning and follow him on Twitter @academic_la Audio cleaned up with the Podsworth app: https://podsworth.com Use code HORTON50 for 50% off your first order at Podsworth.com to clean up your voice recordings, sound like a pro, and also support the Scott Horton Show! For more on Scott’s work: Check out The Libertarian Institute: https://www.libertarianinstitute.org Check out Scott’s other show, Provoked, with Darryl Cooper https://youtube.com/@Provoked_Show Read Scott’s books: Provoked: How Washington Started the New Cold War with Russia and the Catastrophe in Ukraine https://amzn.to/47jMtg7 (The audiobook of Provoked…

People in this episode

Host: Scott Horton

Guest: Shaiel Ben-Ephraim

Topics covered

• Israel
• Iran
• geopolitics
• war
• government objectives

Keywords

• Israel
• Iran
• geopolitical analysis
• Netanyahu
• IDF
• war objectives
• Shaiel Ben-Ephraim

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Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: The Libertarian Institute, The Grand Reckoning

Books & works: Provoked: How Washington Started the New Cold War with Russia and the Catastrophe in Ukraine, Enough Already: Time to End the War on Terrorism, Fool’s Errand: Time to End the War in Afghanistan

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