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"Straight Up" with Danny Seaman, former director of Israel’s Government Press Office, gives English speakers unfiltered access to the voices of Israeli journalists, analysts, and commentators rarely heard in Western media. Want to know what Israel’s conservative media is really saying? Start here.
Bless Those Who Bless You: The Moral Case for Israel, Then and Now
Straight Up with Danny Seaman
35 minutes
2 months ago
Bless Those Who Bless You: The Moral Case for Israel, Then and Now
In this week’s episode of “Straight Up with Danny Seaman,” host Danny Seaman—former senior official at the Prime Minister’s Office— opens with the Torah portion Lech Lecha to explore how Genesis 12:3 and the call to “go forth” shaped Jewish identity, Aliyah, and the modern Zionist story. Seaman weaves personal family history of immigration to Israel with the present fight for security, dignity, and the return of hostages since October 7, arguing that Israel’s struggle is not only military but moral.
Seaman then welcomes veteran journalist Danny Zaken—political analyst at Israel Hayom and former commander of the IDF’s Galei Tzahal radio—for a fast-paced briefing on the ground truth: the Trump-brokered framework, disarmament tests for Hamas, Gaza ceasefire fragility, Hezbollah’s posture in Lebanon, Iranian pressure, Syria’s maneuvers and Golan claims (with Turkish fingerprints), Egypt’s energy interests and border smuggling, the Houthis’ maritime disruption, and the volatile dynamics in Judea–Samaria/West Bank and Jordan. Together they assess what must happen next for a real “new Middle East.”
Straight Up with Danny Seaman
"Straight Up" with Danny Seaman, former director of Israel’s Government Press Office, gives English speakers unfiltered access to the voices of Israeli journalists, analysts, and commentators rarely heard in Western media. Want to know what Israel’s conservative media is really saying? Start here.
