This is the Israel Defense and Diplomacy Forum podcast with Professor Chuck Freilich & Benjamin Anthony, Co-Founder & CEO, The MirYam Institute. Join us as we agree and disagree, in detail and in-depth, always respectfully, on the critical issues which Israel faces.
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Israel is engaged in a war it doesn't want and not of its making. A quiet Shabbat morning, also the Jewish holiday of Simchat Torah where Jews celebrate finishing reading the Torah and then start to read it again, “In the Beginning”, was shattered by a mass invasion of Hamas terrorists, smashing through the concrete border wall, paragliding into Is…
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IDDF PODCAST: Israel & The Cyber Threat: Benjamin Interviews Chuck On His Incredible New Book In The JBS Studios, NYC
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“Israel Defense and Diplomacy Forum” (IDDF), Est. 2022 - A Biweekly Podcast with Chuck Freilich and Benjamin Anthony Episode 37 of the Israel Defense and Diplomacy Forum (IDDF) – with Prof. Chuck Freilich, former Israeli Deputy National Security Advisor, and Benjamin Anthony, Co-Founder of the Miryam Institute. This episode of the podcast features …
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“Israel Defense and Diplomacy Forum” (IDDF), Est. 2022 - A Biweekly Podcast with Chuck Freilich and Benjamin Anthony Episode 36 of the Israel Defense and Diplomacy Forum (IDDF) – with Prof. Chuck Freilich, former Israeli Deputy National Security Advisor, and Benjamin Anthony, Co-Founder of the Miryam Institute. Chuck and Benjamin begin by discussin…
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“Israel Defense and Diplomacy Forum” (IDDF), Est. 2022 - A Biweekly Podcast with Chuck Freilich and Benjamin Anthony Episode 35 of the Israel Defense and Diplomacy Forum (IDDF) – with Prof. Chuck Freilich, former Israeli Deputy National Security Advisor, and Benjamin Anthony, Co-Founder of The Miryam Institute. In this episode, Chuck and Benjamin d…
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IDDF PODCAST: Vivek Ramaswamy, Yevgeny Prigozhin, Israel As A Cyber Power + Israel-U.S. Defense Pact
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Episode 34 of the Israel Defense and Diplomacy Forum (IDDF) – with Prof. Chuck Freilich, former Israeli Deputy National Security Advisor, and Benjamin Anthony, Co-Founder & CEO of the Miryam Institute. In this episode, Chuck and Benjamin discuss the pros and cons of a possible US-Israeli defense treaty, a potential side product of the US-Israeli-Sa…
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“Israel Defense and Diplomacy Forum” (IDDF), Est. 2022 - A Biweekly Podcast with Chuck Freilich and Benjamin Anthony Episode 33 of the Israel Defense and Diplomacy Forum (IDDF) – with Prof. Chuck Freilich, former Israeli Deputy National Security Advisor, and Benjamin Anthony, Co-chair of the Miryam Institute. In this episode, Chuck and Benjamin con…
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“Israel Defense and Diplomacy Forum” (IDDF), Est. 2022 - A Biweekly Podcast with Chuck Freilich and Benjamin Anthony Episode 32 of the Israel Defense and Diplomacy Forum (IDDF) – with Prof. Chuck Freilich, former Israeli Deputy National Security Advisor, and Benjamin Anthony, Co-Founder of the Miryam Institute. In this episode, Chuck and Benjamin c…
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Examining The Two-State Solution, The Jenin Operation & Judicial Reform. The Latest In Israel.
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Episode 31 of the Israel Defense and Diplomacy Forum (IDDF) – with Prof. Chuck Freilich, former Israeli Deputy National Security Advisor, and Benjamin Anthony, Co-Founder of the Miryam Institute. In this episode, in which Benjamin succeeds Danny Ayalon as Chuck’s interlocutor, they begin by extending their deep appreciation to Danny for his partici…
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THE IDDF PODCAST WITH CHUCK FREILICH & DANNY AYALON: Is Climate change impacting Israel's national security?
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Episode 30 of the Israel Defense and Diplomacy Forum with Prof. Chuck Freilich, former Israeli Deputy National Security Advisor and Danny Ayalon, former Deputy Foreign Minister and Ambassador to the US. In this episode, Chuck and Danny talk about climate change and its impact on Israel’s national security with Galit Cohen, who was the Director Gene…
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THE IDDF PODCAST: Is The Iran Nuclear Deal Being Revived? Israel-Saudi Normalization In The Offing?
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Episode 29 of the Israel Defense and Diplomacy Forum (IDDF) – with Prof. Chuck Freilich, former Israeli Deputy National Security Advisor, and Danny Ayalon, former Deputy Foreign Minister and Ambassador to Washington. In this episode, Chuck and Danny engage in an extensive back-and-forth about the impending partial agreement, or maybe just “understa…
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THE IDDF PODCAST WITH CHUCK FREILICH & DANNY AYALON: #Hezbollah threatens war, will #Erdogan's victory be good for #Israel and NATO? #Iran #Saudi #UAE #Syria rapprochement: what now for the #AbrahamAccords ...
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Episode 28 of the Israel Defense and Diplomacy Forum (IDDF) – with Prof. Chuck Freilich, former Israeli Deputy National Security Advisor, and Danny Ayalon, former Deputy Foreign Minister and Ambassador to Washington. In this episode, Chuck and Danny conduct an in-depth discussion of the threats of war by Hezbollah leader Nasrallah, especially in li…
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THE IDDF PODCAST WITH CHUCK FREILICH & DANNY AYALON: Operation Shield & Arrow harms Islamic Jihad but how much will it change Gaza? Plus the Iran nuclear deal and the US withdrawal 5 years ago. What should ...
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This is Episode 27 of the Israel Defense and Diplomacy Forum (IDDF) – with Prof. Chuck Freilich, former Israeli Deputy National Security Advisor, and Danny Ayalon, former Deputy Foreign Minister and Ambassador to Washington. Chuck and Danny go in-deep on the outcome of the recent conflict in Gaza, Operation Shield & Arrow. Both agree that it didn't…
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THE IDDF PODCAST WITH CHUCK FREILICH & DANNY AYALON: Rockets from Gaza and Saudi-Iran rapprochement
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Episode 26 of the Israel Defense and Diplomacy Forum (IDDF) – with Prof. Chuck Freilich, former Israeli Deputy National Security Advisor, and Danny Ayalon, former Deputy Foreign Minister and Ambassador to Washington. In this episode, Danny advocates a more forceful response to rocket attacks from Gaza, including the cautious response to the recent …
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THE IDDF PODCAST WITH CHUCK FREILICH & DANNY AYALON: Yom Hashoah, Memorial Day for Fallen Soldiers and Yom Ha'atzmaut. What all these dates mean to Israelis and Jewish people
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Episode 25 of the Israel Defense and Diplomacy Forum (IDDF) – with Prof. Chuck Freilich, former Israeli Deputy National Security Advisor, and Danny Ayalon, former Deputy Foreign Minister and Ambassador to Washington. In this special episode, spanning the week between Yom Hashoah (Holocaust Remembrance Day) and Memorial Day for Fallen Soldiers, foll…
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THE IDDF PODCAST WITH CHUCK FREILICH & DANNY AYALON: With guest Prof. Manuel Trajtenberg, Israel's enemies are astonished at the internal protests and political instability at home
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Episode 24 of the Israel Defense and Diplomacy Forum (IDDF) – with Prof. Chuck Freilich, former Israeli Deputy National Security Advisor, and Danny Ayalon, former Deputy Foreign Minister and Ambassador to Washington. In this episode, Chuck and Danny interview Prof. Manuel Trajtenberg, one of Israel’s most prominent economists and a prominent global…
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THE IDDF PODCAST WITH CHUCK FREILICH & DANNY AYALON: With guest Prof. Avi Bell, snr. fellow, Kohelet Policy Forum pushing for far-reaching judicial reform
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Episode 23 of the Israel Defense and Diplomacy Forum (IDDF) – with Prof. Chuck Freilich, former Israeli Deputy National Security Advisor, and Danny Ayalon, former Deputy Foreign Minister and Ambassador to Washington. In this episode, Chuck and Danny interview Avi Bell, a professor of law at Bar Ilan University and University of San Diego. Prof. Bel…
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THE IDDF PODCAST WITH CHUCK FREILICH & DANNY AYALON: featuring very special guest, Major General Yair Golan, former IDF deputy chief of staff and member of Knesset
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In this episode, Chuck and Danny interview Major General Yair Golan, former IDF Deputy Chief of Staff, Former Deputy Minister of the Economy and Member of Knesset. In a fascinating and wide-ranging interview, they cover a lot of ground, including how Israel’s adversaries perceive its domestic turmoil and its effects this has on their various calcul…
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THE IDDF PODCAST WITH CHUCK FREILICH & DANNY AYALON: Ex-Attorney General Elyakim Rubinstein says “judicial reforms” will turn Israel into a “democratic dictatorship”
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Episode 21 of the Israel Defense and Diplomacy Forum (IDDF) – with Prof. Chuck Freilich, former Israeli Deputy National Security Advisor, and Danny Ayalon, former Deputy Foreign Minister and Ambassador to Washington. In this episode, Chuck and Danny interview Elyakim Rubinstein, Israel's former deputy chief justice and former Attorney General, to d…
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THE IDDF PODCAST WITH CHUCK FREILICH & DANNY AYALON: Turkish earthquake: how ready would Israel be in a similar situation? Sec. Blinken's Israel visit and building in Judea and Samaria
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Episode 20 of the Israel Defense and Diplomacy Forum (IDDF) – with Prof. Chuck Freilich, former Israeli Deputy National Security Advisor, and Danny Ayalon, former Deputy Foreign Minister and Ambassador to Washington. In this episode, Chuck and Danny begin with a discussion of their shared horror over the devastating earthquakes in Turkey and Syria …
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THE IDDF PODCAST WITH CHUCK FREILICH & DANNY AYALON: Israel's policies over the Ukraine War and US-Israel relations with special guest Abe Foxman
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Episode 19 of the Israel Defense and Diplomacy Forum (IDDF) – with Prof. Chuck Freilich, former Israeli Deputy National Security Advisor, and Danny Ayalon, former Deputy Foreign Minister and Ambassador to Washington. In this episode, Chuck and Danny discuss three critical issues: US-Israeli relations; Israel’s policies regarding the war in Ukraine,…
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THE IDDF PODCAST WITH CHUCK FREILICH & DANNY AYALON: Israel’s new government makes changes to the judicial and democratic processes and China’s rising influence in the Middle East
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Episode 18 of the Israel Defense and Diplomacy Forum (IDDF) – with Prof. Chuck Freilich, former Israeli Deputy National Security Advisor, and Danny Ayalon, former Deputy Foreign Minister and Ambassador to Washington. In this episode of the IDDF Podcast, Chuck and Danny discuss two very different issues; the dramatic changes that Israel’s new govern…
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THE IDDF PODCAST WITH CHUCK FREILICH & DANNY AYALON: The threat to the US-Israel "special relationship" from within America's own Jewish community
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Episode 17 of the Israel Defense and Diplomacy Forum (IDDF) – with Prof. Chuck Freilich, former Israeli Deputy National Security Advisor, and Danny Ayalon, former Deputy Foreign Minister and Ambassador to Washington. In this podcast, Chuck and Danny discuss what being pro-Israel means today and the role of AIPAC and JStreet. Although Chuck comes fr…
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THE IDDF PODCAST WITH CHUCK FREILICH & DANNY AYALON: Israel's new laser air defense system and US Jewish rebellion against Bibi's new coalition
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Episode 16 of the Israel Defense and Diplomacy Forum (IDDF) – with Prof. Chuck Freilich, former Israeli Deputy National Security Advisor, and Danny Ayalon, former Deputy Foreign Minister and Ambassador to Washington. In this episode of the IDDF Podcast, Chuck and Danny discuss the emerging crisis in US-Israeli relations, even before the new governm…
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THE IDDF PODCAST WITH CHUCK FREILICH & DANNY AYALON: Danny on life as Israel's ambassdaor in DC plus the Iran nuclear threat and growing violence in Judea and Samaria
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Episode 15 of the Israel Defense and Diplomacy Forum (IDDF) – with Prof. Chuck Freilich, former Israeli Deputy National Security Advisor, and Danny Ayalon, former Deputy Foreign Minister and Ambassador to Washington. In this special episode, Chuck interviews Danny about his experiences as Israel’s ambassador to the United States and what it was lik…
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THE IDDF PODCAST WITH CHUCK FREILICH & DANNY AYALON: Benjamin Anthony stands in for Danny to discuss state security, the Iran nuclear deal and a very personal, lethal antisemitic attack
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Episode 14 of the Israel Defense and Diplomacy Forum (IDDF) – with Prof. Chuck Freilich, former Israeli Deputy National Security Advisor, and usually, Danny Ayalon, former Deputy Foreign Minister and Ambassador to Washington. But in this episode, Benjamin Anthony, co-chair of the Miryam Institute, sits in for Danny, who lost his voice to a cold and…
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THE IDDF PODCAST WITH CHUCK FREILICH & DANNY AYALON: Bibi's extraordinary comeback amid a right-wing sweep in the latest Israeli general election
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Episode 13 of the Israel Defense and Diplomacy Forum (IDDF) – with Prof. Chuck Freilich, former Israeli Deputy National Security Advisor, and Danny Ayalon, former Deputy Foreign Minister and Ambassador to Washington. In this podcast, Chuck and Danny discuss the outcome of Israel’s elections. Chuck is deeply concerned that the ultra right-wing sweep…
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THE IDDF PODCAST WITH CHUCK FREILICH & DANNY AYALON: What does the US-Israel "special relationship" actually mean?
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This is the Israel Defense and Diplomacy Forum (IDDF) – with Prof. Chuck Freilich, former Israeli Deputy National Security Advisor, and Danny Ayalon, former Deputy Foreign Minister and Ambassador to Washington. In this podcast, one in a multi-part series on US-Israeli relations, Chuck and Danny discuss what the term “special relationship” actually …
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THE IDDF PODCAST WITH CHUCK FREILICH & DANNY AYALON: The shared values of heritage and strategic interests of the US-Israel "special relationship"
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This is the Israel Defense and Diplomacy Forum (IDDF) – with Prof. Chuck Freilich, former Israeli Deputy National Security Advisor, and Danny Ayalon, former Deputy Foreign Minister and Ambassador to Washington. In this podcast, the second in a multi-part series on the US-Israel “special relationship”, Chuck and Danny discuss its three fundamental p…
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THE IDDF PODCAST WITH CHUCK FREILICH & DANNY AYALON: UK-Israel relations, the 77th UN General Assembly, the second anniversary of the Abraham Accords and Russian-Iranian cooperation over the Ukraine War ...
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The MirYam Institute presents the Israel Defense and Diplomacy Forum (IDDF) with two of the foremost experts in this area, Prof. Chuck Freilich, former Israeli deputy national security advisor and Danny Ayalon, former Deputy Foreign Minister and Israel ambassador to the US. In this episode, they discuss UK-Israeli relations following the death of Q…
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THE IDDF PODCAST WITH CHUCK FREILICH & DANNY AYALON: Focus on Palestinian affairs with world-leading expert, Yochanan Tzoreff
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This is the Israel Defense and Diplomacy Forum (IDDF) – with Prof. Chuck Freilich, former Israeli Deputy National Security Advisor, and Danny Ayalon, former Deputy Foreign Minister and Ambassador to Washington. In this episode, Chuck and Danny are joined by an old friend and colleague, Yochanan Tzoreff, a world-leading expert on Palestinian affairs…
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THE IDDF PODCAST WITH CHUCK FREILICH & DANNY AYALON: Renewed relations between Israel and Turkey, Hezbollah ramp up tensions and the latest on the JCPOA Iran nuclear deal
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It's been an incredibly eventful summer in the region and Chuck and Danny are back in this Episode 8 to unravel and explain the fast-moving developments in this latest bi-weekly episode. While the guys agree on the positives of a renewed detente with Turkey, they strongly disagree over what to do with Iran and the threat of a nuclear deal. Join us …
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Chuck and Danny break into their schedule of bi-weekly discussions to unpack the sudden military operation in Gaza dubbed Operation Breaking Dawn. They discuss the history of the Gaza withdrawal as both men were in senior positions back then and they explain the necessity of the operation against Palestinian Islamic Jihad in Gaza. The guys will ret…
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THE IDDF PODCAST WITH CHUCK FREILICH & DANNY AYALON: peace envoy Dennis Ross joins Chuck and Danny on the US-Israel "special relationship"
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Episode 6 of the Israel Defense and Diplomacy Forum (IDDF) – with Prof. Chuck Freilich, former Israeli Deputy National Security Advisor, and Danny Ayalon, former Deputy Foreign Minister and Ambassador to Washington. In this podcast, Chuck and Danny continue the historical overview of seven critical turning points in the evolution of the US-Israel “…
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THE IDDF PODCAST WITH CHUCK FREILICH & DANNY AYALON: President Biden's visit and what it means to Israel, the Saudis and the Palestinians
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Episode 5 of the Israel Defense and Diplomacy Forum (IDDF) – with Prof. Chuck Freilich, former Israeli Deputy National Security Advisor, and Danny Ayalon, former Deputy Foreign Minister and Ambassador to Washington. In this podcast, Chuck and Danny continue the discussion of President Biden’s trip to Israel and Saudi Arabia. Danny describes what it…
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THE IDDF PODCAST WITH CHUCK FREILICH & DANNY AYALON: Yet another national election & Biden’s Middle East tour
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Episode 4 of the Israel Defense and Diplomacy Forum (IDDF) – with Prof. Chuck Freilich, former Israeli Deputy National Security Advisor, and Danny Ayalon, former Deputy Foreign Minister and ambassador to Washington. In this podcast, they discuss the primary domestic and national security ramifications of Israel’s upcoming elections, and President B…
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The MirYam Institute proudly presents the third episode of this new biweekly podcast on Israeli defense and diplomatic affairs – the Israel Defense and Diplomacy Forum (IDDF) – with two of the foremost experts in this area, Prof. Chuck Freilich, former Israeli deputy national security advisor, and Danny Ayalon, former Deputy Foreign Minister and am…
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The MirYam Institute proudly launches the second episode of a new biweekly podcast on Israeli defense and diplomatic affairs – the Israel Defense and Diplomacy Forum (IDDF) – with two of the foremost experts in this area, Prof. Chuck Freilich, former Israeli deputy national security advisor, and Danny Ayalon, former Deputy Foreign Minister and amba…
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The MirYam Institute proudly launches a new biweekly podcast on Israeli defense and diplomatic affairs – the Israel Defense and Diplomacy Forum (IDDF) – with two of the foremost experts in this area, Prof. Chuck Freilich, former Israeli deputy national security advisor, and Danny Ayalon, former Deputy Foreign Minister and ambassador to Washington. …
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