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Lazar Focus

The Times of Israel

Diplomatic correspondent Lazar Berman explores what's behind the news that spins the globe

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78 episodes

  1. Dr. Benjamin Chavis: MLK would have wanted a strong Israel 18:12
  2. Michael Oren: The midterms ended the US-Israel special relationship 25:23
  3. How Trump could break Israel's post-election deadlock 41:16
  4. Tamir Hayman: We should be worried about Israel's post-Oct. 7 security doctrine 44:11
  5. Natasha Hausdorff: International law itself under attack by anti-Israel NGOs 54:45
  6. Elizabeth Tsurkov: Sharaa's Syria is no threat to Israel 41:23
  7. Alan Shatter: Palestine 'cult' endangers future of Irish Jews 41:32
  8. Benny Gantz: Netanyahu is responsible for October 7, dividing society 32:25
  9. Yossi Abravanel: Despite sanctions, Israel must keep communication open with Europe 33:02
  10. Bjorn Lomborg: Energy, climate, and the fight for a better world 33:51
  11. Is there really progress in Trump's Gaza, Lebanon and Iran talks? 31:51
  12. Victor Davis Hanson: Trump must set up an Iranian government-in-exile 50:52
  13. Israel should worry about Saudi deal, but there is good news in Lebanon 31:46
  14. Nicholas Carl: US and Iran are now in the Battle of Hormuz 28:26
  15. Eyal Hulata: What’s next in the fight against Iran 38:22
  16. Hanin Ghaddar: Lebanon turns against Hezbollah 30:45
  17. Steffen Seibert: Gaza won’t sever special Germany-Israel ties 34:00
  18. Dakar Eilat: Inside prisons for Hamas terrorists 30:19
  19. Is the IDF telling the right story to the world ? 42:55
  20. David Rosen: Israel doesn't adequately understand Christian relations 41:19
  21. Moran Zaga: The Gulf states react to humiliation by Iran 37:11
  22. John Spencer: US can force open Strait of Hormuz if it decides to 45:18
  23. What does history of air power tell us about Iran war? 35:22
  24. Raz Zimmt: Iran's new leadership and the coming escalation 34:50
  25. Caroline Glick: Why we went back to war in Iran 34:35
  26. Gallia Lindenstrauss: Iran war reaches Kurds, Turkey and Azerbaijan 35:41
  27. Can the Iran regime be toppled from the air? 31:50
  28. Imam Imad Al Masri: The Muslim community spreading peace in Israel and beyond 39:04
  29. Michael Oren: Israel's historic Iran moment 35:12
  30. Lazar Berman: Are Saudis moving away from Israel and toward Islamists? 26:30
  31. William Daroff: What Trump needs to do for that Nobel Prize 40:55
  32. David Parsons: Why Christian Zionists support a strong Israel 35:56
  33. Adam Louis-Klein: Why anti-Zionism is the newest hate movement 33:28
  34. Lazar Berman: Why Iran's regime is holding on… for now 22:20
  35. Haviv Rettig Gur with 6 projections for Israel in 2026 1:06:19
  36. Lazar Focus: Eran Ortal on where does the IDF go after October 7? 34:43
  37. Lazar Focus: Danielle Pletka on what Trump wants in the Middle East 30:00
  38. Lazar Focus: Jacob Magid on the day that never came - Blinken's vision for postwar Gaza 36:49
  39. Lazar Focus: Did the Red Cross do all it could for hostages in Gaza? 40:34
  40. Lazar Focus: As US and Saudi Arabia shore up ties, is Israel left out? 31:33
  41. Lazar Focus: Is Trump's 'pathway to a Palestinian state' code for nation-building? 35:29
  42. Friday Focus with John Spencer: Hamas can be demilitarized. Here's how 38:21
  43. Friday Focus with Lazar Berman: Is Israel heading back to war with Hezbollah? 29:47
  44. Friday Focus with Lazar Berman: New hope for Catholic-Jewish ties 27:09
  45. Friday Focus with Lazar Berman: Does Israel rely on the US to end its wars? 27:58
  46. Friday Focus with Lazar Berman: Is Israel's Hamas problem solved? 26:43
  47. Friday Focus with Lazar Berman: Who's afraid of a Palestinian state? 18:46
  48. Friday Focus with Lazar Berman: An Israel-Syria security pact in the Jewish New Year? 25:58
  49. Friday Focus with Lazar Berman: After five years, are the Abraham Accords a success? 32:42
  50. Friday Focus with Lazar Berman: Yaakov Katz on why Israel was asleep on Oct. 7 31:07