Straight Up with Danny Seaman

Israeli passengers had just minutes to stop a hijacked plane from becoming a weapon, and Daniel Seaman says their actions reveal something much bigger about how Israel survives. In this episode of "Straight Up", Seaman examines the heroism aboard the FlyDubai flight and draws a direct parallel to the ordinary Israelis who rushed into action on October 7. He also returns to Gaza’s own social-media footage to challenge Western narratives about conditions there and examines why mounting pressure on Iran could dramatically reshape the region. Finally, Seaman turns to Kohelet and Sukkot for a larger lesson: in a long war, patience, endurance and the ability to see beyond the latest headline may matter more than anything else.

Israel’s supporters are changing tactics: stop explaining, start going directly into the places most hostile to the Jewish state. In this episode of "Straight Up", Daniel Seaman sits down with “Jewish Jess” of Frontline Advocates, who says threats against her forced her to leave Britain and move to Israel. She reveals what happened when her group of IDF veterans took their message directly to NYU, Columbia and other New York campuses...where confrontations quickly erupted around their Israeli flag and “We fought in Gaza, ask us anything” table. Jess explains the provocative tactic they used to get pro-Palestinian activists talking about October 7, the intensive training behind their growing international operation, and why she believes personal stories, not traditional “Hasbara”, could be the key to changing the narrative about Israel.