EYLON: Israel Electioncast

Send us Fan MailSupport the podcast and keep it independent. 👉Subscribe on Patreon for $10/month: https://patreon.com/eylontherecord🎙 Filmed at M10 Studios, Tel Aviv This is the last episode of this series. We’ll be back in late September with a special Israel Electioncast series, grilling the candidates for Knesset on their manifestos.Hamas can establish a narrative in minutes. Israel may need hours to establish the truth—and by then, the damage has already been done.In this episode of EylON the Record, Eylon Levy speaks with Rachel Lester, a former video editor in the IDF Spokesperson’s Unit and author of Digital Warrior: Inside Israel’s Battle for the Narrative After October 7, about what happened behind the scenes during Israel’s information war. Drawing on their experiences inside the IDF and Prime Minister’s Office, they examine why Israel struggled to communicate during the opening months of the war—and how those failures affected its international legitimacy and freedom to fight.In this episode, we discuss: How Hamas uses civilian casualties and graphic images to turn military losses into international pressure on Israel  Why the four-hour silence after the Al-Ahli Hospital explosion allowed a false narrative to spread around the world  Whether Israel made a strategic mistake by withholding graphic footage of the October 7 atrocities  How bureaucracy, competing audiences and institutional dysfunction undermined Israel’s wartime messaging This is not simply a debate about whether Israel has “bad PR.” In modern warfare, public opinion shapes diplomatic pressure, military decisions and whether democracies are permitted to defend themselves. When lies travel instantly but the truth requires verification, accuracy alone may not be enough to win.🎯 Key moment: “Hamas has basically made sure that whatever Israel does, we lose.”To buy Rachel Lester's book, Digital Warrior: Inside Israel’s Battle for the Narrative After October 7, click here 🎙 Filmed at M10 Studios, Tel Aviv https://m10.co.il/video-podcast-studio-tel-aviv Follow on social media: Twitter Instagram  Patreon mosaic: Exploring Jewish Issuesmosaic is Jewish Federation of Palm Beach County's news magazine show, exploring...Listen on: Apple Podcasts   SpotifySupport the showABOUT THE SHOWEylON the Record is a podcast about Israel, the global information war, and the battle between democratic societies and authoritarian or extremist movements — told through in-depth conversations with people shaping events on the front lines.Stay up to date at:X: https://x.com/eylontherecord Instagram: https://instagram.com/eylontherecord Support on Patreon for only $10 a month

Send us Fan MailSupport the podcast and keep it independent.👉Subscribe on Patreon for $10/month:Turkey’s ruling party has spent $6.2 million establishing a permanent presence in Washington—run by President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan’s cousin. Its representatives have gained access to senior American officials, journalists, activists, and media figures, but its government filings reveal almost nothing about what was discussed.In this episode of EylON the Record, Eylon Levy speaks with OSINT investigator Eitan Fischberger about the AKP’s Washington headquarters, the extraordinary range of figures its representative Halil Mutlu has met, and what Turkey may be seeking from its expanding influence operation. As Ankara’s ambitions increasingly clash with the interests of Israel and the United States, the question is not whether Turkey is trying to shape American policy and public opinion—but how, and toward what end.In this episode, we discuss:- How Erdoğan’s cousin became the AKP’s representative in Washington and gained access to senior members of Congress, government committees, journalists, and podcasters- The reported meetings with Mehdi Hasan, CAIR, Code Pink, John Kiriakou, and Tucker Carlson’s business partner- Why FARA filings can disclose who foreign agents meet while revealing almost nothing about what they are trying to accomplish- Turkey’s efforts to regain access to the F-35 program, weaken support for Israel and the Kurds, rehabilitate Erdoğan’s image, and establish itself as the Middle East’s dominant regional powerThis is about more than lobbying. Turkey remains a NATO member while maintaining close relations with Russia, supporting Hamas, confronting Israel, and pursuing an increasingly assertive regional agenda. If Ankara can shape how Americans understand the Middle East while concealing the purpose of its political outreach, it can advance that agenda with far less scrutiny.🎯 Key moment:“If everyone is focusing on Israel, then nobody’s focusing on Turkey. And then Turkey can continue to do what it’s doing.”Support the showABOUT THE SHOWEylON the Record is a podcast about Israel, the global information war, and the battle between democratic societies and authoritarian or extremist movements — told through in-depth conversations with people shaping events on the front lines.Stay up to date at:X: https://x.com/eylontherecord Instagram: https://instagram.com/eylontherecord Support on Patreon for only $10 a month

Send us Fan MailSupport the podcast and keep it independent.👉Subscribe on Patreon for $10/month:https://patreon.com/eylontherecord Turkey, Saudi Arabia and Pakistan have promised to treat an attack against one as an attack against all. Is this new “Islamic NATO” an empty declaration—or the beginning of a military alliance aimed at Israel and the West?In this episode of EylON the Record, Eylon Levy speaks with Gregg Roman, Executive Director of the Middle East Forum, about the new Mecca Agreement, Turkey’s attempt to expand its regional power and whether NATO is tolerating a Trojan horse within its own ranks. They debate whether the alliance is a paper tiger or an early warning of a strategic realignment that could threaten Israel, weaken American influence and reshape the regional balance of power.In this episode, we discuss:- Whether the Mecca Agreement represents a credible military alliance or conflicting national agendas disguised as collective defense- Why Turkey may pose a greater threat through its independent regional expansion than through its alliance with Saudi Arabia and Pakistan- Whether Israel should build a counter-alliance with India, the UAE, Greece, Cyprus and other regional partners- What military deployments would signal that the agreement is becoming a genuine threat—and whether NATO should expel TurkeyThe danger may not lie in the agreement as it exists today, but in the ambitions it could enable tomorrow. For Israel and the West, the challenge is deciding when strategic skepticism becomes complacency—and whether waiting for hostile commitments to become military reality means waiting too long.🎯 Key moment:“This is about a Turkish takeover of the region. It is not about having equanimity and mutual defense alliances between larger states that are in the region.”mosaic: Exploring Jewish Issuesmosaic is Jewish Federation of Palm Beach County's news magazine show, exploring...Listen on: Apple Podcasts   SpotifySupport the showABOUT THE SHOWEylON the Record is a podcast about Israel, the global information war, and the battle between democratic societies and authoritarian or extremist movements — told through in-depth conversations with people shaping events on the front lines.Stay up to date at:X: https://x.com/eylontherecord Instagram: https://instagram.com/eylontherecord Support on Patreon for only $10 a month

Send us Fan MailSupport the podcast and keep it independent.👉Subscribe on Patreon for $10/month:When thousands of Moroccans crossed into Spain’s North African enclaves, the internet found a familiar culprit: Israel. The claim was baseless—but it spread from fringe accounts to influential commentators, politicians, and human rights figures.In this episode of EylON the Record, Eylon Levy speaks with Asher Westropp-Evans, director of the Spokes Office and producer of the State of a Nation podcast, about how the crisis in Ceuta and Melilla became the latest vehicle for anti-Israel conspiracy theories. They examine why voices on both the far left and far right strip other countries of agency, turn isolated Israeli remarks into evidence of a global plot, and use Israel as a scapegoat for political failures that have nothing to do with it.In this episode, we discuss:- How commentators including Anna Kasparian, Cenk Uygur, Hasan Piker, Kenneth Roth, and Nick Fuentes helped spread or legitimize claims connecting Israel to the crisis.- How comments by Yair Netanyahu and Danny Danon were stripped of context and repackaged as supposed evidence of Israeli intentions.- Why Morocco’s tensions with Spain, the Western Sahara dispute, and - Spain’s domestic political failures disappear once Israel becomes the explanation.- How antizionism brings the far left and far right together around a worldview that blames the Jewish state for nearly every global crisis.This is about more than one absurd conspiracy theory. When Israel is repeatedly presented as the hidden force behind every war, migration crisis, and political failure, legitimate criticism gives way to a worldview that treats the Jewish state as a cosmic evil whose removal would supposedly cure the world’s problems. Repetition makes even the most irrational accusation feel plausible.🎯 Key moment:“That’s the whole point of a scapegoat. Literally, you put your sins onto a goat and chuck it off a cliff.”mosaic: Exploring Jewish Issuesmosaic is Jewish Federation of Palm Beach County's news magazine show, exploring...Listen on: Apple Podcasts   SpotifySupport the showABOUT THE SHOWEylON the Record is a podcast about Israel, the global information war, and the battle between democratic societies and authoritarian or extremist movements — told through in-depth conversations with people shaping events on the front lines.Stay up to date at:X: https://x.com/eylontherecord Instagram: https://instagram.com/eylontherecord Support on Patreon for only $10 a month

Send us Fan MailSupport the podcast and keep it independent.👉Subscribe on Patreon for $10/month:The anti-Israel shift in the West did not begin on October 7. The narrative was financed, institutionalized, and taught for years before the world saw its consequences.In this episode of EylON the Record, Eylon Levy speaks with Ofir Dayan, head of the Antisemitism and Delegitimization Research Team at Israel’s Institute for National Security Studies and author of Intifada Globalized: Why Young Westerners Are Turning Away from Israel. They examine how Qatar and other foreign actors built influence across American universities, schools, media, lobbying firms, and political networks—and whether Israel entered the information war too late to reverse the damage.In this episode, we discuss:• How Qatar spread its influence through universities, think tanks, public-relations firms, law firms, teacher-training programs, and carefully targeted investments.• Why the anti-Israel movement on American campuses was already organized and institutionalized long before October 7.• Whether Israel should conduct its own influence campaigns—and why its recent efforts have appeared unprofessional, reactive, and easy to expose.• The story Israel must tell about Jewish indigeneity, sovereignty, and the wider assault on Western democratic values.This is not simply a debate about better messaging. Public opinion affects military alliances, arms supplies, diplomatic support, and Israel’s ability to defend its citizens. Treating the information war as an afterthought has become a national-security risk.🎯 Key moment:“We’re fighting emotions, we’re fighting narratives, we’re not fighting facts.”Find Ofir Dayan’s book, Intifada Globalized: Why Young Westerners Are Turning Away from Israel, here: https://gefenpublishing.com/product.asp?productid=3558 mosaic: Exploring Jewish Issuesmosaic is Jewish Federation of Palm Beach County's news magazine show, exploring...Listen on: Apple Podcasts   SpotifySupport the showABOUT THE SHOWEylON the Record is a podcast about Israel, the global information war, and the battle between democratic societies and authoritarian or extremist movements — told through in-depth conversations with people shaping events on the front lines.Stay up to date at:X: https://x.com/eylontherecord Instagram: https://instagram.com/eylontherecord Support on Patreon for only $10 a month