The Middle East is teetering on the precipice of major upheaval as the Islamic Republic of Iran and its proxies have ignited a devastating multi-front war against Israel and the West. An axis of authoritarian countries are working closely to create chaos in Europe and the Middle East. Regional dynamics are undeniably shuffling as the terrorist groups on Israel’s borders and their financiers in Tehran grow more emboldened. Meanwhile, the US is attempting to restrain Israel from taking direct action against Iran and Hezbollah, fearing that one miscalculated move may tip the scale. Moreover, efforts by the United States, Qatar, and Egypt to broker a hostage deal seem to be moving one step forward and two steps back. These dynamics present unprecedented challenges to the U.S.-Israel security relationship.

This critical moment demands strategic planning and raises several key questions: What are the implications of this escalating crisis for the U.S.-Israel security dynamic, and how might it impact the broader regional stability? How does the shifting global balance of power affect U.S.-Israeli relations and American interests in the Middle East? What adjustments might Israel need to make in the wake of October 7 and its war against Hamas? What weapon system and munitions challenges does the U.S. face as the “arsenal of democracy”? And finally, what lessons are to be learned from the ongoing wars with regard to intelligence reliability, deterrence, and conflict management?

To explore these questions, FDD will host a panel discussion with MG (Ret.) Amir Eshel, FDD Senior Fellow and former Director General of the Israeli Ministry of Defense; Eyal Hulata, FDD Senior International Fellow and former Israeli National Security Advisor and Head of Israel’s National Security Council; RADM (Ret.) Mark Montgomery, Senior Director of FDD’s Center on Cyber and Technology Innovation; and Jonathan Schanzer, FDD Senior Vice President for Research. The conversation will be moderated by Katie Pavlich, editor for Townhall.com and Fox News contributor.

FDD Senior Vice President Jon Schanzer delivers timely situational updates and analysis, followed by a conversation with FDD Founder and President Cliff May.

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FDD Senior Vice President Jon Schanzer delivers timely situational updates and analysis, followed by a conversation with Nick Stewart, Senior Director of Government Relations at FDD Action.

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FDD Senior Vice President Jon Schanzer delivers timely situational updates and analysis, followed by a conversation with FDD Research Analyst Mariam Wahba.

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FDD Senior Vice President Jon Schanzer delivers timely situational updates and analysis, followed by a conversation with Ruby Chen, father of Itay Chen, who was murdered on October 7th and whose body is being held by Hamas terrorists in Gaza.

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FDD Senior Vice President Jon Schanzer delivers timely situational updates and analysis, followed by a conversation with Fox News Correspondent Lucas Tomlinson.

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FDD Senior Vice President Jon Schanzer delivers timely situational updates and analysis, followed by a conversation with Brig. Gen. (Ret.) Assaf Orion, the Liz and Mony Rueven International Fellow at The Washington Institute.

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FDD Senior Vice President Jon Schanzer delivers timely situational updates and analysis, followed by a conversation with Ehud Yaari, Lafer International Fellow at The Washington Institute.

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FDD Senior Vice President Jon Schanzer delivers timely situational updates and analysis, followed by a conversation with Major (Ret.) Andrew Fox, a research fellow at the Henry Jackson Society.

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FDD Senior Vice President Jon Schanzer delivers timely situational updates and analysis, followed by a conversation with Seth Frantzman, Senior Middle East Correspondent and Analyst at The Jerusalem Post and an FDD adjunct fellow.

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FDD Senior Vice President Jonathan Schanzer delivers timely situational updates and analysis on headlines of the Middle East, followed by a conversation with Ilan Berman, Senior Vice President of the American Foreign Policy Council.

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FDD Senior Advisor Richard Goldberg delivers timely situational updates and analyses on the latest headlines and developments in Israel, Lebanon, and beyond, followed by a conversation with Melissa Weiss, Executive Editor of Jewish Insider.

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FDD Senior Vice President Jon Schanzer delivers timely situational updates and analysis on headlines of the Middle East, followed by a conversation with FDD Chief Executive Mark Dubowitz.

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FDD Senior Vice President Jonathan Schanzer delivers timely situational updates and analysis on headlines of the Middle East, followed by a conversation with Reuel Marc Gerecht, former CIA Iranian-targets officer and current FDD senior fellow.

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FDD Senior Vice President Jonathan Schanzer delivers timely situational updates and analysis on breaking news out of the Middle East on the deaths of top Hezbollah and Hamas leaders, followed by a conversation with Aviva Klompas, Co-Founder and CEO of Boundless Israel and former Head of Speechwriting at Israel's Mission to United Nations.

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FDD Senior Vice President Jon Schanzer delivers timely situational updates and analysis on headlines of the Middle East, followed by a conversation with The Honorable Elliott Abrams, Former U.S. Special Representative for Iran and Venezuela and Former Deputy National Security Advisor.

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FDD Senior Vice President Jon Schanzer delivers timely situational updates and analysis on the war in the Middle East, followed by a conversation with Sen. Joni Ernst (R-IA), who serves on the Senate Committee on Armed Services.

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Episode 100: FDD Senior Vice President Jonathan Schanzer delivers timely situational updates and analysis on headlines of the Middle East, followed by a conversation with Leat Corinne Unger, cousin of 21-year-old Omer Shem Tov who is in the captivity of Hamas terrorists in Gaza. 

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FDD Senior Vice President Jonathan Schanzer delivers timely situational updates and analysis on headlines from the Middle East, followed by a conversation with Yair Zivan, advisor to former Israeli PM and current Leader of the Opposition, Yair Lapid, and editor of the new book "The Center Must Hold."

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FDD Senior Vice President Jonathan Schanzer delivers timely situational updates and analysis on headlines from the Middle East, followed by a conversation with Danielle Pletka, Senior Fellow at the American Enterprise Institute.

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