Episodes

  • Hebron Sheikh's Power Play RATTLES The Middle East

    Hebron Sheikh's Power Play RATTLES The Middle East
    Jul 13 2025
    Is a quiet revolution brewing in the West Bank? Several Hebron Sheikhs have just made an unprecedented offer: peace with Israel without the Palestinian Authority. Could this be the next chapter of the Abraham Accords or is it nothing but bluster? Dan Diker, President of the Jerusalem Center for Security and Foreign Affairs, and Khaled Abu Toameh, renowned Arab affairs journalist and Senior Fellow at JCFA and Gatestone Institute, unpack a groundbreaking development: influential Hebron clan leaders, without the Palestinian Authority, have proposed a peace initiative directly with Israel. In a move reported by the Wall Street Journal, Sheikh Adiyah Al-Jabari and other prominent clan figures from Hebron have publicly endorsed coexistence and commerce with Israel, bypassing the corruption-plagued Palestinian Authority. Diker and Abu Toameh analyze whether this “Hebron model” could mark the beginning of a post-PA, bottom-up peace structure based on traditional clan governance and economic cooperation.
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    37 mins
  • Arab world's SURPRISING reaction to Israel's Iran offensive

    Arab world's SURPRISING reaction to Israel's Iran offensive
    Jun 19 2025
    How does Israel’s lightning strike against Iran’s nuclear infrastructure and its new mastery of Tehran’s skies change the Middle East chessboard? Dan Diker, President of the Jerusalem Center for Security and Foreign Affairs (JCFA), and Khaled Abu Toameh, Senior Fellow at JCFA and the Gatestone Institute, break down why the Jewish state’s restored deterrence is being quietly cheered from Riyadh to Abu Dhabi and what that means for tomorrow’s alliances.
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    32 mins
  • What the West is missing about the Gaza war

    What the West is missing about the Gaza war
    May 7 2025
    In this episode of “Our Middle East,” Dan Diker, President of the Jerusalem Center for Foreign Affairs, and Khaled Abu Toameh, Senior Fellow at JCFA and the Gatestone Institute, unpack why Gaza is no longer a local conflict—it’s a global flashpoint.The hosts warn that failure to decisively defeat Hamas will destabilize not only Israel’s southern front but entire Arab regimes in Jordan and Egypt, empower the Muslim Brotherhood and embolden Iran’s terror proxies across the region—from Yemen and Syria to university campuses in the United States.
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    34 mins
  • 30 Years of Deception: How Palestinians can find hope and leadership post-Oct. 7

    30 Years of Deception: How Palestinians can find hope and leadership post-Oct. 7
    Apr 23 2025
    Is the Palestinian Authority on the verge of collapse? In this hard-hitting episode of “Our Middle East,” Dan Diker, President of the Jerusalem Center for Foreign Affairs (JCFA), and Khaled Abu Toameh, Senior Fellow at JCFA and the Gatestone Institute, dive deep into the inner workings of the Palestinian Authority (PA) and its growing instability—an issue with direct implications for Israel, the Arab world and global security.
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    36 mins
  • 3 ways for Trump’s Gaza Plan to work

    3 ways for Trump’s Gaza Plan to work
    Mar 26 2025
    “Our Middle East,” hosted by Dan Diker, President of the Jerusalem Center for Foreign Affairs (JCFA), and Khaled Abu Toameh, Senior Fellow at the JCFA and the Gatestone Institute, returns with a hard-hitting episode on the region’s most pressing challenges and missed opportunities. 🔥 Topics covered: Trump’s Gaza relocation vision: humanitarian solution or strategic misstep?Why many Gazans want to leave — and what’s stopping themThe failure of international organizations and the Arab League to offer real solutionsThe dangers of Hamas remaining in power and why military defeat is criticalThe myth of the Palestinian Authority as a viable alternative in GazaEgypt’s refusal to take in refugees and the politics of Arab statesIran’s role as the central destabilizing force in the region
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    36 mins
  • Ep. 41: Former African Slave & Refugee Stand with Israel Against Familiar Enemies

    Ep. 41: Former African Slave & Refugee Stand with Israel Against Familiar Enemies
    Mar 13 2024
    Dan Diker and Arab-Israeli journalist Khaled Abu Toameh talk with former African slave Simon Deng and refugee Naka Pitia about their steadfast support for Israel against Hamas. They explain how the October 7th atrocities remind them of the horrors that were done to the South Sudanese and how that has led them to stand with Israel during these troubling times.
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    34 mins
  • Ep. 40: Hamas' Head-fake Hostage Deal

    Ep. 40: Hamas' Head-fake Hostage Deal
    Mar 6 2024
    Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/our-middle-east-an-insider-s-view--5792626/support.Can Hamas really not find the hostages or is Hamas stalling with fake hostage negotiations? Is an attack being planned for the month of Ramadan? Is international pressure on Israel strengthening and playing right into the hands of Hamas?JCPA President Dan Diker and Arab-Israeli journalist Khaled Abu Toameh discuss the recent hostage negotiations and the game being played by the terrorist organization.Visit jcpa.org!
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    24 mins
  • Ep. 39: PM RESIGNS: Is the Palestinian Authority on the Verge of Collapse?

    Ep. 39: PM RESIGNS: Is the Palestinian Authority on the Verge of Collapse?
    Mar 1 2024
    Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/our-middle-east-an-insider-s-view--5792626/support.Palestinian Authority PM Shtayyeh resigned citing new 'reality' in Gaza. Is this a real step in "reforming" the Palestinian Authority or is this a move to play the international community for fools?JCPA President Dan Diker and Arab-Israeli journalist Khaled Abu-Toameh unpack the move and give an inside look into an emerging situation in the West Bank and Gaza. Subscribe Now to @JNS_TV Visit JCPA's website jcpa.org
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    31 mins