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Award-winning British author, journalist, and political commentator Douglas Murray returns to State of a Nation for an explosive two-part special.

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In this first installment, Murray takes us deep inside Israel’s battle not just on the battlefield — but in the court of global opinion. With rare clarity, he breaks down how media narratives, international hypocrisy, and strategic misinformation are becoming as dangerous as missiles.

In Part 2 of our deep-dive with renowned British author and commentator Douglas Murray, we turn the spotlight to Israel’s communications war. How do democracies like Israel battle a terrorist organization like Hamas on the information front? What happens behind closed doors when world leaders, journalists, and spokespersons debate the truth?

Douglas gives a raw, unfiltered look into the invisible battlefield: one waged on TV screens, in headlines, and through viral tweets.

This is the side of the war you won’t see on the news.
👇 Key topics in this episode:
- Why the media war is as important as the military one
- The tactics Israel uses to brief foreign press
- How Hamas manipulates civilian imagery for global gain
- Douglas’s take on the moral confusion in the West
- What a real strategy for global messaging could look like

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Co-Creator and Host - Eylon Levy
Co-Creator - Guy Ross
Executive Producer - Asher Westropp-Evans
Director/Editor - Benny Goldman
Studio Manager - Lotem Segev
Graphics - Thomas Girsch
Interns - Jesse Sklar & Alice Milner


00:00 – Opening & Recap from Part 1
02:42 – Israel’s Media Response Strategy
06:15 – Fighting Propaganda: A War of Narratives
10:50 – Briefing the Press During War
15:08 – Western Hypocrisy & Media Double Standards
19:40 – Psychological Warfare & Image Management
24:05 – How Israel Can Win the Narrative War
27:50 – Final Thoughts: Why This War Is Different

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What does it really take to win the war of narratives in today’s chaotic information battlefield?

In this must-watch episode of Israel: State of a Nation, Eylon Levy sits down with David Keyes, former international spokesperson for Prime Minister Netanyahu, for a raw conversation about strategic communications, narrative warfare, and the shocking reality behind Israel’s media strategy.

🎙️ In This Episode:
🔹 How Israel's media approach evolved during crises
🔹 Inside stories from the Mossad’s Iran archive operation
🔹 Why legacy media is dead—and why Israel must adapt fast
🔹 The AI-driven "disinformation apocalypse" now reshaping global opinion
🔹 Secrets behind viral communication strategies that changed public opinion

🚨 Learn why narrative warfare is the new front line—and how Israel is fighting to survive it.

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Co-Creator and Host - Eylon Levy

Co-Creator - Guy Ross

Executive Producer - Asher Westropp-Evans

Director/Editor - Benny Goldman

Studio Manager - Lotem Segev

Graphics - Thomas Girsch

Intern - Jesse Sklar

00:00 - The Coming Disinformation Apocalypse
01:32 - Inside Netanyahu’s War Room
10:37 - Narrative Warfare: How Israel Tried to Fight Back
19:59 - What Went Wrong Before October 7th
34:51 - How to Create Viral Messages
47:39 - Building a Manhattan Project for Narrative Warfare

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In the gripping conclusion to our two-part special, former Israeli government spokesperson Eylon Levy continues his conversation with Guy M., an anonymous IDF combat medic from Israel’s elite Unit 669. From battlefield trauma to unexpected moments of joy, this episode goes beyond the missions and into the heart of what it means to serve.

🔹 A wartime wedding: Finding love and light amid the darkness
🔹 Saving enemies: Rescuing Syrian civilians during their civil war
🔹 Psychological toll: How elite soldiers cope with trauma and loss
🔹 Life after rescue: The unseen cost of constant crisis response

Guy M., author of The Rescue and Full Throttle, shares never-before-heard stories of courage, compassion, and the complexity of modern warfare from inside Israel’s most elite rescue force.

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Co-Creator and Host - Eylon Levy
Co-Creator - Guy Ross
Executive Producer - Asher Westropp-Evans
Director - Lotem Segev
Editor - Benny Goldman
Graphics - Thomas Girsch
Intern - Tal Segal & Jesse Sklar

Chapters:
0:00 - Coming up & Welcome
2:16 - Planning the wedding
8:21 - Planning the rescue mission
15:47 - The psychological impact on soldiers
22:21 - Israel treatment of Syrian patients
28:07 - The Rescue and Full Throttle
31:51 - Outro

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