Speaker of the Israeli Knesset Amir Ohana sits down with One Jewish State founder & former US Ambassador to Israel David Friedman for a wide ranging conversation covering Israel and America’s special relationship, recent historic changes in the Middle East, and why Israel is now a superpower in the region.

Ohana talks about President Trump’s historic speech to the Israeli Knesset on October 13, 2025 - “a moment to be remembered for centuries” - and lavished praise on Trump for lifting Israel from a period of darkness into light.

Ohana and Friedman also talked about the expansion of the Abraham Accords, future embassies in Israel, and even hinted at new elections in Israel in September 2026.

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00:35 Intro

01:30 Israeli Politics

02:22 Trump’s Historic Knesset Speech

05:08 Israel’s Return to Normalcy

08:46 12 Day War & Trump’s Courage

13:42 Trump Respects Israel’s Abilities

14:47 Israel’s Resilience

16:17 Antisemitism in America

18:07 Gaza Peace Plan Details

20:22 Expansion of Abraham Accords

22:01 Internal Israeli Politics

23:21 Javier Milei

24:46 Santiago Peña

25:32 Milei’s Argentinian Embassy Promise

26:27 Who is the Best Guitar Player?

27:29 Next Israeli Elections

28:03 America & Israel Mutual Appreciation

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Civil rights attorney and DOJ Task Force Chair Leo Terrell sits down with One Jewish State founder and former U.S. Ambassador to Israel, David Friedman, for an in-depth conversation about his journey from Democrat to Republican and his truly historic mission to get rid of antisemitism in America. Terrell reveals why he left the Democratic Party, his deep partnership with President Trump, and the urgent fight to defend Israel in the media, on college campuses, and in daily life in America.In this interview, Terrell goes on to expose the Biden administration’s failures on combatting antisemitism, the media’s distasteful role in fueling anti-Jewish sentiment, and the disgraceful organized college campus campaigns against Israel - many of which started on October 8th.And finally, Terrell goes out of his way to honor the memory of fallen Israeli soldier Hadar Goldin - whose body is still being held captive by Hamas and seemingly forgotten by politicians.

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(01:02) Intro

(02:58) Leo's Background

(04:42) Trump, Civil Rights, Antisemitism

(08:01) Biden's Failures Against Antisemitism

(10:02) How to Fight Antisemitism

(16:34) Antisemitism vs Antizionism

(20:18) Fighting Antisemitism at Universities

(22:55) Media Shortcoming

(25:04) Democrats vs Israel

(28:16) Support for Israel in Gaza War

(34:35) Judea and Samaria

(38:44) Hadar Goldin

(44:20) Strategy to Fight Antisemitism in America

(48:38) A Final Blessing & Farewell

In the latest episode of the One Jewish State podcast, former U.S. Ambassador to Israel David Friedman sits down with Ron Dermer, Minister of Strategic Affairs of Israel. The two previously worked together on the Abraham Accords back in 2019, and on this episode they had many topics to cover.Ambassador Friedman and Minister Dermer talked about the difficult situation in Gaza, what a victory over Hamas would look like, and a future plan for transforming and then rebuilding Gaza in a post-war world. Also covered in depth were the smashing successes of battlefield victories over Lebanon, Syria to a degree, and of course the rapid 12 day war with Iran which resulted in a resounding victory. Additionally, the warm and evolving relationship between Israel & UAE was brought to light.Dermer goes on to discuss the special relationship between Israel and America, and that after a dramatic spate of victories by Israel, America is now appreciating and relying on Israel more than ever, both in the Middle East and globally as well.

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(00:57) Introduction

(02:57) Why the Gaza War is Difficult

(09:37) What is Victory over Hamas?

(12:56) How to Transform Gaza

(18:39) Rebuilding Gaza & Hamas Succession Plan

(23:19) Trump's Gaza Proposal

(24:17) Egypt's Closed Border

(25:53) Post October 7th Accusations Against Israel

(28:13) How Would America Respond to October 7th?

(28:57) Civilian Deaths in War

(32:57) Baseless Starvation Accusations

(36:29) Media Blames Absolves Hamas

(38:54) 7 Front War

(39:45) Lebanon Beeper Operation

(42:39) Status of Hezbollah

(45:45) Syria's New Regime

(49:41) Next Steps for Abraham Accords

(58:38) Biden's Missteps

(1:00:48) Saudi Arabia & the Abraham Accords

(1:04:28) UAE and Israel's Relationship

(1:07:21) Trump, Netanyahu & Iran War

(1:09:46) Ron Dermer's Personal Involvement with Iran

(1:13:52) Israel's Newfound Relationship with America

(1:20:57) Trump's Reaction to Hezbollah Pager Attack

(1:24:18) Israel's Value to the World

(1:26:42) Ambassador Friedman Blesses Minister Dermer