Three combat veterans sit down to cut through the noise and give you the unfiltered truth on the current Middle East conflict. Drawing on firsthand military experience and a deep understanding of geopolitics, this episode pulls back the curtain on what's really driving the violence, who benefits, and what the West's role should be.

We dig into the eerie parallels between today's conflict and the post-9/11 Global War on Terror — what we got right, what we got catastrophically wrong, and whether we're repeating the same mistakes. We also tackle the uncomfortable questions the mainstream media won't touch: Is this conflict being used to bury the long-awaited Epstein files? Who are our true allies in the region, and what do we actually owe them?

From boots-on-the-ground perspective to 30,000-foot geopolitical strategy, we break down the paths forward — both internationally and here at home — and what American citizens need to understand about what's unfolding in real time.

If you've been looking for an honest, veteran-led conversation that respects your intelligence and doesn't pull punches — this is it.

Topics covered:

The root motives behind the current Middle East conflict
Parallels to the Global War on Terror post-9/11
How the US should support its allies in the region
The Epstein files — distraction or coincidence?
Paths forward internationally and domestically

Content for truth seekers and thought-provoking conversation.

Yonatan, or as we all know him, Yoni, is one of my better friends in Israel. I first befriended Yoni back in the mid-2010s when I had just finished the military and became more involved in the Jewish Community. Yoni happened to become an Emissary for the Jewish Agency within the city of Denver and worked at promoting relationships with Israelis and Denver Jews. 

Yoni can be seen as the poster child of what the founders of Israel wanted. Service to the country is paramount and personal accolades and wealth come second. He is an Israeli Defense Force Officer, has worked directly and indirectly for nonprofits and government organizations most of his adult life, and now is slowly building his own consulting business assisting with the organizations he used to work for.  

He is also an intellectual at his core and like most Israelis, he constantly evolving his ideas, passionate about politics locally and internationally, and well versed in a myriad of subjects. In the podcast, we talk about growing up in Israel as a kid who lived in a prominent neighborhood of Israel's top brass in society and the opportunities this offered later in life. We talk about family, having a Libyan background, service to the country, geopolitics, and much more. 

Enjoy the conversation! 

Eyal is a very ambitious guy with a vision for the future of his people and the impact they can have in the Middle East and around the world. After his military service, he was traveling around the world as most IDF soldiers do after their service and met people on vacation. Things were going well until he was asked where he was from, when he said he was Israeli the mood of the conversation changed almost instantly and Eyal wondered why. 

This is the birth of the idea and nonprofit called Israel-Is, a nonprofit designed to create a dialogue with the outside world of Israelis and what the country stands for. This means initially providing training to all IDF soldiers once they leave the service in techniques on how to talk about the country and create lasting memories with people from around the world. The second part of the initiative is to invite people from all over the world to discover and visit Israel at some point on their own and experience the country and rich history for themselves. This means creating rapport and building common ground through outreach and using the change in government policies like the Abraham Accords to normalize relationships on all levels. 

I initially heard about Eyal's idea a few years ago and it is impressive to see how far this idea has grown. The nonprofit also has put out a documentary of the work in action called "Finding Abraham". This documentary brings Arabs from neighboring countries to Israel to learn firsthand about the country and its people. 

Link to Documentary - https://youtu.be/YXM3EmXzEeI
Link to Israel-Is Website: https://www.israel-is.org/