PART 1: Ron Dermer, Minister of Strategic Affairs

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This is the first of a two part Call Me Back interview. Watch Part 2 here: https://youtu.be/ShFLqZ3e-kE Check out Ark Media’s other podcasts: -- For Heaven's Sake: https://lnk.to/rfGlrA @the.fhs.podcast -- ‘What’s Your Number?’: https://lnk.to/rbGlvM @wyn.podcast For sponsorship inquiries, please contact: [email protected] To contact us, sign up for updates, and access transcripts, visit: https://arkmedia.org/ Ark Media on Instagram: https://instagram.com/arkmediaorg Dan on X: https://x.com/dansenor Dan on Instagram: https://instagram.com/dansenor To order Dan Senor & Saul Singer’s book, The Genius of Israel: https://tinyurl.com/bdeyjsdn Today’s Episode: A few days ago, Prime Minister Netanyahu and his Israeli delegation, which included Minister of Strategic Affairs Ron Dermer, concluded their trip to Washington D.C., where they met with President Donald Trump and other senior American officials. The visit came just a few weeks after the historic military success on behalf of Israel and the U.S. against the Iranian regime. Following these stunning achievements, there has been talk of future normalization with certain Arab states and the potential for a hostage-ceasefire deal in the near future. Minister Dermer has been at the forefront of all these issues. In a conversation divided into two episodes, he and Dan discuss Israel’s standing globally and in the Middle East after the war with Iran, the future of Gaza, the hostages, and where the country is heading internally. 00:00 Introduction 02:32 What’s changed since October 7? 13:19 Perception of Israel after October 7 18:32 The Iranian nuclear threat 28:09 Iranian attacks in April and October of 2024 35:21 Planning for the most recent Iran attack 40:22 Press coverage of hostage negotiations 44:45 Israeli public opinion on the Gaza war 53:44 Evolution of Gaza since 2005 Israeli Withdrawal 59:57 Achieving the war goals 1:02:50 Can Hamas be defeated? CREDITS: ILAN BENATAR - Producer & Editor MARTIN HUERGO - Sound Editor MARIANGELES BURGOS - Additional Editing MAYA RACKOFF - Operations Director GABE SILVERSTEIN - Research YUVAL SEMO - Music Composer