The Benjamin Anthony Show from the MirYam Institute

In this episode, I’m joined by Frank Sobchak (PhD), a retired Colonel with 26 years of military service that included leading Special Forces teams and companies, including in Iraq. 
Frank is an alumnu…

Every year, The MirYam Institute brings delegations of current and future military officers to Poland and then directly on to Israel for a 12 day tour of the country through the I-SAP tour initiative…

In this episode, I'm joined by Yaakov Lappin to take a candid look at PM Netanyahu's address to a joint session of the U.S. Congress, with a particular emphasis on the question of the PM's vision of …

In this episode, Benjamin and Yaakov discuss the attempted assassinations of Muhammad Deif and - in a completely different scenario - Republican nominee, President Donald Trump.
We also outline some o…

In this episode, recorded on July 11th 2024, I'm joined by Yaakov Lappin, In-House Analyst at The MirYam Institute. 
He and I discuss the just released findings of the IDF's probe into the catastrophi…

In this episode, I interview Oren Shalom, a retired Sgt. in the IDF who used his background in the elite counter-terror force Duvdevan to establish civilian, rapid response units in Israel in order t…

In this episode of the podcast, Yaakov Lappin and Benjamin discuss the implications of the IDF approval of operational plans to combat Hezbollah in southern Lebanon and whether or not now is the time…

In this episode, I’m joined by in-house analyst Yaakov Lappin to discuss the dangerous and steep escalation of fire from Hezbollah in Lebanon into northern Israel. 
Yaakov and I discuss whether or not…

This interview of Izhar Lifshitz took place in front of a live audience of US military cadets, in Poland. The delegates had traveled to Poland as part of the annual Israel Strategy & Policy (I-SAP) t…

In this episode, I'm joined by in-house analyst, Yaakov Lappin. 
We discuss the recent MirYam Institute delegation to the Polish death camps with the cadets of the U.S. military as part of the annual …

In this episode of the podcast, Benjamin is joined as he often is by MirYam Institute's in-house analyst, Yaakov Lappin. 
Before turning to the appalling ruling of the ICJ, they begin by discussing th…

For this episode, Benjamin takes a different direction and asks Yaakov Lappin, in-house analyst at The MirYam Institute, to talk about how he manages the tumult of war in his professional role as an …

In this episode,  Benjamin is joined by regular podcast partner, MirYam’s in-house analyst, Yaakov Lappin to discuss Defense Minister Gallant’s recent press briefing, which reflected a public dispute…

In this episode, MirYam Institute's In-House Analyst, Yaakov Lappin sits down with Col. David Hacham, former advisor on Arab affairs to seven Israeli Ministers of Defense to discuss what Gaza might l…

In this episode of the podcast, Benjamin is joined by Aviram Meir, uncle of Almog Meir-Jan. 

Almog was kidnapped on October 7th and remains in Hamas captivity to this day. Almog will turn 22 this week…

In this episode, Yaakov Lappin joins Benjamin to discuss the latest on the campus of UCLA, Israel’s lack of strategy fighting the media war, the urgent need to propose an alternative to the two-state…

Following Iran’s massive attack against Israel, Benjamin is joined as always, by The MirYam Institute’s In-House-Analyst, Yaakov Lappin to discuss how Israel should respond and when.

Benjamin and Yaak…

In this episode, Benjamin is joined by Yaakov Lappin, In-House analyst at The MirYam Institute. 

They discuss the forthcoming briefing in New York City by Lt. General Aviv Kohavi (Res.), the immediate…

Join Benjamin with Yaakov on the balcony in Rishon Letzion for their most strikingly informal yet serious conversation to date. 

Following a report that President Biden called for an immediate ceasefi…

This is Benjamin's own narration of an op-ed published in the Jerusalem Post on Sunday, February 18th 2024.
Originally titled "Egypt and Gazans Must Reap What They Sowed," it was penned shortly after …