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Middle East conflict analysis: Trump, Iran, and the limits of prediction

Welcome to “Straight Up,” the bold, unfiltered JNS news show hosted by former director of Israel’s Government Press Office, Danny Seaman. Drawing on decades at the forefront of Israeli media and public diplomacy, he delivers sharp, unapologetic analysis on the issues shaping Israel, the Middle East and the global news narrative. From dismantling myths about the Oslo Accords in the 1990s to the Abraham Accords of 2020 to exposing the Iran-Hezbollah-Hamas alliance and the Western media’s bias against Israel, Seaman’s commentary is fearless, factual and grounded in firsthand experience. His direct, authoritative voice cuts through propaganda to reveal what’s driving events in the region.

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“Full operational control of Bint Jbeil will be achieved within days,” a military official said.
“From the ashes, the loss, and the devastation, a clear cry arose: to be a free people in our land,” the IDF chief of staff wrote.
Magen David Adom Ireland head decries “antisemitic censorship.”
El Al Airlines is adding nine new flight destinations in Europe and the United States starting next week.
“The war continues, including inside the security zone in Lebanon, where I was just a short while ago,” the premier said.
Twenty Jews were killed and severe antisemitic assaults surged worldwide, with incidents far above pre-war levels, Tel Aviv University’s annual report says.