Elders of Zionism

We open by revisiting our conversation with Brian of London and just how far London and Britain have fallen (00:00). We turn to the DOJ's search warrant on Ilhan Omar over the immigration-fraud questions that have followed her for more than a decade (03:59). We examine the growing concentration of Islamist-aligned political power across Michigan and Minnesota and the contested allegations trailing its candidates (09:00). We revisit Guy's Substack piece on everything the West let slip while its eyes were fixed on Gaza (12:23). We make the moral case for executing terrorists, arguing a crime committed in broad daylight needs no trial, as...

This episode opens at (00:01) with Judah’s Google campaign and brings in Brian of London, the English-born Israeli who has lived outside Tel Aviv for seventeen years, at (01:11). The panel takes up Piers Morgan’s post about Israel’s sinking popularity at (03:01). Brian explains how little Israelis follow foreign opinion, Guy argues the polling shift measures a campaign aimed at the West itself, and Golan reminds everyone Israel was unpopular long before it had an army at (07:35). Brian traces how Soviet-era messaging flipped David and Goliath at (10:04). The conversation moves to the October 7th commemorations at (12:22), where Mamdani, Hakeem Jeffri...

On this Episode Judah Friedman, Guy Goldstein and a previously thoroughly drenched but now dry Golan Ramraz open (00:00) with the Spanish floods and a phone-free philosophy of concert-going (02:56), then pivot to the flydubai hijacking attempt (06:02). The hosts argue that people with ugly ideas attach themselves to the Gaza cause to launder them, and Guy lays out how the suspect's radicalization predates the war (36:40). From there the conversation widens to the October 7 erasure (13:16), the Green Party's Zionism motion (19:31), SJP's funding (20:36), and Tucker Carlson's interview with Jacob Rees-Mogg (22:02). Judah makes the peace-through-strength case for Trump (26:14) and asks who is knifing him...

Judah, Golan, and Guy open with a friend's choice of El Al for a January trip to Israel (00:01), then turn to the Dubai to Tel Aviv flight where an Omani co-pilot stabbed his captain and put the 737 Max into a dive (01:34). They break down why "hijacking" is the wrong word for a man who wanted to use 174 mostly Israeli passengers as a weapon (02:29), how the wounded captain still managed to open the cockpit door (04:55), and why the line between a hijacking and a homicide matters (08:18). Golan describes explaining it to his 10-year-old daughter (08:37). Then the passengers storm the cockpit...

Protocol 38 begins with (00:01) Judah welcoming Guy Goldstein and Golan Ramraz, thanking a listener for a five-star Apple review, and pushing everyone to search "Elders of Zionism" on Google, followed by a detour through Judah's dog, the yogurt diet, and a vet who never offers a compliment (00:50). The news opens at (05:52) with the Friday-afternoon story dump in Israeli politics and the claim that Netanyahu was warned about October 7th. Golan lays out how a dubious claim gets laundered through Human Rights Watch, Doctors Without Borders, the UN and eventually an Oscar-winning film until nobody has to cite the original source (07:14...

Protocol 37 opens (0:01) with Judah, Guy Goldstein and Golan Ramraz surveying an unusually dense week at the United Nations, from Golan's line about an Israeli microphone working like an "anti-Semitism audit" (2:26) to Guy's case that the UN hasn't gotten more hostile, it's just that the bloc of fallen democracies keeps growing (5:02). The conversation turns to whether October 7th changed the UN itself or just handed existing hatred a socially acceptable vocabulary (6:19), then into Guy's read on the international order swapping Soviet-era Palestinian mythology for a new morality play pitting globalist orthodoxy against resurgent nationalist movements, Trump chief among them (8:33). Around...

This Protocol opens on the most celebrated Gazan journalist of the war, Motaz Azaiza, admitting that Gaza coverage ran through a Hamas-overseen WhatsApp group and that he never released his footage of hostages being brought in (20:15). Judah and Guy also cover the new bar for a safe Yom Kippur (01:58), why the Christmas market attacks should wake up Christians to the same pattern Jews live with (08:18), the Macklemore mural and Kraft's capitulation (09:51), Ed Sheeran and the UK music industry's long record with BDS (15:53), and Gavin Newsom's regret that stops short of an apology (25:58). From there it's Goebbels and how a...

On this Protocol, Golan's theory closes the loop on this episode's title: JD Vance is treating rising antisemitism the way early Bitcoin adopters treated the coin itself, a trend he's betting will pay off if he gets in before everyone else does (53:08). The hosts trace how they got there. Judah opens on JD Vance's claim during his All In podcast appearance, hosted by David Sacks, that Netanyahu has been "in power for 40 years" (23:14), a factual error since Netanyahu's first term began in 1996, and uses it to launch a chronological rebuttal of the idea that Israel has always been America's...

We unpack Saudi Arabia’s struggle against the Houthis, their expanding grip on Red Sea shipping, their Iranian backing and the sprawling black-market networks that keep terrorist money flowing beyond the reach of sanctions (01:58). We hammer Jared Kushner for publicly portraying the Doha strike as leverage used to pressure Israel, questioning both his characterization of the attack and the timing of his comments (08:40). We torch Tucker Carlson for backing Abdul El-Sayed and ask how many more opportunities JD Vance and the Republican movement need before finally jumping off the Tucker train (13:51). We examine the online right beginning to fracture as...

We dissect a Haaretz report claiming Netanyahu was warned by the UAE before October 7, the evidence undermining it, the rush by his political opponents to embrace it and the danger of anonymous sourcing becoming a vehicle for propaganda (01:27). We assess Iran’s escalating provocations, its collapsing economy and the possibility that a desperate regime actually wants an American attack to rally its population and manipulate Western opinion (11:08). We condemn European and Canadian moves to sanction Israel and applaud Israel finally answering hostility with consequences, from expelling diplomats to potentially withholding intelligence (15:22). We expose how boycotts supposedly designed to help Pa...

Karis Reyes returns to Elders of Zionism (00:41) Six million is the number everyone knows. Sixty-seven is not, and a hundred and seventeen is not, and that's exactly the point Guy Goldstein makes on this episode of Elders of Zionism when he walks through the pogroms at Hebron and Kishinev that most people, including most Jews, have never been taught (28:00-30:48). Judah opens with something the show rarely admits on air: the three hosts don't come from the same place, religiously or politically, and neither do most of their guests (03:49-04:44). Karis lays out her own path first, Bay Area...

Karis Reyes returns to Elders of Zionism (00:41) Six million is the number everyone knows. Sixty-seven is not, and a hundred and seventeen is not, and that's exactly the point Guy Goldstein makes on this episode of Elders of Zionism when he walks through the pogroms at Hebron and Kishinev that most people, including most Jews, have never been taught (28:00-30:48). Judah opens with something the show rarely admits on air: the three hosts don't come from the same place, religiously or politically, and neither do most of their guests (03:49-04:44). Karis lays out her own path first, Bay Area...

Judah Friedman and Guy Goldstein open Protocol 31 breaking down the pressure campaign on Iran (0:54), where Trump's insistence that the midterms aren't driving his Iran timeline collides with growing signs the regime is cracking under economic strangulation, from IRGC loyalists getting attacked in the streets to a ramming incident at a pro-regime protest, with Guy pointing to pipeline projects slated for 2027 that could permanently kill Iran's Hormuz leverage. The guys pivot hard into Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel's comments (9:50), where Judah and Guy tear apart her framing that Jews should sacrifice their safety for "the rest of humanity," calling it...

Historian Richard Landes joins Judah and Guy for a conversation that reframes the last twenty five years of Western weakness in the face of jihad (00:13). Landes, a medievalist turned scholar of millennial movements, lays out the caliphater ideology driving the push to convert Dar al Harb into Dar al Islam, and the two hosts dig into why messaging on the right has failed to keep pace (02:39). The conversation turns to Islamophobia as a manufactured term built to shield the religion most in need of scrutiny from any scrutiny at all, and to the insecurity underneath religious supremacism (04:57). Landes explains the...

We revisit Mike Rogers’ uphill Michigan Senate fight and argue that candidates need a recognizable political identity and messages that actually speak to voters rather than merely attacking opponents’ labels (03:24). We dissect El-Sayed’s Jesse Watters interview, Hasan Piker’s extremism and the dishonest attempt to equate Sharia with Catholic canon law while recasting Jesus as a socialist (16:31). We praise Scott Bessent’s economic assault on Iran while questioning whether sanctions can overcome lifelines from China, other authoritarian states and the Hawala network (25:15). We confront America’s dangerous dependence on Chinese manufacturing, rare earths and supply chains and debate whether seco...

We dissect Abdul El-Sayed’s embrace of Sharia, the difference between private religious observance and coercive religious government and the disturbing history of educated professionals embracing radicalism (01:03). We warn that Michigan’s Senate race exposes the GOP’s chronic failure to recruit compelling candidates while El-Sayed packages Islamist politics inside a progressive platform tailor-made for the left (07:41). We contrast AIPAC’s record with CAIR’s documented history, its connection to the Holy Land Foundation case and its financial support for El-Sayed (16:34). We sound the alarm over America’s dangerously vulnerable infrastructure as cyberwarfare moves from Stuxnet and attacks on Ukraine and...

We expose the Israeli media’s dramatic leftward bias, the collapse of public trust and the global market rewarding anti-Israel narratives (00:22). We ridicule Tucker Carlson’s claim about Israeli schools avoiding plus signs and the broader appetite for anti-Jewish nonsense dressed up as skepticism (05:12). We highlight the media blackout around a Muslim vandalizing a Jaffa church and the obvious double standard when Jews are involved (06:43). We condemn the horseshoe politics uniting the far right and far left, where vibes, loyalty and cancellation replace evidence and principle (07:47). We blast Tom Barrack for attacking Israel over its strike on a Syrian mili...

Sent from my We revisit why the left keeps overplaying its hand while conservatives keep failing to capitalize on the opportunity, and ask whether modern politics has become less left versus right than competing speeds toward the same destination (00:45). We dissect J.D. Vance’s economic populism, his resurfaced argument against the dollar’s reserve-currency status and the crucial difference between a strong dollar and American financial centrality (07:43). We question how a politician raised in the age of YouTube, X and bite-sized media can be so consistently bad at messaging. (17:37). We hammer Trump’s celebration of the new Mecca defense pact b...

We expose why Jews are somehow always the last people to hear about the latest Jewish conspiracy, from Khazarians and Ashkenazi mafias to the ever-expanding Epstein class (00:43). We marvel at Tucker Carlson’s accelerating descent into conspiratorial madness and his remarkable ability to make everything eventually lead back to Israel or the Jews (05:14). We hammer JD Vance for publicly announcing that low oil prices matter more than stopping a nuclear Iran, effectively handing Tehran America’s negotiating vulnerability on a silver platter (07:37). We unpack the global oil market, American production, alternative suppliers and why $88 Brent crude suggests the world is alre...

We welcome the hate comments that feed the algorithm and marvel at an internet where outrage has become engagement currency (00:28). We question how Israeli intelligence uncovered a credible threat against President Trump while American agencies apparently missed it and condemn the insanity of treating Turkey as a trustworthy mediator (02:22). We roast Tucker Carlson’s ideological whiplash and the strange migration of anti-American voices from the fringe left to the fringe right (04:49). We trace some of today’s political radicalization to COVID isolation and the perfect conditions it created for online indoctrination (09:35). We blast America’s faltering Iran strategy and argue that T...

We sound the alarm over the Democratic Party's continued drift toward its anti-Israel fringe after El-Sayed's Michigan victory (00:37). We dissect the weaponization of AIPAC, antizionism and political dog whistles while arguing that hostility toward Israel has become a socially acceptable stand-in for hostility toward Jews (05:16). We expose how conspiracy theories, scapegoating and recycled antisemitic narratives keep resurfacing across the political spectrum (10:42). We warn that Islamist influence and Muslim Brotherhood-linked politics are no longer fringe concerns but growing forces in American public life (12:02). We criticize both the far left and the woke right for embracing parallel anti-Israel rhetoric under different labels (16:18...

We sound the alarm over the Democratic Party's continued drift toward its anti-Israel fringe after El-Sayed's Michigan victory (00:37). We dissect the weaponization of AIPAC, antizionism and political dog whistles while arguing that hostility toward Israel has become a socially acceptable stand-in for hostility toward Jews (05:16). We expose how conspiracy theories, scapegoating and recycled antisemitic narratives keep resurfacing across the political spectrum (10:42). We warn that Islamist influence and Muslim Brotherhood-linked politics are no longer fringe concerns but growing forces in American public life (12:02). We criticize both the far left and the woke right for embracing parallel anti-Israel rhetoric under different labels (16:18...

We sound the alarm over the Democratic Party's continued drift toward its anti-Israel fringe after El-Sayed's Michigan victory (00:37). We dissect the weaponization of AIPAC, antizionism and political dog whistles while arguing that hostility toward Israel has become a socially acceptable stand-in for hostility toward Jews (05:16). We expose how conspiracy theories, scapegoating and recycled antisemitic narratives keep resurfacing across the political spectrum (10:42). We warn that Islamist influence and Muslim Brotherhood-linked politics are no longer fringe concerns but growing forces in American public life (12:02). We criticize both the far left and the woke right for embracing parallel anti-Israel rhetoric under different labels (16:18...

We sound the alarm over the Democratic Party's continued drift toward its anti-Israel fringe after El-Sayed's Michigan victory (00:37). We dissect the weaponization of AIPAC, antizionism and political dog whistles while arguing that hostility toward Israel has become a socially acceptable stand-in for hostility toward Jews (05:16). We expose how conspiracy theories, scapegoating and recycled antisemitic narratives keep resurfacing across the political spectrum (10:42). We warn that Islamist influence and Muslim Brotherhood-linked politics are no longer fringe concerns but growing forces in American public life (12:02). We criticize both the far left and the woke right for embracing parallel anti-Israel rhetoric under different labels (16:18...

We welcome activist and entrepreneur Lee Trink and discuss why the endless cycle of daily news had become unsustainable (00:12). We debate whether President Trump's unpredictable approach is strategic poker or dangerous confusion, arguing over deterrence, bluffing, allies and why credibility matters in a prolonged negotiation with Iran (02:13). We examine how Middle Eastern partners pursue their own agendas, distinguish genuine allies from unreliable ones and argue that alliances are only meaningful when countries actually show up (07:19). We question the proposed Gaza Board of Peace, doubt Hamas or regional actors will ever fulfill its conditions and weigh whether the current lull in...

We criticize the White House's messaging strategy during the conflict with Iran and argue that modern wars require a constant public narrative to counter online propaganda and keep Americans informed (02:20). We debate whether social media fragmentation or poor leadership is more responsible for the messaging vacuum and explore how daily briefings, clearer objectives and stronger communication could rebuild public confidence (05:19). We pivot to Anthony Fauci's repeated Fifth Amendment invocations, condemn the global COVID response, call for a full reckoning with the WHO and argue that exposing institutional corruption is essential to preventing future abuses (21:34). We dismiss Hamas' fifteen-point proposal to...

We examine Iran's collapsing economy and argue that the regime's real strength lies not in money but in ideology, corruption and the IRGC's grip on power while explaining why economic warfare succeeds by destroying a regime's ability to sustain itself rather than simply cutting paychecks (00:12). We reject half-measures in war and argue that performative bombing, escalation management and messaging designed for social media only prolong conflicts by preserving enemy leadership instead of breaking its will to fight (12:57). We dismiss hopes for a negotiated settlement with Iran and explain why a hudna is a temporary pause rather than genuine peace (20:11). We...

We kick off by arguing that invoking Iraq and the "forever war" narrative to oppose action against Iran is a manipulative distraction that derails moral and strategic decision-making (02:46). We warn that repeated hesitation has squandered multiple opportunities to decisively defeat Iran and only prolongs the conflict while empowering its proxies (04:17). We condemn growing threats against Israeli leaders and their families, connect them to rising radicalization in the West and defend intelligence sharing with Israel while praising the Mossad's indispensable role in protecting democracies (07:49). We expose the IRGC's expanding coordination with the Houthis, urge stronger leadership and lament the West's...

We dismantle Zohran Mamdani's victim narrative and argue that his anti-Israel rhetoric fuels the very climate of political violence he now condemns while distinguishing legitimate criticism from death threats (00:12). We expose the Islamist tactic of deflection, victimhood and accusations of Islamophobia or "psy ops" to silence critics and shift attention away from real wrongdoing (05:07). We compare Mamdani's governing style with JD Vance's growing intolerance of dissent and debate whether both reflect a broader top-down political mindset that clashes with America's tradition of resisting tyranny (08:22). We ridicule the idea of Mamdani arresting Netanyahu before praising Marco Rubio's Lebanon strategy as...

We welcome author and commentator Karys Rhea to examine the growing divide between MAGA and the so-called "America First" (aka "America Only") movement, debate the future of Marco Rubio, JD Vance and the Republican coalition and warn that anecdotal narratives are distorting perceptions of the Right's internal battles (00:13). We dissect the collapse of Iran diplomacy, criticize Vance's handling of foreign policy and argue that President Trump wisely avoided owning a deal that quickly unraveled (05:32). We explore the tactics, funding and evolution of the woke right, debate whether figures like Nick Fuentes, Tucker Carlson and fellow travelers represent a sophisticated...

We welcome author and commentator Karys Rhea to examine the growing divide between MAGA and the so-called "America First" (aka "America Only") movement, debate the future of Marco Rubio, JD Vance and the Republican coalition and warn that anecdotal narratives are distorting perceptions of the Right's internal battles (00:13). We dissect the collapse of Iran diplomacy, criticize Vance's handling of foreign policy and argue that President Trump wisely avoided owning a deal that quickly unraveled (05:32). We explore the tactics, funding and evolution of the woke right, debate whether figures like Nick Fuentes, Tucker Carlson and fellow travelers represent a sophisticated insurgency...

We welcome author and commentator Karys Rhea to examine the growing divide between MAGA and the so-called "America First" (aka "America Only") movement, debate the future of Marco Rubio, JD Vance and the Republican coalition and warn that anecdotal narratives are distorting perceptions of the Right's internal battles (00:13). We dissect the collapse of Iran diplomacy, criticize Vance's handling of foreign policy and argue that President Trump wisely avoided owning a deal that quickly unraveled (05:32). We explore the tactics, funding and evolution of the woke right, debate whether figures like Nick Fuentes, Tucker Carlson and fellow travelers represent a sophisticated insurgency...

We dissect Joe Rogan’s scripted plunge into anti-Israel conspiracy and condemn JD Vance for blaming Israel and critics instead of Iran (00:36). We expose Vance’s Iranian talking points and refusal to own his collapsing MOU (05:55). We contrast Qatar’s vast influence machine with the obsessive scrutiny of Israel and AIPAC (09:07). We warn that Vance’s ignorance of the Ten Commandments, American history and Judeo-Christian values reveals weakness at home and abroad (11:15). We defend Israel as America’s model ally during Operation Epic Fury (14:10). We ridicule Vance’s belief that critics must be paid and dismantle his claim that Israel wants endles...

We dissect Joe Rogan’s scripted plunge into anti-Israel conspiracy and condemn JD Vance for blaming Israel and critics instead of Iran (00:36). We expose Vance’s Iranian talking points and refusal to own his collapsing MOU (05:55). We contrast Qatar’s vast influence machine with the obsessive scrutiny of Israel and AIPAC (09:07). We warn that Vance’s ignorance of the Ten Commandments, American history and Judeo-Christian values reveals weakness at home and abroad (11:15). We defend Israel as America’s model ally during Operation Epic Fury (14:10). We ridicule Vance’s belief that critics must be paid and dismantle his claim that Israel wants endles...

Judah Friedman and Guy Goldstein are back after a short break, and they open by taking apart the language people use to manufacture victimhood, from a congressman's claim of being "detained" in a West Bank military zone to the playbook behind staged sympathy (02:10), with Guy walking through what the term Pallywood actually describes and why coordination with the embassy, not activist groups, is the real story (03:15). From there the conversation moves to the 2028 field and a broader frustration with leaders who talk a good game but fold under pressure on foreign policy (07:22), set against Rubio's ICC sovereignty speech as a...

In this hard-hitting episode, Judah Friedman and Guy Goldstein strip away the emotional talking points to look at the history, strategy, and long game behind today's headlines. The conversation kicks off with a look at the systemic differences between how the political Left and Right approach judicial appointments (01:10), leading into a deep dive into the definition of birthright citizenship and the foundational, creedal nature of what it means to be an American (04:30). This prompts a broader comparison to Israel's clear self-definition, the demographic challenges of the multi-generational Palestinian "Right of Return" (06:44), and a sobering warning about how a refusal to...

We examine America's purple-state reality beyond simplistic red-versus-blue narratives while questioning partisan loyalty over local governance and warning about the long-term consequences of ideological politics (01:16). We criticize tax policies driving wealth and businesses from states like California and New York while debating whether either party is confronting America's looming economic challenges (06:14). We ask whether the political left has its own version of Marco Rubio and conclude that - sadly - no prominent figure is willing to challenge the party's current direction (09:34). We condemn proposals to arm Turkey, argue that Ankara has become a dangerous sponsor of Hamas and the Muslim...

We welcome international spokesperson, Rabbi and educator Yishai Fleisher to explore life in Judea, the transformation of the Tomb of the Patriarchs and Matriarchs and why preserving shared biblical heritage matters far beyond politics (00:12). We discuss sovereignty, annexation, the failures of the Palestinian Authority and why Israel should unapologetically protect its historic heartland while challenging accusations of apartheid with real-world comparisons (02:12). We examine why anti-Israel politics have become electorally profitable in America, whether America is losing itself and what biblical values still bind the United States and Israel together (10:07). We wrestle with whether Jews should prepare for a post-American world...

In this hard-hitting episode, Judah Friedman and Guy Goldstein strip away the emotional talking points to look at the history, strategy, and long game behind today's headlines. The conversation kicks off with a look at the systemic differences between how the political Left and Right approach judicial appointments (01:10), leading into a deep dive into the definition of birthright citizenship and the foundational, creedal nature of what it means to be an American (04:30). This prompts a broader comparison to Israel's clear self-definition, the demographic challenges of the multi-generational Palestinian "Right of Return" (06:44), and a sobering warning about how a refusal...

The world got flipped on its head again, and a second flip did not set it straight. Judah Friedman and Guy Goldstein open Episode 10 in full bizarro mode, then get to the deal almost nobody is talking about: a historic Lebanon-Israel agreement brokered through Marco Rubio's State Department after months of impossibly delicate work (01:07). They break down Israel's security buffer strategy and why it echoes 1983 (04:01), the three options that arrive at the end of any occupation (06:29), and the line that names the whole episode: the Abraham Accords are quietly mutating into the Ishmael Accords, with Gulf states paying protection...