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A U.S.-Iran deal may reopen the Strait of Hormuz. It does not necessarily remove the threat — it may simply shift the burden back onto Israel.
In this episode of EylON the Record, Eylon Levy speaks with Mark Dubowitz, CEO of the Foundation for Defense of Democracies, about the future of the Iranian threat, the risks of a suboptimal U.S.-Iran deal, and whether the Islamic Republic can be contained without regime change. They discuss the Strait of Hormuz, Iran’s nuclear program, the limits of diplomacy, Israel’s shadow war, and the broader strategic question facing the West: whether democratic allies are prepared to weaken their enemies before those enemies recover.
In this episode, we discuss:
 Why reopening the Strait of Hormuz without confronting Iran’s core threats could create a dangerous precedent 
 Whether Iran’s nuclear program has been seriously set back — or merely driven deeper underground 
 How a U.S.-Iran deal could leave Israel with more responsibility and less diplomatic cover 
 Why Dubowitz argues Israel must focus on weakening the Islamic Republic before it rebuilds 
This conversation moves beyond the immediate headlines over diplomacy and ceasefires. The deeper question is whether the West is prepared to confront the Islamic Republic as a strategic enemy, or whether it will settle for temporary arrangements that leave Israel facing the same threat again — only stronger, richer, and harder to stop.
🎯 Key moment:
 “Israel has two and a half years under President Trump to bring down the Islamic Republic of Iran.”
🎙 Filmed at M10 Studios, Tel Aviv 
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Hollywood helped shape the modern Jewish story. But after October 7, the question is whether the entertainment industry still has the courage to tell Jewish and Israeli stories honestly.
In this episode of EylON the Record, Eylon Levy speaks with Jonah Platt, actor, writer, host of Being Jewish, and a leading voice on Jewish identity in Hollywood, about whether Jews and Israel are being pushed into the villain role in American culture. They discuss the fear around Jewish representation, the chilling effect around Israel, the battle inside Hollywood after October 7, and why storytelling matters in the broader fight for moral clarity, democracy, and the West’s understanding of Israel.
In this episode, we discuss:
 Why some actors and studios are afraid to touch even apolitical Jewish stories 
 The difference between anti-Israel activism in Hollywood and the quieter Jewish fightback behind the scenes 
 How “oppressor vs. oppressed” narratives shape the cultural space around Israel 
 Why Jewish and Israeli creators need to tell better, more compelling stories before others define them 
This conversation moves beyond celebrity politics. The real stakes are cultural: who gets to define Jews, Zionism, Israel, and moral legitimacy for the next generation. If the only Jewish stories allowed are safe, detached, or stripped of Israel, then the Jewish people lose more than representation — they lose narrative power.
🎯 Key moment:
 “We can’t have any more Jews writing movies about Norwegians. They gotta be about Jews in Israel, because we need to be telling our own stories.” 
You can follow Jonah and listen to Being Jewish with Jonah Platt on all major podcast platforms and on social media at @JonahPlatt and @BeingJewishPodcast.
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Israel’s longest border is also its quietest. But how stable is that quiet really?
In this episode of EylON the Record, Eylon Levy speaks with Aaron Magid, author of The Most American King: Abdullah of Jordan, about Israel’s cold peace with Jordan, the fragility beneath the 1994 peace treaty, and why instability in the Hashemite Kingdom would have serious consequences for Israel, the region, and the West. 
In this episode, we discuss:
• Why Jordan remains one of Israel’s most important security partners despite hostile public opinion
 • How King Abdullah has kept the peace treaty intact under pressure from the Jordanian street
 • The role of American aid, Israeli water and gas, and Jordanian security cooperation
 • Why the Muslim Brotherhood, Iran, and Palestinian politics make Jordan a critical strategic front
Beyond the headlines, this conversation is about the danger of assuming quiet borders are permanent. Jordan’s monarchy has weathered crises before, but Israel cannot afford to mistake silence for stability or cold peace for real normalization.
🎯 Key moment:
 “Two thirds of Jordanians supported the Hamas initiative.”
🎙 Filmed at M10 Studios, Tel Aviv 
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War is easy to start. Peace is much harder to build. And in the Middle East, the difference between a breakthrough and a mirage can be a matter of political will.
In this episode of EylON the Record, Eylon Levy speaks with Dan Feferman, co-founder and co-editor of Middle East 24, former executive director of Sharaka, and an IDF reserves major, about the sudden and extraordinary possibility of peace talks between Israel and Lebanon. They unpack how Hezbollah’s weakening, Lebanon’s internal political shifts, and American mediation have created an opening that would have seemed unimaginable just a few years ago — and whether this moment could produce a real strategic shift or just another temporary pause before the next war.
In this episode, we discuss:
 Why the real conflict is not between Israel and Lebanon, but between both states and Hezbollah 
 How Israeli military pressure changed the political balance inside Lebanon 
 Whether the Lebanese state can actually confront Hezbollah without sliding into civil war 
 Why parts of the Western media and European leadership still misunderstand this moment 
This conversation goes beyond the headlines to ask what peace would actually require: not just ceasefires or diplomatic theater, but the dismantling of an Iranian proxy that has held Lebanon hostage and kept both countries trapped in a conflict neither population truly wants. Getting this right matters not only for Israel and Lebanon, but for the wider struggle between regional stability and the forces that profit from permanent war.
🎯 Key moment:
“War should end with peace, not a piece of paper.”
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World leaders say they stand with the people of Iran. But when the Islamic Republic is finally under real pressure, many of the same voices suddenly want de-escalation.
What exactly are Western leaders so afraid of: a wider war, or the fall of the regime itself?
In this episode of EylON the Record, Eylon Levy speaks with Jonathan Schanzer, Executive Director of the Foundation for Defense of Democracies, about whether regime change in Iran is still a realistic outcome, why Western governments seem more frightened by instability than by tyranny, and what the fall of the Islamic Republic could mean for Israel, the Gulf states, Europe, and the future balance of power in the Middle East.
In this episode, we discuss:
 Why so many Western leaders prefer the “devil they know” in Tehran to the uncertainty of regime collapse 
 Whether the war is actually creating the conditions for regime change after the bombing stops 
 How Gulf states, Europe, Turkey, Russia, and China are positioning themselves for the day after 
 Whether a weakened Iran leads to containment, covert action, or a full scramble to remake the region 
This conversation goes beyond the immediate battlefield. It asks whether the West still has the confidence to confront openly hostile regimes, or whether it has become so risk-averse that it now fears the collapse of tyranny more than tyranny itself. Getting that question wrong will shape not just Iran’s future, but the future of regional order and Western credibility.
🎯 Key moment:
 “When the bombing stops, that’s when the interesting stuff is very likely to begin.”
🎙 Filmed at M10 Studios, Tel Aviv 

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EylON the Record is a podcast about Israel, the global information war, and the battle between democratic societies and authoritarian or extremist movements — told through in-depth conversations with people shaping events on the front lines.
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