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There is a price to war. But there is also a price to ending a war on the enemy’s terms — and that price can be more war.
In this episode of EylON the Record, Eylon Levy speaks with listeners in an emergency solo episode after Israel and Iran traded fire in a dangerous 24-hour escalation. He explains why the question is not simply whether Israel should “stop shooting,” but whether Iran can use missile attacks to force Israel to stop defending itself against Hezbollah. At stake is the future of deterrence, the freedom of Lebanon, the security of northern Israel, and whether Iranian proxy armies can drag the region into war whenever Tehran decides.
In this episode, we discuss:
Why Iran’s missile fire was really about protecting Hezbollah from Israeli retaliation
The danger of ending a war too soon if it rewards aggression and invites the next round
How Iran’s “ring of fire” — Hezbollah, Hamas, and the Houthis — has become a strategic liability for Tehran
The “Pride paradox”: why Israelis want normal life to resume, but cannot accept a reality where Iran can cancel it at will
This episode moves beyond the headlines of ceasefires, missile salvos, and calls for restraint. The deeper question is whether Israel can be expected to absorb attacks from Iranian-backed forces while the world demands calm from the country being targeted. If Iran learns that firing missiles at Israeli cities carries no price, the next escalation will not be a surprise. It will be the result of a message the world allowed Tehran to hear.
🎯 Key moment:
“If you want peace, you don’t reward aggression. If you want Lebanon free, you don’t give Hezbollah immunity.”
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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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Britain was once seen as a model of stability, decency, and quiet integration for its Jewish community. Today, many British Jews are asking whether that promise still holds.
In this episode of EylON the Record, Eylon Levy speaks with Dov Forman, New York Times bestselling author of Lily’s Promise, former adviser to Robert Jenrick, and a prominent voice against antisemitism in the UK, about Britain’s worsening antisemitism crisis, the rise of anti-Israel radicalism, and whether Jewish life in the UK is becoming increasingly unsustainable. They discuss Jeremy Corbyn’s legacy, the normalization of anti-Zionist hostility, Iran-backed threats on British soil, the failures of policing and prosecution, and what all this means for Britain, Israel, democracy, and the future of the West.
In this episode, we discuss:
• How antisemitism in Britain moved from the political fringe into mainstream society
 • Why “anti-Zionism” has become a social purity test for British Jews
 • How weekly anti-Israel marches, weak law enforcement, and political cowardice have emboldened extremists
 • Whether Britain can still offer a secure future for its Jewish community, or whether more Jews will look to Israel
This conversation moves beyond headlines about protests and political slogans. The deeper question is whether a democratic society can protect a small minority when ideological extremism, foreign influence, and social intimidation are allowed to grow unchecked. For British Jews, this is not an abstract debate about foreign policy. It is about whether they can walk openly as Jews, speak honestly about Israel, and trust the institutions meant to protect them.
🎯 Key moment:
 “The purity test doesn’t actually exist, because the man who stabbed two Jews didn’t ask them what their stance on Israel was before he attacked them.”
🎙 Filmed at M10 Studios, Tel Aviv 
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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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