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Shock and Awe - with Ilana Dayan

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JL;DR SUMMARY The episode explores the latest escalation in Israel-Hezbollah tensions, delving into a clandestine operation targeting Hezbollah's communications, juxtaposed with reflections on Israeli media and leadership. A way out west there was a fella, fella I want to tell you about, fella by the name of Jeff Lebowski.

  • At least, that was the handle his lovin' parents gave him, but he never had much use for it himself.
  • This Lebowski, he called himself the Dude.
  • Now, Dude, that's a name no one would self-apply where I come from.
  • But then, there was a lot about the Dude that didn't make a whole lot of sense to me.
  • And a lot about where he lived, likewise. But then again, maybe that's why I found the place s'durned innarestin'.
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Tags

Israeli SocietyHezbollahNetanyahuIlana DayanCollateral DamageJewish ChronicleIntelligenceWest WingPager Blast

Places mentioned

Tel Aviv, Tel Aviv District, Israel
"We have Channel 12 in Tel Aviv."
London, United Kingdom
"And I'm Jonathan Friedland of The Guardian in London."
Israel
"Israel and Hezbollah are at the closest point to war since October 7th."
Lebanon
"After an amazing intelligence and operational coup in Lebanon targeting thousands of Hezbollah terrorists in simultaneous pager blasts."
Beirut, Lebanon
"These blasts occur mainly in the Dakhia, which is a suburb of Beirut."
Iran
"These explosions occur, also reportedly injuring hundreds. And one of the injured is also the Iranian ambassador to Lebanon."
Belgium
"I think is the Deputy Prime Minister of Belgium saying this is a terror attack."
United States
"There would have been more of the Israeli reaction to it around the world, that people would have been concentrating on the technical prowess, but also would have thought, okay, Hezbollah is an enemy of Israel."
Germany
"Had this happened a year ago, I suspect there would have been more of the Israeli reaction to it around the world, that people would have been concentrating on the technical prowess, but also would have thought, okay, Hezbollah is an enemy of Israel."
Ireland
"There was the political wing, Sinn Féin. Who would take part?"
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