THE END OF ASSAD IN SYRIA - with Nadav Eyal

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TODAY’S EPISODE:
A lot has unfolded in the Middle East over the past 48 hours, with the fall of the Assad regime. Nadav Eyal returns to the podcast today for an emergency episode to discuss the end of Assad’s rule in Syria, and the implications for Israel.

Nadav Eyal is a columnist for Yediiot. He is one of Israel’s leading journalists. Eyal has been covering Middle-Eastern and international politics for the last two decades for Israeli radio, print and television news.

Timestamps:
00:00 Introduction
02:45 Immediate reaction to recent events in Syria
10:16 Can the collapse of Iran’s proxy system be compared to that of the Soviet Block?
15:43 What happened in the past 48 hours?
24:29 Where is the IDF right now?
38:29 Israel's 2007 move to take out the Syrian nuclear program

#Syria #Israel #Assad #Geopolitics #Iran #War #Damascus #hts

[millerbiz]

I have learned to shut out the noise and listen to Call me Back to understand exactly what is going on. Thanks gentlemen

[jacoboblanco]

It's so interesting that you never see any anti-Assad protests from all these people that claim to care so much about the poor and downtrodden.

[purpleflame]

Thank you for your tireless work, as always a pleasure to listen to an intelligent conversation ❤

[jacoboblanco]

Nadav describing Hermon as "Spend 4 hours in a traffic jam to stand in a bit of snow and then go back home" was PRECISELY my experience when I was little. 😃

[Hello-xpwz]

I knew you would have an episode about Syria. Thank you.

[lisawise]

Love listening to your assessments and I love nadav

[sumowrestler]

"Call Me Back"is a very enlightening and informative podcast. Thanks to Dan Senor and his many guests for covering the ongoing developments in the Middle East.

[susancohen]

Thank you (again!) Dan! Another brilliant episode. Nadav explained the situation in Syria so well, so clearly and in just such an interesting manner. Love the podcast, Dan (however the new graphics look!!)

[MrLFlahive]

You guys each look like the other ones stunt double.
Well done and great show!

[Wamagirii]

Great insights...Thank you gentlemen for a fascinating discussion...

[tkjjcpx]

Good to hear from you gentlemen on this fine morning. Much respect from Taiwan.

[debguth]

Thank you both for this episode. Thoughtful and thought-provoking.

[bottlebrushmedia]

AS always Dan and Nadav, amazing!!! Been listening to you guys since October 8. Haven't missed and episode. The place to come to get real insight. Well done again. My all time absolute favourite pod cast but then I have skin in this

[chng]

Looking back at the recent timeline of Israel's decapitation of Hezbolla, and the consequent "cease fire" - I cannot but wonder if there was some behind the scenes agreement with Türkiye that the time was right to topple Assad.
Both Israel & Türkiye would appear to have the most to gain from this major geopolitical realignment.

[kinkyd]

I would like to address a query to Nadav Eyal or anyone else 'in the know' as to whether there is any discussion underway either openly or otherwise regarding plans to retrieve the body of Eli Cohen and return it to his family in Israel for burial - assuming it is known where he is buried in Syria ?

[danieldavenport-freedman]

I guess you have forgotten about Jordan

[stevenrosen]

I humbly suggest that Nadav has ignored the massive contribution that the Russian influence or lack thereof, had on the outcome of events.

[kenbair]

But el-Sisi is more repressive than Mubarak was

[Lyndadeve-_xyz]

I saw photos of the soldiers with Israeli flag in the other side of Hermon

[chriscorr]

I listened to the first 10 mins and not one mention of Russia's role in Syria. Moving on to another podcast...