Meet the father of 11 the Israeli establishment wants to shut down
Meira Kolatch hosting  “The Meira K Show” on JNS TV
Something explosive is happening in Israel, and most Americans have no clue. In this week’s episode, host Meira K breaks down the shocking political war behind the headlines: the rise of Maj. Gen. David Zini, an Orthodox, right-wing father of 11 who’s just been nominated to lead Israel’s most secretive and powerful agency: the Shin Bet.

But this isn’t just about one man. It’s about who really runs Israel—the elected right-wing majority or the entrenched unelected security elite.

Zini’s nomination has shaken the Israeli establishment to its core. Why? Because he predicted the Hamas massacre on Oct. 7, 2023, in a memo. When others stayed silent, he ran into battle. And now, instead of being celebrated, he’s being attacked by judges, ex-Shin Bet chiefs, the media and leftist elites terrified of losing control. (0:23-24:42)


“Standpoint” with Gabe Groisman and guest Rich McCormick
Peace through strength: Rep. Rich McCormick speaks about Israel, Gaza and US power 
American leadership, military deterence and U.S.–Israel relations take center stage in this episode of “Standpoint.” Hosted by Gabe Groisman, a Florida communal leader and the former mayor of Bal Harbour, the program welcomes Rep. Rich McCormick—an ER physician, veteran of combat zones in Iraq and Afghanistan, and now a leading voice on Capitol Hill.

McCormick shares his perspective on the role of U.S. military strength; why peace is only possible through deterrence; and how America’s alliances, particularly with Israel, shape the future of global security. The conversation ranges from committee assignments in Armed Services, Foreign Affairs and Science, Space & Technology, to the challenges of isolationism versus global engagement. (24:42-56:07)

Meet the father of 11 the Israeli establishment wants to shut down Meira Kolatch hosting &nbsp;&ldquo;The Meira K Show&rdquo; on JNS TV Something explosive is happening in Israel, and most Americans have no clue. In this week&rsquo;s episode, host Meira K breaks down the shocking political war behind the headlines: the rise of Maj. Gen. David Zini, an Orthodox, right-wing father of 11 who&rsquo;s just been nominated to lead Israel&rsquo;s most secretive and powerful agency: the Shin Bet.
But this isn&rsquo;t just about one man. It&rsquo;s about who really runs Israel&mdash;the elected right-wing majority or the entrenched unelected security elite.
Zini&rsquo;s nomination has shaken the Israeli establishment to its core. Why? Because he predicted the Hamas massacre on Oct. 7, 2023, in a memo. When others stayed silent, he ran into battle. And now, instead of being celebrated, he&rsquo;s being attacked by judges, ex-Shin Bet chiefs, the media and leftist elites terrified of losing control. (0:23-24:42)
 &ldquo;Standpoint&rdquo; with Gabe Groisman and guest Rich McCormick Peace through strength: Rep. Rich McCormick speaks about Israel, Gaza and US power&nbsp; American leadership, military deterence and U.S.&ndash;Israel relations take center stage in this episode of &ldquo;Standpoint.&rdquo; Hosted by Gabe Groisman, a Florida communal leader and the former mayor of Bal Harbour, the program welcomes Rep. Rich McCormick&mdash;an ER physician, veteran of combat zones in Iraq and Afghanistan, and now a leading voice on Capitol Hill.
McCormick shares his perspective on the role of U.S. military strength; why peace is only possible through deterrence; and how America&rsquo;s alliances, particularly with Israel, shape the future of global security. The conversation ranges from committee assignments in Armed Services, Foreign Affairs and Science, Space &amp; Technology, to the challenges of isolationism versus global engagement. (24:42-56:07)

Jewish News Syndicate (JNS) is the fastest-growing news agency covering Israel and the Jewish world. We provide news, briefs, features, opinions and analysis to 100 print newspapers and digital publications on a daily basis.

Jewish News Syndicate (JNS) is the fastest-growing news agency covering Israel and the Jewish world. We provide news, briefs, features, opinions and analysis to 100 print newspapers and digital publications on a daily basis.

Zini's appointment, Peace Through Strength

In this episode of “Basic Law,” host Aylana Meisel, Executive Director at the Israel Law and Liberty Forum, sits down with two special guests: Robert Gregory, head of the Australian Jewish Association, and Simcha Rothman, Member of Knesset, to unpack Australia’s shocking visa bans against mainstream Israeli political figures. For decades, Australia was considered one of the West’s strongest liberal democracies. Yet today, it is making headlines for denying entry to Israelis with right-wing political views, including former Minister Ayelet Shaked, tech advisor and influencer Hillel Fuld, and now MK Simcha Rothman. The move comes amid rising antisemitism in Australia, firebombed synagogues, violent protests and the government’s push to sanction Israeli leaders like Itamar Ben-Gvir and Bezalel Smotrich while preparing to recognize a Palestinian state.

In this episode, we reveal why the war in Gaza is only a small part of a much larger battle—one that pits Radical Islam against the West itself. This is not just Israel’s fight; it’s a global struggle over truth, survival, and the future of freedom. As the media spins lies and division threatens to weaken us from within, we expose why unity, strength, and winning the narrative are absolutely critical. The stakes are higher than most realize, and if we don’t act now, the consequences will shape generations to come.

In this episode of &ldquo;Basic Law,&rdquo; host Aylana Meisel, Executive Director at the Israel Law and Liberty Forum, sits down with two special guests: Robert Gregory, head of the Australian Jewish Association, and Simcha Rothman, Member of Knesset, to unpack Australia&rsquo;s shocking visa bans against mainstream Israeli political figures. For decades, Australia was considered one of the West&rsquo;s strongest liberal democracies. Yet today, it is making headlines for denying entry to Israelis with right-wing political views, including former Minister Ayelet Shaked, tech advisor and influencer Hillel Fuld, and now MK Simcha Rothman. The move comes amid rising antisemitism in Australia, firebombed synagogues, violent protests and the government&rsquo;s push to sanction Israeli leaders like Itamar Ben-Gvir and Bezalel Smotrich while preparing to recognize a Palestinian state.
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In this episode, we reveal why the war in Gaza is only a small part of a much larger battle&mdash;one that pits Radical Islam against the West itself. This is not just Israel&rsquo;s fight; it&rsquo;s a global struggle over truth, survival, and the future of freedom. As the media spins lies and division threatens to weaken us from within, we expose why unity, strength, and winning the narrative are absolutely critical. The stakes are higher than most realize, and if we don&rsquo;t act now, the consequences will shape generations to come.

Australia banning visas based on Israeli politics, This War in Gaza is Much BIGGER Than Most People Realize

“The Quad” with Fleur Hassan-Nahoum and guest Brooke Goldstein

Israeli innovation envoy Fleur Hassan-Nahoum leads a hard-hitting discussion on Israel’s war against Hamas, the plight of the hostages and the hidden truth about humanitarian aid in Gaza, that international media refuses to cover. With her in the Jerusalem studio are co-hosts Emily Schrader, journalist and human rights activist; Shoshana Keats-Jaskel, founder of Chochmat Nashim; and Brooke Goldstein, U.S.-based human rights attorney, founder of the End Jew Hatred movement and CEO of the Lawfare Project. Together, they dissect the most urgent developments and expose the misinformation campaign surrounding Gaza. (0:23-47:13)

“Israel Undiplomatic” with Mark Regev and Ruthie Blum

Will Israel achieve total victory in Gaza and bring every hostage home, or will another shaky deal derail the war? 

This episode (only the beginning included) explores the growing divide inside Israel’s leadership: Prime Minister Netanyahu insists on a full takeover of Gaza City and total victory over Hamas, but opposition voices are pushing for a deal that risks leaving Hamas in power.  JNS senior contributing editor Ruthie Blum and former Israeli ambassador to the United Kingdom Mark Regev—both former advisers in the Prime Minister’s Office—examine U.S. President Donald Trump’s latest declaration that Netanyahu is a “war hero” and insistence that only Hamas’s defeat can secure the hostages’ release. (47:13-57:25)

&ldquo;The Quad&rdquo; with Fleur Hassan-Nahoum and guest Brooke Goldstein
Israeli innovation envoy Fleur Hassan-Nahoum leads a hard-hitting discussion on Israel&rsquo;s war against Hamas, the plight of the hostages and the hidden truth about humanitarian aid in Gaza, that international media refuses to cover. With her in the Jerusalem studio are co-hosts Emily Schrader, journalist and human rights activist; Shoshana Keats-Jaskel, founder of Chochmat Nashim; and Brooke Goldstein, U.S.-based human rights attorney, founder of the End Jew Hatred movement and CEO of the Lawfare Project. Together, they dissect the most urgent developments and expose the misinformation campaign surrounding Gaza. (0:23-47:13)
&ldquo;Israel Undiplomatic&rdquo; with Mark Regev and Ruthie Blum
Will Israel achieve total victory in Gaza and bring every hostage home, or will another shaky deal derail the war?&nbsp;
This episode (only the beginning included) explores the growing divide inside Israel&rsquo;s leadership: Prime Minister Netanyahu insists on a full takeover of Gaza City and total victory over Hamas, but opposition voices are pushing for a deal that risks leaving Hamas in power. &nbsp;JNS senior contributing editor Ruthie Blum and former Israeli ambassador to the United Kingdom Mark Regev&mdash;both former advisers in the Prime Minister&rsquo;s Office&mdash;examine U.S. President Donald Trump&rsquo;s latest declaration that Netanyahu is a &ldquo;war hero&rdquo; and insistence that only Hamas&rsquo;s defeat can secure the hostages&rsquo; release. (47:13-57:25)

Gazans speak out against Hamas, Total victory in Gaza or another shaky deal?

If Israel’s plan for the “day after” the current war against Hamas ends is to secure a future of peace by pouring aid into the Gaza Strip, then JNS editor-in-chief Jonathan Tobin says Israel’s leaders are being delusional. That’s the same foolish mindset that led the entire Israeli military, intelligence and political establishment to believe that Hamas wouldn’t jeopardize the flow of cash and aid into the Strip by attacking as they did on Oct. 7, 2023.

He’s joined in the week’s episode of “Think Twice” by Hudson institute scholar and Tablet magazine editor-at-large Liel Leibovitz who says that Israel’s leadership, including Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his political opponents lived in “dream palaces” in which they bought into the conceptzia that led them to think, “that all we have to do is find the correct amount of U.S. dollars to pay the Palestinians in Gaza and Hamas would basically transform itself into the Harvard Kennedy School of Government.”

According to Leibovitz, the lesson of Oct. 7 and the previous century of history is that the idea that Israel is, as its leadership emphasizes, not at war with the Palestinian people, is a delusion. It is, he says, “absolutely straightforwardly false. Israel’s war is 100% with the Palestinian people, and we know this from the records of every single hostage who has returned,” and who have spoken of how they were held and abused by ordinary Palestinian civilians, not terrorists.

“We are fighting a war against a population that is hellbent on destroying us for no apparent reason. They are not kind of under the spell as some of our self-appointed intellectual and moral betters like to tell us.” Nor is it, he asserts, “because of some generational trauma or the ‘occupation’ or living in Gaza. They are pursuing a very distinct and easy-to-understand faith that tells them that in their midst, there is a usurper—the Zionist entity—and it must be destroyed.”

Leibovitz also believes that the emphasis in the pro-Israel community on winning the information war against Hamas propaganda with better hasbara is another delusion. He says that Israel should forget about hasbara because the Western media is not interested in facts or truth. The only thing to do is to win the war and defeat Hamas and not worry about the “day after.” He also points out that the arguments against defeating Hamas to save the remaining hostages simply aren’t rational because it will endanger more Israelis, and that these efforts to pressure the government to surrender to the terrorists make a deal less likely.

The writer also believes that the efforts by some Jewish groups, including UJA-Federation of New York, to aid Gazans financially are indicative of a delusional effort to demonstrate empathy for Palestinians that will accomplish nothing. The same is true, he says, of what the Anti-Defamation League is doing. Leibovitz thinks that the mainstream Jewish organizations’ failure to respond to the post-Oct. 7 surge in antisemitism illustrates their moral bankruptcy and the need to replace them with groups that serve the community’s interests and defend the Jewish people.

If Israel&rsquo;s plan for the &ldquo;day after&rdquo; the current war against Hamas ends is to secure a future of peace by pouring aid into the Gaza Strip, then JNS editor-in-chief Jonathan Tobin says Israel&rsquo;s leaders are being delusional. That&rsquo;s the same foolish mindset that led the entire Israeli military, intelligence and political establishment to believe that Hamas wouldn&rsquo;t jeopardize the flow of cash and aid into the Strip by attacking as they did on Oct. 7, 2023.
He&rsquo;s joined in the week&rsquo;s episode of &ldquo;Think Twice&rdquo; by Hudson institute scholar and Tablet magazine editor-at-large Liel Leibovitz who says that Israel&rsquo;s leadership, including Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his political opponents lived in &ldquo;dream palaces&rdquo; in which they bought into the&nbsp;conceptzia&nbsp;that led them to think, &ldquo;that all we have to do is find the correct amount of U.S. dollars to pay the Palestinians in Gaza and Hamas would basically transform itself into the Harvard Kennedy School of Government.&rdquo;
According to Leibovitz, the lesson of Oct. 7 and the previous century of history is that the idea that Israel is, as its leadership emphasizes, not at war with the Palestinian people, is a delusion. It is, he says, &ldquo;absolutely straightforwardly false. Israel&rsquo;s war is 100% with the Palestinian people, and we know this from the records of every single hostage who has returned,&rdquo; and who have spoken of how they were held and abused by ordinary Palestinian civilians, not terrorists.
&ldquo;We are fighting a war against a population that is hellbent on destroying us for no apparent reason. They are not kind of under the spell as some of our self-appointed intellectual and moral betters like to tell us.&rdquo; Nor is it, he asserts, &ldquo;because of some generational trauma or the &lsquo;occupation&rsquo; or living in Gaza. They are pursuing a very distinct and easy-to-understand faith that tells them that in their midst, there is a usurper&mdash;the Zionist entity&mdash;and it must be destroyed.&rdquo;
Leibovitz also believes that the emphasis in the pro-Israel community on winning the information war against Hamas propaganda with better hasbara is another delusion. He says that Israel should forget about hasbara because the Western media is not interested in facts or truth. The only thing to do is to win the war and defeat Hamas and not worry about the &ldquo;day after.&rdquo; He also points out that the arguments against defeating Hamas to save the remaining hostages simply aren&rsquo;t rational because it will endanger more Israelis, and that these efforts to pressure the government to surrender to the terrorists make a deal less likely.
The writer also believes that the efforts by some Jewish groups, including UJA-Federation of New York, to aid Gazans financially are indicative of a delusional effort to demonstrate empathy for Palestinians that will accomplish nothing. The same is true, he says, of what the Anti-Defamation League is doing. Leibovitz thinks that the mainstream Jewish organizations&rsquo; failure to respond to the post-Oct. 7 surge in antisemitism illustrates their moral bankruptcy and the need to replace them with groups that serve the community&rsquo;s interests and defend the Jewish people.

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