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Middle East In Less Than Five MinutesEp 91 - White Privilege, White Guilt and the New Blood LibelHere’s the question nobody wants to answer:How did Jews go from history’s most persecuted minority… to being treated as the world’s “privileged oppressors” almost overnight? Seriously. One generation ago: Jews were the genocide victims.Today: Jews are “too powerful to complain.” That switch didn’t happen naturally. It was engineered.#JewishPodcast #MiddleEast #Israel #Palestine #JewishHistory #AntiSemitism #WhitePriviledge #BloodLibel #CRT #CriticalRaceTheory00:00 - Opening00:50 - Where “White Privilege” Actually Came From02:07 - White Guilt: The Emotional Tax02:59 - The Jewish Swap04:06 - October 7 Broke the Mask05:36 - Why Israel...
2025-12-2607 min
Middle East In Less Than Five MinutesEp 90 - Candace Owens, Ben Shapiro, and the Oldest Lie in the BookLet me say this slowly, because it matters. The moment someone stops arguing policy… and starts talking about secret Jewish texts, you’re no longer in a debate. You’re in conspiracy territory. And once that door opens, history tells us exactly where it leads.Shalom and welcome to Middle East In Less Than Five Minutes. I’m Igal, your host. And today we’re talking about Candace Owens, Ben Shapiro, and how criticizing Israel quietly turned into repeating some of the oldest antisemitic lies on record.#JewishPodcast #MiddleEast #Israel #Palestine #JewishHistory #AntiSemitism #CandaceOwens #BenShapiro...
2025-12-2305 min
Middle East In Less Than Five MinutesEp 89 - How to Spot a Propagandist in the Wild (Hint: They Block You Right After)There’s a funny pattern I’ve noticed lately. Not funny as in haha. Funny as in predictable.It goes like this: 1. You make an argument. 2. You bring sources, dates, names, primary texts. 3. You stay on-topic. 4. They respond… not with facts—but with a tantrum. 5. Then they block you.Conversation over. Victory declared. If you’ve ever wondered how to spot someone pushing propaganda instead of engaging in an actual discussion, congratulations—you already have your answer. They tell you themselves.#JewishPodcast #MiddleEast #Israel #Palestine #JewishHistory #AntiSemitism #SocialJustice #SocialInjustice #Propaganda00...
2025-12-2004 min
Middle East In Less Than Five MinutesEp 88 - Me Too to BLM to DEI: The Jewish ExceptionLet me start with a simple question. What do all of today’s “justice movements” have in common the moment Jews are the victims?They disappear.Not slowly. Not awkwardly. They… just vanish.Shalom and welcome to Middle East In Less Than Five Minutes.I’m Igal, and today we’re talking about something a lot of people feel but are afraid to say out loud: from Me Too, to BLM, to DEI, modern progressivism didn’t just fail Jews after October 7 — it formally excluded them.#JewishPodcast #MiddleEast #Israel #Palestine #JewishHistory #AntiSemitism #SocialJustice #SocialInjustice00:00 - Intro...
2025-12-1707 min
Middle East In Less Than Five MinutesEp 87 - From Hanukkah to Horror: Bondi and the Price of Western CowardiceStop scrolling. Listen to this. December 14, 2025. First night of Hanukkah. Bondi Beach. Sydney. Families are lighting candles at Chanukah by the Sea — kids, parents, grandparents. And then it happens.Gunfire. Men screaming “Allahu Akbar.” Twelve Jews murdered. Dozens wounded. Children running for their lives. This is the deadliest attack on Jews outside Israel since October 7. And somehow… the world still hasn’t woken up. Let’s be clear: this wasn’t random. This wasn’t “mental health.” This wasn’t a lone wolf.This was Islamist terror, exactly as it’s been p...
2025-12-1404 min
Middle East In Less Than Five MinutesEp 86 - Gaza Health Ministry: The Lie Factory Behind the World’s OutrageHey everyone — welcome back to Middle East In Less Than Five Minutes.I’m Igal, your host. And today… oh boy. We’re talking about the real source behind two years of global hysteria:The Gaza Health Ministry — also known as Hamas’s lie factory.You know, the people the world treated like the New York Times of war reporting… while they were literally hoarding baby formula in secret warehouses. Yeah. Let’s get into it.#JewishPodcast #MiddleEast #Israel #Palestine #JewishHistory #AntiSemitism #HamasLies #InversionOfTruth #MediaBias #GazaHealthMinistry #URNWA00:00 - Intro00:37 - The Lie Finally...
2025-12-1307 min
Middle East In Less Than Five MinutesEp 85 - UK rape gangs, October 7, and the Death of Western CourageWhy are UK rape gangs protected while Jewish kids are attacked after Oct 7?Because the SAME Western cowardice fuels both crises.Rotherham showed authorities too scared of being called “racist” to confront evil.Post–Oct 7 antisemitism shows the fear has only grown.When truth becomes forbidden, extremists win.#JewishPodcast #MiddleEast #Israel #Palestine #JewishHistory #AntiSemitism #HamasLies #InversionOfTruth #MediaBias #UnitedKingdom #UKRapeGangs #Rotherham00:00 - Intro00:46 - Rotherham: The Warning the West Ignored02:09 - October 7, 2023: The Switch Flips03:33 - The Ideology Behind Both04:59 - The...
2025-12-0908 min
Middle East In Less Than Five MinutesEp 84 - Everything TikTok Told You About ‘Occupation’ Falls Apart With One DateThe PLO wasn’t founded to “end the occupation.”It was founded before the occupation even existed.Arafat, born in Cairo and groomed by the KGB, led a movement whose 1964 charter called for erasing Israel entirely.The conflict was never about 1967 — it was about Israel’s existence.#JewishPodcast #MiddleEast #Israel #Palestine #JewishHistory #AntiSemitism #HamasLies #InversionOfTruth #MediaBias #PLO
2025-12-0206 min
Middle East In Less Than Five MinutesEp 83 - The Inversion: How Hamas Projects Its Crimes Onto Israel — And the World Falls for ItLet me start with a brutal truth: The biggest lie in this entire conflict isn’t the casualty numbers, or the “occupation,” or even the “genocide” claim. The biggest lie is something far darker:Everything Hamas does… they accuse Israel of doing. Every atrocity they commit — rape, torture, child-killing, human shields, ethnic cleansing — gets flipped, inverted, laundered through media and UN language, and thrown back at Israel as “proof” that Jews are the real monsters. It’s psychological warfare. It’s propaganda. It’s antisemitism dressed up as activism. And since October 7, the entire world has swallowed...
2025-11-2909 min
Middle East In Less Than Five MinutesEp 82 - How the World Media Whitewashed a Hezbollah Terrorist: Bias Exposed in 5 MinutesIn this episode of Middle East In Less Than Five Minutes, Igal dives into how major media outlets like Reuters, CNN, BBC, and more twisted the story of Hezbollah's military chief Haytham Ali Tabatabai after Israel's strike eliminated him. From "military leader" to "vile attack," see the whitewashing in action—and why it matters for understanding media bias in the Israel-Hezbollah conflict.Subscribe for quick, no-BS breakdowns on Jewish history, Israel's statehood, antisemitism, and media spin. New episodes weekly!#MiddleEastNews #MediaBias #Hezbollah #IsraelConflict #TerrorismExposed #Antisemitism #Geopolitics #IDF #Podcast #QuickNews #JewishPodcast #Israel
2025-11-2405 min
Middle East In Less Than Five MinutesEp 81 - The Palestinian Hoax, ExplainedYou want to understand how the entire Palestinian narrative works? Here’s the perfect case study — and it all starts with a moment that never even existed.Shalom everyone — I’m Igal, and this is Middle East In Less Than Five Minutes.Let’s talk about that Miss Universe clip. The one where Miss Israel, Melanie Shiraz, supposedly “glared” at Miss Palestine. The hate-filled comments, the threats, the headlines screaming:“Death stare!”“Zionist hatred!”“Look how evil she is!”Except… the moment is physically impossible.#JewishPodcast #MiddleEast #I...
2025-11-2204 min
Middle East In Less Than Five MinutesEp 80 - Hasbara, Jewish History, and… some anatomyYou ever read a comment so confidently wrong that you don’t know whether to laugh… or send the person a history book and a helmet? Yeah. That was me today, reading a comment on Medium from an “expert” explaining Jewish identity to actual Jews. Apparently, according to him, 90% of Jews don’t know their own history, “Zionism isn’t real,” and my understanding of Jewish indigenuity “comes from a lower back part of my my anatomy.”Shalom everyone — I’m Igal, and this is Middle East In Less Than Five Minutes.Today we’re talking...
2025-11-1905 min
Middle East In Less Than Five MinutesEp 79 - UN… The Nations United In Their Jew HatredLet me ask you a brutal, uncomfortable question: How do you know the UN is no longer a human rights organization… but a political machine? When the UN Special Rapporteur on Violence Against Women looks straight at footage of raped, mutilated Jewish women — and responds: “No independent investigation found rape took place on October 7.”Shalom everyone — I’m Igal, and this is Middle East In Less Than Five Minutes.And yes… today we’re going straight into the darkest moral failure the UN has ever displayed.The UN Official Who...
2025-11-1706 min
Middle East In Less Than Five MinutesEp 78 - The Muslim Brotherhood’s Plan: Infiltrate, Blend In, ReplaceYou know what scares me most? Not the Muslim Brotherhood’s plan — but how quietly it’s been unfolding while the West sleeps with its eyes open.Yeah. That’s the West right now. Sleeping. Daydreaming. And the alarm clock? It’s coming from the people who escaped the Muslim Brotherhood — not from think-tanks, not from politicians, but from insiders who lived it, suffered under it, and watched it swallow entire countries.Shalom everyone — I’m Igal, and this is Middle East In Less Than Five Minutes.Alright, let’s talk about the Muslim Brotherhood...
2025-11-1307 min
Middle East In Less Than Five MinutesEp 77 - Finally: Criticising Islam Is Legal in BritainYou know those moments when you actually exhale and think, “Wow… someone in the system finally got it right”? Yeah — that’s me today. Because, for the first time ever, a British court just ruled that criticising Islam — calling it “backward,” “problematic,” even calling the Prophet Mohammed a “monster” — is legally protected speech.Protected. Not “hate speech.” Not “Islamophobia.” Protected under the Equality Act. And honestly, I didn’t think I’d live to see this day.Shalom everyone — I’m Igal, and this is Middle East in Less Than Five Minutes.And yes, today I’m smiling, because this rulin...
2025-11-0904 min
Middle East In Less Than Five MinutesEp 76 - The Refugee Myth That Won’t DieEvery time someone screams “Free Palestine,” they eventually bring up the Nakba.They’ll tell you about 750,000 Arabs “ethnically cleansed” by Jews in 1948 — families forced out, villages destroyed, tragedy eternal. Sounds very convincing. Emotional. And heartbreaking. Except… it’s not the full story. It’s a weaponized myth — and it’s been used for 75 years to paint Jews as villains and rewrite history.Shalom everyone, I’m Igal, and this is Middle East in Less Than Five Minutes.Let’s talk about the refugee story that the world refuses to fact-check — and why the truth still matters....
2025-11-0706 min
Middle East In Less Than Five MinutesEp 75 - Mamdani's Legacy: From Suicide Bombers to NYC Politics - When Hate Runs for MayorNew York might elect a mayor who says the NYPD’s “laces are tied by the IDF.”But this story didn’t start on a campaign stage — it started in a Columbia University lecture hall. Zohran Mamdani’s father once defended suicide bombers as “soldiers in a struggle.”Now his son calls Israel genocidal — and Barack Obama just offered to advise him.From academia to activism to City Hall, the same anti-Israel obsession is going mainstream.Let’s cut through the noise. In five minutes — the truth behind the Mamdani legacy.#JewishPodcast #MiddleEast #Israel #Palestine #JewishHistory #AntiSem...
2025-11-0305 min
Middle East In Less Than Five MinutesEp 74 - “They’re Not Controlling This President” — JD Vance, Tucker Carlson & the MAGA Rift Over Israel.One sentence. One campus mic. One MAGA earthquake.Shalom, and welcome back to Middle East in Less Than Five Minutes.I’m Igal, your host.On Wednesday, October 29, JD Vance stared down a red-hatted conspiracy, dropped a line that lit X on fire, and accidentally proved Israel’s worst critics can’t even get their own myths straight.Let’s unpack it — in under five.#JewishPodcast #MiddleEast #Israel #Palestine #JewishHistory #AntiSemitism #MAGA #TPUSA #TurningPointUSA #JDVance #TuckerCarlson
2025-10-3107 min
Middle East In Less Than Five MinutesEp 73 - Media Lies about Hamas AttacksI’ll be honest with you. There are days I wake up, check the headlines, and wonder if I’m living in a parallel universe. Because somehow, no matter what happens — Hamas fires rockets, kidnaps soldiers, stages propaganda — the media still finds a way to blame Israel.Shalom and welcome back to Middle East in Less Than Five Minutes.I’m Igal, your host — and today, we’re cutting through the noise and exposing how the so-called “ceasefire” narrative collapsed in real time.#JewishPodcast #MiddleEast #Israel #Palestine #JewishHistory #AntiSemitism #HamasLies #InversionOfTruth #MediaBias
2025-10-2904 min
Middle East In Less Than Five MinutesEp 72 - “It’s Just a Demonstration”Yesterday I witnessed something that left me thinking long after it ended.A “pro-Palestinian” demonstration — right here in downtown Toronto.Shalom, I’m Igal, your host— and this is Middle East In Less Than Five Minutes.Today, I’m not talking about the Middle East.I’m talking about something much closer — the moral confusion happening right here, in our own cities.#JewishPodcast #MiddleEast #Israel #Palestine #JewishHistory #AntiSemitism #HamasLies #InversionOfTruth #MediaBias
2025-10-2705 min
Middle East In Less Than Five MinutesEp 71 - When Historians Get the Middle East Wrong (Again)You know what’s wild?How even some of the smartest Western historians — people who can recite the rise and fall of every empire — still don’t understand the Middle East.Shalom, I’m Igal, your host — and welcome back to Middle East In Less Than Five Minutes.Today, I want to talk about something that’s been bothering me ever since I listened to historian Thomas Small on the Triggernometry podcast.The man knows history — but he doesn’t understand the region.If you haven’t heard the first part of this story, check out the previous epi...
2025-10-2405 min
Middle East In Less Than Five MinutesMisreading the Middle East: Hamas and HistoryIn this Middle East In Less Than Five Minutes episode, host Igal critiques historian Thomas Small’s take on Israel’s Doha strike on Hamas leaders, exposing cultural blind spots. Learn how Hamas’s hudna and anti-peace charter defy Western views, with Gaza billions funding terror.
2025-10-2105 min
Middle East In Less Than Five MinutesHamas Can’t Be TrustedIn this Middle East In Less Than Five Minutes episode, host Igal reveals Hamas’s ceasefire breach—attacking IDF troops and attempting hostage grabs in Gaza. Learn why Zohran Mamdani dodges calls for disarmament, echoing his father’s praise for suicide bombers.
2025-10-1903 min
Middle East In Less Than Five MinutesThe fragile truce and the silence that screamsIn this Middle East In Less Than Five Minutes episode, host Igal exposes the fragile Trump peace deal as Hamas violates it, returning only 7 of 28 hostage bodies—one a Palestinian decoy. CNN’s Christiane Amanpour’s deranged claim of hostages “treated better than Gazans” sparks outrage. Learn of Hamas’s Gaza killing spree of “collaborators” and the West’s silence.
2025-10-1606 min
Middle East In Less Than Five MinutesHostages Home, But Is This Peace?In this Middle East In Less Than Five Minutes episode, host Igal covers the Oct 13, 2025 breakthrough as 48 hostages land in Israel, with Trump’s peace plan in action. Hear Netanyahu call Trump “Israel’s best friend” and Lapid push for a Nobel after his Knesset speech. Explore Gaza celebrations, Western silence, and flaws like Hamas dodging disarmament. Learn why 250 life-sentence releases (e.g., Hassan Salama, 48 terms) spark debate.
2025-10-1307 min
Middle East In Less Than Five MinutesUnmasking Media Bias in the Israeli-Palestinian ConflictDive into this hard-hitting episode where we unravel the tangled web of media bias in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. From the deliberate rebranding of “Palestine” in the 1960s to today’s viral TikTok clips and AI-generated propaganda, we expose how language, images, and geopolitics shape public perception. Why do terms like “Israeli-Palestinian” dominate headlines? How do bad actors like Russia, China, and Qatar’s Al Jazeera manipulate emotions to fuel division? And could honest, fact-driven journalism turn the tide against rising antisemitism? Buckle up for a raw, no-holds-barred look at how media twists narratives—and what it means for truth in a social me...
2025-10-1107 min
Middle East In Less Than Five MinutesNothing screams “lie” more than “genocide”On this October 8, 2025 episode of Middle East In Less Than Five Minutes, host Igal tackles the “genocide” narrative dominating pro-Palestinian protests from the October 7 anniversary. With Joseph Goebbels’ quote, “If you tell a lie big enough and keep repeating it, people will believe it,” Igal exposes how media, influencers, and yesterday’s global demos push this claim—yet no major body like the ICJ or UN Security Council confirms it. Learn why the IAGS genocide vote is a sham with fake members like Elmo and Iran-linked sign-ups. Unpack Gaza death toll facts: Hamas’s 64,000 figure includes natural...
2025-10-0806 min
Middle East In Less Than Five Minutes64. Why the West Gets the Middle East WrongThe West loves to frame the Israeli-Palestinian conflict through its favorite theories: Marxism, Critical Race Theory, oppressor vs. oppressed. But that lens completely misses the reality of the Middle East.In this episode of Middle East In Less Than Five Minutes, Igal breaks down why Western frameworks don’t fit the Arab-Israeli conflict — and why peace efforts keep failing.Key insights you’ll learn: • Why Arab culture is shaped by honor and shame, not Western ideas of compromise • How classical Islam divides the world into Dar al-Isl...
2025-09-2904 min
Middle East In Less Than Five MinutesThe Flotilla of FoolsYou ever notice how the people who scream the loudest about “justice” always seem to land on the wrong side of it?Every. Single. Time.Every time there’s a conflict in the Middle East, it’s the same ritual.Western activists pick a side they barely understand, slap a slogan on it, and suddenly they’re freedom fighters.They turn ancient hatreds, religion, and terrorism into weekend activism.And this time? It’s not marches or sit-ins.It’s boats.Greta Thunberg. Rainbow flags. The “Gaza Flot...
2025-09-2506 min
Middle East In Less Than Five Minutes62. Recognizing Palestine: A Gift to Hamas?On September 21, the UK, Canada, and Australia coordinated a bombshell move: formal recognition of a Palestinian state.But here’s the problem — no conditions. No demand to dismantle Hamas. No call to release hostages. No push for Palestinian elections.In this episode, Igal exposes why this isn’t a step toward peace — it’s a reward for terror.In under 5 minutes:• Why Hamas sees this as a victory lap• How history — from Oslo to the Second Intifada — proves this strategy fails• The...
2025-09-2204 min
Middle East In Less Than Five Minutes61. Why This Marxist-Islamist Alliance Threatens Us AllFrom Marx to Hamas — the alliance is no longer theoretical.It’s in the streets, on campus, and in the global narrative war against Israel… and the free world.In this final episode of the From Marx to Hamas series, Igal unpacks how Marxist guilt, Islamist hatred, and Soviet propaganda merged into a powerful ideological weapon — one that turns terror into “resistance” and pogroms into “liberation.”In under 5 minutes:• Why Western guilt is being weaponized against Jews• How Soviet lies like “Zionism is racism” still drive UN...
2025-09-1704 min
Middle East In Less Than Five Minutes60. When Marxism Met IslamismSeries: From Marx to Hamas — How Ideas Became WeaponsEpisode 2: When Marxism Met IslamismWhat happens when godless Marxism merges with jihadist Islamism?You get a global movement that justifies terror in the name of “liberation.”In this episode, Igal unpacks how far-left theory and radical religion found common ground — not in values, but in shared hatred of the West, America, and Israel.In under five minutes:• How Marxist “oppressor vs. oppressed” ideology gave Islamists a PR makeover• How the...
2025-09-1206 min
Middle East In Less Than Five Minutes59. Marxism, Relativism, and Critical Race TheoryFrom Marx to Hamas — How Ideas Became WeaponsEpisode 1: Marxism, Relativism, and Critical Race TheoryHow did the West go from debating truth… to chanting for terror?In this first episode of our new series From Marx to Hamas, we trace how dangerous ideas—Marxism, cultural relativism, and Critical Race Theory—reshaped the moral compass of the modern Left.In less than five minutes, Igal breaks down:• How Marx’s class war became a cultural war• How relativism replaced truth...
2025-09-0603 min
Middle East In Less Than Five Minutes58. The KGB’s War on the Jews: How Soviet Disinformation Invented “Palestine” and Fueled Global AntisemitismDid the KGB invent the Palestinian identity?Was Soviet intelligence behind the global rise in antisemitism?In this explosive episode, Igal exposes how the USSR used disinformation to wage ideological warfare against Israel and the Jewish people. From funding Yasser Arafat and branding Zionism as racism, to planting antisemitic lies in the Arab world, the Soviets didn’t just support Jew hatred—they engineered it.Based on real intelligence reports and testimony from top-level defectors, this episode pulls no punches.Listen now to u...
2025-08-2905 min
Middle East In Less Than Five Minutes59. The KGB’s War on the Jews: How Soviet Disinformation Invented “Palestine” and Fueled Global AntisemitismDid the KGB invent the Palestinian identity?Was Soviet intelligence behind the global rise in antisemitism?In this explosive episode, Igal exposes how the USSR used disinformation to wage ideological warfare against Israel and the Jewish people. From funding Yasser Arafat and branding Zionism as racism, to planting antisemitic lies in the Arab world, the Soviets didn’t just support Jew hatred—they engineered it.Based on real intelligence reports and testimony from top-level defectors, this episode pulls no punches.Listen now to u...
2025-08-2905 min
Middle East In Less Than Five Minutes57. Not Just Hamas: The Civilians Behind October 7th“It wasn’t the people of Gaza… it was just Hamas.”You’ve heard that line since October 7th. But what if it’s not true?In this episode, we expose how some so-called “regular civilians” — Gazans who worked in Israeli communities — helped Hamas plan the massacre.They mapped homes. Flagged security weaknesses. Passed intel over months.This wasn’t just terrorism. It was betrayal from inside.In less than 5 minutes:• The inside help behind October 7th• Why the “innocent ci...
2025-08-2003 min
Middle East In Less Than Five Minutes56. Anti-Israel Protests: What Preceded Israeli ResponseOctober 8 – The Day Anti-Israel Protests Preceded Israeli Response.Today, let’s unpack what happened on October 8, 2023 — a day when the world lit up with anti-Israel protests, before Israel could even respond to Hamas’s October 7 massacre. But who organized these protests—and who was pulling the strings behind the scenes?#Israel #Gaza #Genocide #Palestine #MiddleEast #JewishHistory
2025-08-1704 min
Middle East In Less Than Five Minutes55. Double Standards, Selective Outrage, and the Politics of SilenceCanadian Prime Minister Mark Carney is sending a message that one type of voters is preferable over the other. By calling out islamophobia but refusing to name antisemitism, Mark Carney is sending a strong message to the country. #Israel #Gaza #Genocide #Palestine #MiddleEast #JewishHistory
2025-08-1403 min
Middle East In Less Than Five Minutes54. The Victim Card and the Islamist Free Pass in the WestToday we’re talking about something no one in polite society wants to say out loud — the link between the West’s “victim card” obsession and why radical Islam gets away with things that Christians, Jews, or Western governments would be crucified for.
2025-08-0903 min
Middle East In Less Than Five Minutes53. Francesca Albanese: The UN’s Favorite ‘Lawyer’ Who Isn’tToday, we’re talking about a woman so committed to “truth,” she’s managed to reinvent herself more times than a TikTok influencer — Francesca Albanese, the UN’s Special Rapporteur on the Palestinian territories. Or, as she’d like you to call her: a “human rights lawyer.” A “mother.” A “truth-teller.” A “martyr.” A “friend.” A “lawyer.” Oh wait… not a lawyer?
2025-08-0503 min
Middle East In Less Than Five Minutes52. France, Palestine, and the Death of Moral ClarityIf you thought France’s blanket asylum ruling for Gazans was reckless — buckle up.Because President Emmanuel Macron just went a step further.France has announced it will officially recognize the so-called State of Palestine, claiming it’s part of its “historic commitment to a just and lasting peace.”But, this isn’t peace.This is payoff.And we now know the price tag — €10 billion, courtesy of Qatar.
2025-07-3003 min
Middle East In Less Than Five Minutes51. France, Gaza, and the Weaponization of the AsylumThis is a first of two-part episodes about France, Gaza, and Israel. About two weeks ago France has made a decision that doesn’t just raise eyebrows — it raises alarm bells. In a move with massive geopolitical consequences, France’s highest asylum court has declared that every resident of Gaza is now eligible for full refugee status in France. No need for UNRWA papers. No need to prove personal targeting. Just… say you’re from Gaza — and you’re in.
2025-07-2604 min
Middle East In Less Than Five Minutes50. The Double Standard That’s Killing UsReal question: Why does the world scream for Islamophobia… but whisper when Jews are attacked? • Mosques get guarded. Synagogues get bombed. • Muslim students are comforted. Jewish students hide. • Criticize Islam? Global outrage. • Burn an Israeli flag? “It’s political.”The double standard is lethal.It’s time to stop pretending it isn’t real.
2025-07-2004 min
Middle East In Less Than Five Minutes49. When the Crescent Surrounds the CrossIn recent weeks, we’ve seen a disturbing pattern emerge.In Montreal, Helsinki, and Melbourne, Islamist crowds surrounded Christian cathedrals waving Palestinian flags, chanting “Allahu Akbar,” and flooding the public squares.It wasn’t a protest — it was a show of force. A message.In each case, the target wasn’t Israel.It was the West itself.Its symbols.Its sacred spaces.Its right to exist without bending to intimidation
2025-07-1404 min
Middle East In Less Than Five Minutes48. The Death of ToleranceToday’s episode is touching on the Middle East indirectly. It is about the suicidal blindness of Western progressives who wish to tolerate jihadi Islamist ideas in the name of tolerance.
2025-07-0804 min
Middle East In Less Than Five Minutes47. The big lieThe Big Lie — How the Muslim Brotherhood Convinced the World Israel Is Committing Genocide
2025-07-0503 min
Middle East In Less Than Five MinutesEp 46 — Israel didn’t exist before 1948…Israel Didn’t Exist Before 1948… or, the Dumbest Myth on the InternetShalom everyone — I’m Igal, and this is Middle East In Less Than Five Minutes.Today we’re taking on one of the laziest, most viral, most confidently incorrect claims floating around TikTok, campus protests, and the comment section of every news page: “Israel didn’t exist before 1948.” Really? Sit down. Let’s do what they never do — look at actual history.#JewishPodcast #MiddleEast #Israel #Palestine #JewishHistory #AntiSemitism #HamasLies #InversionOfTruth #MediaBias
2025-06-3005 min
Middle East In Less Than Five MinutesEp 45 - Qatar, Media & the Muslim BrotherhoodWhy the Media Narrative on Israel Is Rigged Before It Even Starts. You ever watch the news about Israel and think, “Why does every headline sound like it was written in Doha?” There’s a reason — and it’s not subtle.Shalom everyone — I’m Igal, and this is Middle East In Less Than Five Minutes.Today we’re digging into Qatar, Al-Jazeera, and the Muslim Brotherhood — the triangle that quietly dictates what the world thinks about Israel, Hamas, and this entire war. And once you see how these pieces fit together, you’ll understand why mainstream cover...
2025-06-2203 min
Middle East In Less Than Five MinutesEp 44 - Operation Atlas: The WWII History TikTok Forgot to Tell YouYou have noticed how a lot of “pro-Palestinian” accounts online insist that “Palestine welcomed Jewish refugees fleeing the Nazis”? Like it was some peaceful Mediterranean paradise where Jews escaping death camps were greeted with open arms? Yeah… about that. Let’s talk about Operation Atlas — the piece of history that blows that entire fantasy to pieces.Shalom everyone — I’m Igal, and this is Middle East In Less Than Five Minutes.Today’s episode is longer, heavier, and absolutely necessary. Because the truth isn’t just different from the myth — it’s the exact opposite.#JewishPodcas...
2025-06-1306 min
Middle East In Less Than Five MinutesEp 43 - The War Isn’t Over, and Neither Is the HateYou’ve probably heard people saying,:“The war is winding down,” or “Things are calming.” No. They’re not. Not in Gaza. Not in Israel. And definitely not for Jews around the world.Shalom everyone — I’m Igal, and this is Middle East In Less Than Five Minutes.Today we’re breaking down two realities the media refuses to say out loud: 1. Hamas is still attacking Israel. 2. Antisemitism is exploding globally — and using Gaza as an excuse.Let’s start where the facts live — not where headlines pretend they do.#JewishPodcast #MiddleEas...
2025-06-1005 min
Middle East In Less Than Five MinutesEp 42 - The Unchanging Goals of the Palestinian National MovementYou ever notice how every time peace seems just within reach — it slips away?Every handshake. Every summit. Every “historic agreement” that the world cheers for… somehow ends the same way: rockets, terror, rejection. It’s not bad luck. It’s not “mistrust on both sides.” It’s something deeper — something older — something that hasn’t changed in nearly a hundred years.Shalom everyone — I’m Igal, and this is Middle East in Less Than Five Minutes. Let’s talk about the one thing the Palestinian national movement has never changed — its ultimate goal.#JewishPodcast #M...
2025-03-3006 minMiddle East In Less Than Five Minutes42. The Rulers of the Land of Israel since the Kingdom of IsraelIn this episode, I will talk briefly about the history of the rulers of the land of Israel since the establishment of the kingdom of Israel. I will touch on the regional conflicts and how they affectedthe land population?
2025-03-2205 min
Middle East In Less Than Five MinutesEp 41 - Debunking the Myth of “Forced” Jewish ConversionHere’s something that always blows my mind: the same people whose religions literally converted half the planet by the sword… are now claiming Jews force conversions. Really? The people who can barely convince other Jews to stay religious are out here forcing converts? Let’s talk about it — because this myth isn’t just wrong, it’s historically backwards.Shalom everyone — I’m Igal, and this is Middle East In Less Than Five Minutes.Today we’re dismantling one of the weirdest, most ahistorical accusations out there: the idea that Jews force people to convert. Spo...
2025-03-1506 min
Middle East In Less Than Five MinutesEp 40 - DNA testing and Jewish ancestry in Israel.You ever notice how every anti-Israel conspiracy starts with the same formula?Step 1: Make up a claim.Step 2: Hope nobody checks.Step 3: Repeat it until TikTok believes it.Here’s the latest one: “Israel bans DNA tests because Jews aren’t really from Israel!” Really? The country that invented half the world’s medical genetics is… hiding DNA results? Come on. Let’s actually talk facts.Shalom everyone — I’m Igal, and this is Middle East In Less Than Five Minutes.Today we’re debunking the myth that Israel “bans” DNA testing because Jews...
2025-02-2606 min
Middle East In Less Than Five MinutesEp 39 - The Jewish Connection to Israel: Debunking the Ashkenazi “Colonizer” MythToday we’re tackling one of the laziest, loudest, and most easily debunked lies floating around social media — the claim that Ashkenazi Jews, meaning European Jews, have no connection to Israel and are basically “white colonizers.”Shalom everyone — welcome back to Middle East In Less Than Five Minutes.I’m Igal, your host. Let’s get into it.This myth spreads fast because it’s politically convenient. But historically? Genetically? Linguistically? Religiously?It collapses under five seconds of actual information. This episode will run slightly longer than usual — because this lie deserves a full takedown.#Je...
2025-02-1206 min
Middle East In Less Than Five MinutesEp 38 - The Arab Rejection: 90 Years of “No”Let me hit you with the one sentence that explains the entire Israeli–Palestinian conflict:Every time the world offered the Arabs a Palestinian state — they said no. Every. Single. Time.Shalom everyone — I’m Igal, and this is Middle East In Less Than Five Minutes.Today we’re breaking down the pattern nobody on the pro-Palestinian side wants to talk about: The conflict exists not because Israel refuses a Palestinian state, but because the Arab leadership has rejected one for almost 90 years. Let’s walk through the receipts.#JewishPodcast #MiddleEast #Israel #Pale...
2025-02-0805 min
Middle East In Less Than Five MinutesEp 37 - A Tale of Two Nations: Israel, Pakistan, and the Colonial Double StandardLet me start with a question nobody seems to ask out loud: How is it that Pakistan — a country literally carved out by Britain in 1947 along religious lines — gets full global legitimacy…while Israel — created under almost identical circumstances — gets treated like a cosmic mistake that needs “justifying”?Shalom everyone — I’m Igal, and this is Middle East In Less Than Five Minutes.Today we’re diving into something the world conveniently ignores: Israel and Pakistan were born through the same colonial process… but only one gets demonized for existing.Let’s unpack why.#JewishPodcast #MiddleEast #Israel #Pale...
2025-01-2305 min
Middle East In Less Than Five MinutesEp 36 - “Ethnic Cleansing”? The Data Says the OppositeIf you look at the loudest people screaming “ETHNIC CLEANSING!”, you’ll notice they are the same ones who never look at a single number, a single census, or a single historical record.Let’s do what they refuse to do: open a calculator.Shalom everyone — I’m Igal, and this is Middle East In Less Than Five Minutes.Today we’re dismantling one of the biggest lies thrown at Israel — that Israel is committing “ethnic cleansing” in Gaza and the West Bank.Ready? Let’s go.#JewishPodcast #MiddleEast #Israel #Palestine #JewishHistory #AntiSemitism #Gaza #EthnicCleansing
2025-01-0304 min
Middle East In Less Than Five MinutesEp 35 - Jesus was a Palestinian. Except he wasn’tYou know what blows my mind?It’s 2024, and somehow the internet has collectively decided that Jesus — a Jewish man, born to a Jewish mother, circumcised on the eighth day, praying in synagogues, celebrating Passover — was… a Palestinian.Some even go full Olympic-level delusion and say he was Muslim.So let’s do this properly — with history, not hashtags.Shalom everyone — I’m Igal, and this is Middle East In Less Than Five Minutes.Let’s cut through this nonsense.#JewishPodcast #MiddleEast #Israel #Palestine #JewishHistory #AntiSemitism #Jesus #JesusWasAPalestinian
2024-12-2805 min
Middle East In Less Than Five MinutesEp 34 - The USSR and the Invention of “Palestine”If you ever wonder why the Palestinian narrative exploded exactly when it did — not in 1917, not in 1948… but in the 1960s and 70s, I have the answer.Because it wasn’t organic. It was manufactured. Engineered.A Cold War weapon built in Moscow — not Bethlehem.Shalom everyone — I’m Igal, and this is Middle East In Less Than Five Minutes.Today we’re pulling back the curtain on something almost no one wants to say out loud: The Soviet Union created the modern Palestinian myth.Not the people — the narrative. Let’s go.#JewishPodcast #MiddleEast #Israel...
2024-12-2106 min
Middle East In Less Than Five MinutesEp 33 - Who Actually Ruled Israel? A Quick Reality CheckDid you notice how people online argue about “who was here first” like it’s a Marvel multiverse timeline they can rewrite on the spot?Let’s fix that — with actual history, not TikTok activism.Shalom everyone — I’m Igal, and this is Middle East In Less Than Five Minutes.Today we’re doing something simple:A fast, no-nonsense walkthrough of who ruled the Land of Israel — from the ancient kingdom to the modern state.Because if you don’t know the timeline, you can’t understand the conflict.And clearly… a lot of people don’t. Let’s dive...
2024-11-1105 min
Middle East In Less Than Five MinutesEp 32 - Emmanuel Macron & Hezbollah: France’s Dirty Little SecretIt’s always interesting to watch a politician pretend to be the moral compass of the world… then quietly shake hands with the very terrorists he lectures everyone else about.Yeah. Welcome to Emmanuel Macron’s Middle East “strategy”.Shalom everyone — I’m Igal, and this is Middle East In Less Than Five Minutes.Let’s talk about Macron, Lebanon, and Hezbollah — the story nobody in Europe wants to touch.#JewishPodcast #MiddleEast #Israel #Palestine #Hezbollah #AntiSemitism #France #Lebanon #Macron #EmmanuelMacron #DoubleStandard
2024-11-0204 min
Middle East In Less Than Five MinutesEp 31 - Sinwar Is Dead. So… What Happens Now?Some moments hit the news cycle like a thunderclap — big headlines, dramatic statements, leaders patting themselves on the back.And then Israel looks at all of it and says: “Yeah, that’s great… but the war isn’t over.”Shalom everyone — I’m Igal, and this is Middle East in Less Than Five Minutes.Let’s talk about what Sinwar’s death actually means — and what the world is pretending it means.#JewishPodcast #MiddleEast #Israel #Palestine #JewishHistory #AntiSemitism #Gaza #Sinwar #Hamas
2024-10-1804 min
Middle East In Less Than Five MinutesEp 30 - Why Arab Countries Refuse to Take Palestinian RefugeesLet me start with a simple question nobody on the “Free Palestine” side ever seems able to answer:If the Arab world loves the Palestinians so much… why won’t a single Arab country actually take them in?Shalom everyone — I’m Igal, and this is Middle East in Less Than Five Minutes.Let’s talk about the answer nobody wants to touch.Because the truth isn’t abstract.It’s not “complicated.”It’s not “geopolitics.”It’s history — real, bloody, recent history that Arab governments remember very well.#JewishPodcast #MiddleEast #Israe...
2024-10-1305 min
Middle East In Less Than Five MinutesEp 29 - October 7: The Day “Never Again” BrokeThere are dates you carry forever.Dates that don’t sit on a calendar — they sit in your bones.And for every Jew alive today, for every Israeli, for anyone with a functioning soul, October 7 is one of those dates.Shalom everyone — I’m Igal, and this is Middle East in Less Than Five Minutes.And today… we’re not talking geopolitics. We’re talking memory. Trauma. Truth. Because October 7 wasn’t “an attack.” It wasn’t “a conflict.” It wasn’t “resistance.” It was the day the world proved that “Never Again” was ju...
2024-10-0705 min
Middle East In Less Than Five MinutesEp 28 - Hudna: The Ceasefire Meant to Be BrokenYou know that moment when someone says “ceasefire,” and the whole world sighs with relief… …and you’re sitting there thinking: “Yeah, give it a minute.”Shalom everyone — I’m Igal, and this is Middle East in Less Than Five Minutes.Let’s get right into it.Today we’re talking about one of the most misunderstood, most abused words in Middle Eastern politics:Hudna.And no — it doesn’t mean “peace.”It doesn’t mean “reconciliation.”It doesn’t even mean “let’s calm down.”Hudna means: Temporary pause.Tactical timeout.Regroup, relo...
2024-09-3005 min
Middle East In Less Than Five MinutesEp 27 - “Colonizers”? Really? Let’s Talk About Actual ColonizationLet me hit you with a question nobody who screams “colonizer!” on Instagram can answer: If Jews are colonizers in Israel… then who exactly sent them?What empire? Which king? Which army?Go on — I’ll wait.Because once you ask that question, the whole accusation collapses like a bad Jenga tower.Shalom everyone — I’m Igal, and this is Middle East in Less Than Five Minutes.Let’s untangle the most abused word in modern activism: colonization.#JewishPodcast #MiddleEast #Israel #Palestine #JewishHistory #AntiSemitism #Islam #HistoryPodcast
2024-08-3004 min
Middle East In Less Than Five MinutesEp 26 - “Jordan Is Palestine” — The History No One Wants to TouchLet me start with a sentence that will make half the internet short-circuit:Jordan is Palestine. Palestine is Jordan. Not my words. Not an Israeli slogan. Not a “Zionist talking point.”These were the official positions of Arab kings, Arab princes, Arab prime ministers, Arab scholars — for decadesShalom everyone — I’m Igal, and this is Middle East in Less Than Five Minutes. Let’s talk about the history everyone online pretends they know… but never actually learned.#JewishPodcast #MiddleEast #Israel #Palestine #JewishHistory #AntiSemitism #Islam #HistoryPodcast #Jordan
2024-08-1105 min
Middle East In Less Than Five MinutesEp 25 - Is anti-Zionism actually antisemitism?; filepath: untitled:Untitled-1Did you notice how every group on earth gets to define the hatred directed at them…Except the Jews?Black people define racism. Women define misogyny. LGBTQ+ communities define homophobia. Indigenous peoples define colonialism.But when it comes to Jews?Suddenly everyone becomes a historian, a theologian, and a geopolitical expert.And all of them — magically — know Judaism, Jewish history, and Jewish identity better than the Jews do.Shalom everyone — I’m Igal, and this is Middle East in Less Than Five Minutes.Today we’re tackling a question p...
2024-07-0804 min
Middle East In Less Than Five MinutesEp 24 - All eyes on Rafah?You scroll through your feed, and it’s everywhere.“All Eyes on Rafah.”It’s the new moral hashtag — the latest way to feel righteous without knowing a single fact.But while everyone’s eyes are glued to Gaza, the rest of the world is burning.Shalom, I’m Igal — and this is Middle East in Less Than Five Minutes.Let’s talk about what the world refuses to see.On May 28, Boko Haram, the jihadist terror group in Nigeria, raided a village — killed 30 people and kidnapped 160, including children.No hashtags. No trending outrage. No “All Eye...
2024-06-0803 min
Middle East In Less Than Five MinutesEp 23 - Hamas fighters, Turkey, tunnels, and ICJSo this week, while Israel keeps fighting to finish the job against Hamas, two things happened that tell you everything about the world we live in.Turkey is treating wounded Hamas terrorists in its hospitals.And the International Court of Justice is busy pretending the only genocide happening anywhere is the one Jews are somehow committing.Shalom, I’m Igal — and this is Middle East in Less Than Five Minutes.Let’s get into it.#JewishPodcast #MiddleEast #Israel #Palestine #JewishHistory #Gaza #FromTheRiverToTheSea #AntiSemitism #Turkey #Erdogan #ICJ
2024-05-1804 min
Middle East In Less Than Five MinutesEp 22 - The UN Just Rewarded TerrorThe applause at the UN was loud this week — louder than the memory of October 7.Louder than the screams of the hostages still underground.And that says everything.The UN General Assembly just voted — by a huge margin — to give new “rights and privileges” to Palestinian representatives and urged the Security Council to consider full UN membership for a Palestinian state.Sounds noble. Historic. Diplomatic.Except for one problem — there is no Palestinian state.And that’s not because Israel won’t let it exist.It’s because every time it’s been offered, Palestinian...
2024-05-1104 min
Middle East In Less Than Five MinutesEp 21 - “Ceasefire” offer and EurovisionYou ever notice how every time Hamas says “ceasefire,” the world cheers — but every time Israel says “no,” suddenly it’s “genocide”?That’s what happened again this week.The world lit up with headlines: “Hamas accepts ceasefire.”CNN, BBC, The Washington Post — all running the same line.The only problem? It wasn’t true.Shalom everyone — I’m Igal, and this is Middle East in Less Than Five Minutes.Let’s talk about the so-called ceasefire, the world’s favorite PR stunt, and also — Eurovision.#JewishPodcast #MiddleEast #Israel #Palestine #JewishHistory #Gaza #FromTheRiverToTheSea #AntiSemitism #Eurovision
2024-05-1004 min
Middle East In Less Than Five MinutesEp 20 - Iran’s attack on IsraelLast night, the Middle East changed forever.For the first time in history, Iran didn’t hide behind proxies.It attacked Israel — directly. Hundreds of drones.Dozens of cruise missiles. Over a hundred ballistic rockets — all fired from Iranian soil.And somehow, Israel stopped almost every single one of them.Shalom everyone — I’m Igal, and this is Middle East in Less Than Five Minutes.Let’s talk about what really happened, what it means, and why it’s bigger than one night of explosions.Just after midnight, the sky over Israel lit up.Siren...
2024-04-1405 min
Middle East In Less Than Five MinutesEp 19 - The Real Indigenous PeopleYou ever notice how every group fighting Israel suddenly claims to be “indigenous”?“Free Palestine!” “End the occupation!”And then — “We’re the original people of this land.”Really? Because history — and DNA — say otherwise.Shalom everyone, I’m Igal, and this is Middle East in Less Than Five Minutes.Let’s talk about who the real indigenous people of this land are.The word indigenous gets thrown around a lot.In North America, it means something real — people who were here before colonizers arrived.But in the Middle East, that word has been twisted.At ever...
2024-04-1305 min
Middle East In Less Than Five MinutesEp 18 - Six monthsIt’s been six months.Six months since the world watched — and somehow still didn’t see.Six months since the most barbaric attack against the Jewish people since the Holocaust.And yet today, people argue about “context.”Shalom everyone — I’m Igal, and this is Middle East in Less Than Five Minutes.Let’s talk about October 7.And about everything the world decided to forget in just half a year.#bringthemhomenow #JewishPodcast #MiddleEast #Israel #Palestine #JewishHistory #Gaza #UNRWA #FromTheRiverToTheSea #AntiSemitism
2024-04-0705 min
Middle East In Less Than Five MinutesEp 17 - Gaza starvation, UNRWA and genocideYou know what’s wild?You can literally watch Palestinian influencers unboxing humanitarian aid on YouTube — like it’s an iPhone.They’ll cut open the boxes, laugh, toss the food aside, and go right back to complaining about “starvation.”And I’m sitting there thinking — starvation? Really?Because the markets in Gaza are full of food.You can see the photos — neatly stacked boxes of aid for sale, marked “humanitarian,” stamped with UN logos.But no one’s starving enough to actually eat it — they’re just starving for attention.Shalom everyone, I’m Igal, and this is Middle...
2024-03-2907 min
Middle East In Less Than Five MinutesEp 16 - Ceasefire and Jonathan Glazer at the Oscar ceremonyEverywhere you look — TikTok, red carpets, campus rallies, city squares — the same demand echoes: “Ceasefire now!”.No context. No nuance. Just slogans.Shalom, I’m Igal, your host — and this is Middle East In Less Than Five Minutes.Today’s topic: the world’s obsession with ceasefire — and Jonathan Glazer’s Oscar speech that turned moral blindness into performance art.#JewishPodcast #MiddleEast #Israel #Palestine #JewishHistory #Gaza #Ceasefire #FromTheRiverToTheSea #AntiSemitism #MediaBias
2024-03-1706 min
Middle East In Less Than Five MinutesEp 15 - The Truth About “Occupation”You’ve heard it everywhere. On the news. On TikTok. At every “pro-Palestine” rally.“End the occupation.” “Free Palestine from occupation.”But here’s a question no one seems to ask:What occupation are we talking about, exactly?Shalom, I’m Igal, your host — and this is Middle East In Less Than Five Minutes.Today’s topic — that word that gets thrown around so casually it’s lost all meaning: occupation.#JewishPodcast #MiddleEast #Israel #Palestine #JewishHistory #Gaza #WestBank #FromTheRiverToTheSea #AntiSemitism #MediaBias
2024-02-2405 min
Middle East In Less Than Five MinutesEp 14 - The World’s Obsession With the JewsEvery week, I read the headlines — and it’s like living in a funhouse mirror.Genocide here, war crimes there, millions displaced…and somehow, the world’s outrage radar points — always — to the same place.Shalom, I’m Igal Schneider — and this is Middle East In Less Than Five Minutes.Today’s topic: the world’s obsession with the Jews.#JewishPodcast #MiddleEast #Israel #Palestine #JewishHistory #Gaza #FromTheRiverToTheSea #AntiSemitism
2024-02-1805 min
Middle East In Less Than Five MinutesEp 13 - How stupid do you think we are, Mr. Lazzarini?You know that feeling when someone lies straight to your face — and expects you to thank them for it?That’s how I felt this week.Shalom, I’m Igal, your host — and this is Middle East In Less Than Five Minutes.Today’s question: How stupid do you think we are, Mr. Lazzarini?#JewishPodcast #MiddleEast #Israel #Palestine #JewishHistory #Gaza #unrwa #FromTheRiverToTheSea #AntiSemitism
2024-02-1205 min
Middle East In Less Than Five MinutesEp 12 - The Myth of the Lost Palestinian LandYou’ve seen that viral image — four maps showing so-called “Palestinian land” shrinking over the decades.It’s everywhere.On protest signs, Instagram infographics, even in classrooms.The message? Israel stole Palestine.But here’s the thing — that image is a lie.>A powerful one, yes. But still a lie.Shalom, I’m Igal, your host — and this is Middle East In Less Than Five Minutes.Today, let’s talk about how that “lost land” map rewrites history.#JewishPodcast #MiddleEast #Israel #Palestine #JewishHistory #Gaza #FromTheRiverToTheSea #AntiSemitism #MediaBias
2024-02-1006 min
Middle East In Less Than Five MinutesEp 11 - Media Bias: How Did We Get HereYou ever notice how the same story sounds completely different depending on who tells it?“Israeli soldiers storm hospital, kill three Palestinians.”That’s what BBC, CNN, The Washington Post, CBC, and France24 ran with this week.Sounds horrifying, right?But here’s what most of them didn’t say: The three men killed were Hamas and Islamic Jihad terrorists — members of groups whose official mission is to destroy Israel and murder Jews.Not “militants.” Not “fighters.” Terrorists.Shalom, I’m Igal, your host — and this is Middle East In Less Than Five Minutes.Today, we’re talkin...
2024-02-0306 min
Middle East In Less Than Five MinutesEp 10 - ICJ, “Genocide,” and UNRWAYou know what’s funny?For weeks, everyone online screamed, “The ICJ is about to stop Israel!” And then — it didn’t.Shalom, I’m Igal, your host, and this is Middle East In Less Than Five Minutes.Today we’re unpacking two big stories: the International Court of Justice ruling on genocide, and the slow, public unmasking of UNRWA — the UN’s dirtiest “humanitarian” secret.#JewishPodcast #MiddleEast #Israel #Palestine #JewishHistory #Gaza #Genocide #GazaGenocide #FromTheRiverToTheSea #AntiSemitism #UNRWA #ICJ
2024-01-2905 min
Middle East In Less Than Five MinutesEp 9 - White Settler ColonialismYou’ve probably heard it — maybe shouted on a campus lawn or scribbled on a protest sign: “Israel is a white settler colonial state.” Sounds powerful, right? It’s also completely false — and honestly, insulting to history, language, and basic logic.Shalom, I’m Igal Schneider — and this is Middle East in Less Than Five Minutes.Today we’re taking apart one of the most fashionable lies of our time: the idea that Jews — the indigenous people of Israel — are somehow “European colonizers.”#JewishPodcast #MiddleEast #Israel #Palestine #JewishHistory #Gaza #Genocide #GazaGenocide #FromTheRiverToTheSea #AntiSemitism
2024-01-2005 min
Middle East In Less Than Five MinutesEp 8 - Let's talk genocide. Yes, againYou know, I didn’t think I’d have to say this again — but here we are.Another week, another headline screaming “Israel accused of genocide.”And this time? It’s South Africa, standing in front of the International Court of Justice — not defending human rights, but defending Hamas.Shalom, I’m Igal, your host — and this is Middle East In Less Than Five Minutes.Today, we’re talking about that word — “genocide.” What it means, what it doesn’t, and why it’s being used as a weapon against the Jewish state — again.#JewishPodcast #MiddleEast #Israel #Palestine #J...
2024-01-1306 min
Middle East In Less Than Five MinutesEp 7 - The triggering antisemitismYou know what I learned in grade three?That being Jewish can get you hated — for absolutely no reason.Shalom, I’m Igal, your host — and this is Middle East In Less Than Five Minutes. Today, I want to talk about something very personal.Something that’s not just political, or historical — but deeply human. The kind of hatred that doesn’t argue with you, doesn’t debate you, doesn’t even know you. It just hates you — because you’re Jewish.#JewishPodcast #MiddleEast #Israel #Palestine #JewishHistory #Gaza #Genocide #GazaGenocide #FromTheRiverToTheSea #AntiSemitism
2024-01-0605 min
Middle East In Less Than Five MinutesEp 6 - The resistance to occupation?Have you noticed how every time Jewish blood is spilled, someone calls it “resistance”?Every bombing. Every stabbing. Every massacre — wrapped in slogans about “fighting occupation.”But here’s the thing: this didn’t start in 1948. It didn’t even start with Zionism. Jewish communities were slaughtered long before the State of Israel ever existed.Today, I want to take you back — way back — to show you what “resistance” looked like before there was an Israel to resist.#JewishPodcast #MiddleEast #Israel #Palestine #JewishHistory #Gaza #Genocide #GazaGenocide #FromTheRiverToTheSea
2023-12-3105 min
Middle East In Less Than Five MinutesEp 5 - Is it really about Palestine?You know what really struck me?On the morning of October 7 — while Israelis were still being slaughtered in their homes — people were already marching “for Palestine.”Before Israel even fired back. Before the world had time to process the horror. Thousands were in the streets… celebrating.Shalom, I’m Igal, your host — and this is Middle East In Less Than Five MinutesAnd today, I want to ask a hard question:When people say they’re marching “for Palestine,” what are they really marching for?#JewishPodcast #MiddleEast #Israel #Palestine #JewishHistory #Gaza #Genocide #GazaGenocide #ProPalestine #Education #LearnHist
2023-12-2304 min
Middle East In Less Than Five MinutesEp 4 - Can we really trust the numbers of casualties reported from Gaza?You’ve seen the headlines. You’ve heard the numbers.“Eighteen thousand dead in Gaza.” “Thousands of children killed.”Every outlet repeats it — like it’s gospel truth.Shalom, I’m Igal, your host — and this is Middle East In Less Than Five Minutes, where we don’t take slogans at face value — we ask questions the media won’t.
2023-12-1604 min
Middle East In Less Than Five MinutesEp 3 - Is menorah a new swastika?I never thought I’d say this sentence out loud.But here we are. People online are calling the menorah — yes, the Hanukkah menorah — “the new swastika.”Just imagine that for a second. The same symbol Jews light to celebrate survival, freedom, and faith — now compared to the emblem that marked our near-extermination.It’s shocking. It’s cruel. And it’s the perfect example of how history gets twisted to justify hate.Shalom, I’m Igal, your host — and this is Middle East In Less Than Five Minutes, where we look beyond the slogans and remind the world what...
2023-12-1304 min
Middle East In Less Than Five MinutesEp 2 - Is it really Genocide?You’ve heard it — loud, angry, everywhere:
“Israel is committing genocide!”It’s shouted on campuses, plastered across TikTok, painted on protest signs. And anyone who questions it gets told, “Educate yourself!”So let’s do exactly that.
Let’s talk about what genocide actually is — and whether that word has anything to do with what’s happening in IsraelShalom, I’m Igal, your host — and this is Middle East in Less Than Five Minutes,
where we cut through the noise and talk about truth, even when it’s not comfortable.#JewishPodcast #MiddleEast #Israel #Palestine #JewishHistory#Gaza #Genocide #Gaza
2023-12-1204 min
Middle East In Less Than Five MinutesEp 1 - Introducing the Middle East In Less That Five Minutes podcastShalom, I’m Igal — and welcome to Middle East In Less Than Five Minutes.If you’re tired of noise, slogans, and headlines that sound like they were written by activists instead of journalists — you’re in the right place.This podcast is where we strip the Middle East down to facts, history, and context — not propaganda. I talk about Jewish history, Israel’s story, and what really drives the Jewish–Arab conflict. No filters. No rehearsed narratives. Just truth — even when it’s uncomfortable.Here, we don’t pretend all sides are equal. We talk about culture, faith, surviv...
2023-12-1101 min