Dangerous Ideas

Free societies are defined by the free exchange of ideas. We believe in persuasion, not coercion. Dissent and debate are at the heart of democracy. They are the source of our power, not a danger to it.

Judaism shares this belief. Any argument that is for the sake of heaven will, in the end, endure. We believe our faith is strengthened, not threatened by inquiry. Perhaps this is why tyrants and dictators have always despised the Jews...

My guest today is Nadav Eyal, a senior journalist for Israel's largest newspaper, Yediot Ahronot, and Ynet.  Nadav received the Sokolov Award — the Israeli equivalent of the Pulitzer Prize — for his outstanding work on the influence of globalization and his reporting on Syrian refugees. Nadav is also a senior research scholar at Columbia University, the chairman of the Movement of Freedom of Information, and a regular contributor to Dan Senor's podcast "Call Me Back."

I invited Nadav to join me today to examine what's at the core of the struggle between the West and Iran — and the forces shaping Israel and the Middle East.

I hope you’ll tune in to hear — or watch — this important conversation wherever you get your podcasts.