17 August 2026 – The MoU is over – is this a return to war and more on The Israel Brief.

18 August 2026 – Findings belonging to missing soldier located after 44 years and more on The Israel Brief.

19 August 2026 – Nobody left behind – Israel brings missing soldier home and your top stories on The Israel
Brief.

20 August 2026 – IDF opens very important investigation, a huge Mazel Tov for a former hostage and so much more on The Israel Brief.

18 August 2026 – Rolene Marks and Rob Schilling talk elections, ties with Latin America and the Turkish threat on The Schilling Show

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10 August 2026 – Did Bibi “go nuclear” and reject “Gaza peace plan”, big beauty brand comes to Israel and more on The Israel Brief.

11 August 2026 – Trump smuggled in a catering cart, Colombia’s historic recognition and more on The Israel Brief.

12 August 2026 – Debunking the GenoLie and will there be Nuremberg type trials for those who perpetrated 7/10 – this and more on The Israel Brief.

13 August 2026 – Is Eurovision scared of a win for Israel next year, and extraordinary diplomatic ruse uncovered and more on The Israel Brief.

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03 August 2026 – Will Hamas really disarm and who has Uganda honoured? This and more on The Israel Brief.

04 August 2026 – Who is “Unbelievably Duplicitous” and you can show Boy George support – this and more on The Israel Brief.

05 August 2026 – Has Israel agreed to the Gaza plan and remembering a very special boy on what would have been his birthday on The Israel Brief.

06 August 2026 – A father’s tribute to his son, Theodore Herzl’s grandparents buried in Israel, your news, mensches and morons on The Israel Brief.

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27 July 2026 – ICC prosecuter gets the boots, Bibi heads to Washington and more on The Israel Brief.

28 July 2026 – Boy George’s Karma chameleon smacks the haters, Bibi lands in Washington and more on the Israel Brief.

29 July 2026 – A romance in the Oval Office? Bibi and Trump meet and more on The Israel Brief.

30 July 2026 – Is Hamas about to surrender? Your headlines, morons and more on the Israel Brief.

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20 July 2026 – Mamdani threatens to arrest Netanyahu and who has pulled out of South Africa’s ICJ case. This and more on The Israel Brief.

21 July 2026 – Mamdani gets a Presidential smackdown and the IDF’s longest humanitarian mission and more on The Israel Brief.

22 July 2026 – President Aoun, we are waiting to make peace! Could Lebanon join the Abraham Accords? This and more on The Israel Brief.

23 July 2026 – Mamdani’s sinister video, your mensches and morons and more on The Israel Brief.

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13 July 2026 – The UN finally admit what we have said for three years, Israel mourns a great friend and more on The Israel Brief.

14 July 2026 – “Brick by brick if necessary”. US Secretary of State launches campaign to dismantle the ICC and more on The Israel Brief.

15 July 2026 – The PM issues a warning to Iran and more on The Israel Brief.

16 July 2026 – Roro has a lot to say about JD Vance channeling his inner Groyper and more on The Israel Brief.

13 July 2026 – Rolene Marks talks to Rob Schilling about Iran, elctions and more.

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06 July 2026 – A special update about former hostages, your top stories and more on The Israel Brief.

07 July 2026 – We are talking Turkey (and F35’s) and more on The Israel Brief.

08 July 2026 – Ceasefire between US and Iran over? Your news updates on The Israel Brief.

09 July 2026 – Israel braces as the US and Iran increase mutual strikes, who made both the mensch and moron list and more on The Israel Brief. 

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29 June 2026 – Historic agreement between Israel and Lebanon and an icon turns 100 on The Israel Brief.

30 June 2026 – The truth always outs! Were journalists in Gaza really journalists? What does a new investigation reveal? This and more on The Israel Brief.

01 July 2026 – Roro gets on her soapbox about UNRWA and the Maccabiah starts! This and more on The Israel Brief.

02 July 2026 – Israel marks 1000 days since 7/10 and your top stories on The Israel Brief.

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22 June 2026 – All eyes on Switzerland and Roro has some very strong words for Vance on The Israel Brief.

23 June 2026 – Is Iran contradicting everything the US says? What is going on? Your top stories on The Israel Brief.

24 June 2026 – Brave former hostage takes on the UN Special Rapporteur for Violence against Women and Children for denial of SGBV on 7/10 and more on The Israel Brief.

25 June 2026 – Israel prepares aid delegations to Venezuela and your top stories on The Israel Brief.

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15 June 2026 – “Let the oil flow” – what we know about the MoU between Iran and the USA on The Israel Brief.

16 June 2026 – Fasten your seatbelts as we make sense of the latest on the US – Iran MoU on The Israel Brief.

17 June 2026 – The leaks, the facts, the latest on the MoU between Iran and the USA on The Israel Brief.

18 June 2026 – The Versailles capitulation? The latest headlines and your mensches and morons on The Israel Brief.

18 June 2026 – Rolene Marks discusses the Iran – US MoU and Hezbollah on WINA the Schillng Show.

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