Beyond the headlines and geopolitical discussions, how are the people of Israel doing today? How has the prolonged period of war, uncertainty, and national trauma affected the spirit of the nation? And amid so much pain and sacrifice, what continues to give Israelis the strength, resilience, and hope to carry forward? Well, that's a very big question.

I would say that it's a mixed bag.

On the one hand, Israelis are very resilient and very hopeful.

And the main reason why they're so hopeful is because you see the younger generation and how the younger generation lives.

stepped up to the plate and really performed in an unbelievable fashion.

And Israelis are resilient, that's part of our DNA.

You know, every time Israel was being challenged, the Israelis overcome the challenge and then you see immediately a spike.

Ambassador Aharoni, what are your thoughts? What can Americans do to combat antisemitism, challenge misinformation, promote truthful reporting, and educate younger generations about Israel, Jewish history, and the vital U.S.-Israel partnership?

They still have not, right? I mean, uh, they're still there.

Yes.

And by the way, um, Israelis, rank and file Israelis will certainly agree with the claim Free Palestine.

Free Palestine of Hamas.

Hamas is the biggest threat to the Palestinian people, the biggest threat to a better future for the Palestinian people.

Hamas was never about the, the wellbeing of the Palestinian people.

They were given a golden opportunity to rebuild Gaza in the summer of 2005.

What's your message today about, obviously, October 7th, how we must never, ever forget?

They still have not, right? I mean, uh, they're still there.

Yes.

And by the way, um, Israelis, rank-and-file Israelis will certainly agree with the claim Free Palestine.

Free Palestine of Hamas.

Hamas is the biggest threat to the Palestinian people, the biggest threat to a better future for the Palestinian people.

Hamas was never about the, the well-being of the Palestinian people.

They were given a golden opportunity to rebuild Gaza in the summer of two thousand five.

You know, Ambassador, and here we are today, what's your message today about, obviously, October 7th, how we must never, ever forget?

What do you think?

Well, I don't think it's about facts anymore.

I think that we sadly entered the post-truth era, and this is one of the implications of it, that people can mold reality the way they want.

There's a complete confusion between facts and opinion.

So when people say there is unacceptable level of violence, and therefore, in my view, this is genocide...

They don't think there's something wrong with that statement.

Obviously, the statement is absolutely wrong.

They still have not, right? I mean, they're still there.

In light of the fact that you were, albeit junior, at Oslo, After October 7th, did you look back and say what an incredible disappointment that was? Or did you have other thoughts about those times?

Look, there's no end to it.

You can go back to the Balfour Declaration and put October 7th.

I mean, we can make the connections in endless and unlimited ways.

October 7th should not have happened, had nothing to do with Oslo.

Israel left Gaza in 2005.

The mistake was that in 2005, we left Gaza, which was perhaps the right thing to do, but we did it in the wrong way, the wrong fashion.

You know, you

Because

you're paying the price and you're not getting anything in return.

You're withdrawn from Gaza and you don't get any credit for it.

Why? Because you insist that this is a military related decision.

It's not part of your desire to find the resolution to the conflict.

It's part of your desire to continue to manage the conflict.

Just improve your position.

You

But because of what or the axis of power, or whether it's China, Russia, North Korea, Iran, stirring up the pot with war, then that's going to raise the price.

Well, currently what we are seeing is a very moment of, I would say a dramatic moment of weakness that is induced by a merciless social media algorithm in the Western world, especially in open democratic and pluralistic societies where people simply fail to understand that their way of life, Western civilization, in particular the American system, is under severe attack by the forces that oppose America's dominance.

And America is dominant.

It's not only dominant economically, it's dominant economically.

in terms of its ability to produce the knowledge that matters, the knowledge that moves the world forward.

And that's what bothers America's enemies, America's adversaries, the American dominance, and they're trying to undermine it.

The atrocities of October 7th are part of it.

Give us the pulse of Prime Minister Netanyahu's election on the week before November 3rd.

And you tell us.

Correct, correct.

So there are lots of moving parts.

And by the way, before I say anything, I wanted to thank you for your incredible contribution, not only to the Greek American community, but also to New York in general.

And I'm always at awe when I see how involved you are in communal life and the kind of leadership that you demonstrate.

So thank you for that.

Regarding your question, the we are there are lots of moving parts you mentioned the midterms coming up here but we also have national elections in israel about a week earlier october 27th which is also a big factor so what this is what happens when you're trying to introduce a new world order it's the first time that it's being done since 1945. i'm setting aside the question of whether this new world order will be successful or not is it a good or bad thing it's irrelevant it's happening And it's happening because the United States wants to reconfigure, readjust, recalibrate its global presence in order to be in a better position to deal with its number one challenge, which is called China.

And it is extremely high, but because of what the access of power which i spoke to a previous guest or uh whether it's china russia north korea iran uh stirring up the pot with with the war then that's going to raise the price

And it is extremely high, but because of what the axis of power, which I spoke to a previous guest, or whether it's China, Russia, North Korea, Iran, stirring up the pot with war, then that's going to raise the price.

Well, currently what we are seeing is a very moment of, I would say a dramatic moment of weakness that is induced by a merciless social media algorithm in the Western world, especially in open democratic and pluralistic societies where people simply fail to understand that their way of life, Western civilization, in particular the American system, is under severe attack by the forces that oppose America's dominance.

And America is dominant.

It's not only dominant economically, it's dominant economically.

in terms of its ability to produce the knowledge that matters, the knowledge that moves the world forward, the knowledge that gives us more life expectancy, the knowledge that gives us more medical breakthroughs.

And I can go on and on and on and give you examples.

I show my students the list of the top 100 strongest brand names.

Now, give us the pulse of Prime Minister Netanyahu's election on the week before November 3rd.

might be affected and you tell us

correct correct so there are lots of moving parts um and by the way before i say anything i wanted to thank you for your incredible contribution not only to the greek american community but also uh to new york in general and i'm always at all when i see how involved you are in communal life and the kind of leadership that you demonstrate so thank you for that Regarding your question, there are lots of moving parts.

You mentioned the midterms coming up here, but we also have national elections in Israel about a week earlier, October 27th, which is also a big factor.

So this is what happens when you're trying to introduce a new world order.

It's the first time that it's being done since 1945.

I'm setting aside the question of whether this new world order will be successful or not.

Is it a good or bad thing? It's irrelevant.

In your opinion, and then the feds raise interest rates because oil is so high, even though the president says it's a temporary situation.