Every Front Is Quiet but One

Every Front Is Quiet but One

Middle East Shitshow - MESS by Daniella Alpher
S1 · E18
Aug 3, 2026
19:50

Episode notes

Gaza is quiet. Lebanon is quiet. Even Iran, from Israel's standpoint, is quiet. So why does the West Bank look like it's being set alight on purpose? Daniella and Yossi examine the fear that Netanyahu wants conflict brewing before the end-of-October elections, violent enough to feed messianic-nationalist fervor, quiet enough to stay off international screens. Plus, the framework agreement with Lebanon and Iran's long arm over it, the funeral that got Bibi into the White House by a side entrance, the technocrat plan for Gaza, and why, since the assassination of Khamenei, nobody has a picture of who runs Iran.

Keywords

Gaza
Houthis
Iran proxies
Strait of Hormuz
Khamenei
Hezbollah
Lebanon
Saudi Arabia
Netanyahu
Trump