THE MOSSAD FILES with Dan Raviv
From the co-author of the best selling book, "Every Spy a Prince: The Complete History of Israel's Intelligence Community," and the more recent non-fiction, "Spies Against Armageddon: Inside Israel's Secret Wars," this is a weekly podcast series -- delivering insights into the volatile events of the world's most fascinating region: the Middle East.
Dan Raviv was a foreign correspondent and Washington radio anchor for CBS News for over 40 years -- much of that career in the Tel Aviv and London bureaus. He and Yossi Melman wrote 5 books about Israeli espionage, security, and diplomacy. Yossi helped launch THE MOSSAD FILES podcast in February 2025.
Each week, joined by well-informed guests, Dan discusses the latest developments involving Israel, its security agencies, Palestinians, Iran, Lebanon, Yemen, and how the United States and other countries are involved. Inevitably, the turmoil of Israeli politics creeps into the conversation.
The most recent Raviv-Melman book is a history of the Mossad and the other security agencies, with chapters ranging from "Stop Iran!" to considerations of Israel's future. The book is SPIES AGAINST ARMAGEDDON. To purchase: https://www.amazon.com/Spies-Against-Armageddon-Israels-Updated/dp/0985437898/ref=sr_1_1
Our aim is to illuminate parts of the Middle East's unending drama that are often misunderstood. We look forward to your comments -- on Facebook (Dan Raviv) or on X (@DanRaviv), and we will occasionally post Video Extras. Happy listening!
THE MOSSAD FILES with Dan Raviv
Iran and Gaza Deals are Close? Michael Oren on Trump to Pressure Israel to End the War -- and More
After we hear Donald Trump confirm that he advised Prime Minister Netanyahu to shelve any Israeli plan to bomb Iran's nuclear facilities, Dan turns to Michael Oren -- an American-born historian who served as Israel's ambassador to the U.S. during the Obama presidency. Dr. Oren links the double-murder of Israeli Embassy workers in Washington to the wider rise of anti-Israel and anti-Semitic extremism.
Oren also offers a fascinating prediction:
Donald Trump may lose patience with Israel's war in Gaza and demand that it end. Benjamin Netanyahu could find a reasonable ending, in a process that brings Saudi Arabia into the "Abraham Accords" (the Arab and Muslim countries establishing peaceful relations with Israel) -- a truly positive breakthrough for Israel, if it happens.
As a result, Netanyahu could call an election -- and he could win, despite opinion polls currently showing widespread dissatisfaction among Israelis.
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Dan's most recent book -- co-authored with Yossi Melman -- about the Mossad and other Israeli security agencies is SPIES AGAINST ARMAGEDDON. You can buy it at bit.ly/41j1Sc3
And Dan has a new book, co-authored with Professor Arie Kruglanski, on the human craving to make our lives matter: how that can be positive or lethally negative. The title is THE QUEST FOR SIGNIFICANCE. Find it at https://amzn.to/3Y2cawj
Michael Oren's books, mentioned in the podcast, include SIX DAYS OF WAR -- https://www.amazon.com/Six-Days-War-Making-Modern-ebook/dp/B000Q80V6O/ref=sr_1_1 -- and Power, Faith, and Fantasy: America in the Middle East: 1776 to the Present -- https://www.amazon.com/Power-Faith-Fantasy-America-Present-ebook/dp/B004YKULO2/ref=sr_1_1
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Dan's most recent book -- with Israeli espionage/defense expert Yossi Melman -- about the Mossad and Israel's other security agencies is "Spies Against Armageddon: Inside Israel's Secret Wars" -- You may purchase it at http://bit.ly/41j1Sc3 in Kindle or paperback (and on all e-book platforms).
AND ANOTHER BOOK: Dan Raviv is co-author of a new book -- with world-renowned social psychologist Prof. Arie Kruglanski -- "The Quest for Significance: Harnessing the Need that Makes the World Go Round." It explains how every person has a need for respect and dignity, and the book advises how you can find what's important to you -- and figure out all the people around you, to give them a measure of Significance ... and then they typically will reflect some back at you. That's called a win-win. To buy: https://amzn.to/3Y2cawj
(You can watch or listen, also, to THE QUEST FOR SIGNIFICANCE PODCAST series.)
Our music for THE MOSSAD FILES podcast is Clock is Ticking, by Braden Deal, from #Uppbeat (free for Creators!): https://uppbeat.io/t/braden-deal/clock-is-ticking -- License code: YY2MEPOUFX6P7MIH.