{"id":59401,"date":"2026-05-18T15:37:17","date_gmt":"2026-05-18T23:37:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.antiwar.com\/blog\/?p=59401"},"modified":"2026-05-18T15:37:17","modified_gmt":"2026-05-18T23:37:17","slug":"the-kyle-anzalone-show-harrison-berger-breaks-down-israels-new-influence-strategy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.antiwar.com\/blog\/2026\/05\/18\/the-kyle-anzalone-show-harrison-berger-breaks-down-israels-new-influence-strategy\/","title":{"rendered":"The Kyle Anzalone Show: Harrison Berger Breaks Down Israel\u2019s New Influence Strategy"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A president calling reporters \u201ctreasonous\u201d isn\u2019t just a hot take, it\u2019s a warning sign. Harrison Berger joins me to break down how that rhetoric is being used to police debate around the Iran war, and why it echoes years of reckless \u201ctraitor\u201d accusations aimed at anyone who questions America\u2019s national security consensus.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Harrison Berger Breaks Down Israel\u2019s New Influence Strategy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/xosmO6N62qc\" width=\"1015\" height=\"571\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>We start with the Israel lobby and J Street, the organization often marketed as the reasonable, liberal alternative to AIPAC. Harrison explains what J Street is, who it appeals to, and why its \u201cpro-Israel and pro-democracy\u201d framing is colliding with shifting US public opinion after the Gaza war. We also talk about the idea of a new antiwar center forming across party lines, where younger voters and non-interventionists are increasingly skeptical of endless foreign aid packages and blank-check military policy.<\/p>\n<p>From there we get specific about the Iran conflict: what claims of \u201ctotal victory\u201d leave out, how the Strait of Hormuz and regional ceasefire demands shape leverage, and why negotiations bog down when Washington stays fixated on narrow talking points while Iran prioritizes sanctions relief and non-aggression guarantees. We close on Taiwan and China, where Trump\u2019s walkback gestures toward de-escalation, but Congress, arms sales pipelines, and defense procurement inertia may keep pushing the US toward another dangerous commitment.<\/p>\n<p>Subscribe for more conversations like this, share the episode with a friend who cares about foreign policy, and leave a review so more people can find the show.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A president calling reporters \u201ctreasonous\u201d isn\u2019t just a hot take, it\u2019s a warning sign. Harrison Berger joins me to break down how that rhetoric is being used to police debate around the Iran war, and why it echoes years of reckless \u201ctraitor\u201d accusations aimed at anyone who questions America\u2019s national security consensus. 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