Israel can’t afford the West’s illusions – Caroline Glick on why Israel must stop asking permission

<p>One of Netanyahu&#39;s closest advisors speaks frankly about Israel – past, present and future – and what it means to be a Jew in the 21st Century.</p><p>Why is Israel increasingly condemned abroad even as it transforms the Middle East and demonstrates its military and technological strength? <strong>Caroline Glick</strong> calls it a “diplomatic October 7” — and argues that Israel cannot make its survival dependent on international approval.</p><p>Glick, Benjamin Netanyahu’s international affairs adviser and a longtime journalist and author, joins Jonathan Sacerdoti to discuss Israel’s war, its growing diplomatic isolation and the resurgence of antisemitism across the political spectrum. She explains why she believes October 7 exposed both the dangers of Jewish vulnerability and the failure of assumptions that had shaped Israeli policy for decades.</p><p><br></p><p>Subscribe on YouTube for more <a href="https://www.youtube.com/@MrJonsac?sub_confirmation=1" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">interviews</a></p><p>If you value my work, <a href="https://jonathansacerdoti.com/support/" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">please donate</a> – it really helps.</p><p><br></p><p><em>👁‍🗨 Watch if you want to understand how one of Netanyahu’s closest advisers sees Israel’s future — and hear her challenged on leadership, accountability and the lessons of October 7.</em><strong>💬 </strong></p><p><br></p><p><strong>We Discuss:</strong></p><p>🇮🇱 Israel’s resilience, economic performance and changing regional position</p><p>🌍 The “diplomatic October 7”</p><p>✡️ Why antisemitism surged after the massacre of Jews</p><p>🇬🇧 British sanctions and Europe’s relationship with Israel</p><p>🏠 Why all Israelis are &#39;settlers&#39;</p><p>🛡️ The strategic case for Israeli control of the territory</p><p>🇵🇸 Rejecting the two-state solution</p><p>🗺️ Her proposal for Palestinian autonomy under Israeli sovereignty</p><p>👤 What the world misunderstands about Netanyahu</p><p>⚔️ Iran, Israeli military capabilities and Netanyahu’s willingness to act</p><p>❓ Netanyahu’s responsibility for the failures before October 7</p><p>⚖️ The dispute over a national commission of inquiry</p><p>🤝 How alliances between progressives and Islamists work</p><p>📚 Holocaust education and antisemitism beyond Nazism</p><p>🇺🇸 The history of discrimination against American Jews</p><p>🎭 Jewish humour and the power of political satire</p><p><br></p><p><em><strong>🔔 Subscribe