While the Middle East seems to be in something of a holding pattern right now, the rhetoric of the Islamic forces in both Gaza and Iran continues to ramp up. Propaganda and posturing abound as their leaders scramble to show power and threat, as they are increasingly disemboweled by Israel and the United States. Top of their list of priorities: discredit and delegitimize Israel on the world stage. Sadly, that soft war is the one they continue to win.

In this live conversation, Shana Meyerson talks about the double talk coming out of the mouths of Hamas and IRGC leaders. A Paratrooper And A Yogi Walk Into A Bar cohost, military expert Andrew Fox, was unable to make it to the bar this week...

Andrew Fox is a research fellow at the Henry Jackson Society and cohost of The Brink Podcast. He served for 16 years in the British Army, leaving the Parachute Regiment with the rank of Major. He completed 3 tours in Afghanistan including one attached to US Army Special Forces, as well as further tours of Bosnia, Northern Ireland and the Middle East. He was a senior lecturer at the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst, teaching in the War Studies and Behavioural Science departments. In the last year he has visited Gaza twice as well as Hezbollah tunnels in Lebanon. Andrew is a regular Middle East commentator on GB News, TalkTV and LBC radio, and has been published in The Spectator, The Sun, The Daily Telegraph, New York Post and The Tablet, amongst others.

YOU CAN FIND ANDREW FOX AT:

SUBSTACK: https://mrandrewfox.substack.com

X: https://x.com/Mr_Andrew_Fox

WEBSITE: https://www.andrewfox.online

THE BRINK PODCAST: https://www.youtube.com/@TheBrink_Podcast

Shana Meyerson is a Los Angeles-based yoga influencer and the world-renowned creator of YOGAthletica and mini yogis yoga for kids. She has been teaching yoga since 2002, but has been an advocate for Israel and the Jewish people even longer than that. A member of the elite World Jewish Congress Jewish Diplomatic Corps, the Israel Bonds National Women’s Board, and AIPAC, Israel and Judaism are the cornerstones of her life. After the atrocities of October 7, Shana put her professional career on hold in order to advocate full-time for the Jewish People and the Jewish State. In July 2024, she launched The Yoga of War Podcast, where she has had the distinct honor and pleasure of having provocative, inspiring, educational, and important conversations with many of the world’s most prominent pro-Israel voices…and it has been the honor of a lifetime.

YOU CAN FIND SHANA MEYERSON AT:

YOGA OF WAR PODCAST: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLEk7dn2pk4QXmLMnBCB80yQXIIcBDYsi0

SUBSTACK: https://shanameyerson.substack.com

INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/yogathletica/

FACEBOOK: https://www.facebook.com/YOGAthletica/

X: https://x.com/ShanaMeyerson

So much and not much at all has happened since last week. The US continues to move military assets toward Iran, while simultaneously negotiating…or stalling. Gaza remains a ball of confusion as the Rafah Crossing re-opens sort of and efforts to demilitarize Hamas get ridiculous and go nowhere.

In this live conversation, military expert Andrew Fox and A Paratrooper And A Yogi Walk Into A Bar cohost, Shana Meyerson, discuss Iran and Gaza, America and Israel, the IRGC and Hamas, bad actors and futile attempts at good faith agreements.

Andrew Fox is a research fellow at the Henry Jackson Society and cohost of The Brink Podcast. He served for 16 years in the British Army, leaving the Parachute Regiment with the rank of Major. He completed 3 tours in Afghanistan including one attached to US Army Special Forces, as well as further tours of Bosnia, Northern Ireland and the Middle East. He was a senior lecturer at the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst, teaching in the War Studies and Behavioural Science departments. In the last year he has visited Gaza twice as well as Hezbollah tunnels in Lebanon. Andrew is a regular Middle East commentator on GB News, TalkTV and LBC radio, and has been published in The Spectator, The Sun, The Daily Telegraph, New York Post and The Tablet, amongst others.

YOU CAN FIND ANDREW FOX AT:

SUBSTACK: https://mrandrewfox.substack.com

YOUTUBE: https://www.youtube.com/@UCLyYcICOUgGsCo_StP7W0LA

X: https://x.com/Mr_Andrew_Fox

WEBSITE: https://www.andrewfox.online

THE BRINK PODCAST: https://www.youtube.com/@TheBrink_Podcast

Shana Meyerson is a Los Angeles-based yoga influencer and the world-renowned creator of YOGAthletica and mini yogis yoga for kids. She has been teaching yoga since 2002, but has been an advocate for Israel and the Jewish people even longer than that. A member of the elite World Jewish Congress Jewish Diplomatic Corps, the Israel Bonds National Women’s Board, and AIPAC, Israel and Judaism are the cornerstones of her life. After the atrocities of October 7, Shana put her professional career on hold in order to advocate full-time for the Jewish People and the Jewish State. In July 2024, she launched The Yoga of War Podcast, where she has had the distinct honor and pleasure of having provocative, inspiring, educational, and important conversations with many of the world’s most prominent pro-Israel voices…and it has been the honor of a lifetime.

YOU CAN FIND SHANA MEYERSON AT:

YOGA OF WAR PODCAST: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLEk7dn2pk4QXmLMnBCB80yQXIIcBDYsi0

SUBSTACK: https://shanameyerson.substack.com

INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/yogathletica/

FACEBOOK: https://www.facebook.com/YOGAthletica/

X: https://x.com/ShanaMeyerson

The Gaza War has been, in many ways, a war like no other, replete with lessons that all Western militaries will need to learn in order to succeed in the increasingly complex urban warfare landscape.

In this live conversation, military expert Andrew Fox and A Paratrooper And A Yogi Walk Into A Bar cohost, Shana Meyerson, discuss Andrew’s most recent report, Tactical Lessons From Gaza (https://tinyurl.com/28bdrfkn), and also celebrate the release of the final Israeli hostage, Ran Gvili.

ANDREW’S BOOK RECOMMENDATION FROM THIS EPISODE:

UNDECLARED WARS WITH ISRAEL: EAST GERMANY AND THE WEST GERMAN FAR LEFT 1967-1989: https://amzn.to/4sS08Dk

Andrew Fox is a research fellow at the Henry Jackson Society. He served for 16 years in the British Army, leaving the Parachute Regiment with the rank of Major. He completed 3 tours in Afghanistan including one attached to US Army Special Forces, as well as further tours of Bosnia, Northern Ireland and the Middle East. He was a senior lecturer at the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst, teaching in the War Studies and Behavioural Science departments. In the last year he has visited Gaza twice as well as Hezbollah tunnels in Lebanon. Andrew is a regular Middle East commentator on GB News, TalkTV and LBC radio, and has been published in The Spectator, The Sun, The Daily Telegraph, New York Post and The Tablet, amongst others.

YOU CAN FIND ANDREW FOX AT:

SUBSTACK: https://mrandrewfox.substack.com

X: https://x.com/Mr_Andrew_Fox

WEBSITE: https://www.andrewfox.online

THE BRINK PODCAST: https://www.youtube.com/@TheBrink_Podcast

Shana Meyerson is a Los Angeles-based yoga influencer and the world-renowned creator of YOGAthletica and mini yogis yoga for kids. She has been teaching yoga since 2002, but has been an advocate for Israel and the Jewish people even longer than that. A member of the elite World Jewish Congress Jewish Diplomatic Corps, the Israel Bonds National Women’s Board, and AIPAC, Israel and Judaism are the cornerstones of her life. After the atrocities of October 7, Shana put her professional career on hold in order to advocate full-time for the Jewish People and the Jewish State. In July 2024, she launched The Yoga of War Podcast, where she has had the distinct honor and pleasure of having provocative, inspiring, educational, and important conversations with many of the world’s most prominent pro-Israel voices…and it has been the honor of a lifetime.

YOU CAN FIND SHANA MEYERSON AT:

YOGA OF WAR PODCAST: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nDs6xiWr6E4&list=PLEk7dn2pk4QXmLMnBCB80yQXIIcBDYsi0

SUBSTACK: https://shanameyerson.substack.com

INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/yogathletica/

FACEBOOK: https://www.facebook.com/YOGAthletica/

X: https://x.com/ShanaMeyerson