Strictly Security

Barbara Opall-Rome created Strictly Security, an hour-long weekly program that airs globally on the i24News network, in January 2017. She retired as Executive Editor and Host of this popular show in June to devote full attention to an exciting new project.
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Tank Central on Israel-UAE deal and F-35s to Abu Dhabi, August 2020
Tank Central on Israel-UAE deal and F-35s to Abu Dhabi, August 2020
Caught between a Chinese “rock” and an American “hard place”: How Israel seeks to fortify sensitive ties with Beijing without running afoul of Uncle Sam. <br>November 2018
Caught between a Chinese “rock” and an American “hard place”: How Israel seeks to fortify sensitive ties with Beijing without running afoul of Uncle Sam.
November 2018
Think Tank Central on May 12 deadline for Iran nuclear deal; main interview on Netanyahu’s presentation of secret Atomic Archives; Last Word on Israeli Chutzpah in the age of Trump<br> May 5, 2018.
Think Tank Central on May 12 deadline for Iran nuclear deal; main interview on Netanyahu’s presentation of secret Atomic Archives; Last Word on Israeli Chutzpah in the age of Trump
May 5, 2018.
Think Tank Central on North Korea, Iran and the growing role of missile defense; Main Interview with IDF Reserve General Eitan Dangot on protests at Gaza Border; Last Word on Israel’s failure to develop less-than-lethal means of crowd control<br>28.4.18
Think Tank Central on North Korea, Iran and the growing role of missile defense; Main Interview with IDF Reserve General Eitan Dangot on protests at Gaza Border; Last Word on Israel’s failure to develop less-than-lethal means of crowd control
28.4.18
70 Years of Israeli Independence; Think Tank Central on Combatants for Peace; Main Interview with former Israel Navy Commander/Industry CEO Yedidya Ya’ari; Last Word on Israel at 70: A House Divided<br> April 21, 2018
70 Years of Israeli Independence; Think Tank Central on Combatants for Peace; Main Interview with former Israel Navy Commander/Industry CEO Yedidya Ya’ari; Last Word on Israel at 70: A House Divided
April 21, 2018
Think Tank Central on what to expect from John Bolton; a visit aboard the Greek Navy’s H.S. PSARA; Main Interview with key spokesman for Operation Inherent Resolve; Last Word on US-Saudi ties and its impact on Israel’s QME<br> March 31, 2018
Think Tank Central on what to expect from John Bolton; a visit aboard the Greek Navy’s H.S. PSARA; Main Interview with key spokesman for Operation Inherent Resolve; Last Word on US-Saudi ties and its impact on Israel’s QME
March 31, 2018
Think Tank Central on US-GCC ties; Last Word on Operation Outside the Box, Israel’s 2007 destruction of nuclear reactor in Syria<br>March 24, 2018
Think Tank Central on US-GCC ties; Last Word on Operation Outside the Box, Israel’s 2007 destruction of nuclear reactor in Syria
March 24, 2018
Think Tank Central on the IDF as bridge to Israel’s religious-secular divide; Main Interview with Thomas Countryman, on Trump’s firing of Tillerson; Last Word on women warriors of the IDF <br> March 17, 2018
Think Tank Central on the IDF as bridge to Israel’s religious-secular divide; Main Interview with Thomas Countryman, on Trump’s firing of Tillerson; Last Word on women warriors of the IDF
March 17, 2018
Think Tank Central on Kurdish allies in the war against ISIS; Main Interview with officers from the US-Israel Juniper Cobra drill; Last Word on the importance of Juniper Cobra. <br> March 10, 2018
Think Tank Central on Kurdish allies in the war against ISIS; Main Interview with officers from the US-Israel Juniper Cobra drill; Last Word on the importance of Juniper Cobra.
March 10, 2018
Think Tank Central on gun control on US military bases; Main Interview with the man who negotiated Israel’s controversial submarine deal with Germany; Last Word on the “submarine affair” <br> March 3, 2018
Think Tank Central on gun control on US military bases; Main Interview with the man who negotiated Israel’s controversial submarine deal with Germany; Last Word on the “submarine affair”
March 3, 2018
Interview with US and Israeli commanders of the joint Juniper Cobra air and missile defense drill.<br> March 2018
Interview with US and Israeli commanders of the joint Juniper Cobra air and missile defense drill.
March 2018
Think Tank Central on Palestinian Islamic Jihad; Main Interview on the power of social media.,Last Word calling on Jared Kushner and Jason Greenblatt to “put up or shut up” on their long- promised peace plan. February 24, 2018
Think Tank Central on Palestinian Islamic Jihad; Main Interview on the power of social media.,Last Word calling on Jared Kushner and Jason Greenblatt to “put up or shut up” on their long- promised peace plan. February 24, 2018
Think Tank Central on Russia-US influence in Mideast; Main Interview with former Israeli Defense Minister Moshe Arens; Last Word on near-lynch of IDF soldiers in Jenin <br> February 17, 2018
Think Tank Central on Russia-US influence in Mideast; Main Interview with former Israeli Defense Minister Moshe Arens; Last Word on near-lynch of IDF soldiers in Jenin
February 17, 2018
Think Tank Central on alarming humanitarian crisis in Gaza; Main Interview with former Shin Bet chief Yakov Peri; Last Word on holding Putin to account for chemical attacks in Syria <br> February 10, 2018
Think Tank Central on alarming humanitarian crisis in Gaza; Main Interview with former Shin Bet chief Yakov Peri; Last Word on holding Putin to account for chemical attacks in Syria
February 10, 2018
Think Tank Central on Israel’s new warnings to Lebanon; Main Interview with US Amb. Zalmay Khalilzad on Trump’s policy in Afghanistan and Iraq; Last Word on Israel’s red lines for Syria and Lebanon <br> February 3, 2018
Think Tank Central on Israel’s new warnings to Lebanon; Main Interview with US Amb. Zalmay Khalilzad on Trump’s policy in Afghanistan and Iraq; Last Word on Israel’s red lines for Syria and Lebanon
February 3, 2018
Think Tank Central on Turkey’s offensive in Syria; Main Interview from Baghdad with Top Commander of Operation Inherent Resolve; Last Word on Trump-Pence killing Israel with kindness <br>January 27, 2018
Think Tank Central on Turkey’s offensive in Syria; Main Interview from Baghdad with Top Commander of Operation Inherent Resolve; Last Word on Trump-Pence killing Israel with kindness
January 27, 2018
Think Tank Central on Trump’s ultimatum to fix or nix Iran nuclear deal; Main Interview with head of Israel Space Agency; Last Word on Israel’s solution to the Gaza tunnel threat <br> January 20, 2018
Think Tank Central on Trump’s ultimatum to fix or nix Iran nuclear deal; Main Interview with head of Israel Space Agency; Last Word on Israel’s solution to the Gaza tunnel threat
January 20, 2018
ThinkTankCentral on Trump’s Jerusalem declaration; Main Interview with Amos Gilead; 30 Years Since First Intifada and Last Word on Trump’s empty, ego-soothing decree on Jerusalem <br> Dec 9, 2017
ThinkTankCentral on Trump’s Jerusalem declaration; Main Interview with Amos Gilead; 30 Years Since First Intifada and Last Word on Trump’s empty, ego-soothing decree on Jerusalem
Dec 9, 2017
ThinkTankCentral on Egypt’s terror war in Sinai; Former Mossad Chief Efraim Halevy on need to talk directly to Hamas and Iran; Last Word on Putin’s victory in Syria <br>Dec 2, 2017
ThinkTankCentral on Egypt’s terror war in Sinai; Former Mossad Chief Efraim Halevy on need to talk directly to Hamas and Iran; Last Word on Putin’s victory in Syria
Dec 2, 2017
ThinkTankCentral on cyber threats to space; Main Interview with Israeli lawmaker Ofer Shelah; Gulf States making missile defense history in Yemen; Last Word on Thanksgiving.<br> Nov 25, 2017
ThinkTankCentral on cyber threats to space; Main Interview with Israeli lawmaker Ofer Shelah; Gulf States making missile defense history in Yemen; Last Word on Thanksgiving.
Nov 25, 2017
Special report Dubai; Think Tank Central with Efraim Inbar of JISS; Main Interview with Ido Nehushtan, former Israel Air Chief; and Last Word on under-the-radar intimacy between Emirati and Israeli air forces.<br> Nov 18, 2017
Special report Dubai; Think Tank Central with Efraim Inbar of JISS; Main Interview with Ido Nehushtan, former Israel Air Chief; and Last Word on under-the-radar intimacy between Emirati and Israeli air forces.
Nov 18, 2017
ThinkTankCentral on Hariri resignation; Nimrod Novik on planned US Mideast peace initiative; Last Word on need to rethink US security assistance to Lebanon <br> Nov 11, 2017
ThinkTankCentral on Hariri resignation; Nimrod Novik on planned US Mideast peace initiative; Last Word on need to rethink US security assistance to Lebanon
Nov 11, 2017
Amos Yadlin on Trump’s new Iran Policy, Eitan Dangot on Palestinian reconciliation, Canada’s best-kept aviation secret and Last Word on Fatah-Hamas unity.</br> Oct 21, 2017
Amos Yadlin on Trump’s new Iran Policy, Eitan Dangot on Palestinian reconciliation, Canada’s best-kept aviation secret and Last Word on Fatah-Hamas unity.
Oct 21, 2017
Remembering lessons from the Yom Kippur War; how the US nixed secret Israeli talks with North Korea</br>Oct 7, 2017
Remembering lessons from the Yom Kippur War; how the US nixed secret Israeli talks with North Korea
Oct 7, 2017
Think Tank Central on Kurdish independence vote; MP Eyal Ben-Reuven on Israeli war readiness; Last Word on Israeli double standard vis a vis Kurd/Palestinian statehood </br> Sep 30, 2017
Think Tank Central on Kurdish independence vote; MP Eyal Ben-Reuven on Israeli war readiness; Last Word on Israeli double standard vis a vis Kurd/Palestinian statehood
Sep 30, 2017
Think Tank Central on ongoing Gulf crisis; Interview with Yossi Kuperwasser; 100 years since Battle for Beersheba; and Last Word on challenges to US-Iraqi alliance. </br> Sep 28, 2017
Think Tank Central on ongoing Gulf crisis; Interview with Yossi Kuperwasser; 100 years since Battle for Beersheba; and Last Word on challenges to US-Iraqi alliance.
Sep 28, 2017
Think Tank Central on Iran Deal; Jacob Nagel on the US-Israel military aid deal; Last Word warning about dragging the US into war with Iran.</br> Sep 23, 2017
Think Tank Central on Iran Deal; Jacob Nagel on the US-Israel military aid deal; Last Word warning about dragging the US into war with Iran.
Sep 23, 2017
Anniversary of 9/11 and changing face of Islamic terror; interview with Deputy Commander of Operation Inherent Resolve; Remembering Benghazi; Last Word on Heroes of Flight 93 </br> Sep 16, 2017
Anniversary of 9/11 and changing face of Islamic terror; interview with Deputy Commander of Operation Inherent Resolve; Remembering Benghazi; Last Word on Heroes of Flight 93
Sep 16, 2017
Interview with Danny Yatom, former Mossad director; Think Tank Central on North Korea threat; feature on Unit 9900 of IDF Military Intel; Last Word on special talent drafted for Unit 9900 </br> Aug 5th, 2017
Interview with Danny Yatom, former Mossad director; Think Tank Central on North Korea threat; feature on Unit 9900 of IDF Military Intel; Last Word on special talent drafted for Unit 9900
Aug 5th, 2017
Tension on the Temple Mt., Israeli-Jordanian crisis averted, Interview with Uzi Arad on Israeli corruption scandals and My Last Word on Military Censorship</br> July 29, 2017
Tension on the Temple Mt., Israeli-Jordanian crisis averted, Interview with Uzi Arad on Israeli corruption scandals and My Last Word on Military Censorship
July 29, 2017
US-Russian truce in Syria, Israel’s energy export plans, Last Word on leadership vacuum in DC </br> July 22, 2017
US-Russian truce in Syria, Israel’s energy export plans, Last Word on leadership vacuum in DC
July 22, 2017
11 Years Since Israel’s war in Lebanon with Brig. Gen. (res) Gal Hirsch, Amos Harel, John Capello, tour of Hizbollah positions along border. </br> July 15, 2017
11 Years Since Israel’s war in Lebanon with Brig. Gen. (res) Gal Hirsch, Amos Harel, John Capello, tour of Hizbollah positions along border.
July 15, 2017
Israeli-Indian strategic ties; One-on-One with Yaakov Amidror; Last Word double standard in dealing with Jewish and Palestinian terrorists </br> July 8 2017
Israeli-Indian strategic ties; One-on-One with Yaakov Amidror; Last Word double standard in dealing with Jewish and Palestinian terrorists
July 8 2017
Special edition from Cyber Week; One-on-One with Isaac Ben-Israel </br> July 1, 2017
Special edition from Cyber Week; One-on-One with Isaac Ben-Israel
July 1, 2017
Fighting armed gangs in Nablus; Think Tank Central on US-Russian escalation in Syria; Paris Air Show; Last Word on proxy forces in Syria </br> June 25, 2017
Fighting armed gangs in Nablus; Think Tank Central on US-Russian escalation in Syria; Paris Air Show; Last Word on proxy forces in Syria
June 25, 2017
Think Tank Central on the Qatari Crisis; Squeezing the Gaza Strip; One-on-One with Ret. US Admiral Gary Roughhead; Last Word on Unintended Consequences </br> June 17, 2017
Think Tank Central on the Qatari Crisis; Squeezing the Gaza Strip; One-on-One with Ret. US Admiral Gary Roughhead; Last Word on Unintended Consequences
June 17, 2017
Think Tank Central on Iranian elections; One-on-One with Martin Indyk; Last Word on Trump’s trip to Mideast. <br> May 27, 2017
Think Tank Central on Iranian elections; One-on-One with Martin Indyk; Last Word on Trump’s trip to Mideast.
May 27, 2017
Ransomware Cyber Attack; Think Tank Central on Trump’s plan for the Mideast; Last Word on Jerusalem <br> May 21, 2017
Ransomware Cyber Attack; Think Tank Central on Trump’s plan for the Mideast; Last Word on Jerusalem
May 21, 2017
North Korean threat, Israeli killer robot, and interview with Amos Gilad </br> April 29, 2017
North Korean threat, Israeli killer robot, and interview with Amos Gilad
April 29, 2017
Syrian Chemical Weapons, Sea-Based Iron Dome </br> April 15, 2017
Syrian Chemical Weapons, Sea-Based Iron Dome
April 15, 2017
Israel’s Multi-Tiered Active Defense Network; Trump’s Budget Blueprint <br> Mar 25, 2017
Israel’s Multi-Tiered Active Defense Network; Trump’s Budget Blueprint
Mar 25, 2017
Israel's Elite High-Tech Warriors </br> Mar 4, 2017
Israel's Elite High-Tech Warriors
Mar 4, 2017
Commanders For Israel's Security <br> Feb 25, 2017
Commanders For Israel's Security
Feb 25, 2017
Focus On North Korea; Arabian Gulf Security <br> Feb 11, 2017
Focus On North Korea; Arabian Gulf Security
Feb 11, 2017
The Iran Nuclear Deal: One Year Of Implementation <br> Feb 4, 2017
The Iran Nuclear Deal: One Year Of Implementation
Feb 4, 2017