Speaker · Druze · Former IDF special forces officer · Hostage negotiator

Talking about the next frontier for the West. Trained for the hardest conversations.

Mansur Ashkar grew up Druze, served as a hostage-rescue officer and negotiator in Israeli special forces, and has been a gamer since the ’90s. After October 7 he picked up a camera. Now about 3 million people a month hear him explain the Middle East.

Mansur Ashkar speaking on a conference panel with a microphone
Supporthis work
Ashkar, M.IDF special forces
Rescue officer · Negotiator
Gamer since the ’90s
Talks

Five talks, built around what your audience is already asking.

Each one can run as a keynote, fireside chat, workshop, briefing or panel, in person or online, and adapts to the room.

On the road

Where he’s been, and where he’s going.

So far: churches, synagogues, campuses and conferences across the US. Any community that wants to understand Israel is welcome to ask, and he travels from Germany for every booking.

Map of the United States with event locations in Lubbock and Dallas, Texas, Georgia, Tennessee and Florida

● Upcoming   ○ Past

  • The Rooted Kingdom Conference banner for Powder Springs, Georgia
    Oct 9-10, 2026 Upcoming

    The Rooted Kingdom Conference

    Mars Hill Community Church, Powder Springs, GA

    Tickets

  • Coming up Private

    Meetings with business leaders and churches

    Dallas area, TX · by invitation

    Request a meeting

  • The Rooted Kingdom Conference speaker card for Mansur Ashkar
    Oct 2-3, 2026 Past

    The Rooted Kingdom Conference

    Turning Point Community Church, Lubbock, TX

    Event details

  • Zionism in Focus conference poster
    Apr 26, 2026 Past

    Zionism in Focus (Z3) Conference

    Michael-Ann Russell JCC, North Miami Beach, FL

  • Mansur Ashkar with another attendee at the Judeo-Christian Zionist Congress
    Feb 2026 Past

    First Judeo-Christian Zionist Congress

    Nashville, TN · attended as a JCZC ambassador

    About the congress

Also online

Planning an event? Check his dates

Background

Why he can speak to this.

Service recordAshkar, Mansur
Mansur Ashkar in a cap, sunglasses and blazer, holding a camera on a grip toward the viewer
Origin
Druze family · Isfiya, then Eilat
Service
IDF special forces · hostage-rescue officer, later negotiator
Education
Middle Eastern studies and psychology, Ben-Gurion University
Languages
English · Hebrew · Arabic
Base
Germany · travels worldwide
Since Oct 7
Picked up a camera · about 3M people a month
Off duty
Father · gamer since the ’90s
Lives by
God, Love & Family

The battlefield has moved to gaming and streaming, and no one is fighting the good fight there.

Mansur Ashkar in a suit and tie on the Netflix title screen for Fauda, season 5
On screen

Now playing in Fauda, season 5.

Mansur has a role in the new season of Fauda, the Israeli thriller about an undercover counterterror unit. The full season is streaming on Netflix.

Watch on Netflix
Independent

No network or institution decides what he says.

The videos, the research and the travel run on three things: YouTube ad revenue, the talks he gives, and members on Patreon. That mix is what keeps him free to say what he thinks.

Whatever your faith or background, if you stand with Israel, a membership keeps a Druze Israeli voice in the conversation.

Mansur Ashkar at home, playing with his young child and a toy tractor
“Your support helps give me the freedom to keep creating, speaking openly, telling important stories.”
Mansur
Booking

Bring this conversation to your event.

Tell us who’s in the room and what they’re wrestling with. You’ll hear back about availability and which talk fits best.

  • Based in Germany, travels worldwide
  • Languages English, Hebrew, Arabic
  • Formats Keynote, fireside, workshop, briefing, panel, virtual
Download the one-page speaker sheet (PDF)
Talks you’re interested in
Operation Dead Sand

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