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This week on The Jerusalem Post Podcast, Legal Affairs correspondent Sarah Ben-Nun and Economics and Domestic Afairs correspondent Eve Young discuss the latest events in Israel and the Jewish World.
Editor-in-Chief Zvika Klein speaks with Benny Gantz at The Jerusalem Post New York Conference. Gantz emphasizes that bipartisan support for Israel is paramount.
This week on the Jerusalem Post Podcast, Tamar Uriel-Beeri and legal correspondent Sarah Ben-Nun discuss the largest events of the past week. Sarah discusses the view from the courtroom as Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu gives testimony to the court. Jerusalem Post Editor-in-Chief Zvika Klein will also be giving a preview of the Post's upcoming conference in New York.
On this week's episode of The Jerusalem Post Podcast, Tamar Uriel-Beeri and Sarah Ben-Nun speak to David Soucy, Founder of Israel Tree Service. He explains the risk factors leading up to the fires, why the fires happened, and what the government must do now to prevent additional blazes, combat climate change, and the necessity of increasing biodiversity in Israel's forests.
On this week's episode of The Jerusalem Post Podcast, Tamar Uriel-Beeri interviews Tzur Goldin - brother of Hadar Goldin, a soldier whose body has been held hostage by Hamas since 2014 - about the plight of the hostages, and how Israel's abandonment of his brother has left him unsurprised for the situation today.
On this week's episode of The Jerusalem Post Podcast, Tamar Uriel-Beeri and Eve Young discuss Shin Bet chief Ronen Bar's 11-page affidavit. Later, Zvika Klein interviews Yad Vashem chairman Dani Dayan, where the two discussed the key differences between the Holocaust and the October 7 massacre.
This week on The Jerusalem Post Podcast, Eve Young and Eliav Breuer talk about US President Donald Trump's tariff rollercoaster, Prime Minster Benjamin Netanyahu's visits to Hungary and the US, the High Court of Justice's injunction on the firing Shin Bet chief Ronen Bar, and a looming potential constitutional crisis with the return of the judicial reform.
In the second part, Tamar Uriel-Beeri interviews Prof. Shimon Shetreet, a legal expert who was a minister in Yitzhak Rabin's government, to expand on the issues and divisiveness of the judicial reform (or "revolution," as he refers to it), and the socio-political implications it has for Israel.
This week on The Jerusalem Post Podcast, Tamar Uriel-Beeri and Sarah Ben-Nun talk about the major legal issues dominating headlines in Israel: Qatargate and the trial of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
On this week's episode of The Jerusalem Post Podcast, Sarah Ben-Nun speaks to Prof. Efraim Inbar on the anti-regime protests in Turkey, and where Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan went wrong in cracking down on his opposition.
On this week's episode of The Jerusalem Post Podcast, Sarah Ben-Nun interviewed Chuck Freilich about Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's firing of Shin Bet head Ronen Bar, as well as the resumed Israeli offensive in Gaza.
On this week's episode of The Jerusalem Post Podcast, Tamar Uriel-Beeri and Sarah Ben-Nun discuss the paper's annual Purim shpiel, and guest inteerview subject Dr. Menahem Merharvy discusses the history of Iran and how religion helped shape its civilization.
Tamar Uriel-Beeri is joined by Political Correspondent Eliav Breuer and Diplomatic Correspondent Amichai Stein as they explain the findings of the Shin Bet probe and Netanyahu's blame-game tactics against the head of the agency on The Jerusalem Post Podcast.
On this week's episode of The Jerusalem Post Podcast, Sarah Ben-Nun speaks with German journalist Nick Potter about the results of the German election, as well was the rise of the far-right AfD party.
This week on The Jerusalem Post Podcast, Zvika Klein interviews Ari Harrow, former chief of staff of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, to gain an insight into Ron Dermer, the prime minister's top fixer.
Swapan Dasgupta, an Indian politician and political commentator, reflected on this evolving relationship during an interview with Alex Winston and The Jerusalem Post Podcast, shedding light on its historical roots, current significance, and promising future.
As one of the remaining 76 hostages held by Gaza-based terror organizations, Bipin Joshi's story remains largely unheard. His family spoke to Sarah Ben-Nun about the efforts being taken to free him and keep the family informed.
This week, Editor-in-Chief Zvika Klein speaks with the Jerusalem Post's incoming diplomatic correspondent, Amichai Stein, about Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's trip to Washington DC to meet President Donald Trump.
Ashley Waxman Bakshi, a cousin of Agam Berger, spoke with The Jerusalem Post Podcast about the current hostage-ceasefire deal, saying, 'Everything is so fragile, and anything could happen. We've been disappointed so many times over the past 15 and a half months.'
How does Israel decide which Palestinian prisoners to release, what are the legal considerations, and how have previous hostage deals impacted the current outlook, Lt .-Gen. Maurice Hirsch, who served in the IDF Military Advocate General Corps for 19 years, explains the process to Sarah Ben-Nun this week on The Jerusalem Post Podcast.
On this week's episode of The Jerusalem Post Podcast, Michael Starr interviews Jonathan Greenblatt, head of the Anti-Defamation League (ADL), about the state of antisemitism in the United States.
This week on The Jerusalem Post Podcast, Tamar Uriel-Beeri talk about The Jerusalem Post's top 10 news stories of 2024. In the interview portion, Lucien Tatsa-Laur, former head of the IDF mental health department, talks about the trauma that the hostages held in Gaza have endured, and the difficult recovery process they face back home.
On this week's episode of The Jerusalem Post Podcast, Tamar Uriel-Beeri and Zvika Klein sit down with Diaspora affairs correspondent Michael Starr and discuss antisemitism in Canada and Australia and his career reporting on Jewish communities around the world.
This week on The Jerusalem Post Podcast, Alex Winston interviews Alan Shatter, former Irish justice and equality minister, on the ongoing diplomatic row between Jerusalem and Dublin.
On this week's episode of The Jerusalem Post Podcast, Tamar Uriel-Beeri and Zvika Klein speak to Jonathan Spyer about the ongoing conflict in Syria, who are the parties fighting, and why the situation escalated now.
This week, The Jerusalem Post Podcast hosted Yuval Shany, an Israeli scholar of humanitarian law and human rights, who said that the International Criminal Court (ICC) arrest warrants for Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and former defense minister Yoav Gallant could haunt them for the rest of their lives.
On this week's episode of The Jerusalem Post Podcast, Zvika Klein speaks with Ari Harrow, a former chief of staff of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, about Donald Trump's appointments for his new administration and what they mean for Israel.
In this week's episode of The Jerusalem Post Podcast, Tamar Uriel-Beeri and Sarah Ben-Nun interview Hans Veyul, vice chair of the Dutch Jewish community organization the Centraal Joods Overget, and discuss the antisemitic violence in Amsterdam.
This week on The Jerusalem Post Podcast, our hosts react to the outcome of the 2024 US presidential election. Tovah Lazaroff interviews Michael Oren, Gil Troy, and others about the implications of Trump's victory.
On this week's episode of The Jerusalem Post Podcast, ahead of the 2024 US presidential elections between Donald Trump and Kamala Harris, Aaron Reich moderates a debate on their approaches to Israel and the Middle East between Aryeh Lightstone, a former senior adviser to US ambassador to Israel David Friedman and a key player in the Trump-brokered Abraham Accords; and Joel Rubin, a former US deputy assistant secretary of state and former executive director of the American Jewish Congress.
On this week's episode of The Jerusalem Post Podcast, Tal Spungin and Aaron Reich speak with Rabbi David Fine of the Barkai Center for Practical Rabbinics and Rabbi Meesh Hammer-Kossoy of the Pardes Institute for Jewish Studies to discuss breaking out of echo chambers amid polarization, the celebration of Sukkot and Simchat Torah during wartime, and the role of rabbis in the post-Oct. 7 world.
On this week's episode of The Jerusalem Post Podcast, Zvika Klein interviews conservative commentator and Daily Wire founder Ben Shapiro on the 2024 US elections, Doug Emhoff's role with the Jewish community, and his upcoming musical We Will Rise.
In this special edition of The Jerusalem Post Podcast meant to mark one year since the October 7 massacre, Tamar Uriel-Beeri, Zvika Klein, and Sarah Ben-Nun talk with the Idit Ohel, Ronen and Orna Neutra, Ruby Chen, and Jonathan Dekel-Chen, whose children were all taken by Hamas one year ago.
On this week's episode of The Jerusalem Post Podcast, Sarah Ben-Nun interviews Prof. Dan Ben-David of the Shoresh Institution for Socioeconomic Research on the state of Israeli education, and the dire consequences that can have for the country in the future.
On this week's episode of The Jerusalem Post Podcast, Tamar Uriel-Beeri talks with Trevor Asserson, the attorney behind the detailed report of the BBC's anti-Israel bias in its coverage of the Israel-Hamas War, as well as the British broadcaster's repeated breaching of its own rules.
In this week's epsidoe of The Jerusalem Post Podcast, Sarah Ben-Nun speeks to Druze lawyer and activist Anan Kheir on how his community is seen as a minority and segregated with the Nation-State Law despite their years of proud IDF service and contributions to the state.
On this week's episode of The Jerusalem Post Podcast, Tamar Uriel-Beeri and Alex Winston interview several members of the Post's breaking news desk, hearing their stories of struggling through aliyah and life in Israel.
On this week's episode of The Jerusalem Post Podcast, Deputy Editor-in-Chief Tamar Uriel-Beeri interviews Dr. Eran Lerman, vice president of the Jerusalem Institute for Strategy and Security, and discusses Israel's recent preemptive strike against Hezbollah, Hassan Nasrallah's reactions, and what that means for the Lebanese terrorist group going forward.
On this week's episode of The Jerusalem Post Podcast, Sarah Ben-Nun interviews Jonathan Hessen, editor-in-chief for TV7 News, and discusses the Biden administration's approach to the Middle East, and why it failed to keep Iran's influence in the region in check.
On this week's episode of The Jerusalem Post Podcast, Zvika Klein interviews former Israeli national security adviser Yaakov Amidror.
On this week's episode of The Jerusalem Post Podcast, Sarah Ben-Nun interviews Col. (res.) Sharon Zagagi-Pinhas, former IDF chief prosecutor, on the Sde Teiman torture and abuse accusations, the civilion rioters storming military bases, and how the IDF investigates and prosecutes crimes committed by soldiers.
This week on The Jerusalem Post Podcast, Tamar Uriel-Beeri interviews Yesh Atid MK Simon Davidson, head of the Knesset subcommitttee on Israeli sports, to discuss the Jewish state's Olympic prospects and the domestic challenges facing athletics.
On this week's episode of The Jerusalem Post Podcast, Sarah Ben-Nun interviews National Unity MK Alon Schuster about the security situation in the South and on the importance of a hostage deal.
This week on The Jerusalem Post Podcast, Tamar Uriel-Beeri and Zvika Klein discuss the newly-released probe into the Kibbutz Be'eri massacre, then speak to Dame Louise Ellman about antisemitism, the UK, and the future of the Labour Party.
This week on The Jerusalem Post Podcast, Michael Starr talks about the latest news in Diaspora Jewry, and Zvika Klein interviews author and political adviser Yair Zivan.
The Jerusalem Post Podcast with Tamar Uriel-Beeri and Zvika Klein.
Israel should launch a pre-emptive strike against Hezbollah, Efraim Inbar, president of the Jerusalem Institute for Strategic Studies (JISS) think tank, told Zvika Klein on The Jerusalem Post Podcast, noting that the Lebanese terrorist group is still keeping some of its most devastating weapons, its long-range missiles, in reserve.
Both Klein and Inbar noted the importance of Israel needing international support for any attack on Hezbollah, however, the JISS president said that there are certain times when Israel should act independently.
The Jerusalem Post Podcast with Tamar Uriel-Beeri and Sarah Ben-Nun.
The Jerusalem Post political correspondent Eliav Breuer sat down with Tamar Uriel-Beeri and Sarah Ben-Nun on The Jerusalem Post Podcast to explain the two hot button issues that have shaken Israel's lawmakers in the last week.
The first big issue is the controversial Rabbi Law and the second big issue that made waves in the Knesset this week was the Ben-Gvir Law.
What makes this so important is that the haredi draft issue is causing the cracks in the coalition to show, since the coalition members include secular lawmakers who are not excited about haredim not going to the army.
In addition to this discussion, Sarah Ben-Nun interviews memory researcher Itay Aniel. Aniel specializes in memory optimization and brain training, which means teaching people ways to increase their memory capabilities and cognitive functions.
International lawyer Yuval Sasson spoke on The Jerusalem Post Podcast with Tamar Uriel-Beeri and Sarah Ben-Nun about the legal cases against Israel at the International Criminal Court and the International Court of Justice.
Sasson is a partner at the Meitar Law Firm and heads their compliance and enforcement team. Before that, however, he served as a deputy to the Israel state attorney, working in the international affairs department.
But for the past eight months, since the Israel-Hamas War began, he has been representing Hostage and Families Forum in all international legal action. Currently, the most prominent of those legal battles are in the ICC and ICJ.
The Jerusalem Post Annual Conference has just wrapped up after a long day of high-profile speakers and panels in New York City.
Finally, back home in Israel, Jerusalem Post Podcast hosts Tamar Uriel-Beeri and Zvika Klein reflected on some of the conference's highlights.
The Jerusalem Post Podcast with Tamar Uriel-Beeri and Sarah Ben-Nun
"Ireland is one of the most anti-ZIonist countries in the Western world," Ireland Chief Rabbi Yoni Wieder told Zvika Klein during The Jerusalem Post Podcast.
Wieder, who was originally from London and was only recently appointed chief rabbi of Ireland, described how the anti-Israel sentiments in the Republic of Ireland have been felt "very strongly" since October 7.
The Jerusalem Post Podcast with Tamar Uriel-Beeri and Sarah Ben-Nun.
In this episode Michael Starr speaks to Phil Rosenberg, the new head of the UK Jewish umbrella organization British Board of Deputies.
He described to Starr one of his ambitious goals: The creation of a commission on antisemitism.
PLUS Tamar and Sarah discuss the ICC call for the arrest prime minister Netanyahu, Iranian president death in a helicopter crash and Antisemitism on campuses.
The Jerusalem Post Podcast with Tamar Uriel-Beeri and Zvika Klein.
The anti-Israel sentiments and protests cropping up on university campuses all over the US are also present in Australia, Australian influencer and pro-Israel advocate Marnie Pearlstein told Tamar Uriel-Beeri and Zvika Klein on The Jerusalem Post Podcast.
The Jerusalem Post Podcast with Tamar Uriel-Beeri, Sarah Ben-Nun and Zvika Klein.
This week on The Jerusalem Post Podcast, hosts Tamar Uriel-Beeri, Zvika Klein and Sarah Ben-Nun discuss Eurovision, antisemitism on campuses, and the hostages. Then, Uriel-Beeri and Ben-Nun are joined by Gili Cohen, diplomatic correspondent for KAN News, to discuss her recent visit to Qatar and her take on hostage negotiations, the manipulative maneuver Hamas pulled this week, and what the US's stance says about the future of the Israel-Hamas war.
The Jerusalem Post Podcast with Tamar Uriel-Beeri and Zvika Klein.
The calls for justified retaliation by pro-Palestinian protesters on US campuses don't hold water, Diaspora Affairs and Combatting Antisemitism Minister Amichai Chikli told Zvika Klein and Tamar Uriel-Beeri on The Jerusalem Post Podcast.
Also on the podcast, several members of the breaking news desk shared their thoughts about the ongoing anti-Israel protests on US campuses.
"Why do people protest? Because they feel there's no other way to make a change. I think we're seeing a lot of that in our generation," she said. "I think there's truly a horrific amount of antisemitism at these protests but I think there's also a really big desire to live in a world that treats people well."
The plight of the hostages held in Gaza do not invalidate the suffering of innocent Palestinian civilians amid the ongoing war, Rachel Goldberg-Polin, whose son Hersh is a hostage held by Hamas, told Zvika Klein and Tamar Uriel-Beeri on The Jerusalem Post Podcast.
Goldberg-Polin noted that she has been viewed as a symbol to highlight the hostage crisis. She further stressed how the suffering of both the hostages and Gazan civilians are valid.
Listen to this week's The Jerusalem Post Podcast with Tamar Uriel-Beeri and Sarah Ben-Nun.
This time they interview diplomat Alon Liel who said Israel made a big mistake in putting the destruction of Hamas over rescuing the hostages.
Liel, the former Israeli ambassador to South Africa, was asked about his thoughts on the ongoing hostage deal talks.
The Jerusalem Post Podcast with Tamar Uriel-Beeri and Zvika Klein.
US President Joe Biden "is a Zionist to his core, he feels it in his kishkes as much as I do," US Democratic Congressman Ritchie Torres said Thursday on The Jerusalem Post Podcast with Zvika Klein and Tamar Uriel-Beeri.
Torres, in his first visit to Israel after the October 7 massacre, was asked by Klein about what it's like to be in the Democratic Party during the war. His answer was that despite all the clashes with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Biden is still acking the Jewish state.
The congressman then further affirmed the strong ties between the US and Israel.
Torres further commented about the betrayal experienced by the Israeli left from the progressive movement.
The Jerusalem Post Podcast with Tamar Uriel-Beeri and Sarah Ben-Nun.
This week, hosts Tamar and Sarah discuss Israel's public diplomacy challenges and failures, Joe Liebermann's passing, and Steven Spielberg's The Prince of Egypt. Then, they are joined by Yesh Atid MK Shelly Tal Meron to discuss the caucuses advocating for hostages and for victims of sexual violence on October 7, where Israel's hasbara is lacking, and the controversial haredi draft bill.
The Jerusalem Post Podcast with Tamar Uriel-Beeri and Sarah Ben-Nun.
This week, hosts Tamar and Sarah discuss the apparent game of chicken Israel and Lebanon are playing on the northern border, as well as promotions, politics, and James Bond. Then they are joined by Israeli journalist and analyst on Israel-US relations Yuna Leibzon, who explains what the feeling is in the Diaspora following October 7 and what we can expect from the US as the war rages on
The Jerusalem Post Podcast with Tamar Uriel-Beeri and Zvika Klein.
This week, hosts Tamar Uriel-Beeri and Zvika Klein discuss the aid coming into Gaza by sea and air and how Hamas approaches humanitarian aid. They talk elections, but Israeli and American, and discuss concerns over outside commentary. Then, they are joined by actor, filmmaker, director, activist, and influencer Yuval David, who has been outspoken on the issue of providing Israel with vocal support from the Diaspora and the importance of supporting Jewish communities abroad in this difficult time.
The Jerusalem Post Podcast with Tamar Uriel-Beeri and Sarah Ben-Nun.
This week, Tamar and Sarah discuss the urgency of a hostage deal ahead of the Muslim holiday of Ramadan and the intense pressure on the Israeli government amid the Israel-Hamas War. They discuss international pressures on Israel relating to the hunger crisis in Gaza and the new UN report on sexual violence as a tool of war on October 7.
Then, they are joined by Prof. Mimi Ajzenstadt, a full professor at the Baerwald School of Social Work and Social Welfare and at the Institute of Criminology, Faculty of Law at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem and former President of the Open University of Israel. They discuss the data she has collected regarding gender-based consequences of the events of October 7 and the ensuing war.
The Jerusalem Post Podcast with Tamar Uriel-Beeri and Zvika Klein.
This week, The Jerusalem Post's Tamar Uriel-Beeri and Zvika Klein discuss the rocky state of the war and a potential hostage deal. They dive into the municipal elections held in Israel this week and how they reflect the overall political ideologies held by the Israeli public today. Then, they are joined by former communications minister Yoaz Hendel to discuss what it was like on the frontlines of the war and how it is coming back and bringing together soldiers and reservists as a newly-formed community.
The Jerusalem Post Podcast with Tamar Uriel-Beeri and Sarah Ben-Nun.
Hosts Tamar Uriel-Beeri and Sarah Ben-Nun discuss the seemingly-never ending ICJ hearings, the nuances and complications of the West Bank, many a Broadway musicals, the continued horrific revelations of Hamas's brutality, and is Wikipedia a reliable source? They are then joined by esteemed Yiddish-literature scholar Prof. Ruth Wisse to hear about the expansiveness and wonder of Yiddish, how it followed Jewish life, and how its writers captured trauma and responded to it, in poignant relevance to today's events.
The Jerusalem Post Podcast with Tamar Uriel-Beeri and Zvika Klein.
In this week's Jerusalem Post podcast, Tamar Uriel-Beeri and Zvika Klein dive into what it was like hosting a conference with WELT, an Axel Springer SE publication. They discuss the interview from the conference with the Qatari ambassador to Germany and Qatar's unique placement in this war. They also speak about a two-state solution; is it possible? Are two states the right way to go? Then, Zvika is joined by the head of the Anti-Defamation League, Jonathan Greenblatt, one of the loudest and most powerful voices in the fight against antisemitism in the world.
The Jerusalem Post Podcast with Tamar Uriel-Beeri and Sarah Ben-Nun.
Hosts Tamar Uriel-Beeri and Sarah Ben-Nun discuss the Hamas counterproposal for a ceasefire and Israel's rejection, as well as political frivolity, Eurovision, and Taylor Swift. Then, they are joined by German Ambassador to Israel Steffen Seibert to talk German support for Israel, hostage releases, and the future of this fruitful diplomatic relationship.
The Jerusalem Post Podcast with Tamar Uriel-Beeri and Zvika Klein.
Hosts Tamar Uriel-Beeri and Zvika Klein talk UNRWA antisemitism, Gush Katif resettlement controversy, and looming elections in this week's episode of The Jerusalem Post Podcast.
Then they are joined by UN Watch head Hillel Neuer to discuss the defunding of UNRWA and what lies ahead for the Palestinian people in the Gaza Strip.
The Jerusalem Post Podcast with Avi Mayer and Tamar Uriel-Beeri
In this week's episode, hosts Tamar Uriel-Beeri and Avi Mayer discuss the failure on the part of Israel's intelligence systems to predict the October 7 massacre, as well as the warnings of IDF lookouts being dismissed. They then speak on the welcome release of Israeli hostages as part of the Israel-Hamas ceasefire, as well as when exactly will it be time to find who to blame for October 7. Then they are joined by Building an Alternative (Bonot Alternativa) founder Moran Zer Katzenstein, who discusses the concerning trend of women's organizations worldwide looking the other way when women in Israel are sexually assaulted and abused at the hands of Hamas operatives.
The Jerusalem Post Podcast with Avi Mayer and Tamar Uriel-Beeri.
Hosts Tamar Uriel-Beeri and Avi Mayer discuss the precarious hostage deal reached between Israel and Hamas, as well as what Israel's political landscape is going to look like the day after the war. Then they are joined by military correspondent and analyst Yonah Jeremy Bob, who breaks down how the hostage deal is built, what the IDF's presence in Gaza looks like today, and what the future holds for Israel's north.
The Jerusalem Post Podcast with Avi Mayer and Lahav Harkov.
On this week's podcast Avi and Lahav talk with The Jerusalem Post's top analyst Herb Keinon about the big stories of the week. They discuss Israel's security concerns in Saudi normalization talks, plus why the IDF is treading carefully even as Hezbollah ramps up action on the northern border. In addition, there is National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir's role in the escalation of clashes between Israeli settlers and Palestinians.
Plus, a delegation of freshman Democrat members of the US House of Representatives were in Israel this week, and what Herb thinks that says about the state of bipartisan support for Israel in Washington.
The Jerusalem Post Podcast with Avi Mayer and Lahav Harkov
This week, Avi and Lahav about the prospects of normalization with Saudi Arabia, and how soon that could really happen. Plus, Israel's advances towards joining the US visa waiver program and the bid to have Jericho recognized as a Palestinian heritage site.
Guest Sarit Zehavi, founder and president of the Alma Center, who observes and studies Israel's northern border, discusses why Hezbollah has been emboldened lately and how Israel needs to respond to that threat.
The Jerusalem Post Podcast with Avi Mayer and Lahav Harkov.
This week Avi and Lahav interview Rep. Ritchie Torres (D-NY) on his bill to have a US ambassador for the Abraham Accords, why he's a strong supporter of Israel and the fight against antisemitism.
The hosts discuss the controversial judicial reform bill that past this week and its fallout, the debate over US military aid to Israel and the Jewish connections to the film sensation of the summer, "Barbenheimer."
The Jerusalem Post Podcast with Avi Mayer and Lahav Harkov
This week's podcast guest, former ambassador to the US Michael Oren, talks about President Isaac Herzog's visit to Washington, the reasons for the current tensions between the US and Israel and how they compare with the Obama administration.
Lahav and Avi talk about the state of the US-Israel relationship, plus why Israel did a delicate diplomatic dance when the West criticized Hungary for targeting LGBT people
The Jerusalem Post Podcast with Lahav Harkov guest host Zvika Klein.
Lahav and guest host Zvika Klein discuss the massive protests against judicial reform across Israel and how the media and law enforcement response compares to right-wing protest movements of the past.
Plus, will AI take all of our jobs? Guest Dadi Gertler of the Israel National Cyber Directorate talks to Lahav and Avi about the threats and opportunities of AI to Israel's cybersecurity.
The Jerusalem Post Podcast with Avi Mayer and Lahav Harkov
The podcast focuses on the major IDF raid on Jenin this week: Why it happened now, what its aims are, and more. Jerusalem Post Palestinian Affairs Reporter Khaled Abu Toameh explains how the Palestinian Authority lost its grip on Jenin and Iran filled the vacuum.
Plus, Avi and Lahav celebrate the Fourth of July and talk about how polling shows that Israelis are more pro-America than Americans in some ways.
Avi and Lahav discuss the near-coup in Russia and how it may impact Israel's position on the Ukraine war - and how their interview with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu sparked a diplomatic crisis.
Plus, what Uber's departure says about Israeli politics.Guest MK Aida Touma-Sliman talks about the causes and solutions for the rising murder rate among Israeli Arabs.
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is the guest on this week's podcast, with the audio from his exclusive interview with The Jerusalem Post. He talked about Iran, the US-Israel relationship, judicial reform and more.
Plus, Lahav and Avi talk about what the interview was like behind the scenes, the violence coming out of Jenin and tweets that get diplomats in trouble.
The Jerusalem Post Podcast with Avi Mayer and Lahav Harkov
On this week's episode, Avi and Lahav interview former Jerusalem Post correspondent Oren Kessler about his new book "Palestine 1936: The Great Revolt and the Roots of the Middle East Conflict," in which he explains how the Arab revolt has reverberations to this day. Plus, they discuss the spike in the Israeli Arab murder rate, the impending American deal with Iran and why Bruno Mars is selling so many concert tickets in Israel.
The Jerusalem Post Podcast with Avi Mayer and co-host Lahav Harkov.
Avi and Lahav recorded the podcast from The Jerusalem Post Annual Conference in New York this week, and chose some highlights to share. First, Israeli Ambassador to the UN Gilad Erdan talks about countering systemic bias against Israel. ADL CEO Jonathan Greenblatt shares news from the frontlines of fighting antisemitism. Plus, stand-up comic Elon Gold on the pitfalls of learning Hebrew.
The Jerusalem Post Podcast with Avi Mayer and co-host Lahav Harkov.
Avi and Lahav discuss the vote on whether the Israeli government should prioritize Zionism. Plus, the return of Avi Maoz right in time for Pride Month. Then, Lahav takes the podcast on the road, interviewing Ambassador George Deek in Baku, Azerbaijan.
The Jerusalem Post Podcast with Avi Mayer and co-host Lahav Harkov.
This week's guest is Aleeza Ben Shalom of the Netflix hit "Jewish Matchmaking" to talk about her secrets to successfully pairing up Jewish couples.
Avi and Lahav follow up on Noa Kirel's strange post-Eurovision remarks which have since outraged Poland and discuss why the country gets so riled up anyone mentions them and the Holocaust. Plus, the protests against Haredim and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman talk on the phone - could normalization be on the way?
The Jerusalem Post Podcast with Avi Mayer and co-host Lahav Harkov.
The Jerusalem Post podcast is back, with new Editor-in-Chief Avi Mayer co-hosting with Diplomatic Correspondent Lahav Harkov. This week, Avi and Lahav talk about how Operation Shield and Arrow was, in some ways, more of the same, but was unique in key ways. Plus, what is the true meaning of Noa Kirel's third place in the Eurovision? Guest Keren Hajioff of the Foundation for Defense of Democracies talks about what it was like to run the IDF's social media and be the spokesperson for former prime ministers Naftali Bennett and Yair Lapid, and what she used to do at 19:48 every day.
This week, Yaakov and Tamar discuss the suspension of judicial reforms and whether or not Israel will see the same tensions after the Knesset ajourns from its recess at the end of April. Then they are joined by new JPost editor-in-chief Avi Mayer and hear a bit about his career before joining the Post, his deal with Legos, and more.
This week, Yaakov and Tamar discuss the impact of recent policies set forth by the Israeli government that are giving Israel a bad rap on the international playing field, leaving its diplomatic state hanging in the balance.
Then they speak with Prof. Nadav Davidovitch, an epidemiologist and chair of the Department of Health Systems Management at Ben-Gurion University, to hear about his newly-released study on the spike in pain-relief opioid use in Israel. He answers the question: Is Israel on the verge of an opioid epidemic?
This week, Tamar and guest co-host Michael Starr discuss the newly-released state comptroller report on Israel's preparedness in the face of natural disasters, namely earthquakes.They speak on the passing of the judge selection committee bill in a first reading, as well as the renewed relations between Iran and Saudi Arabia.
Then they are joined by Jerusalem Post correspondent and cohost of The Jerusalem Post podcast, "Inside Israeli Innovation," Zachy Hennessey, to discuss the recent banking crisis taking place in the United States and how this may affect the Israeli market.
This week, Tamar and guest host, managing editor David Brinn, discuss the catching of the Huwara terrorist and resulting tensions, as well as concerns over potential security escalations throughout Ramadan.
They speak about judicial reform protests and a potential solution on the horizon.
Then, you're met with Tamar Urinal Beer-Me, host of The Jerusalem Post Podcast: Purim Edition, where you can hear some of our latest (fake) headlines from our comedic Purim edition of The Jerusalem Post.
This week, Yaakov and Tamar discuss the extreme violence seen carried out by Jewish extremists in Huwara in the West Bank and debate where the primary focus should be, extremism on one end or the other. Then, they speak with Dovid Margolin, a senior editor at Chabad.org whose primary focus is Soviet Jewry, who tells of the state of Ukrainian Jews, one year into the war.
This week, Tamar and Yaakov discuss the passing of the judicial reforms in its first Knesset vote, about the lack of nuance and tolerance among political opponents, one MK's risqué office selfie and protests galore.
Then, Yaakov speaks with National Security Council chief Tzachi Hanegbi, who spoke at the Conference of Presidents gathering in Jerusalem. Listeners - we apologize for the audio issues on the interview! We hope you nevertheless enjoy.
In this week's podcast, Yaakov and Tamar discuss this past week's intense anti-judicial reform protests, the ongoing discussions surrounding the reforms in Israel's government, and the ongoing antisemitism experienced on the daily by Diaspora Jewry.
Then, they speak with Michael Starr, legal correspondent for The Jerusalem Post, who has been covering the progress surrounding the reforms and who flew out to Turkey shortly after the quake hit. Michael tells his firsthand account of what it's like seeing the wreckage left behind by the natural disaster.
In this week's podcast, Yaakov and Tamar discuss the terrible tragedy of the massive earthquake that has hit Turkey and Syria, leaving tens of thousands dead and many still missing under the rubble. They discuss Israeli aid and the country's state of preparation in the event of such a natural disaster locally. Then, they speak to Prof. Karnit Flug, the former governor of the Bank of Israel, to discuss the potential impact of the proposed judicial reforms on the economic state of the country.
Our next episode is a Q&A episode, so be sure to submit any and all questions to: podcast@jpost.com!
In this week's podcast, Yaakov and Tamar discuss the past week's terror attacks and the IDF's retaliatory actions, as well as Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's trip to Paris. With a brief chat on technical difficulties and weather madness, they then speak with The Jerusalem Post's senior military and intelligence analyst, Yonah Jeremy Bob, to discuss Israel's current security concerns, both within and outside of its borders.
In this week's podcast, Yaakov and Tamar discuss the recent IDF raid on Jenin, the varying stances within the Diaspora community relating to judicial reforms in Israel, and Netanyahu's defense of the policies. Then, they cheer up and think about what they'd like their last meals on earth to be.
This episode also features Yaakov's conversation with Yohanan Plesner, former Israeli politician and president of the Israeli Democracy Institute, who spoke with Yaakov at the IDI and The Jerusalem Post's Democracy 2023 Conference on Tuesday evening.
In this week's episode of the Jerusalem Post Podcast, managing editors David Brinn and Tamar Uriel-Beeri discuss the appointment of IDF Chief of Staff Lt.-Gen. Herzi Halevy. They also look at the ongoing and expanding Tel Aviv protests against judicial reforms. After a brief nod to the new Israeli 7-Eleven, Editor-in-Chief Yaakov Katz takes over with an interview with groundbreaking musical artist Nissim Black.They discuss his rap career and what it's like making waves like no one has before.
The Jerusalem Post Podcast with Yaakov Katz and Tamar Uriel-Beeri
This week, Yaakov and Tamar discuss the protests opposing judicial reforms in Tel Aviv, the so-called "civil disobedience" seen among the opposition, and as a bonus, they answer some questions about Ben-Gvir, the Temple Mount and linguistics. Then they are joined by Dr. Yosefa (Fogel) Wruble, a renowned Biblical and Jewish law lecturer, to discuss the modern implications of this week's Parasha, as well as the Book of Exodus as a whole.
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The Jerusalem Post Podcast - Travel Edition, Episode 50
Remarkably, more Israelis visit Bucharest than people from any other county. As soon as you land, it's clear to see why it's such a popular destination: some of the top restaurants are run by an Israeli chef, the old Jewish area is rich with culture past and present and there's a burgeoning art scene to cap off a great visit.
This time:
- Where art thou, Mark?
- Is it a synagogue, opera house or both?
- The wonderful Zambaccian art collection
- Hear the most unusual, historic sounds of the Cajal Jewish Museum
- What on earth is urban anthropology?
- Food at last, with the top Masterchef judge
- Mark, please get off the phone, you have a plane to catch!
Mark and David were guests of Bucharest City Hall, the Embassy of Romania in Israel and Tarom.
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The Jerusalem Post Podcast with Yaakov Katz and Tamar Uriel-Beeri
This week, Tamar and Yaakov discuss the new year rolling around alongside a new Israeli government, National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir's controversial visit to the Temple Mount, and the delicate state of the US-Israel relationship. Then, Yaakov sits down with Yishai Fleisher, spokesperson for the Jewish community in Hebron and senior advisor to Ben-Gvir, to discuss the right-wing politician's controversial entrance into the larger coalition and where he plans to go from here.
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The Jerusalem Post Podcast with Yaakov Katz and Tamar Uriel-Beeri
Yaakov and Tamar discuss the looting scandal which hit Ashkelon's shores, the tension hovering over Israel in all walks of life, the new government, and the most read JPost articles of 2022. Then they speak with Hila Peer, chairwoman of the Aguda - Israel's LGBT Task Force about the community's outlook with the newly-formed government and its harsh comments against LGBTQ+ people.
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The Jerusalem Post Podcast - Travel Edition, Episode 49
Mark and David fulfill a lifetime ambition with a trip to Uzbekistan in Central Asia to meet the friendliest of nations including today's leaders of the country's ancient Jewish communities.
This time:
Parting is such sweet sorrow
Happy birthday Catherine
The Tashkent International Tourism Fair - the big launch
Music and dance, Uzbek style
A dip into magical Khiva
Gold embroidery, from Bukhara with love
Uzbek wine is pretty good
Reunited at last
1,250-year-old mikvah in a Jewish cemetery
The Bukhara Jewish leader has quite the voice
An ancient synagogue
The Zoroastrians were here
Sabina, the Hebrew-speaking flying-carpet saleswoman
The most beautiful square on earth?
Mark and David were guests of Uzbekistan.travel, Tashkent International Tourism Fair, Silk Road Samarkand, Uzbekistan Airways and Air Marakanda.
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The Jerusalem Post Podcast with Yaakov Katz and Tamar Uriel-Beeri
Yaakov and Tamar talk about Israel's soon-to-be-formed government, lack of trust towards prime minister-to-be Benjamin Netanyahu, and government policies going into effect. One of those is the Law of Return, which at first seemed to be heading towards reforms, but at the moment seems to be shelved. Then, Yaakov and Jewish Affairs Correspondent Zvika Klein interview Sergio Della Pergolla, an Italian-Israeli demographer and statistician focusing on the Jewish population, and discuss the Law of Return and its implications.
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The Jerusalem Post Podcast with Yaakov Katz and Lahav Harkov.
Yaakov and Lahav talk about the World Cup in Qatar, the Moroccan team that has made history, why it's taking so long for Netanyahu to make a government and then speak to Roya Hakakian, an award-winning Iranian-American writer and activist on the ongoing protests in Iran and why this time they might succeed.
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The Jerusalem Post Podcast - Travel Edition, Episode 48
We join skipper Warren Marland as he embarks on a new enterprise - kosher yachting in the Mediterranean .Then Mark regales us with tales from his recent journey through India.
Join the boys for a half hour of travel adventure and their own particular brand of humor.
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The Jerusalem Post Podcast with Yaakov Katz and Lahav Harkov.
This week's guest, Hillel Neuer of UN Watch, gets into the United Nations' hypocrisy on Israel, Iran and more, and what Israel and the US can do about it. Plus, Yaakov and Lahav discuss the latest in coalition talks, especially the controversy surrounding anti-LGBT, anti-feminist MK Avi Maoz, and whether to laugh or cry about the artist formerly known as Kanye West.
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Editor-in-Chief Yaakov Katz sat down with Lahav Harkov, Khaled Abu Toameh and Seth Frantzman for a conversation about the Post, its significance and how their jobs have changed.
To mark The Jerusalem Post’s 90th anniversary, Editor-in-Chief Yaakov Katz sat down with Diplomatic Correspondent Lahav Harkov, Palestinian Affairs Correspondent Khaled Abu Toameh and Middle East Affairs Analyst Seth Frantzman for a conversation about the Post, its significance and how their jobs have changed since they became reporters. The full conversation can be heard on The Jerusalem Post Podcast. This is an abbreviated version, edited for style.
JPost at 90Yaakov: Lahav, when you look at 90 years of The Jerusalem Post and where we are and how we’ve gotten here, what comes to mind?
Lahav: So, first of all, if we look more broadly at the 90 years of The Jerusalem Post, we used to have this column that was from the archives. I don’t remember if it was every day or every week. If something happened, you’d see how The Jerusalem Post was covering these huge events in Israel’s history and in the world’s history. And it really gives an idea of how significant this newspaper has been in telling Israel’s story to the world.
In the past 10 or 12 years, I would say that the thing that has changed the most is how fast everything has become – because of the media environment, more broadly, everything’s moving really fast. Everything is on social media. You have to have some information the second something happens. And that’s challenging in terms of trying to keep up our accuracy and to try to use the sources that we have that other people reporting in English don’t have. But I think that we’ve kept to that challenge. We’ve met that challenge impressively.
Yaakov: But I think it’s also extra sensitive in the diplomatic beat, right? Because of this, the information that you publish really could impact Israel’s standing or its ties with a country, or how it’s going to be condemned at the UN or not.
Lahav: Yes, there are some stories that you can do and they’re quick and easy; you know, if a leader has a phone call with another leader. But a lot of the important things on the diplomatic beat are happening behind the scenes, and they take a lot of phone calls and a lot of talking to a lot of different people to try to corroborate things. And they’re definitely not instant stories.
I used to be on the Knesset beat, and you would have near uniformity of coverage because everything was at the Knesset. You sit in the committee rooms and you might have a different headline, but more or less the same things are happening. But on the diplomatic beat it’s very individual because you’re really getting stories behind the scenes.
Yaakov: Right. It’s not just what’s happening. Seth, you’ve traveled the region on behalf of The Jerusalem Post. You look at this 90-year milestone. What’s your big takeaway?
Seth: I think that one of the fascinating things is if you go back and look at The Jerusalem Post in the 1930s and in the area of the pre-state period especially, it’s fascinating to the degree to which the Post had reporters that were actually in the region who were going to places like Lebanon or Egypt, and they were getting stories from people there. And they were actually doing a lot of reporting also on the Arab community and what was then British Mandate.
So obviously that shifted in the 1950s or ’60s, and then you get to the present day. I think that when you look back at those 90 years, what I found in traveling the region, the fascinating thing is that even countries with which Israel doesn’t have any relations, like Iraq, the times that I would travel there and spend time with the Kurds, for instance, a lot of people there are reading The Jerusalem Post.
I think in the West, as Lahav said, there is a huge number of media. Everyone’s running to get tweets out and stories, and a lot of it kind of looks the same sometimes; but when you’re in the region, you see that The Jerusalem Post is regarded as this legacy historic publication that people can rely on and that really matters.
I mean, Iranian media is reading The Jerusalem Post every day. And they’re re-reporting what we write sometimes in their own weird interpretation of it. Like if we write that Iranian drones are a threat, Iranian media will re-report that and say, ‘Well, you see Israel is afraid of our drones.’
Yaakov: The Zionist newspaper, The Jerusalem Post says...
Seth: Yes, the Zionist entity or whatever. But they’re definitely reading it. And I think it shows the degree to which, even when sometimes we feel in the West that we are one of a huge number of publications, it’s hard sometimes to sort yourself out from other Jewish publications and other legacy media. I think one thing that’s interesting in the region is the degree to which The Jerusalem Post is definitely one of the go-to places that regimes and people are looking at in terms of, well, what’s the normal average thing that’s happening in Israel? Here’s where we’ll go to find out.
Yaakov: On that note, Khaled, how are you received on your beat, which is in the Palestinian territories, working with the Palestinian Authority? They know you’re coming from The Jerusalem Post. We don’t hide our DNA as a pro-Israel newspaper, obviously as a Zionist newspaper. How do they receive you?
Khaled: I’ve been with the Post for nearly 20 years now. I would say that in recent years, or probably in the past 10 or 12 years, the Palestinian attitude toward the Israeli media has changed. It has become much more hostile and less tolerant, and there’s actually a boycott of the Israeli media. It’s by the Palestinian Journalism Syndicate. It’s by my Palestinian colleagues, and it’s by the Palestinian Authority. And that makes my job much more difficult to get information from Palestinian officials.
As Seth mentioned, The Jerusalem Post was always a source of information about Israel for people around the world. It was also a source of information for the Palestinians for many years. And I believe it still is because the Palestinians do not have a free media, and they rely heavily on the Israeli media. I see a lot of our articles from the Post and news stories translated almost every day in the Palestinian media.
Yaakov: They give us credit?
Khaled: Yes. They mention The Jerusalem Post. Some say it’s the Zionist paper. Some say it’s an Israeli right-wing paper. Some people call it Hebrew media. They have all these labels. But how am I personally perceived? Look, I’ve been there for many years. You know, I don’t only work for The Jerusalem Post; I’m also a man of the international media. So that helps me a bit. And I can go there and say, ‘Today I’m not for the JPost, I’m for someone else.’ So they would be open. But it is very difficult in our culture, the Arab culture. A journalist is not supposed to hang the dirty laundry out. A journalist is supposed to be loyal to his president, his prime minister, his government, his people, his homeland. And the truth is like, you know, somewhere down there.
Khaled: But I still go back to Ramallah almost every day. I’d be much more afraid to show my face in Ramallah if someone stopped me and said, ‘We caught you lying or fabricating.’ First of all, most of the criticism I get comes from the Palestinian government, the Palestinian Authority, and it’s along the lines of ‘What you reported is true. It’s accurate, but please shut up.’ And that kind of criticism does not scare me. Is it dangerous? Yes. Some of my colleagues over there have been arrested. Others have been forced out of their jobs. Others have been intimidated. But fortunately for me, I go there and I come back to Jerusalem at the end of the day. I don’t sleep there.
Yaakov: I’ve yet to get a call from Abu Mazen complaining about you, but maybe one day. You never know, right?
Khaled: He has complained about me, and he even invited me saying, ‘You know what? Do you want to come? If you want an interview, I’ll give you an interview.’ The thing is that criticism is perceived as some kind of an opposition. There’s no tolerance for criticism over there. And they assume that if you criticize them, then you must be on the payroll of the Jewish lobby, or you must be a Zionist agent, or you must be after them for one reason or another. And that hasn’t changed, unfortunately, this perception that a journalist has to be loyal to his people and his government.
Yaakov: I want to get from each of you a story that highlights your career of being with The Jerusalem Post. So Lahav, let’s start with you.
Lahav: The last two and almost three years now, I’ve been on the diplomatic beat. And it’s very exciting for me to be able to travel with the prime ministers. I’ve been to the White House a bunch of times. I’ve taken that picture in the White House press room, standing there, like CJ from the West Wing, that all the diplomatic reporters take. But there’s one story that stands out that actually was when I was still a Knesset reporter, but it wasn’t my usual thing.
I accompanied Shimon Peres on his last trip as president, and it was to Oslo. He had a royal dinner, like a state dinner, but it was in the palace with the king and queen, and all the journalists were invited. In typical Israeli fashion, most of them did not understand what black tie meant, but we all got as dressed up as we could. And it was just something that I think, unless you’re like a royal correspondent in London, it was a once-in-a-career experience to be eating in the royal palace with the king and queen.
I sparked a minor diplomatic incident at that dinner because I was seated next to Rabbi Michael Melchior because we were the only people eating kosher food, and I wrote about it in the article because I thought they served it to us really nicely. They served it to us on china dishes, and they tried to make it look as similar to everyone else’s food. And then they also gave us wine, and the wine was from the Golan Heights Winery. I didn’t even think about it that I mentioned it in the story, but the government got really criticized for it. And they had to release a statement clarifying that they weren’t endorsing.
Yaakov: From ‘occupied’ land?
Lahav: Yes. Exactly.
Yaakov: Wow. So, Seth, give us a story from your travels around the world with The Jerusalem Post.
Seth: I think one of the most memorable ones was in 2015, when there was this huge refugee crisis in Eastern Europe because Angela Merkel had invited a lot of immigrants to come to Germany. Something like a million people were pouring over the borders on boats, mostly from Turkey to Greece, and then they were going from Greece. They had to walk across the borders into what was Macedonia and then Serbia, and then to Hungary.
And the countries were trying to close the borders to these people. Hungary was building a fence, so it was kind of imperative to get there. And I was trying to figure out how do you cover a story where you have a million people on the move across 600 or 800 miles of landscape? I decided, well, okay, I can just rent a car, right? I mean, you can just rent cars? Well, no. I went online and found you can rent a car in Greece, but you’re not really supposed to drive through all these borders. And if you want to, you have to get all this insurance, which cost a lot of money – but the story was worth it.
I flew to Greece, I hired a car, and I ended up sleeping in the car while traveling across the borders with the immigrants. It was a pretty epic story. I ended up on the Hungarian border, when they completed the fence and the day these people were then stopped. And so, it was a huge privilege to do it. It took place over a few days, and it was great to be a reporter, not just for The Jerusalem Post but in general, to be able to cover this story which was a world event.
Khaled: Well, unlike Lahav, I’m not invited to join Abu Mazen on any of his visits to royal palaces, not to Washington and not to London or anywhere else because it’s the Israeli media, not the Palestinian media. But I can tell you that The Jerusalem Post has really changed my life. Before I was writing for the Post, I did not receive invitations to speak to different people in different places. But thanks to the Post and because of my writings over the past 20 years, I’ve been meeting diplomats, I’ve been meeting congressmen, senators, decision makers, from all around the world. I’m invited to different places around the world to speak.
And I think that has really been a big step for me. And that shows the power of The Jerusalem Post as being one of the major sources of information on Israel for English-speaking people around the world. Now, of course, I’ve covered a number of important stories for the Post. One of them was the funeral of Yasser Arafat in Ramallah. As a Jerusalem Post reporter, I remember that many of the foreign journalists who were with me had to rely on my reporting because I was sitting in the Muqata (PA headquarters) back then, reporting on the atmosphere and the responses from the Palestinians.
Another big scoop that I had with The Jerusalem Post was an exclusive interview with the mastermind of the “Karin A weapons ship,” who’s still in prison. He phoned me from Israeli prison to give me his version and publish in The Jerusalem Post about what had happened. And he was very upset with the Palestinian Authority. He said that they abandoned him and that he was a soldier carrying out orders. I think it showed how many people rely on The Jerusalem Post to get information. And these are stories that I’m proud of because we’ve been able to prove our credibility. I still get calls from many Palestinians who, because they don’t have a free media over there, come to us hoping that we will publish their stories.
Yaakov: I find it always amazing, the doors that The Jerusalem Post does open around the world and the leaders of countries who want to talk to us. I recently had an interview with the Taiwanese foreign minister, and we put that online. Within minutes, the Chinese ambassador demanded that we remove the story, and they filed an official complaint with the Foreign Ministry. It became international news. This one thing that we did, which was talk to a foreign minister of a country. And we become sometimes even part of the story.
I wonder, Lahav, if we look to the future of media and journalism, what are the big challenges you see as a beat reporter covering the diplomatic beat in the larger scheme of things, when it comes to the industry?
Lahav: I do think that the speed is a challenge to accuracy and also to reporting in a way that’s not monolithic. I think that an advantage that we have at The Jerusalem Post over other people reporting in English from Israel is that we are Israeli. We live here, we have our families here. We understand what’s going on in life here in Israel in a way that someone who’s here for two, three years maybe doesn’t. And the way to bring that forward in our deeper and more insider understanding of what’s happening in Israel is again not as easy, when everything is these quick snippets that need to get onto social media right away. So I think that’s one of the challenges. I don’t know how much we want to talk about the business model of media, but the business model of media has rapidly changed.
Yaakov: Multiple times it has become much more complicated. Seth, what are you thinking about the whole way the media industry has changed, and how do we stay relevant as we move forward?
Seth: It is difficult because I think that one thing is social media giants – Facebook and Twitter – where most people are getting their information now. We see all the chaos now on Twitter, but at the end of the day, maybe 80% or 90% of people are going through some platform that is controlled by one or two companies. And so a slight shift in an algorithm can mean that, whereas one day our stories that we were posting on Facebook are being shared thousands of times, and then it can be 30 times or so. It really matters to us, and it matters to us putting out information.
I was at the recent Jerusalem terrorist attack scene, and I did some short video, and it got thousands of views very quickly. So I think trying to be able to not only get the relevant stories out there and make sure that we have the sources on the ground, but we also have to make sure that we are in touch with and understand what’s going on with these big platforms and how people are getting information. And it’s not just a question of always having the story first, but it’s making sure that we put it out in the right way.
Yaakov: I’m wondering, Khaled, how relevant is the media still, and the role that we play as journalists when it comes to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, which seems so stuck and not moving forward. Do the stories really make a difference? Because you and I joke occasionally how it’s the same stories that we wrote 20 years ago, and now they’re happening again 20 years later.
Khaled: Sometimes I feel I’m recycling the same story. I’ve been writing similar stories for the past 35 or 40 years in different places – but you know, this is the topic that we’re covering, and everyone is still interested. Many people are really interested in this conflict, and they are hungry for information. And any information you provide them, they will take it. I think that the biggest challenge we are facing in recent years is social media because we have to compete with social media, and that’s very difficult. But I think what we do as a newspaper, as mainstream media, is bring stories that are not there already. We have to keep the news relevant and offer the readers a different perspective that they don’t have or rarely see on social media. We need to find ways to adapt ourselves to the reality that we are living in right now.
The Jerusalem Post Podcast - Travel Edition, Episode 47
Mark and David drop in on Scotland's capital to learn about the Festival, Castle, Royal Mile and more, with a Jewish twist and maybe a little haggis.
Then David reports on his recent trip to Newport, Rhode Island and Martha's Vineyard, Massachusetts, with a low-down on the kosher and vegetarian scenes.
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The Jerusalem Post Podcast with Yaakov Katz and Lahav Harkov.
Yaakov and Lahav discuss the Palestinian bombing in Jerusalem and murder of an Israeli in Jenin. Plus, was there kosher food or not at the World Cup?
After the threat to New York synagogues and Black Hebrew Israelites marched in the streets, our hosts interview Community Security Service Evan Bernstein about efforts to keep Jewish community institutions in the US safe.
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The Jerusalem Post Podcast with Yaakov Katz and Lahav Harkov.
Yaakov and Lahav debate Dave Chapelle’s SNL monologue and whether Noa Kirel’s Kanye West pleather pants are good or bad for the Jews, plus they discuss the latest in coalition talks. Guest Yossi Klein Halevi, author of Memoirs of a Jewish Extremist and many other books, discusses what drew him to Rabbi Meir Kahane in his youth, why he left the movement, and what we can learn about Itamar Ben-Gvir from his perspective.
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The Jerusalem Post Podcast - Travel Edition, Episode 46
ZOYA Health & Wellbeing Resort lies between mangroves, a golf course, flamingo lake and The Arabian Gulf. It's the perfect place to relax, have the latest high-tech treatments and delicious calorie-controlled food and as Mark and David discovered far more besides.
This time:
Mark and David decide it's time for a lifestyle change!
- Of waterbeds and waterjets
- I've got a toothpaste kinda feeling
- Breathe slow, breathe deep - or just open your windows
- The Israeli yoga master in Arabia
- A diagnostic test like no other
- Mr. Oz is wizard
- A kitchen snack sneak peek
- An appointment with Dr. Sindy
- "I'm not putting those on."
- Did Mark really fall asleep during a deep-tissue Thai massage?
- Venus gets up close and personal with David
- Keep young and beautiful
- Until the next time
Mark and David were guests of ZOYA Health & Wellbeing Resort
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The Jerusalem Post Podcast with Yaakov Katz and Lahav Harkov.
Benjamin Netanyahu is hoping to finalize the formation of his government by next Tuesday as his coalition partners demand portfolios and budgets. Yaakov and Lahav also talk to Sam Markstein, political director for the Republican Jewish Coalition, to understand what happened to the Red Wave.
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The Jerusalem Post Podcast with Yaakov Katz and Lahav Harkov.
Yaakov and Lahav talk to Herb Keinon and Eliav Breuer about the outcome of the elections. What will Netanyahu do? Has he changed? How will Ben-Gvir manage in the coalition? And what happened to Lapid?
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The Jerusalem Post Podcast - Travel Edition, Episode 45
Dubai's Emirates is widely recognized as one of the world's top airlines. As the carrier launches a second daily flight between Tel Aviv and the UAE, Mark and David take you behind the scenes to learn what makes the airline so special...
- Getting there is half the fun (when you're down one)
- Emirates - the view from the top
- From chauffeurs to champers - traveling in style
- The business lounge offering
- The boys are airborne - but will they behave?
- Creating the on-board entertainment experience
- It's always time for food
- Meet the chef
- Dining kosher with Emirates and in the United Arab Emirates
- Happy ever after
Mark and David were guests of Emirates.
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The Jerusalem Post Podcast with Yaakov Katz and Lahav Harkov.
Israel goes to vote on Tuesday and Yaakov and Lahav discuss the potential outcome, how and who will be able to form a government and what does Kanye West have to do about it. The answer? Not really anything.
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The Jerusalem Post Podcast with Yaakov Katz and Lahav Harkov.
Yaakov and Lahav discuss the upcoming election, why Itamar Ben-Gvir is so powerful and dangerous and what will happen on November 1. They also speak to David Herskowitz, the now famous former member of Miami Boys Choir.
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Tel Aviv is arguably the vegan capital of the world with plant-based eateries for every taste and budget. From spicy street food to chef restaurants of the highest calibre, the city is a Mecca for foodies, many of whom specifically come to Israel for its vegan offerings while others enjoy a slap-up meal without even realizing they've gone vegan for the evening.
Join Mark and David as they chow down on a fun-filled vegan walking tour.
Mark and David were guests of Be Tel Aviv Tours.
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The Jerusalem Post Podcast with Yaakov Katz and Lahav Harkov.
Stand-up comedian Modi talks to Lahav and Yaakov about his career, his upbringing in Israel and New York and how he learned Yiddish. Yaakov and Lahav also talk about the maritime border deal with Lebanon and the continued Palestinian terror wave.
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The Jerusalem Post Podcast - Travel Edition, Episode 43
It's more than 1,000 years since the first Jews arrived in Prague. While much was destroyed through the ages, there is still so much to see of what once was in the Czech capital - including what is arguably it's crown jewel - the oldest synagogue in Europe - still active today.
Mark Gordon and David Zev Harris take you on a journey through Jewish Prague in the latest episode of The Jerusalem Post Podcast Travel Edition, including:
· In the footsteps of Albert Einstein
· The earliest Jewish settlement in Prague
· The incredible Jewish Museum
· The Pinkas Synagogue - a remarkable Holocaust memorial
· Perhaps the world's most famous Jewish cemetry
· The Golem of Prague and the Old-New Synagogue
· Why Franz Kafka wanted to burn all his books
· Ronald Reagan, China and the Jews of modern Prague
· Getting tipsy on the very best kosher slivovitz
· The non-Sephardic Spanish Synagogue
· Hatikvah or not?
Mark and David were guests of Prague City Tourism and Czech Tourism.
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The Jerusalem Post Podcast with Yaakov Katz and Lahav Harkov.
Yaakov and Lahav discuss the results of Jordan's king's speech of incitement at the UN, as witnessed by Yaakov in Jerusalem on Rosh Hashanna.
They also talk about why Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky topped the list of 50 Most Influential Jews this year.
Plus, Jewish World Reporter Zvika Klein on Alternate Prime Minister Naftali Bennett's burgeoning speaking career, which is being planned even before he leaves government, and what Italian Jews think of their likely prime minister Giorgia Meloni.
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The Jerusalem Post Podcast with Yaakov Katz and Lahav Harkov
Lahav and Yaakov talk about the controversy regarding Yair Lapid's UN speech and his endorsement of a two-state solution and how it is just pointless political rhetoric. Plus, they discuss Emirati Foreign Minister Abdullah bin Zayed's moving visit to Israel, including a historic stop at Yad Vashem. They also interview scholar Yael Leibowitz for a talk about the meaning of Rosh Hashana and her upcoming book on Ezra, the man who returned the Jews to Israel from exile in Babylon.
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The Jerusalem Post Podcast with Yaakov Katz and Lahav Harkov.
This week's podcast is a wrap from the 90th anniversary conference the paper held on Monday in New York City. 500 people packed Gotham Hall for a day-long conference that focused on Israel's diplomatic challenges, its alliance with the United States, the growing tech industry, ties with the Diaspora and more. We bring you an interview Lahav did with US Ambassador to Israel Tom Nides and a panel Yaakov moderated with the Bahraini ambassador to the US, the Moroccan ambassador to the UN and Israel's ambassador to the UN.
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The Jerusalem Post Podcast - Travel Edition, Episode 42
In a double header, learn about Philly's Jewish heritage, which predates the founding fathers, and then head to Albania, one of Europe's smallest countries but with a big story to tell.
Join Mark and David on their latest voyage of discovery!
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The Jerusalem Post Podcast with Yaakov Katz and Lahav Harkov.
Yaakov and Lahav talk to Khaled Abu Toameh about the rise in Palestinian violence in the West Bank and discuss the ongoing elections and battle against the Iran deal.
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The Jerusalem Post Podcast with Yaakov Katz and Lahav Harkov.
Yaakov and Lahav discuss the gala event in Basel this week to mark 125 years since the First Zionist Congress. They talk about convicted spy Jonathan Pollard's messy foray into national politics and then interview Prof. Gil Troy, one of the most prolific writers on Zionism today and a guest in Basel who also took a picture on Herzl's balcony.
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The Jerusalem Post Podcast - Travel Edition, Episode 41
In this episode :
- The very naked truth of the bare essentials
- Marking the Shoah in the heart of the city
- David Hasselhoff: From Baywatch and Knight Rider to Berlin-Wall hero
- Putting gourmet food in the heart of an Israeli-German Prism
- Putting a new face on a royal palace
- What was life like over the Berlin Wall in the communist East?
- Berlin's latest virtual-reality experience
- Ever wondered how a TV tower restaurant rotates?
- Auf wiedersehen from the top of the world
Mark and David were guests of Visit Berlin and the German National Tourist Office.
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The Jerusalem Post Podcast with Yaakov Katz and Lahav Harkov.
Yaakov and Lahav discuss all the deals that are concerning Israel right now, from the teachers union striking and concerns that the will not reach an agreement with the Education Ministry before September 1, to the impending signing of the new JCPOA between the US and Iran.
Then, they are joined by Noam Bedein, CEO of Middle East Ecotourism to discuss the Dead Sea and the good news that good come out of a dried-out situation.
The Jerusalem Post Podcast with Yaakov Katz and Lahav Harkov.
Lahav and Yaakov discuss Gadi Eisenkot's choice to throw his hat in the political ring this week and join his predecessor as IDF chief of staff, Benny Gantz, who has changed political parties six times in the last three years. What are this new party's chances to succeed?
Yaakov and Lahav also discuss a letter Donald Trump sent Benjamin Netanyahu that Lahav published this week and what it means for future Israeli annexation of the West Bank.
Finally, the two interview Ofer Gutman, CEO of Masa Israel to hear about the organization's plans for the future.
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With the whole world to choose from, where's the best place for a romantic post-wedding vacation? Among the contenders: Tokyo, Japan; Tunis, Tunisia; Quebec City & Montreal, Canada; and The Maldives.
And if you're not planning a honeymoon anytime soon, how about a visit to San Diego, California? Get the low down on places to visit, Jewish historic sites, recommended hotels and kosher food options.
Join Mark and David as they seek the best holidays worldwide.
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The Jerusalem Post Podcast with Yaakov Katz and Lahav Harkov.
Lahav and Yaakov talk to Adele Raemer, originally from the Bronx, who has lived along the border with Gaza since the mid 1970s about the recent conflict. They also discuss the operation's accomplishments, the results of the Labor Party primaries and what it means that Israelis cannot be called Israelis on the FIFA website ahead of the World Cup in Qatar.
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The Jerusalem Post Podcast with Yaakov Katz and Lahav Harkov.
Lahav and guest host Zvika Klein talk to Likud candidate Fleur Hassan Nahoum and Labor candidate Yaya Fink about why they think a primary system is best and what are the fault lines in their parties before they go to a vote next week.
Plus, how the Trump administration threatened Netanyahu into backing down from unilateral annexation, the latest on the Jewish Agency crisis in Russia and details on the Israeli-born American negotiator in the gas talks between Israel and Lebanon.
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Prague is probably the fairytale capital of Europe. A thousand years of history in four distinct towns that eventually merged to create the capital of the Czech Republic.
In this episode Mark and David bring you the sounds, sights and smells of this wonderful city.
Including:
- In the four-poster beds of Mozart and Casanova
- Via the Vlatava
- Kings of the Castle
- Unique outdoor dining venue
- Czech out what’s beyond Prague
- Getting into a tub of what?
- Inside the famous astronomical clock
- Roof with a view
- Fine dining in a Field
In an upcoming podcast, Mark and David will dive into Jewish Prague.
Mark and David were guests of Prague City Tourism and Czech Tourism.
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With Russia cracking down on the Jewish Agency and civil liberties more broadly, Yaakov and Lahav check in with Rabbi Pinchas Goldschmidt, president of the Conference of European Rabbis and Moscow's Chief Rabbi-in-exile about the status and future of Russian Jewry.
Plus, why this election has not been very exciting so far, and how that may change.
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The Jerusalem Post Podcast with Yaakov Katz and Lahav Harkov.
Yaakov and Lahav sum up President Biden’s visit to Israel, look toward the November elections and talk to Aryeh Lightstone, the former special envoy for economic normalization about his new book, the upcoming anniversary of the Abraham Accords and US-Israel ties
The Jerusalem Post Podcast - Travel Edition, Episode 38
It may come as a surprise, but Berlin has a burgeoning Israeli scene with great hotel and food options. The city's Jewish history is fascinating and very different from that of countries in Eastern Europe
Join Mark and David as they journey through the city's Jewish past and Israeli present.
This time:
- A sustainable beginning
- A hotel with a Latin-Israeli touch
- The roots of Jewish Berlin
- Saving Berlin's Jews
- From Kanaan with love
- Telling the story of German Jewry
- A musical journey
- Bringing Noah to life
Mark and David were guests of Visit Berlin and the German National Tourist Office.
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The Jerusalem Post Podcast with Yaakov Katz and Lahav Harkov.
Yaakov and Lahav this week discuss US President Joe Biden's historic visit to Israel, from Benny Gantz opening a water bottle with his teeth to Benjamin Netanyahu's profuse sweating. They also speak to Julie Platt, the new chair of the Jewish Federations of North America (JFNA) about the crisis at the Kotel and the rise in antisemitism.
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The Jerusalem Post Podcast with Yaakov Katz and Lahav Harkov.
Lahav and Yaakov discuss Prime Minister Yair Lapid’s first overseas visit to Paris and why he won’t fly on the Israeli Air Force One. They also talk to Avi Jorisch, an American-Israeli who recently visited Saudi Arabia and what might happen after US President Joe Biden's visit next week.
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The Jerusalem Post Podcast - Travel Edition, Episode 37
One of the beautiful sections of The Grand Tour of Catalonia takes you from Figueres via Girona to Barcelona. It takes in the hometowns of Salvador Dali, Nahmanides (aka Ramban) and Antoni Gaudi. Click here for more on Barcelona and Gaudi.
In this episode, Mark and David take you from the crazy, surrealist world of Dali to the kabbalist Jewish center that was Girona - now a wonderfully-preserved old Jewish quarter.
This time:
- A hotel with a history
- An introduction to Salvador Dali
- What on earth was Dali thinking?
- Dali's weirdest relationships
- Dali and Israel, Jews and Aliyah!
- Getting around Catalonia
- Gorgeous flower show
- Unique peek into a historic Jewish home
- Along the original city walls
- Protecting Jewish heritage in Girona
- Nahmanides, Spain and the Inquisition
Mark and David were guests of The Catalan Tourist Board and Patronat de Turisme Costa Brava Girona
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Yaakov and Lahav talk with Rabbi David Wolpe, one of America’s leading pulpit rabbis and Jewish thinkers about the controversial Supreme Court decision. They also discuss Yair Lapid and the type of prime minister he will be for Israel.
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The Jerusalem Post Podcast with Yaakov Katz and Lahav Harkov.
Yaakov and Lahav get into why Bennett's diverse government didn't last and what they think lies ahead as Israel enters its fifth election season in three and a half years.
Plus, the podcast says goodbye to longtime JPost Political Reporter Gil Hoffman, who sums up 24 exciting years at the paper.
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The Jerusalem Post Podcast - Travel Edition, Episode 36
We're off to the Caribbean islands Cuba and Curacao. We meet those in love with the islands who are also helping retain their Jewish heritage.
We learn of the islands' histories, culture and food and delve into their Jewishness.
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The Jerusalem Post Podcast with Yaakov Katz and Lahav Harkov.
Yaakov and Lahav discuss the ongoing collapse of Israel's government and the appointment of a new chairman of the Jewish Agency. They then talk to energy expert Gabriel Mitchell about the deal being negotiated with Europe which is desperately seeking Israeli gas.
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The Jerusalem Post Podcast with Yaakov Katz and Lahav Harkov.
Lahav and Tamar talk about the seemingly short life expectancy of Iranian nuclear scientists, Lebanon's threats at the new Karish gas reservoir, and US President Joe Biden's postponed visit to Israel. Then, Lahav speaks with Binyamin regional council mayor Israel Ganz about the surprisingly mixed reactions towards the Knesset's vote against Judea and Samaria in the West Bank.
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The Jerusalem Post Podcast - Travel Edition, Episode 35
Mark and David sail on Royal Caribbean International's Wonder of the Seas as it makes its European debut. From giant slides and fabulous shows to a veritable Wonderland of taste sensations, they bring the top 20 things to do on board the world's largest cruise ship. Join them on their latest fun-filled adventure.
Mark and David were guests of Royal Caribbean International.
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The Jerusalem Post Podcast - Travel Edition is sponsored by World Jewish Travel.
The Jerusalem Post Podcast with Yaakov Katz and Lahav Harkov.
Yaakov and Lahav talk about whether Top Gun: Maverick has the solutions for Israel's Iran dilemmas, China's anger at JPost for publishing an interview with Taiwan's foreign minister and more. Plus, Yaakov and Jerusalem Post Senior Analyst Herb Keinon about how racist incidents at the Jerusalem Day flag march reflect on Israel.
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The Jerusalem Post Podcast with Yaakov Katz and Tamar Uriel-Beeri.
Yaakov is joined by Tamar Uriel-Beeri, managing editor of jpost.com, to talk IDF scholarships and hi-tech fashion. Then, former IDF spokesperson to international media, Lt.-Col. (res.) Peter Lerner joins the podcast to talk the Abu Akleh crisis and whether it'll stay with Israel in the long run.
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The Jerusalem Post Podcast - Travel Edition, Episode 34
It's the home of the Kabbalah, great rabbis and modern artists. Learn all about the city with the longest uninterrupted Jewish presence, Safed, in English, or Tzfat, in Hebrew.
Then Mark and David take us to multicultural Sarajevo in Bosnia, where East meets West. It's also home to the famous Sarajevo Haggadah.
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The Jerusalem Post Podcast - Travel Edition is sponsored by World Jewish Travel.
The Jerusalem Post Podcast with Yaakov Katz and Lahav Harkov.
Lahav calls in from Casablanca, where she talks to interfaith activist Jeremie Dahan about Jewish life in Morocco. Yaakov and Lahav talk about the death of Al Jazeera reporter Shireen Abu Akleh and how Israel could have handled it better.
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The Jerusalem Post Podcast with Yaakov Katz and Lahav Harkov.
Lahav and Yaakov talk about the new summer session of the Knesset with Meretz MK Yair Golan, a former deputy IDF chief of staff, and speculate whether Naftali Bennett's government will last. They also discuss the upcoming visit of US President Joe Biden and the significance of a possible visit by him to east Jerusalem.
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The Jerusalem Post Podcast - Travel Edition, Episode 33
People who keep kosher often scratch around to find a destination that can meet their dietary needs. Many return to the same hotel each year because it's the place where they feel comfortable keeping kosher.
As Mark and David discover, there's a new kosher kid on the tourism block. Dubai offers excellent options for the kosher traveller, alongside a burgeoning Jewish community that calls Dubai home. This time the guys visit kosher venues and meet the chefs, rabbis and hotel teams that have opened a multitude of possibilities for the kosher visitor.
This time:
- Welcome to Al Habtoor City Hotel Collection
- Meet executive chef Nicholas
- So what are we having for lunch?
- Is La Perle the world's greatest show?
- Not just kosher. Iftar too!
- The kosher breakfast buffet
- Meet the rabbi who blazing the kosher trail
- The Kosher Place and chef Shimon
- What do the locals think about the changing Jewish landscape of Dubai?
- Armani style meets kosher - in the world's tallest building
- Getting down to business with one of the first executives to embrace kosher in Dubai.
Mark and David were guests of Al Habtoor City Hotel Collection.
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The Jerusalem Post Podcast - Travel Edition is sponsored by World Jewish Travel.
The Jerusalem Post Podcast with Yaakov Katz and Lahav Harkov.
Yaakov and Lahav are joined by Jerusalem Post analyst Herb Keinon and military correspondent Anna Ahronheim to discuss Israel's achievements and the challenges ahead, with a debate on fireworks: Triggering or fun?
Plus, TikTok and "Drew Barrymore Show" foodie Eitan Bernath talks about his new cookbook and being a proud Jew with a major following.
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The Jerusalem Post Podcast with Yaakov Katz and Lahav Harkov.
Lahav and Yaakov talk about Elon Musk’s purchasing of Twitter, its impact on free speech and the spat between Naftali Bennett and Benjamin Netanyahu over whose family spent more state money and how the fight is covering up the real issue - where the prime minister should live. Plus, an interview with foreign policy expert Dr. Emmanuel Navon on Emmanuel Macron's French presidential victory.
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The Jerusalem Post Podcast - Travel Edition, Episode 32
The best in destinations, hotels, food, guides and attractions!
Mark and David are joined by World Jewish Travel's CEO Jack Gottleib as they go in search of some of Israel's best tourism offerings:
Meet World Jewish Travel - A Jewish Tripadvisor
- Israel's ethnic restaurant story with renowned Israeli food critic Gil Hovav
- Off to Akko/Acre for crusaders, hummus and a Turkish hamam
- Who is Norman fromTel Aviv's The Norman Hotel?
- The favorite haunts of tour guide Arthur Koll
- ANU - A museum born anew
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The Jerusalem Post Podcast - Travel Edition is sponsored by World Jewish Travel.
The Jerusalem Post Podcast with Yaakov Katz and Lahav Harkov.
Yaakov and Lahav speak to former general Gal Hirsch who was one of the architects for Operation Defensive Shield, launched 20 years ago after the devastating Park Hotel suicide attack on the Passover Seder night.
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The Jerusalem Post Podcast - Travel Edition, Episode 31
Mark and David go on a trip that was impossible just two years ago – to the glamorous modern metropolis of Dubai. They travel back in time, visit the future and have a lot of fun in the present too. This time:
- Say hello, wave goodbye to Expo
- Framing the view from up on high
- Bringing the future into the present
- What the butler saw in the Royal Suite
- The best Indian food is not necessarily in India
- Connecting with Dubai’s past
- Bouncing across the Arabian Sea
- The swingers club
- Mark vs David – Racing revenge with 400 horse-power
Mark and David were guests of Dubai’s Department of Tourism & Commerce Marketing and The Address Hotel Downtown, part of Address Hotels and Resorts.
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The Jerusalem Post Podcast - Travel Edition is sponsored by World Jewish Travel.
The Jerusalem Post Podcast with Yaakov Katz and Lahav Harkov Lahav and Yaakov are joined this week by Rabbi Dr. Ari Lamm, CEO of Bnai Zion, to talk about teaching Bible to non-Jews in Hebrew – not before they discuss the latest political developments in Israel and Naftali Bennett's future.
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The Jerusalem Post Podcast with Yaakov Katz and Lahav Harkov
Israel went from peace summits to a new terror wave this week. Lahav and Yaakov record from the sidelines of the Jerusalem Post conference at the House of Lords in London and at Sde Boker where Lahav interviewed Eitan Naeh, Israel’s new ambassador to Bahrain.
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The Jerusalem Post Podcast - Travel Edition, Episode 30
Journalist, writer, former TV anchor and now museum director Danielle Spera is our guide to the world's first Jewish museum located in Vienna, which has been revived under her stewardship.
Then, Jewish travel maven Ben G. Frank introduces us to his must-see destinations throughout France.
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The Jerusalem Post Podcast - Travel Edition is sponsored by World Jewish Travel
The Jerusalem Post Podcast with Yaakov Katz and Lahav Harkov
Yaakov and Lahav discuss the Israeli leadership's decision to openly criticize Iran talks, plus how Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky's speech to the Knesset was received.
This week's guest is Rabbi Natan Slifkin, who talks about the death of leading haredi Rabbi Chaim Kanievsky, his life's work and the rabbinic leadership vacuum ahead. Rabbi Slifkin, known as the "zoo rabbi," also discussed his Biblical Museum of Natural History.
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The Jerusalem Post Podcast with Yaakov Katz and Lahav Harkov
Lahav and Yaakov moderate a debate between Uri Zaki, head of the Meretz Executive Board and Yishai Fleisher, international spokesperson for the Jewish community of Hebron.
They also talk about the Iran deal that is coming into a bad (?) end, and this week's Purim celebrations after two years of the Covid-19 pandemic.
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The Jerusalem Post Podcast - Travel Edition, Episode 29
It's Purim and St. Patrick's day this week so Mark and David are in festive mood for this Irish special. We take in Dublin, Belfast and much more with our guides, award-winning travel writer and broadcatster Fionn Davenport and travel editor Sarah Pickering.
Sláinte! L'chaim! Cheers! Our podcast is available on Google Podcasts, Apple Podcasts and Spotify.
As war in Ukraine escalates, Lahav and Yaakov talk to MK Prof. Yossi Shain, one of Israel’s leading political scientists, about the wider ramifications of the conflict for Europe, Israel and the world. They also talk to Jerusalem Post Political Analyst Gil Hoffman about the end of the Knesset’s winter session and the challenges Bennett government will face ahead.
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Yaakov and Lahav speak with Vladislav Davidzon, a Russian-American writer who is on the ground reporting from Ukraine and Zvika Klein, The Jerusalem Post's Jewish World Analyst, who is on the Polish-Ukrainian border reporting on the Jewish refugee crisis.
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The Jerusalem Post Podcast - Travel Edition, Episode 28
It looks like 2022 will be a record year for cruising into and out of Israel. Some of the biggest cruising companies, like Royal Caribbean and Norwegian Cruise Line, will sail from Haifa.
We bring you all the news on their cruises and where to get the latest information and offers. We hear from the cruise companies about their ships, itineraries and on-board food (including kosher) and entertainment. And we go behind the scenes at Haifa Port to learn about dealing with COVID and preparations for a year to remember.
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The Jerusalem Post Podcast with Yaakov Katz and Lahav Harkov
Yaakov and Lahav discuss the burgeoning war between Russia and Ukraine and the careful balance between Israel's values and security interests. And what does Yaakov think about Bar Refaeli's new reality TV show? Plus: Author and activist Polly Bronstein on the power and importance of moderate politics.
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Lahav and Yaakov sit with The Jerusalem Post's new Jewish World Analyst Zvika Klein and discuss the divide between Israel and the Diaspora and the crisis brewing in Ukraine for the Jewish community.
They also talk about in-house politics and international diplomacy as well as Herzog's upcoming visit to Turkey.
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The Jerusalem Post Podcast - Travel Edition, Episode 27
Mark and David put on their thermals and head to the far east of Turkey to discover World Heritage, spectacular views, furry friends and plenty of local music and dance.
This time:
- Dawn at Istanbul’s super airport
- Getting goose-bumps with a musical lunch
- A trek through snowy Kars
- Kars by the fireside
- The only Jew in the UNESCO village
- Riding on a horse drawn sled
- Something fishy in the frozen lake
- Turkish love for music rap battles
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Mark and David were guests of Türkiye Tourism Promotion and Development Agency and Turkish Airlines.
The Jerusalem Post Podcast with Yaakov Katz and Lahav Harkov.
Lahav and Yaakov talk with 'Disturbed' lead singer David Draiman about his vocal and public stand to defend Israel and discuss as well the latest NSO police scandal and a letter the Jerusalem Post recently received from a Chinese diplomat.
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The Jerusalem Post Podcast with Yaakov Katz and Lahav Harkov
Lahav and Yaakov speak to former US ambassador to Israel David Friedman ahead of the publication of his new book "Sledgehammer" which reveals what went on behind-the-scenes in the US-Israel relationship during the Trump-Netanyahu years.
Plus, Yaakov and Lahav discuss what Whoopi Goldberg's Holocaust distortion and the Amnesty report calling Israel an apartheid state have in common.
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The Jerusalem Post Podcast - Travel Edition, Episode 26
Author Annika Hernroth-Rothstein regales us with her time living on Djerba, a Tunisian island in the Mediterranean, including the amazing home hospitality offered by the local, vibrant Jewish community.
Mark and David then head to Chicago where historian Ed Mazur introduces them to the first Jews of the city and recommends the best kosher dining in town.
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The Jerusalem Post Podcast with Yaakov Katz and Lahav Harkov
On this week’s podcast, Yaakov and Lahav talk to Efrat's Mayor Oded Revivi and discuss the latest Jewish violence against Palestinians in the West Bank. They also zoom in on Israel’s ties with China with Carice Witte, Executive Director at SIGNAL - Sino Israel Global Network & Academic Leadership, marking 30 years to formal diplomatic relations between the two countries.
They also talk about the latest on Omicron, the green pass and the end of quarantine in Israeli schools. Plus - will Russia invade Ukraine at the end?
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The Jerusalem Post Podcast with Yaakov Katz and Lahav Harkov
After the Colleyville synagogue hostage situation and ahead of International Holocaust Remembrance Day, Diaspora Affairs Minister Nachman Shai and Yad Vashem chairman Dani Dayan talk about antisemitism and the Holocaust.
Plus: Is the latest news on Netanyahu's trial bad news for the coalition?
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The Jerusalem Post Podcast - Travel Edition, Episode 25
This time we tell the stories of two unique Jewish communities in tourism hotspots.
First, we head to Mallorca (or Majorca) in the Mediterranean to learn of the Xueta - crypto Jews from the time of the Spanish inquisition - who are returning to their roots. Our host is Dani Rotstein, who just made the documentary Xueta island.
Then, we travel to salt spring island off the west coast of Canada to learn about its thriving art scene, folk music and its Jewish community that meets every Friday evening outside a local deli! Meet the wonderful local Hannah Brown.
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The Jerusalem Post Podcast with Yaakov Katz and Lahav Harkov
On this week’s episode of The Jerusalem Post Podcast, Editor-in-Chief Yaakov Katz and Diplomatic Correspondent Lahav Harkov try to get to the bottom of Hamas accusations that Israel has trained dolphin assassins, and they examine the menagerie of animals Israel’s enemies think the Mossad has turned into spies. Plus, the latest on life in the pandemic (as always), and an especially rude week in Israeli politics. This week’s guest is Shoshanna Keats Jaskoll, cofounder and President of Chochmat Nashim, an organization advocating for Orthodox Jewish women. She speaks with us about how the suicide of prominent writer and accused sexual abuser Chaim Walder has rocked Israel’s haredi community and her and other activists’ work to spread awareness of abuse in the community, as well as the issue of agunot, women whose husbands refuse to grant them a religious divorce, and more.
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Yaakov and Lahav discuss the hacking of the Jerusalem Post website this week and sit down with Palestinian pollster Dr. Khalil Shikaki and the Post's Palestinian Affairs Analyst Khaled Abu Toameh to understand what is happening today between Jerusalem and Ramallah
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From magical sunrises to the only active volcano on mainland Europe, the boys head to the Bay of Naples, where they make traditional pizza, discover a 95% alcoholic beverage and interview one noisy donkey.
This time:
Arriving in Naples by sea Strolling Sorrento's alleyways Donkey hotty 95%-alcoholic limoncello How to make typical Italian cheeses Going to the theater in ancient Pompei How the "red-light district" got its name A floating English pub farewell
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Editor-in-chief Yaakov Katz and Diplomatic Correspondent Lahav Harkov, are joined this week by managing editor David Brinn and Jpost.com editor Tamar Beeri to look back on the big stories of 2021 and try to predict what the news will be in 2022.
Some of the topics they address in this episode:
Negotiations with Iran
The political situation in Israel
COVID-19 and the Omicron variant
Rising crime in the Arab sector
Closing the gates to the Jewish world
Photo Credit: REUTERS/ANDREW KELLY
The Jerusalem Post Health & Wellness Podcast with Maayan Hoffman and Rossella Tercatin
In their last episode of 2021, Senior COVID Analyst Maayan Hoffman and Health Reporter Rossella Tercatin look back at year two of coronavirus.
Where did Israel do well? How could the country have improved?
They also put a strong focus on the year of the vaccines, how Pfizer came into Israel and how many lives the shot saved. At the same time, they acknowledge the challenges with the vaccine and think about what might be next for combatting the pandemic.
Photo credit: Avshalom Sassoni/Maariv
The Jerusalem Post Podcast with Yaakov Katz and Lahav Harkov
Editor-in-chief Yaakov Katz and Diplomatic Correspondent Lahav Harkov sit down with Israel's Minister of Communications Yoaz Hendel for a candid conversation about his battle to break up ultra-Orthodox autonomy in Israel, 5G, China and his future in politics.
Photo credit: Rami Zinger, as seen on jpost.com
The Jerusalem Post Podcast - Travel Edition Special Christmas episode
David and Mark get festive and go ho-ho-ho in the snow, snow, snow.
They pop in to the Old City of Jerusalem to visit Santa Claus in his grotto to tell him what they want for Christmas.
Then, in search of snow and inspiration, they travel to Park City in Utah to hear about a ski in/ski out Friday night synagogue service.
This week on The Jerusalem Post Podcast, Editor-in-Chief Yaakov Katz and Diplomatic Correspondent Lahav Harkov start by discussing the headline from the Teheran Times, where a map was published indicating the dots of supposed potential attacks by the Iranians against Israel.
The irony is that their alleged "attacks" include Shchem, Jenin and areas in Lebanon, as well as the Gaza strip and Golan Heights.
They continue and talk about Israel-US relations, specifically the obsession of the Biden administration regarding the Israeli settlements.
We can see Increased tension between Israel and the US on this issue, which should not come as a surprise as Biden was part of the Obama administration and the Palestinian issue always created disagreements between the two countries in Obama's era.
Next, they discuss Bennett's historic visit to Abu-Dhabi and the content of the talks such as cooperation around health, tech, trade and R&D. They talk about the feelings on the streets in Dubai, specifically around the Iran talks in Vienna.
Another issue they discuss is the Israeli official aircraft, "Wings of Zion." Why is this airplane not being used?
And what is a podcast without discussion of COVID. Lahav asked, "Why are we having an International beauty contest in Eilat and not allowing Jews from around the world get into the country?"
They end up the podcast speaking to Loay Alshareef , a social media activist and an expert on Israeli-UAE relations, who talks about Bennett's visit to the United Arab Emirates.
Alshareef believes that as a content creator and social activist his role is to bring people together, educate them and share his knowledge. He speaks about a real change that is happening in the Arab world and hopes to visit Israel this Passover.
Photo credit: Reuters, as seen on jpost.com
The Jerusalem Post Podcast - Health & Wellness Edition
In this special edition of the Jerusalem Post Podcast - Health & Wellness Edition, Senior Health Analyst Maayan Hoffman and Health Reporter Rossella Tercatin conduct a fascinating interview with Michael Shpigelmacher CEO of Bionaut Labs, an Israeli-American start-up that designs remote-controlled micro-robots revolutionizing the treatment of central nervous system disorders, targeting deep brain structures safely and precisely. Find out how this robot could save lives.
This time, "It's all about Omicron!"
Though everyone hoped the winter would look differently, we are faced with a yet another variant outbreak and on the verge of the country's fifth COVID-19 wave. Omicron cases are rising, Hoffman and Tercatin explain, though serious cases and mortality rates are going down.
Omicron is at least four times more infectious than the Delta variant, research is starting to show.
Israel reacted swiftly by shuttering Israel's airport once again to foreigners, a decision that was extended through December 22. All Israelis are likewise asked to isolate for a minimum of three days on return to the country from abraod.
Does the vaccine work? They talk about when we will really know. And also look at why Israel's vaccination remains at only 60%.
As we expect the weather to get colder this upcoming week, another issue that was brought to the table is the flu outbreak in Israel. Last winter, the flu completely disappeared. There was not even one case in Israel. We can assume this was caused at least in part by social distancing, lockdowns, wearing masks and washing hands.
But this year flu cases are quickly going up. There were 300 people hospitalized with flu as of the weekend, nearly double the number we saw in 2019. And, here too, vaccination numbers are really down.
They end up the episode on a happy note, sharing with us the six things you must do to have a happy and healthy life.
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The Jerusalem Post Podcast with Lahav Harkov and Yaakov Katz
This week on The Jerusalem Post Podcast, Editor-in-Chief Yaakov Katz and Diplomatic Correspondent Lahav Harkov start their conversation with the Iran talks, shift to discuss the Mediterranean region and Israel's relationship with Turkey, and finish by discussing the possibility of yet another stabbing Intifada after facing six terror attacks in the last two and a half weeks.
When it comes to Iran, Katz said that Israel is worried about the possibility of ending up with a "bad deal," as the US seems to be withdrawing from the Middle East, which could be disastrous for Israel if its withdraw looks anything like the Afghanistan model.
Both Katz and Lahav recall how both Prime Minister Naftali Bennett and Foreign Minister Yair Lapid were hopeful that they could work differently with the White House than former prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu - keeping their disagreements behind closed doors. But they said it is not really working out the way the leaders hoped.
They also talk to Anna Ahronheim, the Jerusalem Post Military Correspondent, about her interpretation of the Iran talks and a possible strike against the regime.
Later on in the episode, they discuss how Israel is hosting leaders from Cyprus and Greece to discuss regional developments around gas and natural resources. Is having these meetings sending a message to Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan?
Next, they talk about recent terror attacks, and in particularly this week's attack in Jerusalem where a border police neutralized a terrorist and were criticized for this.
They end the episode with the role of digital diplomacy in Israel's position in worldwide through a fascinating conversation with Yiftah Curiel, director of digital diplomacy at the Foreign Ministry and former spokesmen of the UK Embassy in London. He shares with them the work the ministry in Israel's propaganda war across social media. Curiel also talks about the next challenges and goals of 2022, including having a TikTok account.
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The Jerusalem Post Podcast - Travel Edition, Episode 22
The Jewish history of Barcelona and Spain in general is front and center in Mark and David's latest travels. They taste out-of-this-world cocktails and the best kosher food in Europe and even touch the hallowed turf graced by Messi at FC Barcelona.
This time:
- Welcome to Barcelona, capital of the Catalonia region
- A soccer pilgrimage with a VIP behind-the-scenes tour
- EXPOSED: The secret recipe of a great Catalan cocktail
- Inside the oldest occupied building in Barcelona - It was in Jewish hands and is today too!
- Inside the ancient Jewish quarter
- Where Nahmanides disputed
- Where the Inquisition left its mark
- Up in the sky with Antoni Gaudi
- Mark tastes the very best of kosher
Photo: Casa Mila designed by Gaudi
The Jerusalem Post Podcast with Lahav Harkov and Yaakov Katz
This week on the Jerusalem Post Podcast, Editor-in-chief Yaakov Katz and Diplomatic Correspondent Lahav Harkov share an exclusive interview with NBA superstar Enes Kanter.
Kanter, a Muslim, has been playing basketball for more than a decade and recently has been using his popularity to help heal the world - talking about issues of social justice and democracy.
“Live for others” is Kanter’s message, he told the Podcast. “We rise by lifting others.”
He said he also has a message of respect: “It does not matter what your religion is, whatever you are, respect other religions and countries.”
Kanter has most recently been tweeting about the human rights abuses in Turkey and China. He said that the young generation of Turks is growing up anti-West and antisemitic because Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan regularly shares those messages at his rallies.
“It breaks my heart,” Enes said, “people growing up hating Israel, burning Israeli flags - and this is all Erdogan’s fault.”
Also on the podcast: We know Omicron is more contagious, however is it more dangerous?
This is a question Katz and Harkov tackle as Israel closes itself from the rest of the world once again due to the Omicron variant outbreak.
They argue that Israel might be taking the Omicron variant more seriously than the rest of the world.
"Maybe instead of closing the country to foreigners who contribute to the country's economy, there should be more enforcement of existing COVID-19 rules?"
Harkov said that she believes the government should be putting its efforts into convincing unvaccinated citizens to get the vaccine.
They also discuss Israel's role as the Jewish state in the lives of Jews who don’t live in Israel, as Diaspora leaders have expressed their dissatisfaction over the situation.
And what is a Jerusalem Post Podcast without discussion of Iran?
They talk about how the Iranians are sitting down for talks - including the idea of lifting sanctions in exchange for limiting their nuclear program.
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In a special edition of the Jerusalem Post Podcast - Health & Wellness Edition, Senior Health Analyst Maayan Hoffman talks with Prof. Cyrille Cohen, head of the Immunology Lab at Bar-Ilan University, explains what is concerning health experts.
The burning question: How did the world get a COVID variant with more than 50 mutations, including over 30 on the virus’ spike protein?
According to Cohen, SARS-CoV-2 mutates at a rate of about one mutation every two weeks. So a variant like Omicron would mean that it started mutating almost two years ago, “which does not add up with what we know.”
So, why are we seeing so many mutations at once in a variant?
Partly because this variant was developing for a few months under the radar until it acquired enough mutations to be what the Omicron is today as a variant of concern. And the likelihood, said Cohen, is that it could have incubated in people with defective immune systems, like for example in people with AIDS.
“In normal people, not vaccinated, infection lasts five to 10 days,” he said. “This lapse in time is what the virus has to change until you infect someone else. In vaccinated people, the virus has around a day - meaning the virus would not thrive as it does in unvaccinated people. That is why it is so important to get vaccinated in order to stop the spread of the variants.
“But in immunosuppressed people, you might end up with a kind of chronic infection in which the virus lingers for a month or so,” he continued. “And during that time, the virus could actually dodge the immune system and accumulate more and more mutations.”
The virus is just replicating over and over in the person’s body because the immune system is not able to stop it.
“Africa should definitely be granted access to vaccines as fast as possible,” Cohen contended, “because this is a global fight and only when all of the population will have access to vaccines can we stand a chance of minimizing the cases we will see.”
Other items during the discussion:
Children’s vaccination Shuttering Israel’s airport The effectiveness of the mRNA vaccines - against the variant and in general
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Is terrorism on the rise in Israel?
This is a question that Diplomatic Correspondent Lahav Harkov and Editor-in-chief Yaakov Katz tackle on this week’s Jerusalem Post Podcast. They reflect on the recent murder by a Hamas terrorist of a young South African immigrant right outside the Western Wall plaza.
“It was a real tragedy, and it raises some questions, like is terrorism on the rise in Jerusalem and across Israel,” Katz says.
The terrorist was a teacher at an Islamist school in east Jerusalem. After the event, one of the news stations interviewed a student who said, “he was the nicest teacher, he never cursed anyone except for the Jews.”
They also discuss international negotiations about re-joining the Iran deal and Prime Minister Naftali Bennett’s comments this week that Israel is not obligated to whatever outcome there is of the negotiations. He said that since Israel is not a party to the Iran deal, the country will maintain freedom of action.
He said Israel will continue to be prepared.
Finally, they also talk with Jerusalem Post correspondent Yonah Jeremy Bob about former prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s trial, which continued this week at the Jerusalem District Court.
Photo credit: Eli Kay, the 26-year-old South African oleh who was killed in a Hamas terrorist attack in the Old City of Jerusalem (Credit: Courtesy)
The Jerusalem Post Podcast - Travel Edition, Episode 21
Virgin Atlantic has proved extremely popular with Israelis and Americans via its London hub. We hear how the airline creates remarkably-different flying experiences and take in its Clubhouse lounges.
Then it's over to Charleston, South Carolina to learn about one of the United States' oldest Jewish communities.
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This week on The Jerusalem Post Podcast, Editor-in-Chief Yaakov Katz and Diplomatic Correspondent Lahav Harkov take a moment to discuss the shifting sands in the Middle East as Israeli generals have recently been photographed chatting alongside their Arab counterparts - scenes typically described as a rarity within the geopolitical landscape.
While the details of their conversations are left up to interpretation, Katz and Harkov give their own interpretations on what the interactions mean for the security of the Jewish State and Israel's standing throughout the Middle East, with regard to the views of its Arab neighbors.
Later on in the episode, Katz and Harkov discuss Israel's request for donor countries to restore their financial contributions to the Palestinian Authority, which have dropped by 85% over the last 13 years, and the effect it would have on the country with regard to the status quo and its status in the international arena.
To wrap up the episode, they speak with Israel's Ambassador to United Kingdom Tzipi Hotovely to discuss Israeli and British relations, as well as her brush with violent extremism, after she was evacuated from the London School of Economics (LSE) as students and other pro-Palestinian activists tried to attack her following a speaking engagement just last week.
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In this week's edition of The Jerusalem Post Health & Wellness podcast, Senior Health Analyst Maayan Hoffman and Health Correspondent Rossella Tercatin gather 'round the mics to take on the latest coronavirus news from Israel and beyond.
The Jerusalem Post got access to new data on the country's Brilife vaccine and it is looking very promising. The duo breaks down how the Israeli vaccine is made and why Brilife might last longer and even be more effective for inoculating individuals in poorer countries than the Pfizer jab
They then leave the topic of COVID and shift to diabetes. World Diabetes Day was Sunday and Hoffman reviews just how fast the disease is spreading in Israel and the world. They highlight a new project in Israel's North that hopes to help solve the crisis.
Finally, they look at the impact of mental health on work and question whether the new administration in general, and specifically Health Minister Nitzan Horowitz, will really tackle the issue in Israel.
All this, and more, on this week's edition of the The Jerusalem Post Health & Wellness podcast.
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This week on The Jerusalem Post Podcast, Editor-in-Chief Yaakov Katz and Diplomatic Correspondent Lahav Harkov talk about the State Budget.
The team discusses the highlights of the budget and how ministries across the state now have more money to do the things that they are supposed to.
Later on in the episode, Katz and Harkov talk with Jonathan Schanzer, senior vice president for research at the Foundation for Defense of Democracies, whose new book takes a deep look into Operation Guardian of the Walls, discussing it's successes and faults, and the ever-repeating cycle of violence that occurs between allied Palestinian terror groups in the Gaza Strip and Israel every so often.
Katz and Harkov then speak with CEO of Bnai Zion and host of the Good Faith Effort Podcast Rabbi Ari Lamm to discuss his organization's missions and goals. They talk about Kanye West's most recent interview discussing kibbutzim and Judaism, as well as Lamm's podcast, which has brought on some fascinating guests to break down ideas from the weekly Torah portion.
All that, and more, on this week's edition of The Jerusalem Post Podcast.
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Jerusalem Post Editor-in-Chief Yaakov Katz and Diplomatic Correspondent Lahav Harkov put on their climatology hat, following Harkov's trip to Glasgow where she took part in the international COP26 climate conference, alongside Prime Minister Naftali Bennett.
The duo breakdown Israel's role in combatting climate change, as well as the technologies and renewable energy sources Israel is currently forwarding to directly address the problem. Harkov also gives her own personal takeaways from the conference.
She said that world leaders have promised to directly address the issues that are exacerbating climate change within their own borders in the years and decades to come.
Later in the episode, Harkov sits down with Environmental Protection Minister Tamar Zandberg, who was part of the Israeli delegation for the international conference, to discuss some behind-the-scenes takes from the conference, as well as further details about Israel's efforts to protecting the climate and what the future holds for its use of renewable energy sources.
Finally, Harkov speaks with Michael Shellenberger, author of the book Apocalypse Never, to discuss his case against raising the alarm when it comes to climate change and what solutions he would implement to address the issue.
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In this next edition of the Jerusalem Post Health & Wellness podcast, Senior Health Analyst Maayan Hoffman and Health Correspondent Rossella Tercatin tackle travel once again.
Israel rolled out new travel rules and there is a lot of chaos and confusion and tourists aim to enter the country.
They celebrate the decreasing number of COVID cases in Israel, but take a detailed look at who actually died from the virus and why some of those people became COVID victims.
The duo talks about the potential for Israel to approve vaccines for children ages 5-11, just like the US, as the country prepares for its first public vaccination debate.
They celebrate the upcoming Phase I trial of Israel's oral vaccine in South Africa, talk to Dr. Ronen Arbel about how more than 4,750 Israeli lives were saved in three months by vaccination, and help readers figure out how to tell the difference between the flu and corona.
Enjoy the show.
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The Jerusalem Post Podcast - Travel Edition, Episode 20
Mark and David lead a magical tour of Vilnius, the Lithuanian capital, located in Eastern Europe but with a strong Scandinavian vibe. They take you back hundreds of years to the Jewish heyday, enter a little-known independent republic within Vilnius and then head for the skies in what Mark describes as "a picnic basket."
This time:
- An intro to Vilnius, Vilnus or is it Vilna?
- A 360-degree tour of the city
- Turn thrice and your dream may come true
- The old Jewish quarter
- The Genius of Vilna - the Vilna Gaon
- Digging into our Jewish history - literally
- Sitting in the middle of a river
- Learning more of the Jewish past, present and future of Vilnius
- A different country within Lithuania? With the BEST constitution EVER
- A trip to the geographical center of Europe
- A live view into yet another state
- To the skies we go in a picnic basket
- Join in a traditional hair-burning ceremony
- Magical Trakai castle
- The Karaites of Trakai
- An artistic farewell
Jerusalem Post Editor-in-Chief Yaakov Katz and Diplomatic Correspondent Lahav Harkov sit down this week to discuss the upcoming international 2021 United Nations Climate Change Conference in Glasgow, Scotland. Prime Minister Naftali Bennett and two other minutes will attend.
In the build-up to the conference, Katz and Harkov take a moment to reflect on the importance of discussing climate change and what Israel and its government are doing to address the problem.
Earlier this week, Defense Minister Benny Gantz announced that the country was designating six Palestinian NGOs as terror organizations. Katz and Harkov speak with the founder and president of NGO Monitor Gerald Steinberg to discuss whether the decision was valid.
They speak with Gerald Steinberg from NGO Monitor to discuss the decision and share insight into how NGOs support terror.
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Jerusalem Post Editor-in-Chief Yaakov Katz and Diplomatic Correspondent Lahav Harkov take a moment to reflect this week on the events of The Jerusalem Post's 10th Annual Conference that took place just last week.
In reflection, an interesting discussion arises surrounding the parallels between the effectiveness of a politician and their ability, or inability, to speak English, after Interior Minister Ayelet Shaked received a bit of taunting from the opposition for turning to the conference moderator to clarify the word for "appreciate."
Following the discussion of languages, and the diversity it creates in Israel, Katz and Harkov sit down with the Danny Ayalon, who served as Israel Ambassador to the United States from 2002-2006 during the Bush Administration, and take a look back on the life of former US Secretary of State Colin Powell. He passed away earlier this week from COVID complications.
Next, they speak with president of the Jerusalem Institute for Strategic Studies Efraim Inbar about Israel-India relations and the significance of a number of high-level Indian diplomats visiting the country.
Additionally, the duo talk to Inbar about India's long-existing defense relationship with Israel.
All that and more, on this week's edition of The Jerusalem Post Podcast!
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The Jerusalem Post's Head of Strategy and Senior Health Analyst Maayan Hoffman together with Health and Archeology Correspondent Rossella Tercatin are back again this week for another edition of The Jerusalem Post Health and Wellness Podcast.
In this week's edition, the duo dive into the state of the Delta variant as Israeli health officials believe that the country is wrapping up its fourth wave.
As cases go down, tourism is supposed to go up. Health and Tourism Ministry officials have said that the country could re-open to individual tourists as early as next month. Israel recently joined the European Union’s digital COVID passport program to ease travel. As part of the deal, visitors are supposed to be able to enter Israel more easily from countries in the consortium.
But what about US travelers who have paper vaccination certificates? Rossella and Maayan analyze whether it is this reason that opening up tourism continues to be delayed.
Maayan and Rossella also speak to Check Point Software's Gil Messing to discuss the most recent cyber attack on an Israeli hospital. Messing says these attacks are not the first and likely won’t be the last.
Finally, this week’s health tip ties to alcohol and cancer. Does even a few beers increase your chances of developing a tumor? Listen to find out.
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The Jerusalem Post Podcast - Travel Edition Episode 19
Ever hungry, Mark and David step back in time to sample Ashkenazi dishes of yesteryear in 2021 Bnei Brak: chulent, kigel and fisnoga all make an appearance.
Then, replete, contented, and utterly sated they head for Kiso Valley in Japan to learn of its history, beauty, hot springs, and yes, its slow-food culture.
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The Jerusalem Post held its 10th Annual Conference on Tuesday with around 500 public figures, diplomats, investors, entrepreneurs from the country and aborad.
On this week's edition of The Jerusalem Post Podcast, the Post's Editor-in-Chief Yaakov Katz and Diplomatic Correspondent Lahav Harkov break down all the highlights, takeaways and some of the behind-the-scenes action that took place during the event.
The podcast includes an interview between Legal Correspondent Yonah Jeremy Bob and former Mossad chief Yossi Cohen, who made his first comments in English since Cohen completed his role serving as Israel's top spy.
You also get an interview between Katz and former US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, who at the conference said that an Israeli last-resort military action.
You can watch the full Jerusalem Post conference on our website.
Jerusalem Post Editor-in-Chief Yaakov Katz and Diplomatic Correspondent Lahav Harkov sit down this week to discuss the latest news around Israel in the Jewish world on this week's edition of The Jerusalem Post Podcast.
On this week's episode, Katz and Harkov discuss the bombshell Prime Minister Naftali Bennett dropped on the Knesset floor earlier this week, claiming that the Mossad carried out an operation to find the remains and information about Israeli Air Force Navigator Ron Arad, who went missing over Lebanon in 1986 after he was forced to eject from his aircraft after it took on damage.
As Israel tries to piece the puzzle together of what exactly happened and why Bennett chose to share this information now, Katz and Harkov sift through the latest revelations coming out from across the world, giving their own opinions and expertise on the matter.
Later on in the episode, the duo speak with former AIPAC executive Johnathan Kessler about his organization called Heart of a Nation and its mission to find new ways to bring progressives into the Israeli conversation.
To wrap things up, Katz and Harkov chat with the Post's Palestinian Affairs Correspondent Khaled Abu Toameh to talk about the wave of violence and murders that have been sweeping across Israel's Arab sector.
The Jerusalem Post presents its first Health & Wellness podcast, hosted by Head of Strategy and Senior Health Analyst Maayan Hoffman together with Health and Archeology correspondent Rossella Tercatin.
In this week's edition, the duo takes on the current coronavirus situation in Israel.
"Is Delta really over?" they ask. And how is Prime Minister Naftali Bennett's government doing compared to the previous adminsitration?
They talk about emerging medical research and treatments for the virus and for other health ailments.
Then, in a short interview with Dr. Shahar Cohen, the founder and CEO of Nayacure Labs, they learn about "off-the-shelf" and "on-demand" organs.
Finally, they wrap up with a look at the best winter snacks to keep you energized while on the go.
Have you visited our new Health & Wellness portal? Visit jpost.com and click on "Health and Wellness."
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The Jerusalem Post Podcast - Travel Edition, Episode 18
In the final episode of their special series from Poland, Mark and David take you to some of the lesser-visited parts of the country. This time it's the Lubelskie region to the south of Warsaw. We'll hear the boys' reflections after an emotional visit to Majdanek, a love story starring a non-Biblical Esther and learn more of the history and present of a beautiful corner of the world.
This time:
- Of kings, young beautiful brides and not-too-happy mothers in law
- Picture perfect riverside town Kazmiriez Dolny
- The reconstructed synagogue
- A Jewish cemetery in a forest
- Palatial splendor
- The many faces of Lublin Castle
- The tragic but inspiring story of Lublin's yeshiva
- Just like mama used to make - a restaurant with a difference
- What would a pre-war Jewish home have looked like?
- A private tour of Majdanek Lublin concentration camp
- The wonders of stunning Zamość
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Jerusalem Post Editor-in-Chief Yaakov Katz and Diplomatic Correspondent Lahav Harkov sit down this week for a Sukkot edition of The Jerusalem Post Podcast.
While Israelis and Jews across the world are celebrating the Sukkot holiday, Prime Minister Naftali Bennett is preparing for his first-ever appearance in front of the UN General Assembly.
Join Katz and Harkov this week as they discuss what they believe will be included in the prime minister's address. Will he talk about Hamas, Iran or the push to block replenishment of the Iron Dome System by the US Congress? How will Bennett's performance compare to Netanyahu's?
Katz and Harkov also evaluate the decision not to fund the Iron Dome.
Is this just a technical blip, as Foreign Minister Yair Lapid has said, or something far more severe for the defense of the Jewish State?
They discuss the support (or lack of support) that the US is giving Israel and the consequences of some anti-Israel views being shared in the House and the Senate by some senior politicians.
Later in the episode, Katz and Harkov sit down with Israeli-American evangelical author Joel Rosenberg, who released a new book detailing the Abraham Accords and the changes in the Middle East. They discuss the state evangelical Christian support for Israel, asking whether it has wavered with the passing of the baton from Benjamin Netanyahu to Bennett.
Rosenberg was first interviewed by The Jerusalem Post last month >>
Discover all of this and more in this week's episode of The Jerusalem Post Podcast.
In this episode, you will get:
Celebrate Sukkot in Israel A look at what could happen during Bennett's upcoming address at the United Nations An evaluation of whether US support for Israel is wavering A talk with a prominent Evangelical leader
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We meet Tewolde Gebre Mariam, the pioneering group CEO of Ethiopian Airlines. He's been at the helm of the company as it revolutionizes flying out of Africa. He shares some of the secrets of Ethiopian's success in an exclusive interview.
Then it's time to unwind, breathe deeply and take in the splendors of India and Africa. Listen to two Anglo Israelis, who combine their love of travel with meditation and social justice, to offer specialized mindfulness trips.
Enjoy the trip!
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Jerusalem Post Editor-in-Chief Yaakov Katz and Diplomatic Correspondent Lahav Harkov sit down this week for a Yom Kippur edition of The Jerusalem Post Podcast.
As Israelis and Jews across the world prepare for the day-long fast to atone and repent for their sins of the year, Katz and Harkov discuss apologies in Israeli politics - or lack thereof - and the different ways Israel and its politicians have changed throughout the past year.
Later in the episode, Harkov sits down with the former secretary general of the World Jewish Congress Dan Diker to discuss the controversial annual Durban conference scheduled for September 22. The conference is marked by antisemitism and anti-Israel discussions. Israel has been singled out for opprobrium as racist in the declaration released by UN member states participating.
Some 18 countries will be boycotting the World Conference Against Racism.
In this episode:
Yom Kippur and Israeli politics The controversial Durban conference - how it has changed, what stayed the same and does it matter for Israel?
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The Jerusalem Post Podcast - Travel Edition, Episode 15
Mark and David visit three homes in Israel's Galilee region for a cooking special. Hosted by Paul Nirens of Galileat, our always-hungry intrepid adventurers roll up their sleeves and get busy in the kitchens.
Not only do we find out about typical Galilean cuisine but we also hear of family and village life from Christian Roudena, Druze Penina (and yes, there's a hilarious story about how she got her name) and Muslim Saada.
Join the boys on this unique trip into Israel's bucolic north!
Jerusalem Post Editor-in-Chief Yaakov Katz and Diplomatic Correspondent Lahav Harkov sit down this week for a New Year's edition of The Jerusalem Post Podcast.
Families around Israel are preparing for Rosh Hashanah.
They speak to Religious Affairs Correspondent Jeremy Sharon to discuss how the coronavirus pandemic has shaped religious life in Israel and how religious sects in Israel are coping with changes in tradition.
They also touch on the Meron disaster, which occurred last Lag B’Omer, and discuss the investigation into the tragedy.
Finally, the duo speaks with Jerusalem Report Editor-in-Chief Steve Linde, who was night editor on 9-11 20 years ago. He talks about how the paper got written and published on the night of the terror attack.
Harkov also plays back her experience of taking the New York subway for the first time as a young girl, which happened to coincide with the day of the September 11 attacks, how her mom came to find her in the midst of the chaos and their journey out of the city.
In this episode:
A discussion on all things Rosh Hashanah
How COVID-19 impacts religious life
September 11 through the eyes of the Jerusalem Post’s top personalities
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The Jerusalem Post Podcast - Travel Edition, Episode 16
In the second part of their special series from Poland, Mark and David take you to some of the lesser-visited parts of the country. This time it's the Podkarpackie region on the edge of the Carpathian Mountains. We'll hear tales of sacrifice and bravery, visit living museums and go deep underground to uncover an amazing secret.
In part two:
- Our favorite olde squares
- Jewish Rzeszow
- An abandoned nuclear shelter
- The Museum of Poles Saving Jews
- Some bells and pipes in a tower
- Welcome to the unpronounceable Przemysl
- A sporting hotel with a twist
- Sanok's museum of folk architecture
- A 600-year-old UNESCO wooden church
- Glassblowing in Krosno
- And wine-tasting in a family manor house
Listen to Part I >>
Jerusalem Post Editor-in-Chief Yaakov Katz and Diplomatic Correspondent Lahav Harkov discuss the first meeting between Prime Minister Naftali Bennett and US President Joe Biden.
Harkov is on the ground in Washington.
Later in the episode, Katz sits down with Israel's former ambassador to the United States Michael Oren to discuss the meeting, too. They talk about what it means for both Israel and the United States, and dive into plausible scenarios that could arise from the meeting - ones that could affect the world and not just Israel. Oren and Katz also discuss the significance behind Bennett's first steps within the Oval Office as head of the Jewish State.
To wrap things up, the start of the school year is just around the corner. To discuss how Israel will address the year at hand, within the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, Katz and Harkov spoke with the principal of Studio Ankori David Klahr and talked about the affects 2020 had on children both socially and mentally. How are parents preparing to send their children back to school with rising cases? And are teaching up for the task?
What you will get: - A discussion surrounding Biden and Bennett's meeting, as Harkov packs her bags and heads to Washington - the nation's capital - An overview from Oren, who breaks down the upcoming meeting, how exactly it will all go down and the possible scenarios that could arise from it. - How parents in Israel are preparing for the upcoming school year in the shadow of COVID
Jerusalem Post Editor-in-Chief Yaakov Katz and Diplomatic Correspondent Lahav Harkov sit down with Nazi hunter Ephraim Zuroff to discuss Poland's new anti-restitution law that sets limits on the ability of Jews to recover property seized by Nazi German occupiers and retained by post-war communist rulers. They discussed what it means with regard to the how the events of the Holocaust are projected to the masses and how it could negatively affect the stories of those who perished.
Then Katz and Harkov speak with The Jerusalem Post's military correspondent Anna Ahronheim to discuss the most recent events developments in Kabul, with the Taliban seizing power over Afghanistan, and what the change in authority holds for the country and the Middle East as a whole following the US withdrawal.
What you will get: - A Holocaust history lesson and the events that followed through the eyes of Nazi hunter Ephraim Zuroff
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An overview of the Poland anti-restitution law and what it means for the survivors of the Holocaust and their families, as well as the worldview of the World War II genocide
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An in-depth discussion surrounding the activities of the Taliban in Afghanistan and how it managed to seize power with such little bloodshed
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What the US withdrawal means for countries with US troops stationed in them around the world
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How the US manages developing countries and how the government coup offers a window into Afghanistan's past preceding the events of September 11, 2001
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In this week's episode: A year after US president Donald Trump tweeted the announcement that Israel and the United Arab Emirates were making peace and establishing diplomatic relations, former assistant to the president and special representative for international negotiations Avi Berkowitz looks back with satisfaction of a job well done. “I’m really, really proud of the Abraham Accords and the success of our team,” Berkowitz said. “As it relates to the Israeli-Arab conflict, I think that we’ve had just tremendous success. Of course, there are still a lot of significant countries that need to normalize relations with Israel, but we were making progress toward those, as well.” Photo credit: REUTERS as seen on Jpost.com
The Jerusalem Post Podcast - Travel Edition, Episode 14
American Airlines is back in Israel with direct flights from New York and Miami already operational and the Dallas-Tel Aviv route about to launch. Mark and David find out more.
The boys also touch down in Savannah for a fascinating chat with the rabbi (and stand-up comedian) of Congregation Mickve Israel, one of the oldest synagogues in the New World.
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Jerusalem Post Editor-in-Chief Yaakov Katz and Diplomatic Correspondent Lahav Harkov sit down for a discussion on all things coronavirus, Judaism and the Olympics, and how they interconnect in Israeli society as Israel stares down the barrel of a third lockdown amid the ongoing 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo.
What you'll get:
- Israeli artistic gymnast Artem Dolgopyat's gold medal routine at the Tokyo Olympics and why can't Dolgopyat's get married in Israel
- Prime Minister Naftali Bennett's tactics in his new role, including refusing to play into the hands of haredi parties and the formulation of Israel's new budget, as well as the implications of its allocation
- Coronavirus and the possibility of a third lockdown with Post Coronavirus Analyst Maayan Hoffman
What can Israelis do to stymie the spread of coronavirus?
For how long will this deadly disease be present in our lives?
How we can learn to live with the virus?
In this photo: Coronavirus tests being performed at Sonol gas stations | Credit: Courtesy as seen on jpost.com
The Jerusalem Post Podcast - Travel Edition, Episode 13
In the first part of a special series from Poland, Mark and David take you to some of the lesser visited parts of the country. From love stories and castles to tales of once great Jewish communities they'll take you on an unforgettable emotional journey.
In part one:
- Away from the tourists and into the marketplace
- How Polish Lords and Ladies once lived
- Memorializing the events of the 1930s-40s
- A trip through the historic Tarnow Jewish cemetery
- The cafe on the mikvah
- A side-trip to flowery Zalipie
- Meet the mayor
- A tour of once Jewish Tarnow
- Klezmer finale
In this week's episode we talk:
Olympics
Bennett-Biden relations
Iran
and more!
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In this week's episode, diplomatic correspondent Lahav Harkov talks:
Temple Mount
Ben & Jerry's ice cream
Cannes Film Festival
Cybersecurity and the NSO's Pegasus product
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In this special episode in honor of the Tisha B'Av (the Ninth of Av), Lahav Harkov discusses the demolition of a Palestinian home against US wishes; a flurry of meeting between Jordanian and Israeli officials; and the meaning of the Temple Mount in honor of the Jewish day of mourning.
Special guests:
- Tovah Lazaroff, Deputy Managing Editor of the Jerusalem Post
- Ofir Dayan, head of Students for the Temple Mounts
- Joseph Gitler, Founder and Chairman of Leket Israel
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The Jerusalem Post Podcast - Travel Edition, Episode 12
Yas Island, Abu Dhabi offers parents and kids an amazing few days of fun, sport and shopping, with great hotels and eats. And the best thing for Israelis, it’s just three hours away. Mark and David take you into plush hotels, great restaurants, theme parks and much more. So join the boys as they adventure in a Middle-Eastern Orlando.
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The Jerusalem Post Podcast - Travel Edition, Episode 11
Welcome to Southern Africa and colorful Zambia, with its 70 tribes. You can get close up to the Big Five, fly above the awe-inspiring Victoria Falls and visit functioning and former synagogues.
Meanwhile, Mark and David flex their cultural muscles with a visit to Manhattan's Museum Row and The Jewish Museum.
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This week on The Jerusalem Post podcast:
- Is coronavirus back in Israel?
- Can the country expect new restrictions?
- What's happening at the airport?
Yaakov Katz and Lahav Harkov talk to coronavirus analyst Maayan Hoffman and health reporter Rossella Tercatin.
Plus: An in-depth interview with former deputy commander of the Israel Air Force Amos Yadlin on Israel's full-court diplomatic press on the United States over Iran.
He also explains how the security cabinet works.
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Israel has a narrow window to try and influence the United States before it returns to the 2015 nuclear deal with Iran, Shaul Chorev, former director of Israel’s Atomic Energy Commission, has told The Jerusalem Post.
The nuclear talks in Vienna, he said, have “paused” for two weeks and that is a window that Israel needs to try and use to make its case in Washington.
Speaking to the Post’s weekly podcast, Chorev, who also served as deputy commander of the Israel Navy before taking up the top nuclear role from 2007 until 2017, said that Iran has accumulated enough enriched uranium that would allow it a shorter breakout time than previously anticipated.
He said that the election of Ebrahim Raisi as the new president of Iran would not have a significant impact on the nuclear talks even though he is known to be a hardline conservative on the Iranian political spectrum.
“Once the Supreme Leader decided to go to a deal with the US and P5+1 that is the aim and objective,” he explained.
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Gyrmyzy Gasaba, or Red Town, lies in the mountains of Azerbaijan. It's believed to be the only fully-Jewish village outside Israel and the US. It's a modern-day shtetl. We also hear about the delights of the Azeri capital Baku, a mix of old and new, East and West. Our thanks to Vagif Mustafazadeh for the Azeri tune A Soul in Love.
Then Mark and David are off to British Columbia, Canada, to meet a musical couple and learn about Jewish Victoria.
In this week's episode, editor-in-chief Lahav Harkov and diplomatic correspondent Lahav Harkov discuss the new Israeli government and how it handled the recent Jerusalem Flag March.
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Editor-in-chief Yaakov Katz and Diplomatic Correspondent Lahav Harkov talk about the "shaky" new coalition that is expected to be confirmed on Sunday.
They talk about how Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was good for Israel, but also how he has undermined the basic institutions of government.
With Gil Hoffman, chief political correspondent and Yamina's Jeremy Saltan.
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Mark and David take us to Abu Dhabi, capital of the United Arab Emirates to hear the latest plans from Wizz Air to open up the skies to Israel's east.
Then they take to the water for an unforgettable, wobbly trip under the Louvre Museum. Will they fall in?
The editorial team discusses the "split screen moment" of being in Dubai and celebrating relations that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu helped forge while he was becoming closer to being ousted from office in Israel.
A short podcast, as the group speaks and then hops on a plane back to Israel.
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"Israel is an inherently racist entity." "We like to kill children."
These are just some of the statements that have been shared on social networks in the last couple of weeks. In this week's episode, Yaakov Katz and Lahav Harkov talk about how Operation Guardian of the Walls led to demonization of the Jewish state. Harkov notes that models Gigi Hadid and Bella Hadid have more followers on Instagram than there are people in Israel, and they are spreading messages, such as that Israel is an apartheid state and worse. They speak with Diaspora Affairs Correspondent Jeremy Sharon, ADL CEO Jason Greenblatt and Head of the Board of Directors in the UK Marie van der Zyl.
Greenblatt says there was a "drastic and dangerous" increase in antisemitism during the course of the operation.
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The Jerusalem Post Podcast - Travel Edition, Episode 8
Mark, David and a Fjord Explorer motor up to Tromso in the Arctic Circle, with its whales, ski slopes and the magical Aurora Borealis.
Then it's off to central Israel and a delicious walk through nature's corn.
Israel and Hamas have agreed to a cease fire, but the struggle between Israel and the terrorist organization is not over.
In this episode, Editor-in-Chief Yaakov Katz and Diplomatic Correspondent Lahav Harkov discuss the end of the escalation, Israel's "accurate aerial assault" and the difficulty the country had finding a way out.
They also discuss the "civil war" in Israel between Israel's Arab and Jewish community in the mixed city of Lod. They interview a long-time resident of the city, who made aliyah from the United States. She says that she is not so sure that life can go back to usual after the lynches.
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In this episode of The Jerusalem Post Podcast, Editor-in-Chief Yaakov Katz and Diplomatic Correspondent Lahav Harkov discuss the recent wave of violence between Israel, the Palestinians and Hamas.
Military correspondent Anna Ahronheim explains what caused this recent round of violence and says that the military was caught somewhat by surprise.
On a day in which the chief of staff is expected to present to the political echelon a plan for a ground offensive in Gaza, Ahronheim says that the violence is not expected to end in the coming days.
“I don’t think it is going to be a matter of a few days, it could be a few weeks," she says.
Finally, as this episode is being aired just before the Jewish holiday of Shavuot, they talk with journalist Nellie Bowles about her newsletter "Chosen by Choice" that details why she converted to Judaism.
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This time, David and Mark bring you the podcast from sophisticated Sarona in Tel Aviv, stopping to visit the Ukranian border city of Lviv to take in its Jewish history.
The Lviv connection then transports the boys to the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, to hear how two remarkable women have helped the museum develop a must-see collection.
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Was the Mount Meron tragedy caused by politics?
In this episode, Diplomatic Correspondent Lahav Harkov and Editor-in-Chief Yaakov Katz discuss the systemic problem that led to the Meron stampede, that led to increased death during COVID-19 and more.
Lahav focuses on the distrust between the ultra-Orthodox and the government and the conspiracy theories that are being shared on social media since 45 people died last week.
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Editor-in-chief Yaakov Katz and Diplomatic Correspondent Lahav Harkov get interesting insight into Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's trial in a conversation with hi former advisor, state witness Ari Harrow.
They talk about "putting Iran back in its cage" and touch base with Arab Affairs Correspondent Khaled Abu Toameh about last weekend's riots in Jerusalem.
In this week's episode, Mark and David take in chess, a historic synagogue and budget flights between Abu Dhabi and Tel Aviv.
Travel with the Jerusalem Post to magical Dubrovnik and a unique Tel Aviv museum.
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In this week's edition, we bring on a new Podcast co-host: Diplomatic correspondent Lahav Harkov.
Featuring an interview with the United Kingdom's ambassador to Israel and a talk with Mideast analyst Seth Frantzman about the challenges of the US rejoining the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (Iran nuclear deal).
- Israelis take off their masks
- What happened at Natanz?
- The death of Prince Philip
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A team of top Jerusalem Post reporters talk Independence Day: How Israel is the same as it was 73 years ago and how it is today.
We look at political instability, a potential war with Iran, democratic challenges and opportunities and how cell phones are a hallmark of Israeli progress.
Then, Legal Analyst Yonah Jeremy Bob discusses the trial against Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
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JPost Podcast - Travel Edition: Historic Spain and Mouthwatering Montreal
Join Mark and David as they take us on a virtual journey from the rich Jewish fabric of the Iberian Peninsula to 21st Century Canadian cuisine.
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On this week's podcast, only a couple of weeks after the Israeli election, editor-in-chief Yaakov Katz talks with Rabbi Gilad Kariv - the first Reform rabbi ever to enter the Knesset.
Next, he and health analyst Maayan Hoffman discuss what's really going with coronavirus in Israel. Why did Pfizer not send vaccines? And why didn't Israel pay.
Plus, they discuss if the virus is really dying out as health experts say.
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Social justice and peace issues are coming back into play in Israeli politics, says political analyst Mitchell Barak, CEO of KEEVON. He adds that people want religion out of politics.
Then, Editor-in-Chief Yaakov Katz and jpost.com managing editor Tamar Beeri discuss the rise in violence against women in the last year.
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JPost Podcast - Travel Edition: Mediterranean Cruising and Crown Heights Cuisine
We get the lowdown on the launch of the Odyssey of the Seas from Haifa.
Then Mark and David take us noshing in New York.
Will Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu succeed in forming a coalition, despite scoring only 59 seats? Why is there no clear winner? Will Israel head to a fifth election?
Join Editor-in-chief Yaakov Katz, Chief Political Correspondent Gil Hoffman, Diplomatic Analyst Herb Keinon, Settlements Correspondent Tovah Lazaroff and Health Analyst Maayan Hoffman for a deep dive analysis into what just happened in Israel.
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In the third edition of the Jerusalem Post Travel Podcast, we fulfill your dreams: A visit to exotic India. We also ravel to Kensington Market in Toronto.
Find out:
- How many countries border India?
- Young Street in Toronto is the longest street in the world - just how long is it?
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Editor-in-chief Yaakov Katz connects with Religious Affairs Correspondent Jeremy Sharon, who tells the story of being assaulted by members of the Belz hassidic sect.
Then, we hear from former Asaf Zamir who chats with Katz about the upcoming election and its unknown outcome.
"Inside the right-wing, there is a 'yes Bibi,' 'no Bibi' camp," he said.
In this episode, editor-in-chief Yaakov Katz talks with Chief Political Correspondent Gil Hoffman and Arab Affairs Correspondent Khaled Abu Toameh about the upcoming election.
Includes a special visit by David Fine, founder of Anglo Vision.
Exclusive! 1:1 interview between Lahav Harkov and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu
Why did we decide to launch a travel podcast during COVID-19?
We fly to Istanbul and then north in Israel to the reserve of Tel Dan. Join us on this special journey.
Special episode with Mark and Dave.
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In this weeks edition, Editor-in-Chief Yaakov Katz talks with Diplomatic Correspondent Lahav Harkov and Analyst Herb Keinon about the upcoming, March 23 elections.
Special guest MK Merav Michaeli | A look at Timna and the biblical significance of the color purple
In this episode, editor-in-chief Yaakov Katz and managing editor David Brinn discuss snow, politics and music.
Features a special interview with singer and songwriter David Broza.
In his interview with Lahav Harkov, Sa’ar said he wants to involve Egypt and Jordan in the Palestinian issue and take steps to improve the daily lives of the Palestinians.
Plus, elections analysis by Chief Political Correspondent Gil Hoffman and Israel Democracy Institute head Yohanan Plesner.
Welcome to the first-ever edition of the Jerusalem Post travel edition: From the latest Caribbean cruises to kosher safaris, from pilgrimages to Eastern Europe and award winning wines on the beaches of Tel Aviv.
Sit back and enjoy the trip with David Harris and Mark Gordon.
In this special edition, we talk about how Israel is handling the coronavirus pandemic, Israel's vaccine distribution campaign and the "shadow pandemic" - violence against women.
With host David Ze'ev Jablinowitz, Editor-in-Chief Yaakov Katz and News Editor Maayan Hoffman.