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How Do You Say <em>Tikkun Olam</em> in Hebrew? Israel and International Development
4 Apr 2023
The article explores Israel's role in international development during the 1950s to the 1970s, under leaders like Ben Gurion and Golda Meir. They viewed Isra...
4 Apr 2023
The CJN Daily with Ellin Bessner
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Why did 300 Canadian Jewish leaders sign their names to an open letter published in newspapers?
3 Apr 2023
Three hundred Canadian Jewish leaders signed an open letter published in newspapers expressing concerns about events in Israel, particularly threats to democ...
3 Apr 2023
The Commentary Magazine Podcast
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Bibi, Biden, and Banks
30 Mar 2023
In a recent podcast episode, the focus is on Joe Biden's unusual criticism of Benjamin Netanyahu, which goes beyond international issues to address internal ...
30 Mar 2023
Unholy: Two Jews on the News
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Special Update: Chaos in Israel
28 Mar 2023
In a recent update on the chaotic events in Israel, Yonit and Jonathan discuss a tumultuous 24 hours which involved mass protests after the defense minister ...
28 Mar 2023
Israel Policy Pod
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The Israeli Spring
27 Mar 2023
After facing mass demonstrations for three months and backlash over firing Defense Minister Yoav Galant, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu agreed to ...
27 Mar 2023
The CJN Daily with Ellin Bessner
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On the ground of Israel’s historic protests as judicial reforms paused:'This is our 1948 all over again’
27 Mar 2023
Amid significant protests in Israel over judicial reforms proposed by Prime Minister Netanyahu, including a strike that paralyzed the country, Netanyahu agre...
27 Mar 2023
The Commentary Magazine Podcast
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Protests in Israel Come to a Head
27 Mar 2023
Dan Senor discusses the recent protests in Israel, focusing on the dismissal of Defense Minister Yoav Gallant and the challenges confronting Prime Minister B...
27 Mar 2023
The Commentary Magazine Podcast
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Israel, TikTok, Fetterman, Banks
24 Mar 2023
The text discusses various topics including the situation in Israel, a hearing on TikTok, ongoing issues involving John Fetterman, and a banking story. It su...
24 Mar 2023
Promised Podcast
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The “Oy and Thou” Edition
23 Mar 2023
In this episode, Allison Kaplan Sommer, Noah Efron, and guest Mijal Bitton discuss President Herzog's failed compromise plan for judicial reform in Israel an...
23 Mar 2023
The CJN Daily with Ellin Bessner
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Can modern archeology prove Jews’ historic ties to Israel?
23 Mar 2023
Award-winning Canadian filmmaker Igal Hecht's new TV series, "Secrets of the Land," delves into the question of whether modern archaeology can confirm the Je...
23 Mar 2023
Israel Policy Pod
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Circumventing Courts, Discarding Disengagement, and Regional Rivalries: Israel’s Coalescing Crises
22 Mar 2023
Tel Aviv journalist Neri Zilber hosts a discussion with Michael Koplow and Shira Efron regarding Israel's deepening crises, such as the government's controve...
22 Mar 2023
Promised Podcast
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The “You and What Army?” Edition
16 Mar 2023
Allison Kaplan Sommer and Noah Efron discuss the growing number of elite reservists in Israel who refuse to serve in the IDF due to judicial reform and wheth...
16 Mar 2023
Jewish History Nerds
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Introducing: Unpacking Israeli History, Season 4!
15 Mar 2023
Unpacking Israeli History, Season 4, by Jewish History Unpacked, delves into the Ma'alot massacre, where Palestinian terrorists disrupted a fun field trip of...
15 Mar 2023
For Heaven's Sake
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On the Verge of a Constitutional Crisis
15 Mar 2023
President Herzog recently urged the Netanyahu-led government to abandon its judicial overhaul plan and engage in talks with the opposition to avert a constit...
15 Mar 2023
Forward
‘Time for the Shabbos goy’: Andrew Cuomo announces new pro-Israel Democratic group
14 Mar 2023
Former New York Governor Andrew Cuomo has announced the creation of a new advocacy group called Progressives for Israel amidst growing concern over diminishi...
14 Mar 2023
The Commentary Magazine Podcast
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Did DeSantis Just Go Isolationist?
14 Mar 2023
Jonathan Schanzer of the Foundation for the Defense of Democracies discussed Ron DeSantis characterizing the war in Ukraine as a territorial dispute where th...
14 Mar 2023
The CJN Daily with Ellin Bessner
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This Toronto rabbi says Canadian Jews must support Israel and stop criticizing her politics in public
14 Mar 2023
Rabbi Daniel Korobkin of Toronto's Beth Avraham Yoseph synagogue has called on Canadian Jews to support Israel and refrain from publicly criticizing its gove...
14 Mar 2023
Call Me Back
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China Surprise: Saudi-Iranian Detente
13 Mar 2023
In this episode of 'Call Me Back,' Rich Goldberg discusses the geopolitical implications of China brokering a Saudi-Iranian diplomatic deal, highlighting how...
13 Mar 2023
Unholy: Two Jews on the News
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Air Force None - with special guest MODI
10 Mar 2023
In this episode of "Air Force None," recorded before the Tel Aviv terror attack, protests against judicial reform in Israel intensify, with national demonstr...
10 Mar 2023
The Commentary Magazine Podcast
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Biden's Medicare Demagoguery
8 Mar 2023
In a recent podcast episode, Joe Biden's op-ed in the New York Times discussing Medicare reforms is critiqued while also touching on the topics of Fox News a...
8 Mar 2023
Tel Aviv Review
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Public Enemy No. 1
6 Mar 2023
In her memoir "Who Do You Think You Are," Yuli Novak, the former director of Breaking the Silence, an organization of IDF veterans, discusses her leadership ...
6 Mar 2023
Menschwarmers
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S4E2 - A deep dive into Israel's roster at the World Baseball Classic, feat. Ryan Lavarnway
3 Mar 2023
Israel's baseball team is gearing up for the World Baseball Classic, making a return five years after their impressive performance in 2017. This resurgence h...
3 Mar 2023
Unholy: Two Jews on the News
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What Kind of Week Has It Been - with special guest Amos Yadlin
3 Mar 2023
In a recent episode of the podcast "What Kind of Week Has It Been," special guest Major General (ret.) Amos Yadlin discusses the ongoing tensions in Israel, ...
3 Mar 2023
Israel Policy Pod
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The West Bank on the Brink
2 Mar 2023
Amidst rising tensions in the West Bank, experts Nimrod Novik and Ibrahim Eid Dalalsha discuss the recent violence between Israelis and Palestinians with hos...
2 Mar 2023
What Matters Now
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What Matters Now to Haviv Rettig Gur: Taking advantage of this 'moment of decisions'
2 Mar 2023
Haviv Rettig Gur discusses the escalating tensions in Israel over the contentious judicial overhaul, highlighting the resolve of the government to push throu...
2 Mar 2023
For Heaven's Sake
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A Pogrom in Huwara
2 Mar 2023
Recently, in the town of Huwara in the West Bank, two Israeli brothers were fatally shot by a gunman, leading to a violent rampage by Jewish settlers who des...
2 Mar 2023
The CJN Daily with Ellin Bessner
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‘The Zionist enterprise is in danger’: Why Charles Bronfman signed an open letter pushing back against Netanyahu
27 Feb 2023
Canadian philanthropist Charles Bronfman, known for creating the Birthright program, is among 15 individuals signing an open letter to Israeli Prime Minister...
27 Feb 2023
Forward
3 dead after bloody day in West Bank, as settlers riot following Palestinian shooting attack
27 Feb 2023
A violent day in the West Bank unfolded as two Israeli brothers were shot dead by a Palestinian gunman in Huwara, leading to retaliatory riots by Israeli set...
27 Feb 2023
Unholy: Two Jews on the News
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Double Feature - with special guests Ruth Margalit & Yonatan Green
24 Feb 2023
In this episode of Double Feature, special guests Ruth Margalit and Yonatan Green offer conflicting perspectives on Israel's current state. Legal activist Gr...
24 Feb 2023
Israel Policy Pod
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Israeli Politics Amid the Judicial Crisis
23 Feb 2023
Amid a deepening judicial and constitutional crisis in Israel, journalist Neri Zilber and political correspondent Tal Schneider discuss recent bills passed i...
23 Feb 2023
Promised Podcast
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The “Uncivil Disobedience?” Edition
23 Feb 2023
Miriam Herschlag and Noah Efron discuss the blurred line between legitimate protest and uncivil disobedience in Israel, questioning actions like strikes, roa...
23 Feb 2023
What Matters Now
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What Matters Now to Ksenia Svetlova: The Russian invasion of Ukraine, a year on
23 Feb 2023
Ksenia Svetlova discusses Israel's challenging diplomatic stance amidst Russia's ongoing invasion of Ukraine, questioning whether Israel's strategic neutrali...
23 Feb 2023
The CJN Daily with Ellin Bessner
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It’s ‘false’ to say Israeli democracy is under attack, according to the Knesset’s new Canadian member
21 Feb 2023
Dan Illouz, a new member of Israel's Knesset representing Likud, disagrees with claims that Israeli democracy is under attack amidst ongoing efforts to refor...
21 Feb 2023
Unholy: Two Jews on the News
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Q&A with Y&J
17 Feb 2023
In this Q&A session with Yonit and Jonathan, they discuss Benjamin Netanyahu's judicial reform plan and its political implications, analyze a Super Bowl ad h...
17 Feb 2023
Promised Podcast
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The “Presidential Importunity” Edition
16 Feb 2023
In the podcast episode titled "The Presidential Importunity Edition," Allison Kaplan Sommer, Sally Abed, and Noah Efron discuss President Herzog's recent imp...
16 Feb 2023
Bonjour Chai
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Hot and Chanshi
10 Feb 2023
"Chanshi" is a popular new Israeli show telling the story of a young Orthodox woman who embarks on a journey to Israel to have encounters with IDF soldiers, ...
10 Feb 2023
Unholy: Two Jews on the News
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Friends In Need - with special guest Matti Friedman
10 Feb 2023
In a recent discussion, journalist Matti Friedman talks about the Israeli democracy battle against Benjamin Netanyahu's "judicial reform" plan, which now inc...
10 Feb 2023
Israel Policy Pod
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Earthquakes, Escalations, and Overhauls
8 Feb 2023
In a recent podcast episode hosted by Neri Zilber with Michael Koplow and Shira Efron, they discussed various current events including earthquakes in Turkey ...
8 Feb 2023
Tel Aviv Review
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Intifada 1.0
6 Feb 2023
Oren Kessler, a journalist and author, delves into his new book "Palestine 1936: The Great Revolt and the Roots of the Middle East Conflict," which explores ...
6 Feb 2023
Unholy: Two Jews on the News
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Protesting, Fast and Slow- with special guest Daniel Kahneman
3 Feb 2023
Daniel Kahneman, a Nobel Prize-winning Israeli economist known for his work in behavioral economics, was featured in a letter signed by other top Israeli eco...
3 Feb 2023
Promised Podcast
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The “Demonstrating Faith” Edition
2 Feb 2023
Allison Kaplan Sommer and Noah Efron delve into the impact of recent violence on Israeli Jews and its effect on protests against Netanyahu's reforms. They qu...
2 Feb 2023
For Heaven's Sake
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How Can We Talk About the Conflict Now?
1 Feb 2023
The recent escalation of violence, notably a deadly terrorist attack in Neve Yaakov, coincides with a political climate where Netanyahu's government opposes ...
1 Feb 2023
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Amos Yadlin Remembers His Friend Ilan Ramon
1 Feb 2023
Major General (Res.) Amos Yadlin, a distinguished Israeli fighter pilot and former head of the IDF Military Intelligence Directorate, shared insights in an i...
1 Feb 2023
The Commentary Magazine Podcast
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Do They Really Want ‘Police Reforms?’
30 Jan 2023
The discussion revolves around the brutal beating death of Tyre Nichols by Memphis police, reigniting the conversation about over-policing and racial issues ...
30 Jan 2023
Jewish Insider
Tracing his family history in Poland, Emhoff explains his approach to antisemitism
30 Jan 2023
Second Gentleman Doug Emhoff visited Poland and Germany to commemorate International Holocaust Remembrance Day, reflecting on his family's connection to Pola...
30 Jan 2023
Bonjour Chai
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Israel Is So Basic
26 Jan 2023
Over 110,000 protestors gathered in Tel Aviv to oppose right-wing Israeli government reforms aimed at changing the judicial system to shift power from courts...
26 Jan 2023
Israel Policy Pod
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Security Policy Under the New Netanyahu Government
26 Jan 2023
Haaretz Military Correspondent Amos Harel and journalist Neri Zilber discuss Israeli security policy under the new Netanyahu government. They touch upon the ...
26 Jan 2023
Promised Podcast
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The “All You Protest Kids” Edition
26 Jan 2023
In "The All You Protest Kids Edition," hosts Allison Kaplan Sommer and Noah Efron touch upon the significance of anti-government demonstrations in Tel Aviv c...
26 Jan 2023
The Commentary Magazine Podcast
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Are Biden's Troubles Reinvigorating Trump?
23 Jan 2023
The text discusses how President Joe Biden's difficulties are potentially fueling a resurgence in support and influence for former President Donald Trump. Bi...
23 Jan 2023
Unholy: Two Jews on the News
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Beyond Reasonable Doubt - with special guest Michael Karayanni
20 Jan 2023
In a discussion on the constitutional crisis in Israel, Professor Michael Karayanni of the Hebrew University provides insight into how he and his fellow Arab...
20 Jan 2023