Episodes
Friday Jul 17, 2020
In The News: Israel For Global Health
Friday Jul 17, 2020
Friday Jul 17, 2020
Prof. Varda Liberman, Head of Israel’s IDC's MBA Program on Global Health & co-founder of the university, describes their work in Healthcare Innovation and discusses Israel's role in fighting COVID-19 and improving health worldwide. With Shahar Azani.
Friday Jul 17, 2020
In The News: Engel’s Defeat (Sheinkopf)
Friday Jul 17, 2020
Friday Jul 17, 2020
Veteran political consultant Hank Sheinkopf, whose clients have included Bill Clinton and Mike Bloomberg, discusses the significance to Israel and American Jewry of Eliot Engel’s loss in the NY Democratic Primary to Jamaal Bowman. With Mark S. Golub.
Friday Jul 17, 2020
In The News: Annexation (Shahar Azani)
Friday Jul 17, 2020
Friday Jul 17, 2020
Former Israeli diplomat Shahar Azani (now JBS Senior VP) presents the arguments for and against Israel’s annexation of parts of the West Bank, explains why the issue has surfaced now, and offers some idea of what is likely to happen. With Mark S. Golub.
Friday Jul 17, 2020
In The News: Antisemitism in LA
Friday Jul 17, 2020
Friday Jul 17, 2020
Journalist David Greenfield, Shillman Journalism Fellow at the Horowitz Freedom Center for Security Policy and blogger (“Sultan Knish”), analyzes the expressions of antisemitism during this past Shavuot in a suburb of Los Angeles. With Mark S. Golub
Friday Jul 17, 2020
In The News: ZOA's Mort Klein Responds
Friday Jul 17, 2020
Friday Jul 17, 2020
Mort Klein, president of the Zionist Organization of America, responds to charges of racism leveled against him in the Presidents Conference by HIAS and the URJ; and explains his objections to Dianne Lob’s being chosen as Exec. Dir. With Mark S. Golub
Friday Jul 17, 2020
In The News: West Bank Annexation?
Friday Jul 17, 2020
Friday Jul 17, 2020
Major General (ret.) Yaakov Amidror, Prime Minister Netanyahu’s former National Security Advisor, shares his insights and perspective about the possibility of Israel extending its sovereignty over parts of the West bank. With Shahar Azani.
Friday Jul 17, 2020
In The News: Is America Racist?
Friday Jul 17, 2020
Friday Jul 17, 2020
African-America Peter Kirsanow, recently reappointed by Rep. Steny Hoyer to his fourth term on the U.S. Civil Rights Commission, explains why he does not believe America or the Police Departments of America are “systemically racist.” With Mark S. Golub.
Friday Jul 17, 2020
In The News: Pres Conf In Turmoil - Jonathan Tobin
Friday Jul 17, 2020
Friday Jul 17, 2020
JNS Editor Jonathan Tobin discusses the battle inside the Presidents Conference led by Mort Klein (ZOA) over the election as next Chair of Diane Lob, a former head of HIAS with virtually no experience with Israel advocacy. With Mark S. Golub.
Friday Jul 17, 2020
In The News: Dershowitz on Black Lives Matter and Israel
Friday Jul 17, 2020
Friday Jul 17, 2020
Alan Dershowitz discusses his piece in the Jerusalem Post critical of Black Lives Matter for its antisemitism; offers his perspective on systemic racism in America; and defends Mort Klein and the ZOA within the Presidents Conference. With Mark S. Golub.
Friday Jul 17, 2020
In The News: The Farhud
Friday Jul 17, 2020
Friday Jul 17, 2020
On June 1-2 1941 the Farhud riots claimed the lives of many Jews in Baghdad, injuring thousands. Joe Samuels, an 89 year old survivor of that pogrom, shares his story of survival and triumph, remembering the past but not enslaved by it. With Shahar Azani.