Best Fleur Hassan Nahoum Podcasts (2025)

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Fleur Hassan-Nahoum: 'I am scared that in 20 years, Israel will be isolated completely' 43:35

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Hamas has isolated Israel diplomatically. Fleur Hassan-Nahoum is scared that, in 20 years, it might be completely isolated. Fleur is a British-born Israeli politician who served as Deputy Mayor of Jerusalem from 2018 until 2024, and she recently joined the Misgav Institute for National Security and Zionist Strategy as a senior fellow and sits on th…

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Micah Goodman: 'I don't want Gaza to become our Vietnam' 1:08:13

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Micah Goodman doesn't think Palestinian-Israeli peace will happen within his lifetime. But he's still a hopeful person. Named by the Jerusalem Post as one of the 50 most influential Jews, Micah is a public intellectual, writer, and author whose voice is central to the moral, political, and religious debates raging within Israel. He is the author of…

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Jonathan Rosenblum: 'Would you want to live in a country run by Haredim?' 1:16:49

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Talking about the "Haredi community" is a misnomer, Jonathan Rosenblum says, and simplifies its diversity of thought and perspectives. A Yale-trained lawyer turned journalist, Jonathan has been a prolific Haredi columnist for the last few decades. He helped found the English-language Haredi publication Yated Ne’eman, wrote extensively for The Jewis…

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'The head of the snake': 8 Israeli Thinkers on the threat of Iran 32:20

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Two weeks ago, Israel struck Iran's nuclear facilities, military sites, and leaders. Iran launched a barrage of missiles into Israel. Now, the war has only intensified. Today's episode features eight Israeli thinkers discussing the Iranian threat from weeks and months ago. We hear from: Efraim Inbar Lahav Harkov Yossi Klein Halevi Gadi Taub Uri Zak…

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Hanan Schlesinger: 'From the river to the sea is all Israel and all Palestine' 1:05:36

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Zionism asked the Jewish People if they could wield power properly, Rabbi Hanan Schlesinger says. The answer, according to him, is now clear: They cannot. Before co-founding the Palestinian-Israeli dialogue center Roots/Shorashim/Judur, Hanan had never met a Palestinian before. 2013 changed that. Inspired by his interfaith experience decades prior,…

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Malka Simkovich: When Did The Jewish Diaspora Begin? (18Forty Podcast Re-Release) 1:15:25

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While we await next week's new episode, we invite you to revisit our (third) 18Forty Podcast conversation with Malka Simkovich, originally aired on November 19, 2024. 18Forty is celebrating its fifth year LIVE in NYC on June 9. Reserve your seats today! In this episode of the 18Forty Podcast, we talk to Malka Simkovich—a scholar of Jewish history, …

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Elli Fischer: 'The Torah ideal is for Israel to be a religious state' 1:05:54

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The Torah wants Israel to be a religious state, Rabbi Elli Fischer says. Just, maybe, not right now. A historian, writer, translator, and educator, Elli Fischer extensively explores the relationship between Jewish law and the Jewish state, in the past, present, and future. Elli was a previous guest on 18Forty's Zionism series and a 3-Month Book Jou…

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Yoav Heller: 'Israel will be in existential peril if society continues to fragment' 1:03:19

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Twice in its history, Jewish sovereignty collapsed in the last quarter of its first century. Yoav Heller believes Israel must heed this warning. Chairman of the Wingate Institute and a Holocaust historian, Yoav Heller is also chairman of the Fourth Quarter movement—a grassroots movement seeking to repair Israel's civil divides and secure the Jewish…

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Mikhael Manekin: 'This is a land of two peoples, and I don't view that as a problem' 1:11:23

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Wishing Arabs would disappear from Israel, Mikhael Manekin says, is a dangerous fantasy. One of the leaders of Israel's Hasmol Haemuni (Faithful Left) movement, Mikhael is a vocal religious activist for equality and peace. He is the director of the Alliance Fellowship program, an Arab-Jewish political network in Israel, and has authored two books, …

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Einat Wilf: 'Jews are never allowed to win, and Arabs are never allowed to lose' (Re-Release) 1:22:51

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We return next week with a new episode of 18 Questions, 40 Israeli Thinkers. In the meantime, enjoy this earlier interview with Einat Wilf, recorded Nov. 25, 2024. The true enemy in Israel's current war, Einat Wilf says, is what she calls "Palestinianism." Once part of the Israeli left, Einat Wilf is a popular political thinker on Israel, Zionism, …

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#81 - Fleur Hassan-Nahoum 1:20:00

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Fleur Hassan-Nahoum is the former Deputy Mayor of Jerusalem. Among other roles, she is the Secretary-General of Kol Israel at the WZO, and the Israeli Foreign Ministry's special envoy for innovation. Fleur is the daughter of Gibraltarian statesman Sir Joshua Hassan.By Yitzi Tuvel

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Anshel Pfeffer: 'The idea that you'll obliterate Hamas is as realistic as wanting to obliterate Chabad' 1:10:39

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Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu did not surprise Anshel Pfeffer over the last 17 months of war—and that's the most disappointing part. A British-born Israeli journalist, Anshel Pfeffer is the Israel correspondent for The Economist and was a longtime senior correspondent and columnist for Haaretz. Pfeffer's 2018 book, Bibi: The Turbulent Life and …

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Mosheh Lichtenstein: 'Jewish values don't celebrate might' 1:12:49

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Judaism does not value power and might, Rav Mosheh Lichtenstein says—in fact, it abhors it. Co-rosh yeshiva of Yeshivat Har Etzion, Rav Mosheh is a venerated leader in Israel's Religious Zionist world who is unafraid to call out his community's shortfalls. His statements on Israel's religious-political affairs draw ire and praise—a fact-of-life tha…

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Ruby Chen: My Son is Likely a Deceased Hostage. Don't Forget Him in Gaza. 44:14

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Sgt. Itay Chen was taken captive by Hamas on October 7. The IDF believes he is dead—but his family is still holding out hope. Ever since Itay was declared Missing in Action, Ruby and Chagit Chen—and the Chen family—have tirelessly fought to bring him home. Ruby and Itay are American citizens, so they hoped that would play to their advantage. In Mar…

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Jonathan Dekel-Chen: My Son was a Hostage in Gaza for 43 Million Seconds. He Felt Every One. 1:06:56

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Sagui Dekel-Chen was held hostage in Gaza for 498 days—or 43 million seconds. He came home on Feb. 15. An American-Israeli citizen who was living in Kibbutz Nir Oz, Sagui left behind a pregnant wife and two daughters when Hamas took him captive in Gaza. Sagui had no idea of their fate—until two days before his release. Jonathan Dekel-Chen, Sagui's …

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Yossi Klein Halevi: What’s Next: The Future of Liberal Zionism (18Forty Podcast Re-Release) 1:16:37

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We don't have a new episode this week, but we invite you to revisit our 18Forty Podcast conversation with Yossi Klein Halevi, originally aired on Dec. 26, 2023. In this episode of the 18Forty Podcast, we talk to Yossi Klein Halevi, a senior fellow at the Shalom Hartman Institute, about what it means to be a Zionist and a Jew post-October 7. Since S…

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Yishai Fleisher: ‘Israel is not meant to be equal for all — it’s a nation-state’ 1:27:08

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Israel should prioritize its Jewish citizens, Yishai Fleisher says, because that's what a nation-state does. Yishai is the international spokesman for the Jewish community of Hebron, a flashpoint in the Palestinian-Israeli conflict, and a councilman for the Efrat community. His words reach audiences across the world via CNN, Piers Morgan's Uncensor…

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Nitsana Darshan-Leitner: 'Before Trump, I believed that Gaza had to be controlled by Israel' 1:07:59

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Gaza can be leveled down or built up, Nitsana Darshan-Leitner says, and she wants Trump's plan to do the latter. An Israeli international lawyer and activist who has represented hundreds of terror victims in legal actions against terror organizations and their supporters, Nitsana is the head of Shurat HaDin—Israel Law Center, which combats terroris…

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Shani Taragin: 'The ideal is for the Jewish People to live in the Land of Israel' 1:25:08

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Israel is opening a Pandora's box by releasing Palestinian prisoners and terrorists, Shani Taragin says — but she still has not given up hope. A prominent religious leader and educator in Israel, Rabbanit Shani Taragin is impassioned by the State of Israel's future as the homeland for the Jewish People, despite what she sees as its pitfalls. She is…

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Chuck Freilich: 'Netanyahu needs to step down or be voted out' 1:03:57

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Hamas is already beginning to rebuild, Chuck Freilich says, because Israel lacks a post-war vision for Gaza. An Israeli national security expert, Chuck is a senior fellow at the Institute for National Security Studies and has taught at elite American universities like Harvard, NYU, and Columbia. He has spent extensive time in Israel's national secu…

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Rula Daood: 'We are closest to peace at times of war' 1:12:49

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Take our annual survey. Until the Israeli government sets a plan for Gaza after the war, Rula Daood says, they are choosing to end up with Hamas. A speech pathologist by trade, Rula Daood is now the national co-director of Standing Together, a progressive grassroots movement of Israeli Jews and Palestinians fighting for "full equality for everyone …

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Natan Sharansky: 'If you don't have faith or Zionism, your grandchildren will not be Jewish' 1:08:17

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Antisemitism and assimilation are threatening the Jewish People, says Natan Sharansky, but to both Israel offers a solution. Born in the Soviet Union and imprisoned by the authorities when trying to immigrate to Israel, Sharansky experienced brutal interrogations, forced feedings, and torture — sparking international campaigns to fight for his free…

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Shayna Goldberg: Inside Israel’s Religious Zionist Community (18Forty Podcast Re-Release) 1:58:55

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We don't have a new episode this week, but we invite you to revisit David Bashevkin's conversation with Shayna Goldberg about the unique features of Israel’s Religious Zionist community, originally aired Nov. 26, 2024. This episode is sponsored by Eden Beit Shemesh. Contact Rina Weinberg at [email protected] for more details. In this episode…

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Jonathan Gribetz: Teaching the Palestinian-Israeli Conflict (18Forty Podcast Re-Release) 1:18:11

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We don't have a new episode this week, but we invite you to revisit David Bashevkin's conversation with Jonathan Gribetz teaching about Israel in the Ivy League, originally aired Jan. 12, 2024. In this episode of the 18Forty Podcast, we talk to Jonathan Gribetz, a Princeton professor and scholar of Near Eastern and Judaic studies, about the history…

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Michael Melchior: 'We can make peace with the whole of the Arab and Muslim world' 1:17:03

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There is a time to wage wars, Rabbi Michael Melchior says, and there is a time to make peace. An internationally renowned Jewish leader, thinker, and activist, he has long dedicated his life to fighting for human rights and peace—whether for Soviet Jews in the 1960s or Palestinians and Israelis in 2024. In the past, he was a representative of the M…

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Daniel Gordis: ‘The great failure of the hostages is enormous’ 1:30:51

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With over 100 hostages still trapped in Gaza, Daniel Gordis says, that is Israel's greatest failure to date—even if it's unclear that any deals would have gotten them back. An acclaimed writer and author, Daniel Gordis is a Koret Distinguished Fellow at the Israeli liberal arts institution Shalem College and writes for his 41,000 subscribers on his…

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Khitam Abu Bader: 'Violence is never the answer' 1:01:16

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Violence is never the answer for Khitam Abu Bader. That's why she tries to fight for peace. Khitam is helping to build Ma'oz Darom South by promoting regional development in the Negev, collaborating with local leaders, and empowering communities. She has extensive experience in leadership and youth development, previously directing the Raidat Leade…

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Moshe Koppel: 'We won the war in Gaza' 1:00:35

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Israel has pretty much destroyed its enemies, Moshe Koppel says. That's (partly) why he believes Israel has won the war in Gaza. Founding chairman of the Kohelet Policy Forum—called “the most successful initiative of the right in the past decade" by Haaretz—Moshe is a political thinker and computer scientist deeply involved in Israel's political af…

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Einat Wilf: 'Jews are never allowed to win, and Arabs are never allowed to lose' 1:22:51

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The true enemy in Israel's current war, Einat Wilf says, is what she calls "Palestinianism." Once part of the Israeli left, Einat Wilf is a popular political thinker on Israel, Zionism, and foreign policy. Her 2020 co-authored book, "The War of Return," outlines what she believes lies at the core of the Palestinian-Israeli conflict: the Palestinian…

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Sivan Rahav-Meir: 'When it comes to terrorism, you can't compromise' (Re-Run) 45:25

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We return next week with a new episode of 18 Questions, 40 Israeli Thinkers. In the meantime, enjoy an earlier interview with Sivan Rahav-Meir. Israel's fight against Hamas, Sivan Rahav-Meir says, is preventing another Oct. 7—and another Sept. 11. The Israeli religious journalist — voted Israel’s most popular media personality — grew up secular and…

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Yaakov Katz: 'The Israeli military has fought in probably the most humane way possible' 1:15:22

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If you asked Yaakov Katz, the world should be lining the streets to applaud the IDF's military campaign in Gaza. The decades-long journalist and political thinker is emphatic that the IDF fights in the most humane and moral way possible. A senior fellow at the Jewish People Policy Institute and former editor in chief of the Jerusalem Post, Katz has…

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Uri Zaki: 'The war has to end in Gaza' 1:18:07

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Uri Zaki supported Israel's war against Hamas from the getgo—but the killing of six hostages and Sinwar's assassination were a turning point. Now, he thinks it needs to end. Uri Zaki is a left-wing political thinker and activist. He founded the New Israel Fund’s The Front for the Protection of Democracy and was previously the chairperson of the Mer…

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Nechumi Yaffe: 'I hate the idea that we are being killed and need to kill' 1:00:18

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As a Haredi woman of the Israeli left, Nechumi Yaffe lives between a few different worlds—and she feels at home in Israel's new "Religious Left" movement. A professor of public policy at Tel Aviv University, Nechumi is a political and social psychologist focused on the Haredi communities in America and Israel (of which she is a part). She is a lead…

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Lahav Harkov: 'We are winning' 1:01:22

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Israel's multi-front war changes by the day—but Lahav Harkov thinks Israel is winning. A long-time journalist covering Israel's domestic and international affairs, Lahav speaks with an insider's investigation and knowledge about Israel's issues today: military strategy, hostage negotiations, international relations, and more. Previously the Senior …

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Netta Barak-Corren: 'I hope that Gaza will see a day when it is no longer ruled by Hamas' 1:09:38

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Israel is facing several existential crises—at least three, by Netta Barak-Corren's account. The legal scholar and law professor at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem is intimately concerned with Israel's future and current threats. During the judicial reform, Netta authored a 45-page document (later translated into English) breaking down the probl…

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Despondent, Unmoored, Hopeful: How Israeli Thinkers Feel After October 7 34:41

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How do Israeli thinkers feel after October 7? Israelis have lived in a new reality over the last year—one haunted by the horrors of the day Hamas terrorists massacred 1,200 Israelis, kidnapped 251 others, and dragged the country into an existential war. To feel October 7 one year later, we bring voices and perspectives from the Israeli thinkers we …

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Rivka Ravitz: 'Being separated is at the core of being Haredi' 49:30

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Rivka Ravitz may be a long-time Haredi political thinker, but that doesn't mean she thinks politics is always the answer. Since her father-in-law first employed her in the Knesset at age 18, Rivka has spend decades working in Israeli politics. She was chief of staff to President Reuven Rivlin and a senior fellow at the Jewish Public Policy Institut…

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David Stav: 'Israel as a state should not be a religious state' 55:59

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Israel should not be a religious state, Rabbi David Stav says, and then its citizens could more freely welcome religion into their lives. The Chief Rabbi of Shoham, an Israeli town with a large secular populace, Rabbi Stav has long dedicated his life to bridging the social divides between religious and secular life. After the Rabin assassination, h…

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Haviv Rettig Gur: 'Hamas is upset that the death toll in Gaza isn't higher' 1:21:59

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Until Hamas is gone, Haviv Rettig Gur says, Gaza will be unable to recover after the war. The Times of Israel journalist and political analyst has emerged as a leading voice for the Israeli public and the Jewish world for deeper understandings of the war's developments. Haviv has covered Israeli politics — domestic and foreign — for nearly two deca…

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Yossi Klein Halevi: 'Anti-Zionism is an existential threat to the Jewish People' 1:19:09

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What began on Oct. 7, Yossi Klein Halevi says, is not the Israel-Hamas War but the Israel-Iran War. A senior fellow at the Shalom Hartman Institute, the journalist and author has been intimately invested in Israel since he was a boy. Two of his books in particular—Like Dreamers and Letters to My Palestinian Neighbor—capture the tensions he embraces…

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Rachelle Fraenkel: 'I had expectations from humanity' 1:01:17

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Rabbanit Rachelle Fraenkel has expectations from humanity. It made October 7's horror all the more terrifying. The religious figure and educator has been a voice of faith, hope, and strength for Israel and the Jewish People since her own teenaged son, Naftali, Hashem yikkom damo, was abducted and killed with Eyal Yifrach and Gilad Shaer by Hamas te…

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Gadi Taub: 'We should annex the north third of the Gaza Strip' 1:07:29

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In Gadi Taub's eyes, Israel is hardly a democracy — "it's a juristocracy." The historian, activist, and public intellectual believes that there are many forces at play that threaten the Jewish state: progressivism, elitism, and Western ideals. Formerly on the left himself, Gadi is one of Israel's most popular conservative thinkers. Gadi co-hosts Ta…

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Efraim Inbar: 'Israel doesn't use enough force' 44:40

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Bullying isn't always a bad thing, Efraim Inbar says. In a tough neighborhood like the Middle East, sometimes it's necessary. President of the Jerusalem Institute for Strategy and Security and head of Shalem College’s program on Strategy, Diplomacy, and National Security, he speaks as a veteran Israeli political scientist and national security. In …

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Ronit Heyd: 'If Israel becomes less democratic, it will become less Jewish' 56:22

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You cannot separate Israel’s democratic and Jewish identity, Ronit says. The two are interdependent in the Jewish state. Ronit Heyd is an Israeli social leader and activist who spent over 20 years leading initiatives dealing with Israel’s intimate and domestic issues—those outsiders often overlook because of the Palestinian-Israeli conflict’s large…

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Yehoshua Pfeffer: 'The army is not ready for real Haredi participation' 55:11

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The Israeli government’s draft of Haredi men is no simple matter—but Yehoshua Pfeffer has some ideas for moving forward. Rabbi Yehoshua Pfeffer is a Haredi social thinker and activist intimately involved in Haredi affairs. He heads the Iyun Institute—which operates programs and publications in the Haredi space—is the founding editor of Tzarich Iyun…

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Anita Shapira: 'You cannot wipe out Hamas' 45:13

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After Auschwitz, Anita Shapira says, Jews understood the necessity of power—and the necessity of statehood. A leading Israeli historian and author, she is professor emerita of Jewish History at Tel Aviv University and founder of the Yitzhak Rabin Center. When Anita Shapira speaks, her words are informed by acute expertise of Israeli and Jewish hist…

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David Horovitz: 'We need this state to survive' 48:22

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No news outlet is utterly reliable these days, David Horovitz says. You always need one eyebrow raised. The founding editor of Time of Israel — with tens of millions of monthly readers, and ranked as the world’s fastest-growing news site in October and November — has worked in journalism for over 40 years, previously editing The Jerusalem Post and …

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Sivan Rahav-Meir: 'When it comes to terrorism, you can't compromise' 45:25

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Israel's fight against Hamas, Sivan Rahav-Meir says, is preventing another Oct. 7—and another Sept. 11. The Israeli religious journalist — voted Israel’s most popular media personality — grew up secular and part of the Israel left’s “Peace Now” movement, but she’s not quite there anymore. Now a journalist for Israel TV news, a columnist for Yediot …

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Yakov Nagen: 'Jewish Messianism is a vision for all of humanity' 1:02:02

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To Rabbi Yakov Nagen, the Jewish-Muslim fraternity will be the major breakthrough of the 21st century. This Religious Zionist rabbi is at the forefront of interfaith dialogue and peace work in Israel between Judaism, Islam, and Eastern Religions. The director of Ohr Torah Stone’s Blickle Institute for Interfaith Dialogue and its Beit Midrash for Ju…

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Benny Morris: 'We should have taken Rafah at the start' 35:05

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If you want to understand Israel, then you need to know Benny Morris. Prof. Benny Morris is a leading Israeli historian who revolutionized the field of Israeli history by digging into the government’s declassified archives in the ‘80s, ushering in the era of “New Historians” who challenged traditional views of Israel’s history. After peace talks fa…