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    Benny Gantz: Deradicalization must be core of day after plan for Gaza

    Play Episode Listen Later May 22, 2025 47:56


    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.

    The Jerusalem Post conference: Who's speaking, what's there to see?

    Play Episode Listen Later May 15, 2025 31:49


    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.

    'Wildfires could've been prevented': Israeli arborist says not enough was done to prevent latest wildfires

    Play Episode Listen Later May 8, 2025 35:38


    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.

    'Writing was on the wall': Hadar Goldin's brother says it's easier for Israel to ignore hostages

    Play Episode Listen Later May 1, 2025 51:14


    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.

    'We are not at the mercy of others': Yad Vashem head says Holocaust, Oct. 7 are not the same

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 24, 2025 57:23


    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.

    Shimon Shetreet: Israeli government wants to change judiciary to give prime minister 'total power'

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 10, 2025 67:26


    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.

    Netanyahu trial and Qatargate: The legal storms raging through Israel today

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 3, 2025 61:44


    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.

    Erdogan's mistake: Israeli professor explains the spark of Turkey's anti-regime protests

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 27, 2025 59:32


    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.

    'Contemptable politics': Security expert slams Netanyahu's firing of Shin Bet chief, Gaza strikes

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 20, 2025 76:11


    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.

    From ancient pagans to the Islamic Republic: The shaping of Iranian civilization

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 13, 2025 73:15


    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.

    In the crosshairs: Journalists explain Netanyahu's blame-game tactics with the Shin Bet

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 6, 2025 51:04


    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.

    AfD electoral surge sparked by fear of social decline, German journalist explains

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 28, 2025 70:13


    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.

    Ari Harrow talks about Ron Dermer, Netanyahu's top fixer

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 20, 2025 73:40


    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.

    Meeting of civilizations: India and Israel's growing alliance and the road ahead

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 13, 2025 70:58


    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.

    Unheard and untold: The unanswered fate of Nepal's Bipin Joshi

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 7, 2025 59:31


    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.

    On the way to the White House: What can we expect from Netanyahu's visit to Washington?

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 3, 2025 42:41


    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.

    Hostage's cousin concerned over 'fragile' hostage deal: 'Anything can happen'

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 27, 2025 49:49


    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.'

    Former IDF prosecutor: Prisoner releases have not worked, only encouraged Hamas

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 16, 2025 52:05


    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.

    ADL chief: Antisemitism in the US has risen by 900% over the last decade

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 9, 2025 52:47


    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.

    'Stripped of all humanity': Ex-IDF mental health chief on the trauma of Hamas's hostages

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 3, 2025 80:04


    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.

    Michael Starr: Canada has been overly soft on orgs. fostering extremist antisemitism

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 26, 2024 49:32


    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.

    From criticism to closure: How did Irish-Israeli relations get to this point?

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 19, 2024 68:47


    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.

    ‘Assad's forces are conscripts with no motivation, surviving on moldy potatoes and tomatoes'

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 5, 2024 40:13


    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.

    ICC arrest warrants may haunt Netanyahu, Gallant for life - expert

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 29, 2024 59:13


    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.

    Ex-Netanyahu chief of staff: Trump's appointees give Israelis reason to be optimistic

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 24, 2024 50:01


    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.

    Dutch Jewish community leader: Amsterdam Jews not responsible for Middle East war

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 14, 2024 47:57


    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.

    Jerusalem Post Podcast 2024 US presidential elections special

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 12, 2024 83:29


    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.

    Jerusalem Post debate: How would Trump, Harris approach Israel, the Middle East?

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 1, 2024 71:43


    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.

    Rabbis share tips to celebrate Simchat Torah while remembering Oct. 7

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 21, 2024 63:27


    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.

    Ben Shapiro: Doug Emhoff is as Jewish as a ham sandwich

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 15, 2024 41:57


    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.

    One year since October 7: The Jerusalem Post Podcast special edition

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 6, 2024 118:52


    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.

    Next generation of Israelis will not be able to support first world economy, expert says

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 26, 2024 64:22


    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.

    BBC is still actively employing Hamas members, Trevor Asserson says

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 19, 2024 70:22


    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.

    'Maybe your land should belong to Jews': Druze lawyer ponders sector's future in Israel

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 12, 2024 62:11


    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.

    'Israel is something you can't understand': JPost staff share struggles, silliness of aliyah

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 6, 2024 28:03


    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.

    Eran Lerman: Israeli intelligence turned Hezbollah revenge strike into utter failure

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 29, 2024 53:19


    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.

    The US must understand the Middle East to deter Iran, senior journalist says

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 16, 2024 58:38


    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. 

    Ex-IDF Maj.-Gen.: Hezbollah would lose legitimacy in full-scale war with Israel

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 9, 2024 42:20


    On this week's episode of The Jerusalem Post Podcast, Zvika Klein interviews former Israeli national security adviser Yaakov Amidror.

    IDF won't bow to pressure in probing Sde Teiman torture claims, ex-IDF prosecutor says

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 2, 2024 63:20


    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.

    Israeli sports czar on Olympics: Israel needs to feel proud, especially now

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 26, 2024 48:39


    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.

    Alon Schuster: Israel must pay a price in security to bring hostages home

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 19, 2024 54:39


    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.

    Israel, Security, and Statehood: Insights from a Former UK Labour MP

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 11, 2024 52:58


    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.

    Yair Lapid's adviser: Democracy must be able to protect itself

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 5, 2024 70:35


    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.

    Efraim Inbar: Hezbollah holding long-range missiles, Israel must strike

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 28, 2024 51:31


    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. 

    Israel's government is put to the test by haredi draft, Rabbi Law, Ben-Gvir

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 20, 2024 55:20


    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 simplifies the ICC, ICJ cases against Israel

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 13, 2024 39:13


    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. 

    Highlights from The Jerusalem Post Conference

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 7, 2024 44:46


    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.

    Irish Chief Rabbi Yoni Wieder slams Ireland's anti-Zionism

    Play Episode Listen Later May 30, 2024 41:24


    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.

    Phil Rosenberg: Antisemites should face legal, social penalties

    Play Episode Listen Later May 23, 2024 57:17


    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. 

    Marnie Pearlstein talks pro-Palestinian protests in Australia

    Play Episode Listen Later May 16, 2024 50:51


    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.

    Qatar, Egypt, and hostage negotiations

    Play Episode Listen Later May 9, 2024 43:39


    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.

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