Podcast appearances and mentions of Gil Hoffman

Gil Hoffman, Executive director of Honest Reporting and columnist with the Jerusalem Post

Lisa Dent is joined by Gil Hoffman, Executive Director of Honest Reporting, calling from Israel. Gil reports on the recent threats of missiles coming from Iran. Listen below to hear the full report.

Ailee and Levi are back for Season Two of Two Jews, Opinions. They are joined by Gil Hoffman. He's the executive director of media watchdog Honest Reporting. They talk about bias in the media against Israel, journalism in Israel, and more. Resource list for Israel-Hamas War Honest Reporting Follow Gil Hoffman: Instagram, X Follow us: Ailee: Instagram, X Levi: Instagram --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/ailee-shanes/support

Gil Hoffman is an award-winning journalist who now serves as the executive director and executive editor of Honest Reporting, a non-profit watchdog agency that combats inaccuracy and bias in Israel-related reporting. Join Rabbi Matanky in this conversation about the challenges and opportunities that Honest Reporting is facing and what we can do to help.

Una salva di almeno 30 razzi è stata lanciata dal Libano verso la città di Kiryat Shmona, nel nord di Israele. L'attacco - hanno riferito i media - è stato rivendicato da Hezbollah dopo che Israele la scorsa notte aveva colpito e ucciso oltre confine un "importante operativo" di 'Jamaa Islamyia', organizzazione militare libanese legata ad Hamas. Ne parliamo con Lorenzo Trombetta, corrispondente Ansa da Beirut, Yara Abi Akl, giornalista di L’Orient Le Jour, Gil Hoffman, lavorava per il Jerusalem Post, Ariel David, giornalista di Haaretz.

Gil Hoffman, Executive Director of HonestReporting, is Cantor Eyal Bitton's special guest in this episode of PROUDLY JEWISH: Conversations on Israel and Jewish Identity. The discussion centers around media bias towards Israel - from October 7 to the ensuing Israel-Hamas war.Taped in front of a live, virtual audience.The views expressed here do not necessarily reflect those of Eyal Bitton or Congregation Neveh Shalom.PROUDLY JEWISH: Conversations on Israel and Jewish Identity is also available on YouTube.

The media watch organization HonestReporting has published a report which it says Palestinian photojournalists in the Gaza Strip worked hand in hand with Hamas, raising ethical questions over their behavior documenting the massacre, entered Israel illegally with the terrorists and questioned if they may have had prior knowledge of the October 7th attack. Four photographers who work for AP, Reuters, CNN and The New York Times filmed the horrors perpetrated by the Hamas terrorists after they broke through border fence with Israel. They filmed the murder of civilians, the abuse of bodies and the abduction of men and women. Gil Hoffman, the executive director and editor of HonestReporting.com, said the photojournalists crossed ethical lines and were intimately connected with Hamas. (photo: Hassan Eslaiah/AP)See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Per capita, Israel probably has the most international media coverage of any country. That coverage may also be among the most bifurcated, positive and negative. What are recent media trends pertaining to Israel? What is the key predictor of attitudes – religion, politics, or something else? Has social media changed what people know about Israel?

For more than 20 years, Gil Hoffman has been one of the leading English language journalists working as the chief political correspondent for the Jerusalem Post. In July 2022 he stepped into a new role as the executive director of Honest Reporting, one of the leading media watch NGOs. In his new role, he has successfully expanded Honest Reporting to include social media posts. Join Rabbi Matanky as he and Gil discuss media bias, advocacy, and things that everyone can do to defend Israel.

From the Iran Nuclear Deal to the Abraham Accords and much more, Gil Hoffman has been on the front lines covering all of the most important political issues in Israel. As the Chief Political Correspondent for the Jerusalem Post, he has spent his career understanding the politics of the country and the many complicated issues that its people face both domestically and abroad.This wide-ranging conversation with Rabbi Pont is just a preview of more to come from Gil, who will visit Marlboro Jewish Center on Sunday, April 3rd at 6:00pm to discuss Peace, Politics, Putin and the Pandemic. More information is available on the Marlboro Jewish Center website at www.mjcnj.com.

Gil Hoffman, political correspondent and analyst for the Jerusalem Post for the past 25 years, was on the Ukrainian-Moldavian border a few days ago. He speaks with Eve Harow about the increasingly terrible situation, the fear, the tremendous help being given to the refugees and the faith and hope he witnessed. Chabad, the International Federation of Christians and Jews who sponsored his trip, IsraAid, Moldavians, Germans and others are working around the clock to alleviate the crisis. There's no reason for this war; if Israel Prime Minister Naftali Bennett can help then let's wish him well. Thousands are suddenly without homes or money and most countries are doing nothing to help. Lesson to be learned? No doubt. Photo: Gil Hoffman on the Ukraine-Moldova border last week

Israeli politics are famously unstable, with Prime Ministers and coalitions coming and going regularly. But while Israelis know the instability is the price of democracy, far too often, world media outlets characterize Israel's vibrant democracy as a liability. Additionally, Israel's new Prime Minister, Naftali Bennett, is frequently described as an extremist by world media. But is it accurate? In this episode, we sit down with Gil Hoffman, chief political correspondent for the Jerusalem Post, and he helps us unpack Israeli politics as they are - not necessarily how the world sees things. Welcome to the Honest Report podcast. Please subscribe to our podcast, leave a review, and share our show. If you are interested in sponsoring a podcast, visit the HonestReporting Canada website. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/thehonestreport/message

Photo: No known restrictions on publication.CBS Eye on the World with John BatchelorCBS Audio Network@BatchelorshowThe most recent Israeli Election explained. Gil Hoffman (@Gil_Hoffman) Malcolm Hoenlein @Conf_of_pres @mhoenlein1 Gil Hoffman is the chief political correspondent and analyst for The Jerusalem Post. Well-connected to Israeli and Palestinian leaders, he has interviewed every major figure across the Israeli political spectrum, has been interviewed by top media on six continents and is a regular analyst on CNN, Al-Jazeera and other news outlets. Called "The most optimistic man in Israel" by Israel Television. Related articles https://www.timesofisrael.com/likud-mk-i-cant-see-any-way-to-prevent-change-government-netanyahus-ouster/ https://www.jpost.com/israel-news/politics-and-diplomacy/barkat-to-hold-show-of-force-rally-for-over-1000-likud-activists-670540 https://www.jpost.com/breaking-news/yariv-levin-announces-vote-for-new-govt-to-take-place-sunday-670403 https://www.jpost.com/israel-news/politics-and-diplomacy/fights-over-settlements-holding-up-coalition-deal-signings-670560 

The great trifecta: Israel, Greece, and Cyprus? Excessive uranium enrichment, nuclear facility blackout, and more in the latest out of Iran. To form a government or not to form a government? Israel's scramble to form a coalition heats up. Join RSI Hosts Gianna Michaelson, Simone Stoyen, and Jillian Fisch as we delve into these topics with in-house experts Elliot Chodoff and Gil Hoffman and special guest Sarit Zehavi.

Join Rabbi Matanky and Jerusalem Post political correspondent, Gil Hoffman for an up to date conversation about Israeli politics

Join us in discussing the results from the Israeli elections on Tuesday with Gil Hoffman. PA/Hamas hiking their own elections? Col. (Res) Grisha Yakubovich joins the RSI crew for an update. Lastly, the University of Miami sees drama on campus.

In this One Israel Fund sponsored webinar, Eve Harow and veteran journalist Gil Hoffman speak about the upcoming Israeli elections and the personalities who are running for Prime Minister. Can anyone replace Bibi with all his experience and the existential threats from within and without? What impact does his trial have on the Israeli voters' opinion of his performance? Has Biden’s administration intentionally not come out with their plan for Israel in order to lull right wing Israelis into not voting? Are the Arab Israelis going to surprise us? Listen to those and many more issues raised in this interesting, thought provoking and lively discussion.

Earlier this week, Israel's new government was sworn in. The government will be jointly led by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Benny Gantz, leader of the Blue and White Party, after the two signed a coalition agreement in April. Gil Hoffman, Chief Political Correspondent and Analyst for The Jerusalem Post, joins us to explain what we can expect from this new government. Then, we sit down with Emi Palmor, former Director-General of Israel’s Ministry of Justice and one of the first appointees to an independent oversight board charged with making policy recommendations about Facebook content, to discuss her new role.

Gil Hoffman, Chief Political Correspondent and Analyst at the Jerusalem Post (and Land of Israel Network podcaster on hiatus) speaks with Eve Harow about his roller-coaster April. The life and recent death of his mother, Yael Hoffman z”l, from cancer; mourning during COVID-19 isolation; dealing with loss -of a parent and as a parent; virtually connecting in grief and celebration. He also explains some of the current chaos in Israel’s political scene and the needed balance for a healthy, functioning society. Israel is seeking a new post-crises normal, in the Knesset and the public sphere. Be well, everyone. Eve@thelandofisrael.com Facebook.com/TheLandofIsraelcom Twitter.com/thelandofisrael Youtube.com/user/thelandofisrael

Gil Hoffman and Tel Aviv super-comedian Benji Lovitt try to find any silver lining possible in the horrible pandemic that is making people suffer around the world. Is there anything funny about the coronavirus? Is there anything to laugh about in our quarantined spaces during these dismal times? Gil and Benji have the answers. Gil then gives his final insider's briefing behind the scenes in Israeli politics before his show goes on a brief hiatus.

Gil Hoffman speaks about the waiting period for a new government in Israel, quarantines to end and the suffering of the coronavirus to stop. He explains what is going on behind the scenes in the efforts to form a government and the strange swearing-in ceremony of the 23rd Knesset. He expresses hope for a better day, when all the suffering caused by the virus will be over. Photo Credit: Knesset spokesperson/Adina Waldman Gil@thelandofisrael.com Facebook.com/TheLandofIsraelcom Twitter.com/thelandofisrael Youtube.com/user/thelandofisrael

Gil Hoffman reflects on the impact of the coronavirus on the State of Israel and on him personally. While he is currently in the United States and dreading the quarantine he will face upon his return to Israel, he expresses admiration for Israel leading the way in the precautionary measures being taken to prevent the spread of the virus. He speaks about the challenges facing Israel as the "light unto the nations" and how wonderful it would be if Israelis find the cure. He pays tribute to his wife, Jpost.com editor Maayan Hoffman, who has been covering the coronavirus while holding down the fort back home. He also explains the three possibilities for Israel politically: A minority coalition, a unity government and a fourth election. Photo by CDC on Unsplash Gil@thelandofisrael.com facebook.com/TheLandofIsraelcom twitter.com/thelandofisrael youtube.com/user/thelandofisrael

Gil Hoffman analyzes the results of Monday's election and its lessons. He talks about why Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's campaign was so successful and why challenger Benny Gantz's was so lackluster. He answers how the US President Donald Trump's peace plan can now move forward. Finally, he pays tribute to the "corona voters," the quarantined Israelis who came out of isolation to cast ballots. Courtesy of Likud Gil@thelandofisrael.com facebook.com/TheLandofIsraelcom twitter.com/thelandofisrael youtube.com/user/thelandofisrael

Gil Hoffman interviews Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and asks him about how US President Donald Trump's diplomatic plan could be advanced if he or Trump are not re-elected in their current elections. Gil asks about the prime minister about his challenges, from Benny Gantz to Avigdor Liberman, from Iran to Hamas and what he will do if re-elected to help English-speaking immigrants to Israel. Netanyahu also speaks about the Coronavirus and chances that Israeli spy Jonathan Pollard will be allowed to move to Israel.

Gil Hoffman explains why the coronavirus could end up being the game changer that decides Israel's upcoming election. Gil then ponders the possibility of a minority government and whether it would be legitimate and functional but not whether it would be right or wrong.

Eli Avidar, a member of Knesset from Avigdor Liberman's Yisrael Beytenu party, tells Gil Hoffman that he believes a coalition will be formed after the March 2 election and a fourth election will be avoided, because US President Donald Trump will intervene and make sure there will be a government that can implement his Middle East peace plan. Avidar explains what Liberman means when he says he supports the formation of a "liberal Zionist government" after he called for a national unity government ahead of the last election. Gil then analyzes Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's campaign strategy, talks about Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas's upcoming speech at the UN and explains why the Super Bowl and the Oscars made him proud to be Israeli. Photo Credit: https://knesset.gov.il

Gil Hoffman discusses the historic plan being unveiled by US President Donald Trump and the complicated political situation in both Israel and the United States, as Trump faces impeachment hearings and Netanyahu has formally been indicted. He explains the plan and how its political context could impact its future. He also goes into the mixed feelings felt by both the Israeli Right and Left. Gil then reflects on the tragic loss of basketball legend Kobe Bryant, bringing testimony that Bryant had a strong respect and affection for Israel. Photo Credit: U.S. Air Force photo Tech. Sgt. Matthew Plew

What is the significance of 49 delegations of kings, princes and prime ministers coming to Jerusalem to mark the 75th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz? Gil Hoffman discusses the enormity of the event with veteran Jerusalem Post correspondent and columnist Greer Fay Cashman. Gil then talks about the current political climate and the clash between Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Knesset speaker Yuli Edelstein. Photo Credit: Avishai Teicher via the PikiWiki - Israel free image collection project

In honor of the final Star Wars movie, The Rise of Skywalker, Gil Hoffman speaks about the Jewish connection to the three Star Wars trilogies. He talks about the Force of Hashem and about Jedi knights seeking knowledge that is yeda in Hebrew. Gil then interviews Adam Nahoum, the commanding officer of the Israel branch of Star Wars Stormtroopers, about his saga in founding the legion of Star Wars loyalists and his own Star Wars connections in the Torah. To join the legion, go to their page click here - https://www.facebook.com/israel501st/

Gil Hoffman interviews former deputy minister, Knesset Member and ambassador to the United States Michael Oren, author of two books on the US-Israel relationship, Ally and Power, Faith, and Fantasy: America in the Middle East, 1776 to the Present. Gil and Michael speak about the similarities between US President Donald Trump and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at a time when Oren says Israeli society is stronger than America's but the US has stronger institutions than the Jewish state. They also address the increasing anti-Semitism in the US and what should be done about it by America, US Jews and Israel. Photo Credit: Hebrew Wikipedia / Anne Mandlebaum

Gil Hoffman and Prime Minster Benjamin Netanyahu's former spokesman Shai Bazak talk about Netanyahu's run for the Likud leadership and whether he's in the midst of his last election. Bazak who worked as Netanyahu's spokesman at the start of his political career, takes listeners back to the days of Netanyahu as a young politician with a young family and reflects about why Netanyahu still remains in politics at age 70. Photo Courtesy Likud סלפי מהרצליה

Gil Hoffman reports from Likud challenger Gideon Sa'ar's rally Monday night in the Tel Aviv suburb Or Yehuda. He interviews Likud MKs Sharren Haskel and Michal Shir and former MK Yehudah Glick, who support Sa'ar, as well as Tel Aviv University political science Professor Emmanuel Navon. Listen to the sounds and feel the energy at the largest rally opposing Netanyahu inside his own Likud party in a generation. Photo Credit: Courtesy MK Sharren Haskel

Believe it or not, Israel will be holding elections for the 23rd Knesset this march - the third country-wide election in just one year, after MK's from the leading parties were unsuccessful in forming a government coalition. Gil Hoffman, Chief Political Correspondent for the Jerusalem Post and Land of Israel show host, joins Josh Hasten to explain why Israelis will be going back to the polls on Monday, March 2, 2020. Photo Credit: https://he.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D7%A7%D7%95%D7%91%D7%A5:Israel_elections_2015.JPG

Likud leadership candidate Gideon Sa'ar unveils his foreign policy in a speech to pro Israel members of parliament from around the world. He explains his vision of moral clarity that he said needs to be adopted on Islamic terrorism and the Palestinian issue. This week on Inside Israel Today, Gil Hoffman speaks at the event to Israel Allies Foundation president Josh Reinstein and South Carolina representative Alan D. Clemmons who spear headed an effort to get state legislators across America to pass bills outlawing boycotts of Israel.

Gil Hoffman and Rabbi Stewart Weiss talk about miracles and Hanukkah and the challenge of forming a government in Israel. Rabbi Weiss says one of the messages if the Hanukkah story is that it is up to the Jewish people in Israel to end their internal fighting, in order to face the many external challenges plaguing the Jewish state. Gil says he believes with complete faith that a messiah will still come and prevent a third election, even though it currently looks detached from reality, and that the Jewish people never lose hope. Photo Credit: https://ca.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fitxer:Israeli_legislative_election_2019_ballots_(2).jpg

Gil Hoffman and Jerusalem Post legal correspondent Yonah Jeremy Bob explain the legal and political quagmire that is preventing the formation of a government and could lead to a third election in under a year. Bob explains Netanyahu's cases and why the prime minister was charged with bribery. Gil goes through the possible options for avoiding a third election.

Back from his North American speaking tour, Gil Hoffman explains why he does not believe Israel will be initiating an election for the third time in under a year. He reveals why he still thinks there is a chance for a unity government or a right-wing coalition to be formed by the December 11 deadline or a minority government backed by Arab legislators by Wednesday night's deadline. He goes into the different loopholes that remain that can help prevent another election. Looking back on his tour around America and Canada, Gil explains why the people he met gave him hope for the future of the US-Israel relationship. Photo Credit: Yiftach T / https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Israeli_Ballot_Divider.JPG#/media/File:Israeli_Ballot_Divider.JPG

Rod Reuven Dovid and Jerry Gordon interview Gil Hoffman, chief political analyst and columnist for the Jerusalem Post during his fall tour of the US and Canada. They discuss Israel’s national emergency- the two failures by Prime Minister Netanyahu to form a majority ruling coalition in the Knesset following the April 9th and September 17th, 2019 elections. Now, it is former IDF Chief Benjamin Gantz and his Blue White Alliance turn to see if a national unity government might be formed. But time is running out. Hoffman calls it the ‘garbage time’ as the Jewish nation is awaiting a decision by Attorney General Mandelblit on a possible bribery indictment against Netanyahu which carries with mandatory jail time. . Hoffman noted that Netanyahu’s lawyers have argued against the bribery charge on the alleged grounds of favorable news coverage. If Netanyahu’s American lawyers prevail in their rebuttal arguments, then Netanyahu might be able to form a ruling coalition. Meanwhile, Israel is in a national emergency as there is no functioning government and no funding of basic programs Despite this, Hoffman contends there will be no “threepeat” – a third possible election. The deadline is December 11th. Netanyahu still has a loyal following in Likud. When asked about possible successors to Netanyahu, Israel’s longest serving prime minister who recently tuned 70, Hoffman cited Gedeon Sa’ar, Knesset Speaker Yuli Edelstein and former Jerusalem Mayor, Nir Barkat. Avigdor Liberman is still pressing for a unity party with Gantz’s Blu White Alliance, without the religious parties. Further there is the matter of dealing with the Arab Joint List which could join a coalition in exchange for funding programs. There is the technical possibility of a Blue White Alliance minority government. Hoffman thinks there is no difference between the national security platforms of Gantz and Netanyahu, although the Blue White alliance might more prone to compromise on the Trump peace plan. Hoffman contends that despite the stalemate to form a new Knesset ruling coalition that there is virtual no chance that Israel will change the basic law to raise the threshold for party representation in the Knesset from the current level of 3.25 %. Nor is there any prospect for Israel adopting a written constitution. Political reform, he says is “too complicated”. Pressure, he believes, is building to come up with an effective compromise to form a ruling coalition. Turning to regional threats, Hoffman said that Israelis are “very concerned” about US withdrawal from Syria and alarmed about the debacle abandoning the Kurdish allies. Notwithstanding, the protests opposing Iran in both Iraq and Lebanon, Hoffman cited the possible threat of missile attacks on Israel by Iran -backed Houthi proxies from Yemen. Beyond the Matrix 06NOV2019 - PODCAST

After enjoying Rosh Hashanah, Yom Kippur, Sukkot and Simchat Torah, it's time to get back to work. Gil Hoffman looks back at what's been happening when you have been fasting and feasting and forward at what can happen next in the political mess. Why after all these festive days, could the next holiday that gets embroiled in politics be Purim?

Gil Hoffman explains why he believes that the coalition negotiations on forming a national unity government that started on Tuesday are only the start of a very long road until Israel will finally have a new government in three months. He takes listeners behind the scenes in two meetings of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's Likud party. He then explains why the Likud might actually be better off without Netanyahu at the helm.

Gil Hoffman explains why he is Israel's happiest person as Israelis go to the polls for a second time in 5 months in a celebration of Israeli democracy. He gives listeners an insider's look at what lies ahead after the election and even reveals how it might be possible for the next government to last until November 2024. Hoffman than contrasts two very different articles written about him in the Electronic Intifada and Breaking Israel News websites and declares one of them the real winner on Election Day.

Gil Hoffman interviews Stav Shaffir, who is second on the left-wing Democratic Union list and Yair Lapid, who is second on the centrist Blue and White list. They both tell him why it is important that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu lose the September 17 election. They both warn that if Netanyahu will be re-eelected, Israeli democracy will be in danger. Gil asks Shaffir if she regrets leaving Labor now that her current party is only getting six seats in the polls, and he speculates with Lapid about what would happen if neither Netanyahu's Likud, nor Lapid's Blue and White can form a government. Photo Credit: Raanan Cohen Courtesy Shaffir / Stephan Röhl & Wikipedia Commons / מטה יש עתיד

Gil Hoffman explains why there have been not two but seven elections so far over the past year, and why there might end up being as many as 12 before a new government is finally formed. Gil then goes into the impact of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu waging a political battle against the media. He concludes with a message to Zehut Party voters following their leader Moshe Feiglin's deal with Netanyahu in which Zehut quit the race.

Gil Hoffman speaks to veteran Israeli journalist Nachum Barnea about his 50 years in journalism and his historic interview last week with Joint List leader Ayman Odeh. Odeh became the first leader of an Arab party to agree to join a governing coalition. Find out why and what are the chance of it happening. Photo Credit: Hebrew Wikipedia / Anan Maalouf

Gil Hoffman speaks to Dennis Avi Lipkin, the head of the Bible Bloc party, to find out why he is running in the September 17 election after winning only 353 votes, which was good enough for 38th place out of 40 parties, in the April election. Lipkin explains that he formed his party to prepare for a Muslim perpetrated Holocaust on Jews and Christians in the United States and the influx of 10 million Jews and their non-Jewish spouses from America and around the world, who he expects to vote for h‫ .im in the future Gil then tells listeners why the election has not even begun yet in earnest and why they should consume political coverage much more voraciously in the last two weeks of the race. Photo Credit Dennis Avi Lipkin,

Gil Hoffman interviews former MK Dov Lipman, the founder of Our Time is Now, an organization that aims to get immigrants to Israel from English speaking countries to be more politically active in parties that have primaries. Lipman says the initiative is getting a very impressive response. Volunteers across the country will respond to those who express interest at ILourtimeisnow@gmail.com. Gil then speaks about the latest gaffes by Blue and White leader Benny Gantz, who last week forgot the name of murdered soldier Dvir Sorek on live TV and has retracted statements about seeking a government with Benjamin Netanyahu twice over the past two weeks. Photo Credit: OTRS Wikimedia

Mr. Gil Hoffman is the chief political correspondent for the Jerusalem Post, and he is our guest today for this special edition of End of the Age. This is definitely one program that you won’t want to miss!

Behind the scenes in Israeli spy Jonathan Pollard's new efforts to ease his parole conditions so he can take care of his cancer-stricken wife Esther. She fought for his life for so many years, and now he is fighting for hers. Gil Hoffman also talks about whether politicians should all hide behind a rock between now and the September 17 election.

Gil Hoffman takes listeners through the story line of the hit movie The Lion King and explains why it has much in common with the story of the Jewish people and the Land of Israel. To listen to the full show go to: http://thelandofisrael.com/why-the-lion-king-is-a-zionist-movie/

Gil Hoffman takes listeners through the story line of the hit movie The Lion King and explains why it has much in common with the story of the Jewish people and the Land of Israel. Earlier in the show, he takes listeners behind the scenes through the last-minute rebranding efforts of our new political parties in Israel and talks about their chances of success.

Who put a picture of Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh in a bikini on highway billboards and why? Which politicians are harming their own cause by exposing their naked ego? Gil Hoffman answers these questions and more with the help of Israel Victory Project Israel director Daniel Seaman. Photo Credit: Hillel Meir

Political analysts Gil Hoffman and Jeremy Saltan engage in extreme speculation about which parties will end up running together in the September 17 election. They examine what could be best for all the parties that are currently making final decisions on both the Left and Right. Hoffman and Saltan also discuss the impact those decisions will have on the government that will be formed after the election. Meanwhile, find out what Gil calls "the ultimate message of truth" that hovers in the background through much of the show.

Gil Hoffman explains the impact of new Israeli Democratic Party leader Ehud Barak on the September election. Barak is unpopular and not doing well in the polls but he is constantly attacking Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and harming his image. Gil speaks to Knesset candidate Yair Fink, who left Labor to run with Barak. Fink says Netanyahu's indictments and efforts to use the Knesset to avoid prosecution harm Israeli democracy. "You have to fight nasty with nasty," Fink says.

As the members of the party that founded Israel go off to vote in Tuesday's leadership primary, Gil Hoffman asks if Labor has finished its historic role or is on the way to new life. He speaks to former Labor secretary-general and former MK Hilik Bar from a polling station where people are lining up to vote. Bar says the eulogies for Labor are premature and better days are on the way.

Does Benny Gantz have what it takes to challenge Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu? Recent gaffes are starting indicate that he may not, Gil Hoffman reports. He also takes listeners behind the scenes in the races for leader of Labor and Meretz on the Left and speculates about whether there could be no female leaders of parties running in the September election.

Gil Hoffman interviews Maayan Jaffe-Hoffman from behind the scenes at the Jerusalem Post conference in New York about what happened at the exclusive event and how the Jerusalem Post is thriving on-line. He also speaks about new potential political vulnerabilities for Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and delivers some punchy comebacks to the statement of new transportation Minister Bezalel Smotrich saying that he works not for Netanyahu but God Himself.

Gil Hoffman speaks to former Knesset member Einat Wilf about whether her former party Labor can still be saved by a new messiah and whether her former party leader Ehud Barak will have a positive or negative impact on attempts to resuscitate the Israeli Left. Gil explains why the September 17 repeat election will be a lot more interesting than people currently expect and what Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, the Golden State Warriors and New England Patriots have in common.

Gil Hoffman examines why Israel is going to a repeat election on September 17. Is it for professional reasons involving drafting yeshiva students, just plain hatred between politicians or some mix of the two? He takes you behind the scenes where the decision was announced to go to the election and looks ahead at what might happen in the race ahead. And why is David Ben-Gurion to blame for all this?

New elections? Gil Hoffman delivers a behind the scenes look at the critical decision being made about whether Israel will form a new government or return to the polls for another election. He compares what is going on in Israel to other countries and to events in Israeli political history. He also encourages listeners to attend his VIP lunch briefing at the Shavuot of a Lifetime weekend at the Mount Zion Hotel on Shabbat June 8.

Gil Hoffman speaks about his adventures on planes, trains and greyhound buses on his US speaking tour. He talks about the lessons learned from seeing how much Israelis and American Jews care about each other, even when they extremely disagree about where they both are heading.

Summary of the Situation in Israel From Gil Hoffman, Jerusalem Post Chief Political Correspondent by Congregation Beth Jacob

Gil Hoffman talks about the schism between Israeli and American Jews and how it has been exacerbated recently by politics in both countries. Ahead of a coat-to-coast US speaking tour, Hoffman speaks candidly about how Israel is currently being misunderstood and what can be done to improve the relationship. Relating the issue to the messages of Passover, he says that questioning can be welcomed without fighting in a happy family. He reminds listeners that the primary commandment on a Jewish holiday is happiness, not stress, and that Passover can enable joy.

After 12 weeks of interviewing Knesset candidates, Gil Hoffman takes the floor for himself this week, looking back at the successes and failures in the election. Party by party, Gil analyzes the strategy of the 11 parties that made it in to the next Knesset and three parties that fell short of the electoral threshold. Find out which parties had a smart strategy that elevated them and which suffered from poor tactics that proved mistaken.

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's competition in Tuesday's election, former IDF chief-of-staff Benny Gantz, explains his positions to Gil Hoffman in an interview with The Jerusalem Post broadcast here with permission. In the interview, Gantz vows to win the election and form a government that will not include Netanyahu. Gantz concludes the 12-part Meet The Candidates series on Inside Israel Today in which new candidates from a dozen parties were interviewed.

Mtanes Shihadeh, the new leader of the Arab party Balad, speaks to Gil Hoffman as part of his Meet the Candidate series. Shihadeh explains why an Arab party has never joined a governing coalition in Israel. Gil talks about his recommendation for how to choose a party on Election Day: Looking at the candidates on the cusp in the polls.

On our third and final election panel, Knesset member Avraham Neguise, Gil Hoffman and Shmuel Rosner try to predict who will be in charge of forming Israel's next government, what parties will be involved and more... Avraham Neguise is an Israeli politician and activist for the Falash Mura community. Neguise is a member of the Likud party and is the Chairman of the Committee for Immigration, Absorption and Diaspora Affairs.  Gil Hoffman is the chief political correspondent and analyst for The Jerusalem Post.    Follow Shmuel Rosner on Twitter.

Continuing his "Meet the Candidate" series for the tenth week in a row, Gil Hoffman interviews former Jerusalem deputy mayor and former Beitar Illit mayor Rabbi Yitzhak Pindrus, who is eighth on the list of the Ashkenazi ultra-Orthodox United Torah Judaism party that is getting seven seats in most polls. Pindrus was born in Jerusalem to immigrants from Cleveland and Boston and is the only candidate in an ultra-Orthodox party who agreed to be interviewed in English. A resident of Jerusalem's Old City, he blasts Blue and White candidate Benny Gantz for his statements supporting creating an egalitarian prayer site at the Western Wall. He also explains his point of view on why the ultra-Orthodox have been moving to communities in Judea over the so-called Green Line. Pindrus says people who are not ultra-Orthodox have plenty of reasons to vote for his party as well.

Continuing his "Meet the Candidate" series, Gil Hoffman interviews Dr. Ronit Dror, who is 4th on the list of the Zehut party of former Likud MK Moshe Feiglin, which has been crossing the electoral threshold in all recent polls. Dror is a social worker of Tunisian heritage from the northern city of Karmiel and the founder of Letzidchem, the first professional non-profit organization in Israel working for divorced men's rights. She vows to use the Knesset to fight for equality in a system that she believes discriminates against men. A former Labor Party voter, she explains why she has decided to put diplomatic issues aside and focus on solving urgent internal problems in Israeli society.

Former Intel executive vice president Dadi (David) Perlmutter explains why he wants to go from running a 50 billion dollar company to passing bills in the Knesset. Continuing his "Meet the Candidate" series, Gil Hoffman speaks to Perlmutter, who is second on the Gesher list of MK Orly Levy-Abecassis. Perlmutter admits he is taking a risk by running in a party that may not cross the electoral threshold, but he says he believes in her leadership. He succeeded in his investment in Mellanox, the multinational supplier of computer networking products that was sold for 6.9 billion dollars on Monday. The show concludes with Hoffman explaining the political impact of new legal developments in Prime Minister Benjamin Netayahu's criminal cases.

Yisrael Beytenu's #4 candidate, Eli Avidar, introduces himself, as Gil Hoffman continues his "Meet the Candidate" series. Avidar is a diplomat turned businessman who served Israel as consul-general in Hong Kong vice-consul in Philadelphia and head of the Israeli delegation in Qatar, then was managing director of the Israeli Diamond Exchange and currently heads a financial technology start-up. Avidar explains why he left the private sector to run in the election, why he chose Yisrael Beytenu and what he intends to do if elected to the Knesset in the April 9 election. Gil then explains why Netanyahu's strategy could turn off voters and what will happen if neither he, nor Blue and White party leader Benny Gantz, can form a governing coalition after the election.

Continuing his meet the candidate series, Gil Hoffman interviews New Right Knesset candidate and former Jerusalem Post columnist Caroline Glick. Two years after she was the keynote speaker at an influential pro-Trump rally in Jerusalem, Glick vows to "absolutely" be the opposition who stops the plan by pressuring Netanyahu to reject it. She says she will be in the Knesset to prevent "the partition of Jerusalem and giving 90% of Judea and Samaria to terrorists," because the plan is a "danger" and "antithetical to the US's national security interests almost as much as it is to Israel's." As a Knesset member, she promises to send that message to the Trump administration. Gil also reveals how he got the scoop on a rabbi who compared the views of an Israeli political party to Nazism.

Continuing his Meet the Candidate series, Gil Hoffman interviews Yair "Yaya" Fink, who surprisingly won a realistic slot on the Labor Party list last week. Yaya explains how he plans to change the country on matters of religion and state, how he would represent native English speakers like himself in the Knesset, and whether he would evacuate his own relatives from their homes in Judea and Samaria. Gil then takes listeners behind the scenes at Tzipi Livni's parting press conference.

There is no difference between Benjamin Netanyahu and Benny Gantz, Knesset candidate Baruch Marzel of Jewish Strength, the most right-wing party running in the April 9 Israeli election, tells Gil Hoffman, who continues his "meet the candidate" series. Marzel explains his party's plan for the Arab Muslim population of Israel, saying that while most of them are enemies of the state and would have to leave, a minority of them could be allowed to stay and have equal rights if they serve the country for three years, as Jews do. He also says what he would do as a representative of native English speakers in the Knesset. At the end of the show, Gil gives listeners a behind the scenes look at Monday's Labor primary.

James Sorene talks to Gil Hoffman, the Jerusalem Post’s chief political correspondent, about who really won the Likud primaries and what kind of party is likely to emerge after April's elections. Gil also analysed the fallout from Benny Gantz’s first newspaper interview in which he said Israel should “learn the lessons from the disengagement from Gaza and implement them in other arenas.”

Gil Hoffman continues his series on new candidates for Knesset by interviewing Meretz candidate Mehereta Baruch-Ron. She tells her story of how she came to Israel as a child from Ethiopia without knowing how to read or write, became a contestant on the reality show The Ambassador, and served as deputy mayor of Tel Aviv. Gil asks her whether Meretz is an extremist party. He also gives listeners an insider's look behind the scenes of Tuesday's Likud primary.

Gil Hoffman continue his "Meet the candidate" series by interviewing Uzi Dayan, former deputy IDF chief of staff, who is running in next week's Likud primary. Speaking the morning of former IDF chief of staff Benny Gantz's opening campaign event, Gil asks Dayan why Israelis are obsessed with electing generals. Dayan, who began his post-military career as an anti-corruption activist, explains why he feels completely comfortable running in Likud under Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who is facing serious corruption charges. Gil ends the interview by asking Dayan about his heroic uncle, Moshe Dayan, whose footsteps he is following in as he goes from the military to the political battlefield.

ABOUT THIS EPISODE In his own words, Gil Hoffman was "made in America with all Israeli parts." A Chicago native with Israeli parents, Gil always knew he would return to his homeland, and fell in love early on with journalism and political coverage. He is now one of the most senior reporters working out of the Knesset, covering the intriguing world of Israeli governance for the Jerusalem Post, the world's Jerusalem-based English-language daily. Gil has also traveled the world - including all 50 U.S. states! - speaking on college campuses and at other gatherings representing a pro-Israel perspective. He appears regularly on many TV outlets, including the Arab Al-Jazeera, offering his unique insights there as well. Gil has covered every major political event in the last 20-plus years, met countless prime ministers and high-ranking officials, and brought an exceptional standard of journalistic professionalism to a dynamic and challenging reporting landscape. -------------------- ABOUT THIS PODCAST Jews You Should Know introduces the broader community to interesting and inspiring Jewish men and women making a difference in our world. Some are already famous, some not yet so. But each is a Jew You Should Know. The host, Rabbi Ari Koretzky, is Executive Director of MEOR Maryland (www.meormd.org), a premier Jewish outreach and educational organization. MEOR operates nationally on twenty campuses and in Manhattan; visit the national website at www.meor.org. Please visit www.JewsYouShouldKnow.com, follow us on Twitter @JewsUShouldKnow or on Facebook. Have feedback for the show, or suggestions for future guests? E-mail us at JewsYouShouldKnow@gmail.com. Want to support this podcast? Visit Patreon.com/JewsYouShouldKnow. A small monthly contribution goes a long way!! A special thank you to Jacob Rupp of the Lift Your Legacy podcast for his invaluable production assistance.

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“Red States, Blue States, and the Jewish State”. That’s the title of this talk by Gil Hoffman, chief political correspondent and analyst for the Jerusalem Post. Hoffman is well-connected to both Israeli and Palestinian leaders and has interviewed every major figure across the Israeli political spectrum. He’s called “the most optimistic man in Israel” by Israeli television and here he shares his insights on the current state of politics in Israel.

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