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Rabbi Amy Bernstein's weekly Torah study class via Zoom with guest teacher Elon Gilad. Elon Gilad writes on the Hebrew language and Jewish History for Haaretz, where his etymology column has been a fixture for a decade. He is the author of "The Secret History of Judaism" and editor of a scholarly edition of the Samaritan Pentateuch. The event was conducted in person at K.I. and via Zoom on July 31, 2026.

The Trump administration recently revoked the Temporary Protected Status for hundreds of thousands of Haitians, removing their right to live and work in the United States. Haiti is plagued by violence and lawlessness with staggering levels of poverty, and Trump's own State Department advises Americans must not visit Haiti. Retired Lieutenant General Russel Honoré is well known to many Americans for his leadership after of Hurricane Katrina, as well as managing international relief operations in the Caribbean. He's an expert on disaster preparedness and has advised Haitian organizations, and he joins from Baton Rouge.  Also on today's show: Haaretz journalist Nir Hasson; author Samuel Moyn, "Gerontocracy in America”    Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s insistence on traveling to the White House three months before the Israeli election signals his desperation to boost his sinking fortunes at the polls, Haaretz senior columnist Esther Solomon told the Haaretz Election Podcast. Despite his unpopularity with major portions of both American political parties and his turbulent relationship with President Donald Trump regarding the ongoing conflict with Iran, the Israeli leader “does still think that a photo op with Trump is going to play well for him, even though it's not entirely clear if Trump is going to provide exactly the kind of celebratory hugs” he wishes for, Solomon said. But in his current political situation, the Israeli leader “has to pull out every single stop, and he is doing that across the board. Whether it's in terms of military operations, every kind of political manipulation or strategy that he has, in order to pull every last possible vote for the bloc of parties that would support him to be prime minister.” Fellow Haaretz columnist Joshua Leifer added that over the past year, “when Netanyahu flies to the United States, it has been to convince President Trump to jump back into the war, and I think that that's probably what he wants to do under the pretense of going to mourn the late Senator Lindsey Graham." On the podcast, Solomon and Leifer joined host Allison Kaplan Sommer to discuss the rising fortunes of Netanyahu’s opposition and the growing signs of concern in the ruling coalition camp, illustrated by an AI-generated video of rival Gadi Eisenkot featuring an image of his slain son, that was widely condemned as offensive. The panelists also discussed how escalating settler violence in the West Bank is making the months until the election more volatile and dangerous. Leifer said that Israelis must “take seriously” statements by Netanyahu’s extremist right-wing partners that “this is the last chance that the settler right is going to have for a long time to stake its claim in the ground and end the possibility of a two-state solution. We should not be naïve about the lengths to which they are willing to go to prevent that possibility from happening." Read more: In D.C., Netanyahu Will Bid Farewell Both to Lindsey Graham and Unconditional U.S. Support Analysis by Joshua Leifer | Will Israel's Opposition Be Able to Undo Netanyahu's Damage? 'People Here Like Ben-Gvir's Tough-guy Approach': Will This Netanyahu Stronghold Near Gaza Go Further Right? 'Not a One-man Party': Likud Blocks Netanyahu Bid to Scrap Primaries 'The Israeli Government Has an Interest in Disrupting the Elections, Giving Free Rein to Thugs'See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Israeli parliament's decision to postpone a vote on recognising the Armenian genocide by Ottoman Turkey is being seen as a triumph for regional diplomacy, as Azerbaijan in particular seeks to avert a further escalation in tensions between its close allies. The Israeli government gave no official reason for postponing the vote to formally recognise the Armenian genocide by Ottoman Turkey during World War I, which would have ratified a motion approved by the cabinet last month.  Ankara strongly denies the deaths of hundreds of thousands of Armenians constitute genocide. While the motion's architect, Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon Sa'ar, called recognition a “moral duty”, critics say the move took aim at Turkey amidst rising tensions. Based in Tbilisi, Israeli defence and security expert Eugene Kogan claims Israel badly miscalculated. “Foreign Minister Sa'ar could have waited and not just dropped a bomb that led to different repercussions coming from different sides,” he said. Armenia, which is seeking to normalise ties with Turkey, reacted coolly, with Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan saying he saw no need to comment. Meanwhile, Israel's close ally Azerbaijan reportedly lobbied Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to drop the motion. “At the end of the day, it might be either dropped or dismissed, and it will not come again to the new parliament agenda,” predicted Kogan. The Knesset dissolved on 17 July and won't reconvene until after elections scheduled for 27 October. Israel's recognition of the Armenian genocide unsettles Turkey and Azerbaijan Azerbaijan's influence The Israeli newspaper Haaretz reported that pressure from Azerbaijan tipped the scales, though officials deny it. Azerbaijan supplies nearly 40 percent of Israel's oil and is a major customer for Israeli arms. The two countries' partnership involves frequent Israeli ministerial visits and strong military cooperation, especially crucial for Israel given Azerbaijan's border with Iran. Baku also maintains a deep alliance with Ankara, summed up in the phrase “one nation, two states”. As Israeli-Turkish tensions flare over the Gaza conflict and Ankara's support for Hamas, Azerbaijan is walking a diplomatic tightrope. Zaur Gasimov, a Caucasus expert at Istanbul's Turkish-German University, believes Baku viewed the Israeli genocide motion as a direct threat to its difficult balancing act. “I can imagine that there were negotiations and talks on various levels between political elites of both countries,” he said. “For Israel, Azerbaijan is still of paramount importance. I would even say it's much more significant than it used to be with regard to the situation in and around Iran. So Baku was and is maybe the key intermediary between Israel and the Republic of Turkey.” In what may be a calculated move to turn up the heat on Israel, Azerbaijan's President Ilham Aliyev welcomed Palestinian Prime Minister Mohammad Mustafa this month. It was the first visit by a Palestinian leader since 2011. “They [Israel] perceive it with a great sense of caution,” claimed analyst Kogan. “They don't know exactly what came out of this particular meeting between Aliyev and the Palestinian prime minister. And so there is a lot of guessing games right now taking place in both Tel Aviv and Jerusalem about the outcome.” Such ambiguity over Baku's intentions could strengthen its diplomatic hand, he suggested: “If Aliyev is involved in this Palestinian issue directly and no longer indirectly, it makes the situation very different for the Israelis.” Turkey warns it could be Israel's 'next enemy' as tensions escalate Syrian precedent Baku is already leveraging its strong relationships with both Israel and Turkey to cool tempers. “We have organised meetings between Turkey and Israel in Baku, specifically at the very beginning of the change of the Assad regime in Syria, where both parties had their own legitimate concerns,” said Hikmet Hajiyev, chief foreign policy adviser to the Azerbaijani president. Syria is viewed as a potential flashpoint, with Israel and Turkey having a military presence. One tangible outcome of Azeri-brokered talks was the establishment last year of a military hotline in Syria, providing a rare glimmer of hope as tensions continue to mount. “It's not unavoidable that Israel and Turkey will reach confrontation. I think we can stop this process,” argued Gallia Lindenstrauss, a specialist in Turkish foreign policy at Tel Aviv University's Institute for National Security Studies. “They have a hotline between the Israeli Air Force and the Turkish Air Force, making sure that we will not have a collision in the skies of Syria, because we know both air forces are operating there. And the hotline has managed to keep the situation quiet. If I'm trying to find some anchor of reassurance that Turkish-Israeli relations can be controlled, it's Syria.” As Israel approaches elections, a temporary lull in Turkish-Israeli tensions is anticipated. Still, since the main opposition shares the government's concerns over Turkey, relations are set to remain fraught.

Guest host Garland Nixon and Americans' Comedian Kurt Metzger discuss Israeli Minister of National Security Itamar Ben-Gvir's video showcasing an execution chamber for Palestinians, highlighting Israel's legalized death penalty applied only to non-Jews alongside its system of administrative detention. They mock the hypocrisy of Israeli officials who dismiss international law and promote Jewish supremacy, while also criticizing American Christian Zionists who blindly support Israel despite its documented atrocities.  The hosts also analyze a Haaretz article where an Israeli soldier admits feeling like a Nazi in Gaza, and note the irony that unlike Nazis, Israeli forces flaunt their crimes openly on social media. The segment concludes by observing the growing cultural shift where support for Israel is becoming increasingly difficult to reconcile with its genocidal actions and overtly supremacist rhetoric. Plus segments on Breaking Points' snub of socialist congressional candidate Kshama Sawant, the latest privacy-invading innovation from Flock cameras, and Iranian professor Seyed Muhammad Marandi's explanation of how Trump and Netanyahu played each other Also featuring Russell Dobular and Steve Poikonen!

La guerre continue à Gaza, mais elle ne fait plus les gros titres de la presse internationale. Alors des Palestiniens se mobilisent : « Ils lancent une campagne en ligne pour rappeler au monde que le cessez-le-feu à Gaza est une illusion », titre Haaretz. Le journal d'opposition israélien rappelle ainsi que « depuis l'entrée en vigueur du cessez-le-feu en octobre dernier, environ 1 127 personnes ont été tuées ». Des journalistes et des militants palestiniens ont donc lancé une campagne intitulée « Ils vous ont menti », « apparue pour la première fois sur les réseaux sociaux en anglais et en arabe, le 16 juillet ». Depuis, précise Haaretz, « des milliers de publications ont inondé les réseaux sociaux, notamment des vidéos et des témoignages de journalistes, de travailleurs humanitaires, de créateurs de contenu et d'habitants de Gaza ». Parmi ces témoignages, celui de Renad Attalah, une fillette de 12 ans, qui lance un appel sur Instagram : « La Coupe du Monde est terminée. Il y a de la place pour parler des choses importantes ». Autre témoignage, celui de Sujood, une mère de quatre enfants, âgée de 32 ans qui, le 14 juillet dernier, se trouvait « dans la tente familiale (près de Rafah) lorsque les forces israéliennes ont ouvert le feu sur les tentes voisines ». « Nous avons entendu des coups de feu, raconte-t-elle. J'ai serré mes enfants contre moi et les gens ont commencé à crier et à chercher un endroit où se cacher ». Ce jour-là, précise Haaretz, « quatre Palestiniens ont été tués, dont Mu'taz Abou Sha'ar, un garçon âgé de dix ans, abattu dans la tente de déplacés de sa famille. Son père et son frère avaient déjà été tués, la mère est endeuillée par la perte d'un autre membre de sa famille ».  Donald Trump perd patience C'est à la Une du Wall Street Journal : « Trump perd patience face à la guerre contre l'Iran, une guerre sans perspective de fin ». « Le président, explique le quotidien américain, est devenu sceptique à l'égard de la diplomatie. Il est en mode "vengeance" contre Téhéran ». C'est en tout cas ce qu'affirme un haut responsable de l'administration américaine.   « Donald Trump était tellement "enthousiaste", le mois dernier, à l'idée de signer un accord avec Téhéran pour la réouverture du détroit d'Ormuz, qu'il a balayé d'un revers de main les arguments de ses alliés républicains qui affirmaient que les Iraniens ne respecteraient jamais cet accord », dit encore un haut responsable de l'administration. Résultat, remarque le Wall Street Journal, « le président est de plus en plus frustré, alors que la guerre entre dans son cinquième mois, et qu'il pensait la terminer en quelques semaines ». Et son entourage « craint que la guerre en Iran – qui a entraîné une hausse des prix, une baisse de sa popularité et la mort de plus d'une douzaine de soldats américains, n'accapare sa présidence, et ne compromette les perspectives déjà sombres des Républicains lors des prochaines élections de mi-mandat ».  Le cauchemar recommence En France, la presse est sous le choc, alors que des incendies gigantesques se multiplient dans le sud-ouest du pays. À la Une de Libération : une photo pleine page d'arbres qui semblent bien fragiles, dévorés par les flammes. « Ça fait peur », titre le quotidien français. Il rappelle qu'il y a quatre ans, le Bassin d'Arcachon avait déjà été durement frappé par les incendies de forêt. « Quatre ans plus tard, le cauchemar recommence », remarque Libération. « C'est un peu comme ça qu'on imagine la fin du monde », souligne le journal le Monde, « une chaleur étouffante, mais sans soleil. Ou plutôt avec un soleil pâle, impuissant à percer le rideau de fumée, gris, opaque, qui enveloppe tout ». Autre description, celle fournie par Le Figaro : « Les pins qui brûlent, les habitants évacués, les cendres en suspens, les vacanciers désemparés, les pompiers à bout de forces ».   Heureusement, jusqu'à présent, pas de victime. Mais des milliers de personnes ont été évacuées et des milliers d'autres doivent encore l'être.  

Both Israeli leaders and the Israeli public – lulled by both President Donald Trump and former President Joe Biden’s backing of Israel – are utterly unprepared for the generational tsunami taking place when it comes to American support for the Jewish state, Haaretz’s opinions editor Amir Tibon told the Haaretz Podcast "Approximately 60 percent of Americans have a negative view of Israel, and the younger you go, the worse it gets – we're close to 80 percent," said Tibon, who previously served as Haaretz’s Washington and diplomatic correspondent. "Israelis are looking at the top line, which is what does Trump have to say about us? And they're ignoring the iceberg, which is hidden underneath the daily Trump noise, of negative views of the country." "We’re going to have a lot of problems once this older generation leaves the American political scene, and most Israelis don't understand it yet," he said. In his conversation with podcast host Allison Kaplan Sommer, Tibon also addressed the topic engaging most Israelis: whether or not Israel will be pulled into the continuing military confrontation between Iran and the United States, either at the request of the U.S. president or in response to a potential strike by the Iranians. He also addressed Gaza, both as a journalist and as a Gaza border resident. If Trump’s plan for rebuilding Gaza remains stagnant, he said, the situation is a “ticking-time bomb” with the “continuation of war” being inevitable. Tibon, who survived the October 7 attack on Kibbutz Nahal Oz, as detailed in his book, said that the ghosts of that day are ever present in daily life. "The memory is still there, and the fear is still there, and the trauma. And I think what is most lacking is a sense of optimism that we will have a better reality a year from today." Read more: Americans Souring on Israel – but Not Warming to Palestinians, Pew Poll Finds Haaretz Found Israel's U.S. Influence-op Accounts. No One Actually Follows Them Half of Jewish Americans Don't Think Protesting Israel Is Antisemitic, Poll Finds 103 House Democrats Vote to Cut U.S. Aid to Israel in Landmark Symbolic Vote The Constant Campaigner: Netanyahu Has Been Running for Reelection Since October 7See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Hier mercredi encore, un rassemblement a eu lieu dans la capitale indienne New Delhi. Elle a été dispersée à coups de grenades lacrymogènes par les forces de l'ordre. « Il s'agit là du troisième jour consécutif d'affrontements entre manifestants et forces de l'ordre », écrit India Today. Le mouvement de protestation a débuté le 20 juin dernier, rappelle le média, à cause de l'annulation de l'examen passé par plus de deux millions d'étudiants qui souhaitaient faire des études de médecine. L'examen a été entaché de fraude. Les aspirants médecins ont dû le repasser, de quoi susciter la colère de la jeunesse indienne qui appelle à la démission du ministre de l'Éducation Dharmendra Pradhan. Le mouvement a pris une telle ampleur que Narendra Modi est sorti de son silence. Ce jeudi matin, le Premier ministre indien a annoncé « la création de tribunaux aux procédures accélérées pour garantir des sanctions "rapides" et "strictes" pour les personnes impliquées dans les fuites de sujets d'examen », rapporte toujours India Today. Le « parti des cafards » Ce mouvement de contestation porte un nom, le « parti des cafards ». Il est né en réaction à un commentaire du chef de la Cour suprême indienne qui « a comparé les jeunes chômeurs indiens à des "cafards" et à des "parasites" », explique le Time. Malgré la répression policière des rassemblements, le mouvement, loin de faiblir, « pourrait s'intensifier », estime le Times of India qui s'interroge : « Le gouvernement a-t-il mal évalué son impact ? » Ces manifestations « ne concernent pas un seul examen mais la lente accumulation de déception au sein de la jeunesse indienne », poursuit le quotidien. « Environ la moitié des habitants de l'Inde ont moins de 30 ans, indique El Pais. Pour eux, "l'éducation est sacrée" car l'accès aux meilleures écoles ou universités est le seul moyen "d'échapper à la classe sociale défavorisée dans laquelle ils sont nés" », précise une chercheuse interrogée par le journal. De quoi déclencher l'une des plus graves crises auxquelles Narendra Modi, au pouvoir depuis 2014, ait été confronté. Vague de chaleur à Gaza Dans la presse également, Gaza où les habitants souffrent de la chaleur. Pour le troisième été consécutif, les Gazaouis subissent un « enfer », « des conditions de vie caniculaires dans les camps de tentes », écrit le journal israélien Haaretz. La chaleur aggrave la crise humanitaire qui sévit dans l'enclave depuis trois ans. « Près d'un million de personnes vivent sous des tentes » à Gaza, soit la moitié de la population de l'enclave palestinienne. Et la situation devrait encore s'aggraver avec « des températures estivales records », 35 degrés en moyenne. « Les bâches en plastique utilisées pour construire de nombreuses tentes emprisonnent la chaleur et laissent peu de place à l'aération pendant la journée, et il n'y a aucun répit après le coucher du soleil. Les familles endurent sans électricité, ventilateurs ou approvisionnement en eau fiable. » Le site Middle East Online a recueilli le témoignage d'Ibtisam qui raconte son combat quotidien pour trouver de l'eau. Elle vit « sous une tente sur le front de mer avec sa famille » mais « doit traverser la ville de Gaza » pour trouver de l'eau potable. « Les familles font la queue pendant des heures à côté de camions-citernes délabrés pour recevoir quelques litres d'eau, avant de retourner dans des camps de tentes surpeuplés et ravagés par les maladies. » Avant la guerre, la consommation moyenne d'eau était d'environ 85 litres d'eau par personne par jour, contre à peine 4,3 litres aujourd'hui, selon l'ONG Médecins sans frontières. Au Japon, sommeil et polémique Au Japon, le rythme de sommeil de la Première ministre fait polémique. Sanae Takaichi ne dort que trois heures au maximum par nuit, parfois pas du tout, ce qui suscite un débat sur l'équilibre entre vie professionnelle et vie privée. Une polémique qui fait suite à une publication sur les réseaux sociaux à l'issue d'un week-end de trois jours, lundi était férié au Japon. Publication sur X dans laquelle la Première ministre écrit avoir passé tout son week-end à travailler, rapporte le quotidien japonais Mainichi. Mais avoir quand même réussi « à dormir cinq heures d'affilée, ce qui ne lui était pas arrivé depuis longtemps ». Un message qui a suscité des critiques tant dans la majorité que dans l'opposition car cela va à « l'encontre des efforts de réforme des modes de travail », précise le Japan Times, dans un pays où la surcharge de travail est chronique.

Le nouveau Premier ministre britannique a promis de « redonner de l'espoir » au Royaume-Uni, rapporte le Guardian. Conscient que les Britanniques « en ont "marre" de la politique », il a affirmé que « son gouvernement devait "faire mieux" pour apporter un vrai changement. » Andy Burnham, maire travailliste du Grand Manchester jusqu'au mois dernier, est le 7e Premier ministre depuis 2016 au Royaume-Uni… Il succède à Keir Starmer et est plus à gauche que son prédécesseur. Il a promis hier de dévoiler un plan sur dix ans pour le pays, qui s'attaquera notamment à la réindustrialisation, à la construction de logements sociaux et à mettre fin aux personnes sans-abris. Pour le journal conservateur The Telegraph, « l'odyssée d'Andy [Burnham] a tout pour se transformer en échec cuisant ». En Une, un dessin montre le bateau du Premier ministre et son équipe affrontant des monstres qui tentent de les engloutir. Ces monstres portent des noms : économie, défense, protection sociale… Autant de sujets sensibles auxquels le Premier ministre a promis de s'attaquer mais qui pourraient bien le faire chuter. Son gouvernement Le nouveau chef du gouvernement a annoncé sans tarder la composition de son équipe. « Burnham évince les alliés de Starmer et parie sur Healey pour calmer les marchés », titre le Times. Le nouveau chef du gouvernement a surpris en choisissant John Healey comme chancelier de l'Échiquier, ministre des Finances. « Il y a six semaines, il avait démissionné de son poste de ministre de la Défense de façon spectaculaire, rappelle le quotidien britannique […] car le plan d'investissement dans la défense était bien en dessous des besoins. » « Avec Healey aux commandes des finances du pays, la Grande-Bretagne a plus de chances d'atteindre son objectif de consacrer 3% du PIB à la défense », se félicite le Washington Post. Seule bonne nouvelle, selon le quotidien américain, de l'arrivée de Burnham à Downing Street. À Rome, la Repubblica note que « le premier soutien international apporté à Andy Burnham est inattendu : celui de Donald Trump […]. Le président américain ne tarit pas d'éloges sur le nouveau Premier ministre britannique car le "Roi du nord" fera tout son possible pour réactiver et exploiter les concessions pétrolières en mer du Nord. » Et on sait à quel point Donald Trump est sensible au business et à la remilitarisation de l'Europe. Un nouveau chef à la tête du Hamas Khalil Al-Hayya a été désigné pour prendre les rênes du Hamas, le mouvement islamiste palestinien. Il succède à Yahya Sinwar, tué par Israël en octobre 2024, dans la bande de Gaza. Dans une vidéo, Al Jazeera donne la parole à des habitants de Gaza. Si certains y voient une affirmation de la vivacité du mouvement face à Israël, beaucoup demandent simplement à retrouver leur vie « d'avant la guerre », « peu importe que ce soit le Hamas, le Fatah ou une autre organisation qui gouverne, les gens s'en fichent, on veut pouvoir vivre dans la dignité », dit un autre homme. « Près de trois ans après le massacre du 7 octobre, le fait que le Hamas ait organisé des élections alors qu'il est attaqué de toutes parts montre que ses institutions fonctionnent encore », analyse le quotidien israélien Haaretz. « Né à Gaza, Khalil Al-Hayya est proche du régime iranien », écrit le Times of Israël. Il était le principal négociateur du Hamas lors des discussions visant à établir un cessez-le-feu et la libération des otages… « Quelques jours avant le 7 octobre, il a quitté la bande de Gaza et s'est installé au Qatar, où il réside depuis », poursuit le quotidien qui rappelle qu'il a survécu à une tentative d'assassinat israélienne à Doha l'an dernier. Une frappe dans laquelle l'un de ses fils est décédé rappelle l'Orient-Le Jour à Beyrouth. Et « qui a provoqué la colère du Qatar alors que les dirigeants visés étaient en pleine négociation avec Israël en vue d'un cessez-le-feu. » « En avril 2024, Khalil Al-Hayya a assuré dans une interview accordée à l'agence Associated Press que le Hamas dissoudrait son aile armée si un État palestinien était créé le long des frontières d'avant 1967. Une perspective qui semble encore lointaine », conclut le quotidien libanais.

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu may be even more unpopular than the current polling demonstrates, Haaretz columnist Joshua Leifer said on this week’s edition of the Haaretz Election Podcast. “I have begun to think the polling is not telling the whole story,” he said, in a discussion on how voters who believe Netanyahu is causing irreversible damage to Israeli democracy and want him removed are currently ping-ponging between “optimism and apocalyptic thinking.” The “apocalyptic thinking,” Leifer said, involves speculation as to whether Netanyahu, anticipating defeat, somehow uses the precarious security situation to prevent free and fair elections on the scheduled date. "After everything we've experienced over the last four years, can we rule out that apocalyptic scenario? We can't rule it out, sadly," he said. Haaretz correspondent Judy Maltz, who joined Leifer and host Allison Kaplan Sommer on the weekly podcast panel, said she observed much of this disquiet with the country’s leader as she travels the country to speak with voters ahead of the October 27 election, from Arab cities to upscale suburbs to West Bank settlements where the most extreme elements of the government draw their support. In the settlement of Alon Shvut, she met people “conflicted” over whether to support Netanyahu’s far-right coalition partners led by National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir and Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich. “On the one hand, they're very angry at Bezalel Smotrich and his party for supporting [Netanyahu’s] draft exemption bill for the ultra-Orthodox,” she said. “It really, really bothers them and angers them that the party that is supposed to represent this community voted in favor of this bill.” At the same time, “they tell you there has been nobody in history who has done more for us in preventing the establishment of a Palestinian state than Smotrich. He’s given them more than any other minister. So they don't know whether they should or shouldn’t vote for him.” Read more: Haaretz's 2026 Election Poll Tracker: The Latest Projections Analysis by Joshua Leifer: If Netanyahu Loses the Election, Will He Go Full Trump? Who Is Gadi Eisenkot, and What Does He Stand For? Read Judy Maltz's election dispatches from across Israel and the West Bank: 'The Jews Turned Against Us, Even the Leftists': The Bedouin City Poised to Play Kingmaker in Israel's Election In Haifa, the 'Putin Aliyah' and Despairing Arab Citizens Warn of A Dire Future Many of the Voters Who Could Swing Israel's Next Election Are Naftali Bennett's Neighbors 'My Party Has Been Stolen': The West Bank Settlers Drifting Away From Israel's Far Right Why Umm al-Fahm Is Drawing Attention From Both Ends of Israel's Political SpectrumSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

No safety or security for Palestinians in Gaza. A truce is in place, but Israeli strikes target the Strip nearly every day. Hundreds of people have been killed since it took effect in October. So, what's the purpose of the ceasefire deal? What can be done to bring the attacks to an end? In this episode: Xavier Abu Eid - political analyst and former Communications Director for the Palestine Liberation Organization Julie Norman - Associate Fellow with the Middle East and North Africa Programme at Chatham House Gideon Levy - a columnist at Haaretz newspaper Host: Scott McLean Connect with us: @AJEPodcasts on X, Instagram, Facebook, and YouTube

L'émission 28 minutes du 17/07/2026 Renaud Dély décrypte l'actualité avec nos clubistes : Julie Graziani, essayiste, Antoine Bueno, essayiste, Pierre Jacquemain, directeur de la rédaction de l'hebdomadaire “Politis” ainsi que le dessinateur de presse Kak.  Volodymyr Zelensky au défilé du 14 Juillet : le testament européen de Macron Pour son dernier défilé du 14 juillet avant la présidentielle, Emmanuel Macron a mis en scène une Europe qui se réarme et une France en première ligne. Placée sous le thème du “réveil stratégique de l'Europe”, la cérémonie s'est déroulée en présence de son invité d'honneur, Volodymyr Zelensky. Fin de vie : la France ouvre le droit à l'aide à mourir, une loi de fraternité ? L'Assemblée nationale a adopté définitivement, mercredi 15 juillet 2026, la loi sur l'aide à mourir. Le texte autorise, sous certaines conditions, le suicide assisté et, à titre exceptionnel, l'euthanasie. Nous recevons Pauline Verduzier, journaliste spécialiste de la sexualité, pour son livre : “Trois soirs par semaine”, aux éditions Grasset. Elle retrace l'évolution de la sexualité conjugale et questionne le baromètre de la félicité au sein du couple. Lundi 13 juillet, Marco Rubio a annoncé vouloir démanteler la Cour pénale internationale “brique par brique, s'il le faut”, l'accusant d'utiliser le “soi-disant droit international” contre les États-Unis. C'est le duel de la semaine de Valérie Brochard.  La France est éliminée de la Coupe du monde après sa défaite face à l'Espagne en demi-finale. De quoi faire réagir sur les réseaux sociaux. C'est le Point com' de Fanny Weil.  Selon deux enquêtes du “New York Times” et de “Haaretz” publiées le 13 juillet, le Mossad aurait tenté de cultiver pendant des années Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, ancien président iranien et figure hostile à Israël, pour en faire un relais à Téhéran. C'est l'histoire de la semaine d'Alix Van Pée. Ne manquez pas la une internationale sur les feux de forêts, les photos de la semaine ainsi qu' “En Théorie” d'Aurore Vincenti qui se demande si le patriarcat existait déjà… chez les primates ?28 minutes est le magazine d'actualité d'ARTE, présenté par Élisabeth Quin du lundi au jeudi à 20h05. Renaud Dély est aux commandes de l'émission le vendredi et le samedi. Ce podcast est coproduit par KM et ARTE Radio. Enregistrement 17 juillet 2026 Présentation Renaud Dély Production KM, ARTE Radio

In his first interview with an Israeli media outlet since his confrontation with armed settlers and Israeli soldiers in the southern West Bank last week, Representative Ro Khanna spoke with Haaretz Podcast host Allison Kaplan Sommer in a wide-ranging conversation about the now-famous incident, the “cruelty” he witnessed in his visit to the West Bank, and how Israel’s “disproportionate and inhumane” behavior in the Gaza war has changed his policy positions and the way that both he – and Americans at large – view the Jewish state. "Israel has lost Americans under 50 – not just Democrats but Republicans," he said. “It is one of the most foolish strategies to have antagonized an entire American generation, and that's what Bibi Netanyahu has accomplished." In the interview, Khanna recounted how Israeli settlers mocked and antagonized his delegation, and parked their vehicle in front of his to block the road to Khirbet Zanuta, a Bedouin village in the South Hebron Hills that has been forcibly displaced by settler violence twice since 2023, despite a High Court ruling that requires Israeli authorities to safeguard the Palestinians’ return. "We were quickly told to get into our van, and they blocked our van from exiting,” he said, saying that the settlers and the IDF forces who “took their side” should be investigated and prosecuted. “You can't do that. I've called it detainment. You could call it false imprisonment." In reaction to subsequent statements on the incident issued by the Israeli military and top officials, he said that he was “more disturbed” by their “lies” than by “the incident itself.” Khanna, a California Democrat who has made it clear that he is interested in a presidential run in 2028 and that he plans to make Palestinian rights a central issue on his platform, added, “the next American president will demand the arrest of violent settlers.” Reiterating his belief that “Gaza was a genocide,” Khanna also said that anyone who “wants to see the cruelty of humanity” should “spend a day in the occupied West Bank." He said he had visited Israel three times in the past – including trips with Jewish groups – and today, he is “saddened” and “pained” that Israel’s “contribution to human civilization is being corrupted because of an ugly occupation in the West Bank and Gaza, because of extreme elements that want to see the aspirations for a greater Israel, and because of an unwillingness to recognize the humanity and dignity of the Palestinian people.” Read more: Op-ed by Breaking the Silence's Nadav Weiman: I Joined Rep. Ro Khanna on His West Bank Visit. Here's What I Saw Israel's Response to Settlers Detaining Ro Khanna? Call J Street's Judaism Into Question West Bank Palestinians Flee Homes in Zanuta Amid Settler Violence, Failed IDF Protection Erased: Israeli Settlers' Brutal War on Palestinian Communities in the West Bank Israel to Fund Settler Group Sanctioned by U.K., France and Canada, Claiming Grant Will 'Reduce Youth Violence' Israel Pushes Regulations to Legalize West Bank Farm Outposts An Israeli Shooter Goes Free – and Returns to Terrorize a Grieving Palestinian VillageSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Il New York Times e il quotidiano israeliano Haaretz hanno ricostruito nei dettagli il piano, rivelato dal New York Times a maggio, per affidare la guida dell'Iran all'ex presidente iraniano Mahmoud Ahmadinejad. Con Davide Lerner, giornalistaNelle ultime settimane gran parte dell'Europa è stata attraversata da ondate di caldo eccezionali e a preoccupare gli esperti non sono solo le temperature massime ma anche quelle notturne. Con Gabriele Crescente, editor di ambiente di InternazionaleOggi parliamo anche di:Birmania • "L'idea di pace secondo Pechino" di Alexandre Mandrihttps://www.internazionale.it/magazine/alexandre-mandri/2026/07/09/l-idea-di-pace-secondo-pechinoDisco • Spontaneous Music Live di SMLCi piacerebbe sapere cosa pensi di questo episodio. Scrivici a podcast@internazionale.it Se ascolti questo podcast e ti piace, abbonati a Internazionale. È un modo concreto per sostenerci e per aiutarci a garantire ogni giorno un'informazione di qualità. Vai su internazionale.it/abbonatiConsulenza editoriale di Chiara NielsenProduzione di Claudio Balboni e Vincenzo De SimoneMusiche di Tommaso Colliva e Raffaele ScognaDirezione creativa di Jonathan Zenti

Mentre riprende il conflitto tra Iran e Stati Uniti, stavolta più focalizzato sul controllo dello stretto di Hormuz, i ribelli houthi indirizzano i loro missili contro l'aeroporto di Abha, in Arabia Saudita. La tregua tra i due Paesi è dunque rotta, in un momento in cui il conflitto rimescola le carte in tavola e per gli houthi la presenza saudita in Yemen è forso troppo ingombrante. Ne parliamo con Eleonora Ardemagni, esperta in Yemen e monarchie del Golfo, ricercatrice Ispi.L'obiettivo più significativo raggiunto dai "Volenterosi" a Parigi è l'accordo sullo scudo anti-missili da sviluppare in maniera congiunta, dai nove Paesi firmatari. Ne parliamo con Pietro Batacchi, direttore di Rivista Italiana Difesa.Secondo una ricostruzione del New York Times e di Haaretz, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad è stato per un breve periodo un agente israeliano del Mossad. Ne parliamo con Niccolò Petrelli, ricercatore in Security Studies alla LUISS.

Every night in Israel, one TV channel stands out.Channel 13 is among the few major outlets willing to challenge Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's government.Now, a dispute over the channel's ownership has become a flashpoint in a wider battle over press freedom, judicial independence and the future of Israeli democracy. Anat Saragusti, Director of press freedom at the Union of Journalists in Israel, tells Global Roaming the Channel 13 dispute is just one part of a broader effort to weaken independent journalism.From attempts to reshape media regulators to pressure on public broadcasters and sanctions against the newspaper Haaretz, she argues Israel's independent media is facing growing political pressure ahead of the country's next election.Plus, how Israeli citizens are seeing the war in Gaza, the restrictions on journalists, and the escalating tensions between the government, the courts and the media.

With Israeli elections set for October 27, Iran is increasingly pairing its military actions with aggressive online campaigns designed to sow chaos and conflict – alongside ongoing efforts to recruit Israelis as spies, Haaretz cyber and disinformation correspondent Omer Benjakob warned on the Haaretz Election Podcast, in a roundtable with podcast host Allison Kaplan Sommer and correspondent Linda Dayan. “We’ve let the digital arena fester,” Benjakob said, in a stinging critique of the way in which Israel’s vaunted security services have dropped the ball in online foreign influence that has now been “supercharged” by AI. One of the reasons the phenomenon has been difficult to combat is because “nine times out of 10, you can’t differentiate between a pro‑Iranian campaign and a pro‑Netanyahu campaign,” he added, noting that Israel’s prime minister and his far-right ruling coalition and the country’s enemies, he noted, have a stake in maximizing extremism and division in the months leading up to Election Day. In their review of the week’s political headlines, the Election Podcast panel also discussed U.S. Democratic presidential hopefuls Rahm Emanuel, who addressed Israelis in Tel Aviv last week, and Ro Khanna, who was detained by Israeli settlers and soldiers in the southern West Bank – and the rise of former IDF chief Gadi Eisenkot in the polls and the nature of the threat he poses to Netanyahu. Eisenkot appeals to voters who identify as right-wing and voted Likud in the past, but are seeking a “sane right” this time around, Dayan observed. “He offers a security‑heavy, ‘big Z’ Zionist party” that, unlike Likud, “isn’t embarrassing itself by unleashing very loud but not very content‑rich people onto the public.” Read more: Iran's Other Weapon: How Israel Woke Up Late to the Threat of Election Interference Gadi Eisenkot Is Quietly Gaining Ground Inside Likud Territory. Will It Be Enough to Defeat Netanyahu? Latest Poll Shows ex-IDF Chief Eisenkot's Party Maintaining Lead Over Netanyahu's Likud 'The IDF Is Lying': Rep. Ro Khanna Calls for Arrest of IDF Soldiers He Says Were Involved in His West Bank Detention Op-ed by Nadav Weiman: I Joined Rep. Ro Khanna on His West Bank Visit. Here's What I Saw Rahm Emanuel's Tough Love Wins Warm Welcome in Tel AvivSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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Unless something dramatic changes, the upcoming Israeli election will either end in a deadlock or a bold move to “get rid of the foolish self‑imposed arbitrary constraint of not forming coalitions with Arab parties,” political strategist and Haaretz columnist Dr. Dahlia Scheindlin said on the Haaretz Podcast. With neither the pro-Netanyahu bloc nor the opposition parties coming close to the 61 Knesset seats they would need to take power, Scheindlin said that the Jewish Zionist Israeli parties – likely in the opposition – will be pushed to do what she believes is the right thing. "Of course, there should be Arab parties in a governing coalition. They are 20 percent of the population. There should be no ban on parties that represent citizens of this country," Scheindlin said. In the roundtable discussion with Haaretz correspondent Linda Dayan and host Allison Kaplan Sommer, Scheindlin discussed the new iterations of veteran parties on the center right and the left, vying for the voters who would like to see Netanyahu replaced – including those who previously voted for the prime minister and hold center-right views These parties, Dayan said, are branding themselves as the “sane right” or the “non-schmuck right.” Their main differences with Netanyahu and his ruling coalition come down to drafting ultra-Orthodox young men to the army – and the government’s refusal to create a commission of inquiry on the events of October 7. Dayan also discussed the phenomenon of family members of former hostages throwing their hats in the ring on “every side of the political spectrum.” Read more: How Israel's Soft Right Could Undo the anti-Netanyahu Opposition Analysis by Dahlia Scheindlin: Can the Most Right-wing Government in Israel's History Lose an Election Over Security? Analysis by Dahlia Scheindlin: In His Own Words: Naftali Bennett Is Committed to Annexing the West Bank Arab Israelis Aren't Looking for Token MKs. They're Looking for Genuine Change In Haifa, the 'Putin Aliyah' and Despairing Arab Citizens Warn of A Dire FutureSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

C'est aujourd'hui que commencent les funérailles d'Ali Khamenei. « Quatre mois après l'assassinat de son Guide suprême, lors de frappes aériennes américano-israéliennes, le gouvernement iranien a entamé une semaine de cérémonies, pour enterrer et pleurer l'ayatollah Ali Khamenei, envoyant un message de stabilité et d'unité au monde – ainsi qu'à ses ennemis », explique le New York Times, qui veut croire qu'une autre histoire est encore possible. « Alors que le gouvernement iranien cherche à présenter l'ayatollah Khamenei comme un dirigeant aimé et respecté sur le plan international, de nombreux Iraniens pourraient percevoir ces funérailles coûteuses, durant plusieurs jours, avec mécontentement ou colère », estime le quotidien américain qui rappelle que « pendant plus de 37 ans de régime autoritaire, l'ayatollah Khamenei a réprimé brutalement toute dissidence, et a laissé s'installer une mauvaise gestion économique du pays, ainsi que la corruption ». De son côté, Haaretz remarque que « l'Iran a choisi le 4 juillet, jour du 250ᵉ anniversaire des États-Unis, pour commencer les funérailles » du Guide suprême. « Bien que les autorités n'aient pas commenté cette date, ajoute le quotidien israélien, la foule rassemblée à Téhéran a scandé "Mort à l'Amérique", reprenant un cri devenu courant en Iran depuis la révolution islamique de 1979 et la prise d'otages à l'ambassade américaine. » À lire aussiDes officiels iraniens et étrangers devant la dépouille de Khamenei avant les funérailles Anniversaire désenchanté C'est donc aujourd'hui, 4 juillet, le 250ᵉ anniversaire des États-Unis. Un anniversaire que la presse américaine célèbre sans enthousiasme. « Les pères fondateurs sont la raison de cet héritage. Mais cet héritage est en danger », titre le Wall Street Journal, qui cible Donald Trump et ses propos tenus lors de son premier mandat : « En vertu de la Constitution, j'ai le droit de faire tout ce que je veux en tant que président. » « Durant son second mandat, constate le Wall Street Journal, il s'est comporté comme si cela était vrai… » Il se serait d'ailleurs « emparé du 250ᵉ anniversaire de l'Amérique », selon les mots de Politico. Le média en ligne américain explique ainsi que « les organisateurs d'America250 n'ont reçu qu'une fraction des fonds pour célébrer cet évènement marquant pour l'Amérique ». C'est dans ce contexte qu'est née « Freedom250 » aux ordres de la Maison Blanche… À Paris, Le Monde parle « d'un anniversaire désenchanté », estimant que « l'idéal d'égalité établi dans les textes fondateurs reste lointain », alors que « le système d'équilibre des pouvoirs s'est fissuré » et que « toute réforme semble impossible ». À lire aussiDonald Trump et la captation de l'anniversaire de l'indépendance américaine Le Cap-Vert héroïque L'Argentine tout près du fiasco, en 16ᵉ de finale de la Coupe du monde. C'était cette nuit, au stade de Miami : il a fallu attendre les prolongations pour que l'Argentine parvienne, finalement, à s'imposer face au Cap-Vert, 3 buts à 2. À Buenos Aires, La Nacion fait part de sa colère : « L'Argentine sait désormais que le titre de champion du monde ne suffit plus », « l'équipe de Scaloni a gagné davantage grâce à son expérience qu'à son talent, elle ne peut se permettre une autre performance de ce genre si elle veut conserver ses espoirs d'un deuxième titre de champion du monde consécutif ». L'Argentine critiquée, les compliments vont au Cap-Vert. À Londres, le Guardian s'exclame : « Quel match, quelle démonstration de courage et de talent de la part du Cap-Vert, une petite nation insulaire dotée d'une équipe de la diaspora dispersée à travers le monde, qui a mené l'Argentine au bord de l'un des plus grands exploits sportifs de l'histoire. » « La plus petite équipe de la Coupe du monde a fait trembler les champions », remarque de son côté le Wall Street Journal, alors qu'à Paris, L'Équipe analyse le match : « L'Argentine se défait d'un Cap-Vert héroïque pour rejoindre les huitièmes de finale de la Coupe du monde (…) les Requins bleus ont chèrement vendu leur peau en obligeant les champions du monde à passer par une improbable prolongation pour poursuivre leur route. » À lire aussiCoupe du monde 2026: le Cap-Vert frôle l'exploit contre l'Argentine, qualifiée dans la douleur en 8es de finale

Brad Lander said on the Haaretz Podcast that his resounding victory in the race for the Democratic nomination for Congress in a New York City district reflected a desire for a "reset in the U.S. relationship with Israel in the Democratic Party voting base – including in one of the most Jewish districts in the country." Lander won by more than 30 points in New York's 10th District, covering downtown Manhattan and western Brooklyn. His win over AIPAC-endorsed incumbent Dan Goldman was part of the primaries sweep by candidates backed by New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani. Like the other Mamdani-backed candidates, Lander campaigned on a platform opposing additional U.S. military aid to Israel and condemning AIPAC as being "dangerous." Lander said on the podcast that, once he is in Congress, he will support "steps I think will help shift away from what I see as a catastrophic 'hug Bibi' policy, which both Joe Biden and Donald Trump essentially adopted." At the same time, he told podcast host Allison Kaplan Sommer that he still considers himself a "liberal Zionist" with ties to Israeli peace groups, and that he opposes the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions movement. The former NYC comptroller differentiated himself from Mamdani and other members of his progressive camp who do not recognize Israel as a Jewish state and oppose nearly all 'normalized' contact with Israeli representatives. "When people hear I will sign on to the Block the Bombs Act, and that I won't vote in favor of additional U.S. military aid to Israel while it is violating Palestinian human rights and international law, people think that's someone who has joined the 'Israel haters.' But I promise you I haven't. "What I want is a path toward rebuilding Gaza under Palestinian leadership, an end to settler violence and meaningful negotiations toward mutual recognition," he said. "I'm very clear about my politics. You can check my mentions – I get called a 'Zionist baby killer' in my mentions as often as I get called a 'kapo.' So people know who I am." Read more: Why Israelis Should Stop Being Afraid of Mamdani-backed Brad Lander Mamdani-backed Candidates Sweep New York Democratic Primary, With Israel as Fault Line New York's Primaries Send a Clear Message: Democrats Must Reckon With Israel and AIPAC Dan Goldman Says Support for Israel Cost Him New York Democratic Primary Israel Critic Scores Major Democratic Primary Upset as Progressive Wave Reaches ColoradoSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Linda, Judah and Noah talk about: 1) The grim milestone marking one thousand awful days since October 7, and what these one thousand days have been for us, and 2) The emergence of a new joint Jewish-Arab political party, A Place for Us All, that unapologetically puts peace at the center of their agenda, along with increasing wages, lowering prices, equality for women and everyone else, and all sorts of other things that people like us admire. The new party gets a harsh reception on the left, especially on the pages of Haaretz, and we try to puzzle out why. For our most unreasonably generous Patreon supporters, in our extra-special, special extra discussion: Shani Gabbai, who was killed at the Nova festival on October 7, returns via AI to speak movingly at her kid sister's wedding. What do we learn, if anything, about the states of our souls from that sad, fragile, strange thing? Plus: Fifty years since the Entebbe rescue mission, the start of the Maccabiah "Jewish Olympics", some great music and lots more.

In the inaugural episode of Haaretz’s new Election Podcast, host Allison Kaplan Sommer welcomes the first weekly panel of Haaretz analysts who will be examining and explaining developments in the intensifying countdown to the fateful elections this fall. This week, senior analyst Esther Solomon and Palestinian affairs correspondent Nagham Zbeedat assess the state of a race in which neither Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu nor his opposition currently have a path to victory according to the polls. At the moment, “Netanyahu is more or less maxed out on however many people will still be loyal to him,” Solomon said. “He cannot crack the numbers to get anywhere near a majority to form a coalition.” She discussed the ways in which Netanyahu visibly battled for political survival in a hastily called press conference Saturday night – from his reframing of the ongoing bloodshed in Lebanon to an invitation to his opponents to join him in a unity government. Netanyahu’s call for unity and vow to do “everything to diffuse” a “civil war,” Solomon said, showed an extraordinary “degree of chutzpah” given that “there has been no issue he hasn’t tried to divide and inflame and incite within Israeli society.” Zbeedat provided an update on ongoing negotiations between Hadash, Ta’al, Balad and United Arab List to run together as the Joint List, as the Arab parties did in previous elections. The four parties – which have the power to tip the balance when it comes to building a government coalition – remain divided over whether they would be willing to join a coalition led by the winning Jewish Zionist party. The Gaza war and the lack of action to tackle the organized crime and gun violence tearing apart Arab society, Zbeedat noted, is likely to drive more Palestinian citizens of Israel to the polls than in years past. In her reporting, she said, she has spoken to Arab Israelis who have ideologically boycotted elections in the past and “now want to vote – but more out of desperation, out of despair and out of fear, rather than faith in the election and democracy.” Find the latest projections from Haaretz's 2026 election poll tracker Read more: Analysis: A Reality Check for Netanyahu's Delusional Post-Election Unity Ploy Analysis: For Arabs, the Ballot Box Is the Last Resort to Tackle Israel's Crime Epidemic Majority of Israel's First-time Voters Believe Their Ballot Can Change the Country, Poll Shows Arab Parties Mull Partial Joint List as Rifts Over Joining anti-Netanyahu Coalition Continue Jewish-Arab Movement Standing Together Launches Knesset Run With Party Built on 'Politics of Hope' 'The Jews Turned Against Us, Even the Leftists': The Bedouin City Poised to Play Kingmaker in Israel's ElectionSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

If you're enjoying the content, please like, subscribe, and comment! Simon's Links:Amazon link to Looking For Elsewhere: The Jews of Turkey Then and Now: UK: https://amzn.eu/d/0gKyuvNGUSA: https://a.co/d/088t99LRCanada: https://a.co/d/0hQ4vVktSubstack: https://simonwaldman.substack.com/X: https://x.com/SimonWaldman1Simon Waldman is a lecturer and tutor at King's College London where he has taught for around 12 years while also doing some think-tank work in between. He is a regular contributor to Haaretz, Israel's leading liberal daily as well as other international outlets. He is the author of, Anglo-American Diplomacy and the Palestinian Refugee Problem and The New Turkey and Its Discontents. His latest book is called, Looking For Elsewhere: The Jews of Turkey Then and Now, an exploration into the Jewish community in Turkey and why many Jews to leave a country that for centuries they had called home. It is released in July and available for pre-order on Amazon, Blackwells, Barnes & Noble, and all good bookstores. _______________________Follow us!@worldxppodcast Instagram - https://bit.ly/3eoBwyr@worldxppodcast Twitter - https://bit.ly/2Oa7BzmSpotify - http://spoti.fi/3sZAUTGYouTube - http://bit.ly/3rxDvUL#WorldXPPodcast #MiddleEastHistory #worldwari

Over the last couple weeks, there has been an enormous amount written—from The New York Times to Le Monde to Haaretz, among other places—about a controversy centered on Nadav Lapid, an Israeli filmmaker living in France. Lapid has made several critically acclaimed films, including Synonyms, Ahed's Knee, and, most recently, Yes, and his work has taken home jury prizes at the Berlinale and Cannes.The recent controversy was focused on the FIDMarseille international film festival. There was a planned retrospective of Palestinian films at the festival this year. Meanwhile, Lapid was invited to head the jury. It was also decided that there would be an event honoring him, and that he would teach a master class. When a dozen filmmakers threatened to pull their films from the festival, Lapid withdrew as head of the jury. When that did not quell the protests, he decided to cancel the event and the master class, as well.The response from many in the film world has largely been to rally around Lapid, with two letters published in Le Monde, one of them garnering over 350 signatures of high-profile figures in the industry. The letters allege that Lapid is being boycotted solely because of his identity. One of them declares, “Nothing justifies the silencing of an artist . . . the cultural boycott is an intellectual dead end that we must collectively overcome.”Meanwhile, Film Workers for Palestine, allied with PACBI, which coordinates the academic and cultural boycott of Israel, published a translation of a statement by Palestine Will Save Cinema, pointing to the fact that Nadav Lapid's latest film, Yes, received support from the Israeli Film Fund, was presented at the 2025 Cannes Film Festival as an Israeli co‑production, and competed for the Ophir Awards (akin to Israel's Academy Awards). “States have always invested in cinema, literature, the arts, and festivals as instruments of influence and legitimacy. Cultural production does not circulate in a political vacuum. It contributes to the representation of nations, the construction of their international image, and the dissemination of their narratives,” they wrote. “This is precisely why cultural boycott exists. Not because artists are responsible for the crimes committed by their governments, nor because certain works should be prohibited, but because cultural institutions, funding systems, and distribution policies play a concrete role in states' strategies of legitimation.” There can be no mistaking the content of Yes, which seeks to depict the depravity of Israeli society during the genocide. But it does open with the icon of Israel's Ministry of Culture, due to the support it took from the Israeli Film Fund, which accounted for 13% of the film's funding.On this episode of On the Nose, Arielle Angel talks to Nadav Lapid about the recent controversy, and the two hash out some of their disagreements about cultural boycott.Thanks to Jesse Brenneman for editing and to Nathan Salsburg for the use of his song “VIII (All That Were Calculated Have Passed).”Media Mentioned and Further Reading“‘Guilty by Virtue of My Identity,'” Nirit Anderman, HaaretzTwo letters in support of Nadav Lapid, published in Le MondeFilm Workers for Palestine translation of Palestine Will Save Cinema statement on FID MarseillleFilm Workers for Palestine Pledge to End Complicity“What the NY Knicks Mania Reveals About Israelis and Collective Blame for Gaza,” Libby Lenkinski, Haaretz“Thank You for Boycotting Me: As an Israeli Filmmaker, Here's Why Global Pressure Amid Gaza Matters,” Avigail Sperber, Haaretz“Paul Simon's Graceland: the acclaim and the outrage,” Robin Denselow, The Guardian“Non,” Catherine Haas, lundimatin“Is the cultural boycott of Israel an effective political tool for the Palestinian cause?” on Radio France“Israeli Grotesque,” Mitchell Abidor, Jewish CurrentsTranscript forthcoming.

For the Australian Jewish community, the date of December 14 carries as much gut-wrenching trauma as October 7 and September 11 does for Israelis and Americans, Daniel Hochberg, co-chair of Union for Progressive Judaism, told the Haaretz Podcast. On the six-month anniversary of the terrorist shooting attack on 1,000 Jews celebrating Hanukkah on Bondi Beach that killed 15 members of the tight-knit community, Hochberg and Haaretz editor Noa Levin reviewed the aftermath of the second most deadly attack in Australian history and its ongoing effect on the country’s politics and daily life for Australian Jews. “We don't feel safe as we did before,” Hochberg said, describing an increased “closing of spaces” to Jews who once felt part of progressive circles. “It has affected our sense of self-worth, our belief in our contribution to Australia is in question, and we are struggling with that. Our walls are being built higher and higher, so there's this feeling that the Jewish community, by almost default, is being isolated from the rest of Australian society.” On the podcast, Hochberg and Levin discussed the controversial formation and the ongoing testimony of the Royal Commission on Antisemitism and Social Cohesion, the national inquiry of the Bondi attacks which is focusing on growing antisemitic discourse in Australia, and the political impact of the attack inside and outside the Jewish community. The “totally unimaginable” violent attack and the Jewish community’s reaction, Levin noted, has sparked a conversation among young Jews regarding “who gets to speak for us at a national and international level, and what recommendations would all kinds of Jews like to see to ensure their safety in Australia,” while “touching on the intersection between criticism of Israel and antisemitism.” The Bondi attack, she said “has made the community incredibly sensitive to anything that looked, felt or smelt like something that could harm us, and that they have a right to do that, but I think it created something quite challenging in terms of discourse about Israel.” Read more: 'Reckoning Without Consequence Is Performance': Australian Jews Cautiously Welcome Antisemitism Inquiry Findings Australia's Historic National Inquiry Into Antisemitism, Explained How a Portrait of an Australian Jewish Leader Humanizes an Anguished Community The Australian Film About Jewish Fear and Unease Shot in Bondi Before the Massacre Despite a Moderate Downturn, Antisemitic Incidents in Australia Remained High for Second Year RunningSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In a special investigation on a "revolution" that has taken place over the past three years, Haaretz reporters Yarden Michaeli, Matan Golan and Yaniv Kubovich detailed the push to restore and drastically expand Israeli presence in the northern West Bank that was part of former Prime Minister Ariel Sharon's Gaza disengagement plan in 2005. On the Haaretz Podcast, Michaeli discusses how the settler movement and far-right politicians have spent the 20 years since the disengagement took place planning how to execute their "return" to four West Bank settlements located in the largest contiguous area of Palestinian population in the area. With the ascent of the most far-right government in history in 2022, members of the movement have used their power and influence in what is essentially "the settlers' government" to "return big time," Michaeli said. In the newly published Haaretz investigation, "Undoing History," Michaeli and his team reveal how 18 new settlements and eight new army bases are cutting through the largest contiguous Palestinian population in the West Bank. The comprehensive effort includes military deployments, new bases and checkpoints, road construction, land expropriations, the displacement of more than 40,000 residents from three refugee camps and the terrorizing of daily Palestinian life in what senior military officials warn could destabilize an already volatile region. Every aspect of the plan, Michaeli warned, is "bad news" and "harmful" to the Palestinians living there, and that the infrastructure in place "will be very hard to remove" – undermining the Oslo Accords and the possibility of a two-state solution. Read more: Undoing History: As the World Watched Gaza, Settlers Charged Ahead in the West Bank. A Clash Is Imminent Foreign Ministry Rejects Smotrich's Claim He Axed 1997 Hebron Accord With PA, as Israel Takes Municipal Powers From Palestinians How Israel Is Using Archaeology to Advance West Bank Annexation Former PM Ehud Olmert: Israel Is Conducting a Systematic Campaign of Ethnic Cleansing and Crimes Against Humanity in the West Bank 'Nobody's Born a Soldier': The Israeli Teens Refusing the Military Draft Say They Can Take the BacklashSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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Fury from Israeli ministers over the agreement US President Donald Trump has signed with Iran. And a sharp rebuke in response from his vice president JD Vance. What are the implications for Israel and its prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu? In this episode: Gideon Levy, Columnist at Haaretz newspaper Mairav Zonszein, Senior Israel Analyst at the International Crisis Group Mitchell Barak, Founder of KEEVOON Research, Strategy and Communications and a former aide to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu Host: Per Nyberg Connect with us: @AJEPodcasts on X, Instagram, Facebook, and YouTube

U.S. public opinion is undergoing a dramatic shift, with more and more Americans calling for less military support to Israel. So, is the “special relationship” between the two countries over? According to an essayist in Foreign Policy's latest print issue, the partnership has peaked—and the only way to go is down. Why is that, and how did we get here? Joshua Leifer, a columnist for Haaretz and author of that essay, joins FP Live to explore trends in the U.S.-Israeli partnership. Plus, Ravi shares his read on the proposed U.S.-Iran cease-fire deal. Paul Musgrave: Iran Is a Bigger Defeat Than Vietnam Will Todman: Everyone Lost the War With Iran Menahem Merhavy: Iran's Victory Is More Pyrrhic Than It Looks Joshua Leifer: The End of the U.S.-Israel Alliance FP's Summer Print Issue: The End of the World as We Know It David E. Rosenberg: Netanyahu's Reelection Could Hinge on Outcome of Iran War Steven A. Cook: Why the U.S. Should Wind Down Military Aid to Israel Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Israel is in a strategically weakened position – and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will take a hard political hit if reports on the details of U.S.-Iran memorandum of understanding are accurate, Haaretz columnist Joshua Leifer said on the Haaretz Podcast. Netanyahu had been “riding high,” planning to face Israel’s upcoming elections in the fall having compensated for his failures that led to October 7 by boldly “reconfiguring the map of the Middle East, and disassembling Iran's proxy network of Hezbollah and Hamas, and taking on the Iranian regime itself,” Leifer said. The Israeli leader thought “his legacy [would] be rehabilitated by those wars. Fast forward to where we are now, and that's not the case, and he’s having to confront that,” Leifer added. “Strategically, Israel's in a terrible place, where the Iranian regime is stronger than it was, and it is now able to enforce a new kind of equation where Israeli freedom of movement is limited by the potential threat of ballistic missiles from Iran – which wasn't the case prior to October 7.” Netanyahu, Leifer said, has been “backed into a corner” on all of Israel’s fronts – Gaza, Lebanon, Syria and now Iran. He must follow Trump’s dictates and has turned Israel into “a total vassal state of the U.S.” and “Trump’s lapdog.” If he were to defy Trump, he runs the risk of losing American support, which could endanger the country even more. Read more: What You Need to Know About the U.S.-Iran Deal – and What It Means for Israel Report: Billions in Frozen Iranian Assets May Be Released Under U.S.–Iran Deal Israeli Withdrawal From Lebanon Not Part of U.S.-Iran Deal, White House Official Says 'Don't Bullshit Us, Trump': Netanyahu Loyalists Rage at 'Treacherous' United States Over Iran Deal Netanyahu Says Israel to Remain in Security Buffer Zones in Lebanon, Gaza and Syria After U.S.-Iran Deal Signed Amos Harel: The Iran Fiasco Is Netanyahu's Biggest Failure Since October 7 Read more analysis from Haaretz's Joshua LeiferSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Israeli journalist Gideon Levy says his government is guilty of committing genocide in Gaza and the United States is complicit. He joins us from the West Bank. (00:00) What's Happening in Gaza and Lebanon? (05:47) Will the US Withdraw Its Support From Israel? (15:22) What Is Hamas? Is the War in Gaza Really About Hamas? (22:33) Where Will the Millions of Palestinians Go? (23:48) Is the US Doing Anything to Restrain Israel? (45:07) If Israel Lost the US, Who Would Their Other Partner Be? (48:48) What Is the Goal in Iran? Gideon Levy is an Israeli journalist and author. Levy writes opinion pieces and a weekly column for the newspaper Haaretz that often focus on the Israeli occupation of the Palestinian territories. He has won prizes for his articles on human rights in the Israeli-occupied territories. Paid partnerships with: Joi + Blokes: Use code TUCKER for 65% off your labs and 20% off all supplements at https://joiandblokes.com/tucker Preborn: To donate please dial #250 and say keyword "BABY" or visit https://preborn.com/TUCKERStopBox USA: Get firearm security redesigned and save 10% off @StopBoxUSA with code TUCKER at https://stopboxusa.com/TUCKER Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

When Mayor Zohran Mamdani refused to march in New York City’s Israel Day parade - the first mayor of the city to do so in over 60 years – “did not surprise” Rabbi Josh Weinberg, who participated in the parade. But the liberal Zionist Reform rabbi was surprised to discover that he was marching alongside far-right ministers like Bezalel Smotrich and members of the Kahanist Otzma Yehudit party. Had he known, said Weinberg, Vice President of the URJ for Israel and Reform Zionism, speaking on the Haaretz Podcast, he would’ve held a sign making it clear that “Smotrich’s Zionism does not reflect our ideology at all, and is in fact antithetical to who we are as Jews and Zionists, and even as Americans. His brand of racism, discrimination, xenophobia – everything that he stands for – we want to totally reject while still maintaining our love and support for Israel." Weinberg added that a statement by Smotrich that the New York event resembled the Jerusalem Day flag march – an event regularly marked by harassment and violence towards Palestinians in the city – made him “want to throw up.” Also speaking on the podcast, Haaretz's New York correspondent Etan Nechin said that the Israeli ministers in the parade presented their presence as an “act of defiance by the Israeli Knesset and by the Israeli government” to “show” Mamdani. Assessing the mayor’s relationship with the Jewish community over the first six months of his term, Weinberg praised Mamdani’s initiative to increase spending to secure Jewish institutions with the rise of antisemitism, but regretted his boycott of the parade and his high-profile commemoration of Nakba Day online. Nechin countered with his belief that Mamdani had taken advantage of harnessing his popularity to take advantage of “this sudden historic opportunity to platform and champion Palestinian voices.” Mamdani, he said, “is a symptom of American public opinion – especially young Americans who are having conversations about Israel and Palestine, but not on Israeli or Jewish terms. It’s something that the Jewish community and Israelis will need to contend with.” Read more: Majority of Americans Hold Unfavorable Opinion of Israel as Confidence in Netanyahu Plummets, Pew Survey Finds 'We're Done Apologizing': Inside the Israeli Far Right's Big Weekend Out in New York Mamdani 'Offended' by Participation of Far-right Israeli MKs in Israel Day Parade Nearly Half of Young U.S. Jews Want to Replace Israel With Binational State, Poll Finds How Trump's Second Term Marks the Ascendance of The New Jewish Orthodox RightSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

U.S. President Donald Trump has tired of the Israel-Iran conflict, but a solution remains elusive as missile fire renewed Sunday following an Israeli attack on Beirut that provoked the Iranian regime. “I think he's had enough of us,” said Haaretz senior defense analyst Amos Harel, speaking on the Haaretz Podcast. “He's fed up with this region. This is taking a lot longer than he thought, and it was less successful than he assumed. He’s paying a huge price at home domestically because of the economic effects, and he doesn't seem that tough anymore.” Joining Harel on the podcast is former Mossad official Sima Shine, an Iran expert at Tel Aviv’s Institute for National Security Studies, who said that Iran clearly has the advantage in negotiations with the United States towards a long-term cease-fire. While she said she doesn’t believe that Tehran wants to prolong the war, she said, they will only end the fighting “on their terms.” “They are much more determined, they are willing to pay the price and therefore, they have the upper hand in negotiations” on the key issues – their nuclear capabilities and access to the Strait of Hormuz, despite the fact that their economic situation is “very bad.” As a result, she said, she believes that ultimately “Iran will dictate the terms” of any agreement. Read more: Israel Strikes Multiple Targets Across Iran, Including Petrochemical Plant 'I Call the Shots': Trump Urges Netanyahu Not to Retaliate After Iranian Missile Attack UN Nuclear Watchdog Says It's Been Unable to Inspect Iranian Facilities Report: Pentagon Officials Suspect Israel Tried to Spy on U.S. Officials Involved in Iran Talks Analysis by Amos Harel | As Israel Tips Back to War With Iran, Netanyahu Gets His Wish Israel's New 'Iran Spies': Young, Broke and Mostly CluelessSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

This week, Yonit and Jonathan sit down with acclaimed military and intelligence analyst Amos Harel to discuss his new book 6:29  -Anatomy of a Failure — a devastating, meticulously reported account of October 7th and the collapse that preceded it. Drawing on internal investigations, intelligence materials, battlefield testimony and conversations with senior officials, Harel reconstructs how Israel failed at every level: intelligence, operations  - and strategy. They discuss the “Walls of Jericho” Hamas attack plan that Israeli intelligence possessed years in advance; the SIM card warnings and the signs missed in the final hours before the massacre; the operational chaos that left communities abandoned for hours; and why Harel believes October 7th could likely have been prevented. The conversation also examines Benjamin Netanyahu's role in the years leading up to the attack: the Qatar cash pipeline to Hamas, the belief that the Palestinian conflict could be indefinitely “managed,” the judicial overhaul crisis, and the refusal — still now — to establish a state commission of inquiry. Plus: why Hezbollah's hesitation on October 7th may have prevented an even greater catastrophe, whether Israel has actually learned the lessons of that day, and why Harel believes the battle over the public memory of October 7th may define Israel's coming elections. ⏱ CHAPTERS: [00:00] 6:29 — anatomy of a failure [06:55] The Intelligence Failures Leading to October 7th [21:05] “Where Was the Army?” — The Operational Collapse [32:10] Netanyahu, Qatar, and the Strategic Failure Before the War [41:40] Hezbollah, Iran, and the Attack That Could Have Been Bigger [45:25] Can Israel Prevent Another October 7th?

Shiur give by Rabbi Menachem Apter on Parshas Bamidbar. Shiur recorded in Yeshivas Ohr Reuven, Monsey, NY.

What does it take to be a woman with a loud voice in a world that keeps telling you to be quiet? In this episode, host Talia Mashiach sits down with Avital Chizhik-Goldschmidt — journalist, rebbetzin, and co-founder of the Altneu Synagogue on Manhattan's Upper East Side — for a conversation about ambition, authenticity, and what it really means to lead. Avital's path has been anything but conventional. A Russian-born writer who published her first viral essay at 20, landed bylines in The New York Times, The Atlantic, Vogue, and Foreign Policy, and spent years as a features editor and news editor before pivoting to co-build one of New York City's fastest-growing Orthodox synagogues — all while navigating the deeply complex terrain of being a bold female voice in the frum community. This episode is about far more than one woman's story. It's a frank, urgent conversation about the cost of conformity, the crisis of female spiritual leadership in Orthodox communities, and why, if we don't change, we're going to lose an entire generation of women. Timestamps: 2:39 — Avital's background: growing up Russian-speaking, a literary home, and big dreams 5:34 — The power of teachers and mentors in igniting ambition 6:37 — Being told her drive for ambition was a "yetzer hara" — and going for it anyway 9:07 — Writing for Haaretz, personal essays, and finding her voice as a religious woman 11:36 — The Forward years: breaking stories on the Orthodox community and navigating controversy 12:52 — Going viral before going viral was a thing; the tznius essay at age 20 17:41 — Writing about her dating life and using authenticity as a filter 20:28 — Freelancing and hitting her byline bucket list: NYT, The Atlantic, Vogue, and more 21:08 — The reality of gatekeeping in journalism and being relentless despite rejection 22:07 — "Winners always find a way to win" 22:22 — Meeting her husband: the story, the promise she broke, and the NYT essay that brought them back together 26:32 — Writing a book: 700 words a day and the unglamorous daily discipline 29:13 — Why the digital world has flattened us — and why that's dangerous 30:01 — On shidduchim, being yourself, and differentiation in dating 31:37 — "It's gonna be really hard to build leaders — especially women — who aren't bold enough to be authentic" 31:45 — Building genuine belonging vs. conformity in frum community life 35:30 — The controversy and the courage: hate mail, threats, and choosing truth anyway 36:09 — Post-October 7th: a shift in priorities and the luxury of community criticism 36:49 — How the Altneue Synagogue was born — out of crisis, pregnancy, and 40 people in a living room 38:27 — The convergence: how Avital's journalism career and community building came together 42:32 — From a living room minyan to 600 people and the Pierre Ballroom 45:28 — October 7th and the surge of young Jews searching for connection 46:23 — Building real commitment: charging membership before they had a building 47:33 — The shul as a product: finding the gap and doubling down on differentiation 51:37 — "When you engage the women, you engage the whole family" 51:40 — "We felt the hand of God in this" — 722 member families and counting 59:30 — "There should be leadership on both sides of the mechitza" — Avital's defining statement 1:02:03 — Women spiritually checking out vs. going "woke" — what Avital is actually worried about 1:05:08 — Materialism as the symptom of women with no inner spiritual life 1:08:14 — Halacha vs. Masorah: having the honest conversation 1:12:14 — "If we don't change, we're going to lose" — what senior Rabbonim are actually saying 1:15:09 — "We are so afraid of female voices" — the media we consume and the messages it sends 1:18:45 — The JWE's mission and why this podcast exists 1:19:25 — Modeling: the text from a young woman that Avital saved 1:20:10 — Blurred girls' faces in magazine ads and the message sent to young women 1:37:39 — Fast Five: controversial thing she's ever done, her superpower, and her final message About the Guest: Avital Chizhik-Goldschmidt Avital Chizhik-Goldschmidt is a journalist, rebbetzin, and community builder based in Manhattan. A daughter of Russian-Jewish immigrants, she grew up in Highland Park, New Jersey, in a deeply literary home, and knew from childhood that she wanted to be a writer. She studied at Stern College for Women (Yeshiva University) and went on to build a distinguished career in journalism, with bylines in The New York Times, The Atlantic, Vogue, Foreign Policy, The New Republic, Glamour, Haaretz, and The Forward, where she served as features editor. She later served as news editor at The Real Deal, covering New York City politics and real estate. Avital is also the co-founder of the Altneu Synagogue, an Orthodox congregation on the Upper East Side of Manhattan, which she built alongside her husband, Rabbi Benji Goldschmidt. What began in 2020 as a living room minyan of 40 people has grown into a community of 722 member families — known for its intellectual rigor, inclusive spirit, and vibrant women's section. The shul has become a model for engaged, differentiated community building in the modern Orthodox world. A sought-after speaker and thought leader, Avital is currently at work on her first book. She is passionate about female leadership in the frum community, the importance of authenticity, and helping women reconnect to a rich inner spiritual life. This episode was made possible by our friends at *Roth & Co., innovators in accounting and business advisory. We are grateful for their continued partnership in making these conversations possible.*

Jimmy and Americans' Comedian Kurt Metzger discuss a recent interview on Israeli Channel 13 in which Tucker Carlson delivered a "master class" dismantling Zionist talking points, telling the anchor that Israel "just murdered thousands of children in Gaza" and should "pause before using the phrase terror regime," while also noting that Israel is "not a democracy in any sense" since millions live under Israeli control without the right to vote.  When the Israeli anchor suggested that Netanyahu could not have "dragged" Trump into the Iran war, Carlson responded simply, "I saw it happen," implying blackmail or coercion—and called Trump "weak" for folding under pressure from Netanyahu and his US donors. Carlson argued that the US has no obligation to send weapons or lend military and diplomatic cover to Israel, and that no one has ever answered why that obligation exists, adding that America's standing in the world has "declined" because it is "implicated in some of the many crimes Israel has committed."  The Israeli newspaper Haaretz later wrote that Carlson's interview contained "only truths" and that "there wasn't one word that wasn't true," calling it a "perfect mirror" that evoked fury because it proposed an "alternative agenda to Israeli media: speak the truth." Plus segments on Jewish Zionist-supporting columnist John Podhoretz spreading antisemitic tropes and Mark Zuckerberg caught on tape explaining his diabolical plan to replace workers with AI. Also featuring Stef Zamorano and Mike MacRae. And a phone call from JD Vance and his personal handler! 

The first major primary battle in the 2026 U.S. midterm elections resulted in a significant victory for AIPAC and other pro-Israel megadonors, but Haaretz's Washington correspondent Ben Samuels warned that their celebrations could be premature. The defeat of Representative Thomas Massie – a rare Republican antagonist of U.S. President Donald Trump and harsh critic of Israel whom AIPAC "has wanted to take down for years" – happened after more than $30 million was spent to defeat him in what was the most expensive Congressional primary in American history. Massie was targeted by Trump and his supporters for his disloyalty to the U.S. leader. "They may have won the battle with Thomas Massie, but it's very clear that the ideology and the agenda and the vision that Thomas Massie embodies is not going anywhere – especially with younger voters and also with voters on the progressive left flank that found themselves to be weird ideological allies with this guy," Samuels told the Haaretz Podcast. Samuels also discussed the role that Israel and Iran are playing on the campaign trail, and the contradictory messages from the Trump White House on the drawn-out negotiations toward a potential agreement with Iran. "So little was actually accomplished from the kinetic military campaign that the United States and Israel launched, that any sort of negotiation that Trump is trying to eventually spin as a win wouldn't actually be that much of a win," Samuels said. It would just be moving the goalposts back." Samuels was skeptical regarding reports that Trump is blaming Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu for dragging him into the Iran war – and that the U.S. is subsequently not keeping Israel in the loop regarding negotiations – as well as theories that the U.S. leader has soured on Netanyahu after singing his praises early in the war. "If anything, Trump defies the odds and brings himself closer to Bibi. That being said, there is no doubt that Israel is effectively being sidelined in these current negotiations." Read more: GOP Rebel Thomas Massie Loses Kentucky Primary After Record-high Spending From pro-Israel Foes Vocal Israel Critic Chris Rabb Wins Pennsylvania Primary, a Victory for Progressive Democrats Analysis by Ben Samuels | Record Pro-Israel Lobby Spending May Have Achieved Its Goal in Kentucky. But at What Cost? Texas Candidate's Antisemitic Conspiracies Trigger a National Democratic Backlash In Unlikely Team-up, Hunter Biden and Candace Owens Trade Conspiracies on Israel and the 'Epstein Class'See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

U.S. President Donald Trump has expressed his desire not to "get stuck" in Middle East conflict and clearly wants to avoid a renewal of full-on war with Iran – but he may not have a choice, Haaretz senior analyst Amos Harel told the Haaretz Podcast. "The Iranians are not playing ball. They're not willing to make the concessions he's demanding," Harel said. "Under these circumstances, he may be pushed into a corner" and resume strikes on Iranian targets. It is a scenario that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu clearly desires, Harel said, but it isn't clear whether Trump will include Israel directly in the offensive if it returns to striking Iran. The Israeli military is, he notes, on "high alert." On the podcast, Harel speaks to host Allison Kaplan Sommer about the "fake cease-fires" in Israel's multiple fronts – where agreements exist on paper, but attacks and drone strikes continue – in Gaza, between Iran and the Gulf states, and between Israel and Hezbollah in Lebanon. In Lebanon, he noted, the number of IDF and Lebanese casualties – the latter of which recently passed 3,000 – are "massive" considering that there is no full-scale war officially raging and a recently renewed cease-fire agreement is supposed to be in place. "We're shedding blood there, and this is not going anywhere positive soon," Harel said. "It all goes back to the fact that Netanyahu time and time again insists on not initiating any kind of diplomatic solution after the guns go silent." "After operational success is achieved, he always refuses because of his political situation and refuses to undertake any kind of serious negotiations with the other side." Read more: Trump Says He Paused Attack on Iran, Signals Nuclear Deal May Be Possible Analysis by Amos Harel: As Trump Hesitates With Iran, Israel Acts as if Return of War Inevitable Unmoved by Trump's Ticking Clock, Iran Forms a New Reality in the Persian Gulf Israeli Soldiers in Lebanon Complain of Risky, Pointless Missions in Broad Daylight Israel and Hezbollah Trade Fire Across Lebanon Border Despite Cease-fire ExtensionSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Headlines for May 15, 2026; Nakba Day: Muhammad Shehada on Israel’s Ethnic Cleansing in Gaza & Ongoing Palestinian Resilience; “Israel: What Went Wrong?”: Holocaust Scholar Omer Bartov & Haaretz’s Gideon Levy Debate Zionism

Shiur given by Rabbi Bezalel Rudinsky on Halacha Chadash. Shiur recorded in Yeshivas Ohr Reuven, Monsey, NY.

A diplomatic crisis over Israeli import of stolen grain from occupied Ukraine exploded this week following the publication of a Haaretz investigation that documents Ukrainian allegations that Russian ships were bringing the wheat and barley to Israeli ports. National Security and Cyber editor Avi Scharf and diplomatic correspondent Liza Rozovsky explain on the Haaretz Podcast how the investigation unfolded, the international fallout, its effect on Israel-Ukraine relations and the harsh war of words between the two countries. The story began in mid-April with Ukraine’s announcement that “they had warned the Israeli authorities about a ship arriving with stolen Ukrainian grain, and that they had asked Israel to take necessary actions to seize the ship,” Scharf said. “To their dismay, Israel did not adhere to the warnings and let the ship unload and leave Israel.” The incident led Scharf to revive an investigation into the import of stolen Ukrainian grain that he had begun in late 2023, but was put on hold after October 7 and the all-encompassing Gaza war. His story, documenting the systematic importation of wheat, sparked strong reactions both from Ukraine and the European Union, which threatened sanctions against Israel if such imports continue. Rozovsky noted that the Ukrainian reaction was “the most straightforward attack on Israeli policy than we’ve seen since the beginning of the war” between Russian and Ukraine. After the story was published – and Haaretz revealed the name of the company importing the grain – the company announced that it was cancelling the purchase. Read more: Haaretz investigation: How Ukrainian Wheat Stolen by Russia Is Smuggled to Israel Zelenskyy Says Israel Broke Own Law by Buying Stolen Ukrainian Wheat From Russia, Vows Sanctions EU Mulls Sanctions on Israelis Over Stolen Ukrainian Wheat Smuggled by Russia Israeli Importer Drops Shipment of Allegedly Russian-stolen Ukrainian GrainSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Gideon Levy, Haaretz columnist, talks about the current state of violence and settlements in the West Bank.Photo: US ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee (C) and the Palestinian mayor of the village of Taybeh, Suleiman Khourieh (C-L), tour the fifth-century Church of St George in the Palestinian Christian village of Taybeh, northeast of Ramallah in the occupied West Bank, on July 19, 2025. In the villages and communities around Taybeh, Palestinian authorities have reported that settlers had killed three people and damaged or destroyed multiple water sources in the past two weeks alone. The July 7 arson attack on the remains of the Church of Saint George, which date back to the 5th century, was the last straw for many villagers, who blame Israeli settlers for a spate of recent attacks. (Photo by JAAFAR ASHTIYEH / AFP via Getty Images)

The average American watched the Gaza war from afar as a "dramatic and gruesome humanitarian crisis that Israel was responsible for" – but the U.S.-Israel war in Iran is having a far greater impact on U.S. voters and politicians, Haaretz columnist Joshua Leifer said, speaking on the Haaretz Podcast. "The perception is that this was a war that no one in America wanted," and "that America has been tricked into a war of choice, and that this is Israel’s fault." This, he said, has fueled the erosion of congressional support for continuing massive military aid to Israel – and in the Democratic Party, growing support for refusing to sell arms to Israel entirely. On the podcast, Leifer also discusses the state of the fragile cease-fire with Iran, and the "nightmare scenario" possibility of a prolonged period in which there will be no renewed fighting nor an agreement, leaving the region in dangerous limbo. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is likely to suffer domestic political consequences for a failure to achieve the promised victory in Iran, Leifer added, noting that prior to October 7, Netanyahu had been positively perceived by voters as "a relatively cautious and conflict averse prime minister who chose not to get Israel involved in protracted wars. Here, he has really plunged Israel into quite a mess." Read more: Analysis by Joshua Leifer: Presidential Hopeful Rahm Emanuel Made Surprising Remarks on Israel. What He Left Unsaid Is Just as Big Analysis by Joshua Leifer: Opposing Weapons Sales to Israel is the New Democratic Norm Trump Not Happy With Latest Iran Proposal to End the War, U.S. Official Says Former Top Biden Official Says Netanyahu Helped Create a 'Genocide in Gaza' Iran War Has Depleted U.S. Ammunition Stockpile Significantly, Report Says U.S. Asked IDF to Curb Gaza Strikes; Source: Israel Agreed, but Failed to ComplySee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Fighting antisemitism online was meant to be the focus of the Israeli government’s multimillion-dollar digital PR campaign run by President Donald Trump’s former digital guru, Brad Parscale. But instead, Haaretz disinformation and cyber correspondent Omer Benjakob said on the Haaretz Podcast, Parscale’s firm has built a network of pro-Israel websites targeting the U.S. evangelical right, stressing the contrast between Western and “Judeo-Christian” values while promoting negative messages regarding Palestinians and Islam. Among them is “praise for international calls to recognize settlements,” and “articles dedicated to why giving the Palestinian Authority control of Gaza is a terrible idea, and almost worse than letting Hamas take control." Repeatedly, he added, the websites reflect a “compulsive obsession with perception and narrative,” insisting that all negative content about Israel online is false and manipulated. On the podcast, Benjakob explained that the multiple new websites created by Parscale's consulting firm are designed to look like research institutes and think tanks in order to optimize them for ChatGPT, Gemini, Claude and other AI chatbots. He questioned both their efficacy and value. “They seem to be fueling a lot of the issues that, you know, led us here – for example, demonizing the Palestinians instead of solving our conflict.” Read more: Fighting the 'Jesus Was a Palestinian Lie': Inside Israel's MAGA Influence Campaigns Losing the Republican Base, Israel Pours Millions to Target Evangelicals and Churchgoers Your Car Is Spying on You – and Israeli Firms Are Leading the Surveillance Race Spyware Firm NSO's Chief Steps Down as U.S. Lifts Sanctions on Intellexa ExecutivesSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The dramatic landslide election in Hungary toppling authoritarian populist Prime Minister Viktor Orbán, resonated deeply for Israel in diverse ways, explained Haaretz’s David Issacharoff, who covered the election from Budapest, speaking on the Haaretz Podcast. For Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his supporters, it meant the loss of his “closest ally” in Europe who would no longer stand up for Israel by pulling out of the International Criminal Court when it issued arrest warrants for Israeli leaders – and bucking the European Union in defense of the Jewish state. For Israelis desperate to rid themselves of Netanyahu’s leadership, the end of Orbán’s 16-year reign offers inspiration. Issacharoff noted that young anti-Orbán voters he interviewed “said exactly the same things that many young Israelis believe too: that he’s been making their country a pariah, and they don’t feel part of the wider world anymore.” Although the two countries are very different, there are lessons from the Hungarian campaign of Péter Magyar, and Netanyahu’s opponents must learn them. The biggest lesson? "Turning the anxiety into hope." Read more: Hungary's PM-elect Magyar Signals Shift in Israel Policy With Return to International Criminal Court 'It Won't Get Worse': After 16-years Under Orbán, Hungary's Jews Are Split Over What Comes Next 'We Hope You Can Do It Too': How Israel Echoed in Hungary's Election Hungry for Hungary: Why Are Netanyahu's Ministers Flocking to Budapest? Could Orbán's Crushing Defeat Be a Blueprint for Netanyahu's Opponents?See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Israel and Lebanon are meeting in Washington in their highest-level direct talks in more than 40 years. But the gaps of disagreement are wide, and any progress could be dashed by the Iran-backed militia Hezbollah, which says it won't abide by any agreement in the meeting. For the Lebanese people grappling with loss and displacement, there's little hope negotiations will herald change. Health care workers have also been victims in this war - since early March, dozens of medics have been killed in Israeli strikes. MSF volunteers have been working across three major hospitals in Lebanon, and their emergency coordinator Christopher Stokes joins the show from Beirut.  Also on today's show: Haaretz military analyst Amos Harel; Sudanese entrepreneur and philanthropist Mo Ibrahim; actor Andrew McCarthy    Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is "extremely disappointed" by the terms of the temporary cease-fire hammered out between Donald Trump's White House and Iran, but has little choice but to accept it and try to spin it as a victory, said Haaretz senior defense analyst Amos Harel, speaking on the Haaretz Podcast. With none of Israel's declared goals of the war achieved - defeat of the regime and elimination of Iran's missile and nuclear threat, Netanyahu still "has to keep up appearances," said Harel. "He has to tell his public, his voters, that this was an enormous success. But this is not the way things actually happened. What we have is massive operational success, which - as we knew in advance - did not translate into a strategic victory." Israel's leadership is concerned the clock may be ticking, Harel predicted, on Trump's position allowing Israel to continue fighting Hezbollah in Lebanon, which is why Israel hit targets intensively immediately following the cease-fire announcement. "It's quite clear that Netanyahu wants to keep the Lebanon front open," he noted. "It's beneficial for him to keep striking Hezbollah, to hit them and do damage, and also create the notion among Israelis that the war still goes on." Read more: Israel Botched the Iran War – and Shattered Its Standing in the U.S. Fragile U.S.–Iran Cease-fire May Collapse Within Days, Even as Tehran Pushes to End War, Israeli Officials Say As U.S. Retreats, Iran Seeks to Sway Cease-fire to Establish New Regional Order Iran: Sanctions Relief, Reparation, Control of Hormuz to Be Discussed in Talks With U.S. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.