Podcast appearances and mentions of Mark Weiss

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi will make an official visit to Israel this week, during which he will hold discussions with Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu and address the Knesset. The visit marks another step in deepening strategic and security ties between the countries.Over the past decade, India has become a major customer of Israel's defense industry, with expectations at the political level that the scale of cooperation will expand further.KAN's Mark Weiss spoke with Dr Lauren Dagan Amos, an India expert from Bar Ilan university.(Photo:Flash90) See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Strategic calculations are intensifying as President Donald Trump weighs a possible strike, while Tehran warns that even a limited attack would be treated as full-scale aggression. Military planners caution that limited operations can quickly spiral, as forces reposition and military plans are refined. Whether the buildup leads to action or remains a posture of deterrence will depend largely on Trump’s decision and the response it provokes. KAN's Mark Weiss spoke with Iranian analyst Natty Tobian about the latest developments. (Photo: Umbraco) See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Violence and geopolitical tensions deepen in Iran as student protests erupt on university campuses, clashing with regime militia while pro-regime crowds burn U.S. and Israeli flags. The unrest comes as Tehran warns that any U.S. military strike including a so-called limited attack would be treated as full-scale aggression. The escalating rhetoric unfolds amid rising international pressure, with President Donald Trump weighing military options and both sides preparing for renewed talks in Geneva over diplomatic proposal aimed at preventing further escalation. KAN's Mark Weiss spoke with Dr. Thamar Gindin from the Haifa University EZRI center about the unfolding situation. (photo: F240520CG32/flash90)See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The British Museum has removed the word “Palestine” from some of its displays, saying the term was used inaccurately and is no longer historically neutral. Maps and information panels in the museum’s ancient Middle East galleries had referred to the eastern Mediterranean coast as Palestine, with some people described as being “of Palestinian descent”. The decision came after concerns were raised by UK Lawyers for Israel. KAn's Mark Weiss spoke with the Chief Executive of the organization, Johnathan Turner. (Photo: Reuters)See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Histadrut trade union federation has declared a labor dispute over the decision by low cost carrier Wizz Air to establish an operational base at Ben-Gurion Airport by the spring. KAN's Mark Weiss spoke with Mark Feldman, CEO of Ziontours, about the move , but first asked him about the impact on flights to and from Israel if the US attacks Iran. (Photo: Flash90)See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Israeli basketball star Deni Avdija overnight Sunday became the first Israeli to compete in the NBA All-Star game. His Team World lost 37 - 35 to the American 'Stars' team in the first game . Avdija scored 5 points and added 2 assists. Team World also lost their second game and didn't advance to the final. KAN's Mark Weiss spoke with former international basketball referee Todd Warnick. (Photo: AP) See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The cabinet on Sunday endorsed a series of far-reaching measures aimed at deepening Israel’s de facto annexation of parts of the West Bank. KAN's Mark Weiss spoke with Lior Amihai, director of Peace Now, about the cabinet’s decisions to expand administrative control over the territory. (PHOTO: Dor Pazuelo/Flash90) See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will meet US President Donald Trump at the White House on Wednesday. He brought the trip forward amid Jerusalem’s concerns that the Trump administration could reach a nuclear-only deal with Iran. KAN’s Mark Weiss spoke with Shmuel Rosner, a senior fellow at the Jewish People Policy Institute. (Photo Liri Agami/Flash90)See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The cabinet on Sunday endorsed a series of far-reaching measures aimed at deepening Israel’s de facto annexation of parts of the West Bank. KAN's Mark Weiss spoke with Yigal Dilmoni, co-founder of American Friends of Judea and Samaria and former CEO of the YESHA Council (Photo: Dor Pazuelo/Flash90) See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

President Yitzhak Herzog arrived in Australia on Sunday for a five-day visit. He was invited by Prime Minister Anthony Albanese in the aftermath of the deadly Sydney terrorist attack in December at a Hanuka celebration on Bondi beach, in which 15 people were killed, mostly members of the Jewish community. Arsen Ostrovsky is an Australian- Israeli human rights lawyer and Head of the Australia/Israel Jewish Affairs Council’s Sydney office. He is also a survivor of the Bondi beach attack and only moved back to Australia from Israel just a few weeks before the terrorist attack. KAN's Mark Weiss spoke to him about the visit and the Australian Jewish community following the attack. (Photo: Courtesy)See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

A new app entitled holylandtravel.ai is aimed at the Christian pilgrimage market. The app creates a designated travel itinerary based on information provided by the tourist , based on duration of stay and preferences for sites, accommodation and restaurants, etc. KAN's Mark Weiss spoke to Jack Gotleib, who developed the app. (Photo: Courtesy)See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The opening ceremony for the Milan Cortina Winter Olympics takes place on Friday night. Believe it or not, Israel's bobsled team has qualified for the finals. KAN's Mark Weiss spoke with the team captain, Adam "AJ" Edelman. (Photo: Courtesy)See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The government has approved plan allocating funds for the rehabilitation and development of Kiryat Shmona, Metula and Shlomi in northern Israel. The decision was made during a cabinet meeting held in Kiryat Shmona, following protests of residents over delays in the city's rehabilitation after the war with Hezbollah that broke out in 2023, until the cease-fire reached in 2024. Among the measures approved: assistance grants to local businesses and residents, the establishment of an emergency medical center and a specialist clinic in Kiryat Shmona, the revival of flights between the city and central Israel, and the creation of Kiryat Shmona University, which will incorporate the existing Tel Hai college. KAN's Mark Weiss spoke with Kiryat Shmona spokesperson Ariel Frish. (Photo: GPO)See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Roughly two million people, including 880,000 children and 150,000 elderly citizens, were living below the poverty line in Israel in 2024, according to the annual National Insurance report published on Friday. Making up 21 percent of the population, the figure marks an increase of 0.3% from 2023. The rate of children living in poverty stands at 28%, slightly worse than the 27.9% recorded a year earlier. KAN's Mark Weiss spoke with Becky Cohen-Keshet from the Forum for Fighting Poverty. (Photo:Flash90)See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The European ‌Union was poised Thursday to to ⁠include Iran's Islamic ‌Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRCG) on its ‍list of terrorist organizations. "We are ‌putting new sanctions on Iran and I also ‌expect we will ‍list the IRGC as a terrorist group," EU foreign policy chief ‌Kaja Kallas said. KAN's Mark Weiss spoke with Gerald Steinberg, Professor emeritus at Bar Ilan University, about the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps and the possibility of a US strike on Iran.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Iranian mission to the UN posted on X that Tehran is "ready for dialogue with the US," but emphasized that "if pushed, we will defend ourselves and respond like never before." This statement was released amid security tensions surrounding a possible American attack, and after US President Donald Trump sent threats toward Iran today, urging it to "hurry to the negotiating table" and warning that "time is running out." The Iranians added: "The last time the US got entangled in wars in Afghanistan and Iraq, it wasted more than $7 trillion and more than 7,000 Americans lost their lives." Meanwhile, more stories have emerged from Iran of the horrific nature of the regime crackdown. KAN's Mark Weiss spoke about developments in Iran with Dr Thamar Gindin from Haifa University’s EZRI Center.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Right -wing members of the coalition think Israel should leave the World Health Organization (WHO). The Foreign Ministry announced that it opposes Israel's withdrawal from the organization, aligning itself with the Ministry of Health, the Israel Medical Association and senior figures in the health system who have protested the planned move. "There is a public interest in Israel remaining part of the organization, and it concerns public health and information sharing," said Nina Ben Ami, Deputy Director General for the UN and International Organizations at the Foreign Ministry, during a discussion held at the Knesset Health Committee. Also participating in the health committee discussion was Professor Haggai Levine, Chair of the Israeli Association of Public Health Physicians, who spoke to KAN's Mark Weiss. (Photo: Reuters)See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The family of Yonatan Samerano, 21, who was murdered during the October 7th , 2023 Hamas attack on southern Israel has filed a lawsuit in the Jerusalem District Court against the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA), alleging the agency played a role in his abduction and death. The lawsuit, submitted by attorney Nitsana Darshan-Leitner, the president of Shurat HaDin, the Israel Law Center, on behalf of Samerano’s estate and immediate family, seeks NIS 25 million in punitive damages under Israel’s Compensation for Victims of Terrorism Law. It names UNRWA, a UNRWA employee alleged to have taken part in the attack, and several current and former senior UNRWA officials as defendants. KAN's Mark Weiss spoke with attorney Nitsana Darshan-Leitner about the lawsuit. (Photo: AP)See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

After the White House named advisers on the next steps of the Gaza ceasefire, including Turkish and Qatari officials. Prime Minister Netanyahu said he was not consulted and that the inclusion of unspecified members was 'contrary to Israeli policy.' However, a source said that he was consulted and was aware of the picks. KAN's Mark Weiss spoke with Prof. Jonathan Rynhold from Bar- Ilan university's Begin- Sadat Center for Strategic Studies about the Gaza Board of Peace and President Trump's decision not to attack Iran during the recent street protests. (Photo :AP)See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Invitations have been sent to participate in the international "Board of Peace" that is meant to govern Gaza temporarily as part of U.S. President Donald Trump's plan to end the war in the Palestinian enclave, U.S. officials said. The move came after Washington on Wednesday said it was launching the second phase of Trump's Gaza ceasefire plan even as key elements of the first phase remain unfulfilled. KAN's Mark Weiss spoke with Dr Ronnie Shaked, a Palestinian expert from the Hebrew University’s Truman Institute. (Photo: Reuters)See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In the first 11 days of the year, 14 Arab citizens of Israel have been killed – two of them shot by police. Hundreds of people demonstrated outside of the Prime Minister's Office in Jerusalem on Sunday to protest the government's failure to curb violent crime in the Arab community. KAN's Mark Weiss spoke with Dr. Khader Sawaed, the head of the Israel Democracy Institute’s Arab Society in Israel program. (Photo:Flash90)See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Israel believes the US is likely to attack Iran in the near future. The Qatari Al Araby network reports that Israel has raised its level of alert and reinforced its air defence capabilities. The New York Times reports that President Trump has in recent days been briefed on new military strike options against Iran, as he weighs whether to follow through on his threat to respond to the regime’s violent crackdown on protesters. KAN's Mark Weiss spoke with Dr Chuck Freilich, a former deputy national security adviser and a professor at Tel Aviv and Columbia universities. (Photo: AP)See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Foreign Press Association has expressed 'profound disappointment' with the Israeli government’s submission to the Supreme Court arguing in favor of continuing the ban on foreign journalists entering the Gaza Strip, despite the ceasefire. The FPA has submitted a number of petitions to the court demanding the ban be lifted. KAN's Mark Weiss spoke with Nicolas Rouger, a board member of the FPA. (Photo: AP)See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

A wave of protests sparked by Iran's failing economy has entered its ninth day, as President Donald Trump renewed his threat of US intervention. On Sunday, videos published online showed demonstrations in Tehran, as well as Fars, Ilam, North Khorasan and Semnan provinces. Human rights activists said protests had taken place in 26 of the country's 31 provinces since last week, and that at least 19 protesters and one member of the security forces had been killed. KAN's Mark Weiss spoke with Dr Thamar Gindin from Haifa University's Ezri Center. (Photo: Courtesy)See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Israeli billionaire and philanthropist Morris Kahn, the financial powerhouse behind Israel’s attempt to land on the moon and a range of social, medical and cultural endeavors, died Thursday at age 95. Kahn, a native of South Africa, moved to Israel in 1956. KAN's Mark Weiss spoke with journalist Steve Linde, who made aliyah from South Africa, and was a close friend of Morris Kahn. (Photo :Flash90) See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Ten foreign ministers have condemned Israel's decision to close down dozens of international NGOs providing aid to Palestinians in Gaza, urging the Israeli government to "lift these obstacles to humanitarian access and fulfill its commitments" in the territory. The foreign ministers, including from Britain, France and Canada, expressed "deep concern" over the "catastrophic" humanitarian situation and called on Israel to "ensure that international NGOs can operate in Gaza on a sustainable basis." Israel took the decision to revoke the licenses of 37 aid groups working in Gaza and the West Bank from today, claiming they failed to meet requirements under new registration rules. NGO’s that did not renew their registration are no longer allowed to operate in the Gaza Strip starting from today. KAN's Mark Weiss spoke with Tirza Leibovitz from Physicians for Human Rights (Photo:Flash90)See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Research by the Taub Center for Social Policy Studies in Israel indicates a significant shift in patterns of fertility and demographic growth in Israel. According to the findings, the rate of population growth in 2025 will be just 0.9%, the lowest since the state was founded in 1948. KAN's Mark Weiss spoke with Prof Alex Weinreb, the Taub Center’s Director of Research and head of Demography, about the report. (Photo: Flash90)See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Defense Minister Yisrael Katz and Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich have termed the large-scale burning of trash by Palestinians in the West Bank as a national security threat and the potential to cause respiratory harm. The Palestinians lack sufficient local landfills and are supposed to transport their trash on trucks to other locations. But truckers often dump the trash earlier to save time and money, and the trash is then burned. The fumes cause problems both for West Bank Palestinian communities and for settlements and communities over the green line inside Israel such as Modi’in and Shoham. KAN's Mark Weiss spoke with Naomi Kahn from the Regavim NGO about the problem. (Photo: Environmental Protection Ministry)See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

US President Donald Trump hosts Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in Florida Monday for talks that are expected to cover Gaza and a range of other pressing issues. Any decisions made could have a potentially momentous impact on questions that determine the future of the region. It will be their sixth meeting since Trump's return to office 11 months ago. KAN's Mark Weiss spoke with Prof Eitan Gilboa, an expert on US-Israel relations from Bar Ilan and Reichman universities, ahead of the Florida meeting. (Photo: AP)See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Since the beginning of the year, the shekel has strengthened by 12% against the dollar. The strengthening of the shekel stems from several main factors, including a sharp increase in foreign investments in the Israeli capital market. At the same time, the dollar has weakened globally, partly due to the trade wars initiated by the Trump administration. KAN's Mark Weiss spoke with Yossi Fraiman, CEO of the Prico Investment House. (Photo: AP)See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

While the debate continues over a more equitable burden related to military service, the question of how much IDF conscripts are paid is hardly mentioned. IDF recruits in their mandatary service receive a salary well below the minimum wage. KAN's Mark Weiss spoke with Simon Fink, who believes it’s time to change the system. (Photo:Flash90)See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Culture Minister Miki Zohar has reiterated his threat to cut funding from the film industry. “The creators of films that harm IDF soldiers will not receive money from the citizens of Israel,” Zohar said. “Not on my watch.” The minister said he has followed through on his threat to end funding for the Ophir Awards — which he cut after the annual ceremony gave its top prize this year to “The Sea,” a film about a Palestinian boy who dreams of seeing the Mediterranean. Zohar also announced that public funding for professional creators’ unions in movies and television will be discontinued beginning in 2026. These unions include those for directors, actors, producers, and editors. KAN's Mark Weiss spoke with the Jerusalem Post film critic Hannah Brown. (Photo:Flash90)See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced on Wednesday night that he had approved the largest energy deal in Israel’s history with neighboring Egypt, expected to boost Israel’s economy by billions of shekels within the coming years. In a video statement alongside Energy Minister Eli Cohen, Netanyahu said that the natural gas deal with Cairo was worth NIS 112 billion ($34.7 billion), of which NIS 58 billion ($18 billion) would go into public coffers. KAN's Mark Weiss spoke with Chen Herzog, Chief Economist at BDO Consulting. (Photo: Reuters)See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Due to a steep rise in flu cases over the past few weeks, the Health Ministry this week recommended that at-risk people, medical staff and visitors to geriatric institutions wear protective face masks. More than 600 children have been hospitalized with the flu this month, 35 in intensive care. More than 900 adults have been hospitalized with the flu in the same time, with 36 in intensive care. Over the past three weeks, four children have died from the flu, three of whom were unvaccinated and had no underlying condition. KAN's Mark Weiss spoke with Professor Nadav Davidovitch from Bar Ilan University and the chair of Taub Center’s Health Policy program. (Photo: Reuters)See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Israel Democracy Institute has released its 2025 Statistical Report on the ultra-Orthodox. Amongst the key findings : the ultra-Orthodox society is one of the youngest in the world; although 33% of ultra-Orthodox families live below the poverty line, 75% own an apartment—a rate higher than that of the general population; and the majority of those counted as ultra-Orthodox in the IDF are not really ultra-Orthodox or have since left the Haredi community. KAN's Mark Weiss spoke with Dr. Gilad Malach head of the Israel Democracy Institute's Ultra-Orthodox Society in Israel Program. (Photo:Flash90)See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Following the Sydney Hanukah attack the Australian Jewish community is angry , accusing the government of inaction in the face of an unprecedented wave of anti-Semitism since the October 7th Hamas attack. Speaking from Sydney, Dionne Taylor, communications manager of the Australia-Israel Jewish Affairs Council, told KAN's Mark Weiss that Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has blood on his hands. (Photo: Reuters)See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Four brothers, new immigrants from Russia who work in hi-tech, have set up a virtual memorial, called B'zikaron, for all the foreign nationals who were killed in the Hamas-led attack on southern Israel on October 7, 2023. KAN's Mark Weiss spoke to one of the brothers, Artium Manilov, about the initiative. (Photo: Courtesy)See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Defense Minister Yisrael Katz will bring his proposal to close Galei Tzahal (Army Radio) to the cabinet for approval on Sunday. The coalition has also set up a special Knesset committee to advance a bill that would replace Israel’s independent media regulators with political appointees. The change will give the government sweeping authority to fine and sanction news outlets – a move critics warn could permanently reshape the country’s media environment. Another bill under discussion would privatize Israel’s public broadcaster, Kan, and close down its news division. Earlier this year, Reporters Without Borders dropped Israel’s ranking to 112 out of 180 countries in the World Press Freedom Index. KAN's Mark Weiss spoke about these developments with Tehilla Shwartz Altshuler, a senior fellow at the Israel Democracy Institute, and the head of the Institute’s Democracy in the Information Age program. (Photo: AP)See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Deputy Foreign Minister Sharren Haskel is marching from Kfar Saba to Jerusalem carrying an Israeli flag, to highlight her opposition to the military exemption law in its current form being advanced in the Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee, stating i that "we cannot allow this law to pass." KAn's Mark Weiss spoke with her, during a break in the march. (Photo:Flash90)See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Syrians marked the first anniversary of the overthrow of Bashar al-Assad and his iron-fisted rule this week with jubilant celebrations in major cities, as the divided nation struggles to find stability and recover after years of war. The new leader, President Ahmed al-Sharaa, told a large crowd of supporters that his government had "laid out a clear vision for a new Syria as a state that looks towards a promising future", calling it a historic break from a "dark chapter". KAN's Mark Weiss spoke with Dr Carmit Valensi , the head of the Syria program at the INSS, the Institute for National Security Studies. (Photo:AP)See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

A group of some 1,000 professors and academics have signed a letter calling on President Yitzhak Herzog to reject Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu’s request for a pardon related to his ongoing corruption trials. One of the signatories was Prof Avishai Braverman, the former president of Ben-Gurion university and a 2020 Israel Prize winner. He told KAN's Mark Weiss why he signed the letter.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Aaron Ciechanover, the Israeli biologist who won the Nobel Prize in Chemistry, has described the academic boycott of Israel as an existential threat. He told KAN that we are on a very dangerous slippery slope that threatens our future here. The boycott by European colleges against Israel has intensified in recent months and the Gaza ceasefire has neither stopped nor slowed its momentum, according to a report by Israel's Association of University Heads. The data indicates that the European academic institutions that severed ties with Israel or ended collaborations with researchers have not reversed the measures. KAN's Mark Weiss spoke with former foreign ministry diplomat Emmanuel Nahshon, who today is in charge of combatting the academic boycott for Israeli universities.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

France this week promoted Alfred Dreyfus, the Jewish army captain wrongly convicted of treason in 1894, to the rank of brigadier general as an act of reparation in a notorious case of antisemitism that has caused outrage for generations. The move is seen as a symbolic step in the fight against antisemitism in modern France, at a time of growing alarm over hate crimes targeting Jews in the country in the context of the Gaza war. French President Emmanuel Macron and Prime Minister Sebastien Lecornu signed the promotion into law on Monday, and it was published in the so-called Official Journal of new legislation on Tuesday. Parliament’s lower house unanimously approved the legislation in June, and the Senate backed it earlier this month. KAN's Mark Weiss spoke with Yael Perl-Ruiz , the great grand-daughter of Alfred Dreyfus.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Lebanese PM Nawaf Salam sent a public message to Israel on Thursday, telling Bloomberg that Beirut is ready to open negotiations and will seek American help to push talks forward. He said President Joseph Aoun has already proposed discussing border disputes and the withdrawal of Israeli forces from areas Israel still controls after the war with Hizbullah. Israel this week stepped up its attacks on Hizbullah targets, saying the group was trying to reassert its presence in southern Lebanon. Israel also accused the Beirut government of failing to carry out its commitments to disarm the Iranian -backed terror group. KAN's Mark Weiss spoke with Sarit Zehavi from the Alma research centre.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman said that the establishment of a Palestinian state as part of the two-state solution is key to normalization with Israel at his meeting with U.S. President Donald Trump at the White House on Tuesday. Asked at the White House meeting how the U.S. sale of F-35 fighter jets to Saudi Arabia would affect the joint U.S.–Israel policy of preserving Israel's qualitative military edge, Trump said that both Israel and the Saudi kingdom are 'at a level where they should get top-of-the-line' jets. KAN's Mark Weiss spoke about the meeting with Dr Yossi Mann from Reichman and Bar Ilan universities. (Photo: AP)See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

This week Israel marks 30 years since the assassination of prime minister Yitzhak Rabin by right-wing extremist Yigal Amir. What is Yitzhak Rabin's legacy after 30 years? Did Yigal Amir succeed in changing the course of Israel's history? Is the political discourse today reminiscent of the days leading up to the assassination? KAN's Mark Weiss spoke with Uri Dromi , the founder and president of the Jerusalem Press Club who ran the Government Press Office when Rabin was prime minister. (Photo: Screenshot) See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Former president Barack Obama has called frontrunner Zohran Mamdani and offered to be a “sounding board” if his advantage turns into victory. Obama also praised the campaign Mamdani had run against his main independent rival, former New York governor Andrew Cuomo, and the Republican nominee Curtis Sliwa. A recent Atlas poll estimated Mamdani (40%) had about a six-point edge over Cuomo (34%) and a 16-point advantage over Sliwa (24%). KAN's Mark Weiss spoke with Shmuel Rosner, a Senior fellow at the Jewish People Policy Institute, about Tuesday’s election for NYC mayor.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

With a comfortable lead in the polls, 34-year-old Zohran Mamdani is on the brink of making history when New Yorkers vote on Tuesday, as the youngest mayor in over a century and the first Muslim and South Asian leader of the city. He sparked outrage during the primary process when he refused to condemn the term "globalize the intifada". For a Republican perspective on the NYC mayoral race KAN's Mark Weiss spoke with Marc Zell, Chair of Republicans Overseas, Israel. (Photo: AP) See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

With a comfortable lead in the polls, 34-year-old Zohran Mamdani is on the brink of making history when New Yorkers vote on Tuesday, as the youngest mayor in over a century and the first Muslim and South Asian leader of the city. He sparked outrage during the primary process when he refused to condemn the term "globalize the intifada". A letter signed by more than 1,100 rabbis cited Mamdani as it condemned the "political normalization" of anti-Zionism. Jewish voters are largely split between Mamdani and Andrew Cuomo in polling. KAN's Mark Weiss spoke with Ethan Kushner, Chair of American Democrats in Israel. (Photo: AP)See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Lebanese President Joseph Aoun on Thursday ordered the country’s military to confront any future Israeli incursions into southern Lebanon, following an overnight raid by Israeli forces in the border village of Blida that left a local municipal worker dead. The incident comes amid growing debate within Lebanon over whether the situation along the Israeli border is heading toward renewed conflict. The pro-Hezbollah newspaper Al-Akhbar reported that U.S. envoy Thomas Barrack has postponed a visit to Lebanon, citing a lack of progress and indicating Washington is unlikely to pressure Israel or intervene at this stage. KAN's Mark Weiss spoke with Res Brig Gen Assaf Orion, an International Fellow at the Washington Institute for Near East Policy and a member of Israel's INSS, the Institute for National Security Studies. (Photo: AP)See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.