Podcasts about Ramallah

Has the techno industry failed Palestine? Sama', the world's most famous Palestinian DJ, talks about Israel's genocide in Gaza and how the music industry—and some of her peers in techno—have failed Palestine. The most deeply divisive topic of the year is undoubtedly Israel's genocide in Gaza. The issue has prompted some artists to step boldly into the political ring and others to shield their professional identities from scrutiny and public discourse, with each camp drawing fierce backlash. After a brief summer hiatus, the RA Exchange returns with a new season, launching with Palestinian DJ Sama' Abdulhadi, who addresses all this and more in a charged interview. The Ramallah-born artist has since gone on to tour non-stop internationally, regularly appearing alongside some of her idols growing up, such as Richie Hawtin and Nicole Moudaber. She's also no stranger to RA: in 2023, she graced the cover of this magazine and, just this summer, contributed to our drop of RA.1000 anniversary mixes. This interview, though, is the most outspoken Abdulhadi has ever been. She shares her take on what's happened since October 7th, including her assessment of how and where the music industry, and her peers, have fallen short; the pressure she feels to be a global spokesperson for Palestine; why she feels that the revolutionary spirit has drained from a subculture built from resistance; and how, despite it all, she retains a sense of optimism and forward momentum. Listen or watch the episode in full. -Chloe Lula

The DJ talks about Israel's genocide in Gaza and how the music industry, and some of her peers, have failed Palestine. The most deeply divisive topic of the year is undoubtedly Israel's genocide in Gaza. The issue has prompted some artists to step boldly into the political ring and others to shield their professional identities from scrutiny and public discourse—with each camp drawing fierce backlash. After a brief summer hiatus, the RA Exchange returns with a new season, launching with Palestinian DJ Sama' Abdulhadi, who addresses all this and more in a charged interview. The Ramallah-born artist has since gone on to tour non-stop internationally, regularly appearing alongside some of her idols growing up, such as Richie Hawtin and Nicole Moudaber. She's also no stranger to RA: in 2023, she graced the cover of this magazine and, just this summer, contributed to our drop of RA.1000 anniversary mixes. This interview, though, is the most outspoken Abdulhadi has ever been. She shares her take on what's happened since October 7th, including her assessment of how and where the music industry, and her peers, have fallen short; the pressure she feels to be a global spokesperson for Palestine; why she feels that the revolutionary spirit has drained from a subculture built from resistance; and how, despite it all, she retains a sense of optimism and forward momentum. Listen or watch the episode in full. -Chloe Lula

Prezydent Trump przedstawił 20-punktowy plan zakończenia wojny w Gazie.Zakłada on natychmiastowe przerwanie ognia, wymianę wszystkich zakładników przetrzymywanych przez Hamas na palestyńskich więźniów przetrzymywanych przez Izrael, rozbrojenie Hamasu, stopniowe wycofanie wojsk izraelskich ze Strefy i ustanowienie międzynarodowego zarządu nad Gazą, który pokierowałby jej odbudową i przywracaniem do funkcjonowania.Premier Izraela Beniamin Netanjahu był obecny podczas prezentacji planu i poparł go. Nie ma jak dotąd reakcji Hamasu; prezydent Trump powiedział, że spodziewa się jej w ciągu trzech–czterech dni. Plan wywołuje spore nadzieje i wiele niepewności po obu stronach: w Izraelu nie zadowala on skrajnie prawicowych ministrów w rządzie, a źródła w Hamasie mówią, że jest on zbiorem warunków nie do wypełnienia, a jego celem jest wyeliminowanie tej grupy.W najbliższych dniach będę Państwu opowiadał nie tylko o reakcji na plan Trumpa i o polityce, ale także o życiu Izraelczyków i Palestyńczyków dwa lata po ataku Hamasu 7 października. Dlaczego ta wojna trwa tak długo? Jakie skutki przynosi obu narodom?Dziś Raport jest w Jerozolimie i w Ramallah na Zachodnim Brzegu.Goście w Izraelu: Efraim Inbar, Raja Shehadeh i Ibrahim DalalshaRozkład jazdy: (02:06) Dariusz Rosiak: Izraelczycy protestują przeciwko Bibiemu(04:10) Efraim Inbar: Izrael prowadzi sprawiedliwą wojnę(15:33) Raja Shehadeh: Dialog nie jest żadnym rozwiązaniem(33:35) Ibrahim Dalalsha: O zbiorowej odpowiedzialności za to, co dzieje się po 7 października(45:15) Wiec w Jerozolimie(47:45) Podziękowania---------------------------------------------Raport o stanie świata to audycja, która istnieje dzięki naszym Patronom, dołącz się do zbiórki ➡️ ⁠https://patronite.pl/DariuszRosiak⁠Subskrybuj newsletter Raportu o stanie świata ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠➡️ ⁠https://dariuszrosiak.substack.com⁠Koszulki i kubki Raportu ➡️ ⁠https://patronite-sklep.pl/kolekcja/raport-o-stanie-swiata/⁠ [Autopromocja]

durée : 00:14:39 - Journal de 8 h - Le Hamas va-t-il accepter le plan de paix pour Gaza proposé par Donald Trump ? Qu'en pensent des Palestiniens, rencontrés à Ramallah ?Le président des Etats Unis l'a présenté mardi à Washington en présence du Premier ministre israélien Benjamin Netanyahu.

durée : 00:14:39 - Journal de 8 h - Le Hamas va-t-il accepter le plan de paix pour Gaza proposé par Donald Trump ? Qu'en pensent des Palestiniens, rencontrés à Ramallah ?Le président des Etats Unis l'a présenté mardi à Washington en présence du Premier ministre israélien Benjamin Netanyahu.

durée : 00:14:39 - Journal de 8 h - Le Hamas va-t-il accepter le plan de paix pour Gaza proposé par Donald Trump ? Qu'en pensent des Palestiniens, rencontrés à Ramallah ?Le président des Etats Unis l'a présenté mardi à Washington en présence du Premier ministre israélien Benjamin Netanyahu.

Le théâtre du Maghreb et du Moyen-Orient sont à l'honneur pour cette nouvelle édition des Zébrures d'automne.  Pour cette deuxième émission enregistrée à Limoges, lumière sur le théâtre du Maghreb avec Yacine Benyacoub, metteur en scène, comédien et auteur franco-algérien, né dans le quartier de Bab El Oued à Alger et qui vient de recevoir le prix SACD de la dramaturgie francophone pour sa pièce La décennie noire écrite en 2023, une tragédie, mais non dénuée d'humour qui parle de cette décennie meurtrière qui a frappé son pays d'origine dans les années 90.  Yacine Benyacoub a commencé à faire du théâtre en Algérie dès 2001, année de la concorde civile après la fin de la «décennie noire». Il quitte l'Algérie en 2012 pour s'installer en France où il fonde la compagnie Alter Natif. En France, il a été frappé par la méconnaissance du sujet.  On vit dans une colère permanente et diffuse, c'est épuisant. Faire ce travail d'écriture me guérit, ça permet de prendre du recul sur ce qu'on a vécu.   La décennie noire désigne la guerre civile qui a ensanglanté l'Algérie de 1992 à 2002. Elle a débuté après l'annulation des élections législatives de 1991 remportées par le Front islamique du Salut (FIS). Ce conflit a opposé les forces de sécurité de l'État à divers groupes islamistes armés tels que le GIA entraînant une vague de meurtres, kidnappings, attentats, massacres de civils ou assassinats ciblés. Bien que le bilan soit sujet à débat, on estime que 150.000 à 200.000 personnes ont perdu la vie, que 20.000 personnes auraient disparu et que 1 million de personnes auraient été contraintes de fuir. Le texte La décennie noire aux éditions Quartiers Intranquilles.    Le théâtre palestinien est également à l'honneur avec Amer Khalil qui a repris la direction du théâtre national palestinien en 2011 après le suicide de son fondateur François Gaspar dit Abou Salem. Ce théâtre situé à Jérusalem-Est, est régulièrement menacé de fermeture par les autorités israéliennes «La difficulté aujourd'hui n'est pas tant la liberté de faire ce qu'on veut, ou la censure : on se heurte plutôt aux difficultés administratives.»     Quelle époque pour être en vie !  À Limoges, Amer Khalil présente Un cœur artificiel. Une pièce de science-fiction créée pour le Théâtre national palestinien et mise en scène par Mohammad Basha, qui se penche sur la question de l'intelligence artificielle et de l'évolution des machines. Mais c'est aussi une pièce qui interroge sur la notion de vengeance sur un ton de vaudeville...sans doute pour exorciser les horreurs de la vie et de la guerre.  Le Théâtre national palestinien a été fondé par François Abou Salem (né François Gaspar) un comédien, auteur, metteur français d'origine palestinienne en 1984 à Jérusalem-Est. Né à Provins en France, d'un père poète et traducteur et d'une mère sculptrice, François Abou Salem a grandi à Jérusalem-Est. Après un passage au Théâtre du Soleil à Paris, il commence à travailler en tant que comédien et metteur en scène à Jérusalem-Est. Il a créé la compagnie théâtrale El-Hakawati en 1978 qui deviendra, quelques années plus tard, le Théâtre National palestinien. Il se suicidera en 2011, à Ramallah.  À lire : Le Théâtre palestinien et François Abou Salem, de Najla Nakhlé-Cerruti, publié chez Actes Sud.  Programmation musicale du jour : Le groupe Manaraf qu'on a pu entendre dans la pièce Kaldûn, spectacle d'ouverture des Zébrures d'automne.

Le théâtre du Maghreb et du Moyen-Orient sont à l'honneur pour cette nouvelle édition des Zébrures d'automne.  Pour cette deuxième émission enregistrée à Limoges, lumière sur le théâtre du Maghreb avec Yacine Benyacoub, metteur en scène, comédien et auteur franco-algérien, né dans le quartier de Bab El Oued à Alger et qui vient de recevoir le prix SACD de la dramaturgie francophone pour sa pièce La décennie noire écrite en 2023, une tragédie, mais non dénuée d'humour qui parle de cette décennie meurtrière qui a frappé son pays d'origine dans les années 90.  Yacine Benyacoub a commencé à faire du théâtre en Algérie dès 2001, année de la concorde civile après la fin de la «décennie noire». Il quitte l'Algérie en 2012 pour s'installer en France où il fonde la compagnie Alter Natif. En France, il a été frappé par la méconnaissance du sujet.  On vit dans une colère permanente et diffuse, c'est épuisant. Faire ce travail d'écriture me guérit, ça permet de prendre du recul sur ce qu'on a vécu.   La décennie noire désigne la guerre civile qui a ensanglanté l'Algérie de 1992 à 2002. Elle a débuté après l'annulation des élections législatives de 1991 remportées par le Front islamique du Salut (FIS). Ce conflit a opposé les forces de sécurité de l'État à divers groupes islamistes armés tels que le GIA entraînant une vague de meurtres, kidnappings, attentats, massacres de civils ou assassinats ciblés. Bien que le bilan soit sujet à débat, on estime que 150.000 à 200.000 personnes ont perdu la vie, que 20.000 personnes auraient disparu et que 1 million de personnes auraient été contraintes de fuir. Le texte La décennie noire aux éditions Quartiers Intranquilles.    Le théâtre palestinien est également à l'honneur avec Amer Khalil qui a repris la direction du théâtre national palestinien en 2011 après le suicide de son fondateur François Gaspar dit Abou Salem. Ce théâtre situé à Jérusalem-Est, est régulièrement menacé de fermeture par les autorités israéliennes «La difficulté aujourd'hui n'est pas tant la liberté de faire ce qu'on veut, ou la censure : on se heurte plutôt aux difficultés administratives.»     Quelle époque pour être en vie !  À Limoges, Amer Khalil présente Un cœur artificiel. Une pièce de science-fiction créée pour le Théâtre national palestinien et mise en scène par Mohammad Basha, qui se penche sur la question de l'intelligence artificielle et de l'évolution des machines. Mais c'est aussi une pièce qui interroge sur la notion de vengeance sur un ton de vaudeville...sans doute pour exorciser les horreurs de la vie et de la guerre.  Le Théâtre national palestinien a été fondé par François Abou Salem (né François Gaspar) un comédien, auteur, metteur français d'origine palestinienne en 1984 à Jérusalem-Est. Né à Provins en France, d'un père poète et traducteur et d'une mère sculptrice, François Abou Salem a grandi à Jérusalem-Est. Après un passage au Théâtre du Soleil à Paris, il commence à travailler en tant que comédien et metteur en scène à Jérusalem-Est. Il a créé la compagnie théâtrale El-Hakawati en 1978 qui deviendra, quelques années plus tard, le Théâtre National palestinien. Il se suicidera en 2011, à Ramallah.  À lire : Le Théâtre palestinien et François Abou Salem, de Najla Nakhlé-Cerruti, publié chez Actes Sud.  Programmation musicale du jour : Le groupe Manaraf qu'on a pu entendre dans la pièce Kaldûn, spectacle d'ouverture des Zébrures d'automne.

ABD Başkanı Trump ve İsrail Başbakanı Netanyahu'nun dün akşam Washington'da ilan ettiği Gazze barış planının muhtevasını ve nelere yol açabileceğini Anadolu Ajansı Ortadoğu Haberleri Müdürü Turgut Alp Boyraz ile konuştuk.

Voilà près de deux ans que Gaza est sous le feu de l'armée israélienne. La guerre continue. La vie aussi. À Ramallah, ville de Cisjordanie occupée, connue pour ses lieux de sorties, ses cafés design et ses belles voitures, les Palestiniens semblent partagés entre l'envie de vivre malgré tout et la conscience que « Gaza brûle », pour reprendre l'expression du ministre de la Défense israélien Israël Katz. Gaza n'est effectivement qu'à quelques dizaines de kilomètres de là et omniprésente dans les esprits. Alors comment continuer à danser, chanter, rire et vivre dans ces conditions ? C'est la question qu'a posé notre correspondante à des Palestiniens de Ramallah.  De notre correspondante en Cisjordanie, Un anniversaire à Ramallah. Dans le jardin d'un restaurant très en vue, un grand-père danse et chante avec ses enfants et petits-enfants. Plats très soignés, décoration moderne et serveurs aux petits soins, ce restaurant, très instagrammable, a ouvert ses portes cet été.  Le propriétaire préfère rester anonyme. Il dit recevoir des commentaires interloqués d'internautes choqués par cette ambiance festive alors que Gaza est sous les bombes : « Certaines personnes sont gênées de voir qu'on fait des publications pour mettre en valeur les plats. Elles laissent des messages pour dire qu'il y a la famine à Gaza et tout ça. C'est blessant. J'aimerais beaucoup demander à ces personnes ce qu'elles aimeraient que je fasse. Est-ce qu'il faut que je ferme mon restaurant et que je prive 70 personnes de revenus ? Personnellement, je trouve qu'être là, c'est une preuve d'espoir. Je pourrais très bien m'asseoir et juste regarder les infos toute la journée et tomber en dépression. Mais moi, je trouve qu'avoir un objectif, ça donne de l'espoir. » Alors, peut-on continuer à vivre normalement à Ramallah, alors que « Gaza brûle » ? Cette question torture Moatassem Abu Hasan, metteur en scène. Ce soir se joue à Ramallah, l'une de ses pièces. Elle raconte les rêves d'une jeune diplômée palestinienne sous l'occupation. Une œuvre engagée. Et pourtant, cela ne suffit pas à atténuer le malaise de Moatassem à l'idée de se préoccuper de théâtre alors que son peuple meurt à Gaza : « C'est compliqué. On vit avec ce combat intérieur tous les jours. Littéralement, tous les jours. On essaye d'être joyeux, mais c'est impossible. » Ressent-il un sentiment de culpabilité ? « Mais oui, bien sûr, et ce sentiment ne peut se dissoudre. Là, au moment même où je te parle, je culpabilise de pouvoir avoir accès à la presse. C'est un privilège. À Gaza, personne ne les écoute, eux », répond Moatassem Abu Hasan. Gaza sous les bombes. Et la Cisjordanie occupée secouée par les exactions des soldats et des colons israéliens au quotidien. Dans ce contexte, les Palestiniens éprouvent une incapacité à se projeter. Un phénomène qui interroge en même temps qu'il fascine Razzan Quran, psychologue : « Le fait que les Palestiniens soient capables de s'ancrer dans le présent est une posture très très importante. C'est une façon de vouloir habiter et savourer le présent. Mais il ne faut pas romantiser cette posture parce qu'elle a un coût. C'est très douloureux. Moi et mon mari par exemple, on essaye de fonder une famille, mais on se demande toujours, qu'est-ce qui garantit que notre maison ne sera pas détruite ? Qu'est-ce qui garantit qu'on ne fera pas de mal à notre fils ? Il n'y a aucune garantie, mais malgré ça, je choisis de vivre. » À lire aussiEn Cisjordanie occupée, la colonie de Sa-Nur enterre un peu plus l'idée d'un État palestinien

Voilà près de deux ans que Gaza est sous le feu de l'armée israélienne. La guerre continue. La vie aussi. À Ramallah, ville de Cisjordanie occupée, connue pour ses lieux de sorties, ses cafés design et ses belles voitures, les Palestiniens semblent partagés entre l'envie de vivre malgré tout et la conscience que « Gaza brûle », pour reprendre l'expression du ministre de la Défense israélien Israël Katz. Gaza n'est effectivement qu'à quelques dizaines de kilomètres de là et omniprésente dans les esprits. Alors comment continuer à danser, chanter, rire et vivre dans ces conditions ? C'est la question qu'a posé notre correspondante à des Palestiniens de Ramallah.  De notre correspondante en Cisjordanie, Un anniversaire à Ramallah. Dans le jardin d'un restaurant très en vue, un grand-père danse et chante avec ses enfants et petits-enfants. Plats très soignés, décoration moderne et serveurs aux petits soins, ce restaurant, très instagrammable, a ouvert ses portes cet été.  Le propriétaire préfère rester anonyme. Il dit recevoir des commentaires interloqués d'internautes choqués par cette ambiance festive alors que Gaza est sous les bombes : « Certaines personnes sont gênées de voir qu'on fait des publications pour mettre en valeur les plats. Elles laissent des messages pour dire qu'il y a la famine à Gaza et tout ça. C'est blessant. J'aimerais beaucoup demander à ces personnes ce qu'elles aimeraient que je fasse. Est-ce qu'il faut que je ferme mon restaurant et que je prive 70 personnes de revenus ? Personnellement, je trouve qu'être là, c'est une preuve d'espoir. Je pourrais très bien m'asseoir et juste regarder les infos toute la journée et tomber en dépression. Mais moi, je trouve qu'avoir un objectif, ça donne de l'espoir. » Alors, peut-on continuer à vivre normalement à Ramallah, alors que « Gaza brûle » ? Cette question torture Moatassem Abu Hasan, metteur en scène. Ce soir se joue à Ramallah, l'une de ses pièces. Elle raconte les rêves d'une jeune diplômée palestinienne sous l'occupation. Une œuvre engagée. Et pourtant, cela ne suffit pas à atténuer le malaise de Moatassem à l'idée de se préoccuper de théâtre alors que son peuple meurt à Gaza : « C'est compliqué. On vit avec ce combat intérieur tous les jours. Littéralement, tous les jours. On essaye d'être joyeux, mais c'est impossible. » Ressent-il un sentiment de culpabilité ? « Mais oui, bien sûr, et ce sentiment ne peut se dissoudre. Là, au moment même où je te parle, je culpabilise de pouvoir avoir accès à la presse. C'est un privilège. À Gaza, personne ne les écoute, eux », répond Moatassem Abu Hasan. Gaza sous les bombes. Et la Cisjordanie occupée secouée par les exactions des soldats et des colons israéliens au quotidien. Dans ce contexte, les Palestiniens éprouvent une incapacité à se projeter. Un phénomène qui interroge en même temps qu'il fascine Razzan Quran, psychologue : « Le fait que les Palestiniens soient capables de s'ancrer dans le présent est une posture très très importante. C'est une façon de vouloir habiter et savourer le présent. Mais il ne faut pas romantiser cette posture parce qu'elle a un coût. C'est très douloureux. Moi et mon mari par exemple, on essaye de fonder une famille, mais on se demande toujours, qu'est-ce qui garantit que notre maison ne sera pas détruite ? Qu'est-ce qui garantit qu'on ne fera pas de mal à notre fils ? Il n'y a aucune garantie, mais malgré ça, je choisis de vivre. » À lire aussiEn Cisjordanie occupée, la colonie de Sa-Nur enterre un peu plus l'idée d'un État palestinien

Y aura-t-il des représailles des israéliennes après la reconnaissance de la Palestine ? C'est toute la crainte de la population palestinienne en Cisjordanie. Une crainte toute particulière dans le village de Sinjil, au nord de Ramallah, où la population vit aujourd'hui au rythme des affrontements entre Palestiniens et Israéliens.Ecoutez RTL autour du monde du 24 septembre 2025.Hébergé par Audiomeans. Visitez audiomeans.fr/politique-de-confidentialite pour plus d'informations.

Hear the compelling story of Elom Tettey-Tamaklo, a former Christian Zionist from Ghana who eventually gets in trouble for his leadership at the Harvard University Gaza encampment. Elom also gave a passionate talk at the recent Church at the Crossroads conference, which we discuss here as well.Born in Atlanta, raised in Accra and Harare, and having worked in Ramallah, Amman, and Philadelphia, Elom has always been enchanted by places and the stories they contain. Elom graduated from Harvard Divinity School in May 2025, focusing on the intersections of lived religion and political culture. His interests revolve around the prophetic imagination, popular resistance to Empire, and global black emancipatory politics. Resources:Clash at the Harvard encampment: https://www.nbcboston.com/video/news/local/video-minor-clash-at-pro-gaza-harvard-die-in/3163853/Some notes about Elom's first time in Palestine: https://www.pym.org/travel-and-witness-grant-elom-tettey-tamaklos-travel-to-ramallah-palestine/Jean Zaru, Occupied with nonviolence https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2714040-occupied-with-nonviolenceHoward Thurman, Jesus and the Disinherited https://www.amazon.com/Jesus-Disinherited-Howard-Thurman/dp/0807010294Become a monthly supporter of Across the Divide on Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/AcrosstheDivide Follow Across the Divide for more on ⁠Instagram⁠ ⁠⁠⁠‪@AcrosstheDividePodcast‬⁠⁠⁠Across the Divide partners with Peace Catalyst International to amplify the pursuit of peace and explore the vital intersection of Christian faith and social justice in Palestine-Israel.

Le discours d'Emmanuel Macron à la tribune de l'ONU, lundi 22 septembre 2025, a largement été suivi dans un bar de Ramallah, en Cisjordanie. Le président de la République a reconnu au nom de la France l'État de Palestine. Écoutez RTL autour du monde du 23 septembre 2025.Hébergé par Audiomeans. Visitez audiomeans.fr/politique-de-confidentialite pour plus d'informations.

Nach russischen Kampfflugzeugen im estnischen Luftraum - EU und NATO kündigen Beratungen an │ Nach ukrainischen Drohnenangriffen - drei Tote auf der russisch besetzten Krim gemeldet │ Nach ersten Schritten von G-7 Staaten - auch Frankreich will heute einen palästinensischen Staat anerkennen │ Wie blicken junge Menschen im Westjordanland auf die Anerkennung Palästinas durch viele Staaten?

In 2006, vlak voordat hij aftrad, trok VN-secretaris-generaal Kofi Annan de stekker uit de Mensenrechten Commissie van de Verenigde Naties. Hij deelde de mening van een groep democratische VN-lidstaten die het bizar vonden dat de commissie vrijwel uitsluitend bestond uit dubieuze landen en meedogenloze dictaturen. Met de oprichting van een nieuwe organisatie, de VN Mensenrechtenraad, hoopten Annan en die groep democratische lidstaten een fatsoenlijke VN-toezichthouder voor mensenrechten te creëren. Nette leden van de Raad, zoals Nederland, zijn altijd gepikeerd als je het beestje bij de naam noemt, maar wat is die Raad een opportunistisch zootje ongeregeld. Een greep uit de 47 lidstaten : Burkina Faso, de Democratische republiek Congo, Eritrea, Libië, Rwanda, Somalië, Soedan, Afghanistan, Azerbeidzjan, China, Koeweit, Qatar, Saoedi-Arabië, El Salvador, Cuba en Venezuela. Landen met een gruwelijke staat van dienst op het gebied van mensenrechten, maar wel andere landen de maat nemen. Ze hebben net onderzoek laten doen waaruit blijkt dat Israël genocide pleegt . Populair onderwerp, dus de media pakken er stevig mee uit. Maar als juist deze Raad het beweert is het even geloofwaardig als wanneer het onderzoek het tegendeel had uitgewezen. Aan de vooravond van de 80ste Algemene Vergadering van de Verenigde Naties kan het geen kwaad om nog eens te beseffen dat de VN een organisatie is zonder ziel. Het is de optelsom van alle 193 lidstaten, die op vrijwel geen enkel gebied een gezamenlijke ideologische overtuiging hebben. Sommige werken samen of hebben bondgenootschappelijke banden, maar daar heeft de VN part noch deel aan. Besluiten van de Algemene Vergadering kunnen symbolisch misschien iets betekenen, maar internationaal-juridisch nooit. En wat koop je voor een symbool? Neem de erkenning van Palestina, door zo’n 150 lidstaten. Als die het echt menen, waarom openen ze dan geen ambassades in Ramallah, en waarom zijn erg geen Palestijnse ambassades in die 150 landen? Bij wie komen de ambassadeurs in Palestina hun geloofsbrieven aanbieden, en waar? Oh ja, nog even over die genocide. Waarom erkent de Nederlandse regering tot de huidige dag de Armeense Genocide niet? 110 jaar geleden vermoordden de Turken anderhalf miljoen Armeniërs. Demissionair premier Schoof onderschrijft de mening van zijn voorgangers. Je moet voorzichtig met de term ‘genocide’ omgaan, vindt hij. ‘Juist als verdediger van het internationaal recht, hoort de Nederlandse regering het mogelijke gebruik van zwaarwegende juridische kwalificatie zeer zorgvuldig te verkennen’. Mooie boodschap voor de Nederlandse vertegenwoordiger bij de VN Mensenrechtenraad.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Em cada dia, Luís Caetano propõe um poema na voz de quem o escreveu.

Florida Congressman Randy Fine (R-FL) joined Alan Skorski for a hard-hitting interview on the current war against Hamas, the rise of global antisemitism, and the dangers posed by unchecked radical Islam. The discussion opened with Israel's recent targeted strike in Qatar that eliminated top Hamas leaders, followed by the brutal terrorist attack in Jerusalem carried out by two Arab terrorists from Ramallah, which left six civilians murdered and many more wounded. Skorski placed these events in the broader context of what he described as the “greatest wave of Palestinianist and Islamist-inspired antisemitism since the 1930s in Germany.” Citing reports from MEMRI, Rep. Fine declared bluntly: “Mainstream Islam hates America and hates Jews.” He accused Western leaders of ignoring the radical Muslim threat, warning that the same mistakes which devastated Europe are now being repeated in America. “Europe has warmly welcomed Muslim terrorists to move to their countries,” he said. “They have ‘no-go zones,' and in Britain, you can get arrested for criticizing Islam.” Fine pointed to Islamist activists' own words that their goal is to migrate to the West, outbreed the local population, and take over societies from within. “These are not my words,” he emphasized. “These are their words.” Turning to Israel, Fine dismissed accusations that Israel is causing “starvation” in Gaza as nothing more than blood libels. “It was never Israel's responsibility to feed, clothe, and babysit Gazans,” he argued, noting that most Gazans openly support Hamas. “If they want the suffering to end, they should pressure Hamas to release the hostages. It's that simple.” Drawing a historical parallel, Fine reminded listeners that the United States did not negotiate with Japanese civilians during WWII. “America did what it had to do, including dropping two nuclear bombs to end the war. Israel should do whatever it takes to win.” The conversation also touched on the disturbing infiltration of extremist Muslims into the U.S. health care system. Skorski and Fine highlighted cases of Muslim medical professionals openly calling for violence against Jews—including a Florida dentist who lost his license after Fine took action. On the issue of antisemitism on college campuses, Fine reiterated his commitment to holding university presidents accountable for tolerating antisemitic professors and student groups. “University leaders who turn a blind eye to Jew-hatred must be forced to act—or be removed.” Throughout the interview, Congressman Fine's message was clear: radical Islam poses a direct threat to America, Europe, and Israel alike, and the refusal of political leaders to confront it only fuels its spread. -VIN News Alan Skorski Reports 15SEP2025 - PODCAST

Nel marzo del 2004, durante la Seconda Intifada, l'artista britannico Phil Collins organizzò delle audizioni a Ramallah con l'intento di trovare persone disposte a prendere parte a un progetto artistico. Il risultato fu la performance They Shoot Horses, ritrasmessa ieri alla Pelanda da Short Theatre in cocuratela con Nero Editions. Il ricavato delle offerte libere andrà a Gazzella Onlus.Questa puntata del Tamburino è condotta da Mariasole Garacci.Sveja è un progetto sostenuto da Periferiacapitale, il programma per Roma della Fondazione Charlemagne.Sostienici anche tu su sveja.it

Welcome to The Times of Israel's Daily Briefing, your 20-minute audio update on what's happening in Israel, the Middle East and the Jewish world. Military correspondent Emanuel Fabian joins host Jessica Steinberg for today's episode. Following yesterday morning's Hamas attack on an IDF camp near Gaza City that killed four soldiers, Fabian describes the attack at the entrance to the encampment, in which an explosive device was hurled into a tank that caught fire, killing all members of the team. The IDF has been carrying out strikes on high-rise towers in Gaza City, on buildings of 10 to 14 floors, which Israel says are being used by Hamas for surveillance in preparation of the army's planned offensive in Gaza City, says Fabian. The army has begun telling Gazans to evacuate Gaza City ahead of the upcoming IDF ground offensive, discusses Fabian, which he doesn't believe will begin until more Palestinians have left the area. Following Monday's deadly terror attack at the Ramot junction in Jerusalem, the IDF began operating in the two villages where the two terrorists came from, on the outskirts of Ramallah. In addition to possible plans to demolish the terrorists' families' homes, there are civil sanctions against the relatives of the attackers, and residents of their hometowns, a kind of collective punishment, discusses Fabian. Fabian also talks about IDF airstrikes on Monday against military compounds belonging to Hezbollah's Radwan force, and IDF strikes in Syria. Fabian notes that Israel has not yet commented on the reason for the Syrian strikes. The Houthis launched drones at Israel on Monday, and all three were shot down, reports Fabian, including one near the Ramon Airport and one near the southern city of Dimona. Fabian says that the Houthis have launched more than 150 drones since the beginning of the war and 98% of them have been shot down. Check out The Times of Israel's ongoing liveblog for more updates. For further reading: Four soldiers killed in Hamas attack on army camp near Gaza City, IDF says Air Force levels Gaza buildings after Katz vows ‘hurricane in skies of Gaza City’ Six killed, 6 seriously injured in Jerusalem as terrorists open fire on bus, pedestrians Katz orders crackdown on work permits for those living in same town as Jerusalem attackers At least five said killed as Israel hits Hezbollah sites in northeast Lebanon IDF intercepts 3 Houthi drones launched at south, day after attack on Ramon Airport Subscribe to The Times of Israel Daily Briefing on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, YouTube, or wherever you get your podcasts. This episode was produced by Podwaves. IMAGE: IDF surveyors take measurements at the homes of the two Palestinian terrorists who carried out a deadly shooting attack in Jerusalem on September 8, 2025 to prepare their potential demolition (IDF Spokesperson)See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this week's episode, Israel Policy Forum Policy Advisor and Tel Aviv-based journalist Neri Zilber hosts Israel Fellow Nimrod Novik and Ibrahim Dalalsha, director of the Horizon Center think tank in Ramallah. They discuss the Israeli government's negative policies towards the West Bank, economic and political instability inside the Palestinian Authority, the benefits and pitfalls of the upcoming Palestinian statehood recognition bid in New York later this month, the latest proposal by Donald Trump for a Gaza ceasefire-hostage deal, various day-after postwar scenarios, strained Israel-Egypt ties, and more. Support the showFollow us on Instagram, Twitter/X, and Bluesky, and subscribe to our email list here.

Als Kind verbrachte die deutsch-palästinensische Journalistin Alena Jabarine fast alle Sommerferien bei ihrer Familie in Israel. 2020 zog sie für drei Jahre nach Ramallah, um für eine deutsche Stiftung zu arbeiten und um ihre Herkunft zu erforschen. Schreyl, Marco www.deutschlandfunkkultur.de, Im Gespräch

What is the role of Palestinian artists during the genocide in Gaza? For Palestinian curator Ahmed al-Alaqra it is not about glorifying cultural symbolism like the watermelon. In fact, artistic institutions should shut their doors."Burn the thawbs, destroy the watermelon."This episode was recorded in the summer of 2024 in Sirdab studios in Ramallah, on the occupied West Bank.If you enjoy Kalam Podcast and want to support the show, there is an excellent way to do so - by signing up to our Patreon. For just $3/month you'll gain access to full length interviews with all our guests and lots of bonus material - including our series Kalam Shorts: 10-15 explainers of concepts like Zionism and Orientalism. Join at patreon.com/kalampodcast (https://www.patreon.com/kalampodcast) For continuous updates on the podcast and content about Palestine and the Middle East, follow us on Instagram @kalampodcast (https://www.instagram.com/kalampodcast/) Please subscribe to Kalam Podcast in whatever podcast application you're listening to right now - and give us a rating. It helps other people find out about us. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Kalam Podcast is back in business, today with a news update on the genocide in Gaza and all those who continue to deny its existence. Sam and Edgar also speak about Israel's intensification of its ground invasion of Gaza as well as increasingly bold military raids on West Bank cities like Ramallah. Sam tells us about Israeli politics and the so-called opposition to Netanyahu.If you'd like to support this podcast you can, by joining our patreon at patreon.com/kalampodcast Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Welcome to The Times of Israel's Daily Briefing, your 20-minute audio update on what's happening in Israel, the Middle East and the Jewish world. US bureau chief Jacob Magid joins host Jessica Steinberg for today's episode. A reportedly routine policy meeting in the White House made headlines, says Magid, as it included two senior figures, Jared Kushner, son-in-law and former adviser to US President Donald Trump, and former UK prime minister Tony Blair. Magid discusses how Kushner and Blair have been working behind the scenes on a postwar Gaza management plan. He also notes that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's strategic adviser, Ron Dermer, was at the meeting as well, pointing to the closeness between the US and Israel on this issue. Magid talks about an interview with a former State Department spokesman for Palestinian-Israeli affairs who was recently fired for perceived missteps regarding Trump administration policies concerning Israel. Finally, he takes a look at recent IDF activity in the West Bank, examining whether that region is destabilizing as pressure points reach urban areas such as Ramallah and Nablus. Check out The Times of Israel's ongoing liveblog for more updates. For further reading: Blair and Kushner join Trump’s Gaza meet; official calls it ‘a simple policy’ session Trump to hold White House meeting on ‘comprehensive plan’ for managing postwar Gaza Fired State Dept. press officer claims Huckabee, aide usurping Trump’s ‘America First’ policy IDF troops raid Ramallah money changer accused of funding Hamas activities Subscribe to The Times of Israel Daily Briefing on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, YouTube, or wherever you get your podcasts. This episode was produced by Podwaves. IMAGE: White House special envoy Steve Witkoff, right, and Jared Kushner wait for the arrival of President Donald Trump at Teterboro Airport in Teterboro, N.J. on July 13, 2025. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Iraq has revoked a controversial draft law favouring the Popular Mobilisation Forces. US envoy Tom Barrack cuts his Lebanon trip short. Palestinian leaders criticise an Israeli raid in the occupied West Bank. On this episode of Trending Middle East: Iraqi government gives in to US pressure and withdraws bill regulating PMF militias US envoy Tom Barrack cuts short visit to south Lebanon after protests Israel seizes money in raid on West Bank currency exchange Israeli raid in Ramallah is part of attempt to destabilise West Bank, Palestinians say Editor's note: We want to hear from you! Help us improve our podcasts by taking our 2-minute listener survey. Click here.

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WHAT LESSONS CAN BE LEARNED FROM PAST MIDDLE EAST PEACE EFFORTS? HEADLINE 1: Australia and Iran are engaged in a heavyweight diplomatic spat.HEADLINE 2: The IDF conducted a rare daytime raid in Ramallah yesterday.HEADLINE 3: Officials from France, Britain, and Germany met with an Iranian delegation in Geneva yesterday to discuss the looming snapback sanctions.--FDD Executive Director Jonathan Schanzer provides timely updates and in-depth analysis of the latest Middle East headlines, followed by a conversation with Ambassador Dennis Ross, The Washington Institute's William Davidson Distinguished Fellow and a former Israeli-Palestinian peace process negotiator under Presidents H. W. Bush and Clinton.Learn more at: https://www.fdd.org/fddmorningbrief/--Featured FDD Articles: "Iran faces a perfect storm of domestic failures" - Janatan Sayeh and Navid Mohebbi, JNS"Oil holds the key to Ukraine war's end — if Trump plays hardball" - Rich Goldberg and John Hardie, New York Post"Reexamining the U.S.-South Africa Relationship" - FDD Virtual Event

IDF forces carrying out large-scale operations in Ramallah. Country-wide protests for release of hostages. Security cabinet to meet to discuss Gaza City takeoverSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Sayfollah, a 20-year-old Palestinian-American from Florida, came to Palestine to visit his family, not knowing it would be his last trip home. On July 11, 2025, he was brutally beaten to death by Israeli settlers in the town of Sinjil, near Ramallah. This attack came amid a sharp escalation of settler violence across the West Bank. In this episode, we speak with Bahaa Fuqaha, the deputy chair of Sinjil municipality, about a town now under siege, and hear the heartbreaking account from Kamel, Sayfollah's father, as he recounts the day his son was killed. Thank you for tuning into This is Palestine, the official podcast of The IMEU! For more stories and resources, visit us at imeu.org. Stay connected with us:  Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/theimeu/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/theIMEU Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/theIMEU/ For more insights, follow our host, Diana Buttu, on:  Twitter: https://twitter.com/dianabuttu     

Beeldend kunstenaar Susanne Khalil Yusef werd geboren in Duitsland, als dochter van Palestijnse vluchtelingen. Yusef behaalde haar bachelor en master in Fine Arts aan de St. Joost Academie in Den Bosch en raakte toegewijd aan onderzoek naar haar familiegeschiedenis en de Palestijnse diaspora tijdens een semester aan de International Academy of Art Palestine (IAAP) in Ramallah. Ze maakt kleurrijke installaties door verschillende media te combineren, zoals muurschilderingen, video, keramiek en publieksparticipatie. Hoewel haar felgekleurde werk luchtig en speels is, stelt ze kritische vragen over thema's als thuisland en ontheemding, identiteit en sociaalgeografische machtsverhoudingen. Werken van haar hand zijn op dit moment te zien op De Textiel Biënnale 2025 in Museum Rijswijk en in de vierde editie van ‘Makersgeheimen', in het Textielmuseum in Tilburg. Femke van der Laan gaat met Susanne Khalil Yusef in gesprek.

Protesters have marched through Ramallah in the West Bank, after Israel's military confirmed it had targeted and killed Al Jazeera journalist, Anas Al Sharif in Gaza. The 28 year old journalist was killed in an airstrike along with four Al Jazeera colleagues, and two others. As Palestinians mourn the deaths, Israel's plan to take control of Gaza City continues to draw condemnation from leaders both outside and within Israel.

Today's episode is a special one, a powerful reminder that the Rocky Road of boxing isn't just about what happens inside the ropes, but the profound human connections forged outside them. We travelled to Drogheda to meet an extraordinary group of guests: a team of Palestinian boxers, mainly from the El Barrio club in Ramallah, who have just completed a poignant and inspiring tour of Ireland, from Waterford to Dublin and Belfast.I was privileged to sit down with their coach, Nader Jayousi, and an incredible group of boxers: Nada Al-Khawaja, Nidal Foqahaa, Zaid Shkukani, Tamer Touriman, and Shamali Adamov. We also speak with Wasem Abusal, Palestine's first Olympic boxer. We were also joined by former Irish boxer and now county councillor Eric Donovan, who welcomed them to Louth.This historic tour, organised by Shamrock & Olive Tree Boxing, is a testament to the power of sport to strengthen bonds between nations and offer hope in the face of conflict. The proceeds from their recent boxing events will go directly to two vital causes: The Lajee Center Boxing Club in the Aida Refugee Camp and the Beit Lahia Development Association, a grassroots organisation providing humanitarian support in Gaza.This conversation is a must-listen for anyone who believes in the unifying power of boxing and its ability to help heal the pain of a people. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week I have two stories for you. The first is about a person that gets an unexpected Shabbos guest and the second about a Torah teacher that asks an Israeli bus driver to do him a favor. If you're enjoying these Chassidic stories, please take a quick moment to buy me a coffee. https://ko-fi.com/barakhullman Thank you! I deeply appreciate your support! Also available at https://soundcloud.com/barak-hullman/there-are-no-jews-in-ramallah To become a part of this project or sponsor an episode please go to https://hasidicstory.com/be-a-supporter. Hear all of the stories at https://hasidicstory.com. Go here to hear my other podcast https://jewishpeopleideas.com or https://soundcloud.com/jewishpeopleideas. Find my books, Figure It Out When You Get There: A Memoir of Stories About Living Life First and Watching How Everything Falls Into Place and A Shtikel Sholom: A Student, His Mentor and Their Unconventional Conversations on Amazon by going to https://bit.ly/barakhullman. My classes in Breslov Chassidus, Likutey Moharan, can be found here https://www.youtube.com/@barakhullman/videos I also have a YouTube channel of ceramics which can be found here: https://www.youtube.com/@thejerusalempotter

RA.1000 continues with the pride of Palestine's techno scene, Sama' Abdulhadi. What makes the sound of resistance? For Palestinian DJ and producer Sama' Abdulhadi, it's the freedom to explore her artistic expression in all its authenticity and complexity. What stands out in her mix for our 1000th celebration is defiant energy, the kind that galvanises more than just dance floors. Born in Ramallah but a student of Beirut's underground scene, Abdulhadi plays charging, self-assured techno, as calibrated for basement parties as for conquering festival main stages. Her sets are powerful journeys through moods, tempos and stimuli, connected by a deep sense of love. A love for the music, the craft, the soil from which Abdulhadi grew. It's a love we've explored in a cover story, a film and now one of our ten RA.1000 mixes. As Abdulhadi notes in her accompanying interview, her entry to the series forms a link back to another "pride and joy of Palestine," with Bethlehem-descending Nicolás Jaar's entry on RA.500. Yet ten years on, the landscape is altered beyond all recognition. As we all watch the ongoing destruction of Palestinian land, this mix is an unequivocal reminder that we cannot look away. It continues techno's decades-old lineage as vital resistance music. @sama_abdulhadi Find the tracklist and interview at ra.co/podcast/1010. Listen to all RA.1000 mixes, as well as the complete history of the RA Podcast, at 1000.ra.co.

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Developments in the Middle East have come thick and fast this week. On Tuesday the IPC - a UN-backed monitor group - warned that the "worst-case scenario of famine" is unfolding in the Gaza Strip. Britain, meanwhile, warned that unless Israel met a number of conditions before the UN General Assembly convenes next month, it would join France in recognising a State of Palestine. Meanwhile, the Israeli occupied West Bank has received little international attention since the war in Gaza began. Attacks by Jewish settlers on Palestinians living there are on the rise - up by 13 percent over the past year, says the UN. We examine attacks in one village and a town.Also in the programme: Why is Greece detaining all migrants arriving from North Africa? And the English city of Birmingham says goodbye to Black Sabbath's Ozzy Osbourne.(Photo: Locals inspect a burnt car in the Palestinian Christian village of Taybeh near the West Bank city of Ramallah, 28 July 2025. According to the Palestinian news agency Wafa, Israeli settlers attacked the village of Taybeh and set two vehicles on fire and spray-painted racist slurs on walls. Credit: Alaa Badarneeh/EPA/Shutterstock)

Zerbombte Häuser, hungernde Kinder, dazu die Angst vor Flucht und Vertreibung: Es ist eine verzweifelte Lage, in der sich die Bevölkerung im Gazastreifen befindet. Von einer „Hölle auf Erden“ spricht das Rote Kreuz. Während international der Druck auf die Regierung Netanjahu wächst, den Krieg in Gaza schnell zu beenden, ist offen, wie eine Nachkriegsordnung in dem Küstenstreifen aussehen soll. Welche Perspektive haben die rund 2 Millionen Palästinenser? Welche Zukunft hat Gaza? Michael Risel diskutiert mit Daniel-Dylan Böhmer – DIE WELT; Jan-Christoph Kitzler – ARD-Korrespondent, Tel Aviv; Kirsten Krampe – Leiterin des Büros der Heinrich-Böll-Stiftung in Ramallah

Les ministres des Affaires étrangères d'une quarantaine de pays se réunissent ce lundi et mardi à New York. Objectif : discuter de la solution à deux États, l'un israélien, l'autre palestinien. Une séquence de préparation avant l'Assemblée générale de l'ONU qui doit se tenir en septembre et au cours de laquelle la France va reconnaître l'État de Palestine. Mais les ambitions diplomatiques affichées sont-elles compatibles avec la réalité sur le terrain de l'occupation ? À Ramallah, nous avons posé la question aux jeunes Palestiniens de Cisjordanie occupée. De notre correspondante à Ramallah, Installée à la terrasse d'un café du centre-ville, Hala inhale de grandes bouffées de tabac à chicha. La jeune femme, férue de géopolitique, n'attend rien de la réunion à New York aujourd'hui. « Il est possible que l'on assiste à une représentation théâtrale, mais à rien de vrai. Les pays arabes et les pays du monde entier poursuivent des intérêts similaires à ceux d'Israël. Ici, nous n'avons aucune confiance », exprime-t-elle. Elle pointe notamment les liens économiques et militaires entre l'Occident et Israël : « L'occupation nous oppresse depuis une centaine d'années. S'ils avaient voulu créer un véritable État palestinien, cela se serait produit il y a 80 ou 90 ans. Cela nécessite des actions plus importantes que de simples conférences. » Sur le terrain, en Cisjordanie, les raids de l'armée israélienne, les arrestations, se multiplient. Une accélération de l'occupation qui inquiète Rami. « Il y a bien sûr le génocide en cours à Gaza et ces derniers jours, ce vote de la Knesset en faveur de l'annexion totale de la Cisjordanie. Ce qui implique l'abandon d'une solution à deux États, une fin complète et radicale », redoute-t-il. « En réalité, cela fait bien longtemps qu'Israël occupe et annexe des parties de la Cisjordanie » Mercredi dernier, le Parlement israélien a effectivement voté une motion symbolique en faveur de l'annexion du territoire palestinien. « C'est un texte symbolique qui n'a pas de valeur. Mais en réalité, cela fait bien longtemps qu'Israël occupe et  annexe des parties de la Cisjordanie », affirme Rami. De toute façon, de nombreux Palestiniens refusent la solution à deux États, la cohabitation avec un État israélien. « En tant que palestinienne, je ne pense pas que la solution à deux États soit la solution appropriée pour nous. Parce qu'à la fin, c'est notre terre et nous voulons notre terre. Je suis désolée, mais cette idée des deux États, je ne peux pas la soutenir », explique Shatha. À lire aussiConflit israélo-palestinien: «Reconnaître l'État de Palestine, c'est changer de prisme» Les discussions à New York porteront aussi sur la démilitarisation des territoires palestiniens occupés. Une mesure que Mohammed, ingénieur informatique, considère dangereuse. « L'objectif d'Israël est de désarmer les Palestiniens, comme cela, après 5 ou 10 ans, ils pourront nous exterminer, nous bombarder, faire un génocide sans aucune sorte résistance. Leur cible principale pour l'instant, c'est Gaza. Quand ils auront fini avec Gaza, ils feront la même chose avec la Cisjordanie », estime-t-il. Depuis le 7 octobre 2023, près d'un millier de Palestiniens de Cisjordanie ont été tués par l'armée israélienne et les colons, selon l'ONU. À lire aussiAmande Bazerolle (MSF): «Nous espérons pouvoir réactiver la grande majorité des centres de distribution d'aide à Gaza»

Aflevering zes van de zevendelige NRC-podcast Dit is ons land. Wil je meer luisteren? Zoek dan op Dit is ons land in je podcastapp en luister meteen verder.De 38-jarige Shadha Musallam runt een start-up voor boeren in Ramallah. In een gebied waar grenzen, checkpoints en dreiging het dagelijks leven bepalen, probeert zij met technologie de landbouw – en daarmee de economie – levensvatbaar te houden. Hoe blijf je dromen als je leven zo beperkt wordt?Presentatie: Ruben Pest & Derk WaltersRedactie: Felicia Alberding & Esmee DirksFixer: Nidal RafaMuziek, montage en mixage: Bas van Win & Jeroen JaspersEindredactie: Anna KorterinkProductie: Rhea StroinkPromotie: Ruben BaudoinMet dank aan: Mirjam van Zuidam, Danielle Pinedo & Floris van StraatenIllustratie: Lynne BrouwerVormgeving: Yannick MortierZie het privacybeleid op https://art19.com/privacy en de privacyverklaring van Californië op https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

What do you do when you're an Israeli comedian set to perform in Paris on the very day the world learns the fate of the Bibas family? Yohay Sponder faced that moment in February 2025—and chose to take the stage. Wearing an orange tie in their honor, he brought laughter to a grieving crowd. Since October 7th, he has used comedy to carry pain, affirm his identity, and connect through resilience. Hear how his Jewish identity shapes his work, how his comedy has evolved since the Hamas attacks, and what he says to those who try to silence him. Recorded live at AJC Global Forum 2025. *The views and opinions expressed by guests do not necessarily reflect the views or position of AJC. Listen – AJC Podcasts: The Forgotten Exodus: Untold stories of Jews who left or were driven from Arab nations and Iran People of the Pod:  Latest Episodes:  From Broadway to Jewish Advocacy: Jonah Platt on Identity, Antisemitism, and Israel Sexual Violence as a Weapon of War: The Dinah Project's Quest to Hold Hamas Accountable Journalist Matti Friedman Exposes Media Bias Against Israel Follow People of the Pod on your favorite podcast app, and learn more at AJC.org/PeopleofthePod You can reach us at: peopleofthepod@ajc.org If you've appreciated this episode, please be sure to tell your friends, and rate and review us on Apple Podcasts or Spotify. Transcript of the Interview: Manya Brachear Pashman:   Israeli stand up comedian Yohay Sponder: first gained popularity for his funny Monday shows in Tel Aviv, which attracted a following on YouTube. A few years ago, Sponder made the decision to perform Israeli comedy in English to reach a wider audience and a wider audience it has reached. He has hundreds of thousands of followers on social media, and in May, launched the North American leg of his international tour in Baltimore.  Sponder is with us now on the sidelines of AJC Global Forum 2025. Sponder, welcome to People of the Pod.  Yohay Sponder:   Thank you so much for this eulogy. Manya Brachear Pashman:   I'm curious how you found your way to stand up comedy and tell us a little bit about your upbringing in general.  Yohay Sponder:   Doing comedy, I always been fascinated about the laughing reaction of humans. You know, it's fascinating, if you think about it, if you have the ability to improve the frequency in the room. As a kid, I was really intrigued by that. So you saying few things, and people go, haha. It's like designing a vibe.  So as a kid, I was attracted to that. So as a kid, you watch video cassettes, back in the day, I would watch all of the comedy stuff. I had all of them cassettes. I was very, very affected by it, impersonations, imitating them, doing jokes of my own, and always around that.  And in my show, I'm talking about comedy. I have a bit about comedy in my show that I'm saying that I was, I wasn't just the class clown in my school. I was the jokes technician. If you had a broken joke or a joke that didn't work, you would come to me. I would fix it for you, bring it back. Not using it as my own resume. I would bring it back, when it's fixed. Manya Brachear Pashman:   That's great. So you helped others clown around as well. Yohay Sponder:   Yeah, I was a clown teacher.  Manya Brachear Pashman:   Were you raised in a secular home, a particularly Jewish home? Yohay Sponder:   I was raised in a, let's say secular but Jewish, celebrated holidays, family Friday night family dinners. But we weren't like super Shabbat keepers. I think I became closer now, when, after my father passed away, I for the Kaddish and I put tefillin a little bit. And the war, you know, this war, activated a lot of Jews to the to this kind of level. Manya Brachear Pashman:   Right. You're sitting across from me, and you're wearing a gigantic Star of David. On your chest. Yohay Sponder:   Yeah, you see what she did, you see what she did? You're sitting across and you're wearing a gigantic Star of David.  Manya Brachear Pashman:   Have you always worn that or did you put it on after October 7? Yohay Sponder:   No, it's after the war kicked in. I don't know. I had a vision that that's what we should do right now. We need to be out there and show other Jews that we're there. That's what I felt. And I imagine that, I need a big star of David. And the day I thought about it, I saw that. So there was a sign for me, like I had this vision, that I need a big star of David here. And less than 24 hours, that one find me. I didn't look for it. It came across my eyes. Manya Brachear Pashman:   Which I imagine you'll be wearing your Magen David on tour. The tour itself is called Self Loving Jew. What is the meaning of that title? Yohay Sponder:   So, basically, you know, this is so awesome, because before October 7, you could argue of other opinion. You could hear some people saying, Yeah, but maybe we should this. After October 7 that we know so all these monsters that came and attack us, the self hating Jews that they're doing now, super horrific, disgusting job of mocking us. And I find it really bad, and I think so I'm I'm bringing the other side. I'm just bringing the you know, it doesn't mean that I hate someone that is not Jewish. I'm just, I want to inspire other people to be to love themselves, even if they're not Jewish. But as Jews, we have to love us, because we're probably the last ones to love us, and if we won't love us, that's that's over for us.  And people, people saying that it's very harsh to compare the self hating Jews of now to the Kapos and and I'm saying, yes, it's it's not fair for the Kapos, because they didn't have a choice. You guys have a choice, and you did it just for likes and for other people from other cultures to like you. I really, I really believe.  I really deeply believe I'm coming from there. I'm coming from the war. I really believe that the people that don't, they don't give us the credit, people that not supporting Israel, they're uneducated. I really believe in that they don't know enough. They might be not bad people, but they might be stupid people.  Self hating Jews, like whatever Dave Smith, all these guys that try to be liked by, you know, others, and they they just out of their own idiocy. Listen, you don't know anything about what's going on. As Douglas Murray told them, ou've been there. You saw those things that you're talking about when you're saying, Israel, starving the Gazans you're never seeing the the trucks that going every day. You're You're an idiot. You're just an idiot. You listen to other people, and you listen to other lies.  And they will say, No, I just want peaceful. We all want peace. Just the fact that you're Jewish, it means that you want peace. We say Shalom when we see each other, when we say Shabbat Shalom. The holiest day of the week. We say telech bshalom, tachzor bshalom. Go in peace, come back in peace. You don't want peace more than I want. We all want peace, but we're willing to fight for peace because we have to make sure that no innocent people from both sides, by the way, will get hurt.  So yeah, it's really bad and shitty situation, war, but you blame us without checking it. So anyway, I don't want it to make it too much political. It's not political, by the way, Self Loving Jew. It's about loving yourself and being, you know, being in touch with what's going on right now.  Manya Brachear Pashman:   So there is so much misinformation out there, you launched your you started doing English language comedy to reach a wider audience. Now you're doing an English language international tour. Do you have a message that you want to get out to the wider world to especially this region where there is so much misinformation and misunderstanding? Yohay Sponder:   Yeah, the message is that, we're living in a time that it's very hard to agree on something, and I really miss the days that we all agree that the world is round. You know, a little long ago, a few years ago. But yeah, the message is that you do your research and come to laugh with us.  Manya Brachear Pashman:   It's an important message that gets forgotten. October 7, and its aftermath were so horrific. Did you press pause on your comedy career for a little while? At what point did you find it acceptable to make people laugh again in the aftermath? Yohay Sponder:   No, it took time. It took time. It took a day. Manya Brachear Pashman:   One day. Okay. Yohay Sponder: Because right after that, after the attack, they start to arrange people to go to volunteer in squads and families that got evacuated from their house and soldiers and hospitals, people got wounded. So I've been around. I did that. That was my duty service. And also I did regular reserves duty, stuff like that.  Manya Brachear Pashman:   And what did you do on reserve duty?  Yohay Sponder: I was in Ramat Gan patrol. So not super serious, but I did what I did.  Manya Brachear Pashman:   And at what point did you go back to the stage and so more standup? Yohay Sponder:   So I'm running the show Funny Monday, I think roughly a month after October 7, we get. Maybe two months, yeah, something like around that. January, maybe, I remember, like a little bit after that, the show went back and we did stand up in English. People really followed what's going on in Israel. No matter what you do from the country, they follow that. And we had strong they were saying, Wait, Shahar Hassan, my co-host, very good friend. Really funny man, serious comedian, like one of A-list, Top list. And people follow, people watching what we have to say. That was the main purpose of Funny Monday, when we launched it in 2016 nine years ago.  Manya Brachear Pashman:   Did it shift? When you restarted it after October 7, was it different? How so?  Yohay Sponder:   Yeah. We always talked about current events, what's going on in the world? It's the international perspective of not just news, but Israel perspective and stuff like that. So in that case, you're talking about Iran's attack. What the news with Biden, Benjamin Netanyahu? Whatever is happening politically, or current events and yeah, people were more attached to the screen those days. And also in comedy. It's a great form of art to deliver, you know, your point of view, or your, yeah, your what you want to say. So it's, it was great to do that, and till this very day, that's what we do.  Manya Brachear Pashman:   So you really though, have to read the room, right? I mean, different audiences, I imagine, receive your comedy in different ways, especially in different regions of the world. So I'm curious if there are differences in the kind of humor that resonates with an Israeli audience, and the kind of humor that resonates with an American audience or a European audience. Yohay Sponder:   So that's the thing, why I love my country so much, because you can just stand up in any form you want. You can go as dark as you want in Israel or as political as you want. We have some issues right now with people having fight with each other, of political issues, and we have a lot of demonstrations and stuff. So there's that. But beside that, you can get away with a lot of what people say here in America, woke culture, politically correct. In Israel, we don't have it. You don't stand up like in the 80s. If someone looks gay in the audience, you say, Hey, you look gay man. That's very gay. You're fat. You these, you're old, you're very brown. We just say that, and that's fine. No one canceled. We don't even know what it means to cancel someone. No one get canceled in Israel. Manya Brachear Pashman: Holocaust humor, is that acceptable in Israel? Yohay Sponder: Yeah, it's not just it's acceptable. For example, from my wife's point of view, she was shocked when people came back to say, wow, mitlachot poh shoah—the shower was like, it's the Holocaust. Holocaust shower. They sang that. There's something that you say in the army and it's kind of fine. No one like, hey, how can you compare this? Because the water was cold, so they were called. So they say, but in the Holocaust, no water at all, was gas.  And also, when my wife told me, Don't honk like this, it's ghetto. You know, it's American thing to say, Don't honk. It's ghetto. It's like, I'm pretty sure that in Auschwitz, they didn't have cars.  Manya Brachear Pashman: She's talking about a different kind of gheto.  Yohay Sponder: And she said, like, you can't do these jokes. Yeah, you can't do this. She's like, she's from American perspective, you can't do these jokes. It's horrible. It's like, that's jokes we do here all the time. And in Israel, you use Nazi sometimes, like, as a, not only as a bad thing. It's like, accuracy. You say, like, Nazis coming on time. I need a Nazi plumber, not . . . someone that is a good commander. When I'm having the perspective of my wife and American people, I understand how horrible that is.  However, some Holocaust survivors testify that they had humor in the camps. They used humor, even dark humor, in the camps, and it helped them raise their frequency and raise their morality and maybe survive, maybe humor saved them. So when you saying too soon, sometimes it's, yeah, it's too soon for someone but it's okay for someone else.  I see black humor as spicy food. We all have our own scale for it. You can, you can eat spicy like a crazy mental person, and I can just taste it. And, you know, it's too harsh for me, and vice versa. So I did jokes about October 7, in November 7, and horrible ones, and it was also with the Holocaust. That's how horrible that was. So maybe it's too soon for the Holocaust. It's too soon for October 7. I said, the people that compare compared October 7 to the Holocaust. And I'm saying at least in the Holocaust, no one kidnapped Holocaust survivors. It's not even a funny, like, haha, funny. It's like, oh shit, yeah, yeah, that's the joke. It's not a joke of a punch line. It's a punch in your belly. Yeah. Manya Brachear Pashman:   What have been some of the most memorable moments from your shows, from your live shows, and I'm talking good and bad, have there been really positive responses and have there been really ugly? Yohay Sponder:   So let's just take this afternoon in Paris that I'm sitting in my hotel and Instagram and social media exploding from what's going on with the releasing of the Bibas babies. That we're getting back coffins, and I'm getting, I don't know, hundreds of messages from people that like we don't know if we're coming to the show. Two shows sold out in a huge theater in Paris. I'm not there every day. That's the show. That's it. One day since October 7, and no one knows when I'm going to come again. And my heart is broken, and people tell me we want to come but we can't. What do you think we should do?  Now, I responded to all of them, my wife and I responded to all of them, you do what you feel. I totally support your feelings. And the show is going to happen, and we get together tonight, and it's going to be a group hug, but if you can't make it, that's fine. I went on stage with an orange tie that I bought, and we talked it through. Arthur is the comedian and producer of those shows. He opened the show, he talked about the situation, and we did the shows. Now, that's the beauty of it, that's, that's the genome of the Jewish people. That's so in us to . . . . what we talked earlier about the Holocaust survivors that testify that they want to laugh, they want to have a good time. They don't want to let these terrorists decide for us what we gonna feel. Yeah, we feel bad. Yes, you're the worst people on the planet. I wish God will wipe you out, or IDF as fast as possible. You're a disgusting dirt of…but for us, for what we can do right now, we're gonna, we're gonna do our best to raise our morality and frequency. And I did the shows. I'm not gonna lie to you, I was very sad. But you know, the people that, that's what Bob Marley said after, he got shot, you know, and he did the show anyway, and he said, the people that want us to feel bad, they don't take a day off. So how could I? That's a very nice thing to say. Manya Brachear Pashman:   You had a show at City Winery where some people in the audience came with, maybe with intentions to protest, or at least they expected to disagree with you, and they met up with you after the show. And what happened? Yohay Sponder:   After my show, one of the presidents of the BDS organizations. She approached me and she said, we came to hassle the show. We came to ruin your show. So like, why you didn't do it? And she said we were waiting for the right moment, but the more the show went on, the more we liked what you said. You talk a lot about peace, you talk a lot about mutual values and how to solve problems, and you talk about the nice things of the Jewish tradition and the Jewish religion. We couldn't ruin that. We have conscience and we also liked you.  They liked the show. They wanted to ruin it, but they loved it, and they laughed. I told her, that's exactly what I do. In my stand up show, when you see that bit, it's with the whole structure of what happened there and how I almost made peace with these guys, but it didn't work out.  Manya Brachear Pashman:   Maybe you need to do your stand up routine in Gaza and that would solve everything. Yohay Sponder:   I checked that. They don't have comedy clubs there. I said that when I hosted the show, we have an Arab comedian, a friend of ours. You know, people like they don't know that, but Arab-Israelis, are Palestinians. To their definition, to the Palestinians definition, it's the same thing, but they don't identify as Palestinians. It's like we're Muslims, we're Arabs. Anyway, they're with us. They're like siblings to us.  So when I introduced him, I also made fun of the situation. I said, When is going to be in Palestine? When it's going to be the Jewish comedian goes on stage like you going here and stuff like that, and there is no comedy clubs in Ramallah or in Gaza, but Inshallah, when there will I go and I do a spot. Manya Brachear Pashman:   How many of your shows, as you've been traveling around, have actually been canceled or moved or postponed. I read something about your Amsterdam show, for example, was moved to an undisclosed location because of security concerns. Has that happened elsewhere? Yohay Sponder:   Australia. And they tried to cancel my show in Brussels, didn't make it. They tried to cancel my show in Paris. They couldn't make it, but demonstrated outside. And every time that thing happened, I got a lot of press covers and interviews, and people get insane. And like, oh, we have to support and come to see the show. So every time it happens, I doubling or sometimes tripling the amount of people. Which is so weird, you know, because they're always the people they hate us. Always go, oh, Jews, money and you guys this, and you made me make more money. I didn't want to make that much money.  I want to make third of the amount of money. But because of your protesting. Your hate, that's how bad you are of what you do. And how amazing we are what we do. You know, I didn't want to make that much money, so now I hire them, the protesters. So they work for me.  Manya Brachear Pashman:   They do your marketing, generate publicity. So none of the shows have been successfully cancelled? Yohay Sponder:   No, the Amsterdam show canceled. The Boom Chicago, which also surprising. Your name is Boom Chicago. What's your security concerns. That's gonna be a boom. Let it be.  Manya Brachear Pashman:   But I thought it was moved.  Yohay Sponder:  We moved that like because they a week before the show, they said we're not doing the show. And was like, guys, let me respond. Let me say something. No, no. Police said that. We called the police. We have their numbers, you know, we call them. They say, No, we didn't talk to them. And then they wrote, we can help you find a Jewish venue. So I told him, we can help you find a Jewish lawyer. Manya Brachear Pashman:   So there was no show? Yohay Sponder:  Not in the Boom Chicago. Manya Brachear Pashman:   Got it. Yohay Sponder:  And I'll never go there. Manya Brachear Pashman:   And not in Amsterdam?  Yohay Sponder:  No, it was in Amsterville.  Manya Brachear Pashman:   Got it, okay. Amsterville, is that next to Amsterdam? Yohay Sponder:   Turns out, yeah, they didn't know that too. Was was a very nice theater, I think, three times' size of the Boom Chicago, and we had a great time. And I'll go there again. And it's not just the Boom Chicago, when we try to rebook it, a lot of other venues, more than 30 venues, didn't want to have me there.  Manya Brachear Pashman:   So is there anything else that I haven't asked you that you really want to share with our audience? Yohay Sponder:   Yeah. I mean, listen, I'm not sure that the audience is going to be 100% Jewish, right? So the message is going to be split for both. So I'll talk to them. So if you guys are Jews, I wanted to know that everything's going to be fine, and we got this, and raise your head, and we're good. We're going to be good. This is probably the last one. It's the last one. I think Messiah is coming, right? We're going to be fine, all right?  And if you're a non Jewish person watching it, you're an ally. So I want to thank you. We don't take it for granted. It's very important that you're around. Manya Brachear Pashman:   Sponder, thank you.  Yohay Sponder:   Thank you so much.   

Welcome to The Times of Israel's Daily Briefing, your 20-minute audio update on what's happening in Israel, the Middle East and the Jewish world. US bureau chief Jacob Magid joins host Amanda Borschel-Dan for today's episode. According to a Channel 12 Israeli television report, later today, Israel will present new maps for the IDF’s redeployment in the event of a ceasefire-hostage release deal along the Morag Corridor and perimeter around Gaza after Hamas rejected its previous offer. Magid updates us on the status of the Doha talks and speaks about the blame game from both sides. We hear about how the Trump administration is playing the "Witkoff card" -- or when US envoy to the Mideast Steve Witkoff will finally join the talks and what it will signify when he does. We turn to the results of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's trip to Washington, DC, even as he comes home without any overt deals. What else was on the table for the trip and what was accomplished? Over the past day, security forces arrested six people in connection with an incident in the West Bank yesterday, where settlers allegedly killed two Palestinians on Friday. US citizen Saif al-Din Kamil Abdul Karim Musalat was allegedly beaten to death in Sinjil, a village north of Ramallah, the Palestinian Authority health ministry said. A second man, Mohammed Rizq Hussein al-Shalabi, 23, died after being shot during the attack, according to the Palestinian Authority health ministry. Magid describes what we know about this incident and weighs in on whether any rigorous investigation will be launched. Check out The Times of Israel's ongoing liveblog for more updates. For further reading: Doha talks stuck on IDF withdrawal; Palestinian officials say discussions nearing collapse US won’t allow Israel to resume war, but rejects truce text saying so explicitly — sources Two Palestinians, including US citizen, killed by settlers in West Bank attack — PA Family of American-Palestinian man allegedly beaten to death by settlers urges US probe Subscribe to The Times of Israel Daily Briefing on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, YouTube, or wherever you get your podcasts. This episode was produced by the Pod-Waves. IMAGE: Demonstrators in Tel Aviv protest against the Israeli government and for the release of Israelis held hostage in the Gaza Strip, July 5, 2025. (Miriam Alster/Flash90)See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Could peace between Israel and the Palestinians really come from Hebron—not Ramallah or Gaza? Host Emily Schrader, journalist and human rights activist, is joined by an all-star panel including Shoshanna Keats-Jaskoll (Co-founder of Chochmat Nashim), Daniel-Ryan Spaulding (comedian and political commentator), and Ateret Shmuel (Founder and Director of Indigenous Bridges). Together, they unpack one of the most dramatic stories to emerge in the region: a reported offer by Hebron's Palestinian sheikhs to break from the Palestinian Authority and join the Abraham Accords.

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Decenas de colonos israelíes y palestinos se enfrentaron el viernes en una aldea de la Cisjordania ocupada, donde debía llevarse a cabo una marcha tras recientes ataques de colonos contra tierras palestinas. Informe de nuestra enviada especial a Cisjordania, Melissa Barra. Una caravana de autos se adentra en el centro de Sinjil, un pueblito al norte de Ramallah. Una forma de protesta para sus habitantes palestinos: las autoridades israelíes han cercado la localidad por completo con una valla metálica y alambre de púas. Los soldados israelíes han separado a los habitantes de sus cultivos agrícolas y en algunas de las colinas del pueblo se han instalado colonos israelíes. "Tengo el derecho de ingresar a mis tierras sin obstáculos, pero no lo puedo ejercer", dice Hafez Jaber, uno de los organizadores de la manifestación.   "Todo esto es por culpa de colonos que decidieron colocarse ahí con su rebaño y con la protección del ejército israelí en nuestro suelo", agrega. Hace un año y medio, su hijo murió a balazos cerca de su casa. No sabe con certeza si fue a manos el ejército o miembros de la Juventud de las Colinas, un grupo extremista de colonos.   La protesta se convierte en enfrentamientos. Palestinos prenden fuego a la loma para desalojar a los colonos, se arrojan piedras y los auto palestinos son vandalizados.  En unos minutos el ejército israelí ingresa y dispara tiros al aire.   Un residente anónimo de Sinjil no cree que la perspectiva de un cese el fuego en Gaza pacifique la situación en Cisjordania: "La gente está a la espera de una tregua y de la paz, pero eso no existe aquí, los colonos no quieren tregua ni paz. A nosotros nos han abandonado".   La víspera, ministros de Benjamin Netanyahu redactaron una carta llamando a anexionar Cisjordania por completo. 

Welcome to The Times of Israel's Daily Briefing, your 20-minute audio update on what's happening in Israel, the Middle East and the Jewish world. Political correspondent Tal Schneider and settlements reporter Jeremy Sharon join host Amanda Borschel-Dan for today's episode. Israeli settlers torched a multi-million-shekel security installation used to “thwart terror attacks and maintain security” in the Ramallah area of the West Bank overnight, according to the IDF. This came after a riot by settlers outside a military base in the West Bank, where, according to the IDF, settlers attacked security forces, sprayed mace and vandalized army vehicles. Sharon and Schneider delve deeply into the issue of settler violence and how it is being fostered -- and even potentially funded -- by members of the coalition. Strategic Affairs Minister Ron Dermer is now in Washington, DC, where he is expected to face pressure from the Trump administration during his meetings tomorrow in Washington to end the war in GazaIt appears from statements made by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu yesterday that he, too, is on board with winding down the Gaza war. Schneider explains which ministers are against ending the Gaza war and whether this coalition crisis in the making could lead to early elections. Top security officials told judges presiding over Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s trial in a closed-door meeting yesterday that Netanyahu must be released from his testimony for the week because there is an opportunity to change the face of the Middle East and for Israel to expand its circle of peace, including with Syria. Sharon discusses the mechanisms of canceling the trial for the week. Then, Schneider speaks about reports claiming that Syria would be willing to give up its claim to the Golan Heights in exchange for a peace agreement. Check out The Times of Israel's ongoing liveblog for more updates. For further reading: Settlers torch West Bank security site, riot against ‘traitor’ IDF officer; no arrests PM: Iran war opened broad regional possibilities, ‘first we need to free the hostages’ Court agrees to cancel PM’s testimony this week after briefing by security chiefs Report: Syria not demanding Golan Heights as part of deal with Israel Subscribe to The Times of Israel Daily Briefing on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, YouTube, or wherever you get your podcasts. This episode was produced by the Pod-Waves. IMAGE: A West Bank security installation that was torched overnight by settlers on June 30, 2025 (Israel Defense Forces)See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Destructive attacks on Palestinian communities by West Bank settlers “emboldened” by support from powerful far right-wing figures in the Netanyahu government have received little attention as the country has focused on the war in Gaza and the recent clash with Iran. Last week, dozens of settlers descended upon Kafr Malik, a Palestinian town north of Ramallah, attacking residents and their property, as well as IDF soldiers who arrived at the scene. The outpost – illegal even under Israeli law – was dismantled by the Israeli army later that night, triggering multiple riots at a nearby army base and police station. The settlers’ attacks on Israeli soldiers sparked widespread public outrage and even condemnation from Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Defense Minister Israel Katz. Haaretz West Bank correspondent Hagar Shezaf joined host Allison Kaplan Sommer this week for a behind-the-scenes look at the ongoing tension and the “Jewish terrorists” so dedicated to driving Palestinians off of their land that they are willing to attack IDF soldiers when they stand in their way. Noting that Israelis generally “support the soldiers over the settlers,” she shared insights about the evolving political climate toward violent extremists in the West Bank. “I think in settler society – and to an extent, broader Israeli society, it has become much, much, much more normalized post October 7 – the sense that these people are guarding the land.” Attacks on IDF soldiers, she said, are “obviously always controversial in Israeli society – but attacking Palestinians? Not so controversial anymore.” Subscribe to Haaretz.com for up-to-the-minute news and analysis from Israel and the Middle East in English. Read more: Dozens of Israeli Settlers Attempt to Break Into West Bank IDF Base, Army Source Says Six Settlers Arrested for Assaulting IDF Troops in West Bank; Netanyahu: Bring Them to Justice Five Days After Building an Outpost on the Edge of a West Bank Palestinian Village, Israeli Settlers Drove Locals OutSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Welcome to The Times of Israel's Daily Briefing, your 20-minute audio update on what's happening in Israel, the Middle East and the Jewish world. Military correspondent Emanuel Fabian joins host Amanda Borschel-Dan for today's episode. Friday night, throngs of rioting Israeli settlers attacked IDF soldiers at the Palestinian village of Kafr Malik near Ramallah, after the forces arrived there to prevent them from rampaging in the village. Six Israelis were arrested following the violence. According to Hebrew media reports, the Israeli assailants beat, choked and hurled rocks at the troops. Later, on Saturday, a police outpost was vandalized by settlers in what authorities said was an apparent act of revenge for the arrest of the six suspects accused in the nighttime attack. Fabian explains the rollout of the events. This morning, UN nuclear watchdog chief Rafael Grossi told CBS news that Iran likely will be able to begin to produce enriched uranium “in a matter of months,” despite damage to several nuclear facilities from US and Israeli attacks. But this is in contrast to what IDF Chief of Staff Lt. Gen. Eyal Zamir has reportedly told colleagues that Iran is no longer a nuclear threshold state following the Israeli and US strikes on its nuclear program. Fabian relays the army's assessment of the 12-day war and discusses whether the ceasefire will be similar to the November 27, 2024, ceasefire with Hezbollah. This morning, the IDF re-issued a wide evacuation warning for Palestinians in the Gaza City and Jabalia areas in the northern Gaza Strip. This comes as Zamir said Friday that the military’s latest offensive in Gaza will soon “reach the lines” defined by the government, which would see the military assert control over 75% of the territory. We hear what is happening on the ground in Gaza. Finally, one of the founders of Hamas, who was also one of the planners of its onslaught of October 7, 2023, was killed in an airstrike in Gaza City on Friday night. We learn about Hakem al-Issa, who served as chief of staff at the “combat and administrative support division” in the Palestinian terror group’s military wing. Check out The Times of Israel's ongoing liveblog for more updates. For further reading: Settlers attack IDF soldiers, try to ram them amid riot in West Bank village; 6 detained PM, defense chiefs condemn settler attack on soldiers; suspects try to torch police post IDF chief believes Iran no longer a nuclear threshold state after Israeli, US strikes 34 Gazans said killed in IDF strikes; army issues evacuation warning after rocket fire Gaza offensive will soon ‘reach the lines’ set by the government, says IDF chief Veteran Hamas operative who helped plan Oct. 7 killed in Gaza City strike, IDF says Subscribe to The Times of Israel Daily Briefing on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, YouTube, or wherever you get your podcasts. This episode was produced by the Pod-Waves. IMAGE: IDF soldiers operate in the northern Gaza Strip in this June 19, 2025, handout photo. (IDF)See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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