Podcasts about simona weinglass

Investigative reporter Simona Weinglass leads a BBC Eye investigation into a criminal network, believed to have scammed more than a billion dollars from victims across the globe. The organisation sponsored a top-tier football club to promote its online trading platform, promising investors the chance of astonishing returns. We hear from victims, undercover agents and police, in a bid to track down who is in charge.

Vcheck Global had the opportunity to speak with Simona Weinglass, an investigative journalist for the Times of Israel, earlier this year about her 2016 investigation into Israel's binary options industry, The Wolves of Tel Aviv, which was awarded an honorable mention in the Trace Prize for Investigative Reporting competition. Notably, Simona's work resulted in the binary options industry being banned by the Knesset.Our conversation touched on topics of interest to both consumers and providers of investigative due diligence, including the global nature of internet-based fraud, obstacles impeding public awareness of fraudulent industries, and how COVID-19 led to a rise in online financial scams.  Enjoy this episode!

Welcome to The Times of Israel's Daily Briefing, your 15-minute audio update on what's happening in Israel, the Middle East, and the Jewish world, from Sunday through Thursday. Today's podcast guests are US correspondent Jacob Magid and investigative reporter Simona Weinglass, hosted by Jessica Steinberg. Magid discusses US officials' reactions to the latest settlement approvals deep in the West Bank, after defense minister Benny Gantz had claimed he could limit the scope of construction. Weinglass unpacks two investigative pieces on the site, regarding raids carried out by the FBI and German police against Israeli investment scammers, and cracking down on the owners and operators of web platforms underpinning illegal websites and call centers. Steinberg describes the scene at the press tour of the long awaited Yayoi Kusama retrospective at the Tel Aviv Museum of Art, where fans wore polka-dotted outfits in honor of the 92-year-old Japanese artist and her  infinity rooms and large-scale installations at the exhibit. Discussed articles include: ‘Playing with fire': By building deep in the West Bank, Israel risks DC's wrath October surprise: Who's who in the unprecedented wave of investment scam raids In major shift, Germany begins targeting platforms driving Israel's online fraud Massive Yayoi Kusama exhibit at TLV Museum of Art offers thrills and wonder Subscribe to The Times of Israel Daily Briefing on iTunes, Spotify, PlayerFM, Google Play, or wherever you get your podcasts. IMAGE: In this Monday, Oct. 25, 2021 file photo, Palestinian laborers work building new houses in the West Bank Jewish settlement of Bruchin near the Palestinian town of Nablus, Monday, Oct. 25, 2021. An Israeli settlement monitor said Wednesday that Israel has approved about 3,000 settler homes in the occupied West Bank. The decision by a government committee came a day after the Biden administration issued its strongest condemnation yet of the proposed construction. (AP Photo/Ariel Schalit, File) See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Welcome to The Times of Israel's Daily Briefing, your 15-minute audio update on what's happening in Israel, the Middle East, and the Jewish world, from Sunday through Thursday. Today's panel comprises our editor David Horovitz and investigative reporter Simona Weinglass, along with host Amanda Borschel-Dan. We begin the program with some updates about the increasingly disquieting coronavirus infection spread in vaccinated Israel even as serious cases hover around 29. This week Prime Minister Naftali Bennett again called on parents to vaccinate their 12 to 15-year-old children and brought his own daughter to a vaccination center for her jab. Also this week, within the flurry of diplomatic visits and phone calls, Bennett spoke with Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi and the two men agreed to meet soon. Between Foreign Minister Yair Lapid's recent trip to the United Arab Emirates and outgoing President Reuven Rivlin's farewell tour of the United States, are we seeing a new era of international relations? And finally, we focus on an investigative report about Payoneer, which started trading on the NASDAQ stock exchange this week. It achieved a market cap of $3.5 billion on the first day of trading, which would have been a big story in any case, but what made it even more newsworthy is that Bennett invested in the company 13 years ago, becoming about $5 million wealthier this week. The fly in the ointment? Over the years, at least some of Payoneer's profits came from processing payments for pornography websites and scams. Discussed articles include: Israel records over 300 new daily COVID cases for first time since April Daily COVID cases expected to jump to 500 next week; threats to close airport Israel said negotiating COVID vaccine swap deal with UK Bennett talks to Egypt's Sissi for 1st time as PM; they agree to meet Playing Joshua to Bibi's Moses, Lapid looks to take UAE ties into promised land Behind Bennett's Payoneer payday, a firm that profited off smut and alleged cons Payoneer begins trading on Nasdaq Subscribe to The Times of Israel Daily Briefing on iTunes, Spotify, PlayerFM, Google Play, or wherever you get your podcasts. IMAGE: Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett seen during a memorial ceremony marking 107 years since the death of Zionist leader Theodor Herzl, held on Mount Herzl in Jerusalem on June 30, 2021. (Olivier Fitoussi/Flash90) See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Welcome to The Times of Israel's Daily Briefing, your 15-minute audio update on what's happening in Israel, the Middle East, and the Jewish world, from Sunday through Thursday. Today's panel comprises Palestinian affairs correspondent Aaron Boxerman and investigative reporter Simona Weinglass, along with host Raoul Wootliff. On today's show, as a new coalition emerges, we look at the reactions to a possible Prime Minister Naftali Bennett from both the Palestinians and Arab Israelis. How does the Palestinian Authority view the likely new government? What of the Arab Israeli parties in the Knesset? Could we see Ra'am in the coalition? And, following the recent hostilities between Israel and Hamas in the Gaza Strip, we look at how the conflict played out online and how various players are manipulating social media to spread fake news. Discussed articles include: Palestinians happy to see Netanyahu go, but fear more of the same in Bennett Lapid, Bennett said hoping to tell Rivlin Tuesday they can form government Ra'am chief meets Shaked, reportedly demands deputy interior minister role With Israel and Hamas @war, algorithms and fake accounts fueled #hatred online Subscribe to The Times of Israel Daily Briefing on iTunes, Spotify, PlayerFM, Google Play, or wherever you get your podcasts. PHOTO: Palestinians shout slogans during a protest against the peace agreement to establish diplomatic ties between Israel and the United Arab Emirates, in the West Bank city of Ramallah, September 15, 2020. (Flash90) See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Aesop, the great greek storyteller, once said “We hang the petty thieves and appoint the great ones to public office.” Israel, just like any country with a government, has a history of political corruption. Ehud Olmert, Ariyeh Deri, Moshe Katzav, these are all names that are synonymous in most Israeli minds with the concept of political corruption. One party that has been especially dogged by corruption charges is Israel Beyteinu, the party founded and headed by Avigdor Liberman. Today we’re joined by the amazing journalist Simona Weinglass. Simona is an old friend of the podcast, she joined us around two years ago to discuss the fraudulent Binary Options industry we she helped to take down with her groundbreaking expose in the Times of Israel titled the Wolves of Tel Aviv. Today, Simona joins us to talk about corruption in Israel.

Simona Weinglass, a reporter with the Times of Israel, describes the US$10 billion global binary options scam that she and her colleagues exposed.  Far from being a sophisticated scheme, it was simply unchecked fraud on a massive scale.

Never underestimate the task of a journalist. In the maelstrom of political commentary which seems to pull every news outlet into its powerful grip, it’s probably pretty difficult to swim against the newsfeed and remain true to, well, truth. Especially in today’s endless stream of information. Many English speakers in Israel, and around the world, turn to the Times of Israel for honest reporting on the Middle East. Reading through their articles, you get a sense that the Times of Israel is not looking to please any specific readership. Despite their relative youth, The Times also has an impressive record of investigative journalism including the piece known as “The Wolves of Tel Aviv” written by Simona Weinglass (who was a guest on the podcast). The expose and Weinglass’ journalism are widely accredited for playing the central role in taking down the fraudulent Binary Options industry in Israel. David Horovitz, the founding editor of the Times of Israel, began his career in 1983 at the Jerusalem Post where he eventually became editor-in-chief. After leaving the Post in 2011, Horovitz launched the Times on Israel in 2012 and has since grown the website to a reach of 3.5 million readers a month. Horovitz has also authored several books including Still Life with Bombers: Israel in the Age of Terrorism and A Little Too Close to God: The Thrills and Panic of a Life in Israel. We’re thrilled to have David Horovitz on the podcast today to speak about Israel, Journalism and free speech.

Over the last decade, in Israel, Binary Options has become a term that carries with it a heavy stigma of fraud and theft and is generally associated with shady people. But it hasn't always been like that. For a long time, for many people, it was just another sector of the financial industry which was raking in A LOT of dough. It actually provided an opportunity for many people who otherwise struggled to make a living in Israel, an opportunity to make good money, fast! On the 23rd of March, 2016, Simona Weinglass, a reporter for the Times of Israel, wrote an expose of the Binary Options industry. In it, she described a world that thrived on deception, illegal activity, and ultimately on preying on the weak. Since her expose in the Times of Israel, Simona has been covering the battle against Binary Options in Israel's Parliament. Today, the industry is well on its way to being taken down. This episode is a rerun from a year ago (ep 14) when Simona joined us to talk about this dark industry and how she came to uncover it. (Photo credit: www.vpsi.org)

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Simona Weinglass, investigative reporter for The Times of Israel, offers us a glimpse of what really goes on behind the scenes of the Binary Options industry in Israel. You need to hear this! For her original exposé on the industry: http://tinyurl.com/hclwtuw And for more of Simona Weinglass: https://www.facebook.com/simona.weinglass http://www.timesofisrael.com/writers/simona-weinglass/

The panel this week looks at the ultimatum presented by French Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius, who called for a peace summit between Israel and the Palestinians -- or else. Could Paris's threat to recognize Palestinian statehood set a precedent? On the other side of the Atlantic, US President Obama became the first in office to speak at the Israeli Embassy in Washington. The panel asks whether Obama's powerful speech on International Holocaust day, declaring "We are all Jews," could help change his poor image in Israel. Oratory aside, new intelligence leaks revealed this week that the US and Britain spied on Israel for nearly two decades, hacking and tracking drone and F-16 communications. The panel discusses the new revelations, and what they say about Israel's standing in the world and supposed cyber-security prowess. Plus, the heights of Israel's own espionage: the vulture spy captured in Lebanon. Also on this week's podcast... Deputy Editor Josh Davidovich talks with Jewish World Editor Amanda Borschel-Dan about this week's historic government decision to establish a pluralist prayer plaza at the Western Wall. Simona Weinglass shares the findings, and the impact, of her recent report, "Sure you can make it in Israel — if your parents help, say economists," on the challlenges of facing new immigrants seeking financial stability. On this week's panel: Founding Editor David Horovitz Deputy Editor Joshua Davidovich Reporter Simona Weinglass Host and producer: Raoul Wootliff Music this week provided by the YouTube Audio Library.