Host Simon Spungin is joined by Haaretz editor-in-chief Aluf Benn, for a wide-ranging discussion on the upcoming Israeli election.

We discuss speculation that U.S. President Donald Trump could provide Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu with a pre-election diplomatic gift, whether Ayman Odeh can galvanize Arab voters and whether Haaretz has the resources to fact-check everything said by politicians in the run-up to September 17.

Host&nbsp;<a href="https://www.haaretz.com/misc/writers/WRITER-1.4968283">Simon Spungin</a>&nbsp;is joined by Haaretz editor-in-chief&nbsp;<a href="https://www.haaretz.com/misc/writers/WRITER-1.4968096">Aluf Benn</a>, for a wide-ranging discussion on the upcoming&nbsp;<a href="https://www.haaretz.com/israel-news/elections/.premium-14-days-to-go-the-9-factors-that-will-decide-the-israeli-election-1.7794430">Israeli election</a>.
We discuss speculation that U.S. President Donald&nbsp;<a href="https://www.haaretz.com/misc/tags/TAG-donald-trump-1.5599319">Trump</a>&nbsp;could provide Prime Minister Benjamin&nbsp;<a href="https://www.haaretz.com/misc/tags/TAG-benjamin-netanyahu-1.5599046">Netanyahu&nbsp;</a>with a pre-election diplomatic gift, whether&nbsp;<a href="https://www.haaretz.com/israel-news/elections/.premium-it-s-bizarre-i-can-t-tear-myself-away-from-thinking-of-voting-for-lieberman-1.7798359">Ayman Odeh</a>&nbsp;can galvanize Arab voters and whether Haaretz has the resources to&nbsp;<a href="https://www.haaretz.com/israel-news/elections/.premium-netanyahu-claims-voting-fraud-put-arab-party-in-knesset-in-april-s-election-1.7796899">fact-check</a>&nbsp;everything said by politicians in the run-up to September 17.

From Haaretz – Israel's oldest daily newspaper – a weekly podcast in English on Israel, the Middle East and the Jewish World, hosted by Allison Kaplan Sommer.

From Haaretz – Israel's oldest daily newspaper – a weekly podcast in English on Israel, the Middle East and the Jewish World, hosted by Allison Kaplan Sommer.

Your audio guide to Israel, the Middle East and the Jewish World.

Haaretz Podcast

From Haaretz – Israel's oldest daily newspaper – the Haaretz weekly podcast in English on Israel, the Middle East and the Jewish World, hosted by Allison Kaplan Sommer. 

From Haaretz – Israel's oldest daily newspaper – the Haaretz weekly podcast in English on Israel, the Middle East and the Jewish World, hosted by Allison Kaplan Sommer.