The Israel Connexion
The Israel Connexion
For analysis and insight into important stories about Israel, tune in to The Israel Connexion, hosted by David Schulberg. In collaboration with experts from all walks of life who specialise in various aspects of Israel’s political life, arts and culture, you will hear in depth interviews delving into issues affecting Israel, Israelis and their involvements around the world.Social links:
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Inside the Middle East
Avi Melamed is the founder and CEO of Inside The Middle East | Intelligence Perspectives [ITME] and he says to understand Israel, we must understand the whole Middle East. Avi brings to the table apolitical Middle East education, intelligence-based frameworks for critical thinking and media litera…
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Across the Middle East, NGOs lacking accountability
Avi Melamed is the founder and CEO of Inside The Middle East | Intelligence Perspectives [ITME] and he says to understand Israel, we must understand the whole Middle East. Avi brings to the table apolitical Middle East education, intelligence-based frameworks for critical thinking and media litera…
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Butcher's Stain, Royal Commission, Jewish-Arab Party
I spoke with Meyer Levinson-Blount, who directed the film Butcher's Stain, which won a Silver Medal in the Narrative category at the 2025 Student Academy Awards. Additionally, the short film earned a nomination for Best Live Action Short at the 2026 Academy Awards. The 26-minute film was created b…
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ABC and SBS under the spotlight
I spoke with Kate Mannix and Julie Szego about how our public broadcasters have caused much angst for our Jewish community and discussed how the ABC and SBS must bear some responsibility for fuelling antisemitism in Australia by their slanted coverage from Israel-Palestine in particular. Kate Man…
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Biased Public Broadcasting, Israeli Real Estate
I spoke with Kate Mannix and Julie Szego about how our public broadcasters have caused much angst for our Jewish community and discussed how the ABC and SBS must bear some responsibility for fuelling antisemitism in Australia by their slanted coverage from Israel-Palestine in particular. Kate Man…
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The Genocide Libel
Jeff Sparrow is a senior lecturer at the Centre for Advancing Journalism at the University of Melbourne. He has written an article titled 'How to Sell a Genocide exposes the double standards of reporting on Gaza' and to discuss it I have invited Professor Timothy Lynch, professor of American politi…
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The Genocide Libel, EU ganging up on Israel
Jeff Sparrow is a senior lecturer at the Centre for Advancing Journalism at the University of Melbourne. He has written an article titled 'How to Sell a Genocide exposes the double standards of reporting on Gaza' and to discuss it I have invited Professor Timothy Lynch, professor of American politi…
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Dealing with Antisemitism
The ADL's Deputy National Director Kenneth Jacobson considers how to best tackle antisemitism by examining what Israel is doing to improve the condition of Jews around the world, and what should it be doing differently. He has written that Israel should avoid using antisemitism as political tool an…
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Iran in Control, Antisemitism as a Political Tool?
Nissan Ratzlav-Katz is an experienced marketing communications professional and a published columnist. The views are his own. The facts are everybody's. Click to read Letters from the Homeland by Nissan Ratzlav-Katz, a substack publication. Nissan joins me in providing a historical sketch about He…
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Pickering's Mea Culpa
Charlie Pickering turned up at a protest outside the ABC headquarters in Melbourne fishing for a story. He was confronted by Avi Yemini from Rebel News who grilled him about Grace Tame's appointment to a podcast program on the ABC about Grace Tame. In response to questions about Grace Tame Pickerin…
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