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What will happen with Gaza?
Gidi Grinstein is the Founder and President of The Reut Institute, a non-partisan, non-profit policy-group based in Tel-Aviv. Gidi served as the Secretary and Coordinator of the Israeli negotiation team between Israel and the PLO in the Office and later the Bureau of Prime Minis…
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Iran Crisis , Where To Palestine?
With tensions concerning Iran at an all-time high I am playing a special briefing direct from Israel, featuring insight and analysis from Lt. Col. (Res.) Jonathan Conricus. Jonathan Conricus is a senior fellow at FDD focused on the Middle East. He served in the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) for 24 y…
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How much Settler Violence?
Naomi Kahn is the Director of the International Division at Regavim, a research-based think tank and lobbying group dedicated to the protection and preservation of Israel’s sovereignty. When arguments about Hamas violence or Palestinian terror gain momentum, the conversation is often deflected to …
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Legislating to Fight Antisemitism
Peter Wertheim has been involved with the ECAJ for nearly 30 years and is currently its co-CEO. Peter previously worked as a lawyer for 32 years, during which he acted as honorary solicitor for a number of charities in the Jewish and wider communities. We spoke about the outcome of the parliamenta…
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Laws to Deal with Antisemitism, Settler Violence?
Peter Wertheim has been involved with the ECAJ for nearly 30 years and is currently its co-CEO. Peter previously worked as a lawyer for 32 years, during which he acted as honorary solicitor for a number of charities in the Jewish and wider communities. We will talk about the outcome of the parliam…
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Fighting Back - Stan Andrews
n 1948, Stan Andrews left a comfortable postwar life in Los Angeles to travel to the war-torn Middle East, where a four-front Arab invasion threatened to destroy the newly-declared State of Israel. There he joined the Israeli Air Force and became one of its first fighter pilots. Andrews was an unex…
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Saving Abigail
Liz Hirsh Naftali is the author of "Saving Abigail: The True Story of the Abduction and Rescue of a Three-Year-Old Hostage," which chronicles the harrowing ordeal her great-niece endured after being orphaned and taken hostage in Gaza for 51 days. The unimaginable tragedy struck her family on Octobe…
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Combat Antisemitism Movement
Alyza Lewin is the recently appointed President of U.S. Affairs for the Combat Antisemitism Movement (CAM), where she leads strategic engagement with government, educational and civic institutions nationwide. She previously served as President of the Louis D. Brandeis Center for Human Rights Under …
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Combatting Antisemitism, Saving Abigail, Fighting Back
Alyza Lewin is the recently appointed President of U.S. Affairs for the Combat Antisemitism Movement (CAM), where she leads strategic engagement with government, educational and civic institutions nationwide. She previously served as President of the Louis D. Brandeis Center for Human Rights Under …
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Antisemitism in Australia
Australia has experienced one of its deadliest mass shootings in its history on Sunday when two gunmen opened fire on the first night of Chanukah at Bondi in Sydney. 16 people are dead, including one of the attackers. At least 38 people were injured, including two police officers. I spoke with Jil…
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