Behind The Headlines
Behind The Headlines
Behind The Headlines is your gateway to the untold stories and real issues facing Israel, the Jewish community in Australia and around the world. Hosted by Adam Slonim, the show invites guests from across the globe to explore the background, facts, and complexities behind the headlines, giving listeners a deeper insight and understanding of the challenges and opportunities that shape Israel and Je…Social links:
Episode77. Can We Still Live Together? Archbishop Peter Comensoli on Truth, Faith and the Fight for Australia's Soul
What happens to a society when truth becomes relative, empathy is replaced by outrage, and communities retreat into competing identities? In one of the most thoughtful Behind The Headlines interviews to date, Archbishop Peter Comensoli joins me and Rabbi Ralph Genende to discuss why the surge in an…
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Ep.76 They Imprisoned My Family Because I Spoke Out in Australia
What happens when a dictatorship reaches into Australia to silence its critics? Iranian-Australian activist Nos Hosseini shares a deeply personal story of courage, repression and the forgotten struggle of the Iranian people. Nos challenges the West to see beyond the headlines that dominate Western …
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EP.75 Agricultural Terrorism & the Replanting of Israel
In this startling episode, ReGrow's Danielle Abraham tells us of the little-known terrorism launched by Hamas and Hezbollah to purposely destroy Israel's agriculture, and ReGrow's work with Israeli farmers in replanting over 550,000 fruit trees & orchards and 260,000 vines. It is a powerful story o…
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EP.74 Feeding Hope: One Family's Grief, One Nation's Resilience
When the toll of war came to Israel, Lyana Rotstein could have retreated into grief. Instead, she and a growing network of more than 200 volunteers chose service. Every week they prepare and deliver meals to soldiers defending Israel in Gaza and along the northern border, transforming heartbreak in…
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EP73. What the World Gets Wrong Reporting Israel - Alex Winston of the Jerusalem Post
Jerusalem Post News Editor Alex Winston joins Behind The Headlines to discuss the gap between how Israel is portrayed internationally and the realities experienced on the ground. From war reporting and media narratives to regional politics and Israeli society, Winston offers a front-row perspective…
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EP.72 Amir Tibon, survivor of October 7 and rebuilding for the Future
On October 7, 2023, Amir Tibon was trapped with his family in their safe room at Kibbutz Nahal Oz as Hamas terrorists swept through southern Israel. In this compelling and deeply personal conversation, Tibon recounts the events of that day, the extraordinary rescue led by his father, retired IDF Ge…
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EP71. Law, Truth and the Fight Back: How Australia Confronts Antisemitism
In this compelling conversation, Alessandra Steele - CEO of the Jewish Centre for Law and Justice - talks about the legal, cultural and institutional failures that have allowed antisemitism to flourish in Australia and what must happen next. Drawing on her work supporting victims, pursuing strategi…
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Ep.70 Inside Australia’s Antisemitism Reckoning: Peter Wertheim on the Fight for the Country’s Soul
In one of the most powerful and revealing conversations yet on the Royal Commission into Antisemitism and Social Cohesion, ECAJ Co-CEO Peter Wertheim joins Adam Slonim and Gareth Narunsky to discuss what the Commission is uncovering about modern Australia. From searing testimony of fear, exclusion …
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EP 69. Whose Land? History, Law, Faith and the Battle for Israel’s Legitimacy
In this wide-ranging and deeply provocative conversation, Adam Slonim speaks with British-Australian documentary filmmaker Hugh Kitson about his landmark film series Whose Land? an exploration of the historical and legal foundations of the modern State of Israel. From the 1917 Balfour Declaration a…
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EP68. Before October 7 - Hebron 1929
In this deeply confronting and historically rich conversation, award-winning journalist and author Yardena Schwartz joins Behind The Headlines to unpack the 1929 Hebron Massacre — a largely forgotten atrocity that continues to cast a long shadow over the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. Drawing on yea…
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