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:
EP62. Australia Shifting, War Escalating: - Andrew Landeryou on Politics & Power
One of Australia's greatest raconteurs, Andrew Landeryou, delivers a blunt assessment of a political system in flux and the rise of a more volatile, fragmented electorate. urning to the global stage, he frames the Israel–US–Iran conflict as a genuine strategic turning point, with the potential to r…
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EP61. Middle East on the Brink: Mike Kelly on Iran & What Comes Next
As Israel moves rom managing the Iranian threat to removing it, former Australian Assistant Defence Minister and soldier Mike Kelly provides a hard-headed assessment of the escalating conflict involving Israel, Iran, Hezbollah and the United States. What are the real military and geopolitical stake…
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EP60. Inside Israel’s War with Iran-David Horovitz Explains
Israel is fighting a large scale war with Iran—the power that has spent decades trying to encircle it with proxy armies and missiles. In this episode I interview David Horovitz the founding editor of The Times of Israel, one of the world’s most widely read English-language publications covering Isr…
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EP59. The Israeli Union That Destroys the Apartheid Myth
In this episode of Behind The Headlines, I interview Avital Shapira, International Director of the Histadrut, Israel’s national trade union federation representing over 800,000 workers. What follows is a conversation that decisively dismantles one of the loudest accusations made against Israel. We …
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EP58. The Last Jew In Labor
A speech I gave about the deep historical Jewish connection to the Australian Labor Party and reclaiming it for the future.
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EP57 Globalise the Intifada - what happened on Oct 7
In a world where 'Globalise the Intifada' is considered radical chic, it is timely to recall what that actually looks like in practice. This episode reprises an interview with Captain M of IDF Intelligence whose story of what happened on Oct 7 tells us all we need to know about real courage and her…
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EP56. The Arts and Antisemitism with Julie Szego
In this episode of Behind The Headlines, I am joined by journalist Julie Szego for a clear-eyed examination of how Australia’s arts and cultural sector — once proudly liberal and pluralist — has become a breeding ground for antisemitism. We explore how activist politics, moral absolutism and manage…
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EP55. Shocking revelations about Bondi - with Gareth Narunsky
A gripping, inside-the-storm conversation with Australian Jewish News editor Gareth Narunsky that exposes what has really been happening in Australia before and since the Bondi attack — including two revelations that left even us stunned.
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EP54. Michael Oren - Israel at War & Peace, and the Stories We Tell Ourselves
In this episode of Behind The Headlines, I’m joined by Michael Oren — historian, former Israeli Ambassador to the United States, and one of the most thoughtful and experienced interpreters of Israel’s place in the world — for a wide-ranging and deeply honest conversation about war, diplomacy, Octob…
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EP53. Antisemitism, & Moral Panic - where to Australia? Peter Wertheim tells us
In this urgent and unflinching conversation, Peter Wertheim, one of Australia’s most experienced Jewish communal leaders, confronts a question many would rather avoid: why does antisemitism feel different now? From the chilling chants outside the Sydney Opera House to the terror of Bondi, from the …
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