In this remarkable interview, I talk with 2 leaders of the Indian community, their experiences as an Australian minority, and how that shaped their understanding and standing with the Jewish community and Israel.

In this remarkable interview, I talk with 2 leaders of the Indian community, their experiences as an Australian minority, and how that shaped their understanding and standing with the Jewish community and Israel.

The untold stories and real issues facing Israel and the Jewish community in Australia and around the world.

The untold stories and real issues facing Israel and the Jewish community in Australia and around the world.

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 Jewish life today. Whether it’s examining the situation in Israel, uncovering the realities of global Jewish communities, dissecting Government and society’s changing attitudes, or discussing the pressing issues that affect us all, Behind The Headlines will provide insightful and engaging conversations that go beyond the surface.

About the Host

Adam Slonim is a seasoned commentator with a deep passion for Jewish community issues and Israeli affairs. Adam has served in community positions over many years and co-founded Labor Friends of Israel. He has taken a number of Australian Missions to Israel. He is the Managing Director of the Blended Learning Group, focusing on teaching Emotional Intelligence, and consults in Artificial Intelligence. Adam brings a wealth of experience in public engagement and education, having worked extensively with organisations and forums focused on the Middle East and global Jewish issues. Adam’s thoughtful, informed approach ensures that Behind The Headlines offers listeners meaningful, nuanced discussions on the stories that matter most.

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 Jewish life today. Whether it’s examining the situation in Israel, uncovering the realities of global Jewish communities, dissecting Government and society’s changing attitudes, or discussing the pressing issues that affect us all, Behind The Headlines will provide insightful and engaging conversations that go beyond the surface.
About the Host
Adam Slonim is a seasoned commentator with a deep passion for Jewish community issues and Israeli affairs. Adam has served in community positions over many years and co-founded Labor Friends of Israel. He has taken a number of Australian Missions to Israel. He is the Managing Director of the Blended Learning Group, focusing on teaching Emotional Intelligence, and consults in Artificial Intelligence. Adam brings a wealth of experience in public engagement and education, having worked extensively with organisations and forums focused on the Middle East and global Jewish issues. Adam’s thoughtful, informed approach ensures that Behind The Headlines offers listeners meaningful, nuanced discussions on the stories that matter most.

EP89. The Indian & Jewish Communities Standing Together

A Jewish school, synagogue or community event should not need a security plan simply to open its doors. Yet for years, protection has become an unavoidable part of Jewish public life. Justin Kagan takes us inside Victoria’s Community Security Group: why it was founded, how its role has changed, and what the next phase of Jewish security may demand. We examine the group’s relationship with civil society, the moments when the community feels authorities have not acted decisively enough, and how day to day security works for the Jewish community This is a conversation about the human cost of living on alert—and the right of Jews to gather, learn and worship without fear.

A Jewish school, synagogue or community event should not need a security plan simply to open its doors. Yet for years, protection has become an unavoidable part of Jewish public life. Justin Kagan takes us inside Victoria&rsquo;s Community Security Group: why it was founded, how its role has changed, and what the next phase of Jewish security may demand. We examine the group&rsquo;s relationship with civil society, the moments when the community feels authorities have not acted decisively enough, and how day to day security works for the Jewish community This is a conversation about the human cost of living on alert&mdash;and the right of Jews to gather, learn and worship without fear.

EP90. We Shouldn’t Need Security Just to Be Jewish

For Jewish students, university should be a place to learn, belong and find their feet as adults. AUJS' Jeremy Suss and Liat Granot describe how, after October 7, campuses became places where students hid their Jewish identity, were spat on, abused, and walked with fear. They explain how warnings to university leaders went largely unanswered, and what they told the Royal Commission about the institutions that failed to protect their students. Their testimony is a devastating account of that failure, but it ends with a refusal to be driven out: young Jews continuing to build community, lead and live proudly.

For Jewish students, university should be a place to learn, belong and find their feet as adults. AUJS' Jeremy Suss and Liat Granot describe how, after October 7, campuses became places where students hid their Jewish identity, were spat on, abused, and walked with fear. They explain how warnings to university leaders went largely unanswered, and what they told the Royal Commission about the institutions that failed to protect their students. Their testimony is a devastating account of that failure, but it ends with a refusal to be driven out: young Jews continuing to build community, lead and live proudly.

EP88 A Shameful Dereliction: Our Universities Failure to Protect Jewish Students

Sarit Zehavi (Col ret), one of the architects of the IDF’s civilian-warning and collateral-damage procedures, delivers a powerful rebuttal to the documentary Naza. She argues that the filmmakers fundamentally misrepresented the meaning of a “collateral damage estimate”. It is not an authorisation to kill civilians, but a warning that triggers an extensive system of intelligence officers, lawyers, operational commanders and technology experts who issue evacuation notices, more precise weapons, higher-level approval, or cancellation of the strike altogether. We also explore how the situation in Lebanon and Syria is reshaping Israel military and diplomatic strategy.

Sarit Zehavi (Col ret), one of the architects of the IDF&rsquo;s civilian-warning and collateral-damage procedures, delivers a powerful rebuttal to the documentary Naza. She argues that the filmmakers fundamentally misrepresented the meaning of a &ldquo;collateral damage estimate&rdquo;. It is not an authorisation to kill civilians, but a warning that triggers an extensive system of intelligence officers, lawyers, operational commanders and technology experts who issue evacuation notices, more precise weapons, higher-level approval, or cancellation of the strike altogether. We also explore how the situation in Lebanon and Syria is reshaping Israel military and diplomatic strategy.

EP89. The Indian & Jewish Communities Standing Together

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