Best David Schulberg Podcasts (2024)

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On-Campus Antisemitism 58:27

1d ago58:27

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The situation on our university campuses has worsened with anti-Israel protests continuing unabated. I speak with Ilya Somin, who is a law professor at George Mason University, the B. Kenneth Simon Chair in Constitutional Studies at the Cato Institute and a blogger for the Volokh Conspiracy He has written a couple of articles Student Movements Are …

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UNRWA is Guilty 58:30

29m ago58:30

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Many countries including Canada and Australia have now resumed funding UNRWA, despite all of the explosive revelations about UNRWA's complicity with Hamas. Both my guests this week are involved in initiatives to redress this injustice. Richard Marceau is Vice President, External Affairs and General Counsel, Centre for Israel and Jewish Affairs (CIJ…

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Australian Academic Alliance Against Antisemitism 45:40

5d ago45:40

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The Australian Academic Alliance Against Antisemitism (5A) comprising a network of 250 academics, working across 26 Australian universities and medical centres, from diverse disciplinary backgrounds, cultural identities, and religious affiliations, aims to counteract antisemitism in the tertiary sector and medical and research affiliates through ed…

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Christian Zionists, Antisemitism at Universities 58:29

17d ago58:29

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John Lockwood, the chairman of an Australian pro-Israel Christian organisation called Kingdom Builders, is partnering with Jewish community organsations and the Global Israeli Leadership. John founded the Southern Cross Alliance for Israel, which started 5 years ago in an effort to bring Jews and Christians together in support of Israel and to comb…

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The Third Narrative, Plea for a Hostage 57:26

21d ago57:26

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Ralph Seliger has been a left-wing Zionist activist since the 1980s. He's edited and written widely for print and online platforms, usually on Israel and Jewish-related topics. His current focus is as co-editor of The Third Narrative, a website dedicated to a nuanced perspective on Israel, defending its existence and security, while also advocating…

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Anti-Israel Humanitarian Law 37:03

25d ago37:03

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The United Nations Special Rapporteur on the Promotion and Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms while Countering Terrorism happens to be Professor Ben Saul, Challis Chair of International Law, Sydney Law School and Elected Academic Fellow, The University of Sydney Senate. In this complete interview with Professor Ben Saul we wrestled…

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The Be'eri Spirit, Anti-Israel Humanitarian Law 58:22

19d ago58:22

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Eitan Drori OAM joined me in the studio live speaking with Ahal Besorai, an Israeli Certified Forum Facilitator and Coach and British lawyer, who currently lives in the Phillipines. Ahal, born in Kibbutz Be'eri, is a former officer in an IDF Navy Commando unit and a chairman of the Young President Organization (YPO) London Chapter. Ahal's younger s…

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Zionist Federation of Australia, Humanitarian Aid in Gaza 58:30

26d ago58:30

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The recently appointed CEO of the Zionist Federation of Australia Alon Cassuto is responsible for leading the organisation through the most challenging times being faced by Australia’s Jewish community. Cassuto is an accomplished lawyer and management consultant. Born and raised in Jerusalem, the former youth movement madrich (leader), AUJS and Isr…

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The Nova Music Festival Massacre 32:58

1M ago32:58

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Born in Tel Aviv and educated at UCLA and Columbia College in Chicago, Duki Dror Darwish is an internationally award-winning documentary filmmaker. His extensive body of work spreads over multiple topics and forms - character-driven journeys, experiment biographies, investigative docs, and historical epics, have won him international recognition an…

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Moral Clarity: Truths in Politics and Culture 33:21

1M ago33:21

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Understanding the world is harder than ever. There is too much information, too much propaganda, and too much virtue signalling. Moral Clarity: Truths in Politics and Culture is a vehicle to speak truth to nonsense. Nachum Kaplan holds a degree in politics from Monash University in his native Australia and has spent 30 years working as a journalist…

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SUPERNOVA and Moral Clarity 58:29

1M ago58:29

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Born in Tel Aviv and educated at UCLA and Columbia College in Chicago, Duki Dror Darwish is an internationally award-winning documentary filmmaker. His extensive body of work spreads over multiple topics and forms - character-driven journeys, experiment biographies, investigative docs, and historical epics, have won him international recognition an…

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Zone of Self Interest 4:20

2M ago4:20

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ABC radio presenter Rafi Epstein toeing the line at the ABC. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.By David Schulberg

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Three Israel Advocates 58:30

1M ago58:30

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𝐋𝐢𝐥𝐥𝐢𝐚𝐧 𝐊𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐞 - is the acting Head of Philanthropy for the Victor Smorgon Group and the Founder of Impact Outfit, a family office advisory group. She has just returned from a trip to Israel. Lillian is passionate about working with individual investors and family offices to help them align their personal values with their philanthropic and business…

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Eurovision 2024, Jerusalem's Anglo City Councillor 58:48

2M ago58:48

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Israel had to change its entry for Eurovision because its original selection 'October Rain' was deemed to be too political. Now Eden Golan will be singing 'Hurricane' and I spoke with Israeli Eurovision expert Amir Alon about Israel's prospects at Eurovision 2024. Alon Amir was slated to be a judge before the Estonian pre-Eurovision contest, a posi…

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Gaza War Situation, Where's the Jews? 58:15

2M ago58:15

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Dr. Dan Diker is president of the Jerusalem Centre for Public Affairs and a Senior Fellow and longtime Director of the Counter-Political Warfare Project at the Jerusalem Center, former Secretary-General of the World Jewish Congress and Research Fellow of the International Institute for Counter Terrorism at Reichman University (formerly IDC, Herzliy…

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Voices From Gaza - full interview 43:56

2M ago43:56

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Joseph Braude is a Middle East scholar and author, who is the founder and president of the Centre for Peace Communications, which works through media, schools, and centres of spiritual and moral leadership in the Middle East and North Africa to roll back divisive ideologies and foster a mindset of inclusion and engagement. A year ago I spoke to Jos…

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Lessons from the Israeli-Palestinian Oslo peace process 57:56

2M ago57:56

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Gidi Grinstein is an Israeli societal entrepreneur. He is the founder of the Reut Group), a non-partisan not-for-profit research, strategy and leadership group. He helped to found TOM: Tikkun Olam Makers, a global nonprofit that aids the disabled, elderly and poor. Gidi has been involved in peacemaking in the Middle East region since 1995 and is ab…

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Lessons from Oslo, Voices from Gaza 58:02

2M ago58:02

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Gidi Grinstein is an Israeli societal entrepreneur. He is the founder of the Reut Group), a non-partisan not-for-profit research, strategy and leadership group. He helped to found TOM: Tikkun Olam Makers, a global nonprofit that aids the disabled, elderly and poor. Gidi has been involved in peacemaking in the Middle East region since 1995 and is ab…

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Lessons from Oslo, Muslims cancelling Iftar, miscellaneous other issues 58:28

2M ago58:28

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𝑻𝒉𝒆 𝒊𝒎𝒑𝒂𝒄𝒕 𝒐𝒇 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝑮𝒂𝒛𝒂 𝑾𝒂𝒓 (Lessons from Oslo) Gidi Grinstein is an Israeli societal entrepreneur. He is the founder of the Reut Group), a non-partisan not-for-profit research, strategy and leadership group. He helped to found TOM: Tikkun Olam Makers, a global nonprofit that aids the disabled, elderly and poor. He has been involved in peacemaking i…

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What's the Solution? 58:20

3M ago58:20

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Sarah Leah Whitson is the Executive Director of Democracy for the Arab World Now (DAWN). Previously, she served as executive director of Human Rights Watch's Middle East and North Africa Division from 2004 – 2020, overseeing the work of the division in 19 countries, with staff located in 10 countries. She has led dozens of advocacy and investigativ…

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An Israel Naysayer, What Matters Now, Future of Jewish 58:21

3M ago58:21

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Professor Jeffrey Sachs is an American economist and public policy analyst, professor at Columbia University, where he was former director of The Earth Institute. He is known for his work on sustainable development, economic development, and the fight to end poverty. We locked horns over Israel's war in Gaza. (0:50-26:42) An excerpt from a Times of…

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Israeli Resilience in spite of the Israel-Gaza war 58:11

3M ago58:11

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There has been much happening in Australia related to the Israel-Gaza war with a policy investigation suggesting that 'Gas the Jews' was not uttered at the infamous protest outside the Sydney Opera House on Oct 9th and the arrest now of two men in Melbourne for the Burgertory arson attack in November. Yesterday an article appeared in the Fairfax/Ni…

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Professor Edward N. Luttwak 38:47

4M ago38:47

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Professor Edward Luttwak is an American author known for his works on grand stategy, military strategy, geoeconomics, military history, and international relations. We discuss his article Israel is still winning the political war and hear his views on how Biden might tackle Iran following the drone attack in Jordan that killed 3 American service-me…

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Israel winning the political war, UNRWA has to go 58:30

4M ago58:30

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Professor Edward Luttwak is an American author known for his works on grand stategy, military strategy, geoeconomics, military history, and international relations. We discuss his article Israel is still winning the political war and hear his views on how Biden might tackle Iran following the drone attack in Jordan that killed 3 American service-me…

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Senator David Pocock - full interview 16:13

4M ago16:13

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Independent Senator David Pocock tells me how he perceives the Israel-Gaza war, bemoaning the loss of civilian life in Gaza, calling for a ceasefire and approving of the move by South Africa to take Israel to the ICJ for a judgement on whether Israel is committing genocide See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.…

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Israel-Gaza War Aussie Flavour 58:03

4M ago58:03

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Supporters of Israel have found themselves under pressure as Israel's war with Hamas continues. The legitimacy of Israel's efforts to eliminate Hamas and the right to defend itself after the barbaric atrocity of October 7 are being questioned. Independent Senator David Pocock tells me how he perceives the Israel-Gaza war. This is just an excerpt of…

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Muslims Combatting Antisemitism, IDSF War Briefing 57:43

5M ago57:43

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Raheel Raza is president of The Council for Muslims Facing Tomorrow, author of the book ‘Their Jihad – Not My Jihad’ and an award-winning journalist, public speaker, and activist for human rights. She is recipient of Canada’s Sesquicentennial commemorative medal for ‘exceptional contributions to Canada’, Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee medal for…

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Michelle Ananda-Rajah MP, Dr Jason Thomas, Arnold Roth 58:56

5M ago58:56

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Michelle Ananda-Rajah MP for Higgins in Victoria spoke at a pro-Israel rally in Kings Domain in Melbourne. Michelle Ananda-Rajah and another Labor MP Josh Burns are currently touring Israel with Opposition foreign affairs spokesman Simon Birmingham, visiting the site of a Hamas massacre that took place on 7 October. (1:22-6:52) Dr Jason Thomas is t…

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School Students for Palestine, ABC spews Palestinian propaganda 58:30

6M ago58:30

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Rabbi James Kennard, principal of of Melbourne’s largest Jewish school, Mount Scopus Memorial College, said that pro-Palestine rallies have left the Jewish community feeling vulnerable and unsafe and "there is every reason to fear that young people attending a School Strike for Palestine would be exposed to the current surge in antisemitism, thereb…

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Reactions to the Gaza War 58:27

6M ago58:27

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Aharon Ariel-Lavi is a rabbi, economist and community builder and a thinker who believes Judaism can inspire and inform all walks of life. He lives with his wife and their five children in Garin Shuva a “Jewish eco-mission-driven community” on the Gaza border. Aharon is also working to identify elements in the moderate Muslim world that oppose extr…

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Antisemitism Surges on Campuses 57:05

6M ago57:05

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Students on university campuses are facing unprecedented attacks from anti-Israel elements that have come out in force following the outbreak of Israel’s war in Gaza. Ilan Sinelnikov is the founder and president of the international Students Supporting Israel movement, a speaker, blogger, and a coach on the topics of Israel, campus advocacy, and gr…

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International Law and Gaza (Prof Avi Bell), Palestinianism (David Southwick MP) 58:30

7M ago58:30

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Professor Avi Bell, an Israeli Professor of Law at the University of San Diego School of Law and at Bar-Ilan University's Faculty of Law, affirms that Israel has no obligation to provide anything to Gaza under the current conditions of war and has written Israel has the right — and the duty — to besiege Gaza. In a media briefing Professor Bell prov…

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Brent Nagtegaal, Dr Gedaliah Afterman 51:37

7M ago51:37

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Brent Nagtegaal (Armstrong Institute of Biblical Archaeology) worked alongside the famous Israeli archaeologist Eilat Mazar on all of her excavations in ancient Jerusalem. Now he works at Hebrew University in collaboration with the Armstrong Institute of Biblical Archaeology, having worked on excavations at the southern wall of the Temple Mount and…

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War with Hamas - David Lange (Israellycool) 58:19

7M ago58:19

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Founded in 2003 by David Lange, Israellycool has become the largest English-language blog in Israel, and one of the largest focused on Israel in the world. It is a project of Israellycool Israel Advocacy, a registered Israeli non-profit. (0:59-37:56) Latest report from ABC 'The World Today' (38:03-42:30) The Australian Greens show their contempt fo…

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Israel Under Attack: Strategic Analysis 2:14

7M ago2:14

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Lt. Col. Wurmser responds to a question about opening the Gaza border with Egypt in order to provide an escape route for Gazans wanting to flee the violence. David Wurmser is an American foreign policy specialist. He served as Middle East adviser to former US Vice President Dick Cheney, as special assistant to John Bolton at the State Department an…

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Daniel Seaman, Yael Noy (Road to Recovery) 59:00

7M ago59:00

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Daniel Seaman is a media professional who has served the Israeli Government in various roles over the past 30 years, including Director of the Government Press Office and most recently as the Deputy Director General for Information at the Israeli Ministry of Public Diplomacy and Diaspora Affairs. Danny has been an adviser and spokesperson to the go…

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Eran Berkovich, Danny Ben-Moshe, Greg Sheridan AO 57:52

8M ago57:52

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Eran Berkovich is the recently appointed Director of Eastern Europe for the Jewish Agency. I spoke with him about his important role, which inter alia has the responsibility for dealing with the plight of Jews caught up in the war in Ukraine. (0:39-32:25) Screening at JIFF in November will be a work in progress by documentarian Danny Ben-Moshe, who…

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Eran Berkovich (Jewish Agency Eastern Europe), Filmmaker Danny Ben-Moshe 58:12

8M ago58:12

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Eran Berkovich is the recently appointed Director of Eastern Europe for the Jewish Agency. I spoke with him about his important role, which inter alia has the responsibility for dealing with the plight of Jews caught up in the war in Ukraine. (0:39-35:03) Screening at JIFF in November will be a work in progress by documentarian Danny Ben-Moshe, who…

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Maj Gen (res) Gershon Hacohen, Gili Meisler 58:30

8M ago58:30

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Approaching Yom Kippur we remember the war that caught Israel by surprise 50 years ago. I spoke with Maj Gen (res) Gershon Hacohen, who wrote an article 'The Yom Kippur War: Much More than an Intelligence Failure' in which he discusses and reflects on the war's significance in Israel's history. (0:36-34:33) Gili Meisler, the brother of Giora, the m…

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Israeli Settlements (Samuel Hyde) 34:19

8M ago34:19

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Writer and researcher Samuel Hyde is the editor of “We Should All Be Zionists” by Dr. Einat Wilf and is currently co-writing a book with Wilf titled 'Political Intelligence.' He focuses on political theory, Israel’s political climate, conflict resolution, Israel-Africa relations, the education sector, democracy and Middle East affairs. We discussed…

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ICJ - Natasha Hausdorff (UKLI) & Professor Gregory Rose, Samuel Hyde (Israeli settlements) 56:57

8M ago56:57

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Natasha Hausdorff (UK Lawyers for Israel) and Professor Gregory Rose questioned the purpose and validity of The International Criminal Court of Justice (ICJ) enquiry, the objective of which is to establish an advisory opinion on the legal consequences arising from the policies and practices of Israel in the Occupied Territories, including East Jeru…

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Ittay Flescher, Sharri Markson, Gaith Al-Omari 58:30

9M ago58:30

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I speak with Ittay Flescher, the educational director for Kids4Peace Jerusalem. Founded in Jerusalem in 2002, Kids4Peace is a global interfaith youth movement, dedicated to ending conflict and inspiring hope in divided societies around the world. They believe youth have the power to bring new questions and new answers to the struggle for peace and …

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ZFA Plenary Conference Conversation, Singer-Songwriter Shaya 59:37

9M ago59:37

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The Zionist Federation of Australia annual plenary took place in Sydney at the weekend. The community was given the opportunity to watch a perceptive discussion featuring Rabbi Dr Donniel Hartman, a distinguished scholar and thought leader, in conversation with ZFA President Jeremy Leibler. (0:47-35:55) Shaya is an Israeli-Moroccan Singer-Songwrite…

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The Abraham Initiatives (Dr Thabet Abu Rass), Australia Israel Labor Dialogue (Michael Borowick) 58:28

9M ago58:28

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After six years of serving on The Abraham Initiatives’ international board, Dr. Thabet Abu Rass joined as co-CEO in 2014. Dr. Abu Rass has significantly strengthened The Abraham Initiatives’ practical and strategic partnerships with key public and political leaders in Arab society, and advocated programs and directives at the highest levels of gove…

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Labor Tinkers with Palestine (Stephen Flatow, Senator David Fawcett), Boys Town Jerusalem (Ilana Kaplan) 58:20

9M ago58:20

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Stephen M. Flatow is a father of five whose then 20-year-old daughter, Alisa, died in April 1995 following an Iranian terrorist attack while she was a student in Israel. Stephen has written an article 'Should Israel refer to Australia as occupied Aboriginal territory?', in which he suggests Australia’s Labor government ought to take a look in the m…

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IDF Recidivism (Ran Porat), MP Zoe Daniel, Anti-BDS law in UK (UKLI) 58:30

9M ago58:30

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Dr Ran Porat is an affiliate research associate at the Australian Centre for Jewish Civilisation, Monash University and a research associate with the Australia/Israel & Jewish Affairs Council (AIJAC). Ran has written an article 'Israeli army moves to centre-stage in judicial reform controversy' and we discuss the effect of the Israeli government's …

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Gilad Erdan (UNSC), Michael Shamir (The Iranian Octopus) 58:23

10M ago58:23

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The speech by Gilad Erdan, the Permanent Representative of Israel to the United Nations delivered to yet another UN Security Council briefing on the Middle East on July 27th 2023. (1:05-22:48) Michael Shamir is a former major in the Israeli Air Force who was involved behind the scenes in Operation Opera, which involved the attack on the Iraqi nucle…

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President Herzog in the US, Visa Waiver trial (Prof Ned Lazarus), IsraAID (Yotam Polizer) 58:30

10M ago58:30

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Professor Ned Lazarus is a conflict resolution scholar, practitioner and evaluator, who has conducted evaluative studies of peacebuilding initiatives on behalf of USAID, USIP, the European Union and the US Department of State. We considered the impact of President Isaac Herzog's rapturous reception by the US Congress and the moves afoot for the US …

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Violence in Jenin (Prof Kobi Michael), Israeli Soccer (Barry Shaw) 57:54

10M ago57:54

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My first guest today is Professor Kobi Michael - senior researcher at the Institute for National Security Studies in Israel and the editor in chief of "Strategic Assessment", a multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary peer-reviewed journal on topics related to Israel’s national security and Middle East strategic issues, which is published in Hebrew …

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Dr Izzat Abdulhadi, Judy Siegel-Itzkovich 58:28

10M ago58:28

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I discuss an article by Dr Izzat Abdulhadi - Palestinian envoy to Australia, NZ and the Pacific that was published in The Canberra Times titled ‘Anthony Albanese has chance to stand up for Palestine and change history’ and consider whether it would be appropriate at this time for Australia to recognise a Palestinian state. (0:52-33:31) With Jerusal…

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