JBS Journalist Micah Halpern examines how polarized views of Donald Trump create tension when people assume agreement, fueling conflict in families, workplaces, synagogues—this and more on this episode of “Thinking Out Loud” on JBS. ** JBS is a non-profit, Jewish educational television and multimedia channel made possible by VIEWERS LIKE YOU! ** Follow JBS on […]
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In a sermon to his congregation of the Stephen Wise Free Synagogue in New York City, Rabbi Ammiel Hirsch reflects on a moment of clear national crisis, asking what kind of country America is becoming and urging civic engagement guided by Jewish ethical values. ** JBS is a non-profit, Jewish educational television and multimedia channel […]
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David Harris is joined by French journalist Nora Bussigny, author of a high-profile book based on a year infiltrating the anti-Israel community, alongside Paris-based writer and strategist Simone Rodan-Benzaquen, two voices confronting antisemitism in France and across Europe. ______________________ *** JBS is a non-profit, Jewish educational television and multimedia channel made possible by VIEWERS LIKE […]
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David Harris speaks with Avi Jorisch, author of “Thou Shalt Innovate: How Israeli Ingenuity Repairs the World,” and CEO and co-founder of the Israel Economic Forum, whose work advances Israel’s global economic standing and connectivity.
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David Harris is joined by international human rights lawyer, social media influencer, and Bondi Beach survivor Arsen Ostrovsky. Arsen recounts his harrowing ordeal at Bondi, as he was shot in the head, millimeters from death, not knowing if his family nearby was safe from the shooters’ rampage.
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David Harris is joined by Saba Farzan, a German-Iranian journalist, Executive Director of Foreign Policy Circle and a strategy think tank in Berlin to discuss the recent protests in Iran and what they could portend for the future of Iran’s theocratic regime.
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David Harris dissects the concept of Israel’s “right to exist” by recounting its ancient and contemporary history, as well as comparing its legitimacy to that of other nations around the world, including advanced Western nations.
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David Harris reacts to the horrifying mass shooting on Bondi Beach in Australia on the first night of Chanukah. He highlights the fact that frequent Defending Israel guest Arsen Ostrovsky was wounded in the attack.
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David Harris is joined by Col. Richard Kemp, distinguished military veteran and commander of British forces in Afghanistan to discuss Israel’s military aims and doctrines, British reaction and the surge in antisemitism in the UK.
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David Harris is joined by Izabella Taborovsky, a writer and scholar of Soviet anti-zionism and contemporary antisemitism and author of the forthcoming book “Be a Refusenik: A Jewish Student’s Survival Guide.”
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