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Award-winning Israeli documentary maker Duki Dror discusses his new important documentary ‘Unraveling UNRWA’. The documentary recounts the history of the United Nations organization for Palestinian refugees and how it perpetuates the Arab-Israeli conflict.

Diversity officers have denied for a long time that manyJews feel vulnerable. This is starting to change now in some companies. Dr. Saba Soomekh works hard on it. She is the Director of Training and Education at the American Jewish Committee. She tells us about her training programs about antisemitism for companies. As she happens to be of Persian-Jewish descent, we also ask her some questions about the current developments in Iran.

Negative portrayals of Jews in theater shows and tv shows, or in movies, can lead to antisemitism. Positiveportrayals can help decrease antisemitism. We speak with Estee Stimler, playwright, lyricist, and producer in London. Estee also serves on the board of Stand With Us UK, an organization that supports Zionists and Zionism on campus.

More and more Americans at the Left and the Right areturning against Jews and Israel. Yet America was founded on pro-Jewish principles. Michael Finch is a poet and essayist and the President of the David Horowitz Freedom Center. He talks about America’s historical and cultural roots and the promise of freedom of religion and prosperity. He published a new book with remarkable essays ‘A Time to Stand. The Dire Hour to Defend American Beauty’.

What do the media in the Middle East say about Israel,October 7, Gaza, and Jews now that several Arab and other Muslim countries are engaged in the international peace initiative for Israel and Gaza? Yigal Carmon, co-founder of the Middle East Media Research Institute (MEMRI), reports. We recommend to follow the Arab media and media elsewhere in the world in translation at www.MEMRI.org

With online messaging against antisemitism, we often reach only the echo chamber. But with a billboard we reach everybody who drives through that street. Archie Gottesman tells us about the billboard campaigns of herorganization JewBelong, and how these campaigns raise the number of people who speak up against antisemitism.

We discuss the ties with radicalism of Zohram Mamdani with Dalia Ziada. She is an Egyptian political analyst specializing in the Middle East, and Islamist radicalism in the West. She is coordinator and research fellow at ISGAP, the Institute for the Study of Global Antisemitism & Policy in Washington, DC. She had a leading role in the Arab Spring revolutions and spoke up bravely against Hamas after October 7, 2023, when she was still living in Egypt.

Israeli historian, tour guide and IDF paratrooper veteranUri Goldflam is an expert in Israeli history. After October 7, he became a speaker in the diaspora, fighting the lies about Israel’s alleged genocide, colonialism, starvation policy, and apartheid. He provides talking points foreveryone to help dispel these lies How To Talk AboutThe Conflict - Travel Trailer Israel

Pro-Palestinian activists put pressure on the entertainment industry to boycott Israel. Some working in the industry yield, others don’t. We discuss this with Lana Melman, a leading expert fighting the cultural boycott campaign. She wrote the book “ARTISTS UNDER FIRE: The BDS War Against Celebrities, Jews, and Israel.”

Dillon Hosier, Chief Executive Officer of the Israeli-American Civic Action Network, discusses the new unfriendly Jewish environment in the city of West Hollywood, CA as the "canary in the mine" for other American cities. And what can we as individuals do to stop this antisemitic tide? Learn more at www.icanaction.org