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So Much To Say - News from Israel
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So Much To Say is a hard-hitting daily news show that takes a deeper look at some of the major stories happening in Israel. All the unique drama that is the Israeli news cycle packed into a one-hour news talk show.
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SlutWalk in the Holy City
May 31, 201500:06:36Tap to summarizeYou don't see topless or scantily-clad women in Jerusalem every day. But on Friday, several hundred protesters marched in the center of the capital as part of SlutWalk, a protest that started in Canada in 2011 and has since spread all over the world. Shoshan Weber, one of the organizers, tells host Gilad Halpern that the message applies to all sectors of society, and that religious and Arab women also took part in the march.
Transcribe →No woman no drive: London Hasidim ban women drivers
May 31, 201500:06:54Tap to summarizeRadical clerics in London have issued a ban on women drivers, threatening to expel children from schools if they were dropped off by their mothers. The ban comes not from fanatic Islamists, but from Belz Hasidim in the London suburb of Stamford Hill. Following a complaint, the education minister announced she would launch an inquiry into the matter. London-based journalist Daniella Peled tells host Gilad Halpern that the government has jumped on this story as proof that it has nothing against Islam, but fights discrimination across the board.
Transcribe →Russia downgrades support for Assad: Does one swallow an Arab Spring make?
May 31, 201500:08:22Tap to summarizeOne of the most crucial lifelines of Bashar al-Assad, the embattled Syrian President who has been bogged down in a bloody civil war for more than four years, was the unwavering support of Russia. But, according to the Arabic newspaper Asharq Al Awsat, this is going to change soon. The paper reported that Moscow has withdrawn military experts from Assad's war room in Damascus, evacuated non-essential personnel, and stopped showing public support for Assad. Prof. Eyal Zisser, a Syria expert from Tel Aviv University, tells host Gilad Halpern that the reliability of the report is not certain, but if it's true, Assad's downfall is imminent. Sadly, those who will fill the void are Islamic groups that will probably continue to fight between themselves.
Transcribe →Death of top Nazi suspect highlights Canada's leniency
May 31, 201500:07:26Tap to summarizeVladimir Katriuk was the second-most wanted Nazi war criminal suspect on the Wiesenthal Center's most wanted list. He no longer is – because he died last week in Canada, aged 93. Dr. Ephraim Zuroff, director of the Wiesenthal Center's Jerusalem office, tells host Gilad Halpern that Canada has been notoriously lenient on suspected Nazi war criminals. Even though Katriuk was under investigation and a judge ruled that he had lied in his immigration application, he wasn't denaturalized and was never brought to justice.
Transcribe →Tel Aviv loves all genders
May 28, 201500:05:51Tap to summarizeTel Aviv's 17th Gay Pride Parade will be launched on Friday June 12th 2015 under the slogan "Tel Aviv Loves All Genders." This year, the parade will focus specifically on the rights of the transgender community, acknowledging their significant contribution to the LGBTQ community and the City of Tel Aviv. Shai Doitsch, one of the producers of the "TA Gay Month," joins host Allison Kaplan Sommer to explain what we can expect.
Transcribe →Some like it hot, but Israelis would like a let-up
May 28, 201500:08:14Tap to summarizeIt’s too darn hot in Israel. So hot that things are getting dangerous: Bush fires were reported across the country; outside Tel Aviv three homes went up in flames after a gas tank exploded; delays were reported at Ben Gurion International Airport; a toddler was taken to the hospital after being left in a car for two hours in Petah Tikvah; and the National Fire and Rescue Authority has asked the public to refrain from lighting outdoor fires. Meteorologist Dr. Noah Wolfson, CEO of Meteo-Tech, tells Allison Kaplan Sommer if this is just the beginning, or just a fluke.
Transcribe →Battleship: Israel and Germany complete the latest round
May 28, 201500:07:38Tap to summarizeLast week, Prime Minister Netanyahu announced that Israel had agreed to purchase four new missile boats from Germany, for the purpose of protecting offshore gas facilities in the Mediterranean Sea. The deal came after a minor crisis in Israeli-German relations in October, relating to missile boats and their price - and Israel ended up getting a good deal In tomorrow’s issue of the Hebrew newspaper Maariv, a big story will appear on the deal; its author, Sara Leibowitz-Dar, joins host Allison Kaplan Sommer to discuss.
Transcribe →Rocket attack: Internal Gaza tensions spill over into Israel
May 28, 201500:07:38Tap to summarizeIt felt almost like a summer rerun: Rockets were launched from Gaza, sirens went off in southern Israel, and explosions were heard. The Palestinian Islamic Jihad attack drew a response from Israel - a bombardment that targeted empty facilities and killed no one. Avi Issacharoff, analyst at The Times of Israel, has written that “when two Gazans fight, Israel suffers.” He joins host Allison Kaplan Sommer to talk about the tensions in Gaza that led to this exchange.
Transcribe →Foreign affairs: The significance of Israel's unmanned portfolio
May 26, 201500:10:20Tap to summarizeIsrael’s 34th government - the fourth headed by Benjamin Netanyahu - has been making its first steps since it was sworn in at the last minute a couple of weeks ago. Although Likud ministers were scrambling for portfolios, the Foreign Affairs portfolio, one of the most prestigious, was left unmanned. And now we’ve learned that Netanyahu has appointed his close adviser, former Ambassador Dore Gold, as the director-general of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA). Dr. Alon Liel, former director-general of the MFA, tells host Gilad Halpern whether this really is a watershed moment in Israeli foreign affairs, at a time of increasing global hostility to Netanyahu’s foreign policy.
Transcribe →Suicide sparks tough questions over internet safety
May 26, 201500:09:44Tap to summarizeIsraeli social media has been in turmoil over the past few days. An Interior Ministry official committed suicide after a woman accused him of racial discrimination in a Facebook post that went viral. Dr. Avshalom Aderet, founder of Eshnav and chairman of Path to Life, discusses the troubling subject of internet lynching with host Gilad Halpern. He explains that his son committed suicide after being encouraged by his online “friends,” and it prompted him to minimize the adverse effects of social media that often seems innocuous.
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