The Jerusalem Post Podcast

Yas Island, The Entertainment Experience, Three Hours from Tel Aviv

The Jerusalem Post Podcast - Travel Edition, Episode 12

Yas Island, Abu Dhabi offers parents and kids an amazing few days of fun, sport and shopping, with great hotels and eats. And the best thing for Israelis, it’s just three hours away. Mark and David take you into plush hotels, great restaurants, theme parks and much more. So join the boys as they adventure in a Middle-Eastern Orlando.

 

Photo credit: Mark Gordon and David Harris 

Zambia: The Original Walking Safari Plus Jewish Museum NYC

The Jerusalem Post Podcast - Travel Edition, Episode 11

Welcome to Southern Africa and colorful Zambia, with its 70 tribes. You can get close up to the Big Five, fly above the awe-inspiring Victoria Falls and visit functioning and former synagogues.

Meanwhile, Mark and David flex their cultural muscles with a visit to Manhattan's Museum Row and The Jewish Museum.

 

Photo credit: Hilary Zetler as seen on jpost.com

Is coronavirus back in Israel?

This week on The Jerusalem Post podcast:

• Is coronavirus back in Israel?
• Can the country expect new restrictions?
• What's happening at the airport?

Yaakov Katz and Lahav Harkov talk to coronavirus analyst Maayan Hoffman and health reporter Rossella Tercatin.

Plus: An in-depth interview with former deputy commander of the Israel Air Force Amos Yadlin on Israel's full-court diplomatic press on the United States over Iran.

He also explains how the security cabinet works.

 

Photo by Marc Sellem

How much enriched uranium has Iran accumulated?

Israel has a narrow window to try and influence the United States before it returns to the 2015 nuclear deal with Iran, Shaul Chorev, former director of Israel’s Atomic Energy Commission, has told The Jerusalem Post. 

The nuclear talks in Vienna, he said, have “paused” for two weeks and that is a window that Israel needs to try and use to make its case in Washington. 

Speaking to the Post’s weekly podcast, Chorev, who also served as deputy commander of the Israel Navy before taking up the top nuclear role from 2007 until 2017, said that Iran has accumulated enough enriched uranium that would allow it a shorter breakout time than previously anticipated. 

He said that the election of Ebrahim Raisi as the new president of Iran would not have a significant impact on the nuclear talks even though he is known to be a hardline conservative on the Iranian political spectrum. 

“Once the Supreme Leader decided to go to a deal with the US and P5+1 that is the aim and objective,” he explained.

Photo credit: Reuters, as seen on jpost.com

A Real Life Shtetl in 2021 Azerbaijan, Jewish Victoria Uncovered

Gyrmyzy Gasaba, or Red Town, lies in the mountains of Azerbaijan. It's believed to be the only fully-Jewish village outside Israel and the US. It's a modern-day shtetl. We also hear about the delights of the Azeri capital Baku, a mix of old and new, East and West. Our thanks to Vagif Mustafazadeh for the Azeri tune A Soul in Love. 

Then Mark and David are off to British Columbia, Canada, to meet a musical couple and learn about Jewish Victoria. 

How did the Bennett government manage the Jerusalem Flag March?

In this week's episode, editor-in-chief Lahav Harkov and diplomatic correspondent Lahav Harkov discuss the new Israeli government and how it handled the recent Jerusalem Flag March.

Photo by Flash90, as seen on jpost.com

Netanyahu is heading to the opposition

 

Editor-in-chief Yaakov Katz and Diplomatic Correspondent Lahav Harkov talk about the "shaky" new coalition that is expected to be confirmed on Sunday.

They talk about how Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was good for Israel, but also how he has undermined the basic institutions of government.

With Gil Hoffman, chief political correspondent and Yamina's Jeremy Saltan.

 

Photo credit: Amir Cohen/Reuters as seen on jpost.com

Wizzing into Abu Dhabi; Kayaking under the Louvre

Mark and David take us to Abu Dhabi, capital of the United Arab Emirates to hear the latest plans from Wizz Air to open up the skies to Israel's east.

Then they take to the water for an unforgettable, wobbly trip under the Louvre Museum. Will they fall in?

On the road from Dubai with Yaakov Katz, Lahav Harkov & Maayan Hoffman

The editorial team discusses the "split screen moment" of being in Dubai and celebrating relations that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu helped forge while he was becoming closer to being ousted from office in Israel.

A short podcast, as the group speaks and then hops on a plane back to Israel.

Photo by Marc Israel Sellem

Antisemitism has reached the 'influencers'

"Israel is an inherently racist entity." 
 
"We like to kill children."

These are just some of the statements that have been shared on social networks in the last couple of weeks.
 
In this week's episode, Yaakov Katz and Lahav Harkov talk about how Operation Guardian of the Walls led to demonization of the Jewish state.
 
Harkov notes that models Gigi Hadid and Bella Hadid have more followers on Instagram than there are people in Israel, and they are spreading messages, such as that Israel is an apartheid state and worse. 
 
They speak with Diaspora Affairs Correspondent Jeremy Sharon, ADL CEO Jason Greenblatt and Head of the Board of Directors in the UK Marie van der Zyl.

Greenblatt says there was a "drastic and dangerous" increase in antisemitism during the course of the operation.

Photo credit: REUTERS, as seen on jpost.com