Haaretz Podcast

Host Simon Spungin is joined by Judy Maltz and Allison Kaplan Sommer to discuss their investigation into how Christian Zionist organizations from across the globe are funding a large proportion of Jewish immigration to Israel. What is the motivation, why could it be problem and why does the Israeli government seem embarrassed by the phenomenon? Plus: How Netanyahu’s UAE visit was shot down for a fourth time. Read the full investigation here: http://htz.li/6TJ See omnystudio...

In Episode 12 of Haaretz’s Election Overdose podcast, with just five days to go before the big day, Anshel Pfeffer and Dahlia Scheindlin are joined by journalist and author Nadav Eyal to discuss whether Netanyahu’s handling of the covid-19 pandemic over the past year has helped or harmed his electoral prospects and why the center-left opposition failed so miserably in presenting any alternative Coronavirus policies? And of course polls galore, last-minute election day surprises and the...

Host Simon Spungin is joined by Haaretz’s environmental affairs correspondent, Zafrir Rinat, and senior editor for science and archaeology, Ruth Schuster, to discuss the worst oil spill to hit Israel’s beaches. Who was responsible? Which regional rival was immediately blamed? How did the clean-up go? And why are environmental issues nowhere to be seen in this week’s election? See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In a special extra episode of Haaretz's Election Overdose podcast, with just one day left to Election Day, Anshel Pfeffer and Dahlia Scheindlin, together with special guest, public opinion expert Tamar Hermann, try and work out what the latest polls are telling us and why they may be wrong...

As the dust of Israel's 2021 election - at least the first one - settles, there are winners and losers, with results ranging from Shakespearean tragedy to miraculous political resurrection. But the one thing Israel doesn't yet have is a new government. With many kingmakers but still no king, Israel is now counting every last vote to find out what happens next...

Host Simon Spungin is joined by senior Haaretz columnist and Netanyahu biographer, Anshel Pfeffer, to discuss the aftermath of Israel’s unprecedented fourth election in two years, the prospects for a fifth election, the resumption of the prime minister’s corruption trial and why there’s a silver lining in 220,000 Israelis voting for a racist, misogynist and homophobic party. We also discuss the Iranian nuclear talks and the International Criminal Court’s probe into alleged Israeli war crimes...

Host Simon Spungin is joined by Haaretz’s assignment editor, Amir Tibon, who talks about his experiences as diplomatic correspondent for the news website at the center of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s corruption trial. We also talk with Haaretz’s U.S. correspondent, Ben Samuels, about the Biden Administration’s approach to Israel, Iran and the Palestinians – and a resurgent J Street. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Host Simon Spungin is joined by Haaretz’s senior intelligence analyst Yossi Melman to discuss the latest developments in the shadow war between Israel and Iran, the nuclear talks in Vienna, and Jonathan Pollard’s excruciating and arguably antisemitic Independence Day interview. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Host Simon Spungin is joined by Noa Landau and Judy Maltz to discuss the violence in Jerusalem and how recently emboldened Jewish supremacists were allowed to march through the city chanting ‘Death to Arabs.’ We also discuss the Jewish National Fund’s plan to buy land for settlement expansion and a boycott against the Israeli ambassador to the United Kingdom – by a Jewish youth group. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Host Simon Spungin is joined by Haaretz’s Anshel Pfeffer and ultra-Orthodox journalist and activist Pnina Pfeuffer to discuss the aftermath of the Mount Meron tragedy, in which 45 people were crushed to death at a Jewish festival...