Josh Hasten

Aug

2021

Gantz Boosts PA Through Abbas Meeting

The Land of Israel · Israel Uncensored : Gantz Boosts PA Through Abbas Meeting

Defense Minister Benny Gantz met with PA head Mahmoud Abbas last night, which represents the first high ranking and face to face meeting between Israel and the PA in a decade. On today’s Israel Uncensored with Josh Hasten, Josh says that the gathering, on the heels of Friday’s meeting between Prime Minister Naftali Bennett and US President Joe Biden in Washington, is disturbing. Despite the fact that the PA continues to pay terrorists and their families for the murder of Israelis though their “pay for slay” program, it seems that Israel is once again trying to legitimize and bolster the PA, which has been a failed policy since the Oslo Accords in the mid-1990’s.

Aug

2021

Israel Can Learn about Weakness vs Strength in the Middle East – opinion

Palestinian protesters clash with Israeli forces during a protest at the Israel-Gaza border, east of Gaza City, on August 21, 2021.
(photo credit: ABED RAHIM KHATIB/FLASH90)

Addressing his nation on Monday night, US President Joe Biden justified his decision to pull all US military personnel out of Afghanistan following a 20-year presence, which began after the 9/11 attacks on America.

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Aug

2021

The Jihad Feeds Off Weakness

The Land of Israel · Israel Uncensored: The Jihad Feeds Off Weakness

From Kabul to Gaza, and all places in-between, whenever the West displays weakness, the Jihad swoops in. On this week’s Israel Uncensored with Josh Hasten, Josh discusses the fall of Kabul to the Taliban, and how that new reality mirrors the Hamas takeover of Gaza when Israel pulled out in 2005. With Hamas threatening more violence if their cash demands are not met, Josh says the only way to deal with Jihdist terror groups is through strength.

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Aug

2021

Iran Flexing its Tentacles

The Land of Israel · Israel Uncensored: Iran Flexing its Tentacles

From Hezbollah attacks on northern Israel, to the bombing of an Israeli-managed cargo ship, to meeting with the heads of terror organizations, Iran has been extremely busy this week exporting its brand of aggression in the Middle East. In regard to Hezbollah launching around 20 rockets into northern Israel, Prime Minister Naftali Bennett said that such action will not be tolerated. Time will tell if Israel is heading towards a possible war on several fronts. This story plus all the latest news from Israel on this week’s Israel Uncensored, with Josh Hasten.

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Aug

2021

How Three Israeli Filmmakers Wound up Becoming the Story in Africa

From left: David Benaym, Noam Leibman and Rudy Rochman in Nigeria. Credit: “We Were Never Lost.”

Three Israeli documentary filmmakers arrived home safely from Nigeria at the end of last week, after what they described as 20 “hellish days” detained under inhumane conditions by the government’s Department of State Services (DSS) security agency.

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Aug

2021

Agreement Reached on Qatari Funding for Gaza

The Land of Israel · Israel Uncensored: Agreement Reached on Qatari Funding for Gaza

Israeli media outlets reported this week that Qatar and the Palestinian Authority have reached an agreement which would allow for Qatari funds to reach Gaza. The money is supposed to go towards the needy in the Hamas-run enclave in addition to Hamas’ “administration officials.” On today’s edition of Israel Uncensored with Josh Hasten, Josh says that no doubt some of that funding will be used by Hamas to further their terror agenda against the Jewish State.

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Jul

2021

Utilizing Skills Honed as Intelligence Operatives, These Israelis are Revolutionizing Agriculture

With teams on the ground, SeeTree starts by sending in an agronomist to create an initial assessment and establish a protocol for a farmer’s trees. The trees are then tagged and monitored utilizing military-grade drones, satellite imagery and team members in jeeps with mounted cameras. Credit: SeeTree.

A group of former Israeli intelligence experts are in the midst of revolutionizing the fruit-tree farming industry around the world, utilizing their know-how, along with some of the most advanced agriculture technology (“agtech”) on the planet.

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Jul

2021

FM Claims Israel’s Bad PR Causes Anti-Semitism

The Land of Israel · Israel Uncensored: FM Claims Israel's Bad PR Causes Anti-Semitism

On Sunday, Israel’s Foreign Minister Yair Lapid claimed that Israel’s failed PR policies are partially to blame for the biggest rise in anti-Semitism since World War II. Josh Hasten, on this week’s edition of “Israel Uncensored,” said that Lapid’s comments were ridiculous, and Israel’s Foreign Minister shouldn’t be making excuses (especially using self-blame) for Jew-hatred, a 4,000 year old phenomena. While Israel’s PR efforts might need an overhaul, Hasten argued that there was no correlation between the anti-Semites’ hatred, and the way Israel presents itself.

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Jul

2021

Can Jews Pray on the Temple Mount?

The Land of Israel · Israel Uncensored: Can Jews Pray on the Temple Mount?

Over 1,600 Jews ascended The Temple Mount on Sunday, Tisha B’av to mourn the destruction of both Temples, and show their yearning for the construction of the Third Temple. Some groups were attacked by Arabs, while others were forced off the Mount after singing Hatikva, Israel’s national anthem. A statement released by Prime Minister Bennett on Sunday indicated that Jewish prayer should be allowed at Judaism’s holiest site, yet that statement was walked back this morning, indicating that the “status quo” remains in effect. In other words, Muslims can pray up there, but Jews can not. This story, plus all the latest news from Israel, on today’s Israel Uncensored with Josh Hasten.

Jul

2021

Ambassadors Tour Israel to Better Comprehend its Multifaceted Security Challenges

Ambassadors from several nations pose at the Aish HaTorah Center in the Old City of Jerusalem overlooking the Western Wall. Photo by Josh Hasten.

Israel’s Ambassador to the United Nations Gilad Erdan is back on his home turf, leading 16 of his colleagues—ambassadors to the United States and the United Nations—from countries around the world, along with some of their staffers, on a week-long fact-finding mission throughout the Jewish state.

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