Josh Hasten

07
Jun
2021

Yamina and Likud Weigh in on Government Coalition

On today’s special edition of Israel Uncensored with Josh Hasten, interviews with Jeremy Saltan, English Operations Director for the Yamina Party and Danny Seaman, Political Analyst and long-time Likud supporter. Saltan says that the upcoming wide-ranging government coalition headed by Naftali Bennett will be even more right-wing than governments led by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. Seaman argues that it is inconceivable that Bennett is slated to be Israel’s next prime minister as his party only secured seven seats in this past election. Listen to both interviews to get a true understanding of what Yamina and Likud representatives/supporters are saying respectively, as Israel inches closer to a new government.

Photo Credit: Adi Cohen Zedek (עדי כהן צדק) / U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Jack Sanders

Posted by Josh Hasten in Israel Uncensored
31
May
2021

Prime Minister Bennett?

Last night, Yamina party head Naftali Bennett announced that he will be forming a governing coalition with Yesh Atid leader Yair Lapid and other anti-Netanyahu parties in order to unseat the Prime Minister. Unless something dramatic happens over the next few days, it looks like Bennett will become Israel’s PM for the next two years, followed by Lapid for the following two. The move angered many right-winger voters who accused Bennett of breaking an election promise that he would not serve under Lapid. Does Prime Minister Netanyahu have any more rabbits under his hat or is this the end of his current 12 year run (15 years in total) as Israel’s PM?

Photo Credit: The Israel Project: Mati Milstein

Posted by Josh Hasten in Israel Uncensored
30
May
2021

Indiana Governor Visits Israel to Show Support, Foster Continued Economic Ties to Hoosier State

Indiana Gov. Eric J. Holcomb with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in Jerusalem, May 2021. Credit: Imagine Indiana/Flickr.

Indiana Gov. Eric J. Holcomb with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in Jerusalem, May 2021. Credit: Imagine Indiana/Flickr.

Indiana Gov. Eric J. Holcomb is on his way back home after a whirlwind two-day visit to the Jewish state, arriving at the invitation of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to further ties between Israel and the Hoosier state.

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Posted by Josh Hasten in Jewish News Syndicate
26
May
2021

For Now, Ceasefire Prompts Calm as Israel Institutes ‘Law and Order’ Campaign

Israeli police officers secure a Jewish school following recent clashes between Jewish and Arab residents of Lod, in central Israel, on May 23, 2021. Photo by Flash90.

Israeli police officers secure a Jewish school following recent clashes between Jewish and Arab residents of Lod, in central Israel, on May 23, 2021. Photo by Flash90.

Even though the Egyptian-brokered ceasefire between Israel and Hamas went into effect on May 21, the fact that Hamas isn’t launching rockets and the Israeli military isn’t striking back at terror targets in the Gaza Strip doesn’t mean that peace has broken out between Israelis and Arabs.

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Posted by Josh Hasten in Jewish News Syndicate
24
May
2021

Who Won the Latest Israel/Hamas Confrontation?

Israel and Hamas agreed to a ceasefire this past Friday morning after 12 days of fighting in which Hamas fired over 4,000 rockets at the Jewish State, killing 13 Israelis, while Israel struck back targeting hundreds of terror targets and killing over 200 terrorists. Who gained the upper hand as a result of this latest round of conflict? While Israel certainly delivered a strong blow to Hamas, the terror group wasn’t destroyed and has the capabilities to start launching rockets again at any time. Plus Hamas is still holding on to two Israeli civilians and two IDF soldiers killed in the 2014 war. So who won this round? Josh Hasten gives his opinions on this week’s edition of “Israel Uncensored.”

Photo: Josh Hasten – Home destroyed by Hamas in Ashkelon

Posted by Josh Hasten in Israel Uncensored
20
May
2021

Hour-Long Cellcom Strike on Palestinian ‘Day of Rage’ Disenfranchises Israeli Customers

A Cellcom store in Tel Aviv on Sept. 24, 2019. Photo by Miriam Alster/Flash90.

A Cellcom store in Tel Aviv on Sept. 24, 2019. Photo by Miriam Alster/Flash90.

Employees of Cellcom Israel—one of the country’s largest telecommunications giants—went on a company-wide one-hour protest strike on Tuesday between 1 and 2 p.m., after the corporation’s hierarchy and workers’ union released a statement encouraging a shutdown “in support of coexistence, brotherhood and unconditional love between all people in Israel.”

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Posted by Josh Hasten in Jewish News Syndicate
11
May
2021

Is Palestinian Incitement Driving the Tensions in Jerusalem?

Palestinians gather on the Temple Mount, some holding Hamas flags, on May 7, 2021. Photo by Jamal Awad/Flash90.

Palestinians gather on the Temple Mount, some holding Hamas flags, on May 7, 2021. Photo by Jamal Awad/Flash90.

Thousands of Arab protesters have been violently rioting on the Temple Mount (known by Muslims as Haram al-Sharif) throughout the “Jerusalem Day” holiday and over the course of the last several days, accusing Israel of attempting to “storm the Al-Aqsa Mosque” and “Judaize” the entire city. Hundreds of rioters have been injured, along with dozens of Israeli police and security personnel.

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Posted by Josh Hasten in Jewish News Syndicate
10
May
2021

Jerusalem Day Marred by Jihadist Violence

As Israelis are celebrating Jerusalem Day marking 54 years since the city was reunited along with the Jewish return to Judea, Samaria, the Golan and other areas, Muslim Jihadists have turned parts of Jerusalem into a warzone with violent riots. Unfortunately, this morning it was announced that Jews would not be allowed to visit the Temple Mount today. On today’s show, an analysis from Dan Diker, Project Director for the Program to Counter Political Warfare and BDS at the Jerusalem Center for Public Affairs on why the violence and terror is taking place.

Photo Credit: Israel Police / Commons Wikimedia

Posted by Josh Hasten in Israel Uncensored
02
May
2021

Israeli Emergency-Service Workers in Meron on Lag B’Omer: ‘It was Apocalyptic’

United Hatzalah emergency-service workers attempt to evacuate the injured in Meron in northern Israel after Jewish worshippers were crushed during Lag B’Omer festivities, April 30, 2021. Credit: United Hatzalah.

United Hatzalah emergency-service workers attempt to evacuate the injured in Meron in northern Israel after Jewish worshippers were crushed during Lag B’Omer festivities, April 30, 2021. Credit: United Hatzalah.

At least 45 Israelis were crushed to death and another 150 were injured, 20 critically, during a stampede in Meron in northern Israel at around 1 a.m. on Friday during the annual mass festival for the holiday of Lag Ba’Omer. Last year, crowds were not allowed due to coronavirus restrictions.

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Posted by Josh Hasten in Jewish News Syndicate