Over 200 million television viewers had their eyes on Tel Aviv over the weekend as Israel hosted the 2019 Eurovision Song Competition. But was hosting the event a victory for Israel’s PR efforts? Avi Abelow, founder of 12 Tribe Films and the Israel Video Network joins Israel Uncensored’s Josh Hasten on this week’s show to discuss. Abelow thinks that while Eurovision provided some PR benefit, he believes that Israel might have missed the boat in using the competition to truly sanctify the Jewish Nation.
Josh Hasten
Eurovision Trump & Daniel Pipes Article: 15-05-19
In this week’s episode of Israel Victory Podcast Joshua Hasten, Daniel Seaman and Daniela Giulia Traub discuss making sense of Palestinian logic, as described in Daniel Pipes’s latest article in The Jerusalem Post/JPost.com. and why Palestinians are deserting the Gaza Strip; Why the Trump plan will not work and the end of “occupation” will not end the conflict; and how the Eurovision contest in Israel celebration is tainted by Israelis who do not understand foreign mentality, as seen in embarrassing promotion films that used anti-Semitic themes.
It’s all Business (And a Little Socializing) at Collaborative Israeli-Anglo Forum in Jerusalem
Several hundred entrepreneurs and business professionals gathered to introduce their products and services, network, hear lectures and attend workshops at the Orthodox Jewish Chamber of Commerce’s second annual Anglo-Israeli/American Jerusalem Expo and Conference.
Gaza Cease Fire, Yom HaZikaron, Yom Haatzmaut: 07-05-19
We discuss last week’s flair up in the south in addition to Yom Ha’Zikaron and Yom Ha’azmaut. With Daniel Seaman Daniela Giulia Traub Rachel Touitou
Moskowitz Prize for Zionism Winner – ‘Time to Apply Sovereignty’
On today’s Israel Uncensored with Josh Hasten, an interview with Nadia Matar, co-director of the Israel Sovereignty Movement founded by Women in Green. Matar along with Yehudit Katzover are two of the recipients of this year’s prestigious Moskowitz Prize for Zionism. The prize award ceremony is to be held in Jerusalem on Tuesday evening, June 4. Matar explains that after 52 years since Israel’s victory in the Six Day War, it’s finally time to apply sovereignty over all of the land of Israel. She’s confident that most Israelis today, realize that sovereignty is the only way forward towards true stability.
Antisemitism in San Diego and The NY Times: 29-4-19
In this week’s Israel Victory Podcast I am joined by Daniel Seaman, Daniela Giulia Traub, and Rachel Touitou discussing the Poway terror against, antisemitism in the pages of the NY Times, and much more!
The Eurovision War
On today’s Israel Uncensored with Josh Hasten, over 700 rockets were fired at Israel over the weekend resulting in the death of four Israelis. Was Israel too quick to seek a cease fire with Hamas? Doesn’t Israel have a policy of not negotiating with terrorists? Could Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu be looking for quiet as Israel gets ready to host Eurovision? Also on the show Marc Prowisor Director of Security for the One Israel Fund reports from down south where he is busy providing necessary equipment to the security chiefs and medics in full anticipation that this “cease fire” won’t last long.
Poway and the New York Times
The anti-Semitic cartoon which appeared this past week in the New York Times, may or may not have been seen by the terrorist who murdered a Jewish woman and injured three others in a Poway, California Synagogue, but the overall mainstreaming of anti-Semitism, just 70 years after the Holocaust, certainly played a role. On today’s Israel Uncensored, Josh Hasten discusses the Poway terror shooting, with a focus on the heroism displayed by that congregation’s worshipers in saving lives. Josh then ties in the now infamous anti-Semitic New York Times cartoon, which ran this week, with reactions and condemnations abound.
Photo Credit: Facebook Profile Photo – Congregation Chabad of Poway
How is Bibi Similar to Bismarck: 17-04-19
I had a reunion with my old co-host Daniela Giulia Traub on the Israel Victory Podcast today. She joined me, Joshua Hasten and Rachel Touitou to discuss the week’s events in Israel including will Bibi succeed with coalition building? How is Bibi similar to Bismarck? Does Israel need US aid? What do Israelis think of American Jewry reaction to our elections? And how was the new season of GOT received in the Middle East?
Post Israeli Elections:10-04-19
Listen in to #Israelelections2019” edition!! I am joined by Daniel Seaman, Rachel Touitou, and Alex Selsky.