Josh Hasten

23
Sep
2019

The Head-Scratching Israeli Election

Israelis went to the polls this past week, but results produced a stalemate leading to a period of uncertainty as to which Israeli leader will form the next government. While Benny Gantz’s Blue and White party received two more Knesset mandates than the incumbent – Prime Minster Netanyahu’s Likud, neither side has enough support to form a government. The ball is now in the court of President Reuven Rivlin to try and help the sides make compromises to reach the necessary 61 seats. If not, Israel could in fact be headed towards yet another election – its third in less than a year, this coming winter. On today’s Israel Uncensored with Josh Hasten, Josh tries to sort out the confusion and explain Rivlin’s daunting task.

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Posted by Josh Hasten in Israel Uncensored
16
Sep
2019

Israel Getting Ready to Vote

On today’s Israel Uncensored with Josh Hasten, Josh speaks to representatives from two of the right-leaning parties who according to polls will pass the electoral threshold as Israel gets ready to elect representatives to the 22nd Knesset on Tuesday. First it’s Jeremy Saltan English Campaign Manager and candidate for Knesset from the Yamina party. Then a conversation with Fred Moncharsh, Likud Central Party Committee member. Yamina and Likud have gone after each other in recent days trying to secure votes on the right. Who should right-leaning Israelis vote for? Maybe the Otzma Yehudit party is the answer? Either way, Josh says that the Jewish People living in the State of Israel are blessed to be able to elect their own leadership after 2,000 years in exile.

Posted by Josh Hasten in Israel Uncensored
11
Sep
2019

Israelis Debate Whether They Have Already Won the Middle East Conflict

 

A panel of military experts on the “relevance of choosing victory” at the Israel Victory Project conference in Tel Aviv. Photo by Koby Dovraz.

A panel of military experts on the “relevance of choosing victory” at the Israel Victory Project conference in Tel Aviv. Photo by Koby Dovraz.

For the past three years, the Israel Victory Project movement has been active in trying “to facilitate a change in the public discourse towards an Israeli victory that aims to encourage Palestinian leadership and society that their best chance at prosperity will come once they accept that Israel is the Jewish state.”

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Posted by Josh Hasten in Jewish News Syndicate
09
Sep
2019

What Would an Israeli Victory Look Like?

On today’s Israel Uncensored with Josh Hasten, Josh shares some interviews from Sunday’s Israel Victory Project conference held in Ramat Gan including comments from Naftali Bennett. The conference brought together politicians, academics, journalists, military experts and others to discuss their views on how Israel should go about achieving a victory over her enemies, from Hamas in the south to Hezbollah in the north, and all others who seek Israel’s demise and refuse to accept the existence of a Jewish State.

Photo Credit: Koby Dovraz

Posted by Josh Hasten in Israel Uncensored
08
Sep
2019

In Remembering 1929 Hebron Massacre, Top Israeli Leaders Visit … and Make History

 

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speaks during a ceremony marking the 90th anniversary of the 1929 riots and Jewish massacre in the city of Hebron, outside of the Tomb of the Patriarchs and Matriarchs, Sept. 4, 2019. Photo by Gershon Elinson/Flash90.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speaks during a ceremony marking the 90th anniversary of the 1929 riots and Jewish massacre in the city of Hebron, outside of the Tomb of the Patriarchs and Matriarchs, Sept. 4, 2019. Photo by Gershon Elinson/Flash90.

Their presence at ceremonies marking the 90th anniversary of the riots and Jewish massacre sent a signal that the Jewish community in the ancient city is there to stay.

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Posted by Josh Hasten in Jewish News Syndicate
02
Sep
2019

European Flag Football Championship is a Touchdown for Jerusalem

This past weekend 21 teams from all over Europe arrived in Jerusalem to compete for the 2019 Flag Football European Championship. Denmark took the gold for the men while Spain won the women’s crown. On today’s Israel Uncensored with Josh Hasten, American Football in Israel (AFI) president Steve Leibowitz says that the biggest winner in the competition is the city of Jerusalem, hosting the largest ever delegation (over 400 players) for a specific sport in an internationally recognized tournament. While the Israeli men’s team finished fourth and the women finished sixth, Israel already has its sights on the 2020 world championship in Copenhagen.

Posted by Josh Hasten in Israel Uncensored
26
Aug
2019

Friday Jihadist Terror Strikes Again

In yet another Friday terror attack in Israel, 17-year-old Lod resident Rina Shnerb HY”D was murdered this past week, when Arab terrorists remotely detonated a bomb near a Binyamin-area spring. Her father and brother were also wounded in the attack. On this week’s Israel Uncensored with Josh Hasten, Josh discusses this horrific incident, and other acts of terror which seem to be taking place in Israel nearly every Friday this summer. Also on the show, an update from a tense situation on both Israel’s northern and southwestern borders.

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Posted by Josh Hasten in Israel Uncensored
19
Aug
2019

Two Israeli Teens Injured in Gush Etzion Car Ramming

On today’s Israel Uncensored with Josh Hasten, an interview with Ben Goldstein who is on the first response anti-terror team in the community of Elazar, Gush Etzion. On Friday morning a terrorist using his car as a weapon rammed into two Israeli teenage siblings making their way to a bus stop outside of Elazar. One of the teens was seriously wounded while the other suffered light to moderate injuries. Goldstein discusses the attacks and says that Israel must restore deterrence as the threat of terror heats up throughout the country.

Posted by Josh Hasten in Israel Uncensored