The Land of Israel Network

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.

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.

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.

Photo Credit: English Wikipedia / Tewfik

Jul

2019

Democrats Have Embraced the Racist “Squad”

On today’s Israel Uncensored with Josh Hasten, an interview with Marc Zell Chairman of Republicans Abroad in Israel and VP and General Counsel for Republicans Overseas (worldwide). Zell says that instead of condemning the hate on display by the “squad” – the four freshman Democratic Congresswomen in the news who have repeatedly demonstrated their anti-Israel and anti-Semitic sentiments, the leadership of the party has targeted President Trump. Zell also says it would be a mistake to allow Congresswomen Ilhan Omar and Rashida Tlaib into Israel on their upcoming planned visit, as they are BDS supporters. He feels that nothing good can come from their trip.

Photo Credit: Flickr / Fibonacci Blue

Jul

2019

Seeing Israel is Believing

On his fifth trip to Israel this year alone, former Arkansas Governor Mike Huckabee says that he brings groups to Israel regularly, especially those individuals who haven’t been here before, since he feels strongly that seeing is believing when it comes to understanding the values Israel has been able to share with the world. Huckabee went on to touch upon many issues including the plight of Christians living as a persecuted minority under the Palestinian Authority. He also levied praise on President Donald Trump for moving the US Embassy to Jerusalem, and recognizing Israel’s sovereignty over the Golan Heights.

Jul

2019

Jews Living Under Military Control

On today’s Israel Uncensored with Josh Hasten an interview with Yisrael “Winkie” Medad Research Fellow at the Menachem Begin Heritage Center and long-time activist for Jewish rights in Judea and Samaria. Medad describes daily life and some of the struggles Jews face as residents of the State of Israel living in an area which is under military government control. He also describes current relations with his Arab neighbors and also outlines his vision for a peaceful future.

Jul

2019

The Biblical Superhighway Unearthed

On today’s Israel Uncensored with Josh Hasten an interview with Ze’ev Orenstein Director of International Affairs for the City of David Foundation. Yesterday, the City of David opened the “Pilgrimage Road,” the actual road used by Jewish pilgrims to walk up to the Temple in Jerusalem during the High Holidays after purifying themselves in the Shiloah pools down below. Orenstein refers to this new discovery as the ancient ‘Biblical superhighway’ as hundreds of thousands of Jews would use this path to make their way up to the Temple. He also gives his take on the haters who came out to protest yesterday’s ceremony, by saying the discovery isn’t a matter of faith, but rather a matter of “fact” linking ancient Jewish history to our presence here today.

Jun

2019

‘Touchdown in Israel III’ in Jerusalem

On a very special edition of Israel Uncensored with Josh Hasten, Josh reports from this past Friday’s “Touchdown in Israel III” event at the Kraft Family Sports Campus in Jerusalem. 16 current players and alumni from the New England Patriots were in Israel as part of the third installment of a VIP trip to Israel organized by Patriots Chairman and CEO Robert Kraft. Over the years Kraft has brought dozens of other NFL players to Israel including many Hall of Fame Players – some of the best to ever play the game. Hear from Super Bowl MVP Julian Edelman, and several other Patriots players along with representatives from the American Football in Israel (AFI) league on this week’s unforgettable show.

Jun

2019

Surviving a Direct Rocket Hit

On today’s Israel Uncensored with Josh Hasten, an interview with Rabbi Dovid Fendel, the head of the Hesder Yeshiva in Sderot. This past Thursday night, terrorists in Gaza launched a rocket, which slammed into one of the Yeshiva’s buildings causing damage. While the students were shaken up, miraculously there were no serious injuries. Rabbi Fendel says that on one hand, his institution is leading the way in growing and thriving and building in Sderot, but on the other hand, he says that the reality under the constant threat of rocket fire is unacceptable. Rabbi Fendel shares some of his thoughts as to what Israel should do to stop the rocket attacks.

Jun

2019

PA Arabs Planning “Popular Uprising”

In response to the launch of US President Trump’s upcoming peace plan, PA officials are threatening to launch a “popular uprising” later this month. On this week’s Israel Uncensored, Josh Hasten explains that the language used is essentially a threat of violence and terror. Ironically, Josh says that when a third party such as the US initiates a plan that they don’t like, that violence is somehow always directed at Israel.