Jonny Gould's Jewish State

Our guest today is former TV and radio foreign correspondent, now acclaimed best-selling author on geopolitics, Tim Marshall.His book, The Power of Geography, Ten Maps That Reveal the Future of Our World discusses the many changes in a globalised and multipolar world.I’ve known Tim for over thirty years. Our paths have crossed radio and TV newsrooms at Independent Radio News, LBC and Sky News in London and we stayed in touch as he became a bestselling author on geopolitics.He’s one of the media’s good guys, staying clear of political commentary, instead seeing the world from the viewpoint of the people and places he observes. That makes for the integrity of his commentaries and analysis.Understanding people from their perspectives is in such a short supply in today’s social media rage! We can learn a lot from Tim’s generosity of spirit.Enjoy this episode with Tim Marshall and support Jonny Gould’s Jewish State: Paypal Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Support Jonny Gould’s Jewish State with a cup of coffee!Our guest today is Her Excellency, Tzipi Hotevely, Israel’s first female ambassador to the United Kingdom. Her Excellency’s honeymoon as Israel’s new ambassador to the UK didn’t last long. Israel’s world leading vaccine rollout (Episode 52) dominated headlines as Ambassador Hotovely took the reigns in London from Mark Regev in August 2020. Then the fourth Gaza War ignited wicked antisemitism on our streets. I ask what Israel’s mission can do to help Britain’s diaspora. She was born in Rehovot in 1978, the daughter of ardent Zionist immigrants from Soviet Georgia. As with Ambassador Regev (Episode 31), we talk about social mobility in Israel, the dynamism of the economy. Tragically, anti-Zionism exists among young Jewish people across the West, in the US. And here too. Heads are being turned by media and peer pressure. But while 75% of American Jews support Israel as a Jewish state, 85% say it’s “important or very important” to stand up for the “oppressed or marginalised”. Overbearing anti-Israel narrative makes bias out of balance. Palestinianism is cheered on by halfwit football wokery and TV celebrities. Her Excellency has a message for those in the diaspora less than supportive of the Jewish state. Britain took time to decide to join Australia, Canada and the USA in not sending a representative to Durban IV, a twentieth anniversary commemoration of the first Durban conference against racism which descended into hatred, antisemitism and the birthplace of the modern language of delegitimisation of Israel. Listen up for her thoughts on that, the Abraham Accords and the chances of peace with Joe Biden in the White House. This is Israel’s Ambassador to the United Kingdom, Tzipi Hotovely. Support Jonny Gould’s Jewish State: Paypal: https://www.paypal.me/JonathanLGould Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Support Jonny Gould’s Jewish State: https://www.paypal.me/JonathanLGouldIn these troubled times, are we looking back with increased respect to Menachem Begin’s leadership? Is history being kind to one of Israel’s great prime ministers?Our guest today is Jonathan Gruber, film director of “Upheaval, The Journey of Menachem Begin”. Menachem Begin helped build then mould today’s State of Israel, a tireless fighter for all Jewish people.They say his life, both pragmatic and miraculous made him a man of contradictions and nuances. But wasn’t that just because he was charged with such grand responsibility on so many levels? Some events went spectacularly right, some tragically wrong.But throughout, his courage of conviction and unwavering values shone through. I’m joined by the movie’s director, Jonathan Gruber to discuss his film of one of Israel and the Jewish people‘s most important figures of the 20th century.Support Jonny Gould’s Jewish State: https://www.paypal.me/JonathanLGould Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Support Jonny Gould's podcast production by buying him a coffee here.Israel’s Gaza conflict in the spring of 2021 lasted eleven brutal days but tragically, there’s no sign it’ll be the last.Israel’s citizens endured a pace and ferocity of Hamas rockets unprecedented in the four conflicts dating back to 2008.Yet over 90% of the 4,200 murderous missiles were shot out of the sky by the Iron Dome radar defence system.This episode is a detailed media briefing by both the IDF and Israeli police BEFORE the assembled journalists distilled what was said to the public.According to the IDF, 680 of the rockets fired from Gaza actually landed inside the strip, an astonishing 16%, putting their own citizens at the same risk as Israel’s.It’s also been horrifying for the Jewish diaspora, facing hordes of thugs loudhailing murderous intimidation at Jewish people from their cars in London and fighting on the streets of Europe and North America.And for the first time, Israel’s war was fought on both sides of its Gaza border as Israeli Arabs rioted in major cities. Israel’s disengagement and withdrawal from Gaza in 2005 was a unilateral dismantling of 21 towns with complete evacuation of Israeli citizens and the IDF. But this latest round of the conflict had quite a different feel.A more urgent one felt worldwide.Snarling antisemitism was ramped up and agitated by convoys of cars draped with Palestinian flags driving, hooting and loudhailing calls for murder and rape of children through Jewish areas of London. A Met police officer was caught siding with protestors even as they were confronted and attacked by those also making up the same protest.Palestinianism was cheered on by halfwit football wokery and TV celebrities. Blue tick influencers cheer-led the terror giving it a sheen of legitimacy and respectability.And football’s authorities looked on as Wembley’s prestigious FA Cup Final witnessed players showing off a Palestinian flag at the same time as the Met contained violence in the West End.And because that wasn’t called out, the same happened at Manchester United as a small post-pandemic crowd handed World Cup winner Paul Pogba the same flag to show the Premier League’s worldwide viewers the state of English football.An identifiable Aston Villa steward was seen posing with Anwar El Ghazi inside Villa Park after the last game of the season against Chelsea.Clashes happened inside Israeli cities between Jews and Arabs. Disturbances and demonstrations with the added shock of a synagogue burned down by rioters in Lod - not Łódź.This was a whole new challenge to the IDF, Shabak (or Shin Bet homeland security) and of course, the Israel Police. Gaza’s indiscriminate rockets, designed to destroy Israel’s Jews also actually killed Muslim Arabs, a Hindu carer for the elderly and rural agricultural workers from Thailand.Israel braces itself post-ceasefire for the stash of Hamas and Islamic Jihad’ unspent rockets and mortars. There are many, many thousands left. IDF intelligence reckoned about 8,700 remained after the end of hostilities. This is a Ministry of Foreign Affairs' news conference featuring IDF Spokesman, Lt. Col. Jonathan Conricus and Police spokesman, Micky Rosenfeld with assembled media representing UK and US media - including Jonny Gould’s Jewish State.Support Jonny Gould’s Jewish State: Paypal: https://www.paypal.me/JonathanLGould Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jewish communities and friends right across the world came together in solidarity with French Jews in sorrow and outrage at the murder of Dr. Sarah Halimi. Episode Lineup: (02:01) Muslims Against Antisemitism’s Liz Arif-Fear (02:25) Karine Gould (07:10) Maureen Lipman (11:43) Sophie Wiesenfeld (13:22) Hen Mazzig (16:44) Raphael Landau (19:35) Gideon Falter.The 65-year-old retired medic and teacher fell victim to a heinous and brutal attack before being thrown to her death over the balcony of her Paris apartment. The Court of Cassation, the highest in the French Republic, ruled Kobili Traore couldn’t face trial as he was high on marijuana while committing the most gruesome and sustained attack on his neighbour.All this despite being a violent drug dealer and known antisemite. He’d verbally abused Sarah and her daughter in the lead up to the murderous crime. Jonny Gould and his wife, Karine went to the rally organised in the UK by the Campaign Against Antisemitism.Despite Covid restricting numbers, the event was well-supported. Support Jonny Gould’s Jewish State: Paypal: https://www.paypal.me/JonathanLGould Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Our guest today is the Conservative Party candidate for London mayor, Shaun Bailey.Support Jonny Gould’s Jewish State: Paypal: https://www.paypal.me/JonathanLGouldI spent more time in a modest queue of journalists observing Shaun Bailey than I did actually talking to him directly.But it was just as instructive.As a Tory, Shaun is the best-placed candidate to beat Sadiq Khan in London’s mayoral election on May 6th 2021. But what chance does he have?He’s not particularly well-resourced by his party which means it’s more down to him to drive his own campaign.But as you’ll hear, he counts himself as a characteristic London “hustler”, insisting his town is not necessarily a Labour city.He makes an impression with his honesty, but is he too unguarded to be a unifying London politician?With many thanks to Hendon Ward councillor Nizza Fluss, who organized his appearance with representatives of Shomrim and Hatzola at Hendon and Golders Green, Shaun answered my questions with clarity and brevity.We talk about his vision of “inclusion”, which he insists must include Jewish people, his policies on ULEZ charging, policing and stations. Then we discuss “disgusting” Israeli Apartheid Week, his positive action after taking part in the “March of the Living” and why a trade mission to Israel is key to restoring the fortunes of London’s post-pandemic economy.And he says Sadiq Khan’s Labour have some way to go before Jewish voters should feel comfortable again voting for them.PICTURE: Avi Yodaiken. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Our guest today is renowned author, playwright and journalist, Tuvia Tenenbom.Tuvia tells unvarnished, uncomfortable truths. He challenges what you actually believe to be true, confronts what you think you believe in.Some Jewish people are scared by him. Some rant back and threaten him as a form of denial. Leadership runs from him.The Taming of the Jew are a collection of his observations on the outward antisemitism he encountered while travelling the British Isles.Utterly unrepentant, listen to Tuvia’s view of British Jewry. Hear which Lord threatened to sue Tuvia if he published what he told him in their interview and the shock at how some Jews are actually colluding with their accusers.You can buy The Taming Of The Jew by Tuvia Tenenbom here: https://amzn.to/3rATAccSupport Jonny Gould’s Jewish State: Paypal: https://www.paypal.me/JonathanLGould Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/jonnygould?fan_landing=true Kofi: https://ko-fi.com/jonnygould Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Buy me a cup of coffee to support my work at https://ko-fi.com/jonnygouldOur guests today are Member of Knesset, Professor Nachman Shai PhD and former Israel Ambassador to the USA, Danny Ayalon.PM Benjamin Netanyahu’s built his coalitions on the ultra-religious - but Covid disrupted their society.Some are moving into secular academia and productive jobs, while Arab Israelis, 20% of the population are reaching the higher echelons of Israeli society for the first time, thanks to Bibi the pragmatist.Israel’s longest serving prime minister changes course without causing the upheaval that comes with it.🎧LISTEN to our prestigious guests for some stunning predictions on the “tragedy of Netanyahu” and the emancipation of Israeli Arabs brought about by the Abraham Accords and Bibi’s investment in society.Let me inform, educate and entertain you! I’d appreciate your help. If you’ve listened to a few episodes and eagerly anticipate the next one, follow this link to donate. Buy me as little as a cup of coffee at https://ko-fi.com/jonnygould Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Bristol University's reputation is being tarnished by their inaction over a conspiracy theorist professor who calls for an end to Zionism in lectures.Support Jonny Gould’s Jewish State: Paypal: https://www.paypal.me/JonathanLGouldProfessor David Miller's called for "an end to Zionism in the world", a dogwhistle which has attracted support from Chris Williamson and Asa Winstanley, whose supporters have trolled Sabrina Miller and other Jewish students incessantly on social media.I've handed the mike to Sabrina to tell the story of their struggle and included clips from the #HateOffCampus rally they organised by government advisor on antisemitism, Lord John Mann, Countdown superstar and antisemitism campaigner,Rachel Riley and JSoc President Edward Isaacs. I’ve also included interviews I've personally collected along the way from US Special Envoy Elan Carr and Baroness Ruth Deech.The fight against David Miller shouldn't just be left to a small group of Bristol's highly-motivated, inspiring Jewish students. This is for everyone who believes in combating hate wherever it manifests itself. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This is the extended interview with Col. Richard Kemp, of which excerpts appeared alongside other world-class experts in the previous episode 52 on Israel's world leading vaccine rollout.I’ve produced this full version of the interview with Richard because we discussed wider global issues beyond just Israel’s handling of the COVID-19 crisis.We go on to the continuing threat of Iran’s nuclear aspirations and if the Islamic theocracy will only be emboldened by the new Biden Administration.Richard also pays tribute to the outgoing Trump Administration - in particular Jared Kushner, Ambassador David Friedman and Jason Greenblatt, recalling as eyewitness how Israeli PM Netanyahu’s 2015 address to the US Congress proved the kernel which grew into the Abraham Accords. There’s also the growing threat of China, which he says “affects the whole world”.LISTEN TO COL. RICHARD KEMP 🎧 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices