Jonny Gould's Jewish State

Do you enjoy Jonny's podcasts? Help support him with a coffee here or join his Substack. There’s a higher consciousness and awareness about Tal Hartuv.  She's grounded but spiritual, realistic but also optimistic.  Because Tal’s very existence since 2010 is an improbable miracle. She makes one imagine the dead returning to recount the experience of their murder.  In December of that year, she was brutally attacked by Hamas terrorists while hiking the hills around Jerusalem alongside her friend, Kristine Luken, an American Christian.  Kristine was murdered next to her, but Tal survived by playing dead despite severe injuries, including 18 machete wounds and numerous broken bones. Tal describes in disturbing detail the attack itself (don’t look away) and then reflects on how its changed her, what she was like before and after it, what she thinks of the current 🎗️deal and being labelled a victim when she’s anything but. The attackers who harmed her and killed Kristine are supposed to serve long sentences, but one of the murderers is released in a terrorist-for-hostage-swap agreement. But how does she manage her survivor's guilt when her friend didn’t make it?  Her multiple wounds cause pain when she moves and is a constant visceral reminder of what happened.  How does that impact her life, physically and emotionally?  And after October 7th, she unpacks what peace actually means! This is a truly captivating interview and I hope you appreciate it listening to it as much I did making it. Jonny Gould's Jewish State is brought you with the support of Dangoor Education and UK Toremet. Do you enjoy Jonny's podcasts? Help support him with a coffee here or join his Substack. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Find more Jonny and buy him a supportive coffee here and he's got a Substack too.Dr. Dan Diker of the Jerusalem Center for Security and Foreign Affairs spelt it out for me a couple of episodes back. You've got to address the neighbours in Arabic! So I took his words to heart and did something about it.And where better to start than with President Trump's astounding news conference alongside Prime Minister Netanyahu when he said, "we'll own Gaza".The man to deliver truths to the Arab world is Dr. Edy Cohen, who drills down into the Arab world like no other Israeli. How? With an extraordinary X following of over 850,000.Listen to Edy here, firstly in Arabic and if you want to hear it in English, scroll forward a couple of minutes to find it.Find more Jonny and buy him a supportive coffee here and he's got a Substack too. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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Find the rest of Jonny's podcasts here and support him with a well-earned coffee here.I was in Brussels as the European Jewish Association gathered experts together from all backgrounds to discuss Middle East post October 7th.In between sessions in the hotel conference centre, I found myself outside the entrance with Ghaith al-Omari, taking in the fresh air and we started talking. Sporting a blue pinstripe suit, Bohemian ponytail and smoking what looked like a Gitanes, Ghaith and I drummed up a chat that moved onto the Israeli-Palestinian peace process, which he was involved in. As part of the Palestinian Authority, he advised the negotiating team during the permanent-status negotiations for two years from 1999, including the Camp David summit and the Taba talks.It broke down, as we know, but then he helped draft the Geneva Initiative, an unofficial model aimed at a modified resolution.He’s now a Senior Fellow at The Washington Institute, where he continues to provide insights on Palestinian politics, Middle East diplomacy, and the U.S.-Israel Strategic Relationship.With his easygoing manner, I felt I could ask Ghaith any question, which I did, as I wondered how big will the peace industry grow while we wait for the world’s most intractable war to finish?Jonny Gould's Jewish State is proudly supported by Dangoor Education and UK Toremet, promoting philanthropy.Find the rest of Jonny's podcasts here and support him with a coffee here. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Find and follow the rest of Jonny's interviews in the series here.Is Donald Trump’s return to the Oval Office a cause for celebration in Jerusalem, Abu Dhabi and Riyadh - and fear in Tehran? Is the multipolar world but a consequence of America’s loosened grip on the world by previous administrations? Will President Trump reassert his nation on the world stage? And the hostage deal: what should we make of its grievous cost in terms of future security with the release of hundreds of convicted murderers? Will we see a reprise of the terror which allowed Gilad Shalit to come home in exchange for a thousand killers, including Yahya Sinwar, architect of October 7th?These are the vital questions I got to ask Dr. Dan Diker, who I caught up with on a flying visit to London. Dan, who’s based in Israel is President of the Jerusalem Center for Security and Foreign Affairs. He's written six books exposing the “apartheid antisemitism” phenomenon in North America and authored studies on Iran’s race for regional supremacy and Israel’s need for defensible bordersHelp support Jonny making his podcasts right here.Jonny Gould's Jewish State is proudly supported by Dangoor Education and UK Toremet, promoting philanthrophy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Find more of Jonny's podcasts at http://www.buymeacoffee.com/jonnygouldWhat happens in academia when the best minds are curbed by antisemitism and its modern day manifestation, antizionism? We all know the problems of campus antisemitism, more acute since October 7th.It’s an honour to discuss and unpack this problem in academia with world-renowned scholar on antisemitism, Professor David Hirsh.Senior Lecturer in Sociology at Goldsmiths, University of London, David focuses on contemporary antisemitism, crimes against humanity and totalitarianism. He's also Academic Director and CEO of the London Centre for the Study of Contemporary Antisemitism and he founded "Engage," a campaign against the academic boycott of Israel. David has a BSc from City University, London, an MA in Philosophy and Social Theory from the University of Warwick, and a PhD from Warwick where he wrote his dissertation on "Crimes Against Humanity and International Law."He authored "Contemporary Left Antisemitism" exploring the left-wing's problem and he edited "The Rebirth of Antisemitism in the 21st Century: From the Academic Boycott Campaign into the Mainstream". Despite his considerable achievements, his progress has been hampered by hate. So how has he stuck at it? And what could he have been if he'd been allowed to use his intellect beyond the fight? I met David at Action Matters in Vienna in December 2024, organized by ELNET, the European Leadership Network in partnership with the Combat Antisemitism Movement.This episode is presented with the cooperation and support of ELNET UK, a bipartisan, cross-party international organisation working to advance UK-Israel relations based on shared democratic values and strategic interests.Considering the awful and disturbing content of our conversation, it’s good humoured, lucid and I hope as you listen, highly informative and educational.Find more of Jonny's podcasts at http://www.buymeacoffee.com/jonnygould Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

I’m releasing this key episode of the Benjamin Anthony Show on Jonny Gould's Jewish State, and you can follow the show here.Benjamin is joined as always by MirYam Institute's in-house military analyst, Yaakov Lappin, as they discuss the hostage deal's implications for Israeli society, the IDF, Israel's security and the hostage families and whether it might collapse amid the murderous bad faith of Hamas.They also analyze what might have been offered as a "sweetener" by incoming President Trump to Prime Minister Netanyahu and whether or not U.S. collaboration around the targeting of Iran's nuclear weapons program may be what pursuaded Israel's premiere to step back from several of his stated red-lines. While Benjamin and Yaakov celebrate the return of every hostage, they present notes of caution about the consequences the deal might bring about. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Find and follow the rest of Jonny's interviews in the series here.Erin Molan’s moral clarity, critical thought and searing conviction has elevated her voice to a world stage.Tasked with making testy opinion pieces straight down the barrel at Sky News Australia, Erin was removed rather abruptly from her starring role towards the end of 2024.Aside from her forthright journalism, it's her background which also makes her so compelling. Moving around the world as a child, her father Jim Molan was a Major General in the Australian Army and later a liberal senator in Parliament. What he taught her and what it means to her looms large here. A fluent speaker of Indonesian, Erin grew up in the world's largest Muslim nation.TV journalism has a new world star and you'll hear why when you listen to my interview with Erin Molan.Help support Jonny making his podcasts right here.Jonny Gould's Jewish State is proudly supported by Dangoor Education and UK Toremet, promoting philanthrophy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Find more of Jonny's podcasts here. Support his podcast work here.Mark Birbeck’s civic life changed on October 7th. Taken aback by the lack of widespread support for the victims from his fellow Britons, he set about being the change he wanted to see. He founded Our Fight UK to support the Jewish community and Israelis following the terrible events of that morning and the wars and plight of the hostages ever since.With other key figures, notably Kurpa Patel and Iranian dissident Niyak Ghorbani, Mark has fronted protests and counter-protests, challenged boycotts, arms embargoes, and curbs on talking and protesting freely on Israel and antisemitism.He was arrested for displaying a sign labelling Hamas as terrorists, which led to his ban from attending Palestinian-related protests for three months and even talking to Niyak under his bail conditions.But for all the street activism, his faith in British democracy, standards in civic life and policing hasn’t eroded one iota and he engages in dialogue with young Muslims countering him on the streets and seeks out common values with them.He says there are some. Listen for what they are. And in the course of his extraordinary efforts, he’s re-engaged with a pride in our country. Mark is an inspiration and comfort for those of us, including me, I confess - who fear that some of our nation's values have been eroded. Share this episode far and wide, as you listen to Our Fight UK founder, Mark Birbeck.Jonny Gould's Jewish State is proudly supported by Dangoor Education and UK Toremet, promoting philanthrophy.Find more of Jonny's podcasts here. Support his podcast work here. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Find more from Jonny here.This is Survivor, an animated film created by puppeteer and cartoonist, Zoom Rockman.It's the story of Auschwitz and Dachau survivor, Ivor Perl BEM, based upon his Holocaust memoir, Chicken Soup Under The Tree.The first screening in London took place in November 2024 and you'll hear Ivor and Zoom reflect on the movie and why it's so important.I’ve had the privilege of having a one-to-one conversation with Ivor at his London home, where he shared his harrowing experiences and reflected on the reawakening of antisemitism today.This is a Lemon Soul film, in loving memory of Jonny Zucker, an inspirational teacher, fantastic children's author, who celebrated reading among kids and envisioned educational ideas such as this movie.The stirring title music was composed and performed by Erran Baron Cohen, who produced musical accompaniment on the night. Listen to the story of Survivor.Find more from Jonny here. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices