TOI talks Israeli airstrikes, Jewish comedians and the battle of the NGOs

This week opened with news that renowned Hezbollah terrorist Samir Kuntar was killed in an airstrike on his Lebanon home. The panel discusses the possible ramifications of the move — which Arab media is claiming was carried out by Israel — could have on the tense northern border.

For a second week the panel looks at President Reuven Rivlin as he pushes the envelope yet again, this time by appearing at a conference alongside IDF veterans group Breaking the Silence and sparking an epic battle between left- and right-wing Israeli NGOs.

Moving to Europe and a recent request of German teachers to include Mein Kampf in the school curriculum, the panel assesses the challenges facing world Jewry in the year ahead.

Plus, a review of Jerry Seinfeld’s notably non-Jewish first-ever performance in Israel.

On this week’s panel:

Host: Deputy editor Josh Davidovich
Founding editor David Horovitz
Jewish world editor Amanda Borschel-Dan
Military correspondent Judah Ari Gross

Produced by Raoul Wootliff

Stories discussed in this week’s podcast:

– Terror chief Samir Kuntar killed in reported Israeli strike in Syria
– In controversial appearance at Haaretz conference, Rivlin defends the IDF
– Right-wing group accuses activists of being foreign agent ‘moles’
– German teachers want edited ‘Mein Kampf’ in school curriculum
– Jerry Seinfeld leaps the language barrier to score in Israeli basketball arena

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