TOI talks: Twenty-nine Israelis and counting

On this week’s episode: Tallying the terror victims; Iranian elections and funding Palestinian terrorists; UK’s David Cameron vs. Jerusalem; and supporting LGBTQ rights on Monday, opposing them on Tuesday

The panel this week looks at the challenges facing media outlets in accurately and fairly presenting the numbers of those killed in the recent wave of violence and terror attacks.

This week saw gains by so-called moderates in the Iranian parliamentary elections and an announcement from Tehran that it would fund the families of Palestinian terrorists. The panel discusses whether the two are compatible.

One day after marking LGBT rights, the coalition nixed five gender equality bills. The panel asks if criticism leveled at openly-gay Likud MK Amir Ohana was fair.

Plus, a look at the mini-diplomatic crisis that flared up this week over comments by the UK’s Prime Minister David Cameron describing the situation in East Jerusalem as “shockingly outrageous.”

Also on this week’s podcast…

Blog highlight

Rachel Sharansky Danziger reads part of her blog about her father’s release from Soviet prison and tells Miriam Herschlag about her experience growing up with the story and her decision to write about it now.

Read the full blog post here.

Reporter’s notebook

The Klingers exchanged their urban professions to build a Fountain of Youth on an ancient Nabatean route in the Negev. The Times of Israel’s culture and lifestyle editor Jessica Steinberg reports on her trip to the tranquil desert retreat.

Read the full report here.