In this episode of the JC's new podcast: Israel War Briefing, Jake is joined by journalist and author Matti Friedman. They discuss the growth of activist journalism in mainstream newsrooms and talk about Leonard Cohen's Yom Kippur War tour. Israel War Briefing is a new podcast from the Jewish Chronicle offering deep insight into the crisis in the Jewish state as it continues to unfold. Each episode we'll be asking an expert commentator for their analysis of the latest developments and reflection...
Dec 08, 2023•37 min•Season 2Ep. 13
In this episode of the JC's new podcast: Israel War Briefing, Jake is joined by journalist Dominic Green. Green is a contributor for the Washington Examiner and the Wall St. Journal. Israel War Briefing is a new podcast from the Jewish Chronicle offering deep insight into the crisis in the Jewish state as it continues to unfold. Each episode we'll be asking an expert commentator for their analysis of the latest developments and reflections on what comes next. Produced by Josh Kaplan. Hosted on A...
Dec 05, 2023•37 min
In this episode of the JC's new podcast: Israel War Briefing, Jake is joined by Telegraph columnist and author Allison Pearson. Allison was one of the first signatories of the October Declaration, an open letter showing solidarity with the Israeli people in wake of October 7. Israel War Briefing is a new podcast from the Jewish Chronicle offering deep insight into the crisis in the Jewish state as it continues to unfold. Each episode we'll be asking an expert commentator for their analysis of th...
Dec 01, 2023•36 min•Season 2Ep. 11
In this episode of the JC's new podcast: Israel War Briefing, Jake is joined by CEO of the Campaign Against Antisemitism Gideon Falter. Fresh from organising one of the largest marches against Jew-hate that the UK has ever seen, Gideon Falter discusses how it all came together, how nearly the entire Jewish community supported it and what the response from the community has been since the march. Israel War Briefing is a new podcast from the Jewish Chronicle offering deep insight into the crisis i...
Nov 28, 2023•29 min
In this episode of the JC's new podcast: Israel War Briefing, Jake is joined by BICOM's Richard Pater. They discuss the next stages of the war between Israel and Hamas and what comes next in the Gaza ground invasion. Israel War Briefing is a new podcast from the Jewish Chronicle offering deep insight into the crisis in the Jewish state as it continues to unfold. Each episode we'll be asking an expert commentator for their analysis of the latest developments and reflections on what comes next. Pr...
Nov 24, 2023•35 min•Season 2Ep. 9
In this episode of the JC's new podcast: Israel War Briefing, Jake is joined by leading Israel-based international human rights lawyer and CEO of the International Legal Forum. They discuss life in Israel, why its enemies consider Israel guilty of war crimes and what proportionality means in this conflict. Israel War Briefing is a new podcast from the Jewish Chronicle offering deep insight into the crisis in the Jewish state as it continues to unfold. Each episode we'll be asking an expert comme...
Nov 21, 2023•38 min
In this episode of the JC's new podcast: Israel War Briefing, Jake is joined by Israeli journalist and podcaster Elad Simchayoff from Israel's Channel 12 News. They discuss the reality of being an Israeli in London, the anti-Israel protest movement and antisemitism in the diaspora. Israel War Briefing is a new podcast from the Jewish Chronicle offering deep insight into the crisis in the Jewish state as it continues to unfold. Each episode we'll be asking an expert commentator for their analysis...
Nov 17, 2023•40 min•Season 2Ep. 7
In this episode of the JC's new podcast: Israel War Briefing, Josh Kaplan sits in for Jake and is joined by Israeli podcaster and journalist Mishy Harman. Mishy is the host of 'Israel Story', one of Israel's most popular podcasts. Since the war in Israel begun, Mishy and his team have been telling the stories of people from all parts of Israeli society to try and make sense of what's happening inside the country since October 7. He shares his favourite stories and also talks about how his views ...
Nov 14, 2023•27 min•Season 2Ep. 6
In this episode of the JC's new podcast: Israel War Briefing, Jake is joined by journalist and associate editor of the Spectator Douglas Murray from Israel. They discuss the horrors of Hamas's atrocities in the southern Israeli kibbutzim, and the reaction from overseas Israel War Briefing is a new podcast from the Jewish Chronicle offering deep insight into the crisis in the Jewish state as it continues to unfold. Each episode we'll be asking an expert commentator for their analysis of the lates...
Nov 10, 2023•38 min•Season 2Ep. 5
In this episode of the JC's new podcast: Israel War Briefing, Jake is joined by Fleur Hassan Nahoum, the deputy mayor of Jerusalem and a special envoy for the Israeli Foreign Ministry. She discusses how Israel reacted in the days after October 7, how Israeli civil society is taking care of its people and what this means for the future of the country. This episode is sponsored by UJIA, who are raising money to provide Immediate Support for Victims of Terror, Urgent provisions for evacuees, ...
Nov 07, 2023•35 min•Season 2Ep. 4
In this episode of the JC's new podcast: Israel War Briefing, Jake is joined by Rich Goldberg, a senior fellow at the Foundation for the Defence of democracies and host of the Limited Liability Podcast from the Jewish Insider. Israel War Briefing is a new weekly podcast from the Jewish Chronicle offering deep insight into the crisis in the Jewish state as it continues to unfold. Each week we'll be asking an expert commentator for their analysis of the latest developments and reflections on what ...
Nov 03, 2023•36 min•Season 2Ep. 3
In this episode of the JC's new podcast: Israel War Briefing, Jake is joined by British-Israeli journalist Anshel Pfeffer to discuss Israeli politics at a time of war. Anshel reveals what the current mood in Israeli politics is, whether he thinks Netanyahu and his cabinet know what they're doing and whether tensions in Gaza could ignite passions in the West Bank or Arab-Israeli towns in Israel. Israel War Briefing is a new weekly podcast from the Jewish Chronicle offering deep insight into the c...
Oct 31, 2023•25 min•Season 2Ep. 2
In the first episode of the JC's new podcast: Israel War Briefing, Jake Wallis Simons is joined by special advisor to Prime Minister Netanyahu and former Israeli ambassador to the UK, Mark Regev. Mark and Jake discuss how the world's media has portrayed Israel since the October 7 massacres, whether Israel is ready for war in the north as well as Gaza and what comes next for Jewish unity across the globe. Israel War Briefing is a new weekly podcast from the Jewish Chronicle offering deep insight ...
Oct 27, 2023•30 min•Season 2Ep. 1
On this special epsiode of Let's Talk, the Jewish Chronicle podcast, Editor Jake Wallis Simons is joined by barrister and broadcaster Rob Rinder to discuss his new book Israelophobia - The newest version of the world's oldest hate, and what to do about it. This episode was recorded in front of a live audience at the JW3 community centre in North London, where Jake and Rob discussed the book and took questions from the audience. You can read Rob's columns Let's Talk will be back for season two so...
Sep 29, 2023•1 hr 11 min•Season 1Ep. 7
In this episode of Let's Talk, editor Jake Wallis Simons chats to JC columnist and Rabbi Dr Jonathan Romain about his background, his relationship with his faith, and his advocacy for assisted dying. Jonathan Romain is a Reform Rabbi based in Maidenhead. He's a regular contributor to the Jewish Chronicle and writes the Rabbi I have a problem column in the paper's Judaism section. Let's Talk is a biweekly podcast with host Jake Wallis Simons and guests from the world of the JC. This podcast is sp...
Aug 10, 2023•36 min•Season 1Ep. 6
In this episode of Let's Talk, editor Jake Wallis Simons chats to JC columnist Gies Coren about his relationship with Judaism, growing up in Stanmore and why he loves a certain special kind of chicken soup. Coren dishes the dirt on his Jewish upbringing, talks about how he's trying to bring his kids back to Judaism and why he's not that fussed about Israel. Let's Talk is a biweekly podcast with host Jake Wallis Simons and guests from the world of the JC. This podcast is sponsored by The Athena A...
Jul 27, 2023•38 min•Season 1Ep. 5
In this episode of the JC's brand new podcast -Let's Talk, editor Jake Wallis Simons chats to Times columnist Melanie Phillips about her journey from liberal to right-wing, how she came to love Israel and how after all this time, the online attacks still get to her. Let's Talk is a biweekly podcast with host Jake Wallis Simons and guests from the world of the JC. Let's Talk is sponsored by The Athena Advisors - find out more about them at https://theathenaadvisors.com/ Hosted on Acast. See acast...
Jul 13, 2023•49 min•Season 1Ep. 4
In this episode of Let's Talk, editor Jake Wallis Simons chats to comedian, author, and devoted atheist David Baddiel about his views on Israel, sushi and his new book - The God Desire. David Baddiel, who's just published his latest book, is far from a shrinking violet when it comes to his faith or lack thereof. Jake and David discuss the full spectrum of Jewish identity in this episode, from sushi to lockshen pudding to how he really feels about Israel. Let's Talk is a biweekly podcast with hos...
Jun 29, 2023•45 min•Season 1Ep. 3
In this episode of Let's Talk, editor Jake Wallis Simons chats to author, journalist and Conservative peer Daniel Finkelstein on his new book: Hitler, Stalin, Mum and Dad. Daniel discusses his family's tragic story of survival in the face of unspeakable evil and the legacy it left on himself and his children as well as what he sees are the modern extremes that have echoes of the Shoah. Let's Talk is a biweekly podcast with host Jake Wallis Simons and guests from the world of the JC. Let's Talk i...
Jun 15, 2023•30 min•Season 1Ep. 2
In the first episode of the JC's brand new podcast -Let's Talk, editor Jake Wallis Simons chats to Rob Rinder about his Jewish identity, his love of Israel and what it was like working as a criminal barrister for the notorious National Front. Let's Talk is a biweekly podcast with host Jake Wallis Simons and guests from the world of the JC. Let's Talk is sponsored by The Athena Advisors - find out more about them at https://theathenaadvisors.com/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more in...
Jun 01, 2023•31 min•Season 1Ep. 1
Let's Talk is a new podcast from the Jewish Chronicle. Hosted by JC editor Jake Wallis-Simons, every fortnight he'll sit down with a special guest to chat about food, politics, books, religion, culture, Israel, or even just kvetch about the week. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....
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