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The Israel Connexion

David Schulberg

Exploring our close links with Israel and delves into the news behind the news and aims to provide detailed analysis of important current political, social and cultural issues to do with Israel. In collaboration with experts from all walks of life, who specialise in various aspects of Israel’s political life, arts and culture you can hear in depth interviews delving into issues affecting Israel, on topics to do with Israelis and their involvements around the world.

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56:19

Israeli Knesset Member Banned, Lawyers for Israel

The Israel Connexion ·

2025/08/20

Simcha Rothman MKhas had his visa to Australia revoked and has been banned from visiting Australia for 3 years. Rothman had been invited by the Australia Jewish Associationas part of s solidarity tour to show support for Australia's Jewish community. Australian Jews are experiencing unprecedented antisemitism. Many feel that the Australian Government has abandoned the Jewish community andis pandering to bellicose anti-Israel activists in Australia, who would undoubtedly have caused trouble if

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69:17

Dealing with the ABC's Israelophobia

The Israel Connexion ·

2025/08/15

I spoke with Jewish insider Elahn Zetlinabout his experience working at theABC and how he found thebroadcaster to bebiased against Israel and biased against him. Concerns about the institutionalised anti-Israel media bias at the publicly funded ABC and SBS have been mounting. It has become more and moreimperative to call out the propaganda emanating fromthe ABC that is tainting perceptions about Israel's war in Gaza and leading to an overwhelming avalanche of antisemitism. [Full interview]Support

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52:41

Recognition of a Palestinian State

The Israel Connexion ·

2025/08/15

Dr Andrew Thomasis a lecturer in International Relations and Middle East Studies at Deakin Universityspecialising in Middle East politics and non-Western international relations theory. Just prior to what was meant to be the UN conference sponsored by France and Saudi Arabia looking to canvas more nations to recognise a state of Palestine Andrew Thomas wrote an article'A two-state solution is gaining momentum again for Israel and the Palestinians. Does it have a chance of success?'[Full

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57:24

Palestinian State Recognition, ABC anti-Israel bias

The Israel Connexion ·

2025/08/13

Palestinian State Recognition (0:33-25:33) Dr Andrew Thomasis a lecturer in International Relations and Middle East Studies at Deakin Universityspecialising in Middle East politics and non-Western international relations theory. Just prior to what was meant to be the UN conference sponsored by France and Saudi Arabia looking to canvas more nations to recognise a state of Palestine Andrew Thomas wrote an article'A two-state solution is gaining momentum again for Israel and the Palestinians. Does it

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57:30

Do IDF actions in Gaza contradict Jewish ethical...

The Israel Connexion ·

2025/08/06

On today’s program I was moderating a live discussion on the topic ‘IDF actions in Gaza directly contradict Jewish ethical tradition’based on an article and extensive supplementary documentationproduced by Paul Komesaroff, Professor of Medicine atMonash University and Executive Director of the internationalNGO Global Reconciliationand his colleague Jeremiah Kennera public servant, employed by an Australian government agency. They will be participating alongside Rabbi Daniel Rabin,

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57:28

Humanitarian Aid in Gaza

The Israel Connexion ·

2025/07/30

Daniel Seamanwas a senior Israeli Government Official in the Prime Minister's Office. These days he hosts an early morning show on Galey Israel radio and apodcast on JNS TV. We will consider the current situation with the war in Gaza and the media war that is putting increasing pressure on Israel to agree to a ceasefire. (0:50 - 30:34) Dr Einav Levyis the founding director of theIsraeli School of Humanitarian Actionand the Lucien Research Center for Humanitarian Action. He will reflect on dilemmas

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57:30

Media war against Israel

The Israel Connexion ·

2025/07/23

Anthony Berginis a senior fellow at Strategic Analysis Australia.Strategic Analysis Australiais an organization that provides policy insights into national security, defence and international relations challenges. The organization aims to inform the public debate and provide insights to government and corporate users.We will be discussing the noxious joint statement that has been signed by 28 countries including Australia that has been hailed by Hamas, media complicity in Israel bashing especially

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34:08

Lawfare for the good

The Israel Connexion ·

2025/07/17

Pro-Israel advocate Andrew Tuckerisbased in Netherlands and a co-founder of The Hague Initiative for International Cooperation (THINC) – a European-based global network of law academics, practitioners and experts in related disciplines. THINC engages in research, education and legal diplomacy to fight the delegitimization of Israel and the use of international law as a major weapon by Israel’s adversaries, instead promoting the fair and equal application of law to support international

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51:31

Jewish champion fighting antisemitism

The Israel Connexion ·

2025/07/16

Menachem Vorchheimeris a tireless advocate for human rights and a prominent voice in the battle against antisemitism, as exemplified in a recentarticletitledVorchheimer vs Victoriaby Julie Szego. With a background rich in both personal experience and professional dedication, Menachem brings a unique and compelling perspective to the important issue of combating hate and promoting tolerance and is more thanwilling to confront the authorities for failing to deal withracist incitement. [Full

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57:37

Taking action against hate, THINC

The Israel Connexion ·

2025/07/16

Jewish champion fighting antisemitism Menachem Vorchheimeris a tireless advocate for human rights and a prominent voice in the battle against antisemitism, as exemplified in a recentarticletitledVorchheimer vs Victoriaby Julie Szego. With a background rich in both personal experience and professional dedication, Menachem brings a unique and compelling perspective to the important issue of combating hate and promoting tolerance and is more than willing to confront the authorities for failing to deal

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29:28

The Israel Ride (Edna Granot, Elahn Zetlin)

The Israel Connexion ·

2025/07/02

I speak with two cyclistsEdna GranotandElahn Zetlinabout their experiences doing the Israel Ride.Support the show: https://www.j-air.com.au/get-involved/membership/See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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57:09

Cycling in Israel, Media Bias

The Israel Connexion ·

2025/07/02

Also some harsh words about the shocking anti-Israel bias emanating from our tax-payer funded ABC and SBS with my guestJamie HyamsfromAIJAC. (0:45-15:33) To go touring in Israel on a bicycle is on my bucket list. I speak with two cyclists Edna GranotandElahn Zetlinabout their experience with theIsrael Ride (15:34-33:15). I also catch up again withMichael Scott CSC (33:15-44:22) ) who relates some of his own experience and I talk to Ilan SivanandTsafrir Pelesabout their exploits runningBike

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38:12

Honest Reporting

The Israel Connexion ·

2025/06/27

Gil Hoffmanisan Israeli-American journalist and political correspondent who serves as executive director ofHonest Reporting.He was previously chief political correspondent for theJerusalem Post. I went through a number of specifically egregiousexamples of the distorted coverage of Israel's wars by the media. Honest Reporting is an Israeli media advocacy group. A pro-Israel media watchdog, it describes its mission as "combatting ideological prejudice in journalism and the media, as it impacts

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57:15

JIMENA, Honest Reporting

The Israel Connexion ·

2025/06/25

Matthew Nourielis a non-binary digital activist and content creator of Iranian Jewish descent,using hisvoice to passionately advocate and fight for LGBTQ+ rights and equality within the Iranian and Jewish communities, as well as combatting antisemitism. Matthew has taken on leadership roles with organizations such as JDC Entwine, JQ International, Tel Aviv Institute, and works as the Community Engagement Director atJIMENA - Jews Indigenous to the Middle East and North Africa. (0:33-28:56) Gil

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57:31

Israel and Iran at war, Chile's antisemitic president

The Israel Connexion ·

2025/06/18

Michael Shamiris a former major in the Israeli Air Force who was involved behind the scenes in Operation Opera, which involved the attack on the Iraqi nuclear reactor in 1981. Michael has used his broad political knowledge and experience to produce a lecture series : Iran - Arch "Octopus" of International Nuclear Terrorism. We will be speaking about Israel's war with Iran, the planning that went into it, what has been achieved, Israel's objectives and what might be the outcome. (0:34-30:08) Sivan

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Dina Kraft at Limmud Oz

The Israel Connexion ·

2025/06/14

Dina Kraftis a journalist and co-author of the best-sellerMy Friend Anne Frank. She is Israel Correspondent for The Christian Science Monitor, former opinion editor at Haaretz English, and co-hosts the podcastGroundwork about Israeli and Palestinian activists. She writes about the impact of conflict on ordinary lives and we focussed on Israel's Arab community.Support the show: https://www.j-air.com.au/get-involved/membership/See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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Alex J Sinclair at Limmud Oz

The Israel Connexion ·

2025/06/14

Alex J Sinclairis an educational consultant and adjunct lecturer at Hebrew University. His first bookLoving the Real Israelwas a finalist for the National Jewish Book Award, and his debut novelPerfect Enemy was published in 2023. We spoke about the future of Israel and Palestine, with Alex articulating some options for the future.Support the show: https://www.j-air.com.au/get-involved/membership/See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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Linda Gradstein at Limmud Oz

The Israel Connexion ·

2025/06/14

Linda Gradsteinis a consummate journalist with more than 30 years experience, who is teaching journalism at NYU - Tel Aviv. She is the Israel correspondent for CBS Radio in the US and also writes restaurant reviews for the Jerusalem Post. She speaks both Arabic and Hebrew and has won several awards for her work. We mainly spoke about her coverage of the war.Support the show: https://www.j-air.com.au/get-involved/membership/See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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57:39

Three Voices from Limmud Oz

The Israel Connexion ·

2025/06/11

Linda Gradsteinis a consummate journalist with more than 30 years experience, who is teaching journalism at NYU - Tel Aviv. She is the Israel correspondent for CBS Radio in the US and also writes restaurant reviews for the Jerusalem Post. She speaks both Arabic and Hebrew and has won several awards for her work. We mainly spoke about her coverage of the war. (0:45-21:27) Alex J Sinclairis an educational consultant and adjunct lecturer at Hebrew University. His first bookLoving the Real Israelwas a

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57:30

Conversation with Philip Dalidakis

The Israel Connexion ·

2025/06/04

Philip Dalidakisis a former Australian politician. He was a Labor member of the Victorian Legislative Council, representing Southern Metropolitan Region from 2014 until 2019. He wasthe Victorian Minister for Small Business, Innovation and Trade. Philip was born in Melbourne. His father was born in Greece and his mother is Jewish. I was in conversation with Philip considering in particular what can we expect to see happening in Australia now that the federal Labor government has emerged after the

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