Jonathan Dekel-Chen: My Son was a Hostage in Gaza for 43 Million Seconds. He Felt Every One.
Sagui Dekel-Chen was held hostage in Gaza for 498 days—or 43 million seconds. He came home on Feb. 15.An American-Israeli citizen who was living in Kibbutz Nir Oz, Sagui left behind a pregnant wife an...
17 Mar 20251h 6min
Yossi Klein Halevi: What’s Next: The Future of Liberal Zionism (18Forty Podcast Re-Release)
We don't have a new episode this week, but we invite you to revisit our 18Forty Podcast conversation with Yossi Klein Halevi, originally aired on Dec. 26, 2023. In this episode of the 18Forty Podcast,...
3 Mar 20251h 16min
Yishai Fleisher: ‘Israel is not meant to be equal for all — it’s a nation-state’
Israel should prioritize its Jewish citizens, Yishai Fleisher says, because that's what a nation-state does.Yishai is the international spokesman for the Jewish community of Hebron, a flashpoint in th...
24 Feb 20251h 27min
Nitsana Darshan-Leitner: 'Before Trump, I believed that Gaza had to be controlled by Israel'
Gaza can be leveled down or built up, Nitsana Darshan-Leitner says, and she wants Trump's plan to do the latter.An Israeli international lawyer and activist who has represented hundreds of terror vict...
17 Feb 20251h 7min
Shani Taragin: 'The ideal is for the Jewish People to live in the Land of Israel'
Israel is opening a Pandora's box by releasing Palestinian prisoners and terrorists, Shani Taragin says — but she still has not given up hope.A prominent religious leader and educator in Israel, Rabba...
10 Feb 20251h 25min
Chuck Freilich: 'Netanyahu needs to step down or be voted out'
Hamas is already beginning to rebuild, Chuck Freilich says, because Israel lacks a post-war vision for Gaza.An Israeli national security expert, Chuck is a senior fellow at the Institute for National ...
3 Feb 20251h 3min
Rula Daood: 'We are closest to peace at times of war'
Take our annual survey.Until the Israeli government sets a plan for Gaza after the war, Rula Daood says, they are choosing to end up with Hamas. A speech pathologist by trade, Rula Daood is now the na...
27 Jan 20251h 12min
Natan Sharansky: 'If you don't have faith or Zionism, your grandchildren will not be Jewish'
Antisemitism and assimilation are threatening the Jewish People, says Natan Sharansky, but to both Israel offers a solution.Born in the Soviet Union and imprisoned by the authorities when trying to im...
20 Jan 20251h 8min
