Iran has threatened on numerous occasions to attack Israel to avenge Israel’s precision air strikes on October 26th which destroyed much of Teheran’s air defense systems and rocket and drone production facilities. So why haven’t they attacked? KAN's Mark Weiss spoke with Professor Emeritus Amatzia Baram, head of Haifa university's Ezri Center for I…

IDF soldier killed by rocket fire in north laid to rest. US military said to dispatch fighter jet squadron amid threatened Iran attack. Attorney general say prime minister's dismissal of defense minister was legal. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.Kirjoittanut כאן | Kan

7.11.2024 - "חלון גאווה" עם איתי שיקמן See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.Kirjoittanut כאן | Kan

Shmuel Rosner, a KAN news analysis and senior fellow at JPPI, said that changes in the Middle East since Trump’s last term have been dramatic and that his administration would expect Israel to end the wars before he takes office. Speaking to reporter Arieh O’Sullivan, Rosner said that the ground in the United States was ripe for change in leadershi…

Donald Trump elected 47th president of the United States. Rocket lands near Ben Gurion airport in barrage from Lebanon. Opposition party leaders denounce prime minister's firing of defense minister See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.Kirjoittanut כאן | Kan

Iran is keeping the region on edge with threats to strike Israel. But the attacks could come from the Shiite Iraqi militias who could fire drones at Israel from their territory. Seth Frantzman, Author of Drone War, adjunct fellow at the Foundation for Defense and Democracy, told reporter Arieh O’Sullivan that drones are cheap and easy to assemble a…

One year after the October 7th massacre and the ongoing Iron Swords war, Western Negev residents continue to struggle with high levels of stress, anxiety, and trauma, according to a recently released "Resilience Index." The report was commissioned by the organization New Land Now, a non-profit established in the aftermath of devastating attack with…

Remand extended of central suspect in security breach affair in prime minister's office. In US, polls open in tight election. Coalition may lack majority in controversial hared day-care subsidies bill vote See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.Kirjoittanut כאן | Kan

Israel officially notifies UN it is terminating its ties with UNRWA, IAF shoot down four drones in north, defense establishment doesn't see any imminent moves by Iran to attack See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.Kirjoittanut כאן | Kan

Rockets at the north. US sends B-52s to the region. Court expected to lift gag order on PMO security breach affair. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.Kirjoittanut כאן | Kan

Over the past year, 15 Gaza envelope residents have taken part in a unique program providing them with learning and professional tools to establish business and social ventures focused on revitalizing the region. The program, Restart, is a project of the Beit Midrash of Kolot. Kolot Beit Midrash Director Leon Wiener Dow spoke to KAN reporter Naomi …

Five peopled killed, one seriously wounded, in direct rocket hit on Metula. US envoys hold talks in Israel in bid to advance Lebanon ceasefire. Three Israelis arrested in two cases of alleged espionage for Iran. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.Kirjoittanut כאן | Kan

31.10.2024 - "חלון גאווה" עם איתי שיקמן See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.Kirjoittanut כאן | Kan

The northern coastal town of Nahariya has come under increasing Hizbullah rocket and drone attack. Nahariya resident and musician Eli Marcus spoke to reporter Arieh O’Sullivan about the challenges there. (photo: Gonzalo Fuentes/Reuters) See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.Kirjoittanut כאן | Kan

Two injured from rocket attacks in the north, US mediator to arrive in Israel Thursday with proposal for ceasefire between Israel and Lebanon, Netanyahu considering postponing his son's wedding due to security threats See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.Kirjoittanut כאן | Kan

Gerald Steinberg, professor of Political Science at Bar Ilan University and President of NGO Monitor said that there was widespread political and ideological support in Israel for actions against UNRWA because it perpetuates the conflict by continuing to create the Palestinians as victims. He told reporter Arieh O’Sullivan that the Knesset finally …

October Seventh was an atrocious time for Israeli society. The murders and massacres cut short the lives of numerous artists and of course deeply affected survivors and others who expressed it in art. ANU, the Museum of the Jewish People, has put together an exhibition of some two dozen Israeli artists, some of them murdered, or kidnapped, many res…

Four IDF soldiers killed, officer seriously wounded in northern Gaza Strip fighting. One man killed in rocket hit from Lebanon. Knesset passes two laws curtailing UNRWA activities See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.Kirjoittanut כאן | Kan

IDF ends raid on Gaza's Kamal Adwan hospital. Knesset's winter session opens. PM and Smotrich: budget will pass on time. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.Kirjoittanut כאן | Kan

Donald Trump told thousands of his supporters in Madison Square Garden that he would have an "American first" approach and crack down on immigrants. KAN's Mark Weiss spoke with Marc Zell, Chair of Republicans Overseas in Israel. (Photo:AP) See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.Kirjoittanut כאן | Kan

Kamala Harris's campaign has attacked a huge Donald Trump rally in New York as "dangerously divisive and demeaning." KAN's Mark Weiss spoke with Ethan Kushner, Chair of American Democrats in Israel about next week's election. (Photo:AP) See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.Kirjoittanut כאן | Kan

אסתר ורחל, שתיים מבנותיו של רס"ם שאול מויאל, אב לעשרה בן 47, שנפל בדרום לבנון, בריאיון לקמלן ליבסקינד ויובל אלבשן, 28.10.24 See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.Kirjoittanut ב' הנבחרים

"Unbroken," an exhibition examining the aftermath of the October 7th attacks and the resilience of the Jewish spirit as seen in sports, has opened at the World Jewish Sports Museum at Kfar Maccabiah in Ramat Gan. The exhibition was created by the Maccabi World Union, together with the Ministry of Culture and Sports and the World Jewish Congress. Di…

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Author Don Futterman's novel, Adam Unrehearsed, is a coming-of-age comedy, chronicling Adam Miller's bar mitzvah year, set in 1970s Queens, New York. It is a story about friendship, race relations, the American Jewish experience, and finding one's way. Futterman has previously published two children's books and can also be heard on the podcast Futt…

4 soldiers killed in Lebanon. 37 hurt in Glilot truck ramming. Mossad chief Barnea flies to Doha for Gaza ceasefire talks. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.Kirjoittanut כאן | Kan

Israel attacked 20 targets in three different provinces in Iran early Saturday morning, knocking out key advanced Iranian air-defense systems, and hitting several sites associated with the Iranian ballistic missile program. Iranian Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei commenting on the Israeli attack, said: “Israel miscalculated and it needs to understand t…

Edut 710 was established in the days after the October 7th, 2023 attacks, to document and preserve the personal stories of survivors of the Hamas attacks on Israel. So far, the volunteer initiative has collected over 1,200 testimonies, forming the basis of a national digital archive. Hundreds of filmed testimonies can already be accessed on Edut 71…

Actress and writer Hadar Galron speaks to KAN reporter Naomi Segal about processing trauma through the plays she has written since the October 7th Hamas attack. (Photo: Erez Mir) See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.Kirjoittanut כאן | Kan

Rabbi Professor David Golinkin, president of The Schechter Institutes, Inc. shares his thoughts on the dilemma in observing the joy of Simchat Torah as the holiday also marks the anniversary of the devastating Hamas attack on Israel. (Photo: Simchat Torah in Tel Aviv, 2022. Tomer Neurberg/Flash90) See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information…

Rocket barrage over Tel Aviv and central Israel, no injuries or damage, US Secretary of State arrives to revive Gaza ceasefire/hostage deal talks, double murder in Arab crime feud See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.Kirjoittanut כאן | Kan

Grape harvest season has just ended and wine makers across the country are focusing now on creating some of Israel’s superb wines. One area that has seen a large growth in wineries is the Negev desert were a couple of dozen have opened in the past decade. The town of Mitzpe Ramon, deep, deep in the Negev, is holding its first ever wine festival tha…

US envoy arrives in Beirut to try to advance ceasefire amid ongoing rocket fire on Israel's north, IDF strikes in Lebanon. Funeral held for IDF armored brigade commander killed in Gaza Strip. Right-wing activists hold conference on reestablishing Jewish settlements in Gaza Strip See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.…

The artist village of Ein Hod in the Carmel mountain range has a slew of museums and galleries. The Janco Dada Museum there is offering a unique participatory art exhibition called In the Eyes of the Beholding Goat where visitors wear huge masks of black goats which trigger a multi-media experience. This and other experiences await the visitor duri…

Prominent Holocaust historian Prof. Yehuda Bauer died Friday at the age of 98. Bauer helped shaped the way people around the world study and learn about the Holocaust. Over the course of his almost century-long life, Bauer published over 40 books on the Holocaust and antisemitism, with a focus on Jewish reactions to both. His early research focused…

Funerals held for IDF soldiers who fell in Gaza, South Lebanon. Three Hezbollah operatives killed in Beirut strikes. Israeli businessman offers cash reward for return of hostages See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.Kirjoittanut כאן | Kan

Author Ruth Renert's new novel, "Crimson Clover," תלתן הארגמן, in Hebrew, tells the story of the personal journey of a Lebanese Orthodox Christian young woman who, because of a forbidden love, is forced to leave her home and goes to Israel where she lives as a novice in a convent in Jaffa. Set on the eve of the First Lebanon War, the messages in th…

Twice a year over 500 birds fly through Israel on their migration routes and now the autumn migration of birds is currently underway. These include tens of thousands of Agur cranes, storkes and pelicans and are a wonderful site to see. The KKL-JNF is offering during the Sukkot holiday special bird tours, for free, for the whole family to see and le…

At a time of national pain and division, the Shared Home Sukkah project is returning for a second year, offering a unique opportunity for dialogue among all parts of Israeli society. The Safeguarding Our Shared Home organization, Project 929 and other social organizations invite the Israeli public to open their sukkot to guests and hold deep and me…

Police officer killed, four other people wounded in shooting attack near Ashdod. Report: Israel could face shortage in interceptor missiles. Shin Bet, police investigation finds failed Tel Aviv suicide bombing directed by Hamas command in Turkey See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.Kirjoittanut כאן | Kan

In an open letter to government leaders, 130 IDF reservists have threatened to refuse to continue serving unless the government pursues a hostage release deal. One of the signatories, Max Kresch, spoke to KAN reporter Naomi Segal about why he felt compelled to take this stand. (Photo: Courtesy) See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.…

IDF releases names of 4 soldiers killed in Hezbollah drone attack on training base. Israel Air Force intercepts two drones approaching from Syria. Two Israelis arrested for allegedly plotting assassination of senior Israeli figure at behest of Iran See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.…

The National Library in Jerusalem will be open over Chol Hamoed, the intermediate days of Sukkot. KAN's Mark Weiss spoke with Tamar Sorek, the head of the library’s visitors center. (Photo:Courtesy) See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.Kirjoittanut כאן | Kan

Known as the last Nazi hunter, Efraim Zuroff, has stepped down from the position of the Simon Wiesenthal Center Israel Office director after 38 years. Born in New York in 1948, Zuroff has dedicated his life to identifying and bringing to justice Nazi war criminals and their collaborators who evaded capture for decades. He spoke with KAN's Mark Weis…

2 soldiers seriously hurt in south Lebanon. Non-stop fire on the north. Fighting continues in Gaza. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.Kirjoittanut כאן | Kan

After One Year – The Iron Swords War, or the October 7th war, turns out to be the most covered event in the history of the State. The Israel Government Press Office (the GPO) has issued over 5,500 press credentials to correspondents, photographers and media personnel from around the world who came to Israel to cover the war, which has turned it int…

Man dies of injuries sustained in Hadera stabbing attack. Five Arab Israelis arrested on suspicion of plotting bomb attack at Tel Aviv shopping mall. Security cabinet slated to authorize prime minister, defense minister to make final decision on Iran reprisal See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.…

Was Tuesday's call by Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu for the Lebanese people to overthrow Hizbullah realistic? And what does the ayatollah regime in Iran fear the most? KAN's Mark Weiss spoke to Dr Mordechai Kedar from Bar Ilan university. (Photo: Fire and Rescue Service) See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.…

Six wounded in Hadera stabbing attack. Four injured in rocket fire on Haifa area. Prime Minister Netanyahu blocks Defense Minister Gallant's Washington departure See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.Kirjoittanut כאן | Kan