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Israeli Pride, in Spite of Jewish Atrocities (4:13)
Israeli Pride, in Spite of Jewish Atrocities (4:13)
VOI's Dov Lipman contrasts Israel's swift condemnation and justice-seeking with the Palestinian celebration of terrorists and the murder of Jews.
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Designer Duds for Devout Dudes (12:30)
Designer Duds for Devout Dudes (12:30)
'Jerusalem Design' co-founder Chezi Spero tells VOI's Eve Harow about the connection between haute couture and Torah.
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Learning the Lessons of Disengagement a Decade Later (25:18)
Learning the Lessons of Disengagement a Decade Later (25:18)
Former minister Uzi Landau tells VOI's Gil Hoffman, filling in for Dan Diker, what can be learned from the Gaza withdrawal 10 years ago.
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AACI: Helping Immigrants through the Israeli Maze (11:04)
AACI: Helping Immigrants through the Israeli Maze (11:04)
David London, executive director of the Association for Americans and Canadians in Israel, joins Dov Lipman to talk about services for Anglos.
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A Jewish Hiding Place Uncovered in Poland (25:18)
A Jewish Hiding Place Uncovered in Poland (25:18)
Jonny Daniels, who runs the post-Holocaust organization 'From the Depths,' tells chilling stories to VOI's Gil Hoffman, filling in for Dan Diker.
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Birthright: It’s All in the Connection (13:43)
Birthright: It’s All in the Connection (13:43)
Gidi Mark, CEO of Birthright, joins VOI's Dov Lipman to talk about the organization's success.
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Same Terror, Different Response (5:21)
Same Terror, Different Response (5:21)
VOI's Molly Livingstone shares the unreported story of firebombs in her Jerusalem neighborhood, and why you won't hear about it.
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Taste Buds and Torah (12:35)
Taste Buds and Torah (12:35)
After an intense week of tour-guiding throughout the country, VOI's Eve Harow says Israel should be experienced through all the senses.
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A First-Hand Account of the Amazing Entebbe Raid (11:08)
A First-Hand Account of the Amazing Entebbe Raid (11:08)
Labor MK Omer Bar-Lev, the last Israeli soldier with feet on the ground at the Entebbe airport during the famous operation in 1976, joins Dov Lipman.
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Biblical Connections and Greatness Springing from Grief
Dr. Dudu Cohen -- with a doctorate in Biblical studies and more than 40 years of tour-guiding in Israel and Jordan -- joins VOI's Eve Harow (a fellow guide) to explain how his background has given him tremendous insight into locating the sites of the Exodus. Then, Arnold Roth, who established Keren Malki (the Malki Foundation), after his daughter was murdered in the terrorist attack on the Sbarro pizzeria in Jerusalem on August 9, 2001, joins Eve to discuss the work of the foundation in helping disabled children, making music and seeking justice.

‘Israel Should Have More Gratitude for Obama’ (13:09)
‘Israel Should Have More Gratitude for Obama’ (13:09)
Touro College political science dept. head David Luchins joins VOI's Gil Hoffman to discuss the politics of America's relations with the Jewish state.
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A Perspective on Pollard (25:12)
A Perspective on Pollard (25:12)
Gil Hoffman hears from Touro College political science dept. chairman David Luchins, who reveals how the convicted spy was almost freed 22 years ago.
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Actors for the A-Bomb (14:11)
Actors for the A-Bomb (14:11)
The Live@5 panel considers Hollywood's support for the nuclear agreement with Iran.
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Pondering Pollard (10:59)
Pondering Pollard (10:59)
The Live@5 panel wonders if Jonathan Pollard's release after 30 years in prison is a consolation prize for Jews concerned about the Iran deal.
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Getting It Wrong, Over and Over Again (50:39)
Getting It Wrong, Over and Over Again (50:39)
The panel discusses the demolitions at Beit El, the release of Jonathan Pollard, Hollywood's support of the Iran deal and Amnesty International.
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3 World-Altering US Decisions (25:19)
3 World-Altering US Decisions (25:19)
Randol Schoenberg, renowned attorney and president of the Los Angeles Museum of the Holocaust, discusses explosive issues with VOI's Yishai Fleisher.
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Complicated Conversations (50:32)
Complicated Conversations (50:32)
VOI's Yishai Fleisher debates top issues with renowned attorney Randol Schoenberg and hears from filmmaker Ami Horowitz about exposing BDS with humor.
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Holocaust Vocabulary (10:50)
Holocaust Vocabulary (10:50)
The Live@5 panel debates the validity of Mike Huckabee's recent comment that, with the Iran deal, Obama is leading Jews to 'the doors of the oven.'
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Hindsight and Aforethought (50:39)
Hindsight and Aforethought (50:39)
The panel discusses Gush Katif's legacy, Mike Huckabee's divisive remarks on Iran, Israeli foreign diplomacy and MK Hilik Bar's 'new' peace plan.
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‘Chucking’ the Deal (25:19)
‘Chucking’ the Deal (25:19)
JCCWatch's Richard Allen and ZOA's Jeff Daube tell VOI's Yishai Fleisher that stopping the Iran deal rests on the shoulders of Senator Chuck Schumer.
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Withdrawal from Gaza: Been There, Done That (25:12)
Withdrawal from Gaza: Been There, Done That (25:12)
Begin Center information resources director Yisrael Medad joins VOI's Eve Harow to discuss precedents to the complete pullout 10 years ago.
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Dressing up and Tearing down (50:39)
Dressing up and Tearing down (50:39)
VOI's Eve Harow hears from 'Jerusalem Design' co-founder Chezi Spero and Begin Center information resources director Yisrael Medad.
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Learning the Lessons of Disengagement a Decade Later (25:18)
Learning the Lessons of Disengagement a Decade Later (25:18)
Former minister Uzi Landau tells VOI's Gil Hoffman, filling in for Dan Diker, what can be learned from the Gaza withdrawal 10 years ago.
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Lessons Learned the Hard Way (50:39)
Lessons Learned the Hard Way (50:39)
Gil Hoffman, filling in for Dan Diker, hears from former minister Uzi Landau and Holocaust organization founder Jonny Daniels.
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Disengagement Deja Vu (14:19)
Disengagement Deja Vu (14:19)
The panel discusses the Israeli government pulling Jews out of their homes.
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Expulsion Revulsion (50:31)
Expulsion Revulsion (50:31)
Eve Harow hosts a special panel on the 10th anniversary of the withdrawal from Gaza, with Ari Abramowitz, Pinchas Orbach and Yishai Fleischer.
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Exhibiting Past Jewish Presence (9:38)
Exhibiting Past Jewish Presence (9:38)
VOI's Judy Lash Balint visits the Gush Katif Museum, which captures the beauty and pain of the Jewish communities destroyed in the Gaza Strip.
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These Places I Remember (15:05)
These Places I Remember (15:05)
VOI's Judy Lash Balint shares her personal recollections of the painful period in recent Israeli history, the 2005 Gaza Disengagement.
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Painful Past (25:13)
Painful Past (25:13)
VOI's Judy Lash Balint remembers the 2005 Gaza Disengagement, sharing personal reflections and visiting the Gush Katif Museum in central Jerusalem.
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’10 Buses for 10 Years: Remembering Gush Katif’ (7:45)
’10 Buses for 10 Years: Remembering Gush Katif’ (7:45)
Aviva Sherman, director of programming and development at the International Young Israel Movement, talks to Josh Hasten about marking the disengagement.
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Withdrawal from Gaza: Been There, Done That (25:12)
Withdrawal from Gaza: Been There, Done That (25:12)
Begin Center information resources director Yisrael Medad joins VOI's Eve Harow to discuss precedents to the complete pullout 10 years ago.
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Dressing up and Tearing down (50:39)
Dressing up and Tearing down (50:39)
VOI's Eve Harow hears from 'Jerusalem Design' co-founder Chezi Spero and Begin Center information resources director Yisrael Medad.
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A Knife in the Back of Israeli Society (13:52)
A Knife in the Back of Israeli Society (13:52)
VOI's Raoul Wootliff reviews responses from politicians to Fridays fatal attacks at the tolerance march and on a Palestinian family's home.
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Condemning Hate Attacks and Other VOI News in Review (25:13)
Condemning Hate Attacks and Other VOI News in Review (25:13)
Jewish violence, the imminent release of Jonathan Pollard and a Knesset round-up are today's topics.
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‘Israeli Leaders Are Responsible for Extremism’ (12:48)
‘Israeli Leaders Are Responsible for Extremism’ (12:48)
Labor MK Omer Bar-Lev tells VOI's Dov Lipman that current Knesset members are to blame for recent violence committed by Jews.
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Israeli Pride, in Spite of Jewish Atrocities (4:13)
Israeli Pride, in Spite of Jewish Atrocities (4:13)
VOI's Dov Lipman contrasts Israel's swift condemnation and justice-seeking with the Palestinian celebration of terrorists and the murder of Jews.
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Pride and Shame (50:51)
Pride and Shame (50:51)
The recent violence in Israel, the Jonathan Pollard saga, and the Entebbe raid are the topics of today's show.
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Same Terror, Different Response (5:21)
Same Terror, Different Response (5:21)
VOI's Molly Livingstone shares the unreported story of firebombs in her Jerusalem neighborhood, and why you won't hear about it.
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Jewish Ruins (4:54)
Jewish Ruins (4:54)
Beit El resident Chaim Silberstein gives Yishai Fleisher a personal account from the site of the building demolitions ordered by the Supreme Court.
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Unbalanced Rulings (14:10)
Unbalanced Rulings (14:10)
The Live@5 panel considers Wednesday's demolitions of two structures in Beit El, a town north of Jerusalem.
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Jonathan Pollard: Not Yet Home Free (3:58)
Jonathan Pollard: Not Yet Home Free (3:58)
VOI's Raoul Wootliff provides an update on the imminent release of the convicted spy, and the possibility of his coming to Israel.
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Pollard’s Part in the Legal Drama (16:00)
Pollard’s Part in the Legal Drama (16:00)
Attorney Nat Lewin joins VOI's Dov Lipman to shed new light on the case of the American spy for Israel, who is soon to be released from prison.
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Thoughts on the Pollard Case (2:31)
Thoughts on the Pollard Case (2:31)
VOI's Dov Lipman argues that the US has not been motivated by anti-Israel sentiment, but by the responsibility to do what is best for America.
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Thanking God for Israel (50:39)
Thanking God for Israel (50:39)
Efforts for unity, aliyah, bringing youth to Israel and the weekly Torah portion are today's topics.
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Pride and Shame (50:51)
Pride and Shame (50:51)
The recent violence in Israel, the Jonathan Pollard saga, and the Entebbe raid are the topics of today's show.
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Legal vs. Legitimate (50:39)
Legal vs. Legitimate (50:39)
The airstrike in Syria, two laws passed by the Knesset, Jonathan Pollard's hero status and the rhetoric of gay pride are the topics of today's panel.
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A Perspective on Pollard (25:12)
A Perspective on Pollard (25:12)
Gil Hoffman hears from Touro College political science dept. chairman David Luchins, who reveals how the convicted spy was almost freed 22 years ago.
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Pondering Pollard (10:59)
Pondering Pollard (10:59)
The Live@5 panel wonders if Jonathan Pollard's release after 30 years in prison is a consolation prize for Jews concerned about the Iran deal.
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Double Standards (25:13)
Double Standards (25:13)
VOI's Mottle Wolfe discusses the destruction of Jewish homes in Beit El, Jonathan Pollard's release and Palestinian animal cruelty.
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When Modern Technology Deciphers a Biblical Scroll (25:20)
When Modern Technology Deciphers a Biblical Scroll (25:20)
Penina Shore, Professor Brent Seales and archaeologist Dani Mali share their excitement over an astounding find with Ari Abramowitz and Jeremy Gimpel.
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On the Spice Trail with Dr. Tali Erickson-Gini (25:30)
On the Spice Trail with Dr. Tali Erickson-Gini (25:30)
Southern region archaeologist Tali Erickson-Gini of the Israel Antiquities Authority speaks with VOI's Eve Harow about her work in the Negev.
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Behind the Scenes of the Israeli Opera Festival at Masada
Behind the Scenes of the Israeli Opera Festival at Masada
VOI's Judy Lash Balint takes you behind the scenes to Masada as the Israeli Opera prepares to launch its fifth season at the foot of the historic mountain. Hear about the challenges of staging a full opera in the desert and see the intense preparations involved in one of Israel's most unique cultural events.
The Latest Findings From the City of David’s ‘Givati Parking Lot’ Site (25:35)
The Latest Findings From the City of David’s ‘Givati Parking Lot’ Site (25:35)
VOI's Josh Hasten is joined by City of David director of international affairs Ze'ev Orenstein to discuss new archaeological breakthroughs.
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The Heart and ‘Sole’ of Ancient Israel (37:49)
The Heart and ‘Sole’ of Ancient Israel (37:49)
What are the foot-shaped enclosures leading from the Jordan River to Mount Eival?
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Biblical Connections and Greatness Springing from Grief
Biblical Connections and Greatness Springing from Grief
Dr. Dudu Cohen -- with a doctorate in Biblical studies and more than 40 years of tour-guiding in Israel and Jordan -- joins VOI's Eve Harow (a fellow guide) to explain how his background has given him tremendous insight into locating the sites of the Exodus. Then, Arnold Roth, who established Keren Malki (the Malki Foundation), after his daughter was murdered in the terrorist attack on the Sbarro pizzeria in Jerusalem on August 9, 2001, joins Eve to discuss the work of the foundation in helping disabled children, making music and seeking justice.
Cache of Cash Uncovered off the Caesaria Coast
Cache of Cash Uncovered off the Caesaria Coast
Nearly 2,000 gold coins were uncovered off the coast of Caesaria last week. Coin curator Dr. Robert Kool, diver Tzvika Feier and marine archaeologist Yaakov Sharvit join VOI's Eve Harow to discuss the thrilling, unique 1,000-year-old Fatimid find and its contemporary significance.
‘By the Rivers of Babylon’ — Daily Life after the Destruction of the First Temple
‘By the Rivers of Babylon’ — Daily Life after the Destruction of the First Temple
Bible Lands Museum curator Dr. Filip Vukosavovic joins VOI's Eve Harow in-studio to talk about "By the Rivers of Babylon," a newly opened exhibit of the Al-Yahudu Clay Tablets -- 2,600-year-old Akkadian and Paleo-Hebrew documents of the daily lives of the Judean contemporaries of the Prophet Ezekiel and of life in Babylonian exile after the destruction of the First Temple.
By the Rivers of Babylon and Under the Sea: Secrets of Gold and Clay
By the Rivers of Babylon and Under the Sea: Secrets of Gold and Clay
Bible Lands Museum curator Dr. Filip Vukosavovic joins Eve in-studio to talk about "By the Rivers of Babylon," a newly opened exhibit of the Al-Yahudu Clay Tablets -- 2,600-year-old Akkadian and Paleo-Hebrew documents of the daily lives of the Judean contemporaries of the Prophet Ezekiel and of life in Babylonian exile after the destruction of the First Temple. Then, nearly 2,000 gold coins were uncovered off the coast of Caesaria. Coin curator Dr. Robert Kool, diver Tzvika Feier and marine archaeologist Yaakov Sharvit join Eve to discuss the thrilling, unique 1,000-year-old Fatimid find and its current significance.
VIDEO What Does Being a ‘Jewish Priest’ Mean Today?
What Does Being a ‘Jewish Priest’ Mean Today?
To be a Cohen, a member of the ancient Jewish priesthood, has special status in Judaism. But is it still relevant in modern times? And if so, what does it entail?
VIDEO Remembering Their Fallen Son — Israel’s ‘Hero from LA’
Remembering Their Fallen Son — Israel’s ‘Hero from LA’
Stuart and Evie Steinberg joined VOI's Dan Diker in-studio on Memorial Day to reminisce about their late son, Max.
Yair Lapid VIDEO Yair Lapid’s Spiritual Journey into Politics
Yair Lapid
Yair Lapid’s Spiritual Journey into Politics
Former finance minister MK Yair Lapid, chairman of Yesh Atid, joins VOI's Dov Lipman, a former MK from his party.
Screen Shot 2023-07-02 at 6.56.32 PM-new VIDEO LIVE@5: Outrage Over a Lack of Security
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LIVE@5: Outrage Over a Lack of Security
The latest terrorist murder, Israeli gun control, ISIS against Hamas and kosher certification are the topics discussed by the Live@5 Panel.
David Nekrutman VIDEO Fighting for Cooperation between Jews and Christians Everywhere
David Nekrutman
Fighting for Cooperation between Jews and Christians Everywhere
David Nekrutman, CEO of Ohr Torah Stone's International Center of Jewish & Christian Understanding and Cooperation, joins Ari and Jeremy to discuss his ideas on how the Jewish world should reach out to Christians, and what Christians may learn from Jews and Judaism. David also reveals a secret: How many Christian Zionists are there?
Yishai Fleisher VIDEO What Shaped Yishai Fleisher?
Yishai Fleisher
What Shaped Yishai Fleisher?
VOI program director Yishai Fleisher joins Ari Abramowitz and Jeremy Gimpel to share how he was inspired by his mother and father, refuseniks in the Soviet Union, to become a spokesman for Israel and the Jewish people.
Jay Leno's Serious Appreciation for Israel VIDEO Jay Leno’s Serious Appreciation for Israel
Jay Leno's Serious Appreciation for Israel
Jay Leno’s Serious Appreciation for Israel
Comedic giant and TV superstar Jay Leno, on his second trip to Israel to MC the prestigious Genesis Award ceremony, makes VOI's Molly Livingstone laugh. Seriously.
Hollywood in the Holy City VIDEO Hollywood in the Holy City
Hollywood in the Holy City
Hollywood in the Holy City
What do Natalie Portman and Richard Gere have in common? Both have recently filmed in Jerusalem.
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