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29 May 2023

- Report: Cyprus security officials nab Hezbollah operative with 2 tons of explosives; had planned series of attacks against Jewish, Israeli targets
- Palestinian protesters storm FIFA meeting ahead of Friday vote whether to expel Israel from world soccer body
- Report: ISIS-linked Sinai terror group planning to attack Eilat port 'in coming days'
- Report: Yair Lapid rejected PM Netanyahu offer of Foreign Ministry portfolio
- Labor negotiators trying to head off rail strike set for Sunday

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OneRepublic's Drew Brown: 'We've Fallen in Love with Israel in a Huge Way'

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Will Stiffer Penalties for Rock-Throwers Serve as a Deterrence?

Palestinian youth hurling rocks at Israeli security forces. Photo: Nati Shohat/FLASH90

Justice Minister Ayelet Shaked announced today her plan for stiffer penalties against rock throwers. What are the current penalties? What should they be? Will Shaked's proposed changes... Listen now

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Setting the Record Straight on Bus 'Segregation'

Likud MK Oren Hazan arrives at a Likud party meeting at the Knesset on May 18, 2015. Photo: Yonatan Sindel/Flash90

VOI's Gil Hoffman is joined by freshman Likud MK Oren Hazan to talk about a controversial pilot proposal related to Palestinian bus travel. Hazan, who lives in the city of Ariel in Judea and... Listen now

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Riskin: 'I Will Remain the Rabbi of Efrat for as Long as the People Want Me'

Rabbi Shlomo Riskin. Photo: Wikipedia

Shlomo Riskin, chief rabbi and co-founder of the Judean settlement of Efrat, rubs Israel's Chief Rabbinate the wrong way. His liberal stance on conversion, women's... Listen now

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Is ISIS Israel's 'Walking Dead'?

Is ISIS Israel's 'Walking Dead'?

As more cities fall to ISIS across the Middle East, the question arises: is Israel next? VOI's Mottle Wolfe is joined in-studio by VOI's Dan Diker, host of "National Security," to... Listen now

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Amb. Zvi Mazel on the 'Truth About Palestine'

Amb. Zvi Mazel. Photo: Facebook

Ambassador Zvi Mazel joins VOI's Josh Hasten to talk about Palestinian statehood. The veteran Israeli diplomat who held posts in Sweden, Egypt and Romania -- and who is currently... Listen now

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Is Israel Negotiating with Hamas Behind the Scenes?

Senior Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh in Gaza on May 1, 2015. Photo: Abed Rahim Khatib /Flash 90

VOI's Mottle Wolfe is joined in-studio by VOI's Dan Diker to discuss President Reuven Rivlin's statement on Wednesday that he would not object to Israel conducting direct talks... Listen now

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Parshat Naso: The Nazarite of Jerusalem

Rabbi Tuly Weisz of Breaking Israel News joins Ari and Jeremy to discuss the meaning of being a "Nazarite," as described in the Book of Numbers. Why was Samson, the most famous Nazarite... Listen now

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Friday Newscast: May 29, 2023

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- Report: Cyprus security officials nab Hezbollah operative with 2 tons of explosives; had planned series of attacks against Jewish, Israeli targets - Palestinian... Listen now

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