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Irwin Cotler. Photo: Facebook Canada’s Support of Israel Not a Partisan Issue (14:30)
Irwin Cotler. Photo: Facebook
Canada’s Support of Israel Not a Partisan Issue (14:30)
Former Canadian Justice Minister and current MP Irwin Cotler tells VOI's Dov Lipman about his country's bipartisan support for Israel.
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Yariv Oppenheimer. Photo: Facebook ‘Another Small Step Toward the End of the Occupation’ (14:01)
Yariv Oppenheimer. Photo: Facebook
‘Another Small Step Toward the End of the Occupation’ (14:01)
Peace Now's General Director Yariv Oppenheimer tells VOI's Gil Hoffman why he praises the appointment of Danny Danon as Israel's ambassador to the UN.
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It’s Face Time in an Ancient Galilean Synagogue (25:04)
It’s Face Time in an Ancient Galilean Synagogue (25:04)
Archaeologist Dr. Jodi Magness joins Eve Harow to discuss synagogue mosaics she has uncovered in the Galilean ancient Jewish town of Huqoq.
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 A convert at the Rabbinical Court. Photo: Flash 90 Conversion Court Controversy (3:23)
 A convert at the Rabbinical Court. Photo: Flash 90
Conversion Court Controversy (3:23)
VOI's Dov Lipman expresses support for the new courts set up to enable Russian immigrants or their children to convert to Judaism.
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Madness from Around the Middle East (25:18)
Madness from Around the Middle East (25:18)
Arab affairs analyst Bassem Eid discusses the ever-changing landscape of the conflict-ridden region with Yishai Fleisher, sitting in for Dan Diker.
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Rachel Frommer. Photo: Facebook ‘My Heart Is in Israel’ (11:58)
Rachel Frommer. Photo: Facebook
‘My Heart Is in Israel’ (11:58)
VOI summer intern Rachel Frommer joins VOI's Daniel Seaman and Daniela Traub to talk about Chabad, America and Israel.
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Let Those People Go (3:27)
Let Those People Go (3:27)
VOI's Dov Lipman applauds the Supreme Court's decision that Israel cannot hold African refugees in any kind of incarceration for more than 12 months.
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‘Trade Together, Profit Together’ (25:19)
‘Trade Together, Profit Together’ (25:19)
Jonathan Adest, CEO and co-founder of Tradeo, tells Simcha Gluck about his company's unique approach to trading stocks and foreign exchange.
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Brian Mast. Photo: Facebook A Consummate Soldier’s Battle for the West (16:14)
Brian Mast. Photo: Facebook
A Consummate Soldier’s Battle for the West (16:14)
Brian Mast, a US hero who lost both legs in Afghanistan, talks to Yishai Fleisher, filling in for Dan Diker, about his current battle for Israel.
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‘Star Man’ of the Negev Reveals Secrets of Israel’s Night Sky
Ira Machefsky, the 'Star Man of Mitzpe Ramon' in the Negev desert, tells VOI's Judy Lash Balint about the confluence of astronomy and Judaism, and how he helps visitors learn about the spectacular night skies over Israel via his Star Tours. www.astronomyisrael.com

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Questions of Identity (50:33)
Questions of Identity (50:33)
Jerusalem's freedom of religion, social media tactics, a young Chabad woman and the Top 5 'accusations of collective Jewish guilt' are today's topics.
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Taking the Temperature in DC (10:09)
Taking the Temperature in DC (10:09)
Ron Halber, executive director of the Jewish Community Relations Council of Greater Washington, joins Dov Lipman to talk about Capitol Hill tensions.
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New Decisions, Movements and Threats (50:51)
New Decisions, Movements and Threats (50:51)
The Foreign Ministry, African refugees, conversion, a female ultra-Orthodox party, cyber-security and Iran are the topics of today's show.
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Brian Mast. Photo: Facebook A Consummate Soldier’s Battle for the West (16:14)
Brian Mast. Photo: Facebook
A Consummate Soldier’s Battle for the West (16:14)
Brian Mast, a US hero who lost both legs in Afghanistan, talks to Yishai Fleisher, filling in for Dan Diker, about his current battle for Israel.
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On the Front Lines (50:39)
On the Front Lines (50:39)
Yishai Fleisher, sitting in for Dan Diker, talks to Bassem Eid about the ever-changing landscape of the Middle East and to American hero Brian Mast.
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The President’s Thin Skin (25:12)
The President’s Thin Skin (25:12)
VOI's Mottle Wolfe, filling in for Gil Hoffman, speaks with author Rafael Medoff about the Obama administration's bumpy relationship with Israel.
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Seth Lipsky. Photo: Facebook Seth Lipsky: ‘Congress Is Likely to Reject the Deal’ (1:14)
Seth Lipsky. Photo: Facebook
Seth Lipsky: ‘Congress Is Likely to Reject the Deal’ (1:14)
The veteran analyst and editor of the NY Sun tells VOI's Judy Lash Balint he decries Obama administration actions to promote the nuclear agreement.
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Seth Lipsky on the ‘Remarkable’ US-Israel Confrontation (25:13)
Seth Lipsky on the ‘Remarkable’ US-Israel Confrontation (25:13)
VOI's Judy Lash Balint hears from the veteran columnist and New York Sun editor on the Obama administration's attitude towards the Jewish state.
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Lights, Camera, Activism (10:02)
Lights, Camera, Activism (10:02)
The panel expresses outrage over celebrities' attempt to claim to know what is in Israel's best interest.
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Rockets vs. Reptiles (5:30)
Rockets vs. Reptiles (5:30)
VOI's Josh Hasten and Mottle Wolfe compare dangers in Israel and the Diaspora.
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View of a residential street in Efrat. Photo: Hadas Parush/Flash90 Dagan Hill: 20 Years Later (50:32)
View of a residential street in Efrat. Photo: Hadas Parush/Flash90
Dagan Hill: 20 Years Later (50:32)
VOI's Eve Harow sits down with her 3 co-leaders in the 1995 initiative to save Judea's Dagan Hill from being given to the Palestinian Authority.
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The Sabena plane that was hijacked. Photo: Wikipedia The Humble Hero of the Sabena Hijacking (20:31)
The Sabena plane that was hijacked. Photo: Wikipedia
The Humble Hero of the Sabena Hijacking (20:31)
Linda Lipschitz, daughter of Captain Reginald Levy, pilot of the 1972 hijacked Sabena airlines flight, talks to VOI's Dov Lipman about her father.
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Security at Sea (14:21)
Security at Sea (14:21)
David Nordell, the Israeli member of the Center for Strategic Cyberspace and Security Science, joins VOI's Dov Lipman to talk about combating threats.
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A Hamas terror tunnel. Photo: IDF Spokesperson/Flash90 Tunnel Vision (12:22)
A Hamas terror tunnel. Photo: IDF Spokesperson/Flash90
Tunnel Vision (12:22)
The panel discusses the capture of a Hamas operative and the information he reportedly provided about the organization's plans.
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Incitement, ‘Dual Loyalty’ and the Hollywood Elite (50:30)
Incitement, ‘Dual Loyalty’ and the Hollywood Elite (50:30)
The panel discusses terror tunnels, Nazi imagery, fears from the Italian Jewish community and a new ad telling Israel what is best for it.
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The Secret Desire of the Palestinians (11:14)
The Secret Desire of the Palestinians (11:14)
VOI's Bassem Eid tells Ari Abramowitz and Jeremy Gimpel about sentiment in the PA street, following claims of President Abbas's imminent resignation.
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Dealing with the Devil (25:11)
Dealing with the Devil (25:11)
VOI's Raoul Wootliff, sitting in for Gil Hoffman, explores the idea of diplomacy with enemies.
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When the US Sides with the PA (14:14)
When the US Sides with the PA (14:14)
The panel discusses White House intervention in the New York trial about compensation for Arabs allegedly targeted by Jewish extremists.
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Baruch Marzel and A.B. Yehoshua: Polar Opposites (50:31)
Baruch Marzel and A.B. Yehoshua: Polar Opposites (50:31)
VOI's Yishai Fleisher hears from Knesset insider Jeremy Saltan, ultra-nationalist Baruch Marzel and post-nationalist novelist A.B. Yehoshua.
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Irwin Cotler. Photo: Facebook Canada’s Support of Israel Not a Partisan Issue (14:30)
Irwin Cotler. Photo: Facebook
Canada’s Support of Israel Not a Partisan Issue (14:30)
Former Canadian Justice Minister and current MP Irwin Cotler tells VOI's Dov Lipman about his country's bipartisan support for Israel.
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Taking the Temperature in DC (10:09)
Taking the Temperature in DC (10:09)
Ron Halber, executive director of the Jewish Community Relations Council of Greater Washington, joins Dov Lipman to talk about Capitol Hill tensions.
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Valuing Jewish Values (50:33)
Valuing Jewish Values (50:33)
Canadian support for Israel, Jewish Agency programming, a listener's question, the 1972 Sabena hijacking and the month of Elul are today's topics.
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New Decisions, Movements and Threats (50:51)
New Decisions, Movements and Threats (50:51)
The Foreign Ministry, African refugees, conversion, a female ultra-Orthodox party, cyber-security and Iran are the topics of today's show.
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Brian Mast. Photo: Facebook A Consummate Soldier’s Battle for the West (16:14)
Brian Mast. Photo: Facebook
A Consummate Soldier’s Battle for the West (16:14)
Brian Mast, a US hero who lost both legs in Afghanistan, talks to Yishai Fleisher, filling in for Dan Diker, about his current battle for Israel.
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On the Front Lines (50:39)
On the Front Lines (50:39)
Yishai Fleisher, sitting in for Dan Diker, talks to Bassem Eid about the ever-changing landscape of the Middle East and to American hero Brian Mast.
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The President’s Thin Skin (25:12)
The President’s Thin Skin (25:12)
VOI's Mottle Wolfe, filling in for Gil Hoffman, speaks with author Rafael Medoff about the Obama administration's bumpy relationship with Israel.
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Seth Lipsky. Photo: Facebook Seth Lipsky: ‘Congress Is Likely to Reject the Deal’ (1:14)
Seth Lipsky. Photo: Facebook
Seth Lipsky: ‘Congress Is Likely to Reject the Deal’ (1:14)
The veteran analyst and editor of the NY Sun tells VOI's Judy Lash Balint he decries Obama administration actions to promote the nuclear agreement.
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Seth Lipsky on the ‘Remarkable’ US-Israel Confrontation (25:13)
Seth Lipsky on the ‘Remarkable’ US-Israel Confrontation (25:13)
VOI's Judy Lash Balint hears from the veteran columnist and New York Sun editor on the Obama administration's attitude towards the Jewish state.
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Lights, Camera, Activism (10:02)
Lights, Camera, Activism (10:02)
The panel expresses outrage over celebrities' attempt to claim to know what is in Israel's best interest.
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Yariv Oppenheimer. Photo: Facebook ‘Another Small Step Toward the End of the Occupation’ (14:01)
Yariv Oppenheimer. Photo: Facebook
‘Another Small Step Toward the End of the Occupation’ (14:01)
Peace Now's General Director Yariv Oppenheimer tells VOI's Gil Hoffman why he praises the appointment of Danny Danon as Israel's ambassador to the UN.
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Danny Danon. Photo: Gili Yaari/Flash90 An UNbelievable Appointment (25:13)
Danny Danon. Photo: Gili Yaari/Flash90
An UNbelievable Appointment (25:13)
Gil Hoffman discusses the selection of Danny Danon as Israel's UN ambassador with Daniel Seaman and Peace Now General Director Yariv Oppenheimer.
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Minister of Science, Technology and Space Danny Danon. Photo: Marc Israel Sellem/POOL Political Aftershocks (25:13)
Minister of Science, Technology and Space Danny Danon. Photo: Marc Israel Sellem/POOL
Political Aftershocks (25:13)
VOI's Raoul Wootliff and Mordechai Twersky discuss the political and diplomatic reverberations of the appointment of Israel's new UN ambassador.
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Let Those People Go (3:27)
Let Those People Go (3:27)
VOI's Dov Lipman applauds the Supreme Court's decision that Israel cannot hold African refugees in any kind of incarceration for more than 12 months.
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Religiously Female (12:30)
Religiously Female (12:30)
Ruth Colian, founder of the first-ever ultra-Orthodox party for women, tells VOI's Dov Lipman about her quest.
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The Israeli Supreme Court. February 17, 2015. Photo: David Vaaknin/POOL/FLASH90 Supreme Court Infiltration (13:47)
The Israeli Supreme Court. February 17, 2015. Photo: David Vaaknin/POOL/FLASH90
Supreme Court Infiltration (13:47)
The panel discusses the Israeli Supreme Court's striking down of the Infiltrators Law for the third time.
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 IDF soldiers during a training drill in Beit Jalla. Photo: IDF Spokesperson Ruinous Rules of Israeli Engagement (10:52)
 IDF soldiers during a training drill in Beit Jalla. Photo: IDF Spokesperson
Ruinous Rules of Israeli Engagement (10:52)
The panel reviews new laws that tie the hands of IDF soldiers stationed in Judea and Samaria, as they try to defuse tensions on the ground.
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Intervention Contention (50:46)
Intervention Contention (50:46)
The case for Arab victims of terror, new IDF rules of engagement, Israeli Supreme Court overreach and Thomas Friedman's article are today's topics.
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A.B. Yehoshua. Photo: Chen Leopold/Flash 90 The ‘Israeli Faulkner’ on Israeli Politics (25:19)
A.B. Yehoshua. Photo: Chen Leopold/Flash 90
The ‘Israeli Faulkner’ on Israeli Politics (25:19)
Novelist, essayist and playwright A.B. Yehoshua discusses his post-nationalist views with VOI's Yishai Fleisher.
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Baruch Marzel. Photo: Hadas Parush/FLASH90 The Umbrage of Ultra-Nationalist Baruch Marzel (11:29)
Baruch Marzel. Photo: Hadas Parush/FLASH90
The Umbrage of Ultra-Nationalist Baruch Marzel (11:29)
The follower of the Meir Kahane ideology tells VOI's Yishai Fleisher and Jeremy Saltan about taking on opponents with political theater.
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 A convert at the Rabbinical Court. Photo: Flash 90 Conversion Court Controversy (3:23)
 A convert at the Rabbinical Court. Photo: Flash 90
Conversion Court Controversy (3:23)
VOI's Dov Lipman expresses support for the new courts set up to enable Russian immigrants or their children to convert to Judaism.
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Why US Jews Should Not Be Under Fire for Their Values (25:19)
Why US Jews Should Not Be Under Fire for Their Values (25:19)
VOI's Ari Abramowitz and Jeremy Gimpel talk about this week's Torah portion, Re'eh, and the concepts of charity and freedom it represents.
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Struggle, Support, Guidelines, Goals and a Global Clash (50:39)
Struggle, Support, Guidelines, Goals and a Global Clash (50:39)
VOI's Ari Abramowitz and Jeremy Gimpel meet two lone soldiers; discuss the beginning of Elul; and rail against Obama's attitude to terrorism.
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The Documentary Hypothesis (1:26)
The Documentary Hypothesis (1:26)
Controversial Rabbi Zev Farber, editor of thetorah.com, answers VOI's Mottle Wolfe's question: If God didn't write the Torah, who did?
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It’s Not All Academic (46:40)
It’s Not All Academic (46:40)
VOI's Mottle Wolfe talks to controversial Rabbi Zev Farber about what it means for Orthodox Jewry if the Torah is not historically accurate.
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Shifting Loyalties (50:23)
Shifting Loyalties (50:23)
Ari Abramowitz and Jeremy Gimpel discuss Iran, then hear from Persian Jew Dr. Joseph Hadi and Israel Goldstein Youth Village director Aharon Cholow.
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Connecting Germans to Israel. Photo: Facebook Countering German Anti-Semitism (16:20)
Connecting Germans to Israel. Photo: Facebook
Countering German Anti-Semitism (16:20)
German activist Werner Hartstock, a leading member of 'Saxon Friends of Israel,' joins VOI's Ari Abramowitz and Jeremy Gimpel in-studio.
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Birth, Death, Friends and Foes (50:29)
Birth, Death, Friends and Foes (50:29)
VOI's Ari Abramowitz and Jeremy Gimpel discuss circumcision, dying with dignity, German attitudes towards Israel and 'alternate peace' activism.
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Torah Lessons for Today (4:23)
Torah Lessons for Today (4:23)
VOI's Dov Lipman looks at the weekly Torah portion of Re'eh and contemplates what can be learned from it today.
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A Family of the Faithful (15:16)
A Family of the Faithful (15:16)
Rabbi Dr. Ron Kronish, founder of and senior adviser for the Interreligious Coordinating Council in Israel, talks to VOI's Dov Lipman about dialogue.
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VIDEO Welcome to Voice of Israel
Welcome to Voice of Israel
Israel's premiere English-language broadcast network - bringing Israel closer.
VIDEO Live@5: Conflict Irresolution
Live@5: Conflict Irresolution
Tolerance, claims of rising racism and the daylight between Israel and America over Iran are the topics discussed by today's Live@5 panel.
VIDEO The Relationship Between Spirituality and Science
The Relationship Between Spirituality and Science
An Orthodox Jewish physicist explains about the energy of the universe and how free will works.
VIDEO How to Uncover Our Inner Artist
How to Uncover Our Inner Artist
Hear spiritual artist and musician Eliezer Botzer's advice about connecting to one's internal missions.
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.
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