What Matters Now
Episodes
Yossi Klein Halevi: Why Jewish extremism is so seductive - and dangerous
Host Amanda Borchel-Dan interviews author Yossi Klein-Halevi, who draws parallels between his past involvement with the Jewish Defense League and today’s Israeli hilltop youth movement.
Richard Priem: The ‘age of security’ has ended for US Jews
Host Amanda Borchel-Dunn interviews Richard Priem, CEO of the Community Security Task Force, about protecting Jewish communities in the US.
Dan Ben-David: Israel is on the brink of a spiral of collapse
Host Amanda Borchel-Dan interviews economist Dan Ben-David about Israel’s “spiral of collapse,” driven by demographic shifts and a failing education system.
Shlomit Ravitsky Tur-Paz: Nothing is black and white in Israel's religious societies
Ahmed Fouad Alkhatib: Hamas still holds two million hostages
Host Amanda Borchel-Dan interviews Ahmed Fouad Al-Khatib, head of Realign for Palestine, about Hamas’s entrenched rule in Gaza and the appointment of Khalil al-Hayah as its new leader.
Haviv Rettig Gur: Why is Israel still the first campaign stop for wannabe US presidents?
Host Amanda Borschel-Dunn and analyst Khabib Retigur discuss the loss of pro-Israel Senator Lindsey Graham and the strategic visits of Democratic contenders Rahm Emanuel and Ro Khanna to Israel.