NIF Australia Podcast
by New Israel Fund Australia
The New Israel Fund Australia podcast brings you interviews, stories and events with some of Israel and Diaspora Jewry's most influential and impactful voices. NIF is a partnership of Israelis and supporters of Israel worldwide, dedicated to a vision of Israel as both the Jewish homeland and a democracy for all its citizens. We promote freedom, equality and social justice in Israel by funding Israeli non-profits and fostering new discussions in the Australian Jewish community.
Episodes
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Negotiating Peace: How to Salvage a Two-State Solution
At an extraordinarily challenging moment for Israelis and Palestinians, as well as the community here at home, New Israel Fund Australia brought to Australia two incredible visionaries, working collaboratively to materialise much needed change. At public events in Melbourne and Sydney, Dr Gershon...
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Envisioning Peace: An Evening with Standing Together
The New Israel Fund brought to Australia elected leaders of the largest Arab-Jewish grassroots movement in Israel - Standing Together! Dr. Shahd Bishara and Nadav Shofet presented their bold vision, at public events in Melbourne, Sydney and Canberra, of an end to the Israeli occupation of the...
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Israel Briefing: What You Need to Know Right Now
In the context of the ongoing Gaza war and recent volatilities with Iran, NIF Australia invited leading voices from the NIF Israel office, Shira Ben Sasson Furstenberg, NIF Israel Associate Director, and Sana Ibn Bari, NIF Israel Grants Manager for Negev and Gender programs, to unpack the current...
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One State, Two States or a Land for All?
What is the rationale behind each of the dominant solutions to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, who supports and opposes each, and which is most popular today? Writer, educator and journalist in Jerusalem, Ittay Flescher, explores alternatives for the State of Israel at one of the toughest…
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War on a third front: A recorded conversation with Dr. Dahlia Scheindlin and Michael Chaitow
As the prospect of war on a third front between Israel and Hezbollah draws closer, NIF Australia executive director Michael Chaitow interviews veteran pollster and political analyst Dr. Dahlia Scheindlin about what this might mean for peace, security and the prospects of a hostage and ceasefire...
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Paving the Path Forward: An Evening with Avi Dabush | Sydney
Recorded live in Sydney 2 April 2024 and moderated by Rabbi Jacqueline Ninio at Emanuel Synagogue. Avi Dabush was in his home in Kibbutz Nirim on October 7th when Hamas terrorists attacked his home. Since then, he has continued his work, tirelessly fighting for peace, justice and equality for all...
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Making Hope with Maoz Inon and Hamze Awawde
Our conversation with peace activists Maoz Inon and Hamze Awawde as we continue to reel from the events of October 7 and the subsequent violence since. Maoz lost his parents in the horrific attacks of October 7 and has since become a leading voice for peace in international media. Hamze is a...
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Social Cohesion Amidst Rising Tension: A Conversation with Josh Burns MP and Allegra Spender MP
Over the past few weeks, it has become clear that there is a need to address the rising tensions in Australian society. NIF is proud to bring you an important conversation that promises to provide a nuanced understanding of our current reality, and the need to strengthen social cohesion during...
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Conversation with Dr Yeela Raanan, Regional Council of Unrecognised Villages
Our conversation with Dr Yeela Raanan of the Regional Council of Unrecognised Villages (RCUV). Donate to and learn about RCUV's work, particularly at this crucial moment, here: https://www.nif.org.au/donate
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Conversation with Dr Yasmeen Abu-Fraiha (For the Jewish International Film Festival 2023)
Our conversation with Dr Yasmeen Abu-Fraiha for the Jewish International Film Festival 2023, recorded November 12 2023. Yasmeen is a young doctor, specialising in internal medicine, who is currently acting as the Executive Director of Rodaina, an NGO she founded that aims to prevent genetic...
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Planting Justice: Working together for human rights and peace during a time of great tumult
For many years, activists have joined together across sectors to fight for land and rights for those in the occupied Palestinian territories and within Israel. This work has been made all the more challenging today, by major increases in settler violence, enabled by Israel's most right wing...
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Emergency Webinar with International NIF Leadership
It is a dramatic time in Israel. With Netanyahu's government determined to proceed with their legislation seeking to reform Israel's democratic infrastructure, we have witnessed Israel's largest protest movement ever. This broad protest movement turned into an inspiring non-violent uprising....
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Emergency Briefing: Extremism Explodes in the West Bank
After two Israelis were murdered in the occupied Palestinian territories on Sunday evening, Israeli settlers rampaged through the village of Huwara, killing one Palestinian resident and injuring 98 more. This horrific night – which news organisations including the Times of Israel and Jerusalem…
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Thomas Friedman on the Recent Israeli & US Midterm Elections
As we reflect on our own election results in Australia, yet another Israeli election and the changes in the US since 2020, multiple Pulitzer Prize winning author and New York Times columnist Thomas Friedman joined NIF Australia for a wide-ranging discussion. You can watch this event as a video on...
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Israel's Election Merry-Go-Round: An Update from Anshel Pfeffer
Join Anshel Pfeffer, one of Israel's leading political journalists, for a detailed update ahead of Israel's fifth election in four years. With Anshel's expertise and unique analysis, this is a great opportunity to understand the latest news, candidates, party mergers and new government...
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NIF + Haaretz: Live in Australia
Join two leading journalists from Haaretz, Israel's oldest daily newspaper and one of its most influential media outlets, for in-depth analysis on Israeli politics one year into the new coalition government, reflections on the state of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, and a discussion on future…
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A Conversation with Ehud Olmert: Peace, War and the Future
Join our special discussion with Ehud Olmert, Israel's 12th prime minister, about his new book Searching for Peace. You can watch this podcast as the original video even, if you prefer. Click through to watch on YouTube. Written during his 16 month incarceration for receiving a bribe, the book...
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A Conversation with Ohad Naharin: Israel, Dance & the Sydney Festival
Listen to our event with Israel Prize winning choreographer and contemporary dancer Ohad Naharin. You can watch the full event on our YouTube page. Over the last month, calls to boycott the Sydney Festival after it received sponsorship from the Israeli embassy for a production of Naharin's...
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Launch of "Can We Talk About Israel?" with Daniel Sokatch
You can watch this event as a video on YouTube. Join NIF's global CEO Daniel Sokatch for a Q&A and discussion about his newly released book, "Can We Talk About Israel?" Written from his front row seat running NIF, the book grapples with the many fraught conversations that we have about modern...
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Weaponing Antisemitism? – A Conversation About the IHRA Working Definition of Antisemitism
This is the audio version of an event we ran on Tuesday 23 November. You can watch it in full on YouTube. If the last few years have taught us anything, it's that antisemitism remains a real threat to Jews around the world. Yet, the push to codify the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance...
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Reem Younis & Naomi Chazan on Rebuilding Jewish-Arab Shared Society – 10 Years of NIF Australia
Watch this on YouTube Join our discussion with two leaders from NIF's global board – Naomi Chazan, former deputy speaker of the Knesset, and Reem Younis, co-founder of Nazareth-based Alpha Omega and hi-tech entrepreneur – on the future of Jewish-Arab shared society in Israel after the...
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In Conversation with Senator Penny Wong – 10 Years of NIF Australia
Watch this on YouTube Join Labor's shadow foreign affairs minister Senator the Hon. Penny Wong for a discussion on challenges facing liberal democracies, human rights and the situation in Israel-Palestine. This clip is part of NIF's celebration of 10 years event. Watch the full video on YouTube.
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Foreign Correspondents Speak Out
This is an audio version of an event we hosted on 12 October 2021. You can watch the event in full on our YouTube channel. How do journalists share complex issues, particularly when they are writing for an audience which is on the other side of the world? Join our discussion with John Lyons, the...
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Creating a New Political Reality with Adam Bandt and Tamar Zandberg
We apologise that this event is being added to our podcast late (the event was recorded on 18 May 2021). We had some technical issues that took time to resolve, including with the volume of some of our speakers. We appreciate your patience. You may be required to adjust the volume up/down while…
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Our History, Our Future, with Sir Simon Schama, Deborah Lipstadt and David Myers
In a time of fake news, rising populism and renewed antisemitism, join two of the world's leading historians, Sir Simon Schama and Professor Deborah Lipstadt, in conversation with NIF's global president and UCLA Jewish History Professor David Myers, discuss how our understanding of history shapes...
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What the Biden-Harris Administration Means for the Middle East, with Aaron David Miller and Ksenia Svetlova
Less than two weeks after President Joe Biden took office NIF Australia hosted seasoned American Middle East negotiator, and NIF board member, Aaron David Miller and former Knesset member Ksenia Svetlova for a discussion about how America's Middle East policy will shift under the new...
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Shining a Light: A Hanukkah Event with Mira Awad and Noa
Join us for an inspiring evening filled with beautiful music and conversation. Be uplifted by the wonderful music from Jewish Israeli singer Achinoam Nini (Noa) and Palestinian Israeli singer Mira Awad, and their ongoing efforts to create a more equal and tolerant society for all Israelis and...
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Democracy in Danger, with Roger Cohen and Naomi Chazan
Democracy and pluralism are under attack around the world. Join New York Times columnist Roger Cohen and academic and former deputy Knesset speaker Naomi Chazan to delve further into this troubling trend in the United States, Israel and all around the world. Joining us a week after the US...
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26. Tanya Plibersek and Zehava Galon on the Political Glass Ceiling in Australia and Israel
Even at a time when they have greater than ever representation in the halls of power, the challenges facing women in politics remain high. Two veteran political leaders, Tanya Plibersek, Australia's shadow minister for education and training, and Zehava Galon, president of Zulat and former...
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25. Thomas Friedman on the Trump Presidency & Next Month's Elections
Is America looking at four more years of President Donald Trump or will Democratic candidate Joe Biden win the upcoming elections? Pulitzer Prize winning journalist and author Thomas Friedman joined us to discuss the Trump presidency and what's at stake at next month's US elections. You can watch...
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24. Kevin Rudd on Israel and the Middle East
As a former prime minister and foreign minister, there are few people with a better understanding of Australia's role in the world and our history with the Israeli-Palestinian conflict than Kevin Rudd. Our event with Kevin Rudd, streamed live on 9 September, covered everything from Israel's plans...
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23. Briefing with Haaretz Diplomatic Correspondent Noa Landau on the Israel-UAE Deal
Haaretz Diplomatic Correspondent Noa Landau joined NIF Australia for a discussion on the historic normalisation accord reached between Israel and the UAE. This event was recorded on Thursday 27 August 2020. You can also watch it on our YouTube page.
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22. Antisemitism, the UK and British Jewry in the Post-Corbyn Era
Leading British commentator and Guardian columnist Jonathan Freedland joined award-winning Australian journalist Debbie Whitmont for a wide ranging conversation covering Europe, Israel and the US. As one of the first and loudest voices to raise the question of antisemitism within the UK Labour...
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21. Martin Indyk on Annexation, US-Israel Relations and Prospects for Peace
With Prime Minister Netanyahu actively advancing plans to annex parts of the West Bank and President Trump pushing his own plan for the Middle East, this event featured former US ambassador to Israel and former US special envoy for Israeli-Palestinian negotiations – not to mention NIF Australia's...
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20. AB Yehoshua on Annexation, Israeli Democracy and Peace
One of Israel's best known authors, AB Yehoshua, joined Dr Mark Baker for an NIF Australia webinar to discuss the Netanyahu-Gantz government's plans for annexation of the West Bank and efforts to reach a peaceful solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. This is a recording of our event on...
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19. Health Care, Human Rights and Israeli Democracy During Covid-19
A recording of our event with executive director of Physicians for Human Rights in Israel (PHRI), Ran Goldstein, in which we discuss the impact of Covid-19 in Israel and how this pandemic is impacting the refugees, people seeking asylum and undocumented workers, as well as Palestinian inhabitants...
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18. Peter Beinart on Sanders, Biden, Trump, COVID and This Year's US Elections
NIF Australia advisory council member Mark Baker joins US professor, author and political commentator Peter Beinart to discuss Donald Trump, the ongoing COVID crisis, the state of democracy in the US, the candidacies of Bernie Sanders and Joe Biden, and annexation and democracy in Israel. Join…
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17. A Conversation with MK Merav Michaeli
Labor Knesset Merav Michaeli joined an NIF Australia webinar in the middle of one of the more interesting moments in recent Israeli political history as the leading opposition member seemed poised to join a right-wing government. In addition, Labor leader Amir Peretz, despite promising for more...
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16. Unravelling the Israeli Election Results with Dr Dahlia Scheindlin
Political analyst, pollster and commentator Dr Dahlia Scheindlin joined NIF Australia executive director Liam Getreu to discuss the results of Monday's Israeli election. This is an audio recording of a Facebook live stream.
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15. The Future of Israeli Democracy with Knesset Member Tamar Zandberg
This episode is a recording of an event which took place in Sydney on Tuesday 26 November 2019. A former academic, Zandberg was a leader of 2011's social justice protests in Israel and a member of Tel Aviv's city council before entering the Knesset for the Meretz party in 2013. She was the…
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14. Conversation with Carmi Gillon, Former Head of the Shin Bet
In this timely episode of the NIF Australia podcast we're sharing a conversation with Carmi Gillon, former head of Israel's internal security service, the Shin Bet. You may remember Carmi for his appearance, with five other former heads of the Shin Bet, in the 2012 Oscar-nominated film, The...
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13. What's Going on in Israeli Politics? (with Israeli journalist Elhanan Miller)
For this episode we're bringing you the recording of a small event we held in Sydney last week with Israeli journalist Elhanan Miller. Elhanan started his talk with a summary of the election results before pivoting to a wider analysis about Israeli political leadership and whether the conflict…
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12. Israeli Election Wrap with Naomi Chazan
After Israel's second election in just a few months we're joined by former president of the New Israel Fund and former Deputy Speaker of the Knesset Naomi Chazan to process and analyse all the election results. Will Benjamin Netanyahu stay on as prime minister? Does Benny Gantz have a path to the...
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11. Episode 2 – September 2019 Israeli Election Preview
Only 44 days to go until Israelis go to the polls for the second time in just a few months. Here are all the details on who's in the box seat to form government after the 17 September election, including an update on party mergers and results from the latest opinion polls. Want to see the cool...
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10. Israel's Election Results (with Naomi Chazan)
Former deputy speaker of the Knesset Naomi Chazan joined us live just 12 hours after polls closed for a review of the 2019 Israeli election and helped us look forward and understand the impact on Israeli society. This is a recording of our event with executive director Liam Getreu hosting the…
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9. A Tribute to Amos Oz
Our latest podcast episode is a recording of our Tribute to Amos Oz event, recorded on 10 March 2019 at Bondi Pavilion. Michaela Kalowski hosted an evening combining powerful video footage, readings and tributes to explore both the literary and political legacy of Israel's beloved and eloquent...
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8. Israeli Election Preview – Part 5 (with Michal Sella)
What are the biggest issues this Israeli election? Bibi, corruption, housing and poverty, and security. Learn more in the fifth episode of our Israeli election preview with Michal Sella from Shatil's Center for Policy Change. (This is a podcast version of the video we published on YouTube, which...
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7. Israeli Election Preview – Part 4
This episode looks at some of the developments in Israel over the last week and also shines a spotlight on representation of women in the Knesset. In the next few days parties have to submit their candidate lists, which means we'll finally get to see which parties will merge and who'll be serving...
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6. Israeli Election Preview – Part 3
With less than two months until Israel's elections we bring you another update. In this edition we cover the release of Benjamin Netanyahu's ads featuring President Donald Trump, as well as Benny Gantz's campaign launch speech and ad. We also share an update on the polls (spoiler: Benny Gantz...
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5. Israeli Election Preview – Part 2
In the second episode of our Israeli election preview, we have an update on some of the discussions happening between party leaders, as well as polling on who Israelis prefer as their prime minister. We also give a quick overview of Israel's electoral system and the parties representing Israel's...
About this show
The New Israel Fund Australia podcast brings you interviews, stories and events with some of Israel and Diaspora Jewry's most influential and impactful voices. NIF is a partnership of Israelis and supporters of Israel worldwide, dedicated to a vision of Israel as both the Jewish homeland and a democracy for all its citizens. We promote freedom, equality and social justice in Israel by funding Israeli non-profits and fostering new discussions in the Australian Jewish community.
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