In this week's episode of Haaretz Weekly, Simon Spungin hosts Haaretz senior columnist and U.S. Editor Chemi Shalev and Haaretz.com's opinions editor Esther Solomon to discuss U.S. President Donald Trump's so-called "deal of the century," Airbnb's decision to stop listing rental properties in the Israeli West Bank settlements and anti-Semitism – real and imagined.

In Part 2 of the show, Sani Meo – publisher of "This Week in Palestine" – talks about publishing a cultural magazine under the yoke of occupation and has some tips for tourists planning on visiting the region over the holiday period.

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Part I: Host Simon Spungin talks to Noa Landau and Anshel Pfeffer about the political crisis gripping Israel: Will the prime minister's right-wing coalition partners force him into an early election? Will Benjamin Netanyahu's refusal to expand the Gaza operation cost him the premiership? And will an early election derail President Donald Trump's long-awaited 'deal of the century' for Israel and the Palestinians?

Part II: Chief Haaretz sports writer Uzi Dann looks ahead to the Nations League soccer match between Israel and Scotland, which could pave the way for Israel to qualify for its first major international soccer tournament since 1970.

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On this week's edition of Haaretz Weekly, host Simon Spungin talks to Dina Kraft about the Midterm elections in the United States, billed by many as a referendum on President Donald Trump. We discuss the massive mobilization effort by Jewish organizations – especially targeting college students, who are traditionally unlikely to vote in Midterms. We also look back on a week of mourning in Pittsburgh, following the shooting attack that killed 11 Jewish worshipers.

 

In Part 2, we chat to Haaretz editor-in-chief Aluf Benn about the assassination of Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin, the 23rd anniversary of which was marked on Saturday with a mass rally in Tel Aviv. Aluf explains why Rabin may have been the last Israeli leader to truly believe in democracy and why the rallies in his memory will always divide, rather than unify, the people of Israel.

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Host Simon Spungin is joined by Anshel Pfeffer and Dina Kraft to discuss reactions – in Israel and the United States – to the heinous murder of 11 Jewish Americans in a Pittsburgh synagogue: Is the United States still safe for Jews; why are American Jews getting increasingly angry, with their own president and with Israeli leaders; and why are some people – on both sides of the political spectrum – reticent about calling the attack anti-Semitic?

Editor's Note: This podcast was originally intended as an internal pilot. Given the timeliness of the subject, however, we have decided to release it, as is. Details of future podcasts will be published in the coming days. To comment, mail us at [email protected]

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