Dr. Ofir Haivry, as I wrote in the forecast of this podcast, is the very first guest. I honestly had some concerns when I started to exchange messages with him. I talked with him for a while, and he kindly agreed to become my first guest. He’s very special to me in that manner and for this podcast, “Hannah Klein’s Time.”

As I introduced Dr. Haivry in the first episode, he’s the Vice President of the Herzl Institute, an advisor to higher education in Israel’s educational board. He’s a very prominent political scientist and philosopher, and has numerous publications.

I didn’t use Substack, but later found this newsletter platform very interesting. In the last two episodes, I asked him to talk about Israel and Zionism, which is his field of study.

One of the concerns I was talking to him about was Japanese politics. It was pretty grim to even look at the future. I wondered if there is a real tomorrow in LDP politics, and at the same time, was very disappointed at how the politics were carried out during the Kishida administration and the Ishiba administration. When Prime Minister Kishida made a speech in Congress, he sounded like being a “good boy” in a speech contest. We, the Japanese, don’t need exactly this “participant-like” attitude.

It’s important to maintain a code of ethics. From that perspective, I thought it was a total failure during the two administrations after Prime Minister Abe. It became worse and worse after he passed away, and at some point, after October 7th, I was having some speech problems to overcome. However, I have to clearly say here that Israel has always been a very important nation for me since my childhood, and I had to and decided to clearly say, “I love Israel and its people.” Their kindness, and more.

The last LDP election was a great disappointment to me. To me, the candidate, at that time, Ms. Sanae TAKAICHI was very attractive. Not because of the way she made a speech. I mean, speech is important, but what the voters want to hear is the real guts and strong will to change. She clearly told the last time what Japan needed.

This election, as I discussed with Dr. Haivry and he pointed out, the number of votes by the MPs was overwhelmed by the popular votes, which were held among the LDP members. I think it was one of the very few moments in my life that I felt some excitement in finally getting some shining light in the change of Japanese politics.

There was a lot that we discussed. I pray and hope that the Japanese economy will recover and become resilient. Also, I talked about the overwhelming amount of expectations and commendations among people engaged in business from many countries about Japan. I feel that Japan will shift as it was, not in an old firm manner, but in the resilience and hope that Japan has always had.

It’s Sunday, and I’d like to pray for the good future of Japan and its open Indo-Pacific Region, which Prime Minister Abe left as his legacy. And, this region will thrive in the future. He left this gift for the future.

When I saw the hostages’ families overjoyed with the reunion with their family, it was truly a wonderful moment. Because of President Trump, the war in the Middle East, the war in Gaza, has an end. We don’t need China and Russia speaking about the Palestinians. The families must be relieved, pleased and more…

I won’t get into the inner politics of Israel, during this hard time, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was very right about the preemptive attack against Israel. Also, President Trump made an end to the war in Gaza. It was amazing.

Here is the gold dove. The special dove for President Trump.

Now, Japan has finally elected the right person who has been talking about the economy and national security, risk management, over and over during the Presidential race, and finally won this time as the LDP party leader.

I’m personally pleased at the Komei Party’s partition with Takaichi’s LDP. They were very discriminative. First of all, they’re a religious group with fat money, and I’m sure they should not be welcomed. Therefore, Takaichi will form coalitions with other parties and decide the policies of Japan.

I’ve talked about how at risk Japan is right now. I think people should understand. Also, I introduced some of the future guests.

The media coverage is mostly about a lot of concerns and thoughts over various topics. My friend of ten years, Sergeant Montgomery Granger(vet.), sent me an article by the New York Times. I actually unsubscribed the New York Times after October 7th for the coverage, siding with Hamas as resistance.

I didn’t want to bring up this topic, but I’ll clearly write this here. There is no nation that is considered “right-wing” to hold a flag. Holding a flag is one way to show love for a nation. It’s high time the Japanese crowds holding the Japanese weren’t considered crazy people. The news image covers as if the flag holders were in some kind of conspiracy. In reality, do the media know what kind of gathering it was? The answer is, “No.”

Also, the news media, like the New York Times, Los Angeles Times, and the so-called old media, are the ones that blame Yasukuni Shrine, pick up the propaganda of China, and treat people who go to Yasukuni Shrine like criminals. The reason?

Here are the lines from the NY Times.

"Tougher” is not the right word from Ms. Sanae Takaichi. I listened to her speech, and I was actually very impressed at her modesty. Ms. Sanae Takeichi will place the United States as the most important ally in defense, economy, policy-making, and further. This victory of Ms. Takaichi is the new page for Japan to have much better relationship with the U.S. Looking at this coverage is like … a total disinformation.

Here is another historical fact I, or we, have to face. President Trump has supported Japan over the problems with the comfort women. He’s a person of very moderate character, but the media portrays him as an “ultra right-wing” populist who uses church organizations to win the election. Sorry to write this, but this kind of image is totally wrong about President Trump.

I truly appreciate the kind words for the Japanese regarding the comfort women. Prime Minister Abe did a lot to finalize the issue with homage. However, there have been many misunderstandings. I’ve listened to South Korean women complaining about Prime Minister Abe’s actions. He didn’t humiliate South Korea, and in fact, he never humiliates people. Prime Minister Abe was a person with a lot of dreams and a perspective on the Open Indo-Pacific.

These people, among the Japanese who blame Yasukuni Shrine, must visit the shrine first. I hope many foreigners, who will not humiliate Japan like a Chinese child who scribbled in Yasukuni Shrine, will visit Japan. I believe that those who are likely to destroy the cultural heritage of Japan should be banned from entry. Please listen to my podcast and listen to my opinion on Yasukuni Shrine.

I’m not trying to agitate something. However, there are certain issues I clearly say. The economy and politics in Japan are both in crisis.

First and foremost, Paypal openly admits that financial frauds are using their platform. I was stunned at their stance, first of all. There are obviously problems with the credit card companies, and overseas criminals are using the opportunities to steal credit card funds.

In many cases, it’s called scams, but there are now scams pretending to be IDF soldiers. They’re not even supporting Israel, but they’re huge Antisemites, and they’re trying to collect funds from pro-Israel crowds. Surprisingly, they’re usually in groups, and doing this professionally. Some or many are based in the U.S. I hope there are tough policies against the scams. These scammers instruct to use how to utilize especially bitoin. As I said, there are some websites that are allowed on Google and some other major payment platforms that the scammers prefer to use.

Related to that, the cybersecurity of Japan is far from perfect. There is a type of AI called Deep Seak. It’s a type of Chinese AI. This AI takes out people’s information, and the purpose is to dominate the financial market overseas, as well. In my opinion, it’s not very safe to invest to former communist countries in Asia. However, many companies do so for the reason of high risk and high return.

What do you think of Trump’s offer of a ceasefire? Of course, if this is realized, I would feel so pleased. All the hostages are freed under Trump’s plan, and Hamas will be disarmed. Probably, I should pray for it. I know it sounds optimistic, but I’ll mention that I pray for peace for Israel.

It’s the season of Rosh Hashanah for the Jewish people. Today’s guest is a special podcast with Leonard Grunstein as a special guest. It’s a two-hour podcast, and we’ve discussed various topics in this episode.

Rosh Hashanah, the Jewish New Year, is starting in the evening of September 22nd, 2025. I invited Leonard Grunstein, who is the guest of today’s podcast. Leonard Grunstein is a retired lawyer and banker. He authored a book, “Because It’s Just And Right.” As you could see from the subtitle, you’ll be able to understand the unknown history of Jerusalem till the city was recognized as the capital of Israel by the U.S. President Donald J. Trump.

I have invited him to speak about Rosh Hashanah for the Israeli people, the Jewish people around the world. What is important about Rosh Hashanah, etc? I’ve also asked him to talk about Yom Kippur. It’s New Year’s season, and I do understand that every culture celebrates the New Year to some extent. Japanese culture did, too. However, every culture has special meanings and its roles in the New Year. I was interested in how Leonard Grunstein describes Jewish tradition or culture.

It has been a challenging time for many Jewish people, not only Israeli people, around the world since October 7th. There has been a war in Gaza since 2023. If you listen to this podcast, you’ll be able to understand why today’s topic, which I asked to speak about, is about Rosh Hashanah, the Jewish New Year.

I later talked about the U.N. making, not just an Antisemitic decision, but I’ve told how disappointing it is that the U.N. became an organization that honors the intent of the nations which has a clear benefit by spreading rhetoric to “annihilate” the State of Israel.

At the same time, as I have said on the October 14th podcast, Israel has or had every right to strike Hamas in Qatar, where there are high-ranking Hamas members. I was wondering what people would take when they listen to “Nowhere in the Middle East is safe, because of Israel.” This is obviously full of ill intentions. The UN accusing Israel of its attacks against Hamas is like what I was discussing with Leonard Grunstein in this podcast content.

Lastly, I appreciate Leonard Grunstein for sharing his family story. This has a lot to do with why I hate another Antisemitic agenda these pro-Hamas mobs use to harass the actual Auschwitz survivors. He’s spoken words for these descendants of the Holocaust, who was directly impacted on October 7th.

The book “Because It’s Just And Right: The Untold Back-Story of the US Recognition of Jerusalem as the Capital of Israel and Moving the US Embassy to Jerusalem”

Written by Leonard Grunstein, Farley Weiss

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Today, I’m very pleased that I could finally invite an Israeli Druze as a guest. As you could listen to on my podcast, Hannah Klein’s Time, Rajaa is a lecturer at Haifa University. Her husband is also the Ambassador of Israel to Georgia.

When I ask my Jewish friends inside or outside Israel, they always strongly say, “The Druze people are my brothers,” Or “The Druze people are my friends.” This is not about flattering, but the Jewish people are not alone as one identity in the Middle East. At the same time, the Israeli Druze people’s home country is Israel. They’re very proud of being Israelis.

I’ve known about the Druze people in books or as information. I’ve been aware that the Druze people do live in the Middle East. However, sometimes, I want to get off of textbooks. Especially regarding the Israeli Druze, the information about them is very rare. When I read the writings about such information, I always check if it’s updated and informative. It’s very important to understand and respect the identity of the Israeli Druze, not only as a whole.

Rajaa told me about how she felt about October 7th. Rajaa is very worried about the situation in Suwayda, the kidnapped women. She told me a lot about the Druze identity and the reason why she’s worried about the women. At the same time, she told me about Israeli poeple, not only the Israeli Druze but everyone in Israel, who send humanitarian aid, food, money, and medical equipment to the people in Suwayda.

Lastly, she told me about a girl whose family members were all shot, like what Israeli people went through on October 7th. The girl had a fatal gunshot wound to her face. She’s receiving medical treatment in Israel.

I never have one day without thinking of the hostages. When I think of the hostages, what I’m able to think of is to pray for the return of all of them. Rajaa has been praying for the return of all the hostages.

#BringThemHome 🎗️

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Today, I’m updating my podcast episode with Reverend Barry Denison from ICEJ. He’s CFO of ICEJ. ICEJ, as described in the podcast, is the International Christian Embassy Jerusalem. It has contributed to the Israeli people and Israel for many reasons.

It goes back to one day in August. It was a documentary with a Norwegian journalist with a very biased opinion, labeling Christian organizations as “the lobbyists for the U.S. Presidential election.” Really? It’s true that there are many dual nationals who live in Israel with U.S. citizenship. I was shocked at the documentary because one of the organizations included was ICEJ. I had invited Rev. Barry Denison after the 2024 Christmas season. I decided to invite Rev. Denison to talk about certain topics that I asked for for this podcast.

This podcast was recorded on September 11th. September 11th is the memorial day, the tragic day of 9.11. I believe this day was a tragedy for people. However, I had another tragic news on September 11th. It was the assassination of Charlie Kirk, an American conservative activist. I spoke about September 11th and Charlie Kirk’s assassination with Rev. Barry Denison, not from a political perspective but from his principle, his belief. It was in the evening by Tokyo time that I recorded my podcast.

I have also discussed ICEJ, its cause, and its activities to support the Israeli people and Israeli society. He spoke about the organization supporting the October 7th victims, and many resources on how ICEJ has stored various equipment to avoid the invasions in the southern area of Israel, where it faced the area affected on October 7th.

I want people to understand that Christian organizations are not like what some media propagates. ICEJ isn’t an organization to support the Presidential election. It’s a Christian organization founded with a cause to support and show love toward Israel, and to respect the fact that the land of Israel has historically and currently belonged to the Jewish people.

We discussed other topics on my podcast.

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I must apologize to those who have been looking forward to a podcast with Rabbi Daniel Levine @ DanielLevine21 on X, and I must sincerely apologize to Rabbi Daniel for what happened.

I'd like to invite him again so that the audience is able to hear him, and also correct these terrible happenings. I didn't try or maliciously intend to delete the sound files. I’ll refrain from discussing technical problems that happened on my podcast here for security reasons.

By the way, before starting,

Please lease visit: https://www.youtube.com/@rabbidaniellevine.

You’ll be able to listen to his various discussions.

Today, I’ve been busy with personal reasons this month. However, I hope to continue my podcast. I have to correct a little about Zionism today. I had been referring to Japan when I talked about Zionism. However, Zionism must be considered and discussed by itself, as it’s unique to the Jewish people, and it has a lot of meaning for historical reasons.

Back in April, I discussed Zionism as a unique, but mainly about sovereignty. I did discuss in such a way. Rabbi Michael Freund talked about Japan’s history of Imperial ambitions. When I consider Antisemitism, I believe that Antisemitism plays a part of it, and actually plays the main role when I consider Zionism.

For the past few years, when it comes to what Japan is about, I have been thinking a lot about many aspects for a long time. I’d like to get into that discussion. I think of what Japan is, and also what it means to call the Japanese people.

I introduced Ambassador Huckabee. However, beyond that, I thought of what America is to me, and talked about it.

התמונה הראשונה שראיתי בוואטסאפ גרמה לי להתייאש. איך האסלאמיסטים האלה מעזים לפגוע וכנראה לתקוף מינית את הנשים האלה? קשה לי מאוד לשאול נשים צעירות מה קורה לפעמים. נרוואנה אמרה לי, "הבנות האלה לובשות חיג'אב. דרוזים לא לובשים בגדים. זו השפלה."

אי אפשר להיות בור לגבי איך אנשים היו מגיבים בכל תרבות. נכון שהבנות האלה נאלצו ללבוש חיג'אב.

הנשים בחיג'אב הן הנשים שנחטפו על ידי כוחות הג'ולאני ושימשו כעבדות. הן יכלו לחזור לסוואידה, אך נאלצו ללבוש חיג'אב.

ישנם מקרים רבים של סטודנטים באוניברסיטה שגורשו וגם נזרקו מחדר המעונות. חפציהם הוחרמו על ידי האסלאמיסטים.

למעשה, התעניינתי בתשובתה בנוגע ללבישת חיג'אב או לא. עלינו להבין כיצד אנשים יגיבו. סוריה ידועה כמוסלמית ברובה, אך עלינו להכיר את המיעוטים.

הסטודנטים הדרוזים הללו שלא הצליחו ללמוד שלחו לי ולנרוואנה סרטונים. האנשים האלה הם סטודנטים חרוצים עם ציונים גבוהים באוניברסיטאות, אך יש להם הרבה הזדמנויות לעתיד.

אדם זה מדבר על מה שקרה ב-12 ביולי. הוא מבקש תמיכה והתערבות ישירה נגד הרשויות הסוריות משום שסטודנטים דרוזים מאבדים מקומות באוניברסיטאות. זה לא קשור לבעיות נפשיות או חברתיות. האסלאמיסטים מאיימים לרצוח במהומות, וגירשו את הסטודנטים הדרוזים מאוניברסיטאות ללא סיבה.

המקרה של אוסאמה וליד

הוא לא הצליח להתקבל לתיכון בגלל המצור של ממשלת ג'ולאני הסורית. הוא מדבר על תעודת הלימודים של שנה ט'.

המקרה של סאלח אבו:

הוא מדבר על השנה ה-12, וכיצד הסכסוכים העדתיים ריסקו את חלומותיו.

המקרה של סלאם בו חוסון:

היא הייתה סטודנטית להנדסת IT בדמשק עד המצור. נותר לה רק מקצוע אחד לסיום הלימודים.

הייתי עדה לסצנה הגרועה ביותר כבן אדם בעולם. בנוסף, ישנם אנשים שתומכים במהומות אלה מארה"ב וממדינות המערב. מהומות אלה מכוונות לחסל את הסטודנטים הדרוזים מהאוניברסיטה.

למעשה, זה מאוד אלים, ואני מציע לדרוזים לא לחזור לאוניברסיטאות לעולם. המהומות האלה דומות מאוד למה שחמאס מסית כלפי ההמונים הפלסטינים.

אני עדיין תוהה עד היום. התקשורת היפנית מדווחת לראשונה על קיומם של מיעוטים אתניים הנקראים פלסטינים בעולם בעזה, יהודה ושומרון. הם אף פעם לא יודעים את העובדות לגבי הסיבות שבגללן נעצרים אנשים וילדים כביכול. למעשה, דיברתי עם חוקר שמתמחה בפלסטינים.

האדם הזה אף פעם לא יכול להיות נוכח בפודקאסט שלי. אוכלוסיית עזה גדלה באופן דרמטי, ובאופן היסטורי, לדעתי, ירדן ומצרים אמורות להיות מיועדות למיקומים של פלסטינים. עם זאת, התקשורת אוהבת לדון בכך שראש הממשלה נתניהו טעה ושיקר.

תהיתי במשך זמן רב מדוע הם עושים זאת. האם זה בגלל האדם? או בגלל התקשורת הישראלית? או? למרבה הצער, גיליתי שיש אנטישמיות ביפן.

תהיתי זמן רב מדוע הם עושים זאת. האם זה בגלל האדם? או בגלל התקשורת הישראלית? או? למרבה הצער, גיליתי שיש אנטישמיות ביפן.

כמו כן, התקשורת היפנית מגדירה רעב בעזה. התקשורת משתמשת בתמונות שסופקו על ידי חמאס. מדוע הם אוהבים להשתמש בתמונות של חמאס וממשיכים ליצור סיפורים? האם הם ספרו את אוכלוסיית עזה? יותר מ-90% מהעובדים הם עובדי אונר"א. הם אחראים ישירות לאלה שלקחו בני ערובה.

אגב, מעל לכל, הסטודנטים האלה איבדו תקווה בעתיד אקדמי של סווידה. הם רוצים לחפש חיים יציבים יותר עם שלום וגם ללמוד תחומים שהם היו רוצים לנסות.

אני מקווה שכל ממשלה בעולם הזה תרחם עליהם ותאפשר להם ללמוד כמו סטודנטים אחרים.

לבסוף, שאלתי את נרוואנה שאלה על המהומות הללו. סטודנטים מוסלמים כן. הם התגרו בנשים הדרוזיות בקבוצות.

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أول صورة رأيتها على واتساب أصابتني باليأس. كيف يجرؤ هؤلاء الإسلاميون على إيذاء هؤلاء النساء، وربما الاعتداء عليهن جنسيًا؟ يصعب عليّ أحيانًا أن أسأل الشابات عما حدث. قالت لي نيرفانا: "هؤلاء الفتيات يرتدين الحجاب. الدروز لا يرتدون أي ملابس. إنه إهانة".

لا يُمكن تجاهل ردود أفعال الناس في أي ثقافة. صحيح أن هؤلاء الفتيات أُجبرن على ارتداء الحجاب.

النساء المحجبات هنّ النساء اللواتي اختطفتهنّ قوات الجولاني واستُخدمن كعبيد. تمكّنّ من العودة إلى السويداء، لكنّهنّ أُجبرن على ارتداء الحجاب.

هناك حالات عديدة لطلاب جامعيين طُردوا وطُردوا من السكن الجامعي. صودرت ممتلكاتهم من قبل الإسلاميين.

في الواقع، أثار جوابها اهتمامي بشأن ارتداء الحجاب من عدمه. علينا أن نفهم رد فعل الناس. سوريا معروفة بأغلبيتها المسلمة، لكننا بحاجة إلى معرفة الأقليات.

أرسل لي هؤلاء الطلاب الدروز الذين لم يتمكنوا من الدراسة مقاطع فيديو، أنا ونيرفانا. هؤلاء طلاب مجتهدون، حاصلون على أعلى الدرجات في الجامعات، لكن لديهم الكثير من الفرص للمستقبل.

هذا الشخص يتحدث عما حدث في ١٢ يوليو/تموز. إنه يطلب الدعم والتدخل المباشر ضد السلطات السورية بسبب حرمان الطلاب الدروز من مقاعدهم الجامعية. الأمر لا يتعلق بمشاكل نفسية أو اجتماعية. الإسلاميون يهددون بالقتل في أعمال شغب، وطردوا الطلاب الدروز من الجامعات دون أي سبب.

قضية أسامة وليد

لم يتمكن من الالتحاق بالمدرسة الثانوية بسبب حصار حكومة الجولاني السورية. يتحدث عن شهادة الصف التاسع.

قضية صالح أبو:

يتحدث عن السنة الثانية عشرة، وكيف قضت الصراعات الطائفية على أحلامه.

قضية سلام بو حسون:

كانت طالبة هندسة معلوماتية في دمشق حتى بدء الحصار. لم يتبقَّ لها سوى تخصص واحد للتخرج.

شهدتُ أسوأ مشهدٍ شهدته البشرية. كما أن هناك من يدعم هذه الأعمال الشغب من الولايات المتحدة والدول الغربية. هذه الأعمال تهدف إلى إقصاء الطلاب الدروز من الجامعة.

هذا في الواقع عنيفٌ جدًا، وأنصح الدروز بعدم العودة إلى الجامعات أبدًا. هذه الشغبات تُشبه إلى حد كبير ما تُحرِّض عليه حماس الجماهير الفلسطينية.

ما زلتُ أتساءل حتى يومنا هذا. تُعلن وسائل الإعلام اليابانية لأول مرة عن وجود أقليات عرقية تُسمى فلسطينيين في العالم في غزة والضفة الغربية. لكنهم لا يعرفون أبدًا سبب اعتقال هؤلاء الأشخاص ومن يُسمّون أطفالًا. في الواقع، تحدثتُ مع باحث متخصص في شؤون الفلسطينيين.

لا يُمكن لهذا الشخص أن يكون حاضرًا في بودكاستي. يشهد سكان غزة نموًا هائلاً، وتاريخيًا، برأيي، يُفترض أن الأردن ومصر هما وجهتي الإقامة للفلسطينيين. ومع ذلك، تُحب وسائل الإعلام مناقشة أن رئيس الوزراء نتنياهو كان مُخطئًا ويكذب.

تساءلتُ طويلًا عن سبب قيامهم بذلك. هل هو بسبب الشخص نفسه؟ أم بسبب الإعلام الإسرائيلي؟ أم؟ للأسف، اكتشفتُ وجود معاداة للسامية في اليابان.

كما تُعرّف وسائل الإعلام اليابانية المجاعة في غزة. تستخدم وسائل الإعلام الصور التي تُقدمها حماس. لماذا يُحبون استخدام صور حماس والاستمرار في اختلاق القصص؟ هل أحصوا سكان غزة؟ أكثر من 90% من العاملين هم من موظفي الأونروا. إنهم مسؤولون مسؤولية مباشرة عن احتجاز الرهائن.

بالمناسبة، هؤلاء الطلاب فقدوا الأمل بمستقبل السويداء أكاديميًا. إنهم يريدون حياة أكثر استقرارًا وسلامًا، ويرغبون أيضًا في دراسة بعض المجالات التي يرغبون في تجربتها.

أتمنى من أي حكومة في هذا العالم أن ترحمهم وتسمح لهم بالدراسة كغيرهم من الطلاب.

أخيرًا، سألت نيرفانا سؤالًا عن أعمال الشغب هذه. كان الطلاب المسلمون يضايقون النساء الدرزيات في مجموعات.

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