Israel's new ambassador to Australia Dr Hillel Newman has hit the ground running and seems determined to give the Australia-Israel relationship a fillip. Today he addressed the National Press Club in Canberra much to the consternation of the Greens and their anti-Israel allies. (0:32-31:00)

Deborah Danan is an Israeli journalist and communications consultant who gives us a sanguine perspective on Israelis coping with having to spend a lot of time in bomb shelters during this current war with Iran, Hezbollah and now the Houthis. (34:07-56:07)

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