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The Honest Report episodes

May 18, 2022 How Israeli Technology is Helping Improve Living Conditions in Africa: A Fireside Chat with Aryeh Green, Chief Strategy Officer, Gigawatt Global
Israel is known around the world as Start-Up Nation, and as a fast-rising technological hub. But Israel's technological innovations have meant more than just a growing Israeli economy; Israeli innovations have also helped to improve living conditions for people around the world, including in Africa.
In this week's edition of The Honest Report podcast, we sit down with Aryeh Green, Chief Strategy Officer with Gigawatt Global for his reflections on how Israeli innovations have not only helped improve living standards in Africa but how they've also opened the doors to closer relationships between the State of Israel and various states in Africa.
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20 min
May 12, 2022 How Israel Helped Thousands of Syrian Refugees: The Story of Operation Good Neighbour - A Fireside Chat with Lt. Colonel (Res) Eyal Dror
When the Syrian Civil War erupted in 2011, a human rights catastrophe soon followed. Syrian civilians, seeking safety and often treatment for injuries. Neighbouring Israel, as it often does, opened its borders to Syrian refugees, and offered them medical treatment in a safe and secure setting.
In this week's edition of The Honest Report podcast, we sit down with Lt. Colonel (Res) Eyal Dror, who led Israel's 'Operation Good Neighbour,' which provided urgent medical care to thousands of Syrian civilians, saving countless lives.
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14 min
May 05, 2022 The Latent Racism in Anti-Israel Activism: My Experiences as a Zionist Jew of Colour - A Fireside Chat with Tyler Samuels, Educator & Social Media Influencer
The anti-Israel movement characterizes itself as a moral beacon calling out the alleged crimes committed by the Jewish State. But their allegations are frequently characterized by ignorance, malice, and quite often, racism.
In this week's episode of The Honest Report, we sit down with Tyler Samuels, a Toronto-based Jew of Colour and social media influencer, for his take on how the supposedly progressive anti-Israel cause has often become intertwined with racism.
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16 min
April 28, 2022 The View of Israel From the Far East: How The Jewish State is Viewed From China - A Fireside Chat With Alexander Pevzner, Senior Researcher at Strategy Risks & China Affairs Expert
China is the world's most populous country, and depending on how one measures it, either the largest economy in the world, or the second, and likely to become the first in a decade.
As China continues its ascent, how does the Chinese media represent Israel, and how is the Jewish State portrayed by the news media in the world's most populous country?
In this episode of The Honest Report, we sit down with Alexander Pevnzer, noted Chinese media expert, for his take and perspective.
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23 min
April 21, 2022 What The Media Doesn't Tell You About Christian Israeli Arabs Like Me: A Fireside Chat With Jonathan Elkhoury, Speaker, Columnist, Diplomatic Advisor
When it comes to Israel, the news media tends to oversimplify the realities on the ground. And that means for Canadians reading, watching or listening to the news, they aren't getting a full picture about Israel, notably about the 25% of the population which is non-Jewish, and the full civil and democratic rights they enjoy as Israeli citizens.
In this week's edition of The Honest Report, we sit down with Jonathan Elkhoury, an international speaker, columnist and diplomatic advisor, who is also a Christian Arab in Israel, for his thoughts on how his life is as an Arab in Israel, and what the world needs to understand about freedoms in the Jewish State.
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15 min
April 13, 2022 Israel in the Shadow of a Rising Iran & How the Jewish State Can Counter the Islamic Republic's Growing Influence: A Fireside Chat with Professor Mordechai Kedar, Middle East Scholar
With a growing Iranian presence throughout the Middle East, what tools does Israel have at its disposal to counter the Iranian regime's efforts, and how are these complexities reported in the international news media?
In this week's edition of The Honest Report podcast, we sit down with Professor Mordechai Kedar, an internationally-renowned speaker, lecturer and scholar on the Middle East and Arab affairs.
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24 min
April 07, 2022 How I helped make the University of Toronto Hold The BDS Movement Accountable: A Fireside Chat With Chaim Katz, former U of T Graduate Student
Since its inception, the BDS movement against Israel has not only sought to demonize the Jewish State, but to intimidate Jewish students and anyone connected with Israel.
At the University of Toronto, the anti-Israel campaign of intimidation has continued for years, but recently, a Jewish student secured a major victory on campus, with the university administration withholding more than $10,000 in fees for the student union allocated for anti-Israel activities.
In this week's podcast, we sit down with Chaim Katz, a former graduate student at the University of Toronto, and discuss his involvement in getting the university to hold the anti-Israel groups on campus accountable.
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14 min
March 31, 2022 How Anti-Israel Governments Stifle Free Expression & Persecute Jewish Communities: A Fireside Chat With Annika Hernroth-Rothstein, journalist, author & political consultant
Why are the populations of some countries more supportive of Israel, while in other countries, the population holds a generally more hostile view of Israel? In no small measure, this is a testament to how supportive of Israel the local government is, and the level of free press the country enjoys.
In this week's edition of The Honest Report podcast, we sit down with Annika Hernroth-Rothstein, a Swedish Jewish journalist who has worked around the world, including in Venezuela, Iran and Ghana, and shares with us her perspectives about how impactful a free press is when it comes to shaping a population's views on Israel.
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16 min
March 24, 2022 How Your Tax Dollars Help Fund Anti-Israel Groups: A Fireside Chat With Prof. Gerald Steinberg, Founder & President of NGO Monitor
In a number of Western democratic countries, taxpayers are helping to fund NGOs (Non Governmental Organizations) which are demonizing Israel and helping to advocate for the BDS (Boycott Divestment Sanctions) movement against the Jewish State.
In this episode of The Honest Report podcast, we sit down with Professor Gerald Steinberg, founder and president of NGO Monitor, which tracks this nefarious movement, who helps explain how taxpayers in Western countries, including Canada, are helping to fund these anti-Israel organizations, and what can be done about it.
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18 min
March 16, 2022 The battle for Jerusalem - How anti-Israel activists are fighting to de-Judaize the Holy City: A Fireside chat with Arieh King, Deputy Mayor of Jerusalem & member City Council
Jerusalem is not just a holy city, but a contested city. And anti-Israel activists are working hard in an attempt to de-Judaize the city and in turn, harm Israel's character as a Jewish and democratic state with Jerusalem as its capital.
In this week's edition of The Honest Report podcast, we sit down with Arieh King, Deputy Mayor of Jerusalem, member of the city council, and founder of the Israel Land Fund (ILF), who explains how state actors and activists alike are working to dismantle the Jewish presence in Israel's capital city.
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20 min