The Honest Report

The concept of Zionism, and even the word itself, is being increasingly stolen away from the Jewish People. Rather than defining it as the quest for self determination in their historic homeland, Zionism is being defined as a hateful and racist concept, often bolstered by social media and the news media alike.

In this week's edition of the Honest Report podcast, we welcome Ben Freeman, an international speaker and author, for his thoughts on how pro-Israel voices can take back the concept of Zionism from those who seek to demonize it.

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Palestinian residents of the Gaza Strip suffer from one of the highest levels of poverty and unemployment in the world. It is a human rights tragedy for the 1.8 million residents of the coastal enclave. But while international nongovernmental organizations and media outlets frequently point the finger at Israel, in reality, it is Hamas, the terrorist group which runs Gaza, which is wholly responsible.

Hamas actively steals hundreds of millions of dollars each year from its own people, and enriches its senior leadership as a result. But Hamas continues to get a free pass from much of the world, despite its open thievery.

In this episode of the Honest Report podcast, we discuss how Hamas learned the best practices of stealing from its own people, and how it continues to rake in so much money every single year as a result of its malfeasance. Its own leader, Ismail Haniyeh, is the epitome of the corruption that Hamas practices on a daily basis.

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After a yearlong delay, the 2020 Olympic Games have kicked off in Tokyo, Japan. And while the games strive for goals like international cooperation and striving for excellence, once again, they have been marred by the refusal of some athletes to compete against Israelis.

But despite these disgraceful acts on the part of some athletes, there have been shimmers of hope, too: athletes who are rejecting their country's official hatred of Israel, and are instead taking a moral stand, and bringing peace just a little bit closer.

In this episode of the Honest Report podcast, we explore how Israel continues to face opposition in international sports competitions, all while the successors of the Munich massacre in 1972 continue to enjoy widespread international recognition, in sports and beyond.

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On July 19, ice cream manufacturer Ben & Jerry's announced a boycott of Israeli communities in Judea & Samaria, commonly called the West Bank. Almost immediately, it ignited a firestorm around the world, including from Israel's current and former prime ministers.

In this episode of The Honest Report podcast, we explore why this boycott is so significant, and why its potential consequences are so large, stretching far beyond ice cream.

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This past Saturday, Amnesty International Canada sent out an anti-Israel e-mail missive, featuring some of the most egregious anti-Israel misinformation one could imagine, which included accusing Israel of murdering Palestinian civilians.

While shocking, this latest e-mail is far from the first time that Amnesty International, a powerful NGO (non governmental organization) has targeted Israel. In fact, it is not the only NGO to do so, and groups like Amnesty International are often shielded from criticism when their anti-Israel obsession is pointed out.

In this episode of the Honest Report podcast, we explore the toxic anti-Israel focus of groups like Amnesty International.

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In the last armed conflict between Israel & Hamas, as with previous violent escalations, anti-Israel misinformation was rife in the news media. But this time, perhaps more than ever before, social media influencers took on a major role in spreading anti-Israel bias. 

To help us unpack this phenomenon, and to explore the path to combatting it through telling the story of Israel beyond the conflict, we were joined by Shai DeLuca, internationally renowned social media influencer, public speaker, and pro-Israel advocate.

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Last week, prominent critic of the Palestinian Authority (PA), Nizar Banat, was arrested at his home in Hebron by Palestinian security services. Hours later, he was dead.

What looks like a shocking incident tragically is part of a larger trend by the Palestinian Authority to exercise repression against its own people, whether by silencing dissent, cancelling elections, or by inciting hate against Israel.

But despite this shocking authoritarianism, the news media may sometime describe the PA as the moderate arm of the Palestinian leadership.

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The news media reported this week that a number of Iranian websites hosted on US servers were shut down by the US government, citing Iranian disinformation.

And for the first time in a long time, Iran's longstanding campaign of propaganda and disinformation has finally made the news.

In this week's podcast, we discuss the depth and intensity of Iran's propaganda war against Israel, and how it's more complex than most people realize - and why it's critical to report.

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Each year since 1968, Israel has celebrated Jerusalem Day, commemorating the liberation of the city from Jordanian occupation. And each year, a march with flags is a highlight of the day.

And like clockwork, Israelis waving flags is called a provocation by the news media, arguing that Jews waving flags needlessly provokes Hamas into killing Jews. This is untrue, is a form of victim blaming, and the news media must do better.

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The defamatory lie that Israel is an apartheid state is hardly new, but with each passing day, it becomes more ludicrous. With Israel's new government, this claim becomes outright comical. 

Israel's new governing coalition, slated to be sworn in on June 13, will include, for the first time ever, an Arab Islamist party, Ra'am, as well as a dizzying array of diverse voices, opinions and backgrounds, reflecting the true reality of Israel. This is a true repudiation to the apartheid claim, and Canadian news media should report on this critical fact.

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