The JPost Podcast

The Jerusalem Post Podcast with Yaakov Katz and Lahav Harkov Lahav and Yaakov speak to former US ambassador to Israel David Friedman ahead of the publication of his new book "Sledgehammer" which reveals what went on behind-the-scenes in the US-Israel relationship during the Trump-Netanyahu years. Plus, Yaakov and Lahav discuss what Whoopi Goldberg's Holocaust distortion and the Amnesty report calling Israel an apartheid state have in common.  Our podcast is available on Google Play, Apple Podcasts and Spotify.

The Jerusalem Post Podcast - Travel Edition, Episode 26 Author Annika Hernroth-Rothstein regales us with her time living on Djerba, a Tunisian island in the Mediterranean, including the amazing home hospitality offered by the local, vibrant Jewish community. Mark and David then head to Chicago where historian Ed Mazur introduces them to the first Jews of the city and recommends the best kosher dining in town. Our podcast is available on Google Play, Apple Podcasts and Spotify.

The Jerusalem Post Podcast with Yaakov Katz and Lahav Harkov On this week’s podcast, Yaakov and Lahav talk to Efrat's Mayor Oded Revivi and discuss the latest Jewish violence against Palestinians in the West Bank. They also zoom in on Israel’s ties with China with Carice Witte, Executive Director at SIGNAL - Sino Israel Global Network & Academic Leadership, marking 30 years to formal diplomatic relations between the two countries. They also talk about the latest on Omicron, the green pass and the end of quarantine in Israeli schools. Plus - will Russia invade Ukraine at the end?  Our podcast is available on Google Play, Apple Podcasts and Spotify.

The Jerusalem Post Podcast with Yaakov Katz and Lahav Harkov After the Colleyville synagogue hostage situation and ahead of International Holocaust Remembrance Day, Diaspora Affairs Minister Nachman Shai and Yad Vashem chairman Dani Dayan talk about antisemitism and the Holocaust. Plus: Is the latest news on Netanyahu's trial bad news for the coalition? Our podcast is available on Google Play, Apple Podcasts and Spotify.

The Jerusalem Post Podcast with Yaakov Katz and Lahav Harkov On this week’s episode of The Jerusalem Post Podcast, Editor-in-Chief Yaakov Katz and Diplomatic Correspondent Lahav Harkov try to get to the bottom of Hamas accusations that Israel has trained dolphin assassins, and they examine the menagerie of animals Israel’s enemies think the Mossad has turned into spies.Plus, the latest on life in the pandemic (as always), and an especially rude week in Israeli politics.This week’s guest is Shoshanna Keats Jaskoll, cofounder and President of Chochmat Nashim, an organization advocating for Orthodox Jewish women. She speaks with us about how the suicide of prominent writer and accused sexual abuser Chaim Walder has rocked Israel’s haredi community and her and other activists’ work to spread awareness of abuse in the community, as well as the issue of agunot, women whose husbands refuse to grant them a religious divorce, and more. Our podcast is available on Google Play, Apple Podcasts and Spotify.

Yaakov and Lahav discuss the hacking of the Jerusalem Post website this week and sit down with Palestinian pollster Dr. Khalil Shikaki and the Post's Palestinian Affairs Analyst Khaled Abu Toameh to understand what is happening today between Jerusalem and Ramallah Our podcast is available on Google Play, Apple Podcasts and Spotify.

From magical sunrises to the only active volcano on mainland Europe, the boys head to the Bay of Naples, where they make traditional pizza, discover a 95% alcoholic beverage and interview one noisy donkey. This time:>Arriving in Naples by sea>Strolling Sorrento's alleyways>Donkey hotty>95%-alcoholic limoncello>How to make typical Italian cheeses>Going to the theater in ancient Pompei>How the "red-light district" got its name>A floating English pub farewell Our podcast is available on Google Play, Apple Podcasts and Spotify.

Editor-in-chief Yaakov Katz and Diplomatic Correspondent Lahav Harkov, are joined this week by managing editor David Brinn and Jpost.com editor Tamar Beeri to look back on the big stories of 2021 and try to predict what the news will be in 2022.  Some of the topics they address in this episode: >Negotiations with Iran >The political situation in Israel >COVID-19 and the Omicron variant  >Rising crime in the Arab sector >Closing the gates to the Jewish world  Photo Credit: REUTERS/ANDREW KELLY

The Jerusalem Post Health & Wellness Podcast with Maayan Hoffman and Rossella Tercatin In their last episode of 2021, Senior COVID Analyst Maayan Hoffman and Health Reporter Rossella Tercatin look back at year two of coronavirus. Where did Israel do well? How could the country have improved? They also put a strong focus on the year of the vaccines, how Pfizer came into Israel and how many lives the shot saved. At the same time, they acknowledge the challenges with the vaccine and think about what might be next for combatting the pandemic.  Photo credit: Avshalom Sassoni/Maariv

The Jerusalem Post Podcast with Yaakov Katz and Lahav Harkov Editor-in-chief Yaakov Katz and Diplomatic Correspondent Lahav Harkov sit down with Israel's Minister of Communications Yoaz Hendel for a candid conversation about his battle to break up ultra-Orthodox autonomy in Israel, 5G, China and his future in politics. Photo credit: Rami Zinger, as seen on jpost.com