Jonny Gould's Jewish State
609 episodes - English - Latest episode: 2 days ago - ★★★★★ - 10 ratingsJonny Gould is the go-to interviewer for presidents and politicians, artists and ambassadors, military commanders, rabbis and rock stars - and even Mossad agents.
This is Jonny’s podcast of record and diplomacy for Israel and the Jewish diaspora.
Conversations for everyone with his guest’s most essential thoughts and perspectives.
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81: Finding Abraham: Malcolm Green's Abraham Accords roadtrip through Israel
April 27, 2022 14:48 - 1 hour - 63.3 MBMalcolm Green, filmmaker, innovator and storyteller who targets new audiences with new medium. “Finding Abraham” is his latest movie: how the most important diplomatic breakthrough of our age is filtering down to ground level across the Middle East. It follows a trip through Israel with the “Leaders of Tomorrow, a group from Israel, Bahrain, the UAE, Egypt and Morocco recording their reaction to what they see - and to each other. Our conversation is twice as long as the movie because we ...
81: Finding Abraham: Malcolm Green's Abraham Accords-inspired tour through Israel
April 27, 2022 14:48 - 1 hourMalcolm Green, filmmaker, innovator and storyteller who targets new audiences with new medium. “Finding Abraham” is his movie on how the most important diplomatic breakthrough of our age is filtering down to ground level across the Middle East. It follows a trip through Israel with the “Leaders of Tomorrow, a group from Israel, Bahrain, the UAE, Egypt and Morocco recording their reaction to what they see - and to each other. Our conversation is twice as long as the movie because we delve deep...
80: The Imam of Peace, Mohammad Tawhidi: Without Israel, Islam “loses a fundamental pillar”
April 06, 2022 06:55 - 1 hour"If you erase the Jewish connection with the Holy Land, where does it leave us? Islam just floats in the air". Our guest today has an unequivocal message of peace between Muslims and Jews and his solution comes from faith and identity - from religion, not secularity. His name is Imam Mohammad Tawhidi, also known as the Imam of Peace. He has an extraordinary outreach in the world, with over 900,000 Twitter followers plugged into his worldview. In the secular west and its historical colonies wi...
80: 🕊️ The Imam of Peace, Mohammad Tawhidi: Without Israel, Islam “loses a fundamental pillar”
April 06, 2022 06:55 - 1 hour"If you erase the Jewish connection with the Holy Land, where does it leave us? Islam just floats in the air". Our guest today has an unequivocal message of peace between Muslims and Jews and his solution comes from faith and identity - from religion, not secularity. His name is Imam Mohammad Tawhidi, also known as the Imam of Peace. He has an extraordinary outreach in the world, with over 900,000 Twitter followers plugged into his worldview. In the secular west and its historical colonies w...
79: 🇮🇱 Edy Cohen: Israel’s supreme leader in Arabic
March 27, 2022 07:30 - 39 minutesWhen it comes to Israel, there’s no more powerful a journalistic voice across the Arab world than Edy Cohen. This is his one-man story. You likely won’t have heard of Edy, but note the name, because he tweets mostly in Arabic. Edy has half a million Twitter followers, almost exclusively in the Middle East and North Africa. Educating, informing, entertaining, even mocking Arabs in the colloquial language of the street - his mother tongue. He was born in Beirut in Lebanon, as were his pare...
79: Edy Cohen: Israel’s supreme leader in Arabic
March 27, 2022 07:30 - 42 minutesWhen it comes to Israel, there’s no more powerful a journalistic voice across the Arab world than Edy Cohen. This is his one-man story. You likely won’t have heard of Edy, but note the name, because he tweets mostly in Arabic. Edy has half a million X followers, almost exclusively in the Middle East and North Africa. Educating, informing, entertaining, even mocking Arabs in the colloquial language of the street - his mother tongue. He was born in Beirut in Lebanon, as were his parents and gra...
🎙️Trailer: Have you listened recently? Time to catchup. Here's why!
March 20, 2022 02:14 - 2 minutesOver three years old now, this unique Jewish and Israeli podcast goes from strength-to-strength, attracting a worldwide audience in all four corners. Jonny's upped the pace of episode releases since the turn of the year. Have you listened recently? Time for a catchup! Subscribe and listen now. Follow Jonny at http://www.linktr.ee/Gould Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Trailer 2022: Have you listened recently? Time to catchup. Here's why!
March 20, 2022 02:14 - 2 minutes - 2.64 MBOver three years old now, this unique Jewish and Israeli podcast goes from strength-to-strength, attracting a worldwide audience in all four corners. Jonny's upped the pace of episode releases since the turn of the year. Have you listened recently? Time for a catchup! Subscribe and listen now. Follow Jonny at http://www.linktr.ee/Gould
Trailer: Have you listened recently? Time to catchup. Here's why!
March 20, 2022 02:14 - 5 minutesThis unique Jewish and Israeli podcast goes from strength-to-strength, attracting a worldwide audience in all four corners. Jonny's upped the pace of episode releases since the turn of the year. Have you listened recently? Time for a catchup! Subscribe and listen at http://www.linktr.ee/Gould Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
78: 🔨 Tuvia Tenenbom: “Call yourself a progressive? What a chutzpah!”
March 13, 2022 00:59 - 32 minutesWhen Tuvia Tenenbom’s in London, it’s always a pleasure to catch up with him. The Taming of the Jew, Tuvia’s book on British antisemitism and Anglo Jewry’s approach to it was showcased at London’s Jewish Book Week. And while his dim view of British Jewish leadership is pretty much the same as when he was finalising his findings back in 2019, the world has moved on and he has plenty of new observations to make. His view of progressives and woke culture, the standard of journalism across t...
78: Tuvia Tenenbom: back in London for Jewish Book Week
March 13, 2022 00:59 - 32 minutes - 29.7 MBWhen Tuvia Tenenbom’s in London, it’s always a pleasure to catch up with him. The Taming of the Jew, Tuvia’s book on British antisemitism and Anglo Jewry’s approach to it was showcased at London’s Jewish Book Week. And while his dim view of British Jewish leadership is pretty much the same as when he was finalising his findings back in 2019, the world has moved on and he has plenty of new observations to make. His view of progressives and woke culture, the standard of journalism across t...
78: Tuvia Tenenbom: “Call yourself a progressive? What a chutzpah!”
March 13, 2022 00:59 - 35 minutesWhen Tuvia Tenenbom’s in London, it’s always a pleasure to catch up with him. The Taming of the Jew, Tuvia’s book on British antisemitism and Anglo Jewry’s approach to it was showcased at London’s Jewish Book Week. And while his dim view of British Jewish leadership is pretty much the same as when he was finalising his findings back in 2019, the world has moved on and he has plenty of new observations to make. His view of progressives and woke culture, the standard of journalism across the we...
77: 🇺🇸 Professor Alan Dershowitz: “Free speech for me, but not for thee” and his BBC’s cancellation
March 06, 2022 00:00 - 33 minutesWhat an excitement to have a very sudden opportunity to talk to Professor Dershowitz. My friend Lawrence Ryz dropped him an email on my behalf, he said “yes”, I sent him a Zoom and off we went. And the conversation was as vibrant as it was rich in anecdotes. Just need to talk to him again after this. Among the Jeffrey Epstein/Prince Andrew trial, we discuss how free speech is being imperilled on university campus and he accuses BBC News of “advocacy not journalism”. He also tells a great ...
77: Professor Alan Dershowitz: “Free speech for me, but not for thee” and his BBC’s cancellation
March 06, 2022 00:00 - 37 minutesWhat an excitement to have a very sudden opportunity to talk to Professor Dershowitz. My friend Lawrence Ryz dropped him an email on my behalf, he said “yes”, I sent him a Zoom and off we went. And the conversation was as vibrant as it was rich in anecdotes. Just need to talk to him again after this. Among the Jeffrey Epstein/Prince Andrew trial, we discuss how free speech is being imperilled on university campus and he accuses BBC News of “advocacy not journalism”. He also tells a great golf...
76: Emily Schrader and Yoseph Haddad come to London
February 27, 2022 00:00 - 1 hourSupport Jonny and buy him a coffee. Yosef Haddad and Emily Schrader educate the world and rebut the lies told about the State of Israel. They’re an Israeli couple who are engaged to be married, but that doesn't mean they're a Jewish couple. Yoseph is an Arab Israeli from Nazareth while Emily, who’s Jewish is originally from Seattle, Washington in the US. They are both implacably committed to the Jewish and democratic State of Israel. Yoseph volunteered three years of his life to serve in the ...
76: 🇮🇱 Emily Schrader and Yoseph Haddad come to London
February 27, 2022 00:00 - 1 hourYosef Haddad and Emily Schrader educate the world and rebut the lies told about the State of Israel. They’re an Israeli couple who are engaged to be married, but that doesn't mean they're a Jewish couple. Yoseph is an Arab Israeli from Nazareth while Emily, who’s Jewish is originally from Seattle, Washington in the US. They are both implacably committed to the Jewish and democratic State of Israel. Yoseph volunteered three years of his life to serve in the IDF (in the elite Golani batt...
75: 🐺 The Wolf of Baghdad: Carol Isaacs' colourful history of Babylonian Jews
February 20, 2022 18:46 - 47 minutes“I’m a proud Babylonian Jew”. Carol Isaacs is an author, cartoonist, accordionist and keyboard player. This is a wonderful creation matched by a wonderful conversation with Carol. And she’s poured every part of her extraordinary musical and graphic gifts into recounting her family‘s history in Babylon across 2,600 years. “The Wolf of Baghdad” is a vivid, vital recollection of Jewish life and culture stretching back generation after generation in what is now modern day Iraq. Jews live...
75: The Wolf of Baghdad: Carol Isaacs' colourful history of Babylonian Jews
February 20, 2022 18:46 - 47 minutes - 43.6 MB“I’m a proud Babylonian Jew”. Carol Isaacs is an author, cartoonist, accordionist and keyboard player. This is a wonderful creation matched by a wonderful conversation with Carol. And she’s poured every part of her extraordinary musical and graphic gifts into recounting her family‘s history in Babylon across 2,600 years. “The Wolf of Baghdad” is a vivid, vital recollection of Jewish life and culture stretching back generation after generation in what is now modern day Iraq. Jews live...
75: The Wolf of Baghdad: Carol Isaacs' colourful history of Babylonian Jews
February 20, 2022 18:46 - 51 minutes“I’m a proud Babylonian Jew”. Carol Isaacs is an author, cartoonist, accordionist and keyboard player. This is a wonderful creation matched by a wonderful conversation with Carol. And she’s poured every part of her extraordinary musical and graphic gifts into recounting her family‘s history in Babylon across 2,600 years. “The Wolf of Baghdad” is a vivid, vital recollection of Jewish life and culture stretching back generation after generation in what is now modern day Iraq. Jews lived there l...
74: El Al Israel Airlines: Israel's skies are open again, book with confidence
February 13, 2022 00:00 - 23 minutes - 21.9 MBAs Israel's skies reopen to the world, it's time to reacaquaint ourselves with Israel's national airline, El Al. This is the story of two torrid years for the airline industry, just as things were getting really good for air travel in early 2020. So how did El Al deal with the darkest days of Covid lockdown, what lessons did they learn from this unprecedented business crisis - and what's in store for passengers now we're all invited back on board? Meet El Al Israel Airline's Oranit Bethala...
74: El Al Israel Airlines: Israel's skies are open again, book with confidence
February 13, 2022 00:00 - 26 minutesAs Israel's skies reopened to the world, it was time to reacaquaint ourselves with Israel's national airline, El Al. This is the story of two torrid years for the airline industry, just as things were getting really good for air travel in early 2020. So how did El Al deal with the darkest days of Covid lockdown, what lessons did they learn from this unprecedented business crisis - and what's in store for passengers now we're all invited back on board? Meet El Al Israel Airline's Oranit Bethal...
74: ✈️ El Al Israel Airlines: Israel's skies are open again, book with confidence
February 13, 2022 00:00 - 23 minutesAs Israel's skies reopen to the world, it's time to reacaquaint ourselves with Israel's national airline, El Al. This is the story of two torrid years for the airline industry, just as things were getting really good for air travel in early 2020. So how did El Al deal with the darkest days of Covid lockdown, what lessons did they learn from this unprecedented business crisis - and what's in store for passengers now we're all invited back on board? Meet El Al Israel Airline's Oranit Bethala...
73: 🇬🇧 The Right Hon. Dr. Liam Fox MP on the front foot with the Abraham Accords
February 05, 2022 16:15 - 29 minutesWhile the Prime Minister fended off opposition derision and revolt from a few of his own backbenchers with his statement on Sue Gray’s pandemic partying, I was upstairs awaiting our guest who was in the chamber listening to Boris’ party piece. But it was peace of quite another kind I’d come to Parliament to talk about - with The Right Honorable Dr Liam Fox MP, chair of the UK Abraham Accords Group. The Abraham Accords is a pact which normalises relations between Israel and the UAE, Bahra...
73: The Right Hon. Dr. Liam Fox MP on the front foot with the Abraham Accords
February 05, 2022 16:15 - 31 minutesWhile the Prime Minister fended off opposition derision and revolt from a few of his own backbenchers with his statement on Sue Gray’s pandemic partying, I was upstairs awaiting our guest who was in the chamber listening to Boris’ party piece. But it was peace of quite another kind I’d come to Parliament to talk about - with The Right Honorable Dr Liam Fox MP, chair of the UK Abraham Accords Group. The Abraham Accords is a pact which normalises relations between Israel and the UAE, Bahrain, M...
72: 📲 Jon Medved: Israel Scaleup Nation and OurCrowd's venture investing platform
January 25, 2022 11:16 - 48 minutesDid Saul Singer and Dan Senor imagine their best-selling book, Start-up Nation, would reframe Israel’s brand - even its perception - right across the world? The book describes our guest today as “one of Israel’s legendary business ambassadors… whose taken on a role that anywhere else, would typically belong to the Chamber of Commerce, Minister of Trade, or Foreign Secretary.” But what is it that drives Israel’s extraordinary economic miracle and investability? And what extra dividends wi...
72: Jon Medved: Israel Scaleup Nation and OurCrowd's venture investing platform
January 25, 2022 11:16 - 51 minutesDid Saul Singer and Dan Senor imagine their best-selling book, Start-up Nation, would reframe Israel’s brand - even its perception - right across the world? The book describes our guest today as “one of Israel’s legendary business ambassadors… whose taken on a role that anywhere else, would typically belong to the Chamber of Commerce, Minister of Trade, or Foreign Secretary.” But what is it that drives Israel’s extraordinary economic miracle and investability? And what extra dividends will pe...
71: ✡️ Ben M Freeman: Jewish Pride, Rebuilding a People
January 08, 2022 17:17 - 58 minutesAre you a member of a mainstream Orthodox Jewish community? Do you regard yourself as a “liberal” whether your political views are left or right? How should we include Jewish LGBTQ+ people in our communities? At the moment, they live on the fringes of the mainstream, neither included or excluded. Is that fair? Would it be so difficult to accommodate or recognise a union of two Jewish people of the same sex? Or would it bring the whole tent of Jewish values down with it? Is it the job...
71: Ben M Freeman: Jewish Pride, Rebuilding a People
January 08, 2022 17:17 - 1 hourAre you a member of a mainstream Orthodox Jewish community? Do you regard yourself as a “liberal” whether your political views are left or right? How should we include Jewish LGBTQ+ people in our communities? At the moment, they live on the fringes of the mainstream, neither included or excluded. Is that fair? Would it be so difficult to accommodate or recognise a union of two Jewish people of the same sex? Or would it bring the whole tent of Jewish values down with it? Is it the job of Judai...
Israel Briefing 4 with James Marlow: What's Biden's game with Iran in Vienna?
January 04, 2022 15:01 - 21 minutesWhat has happened to American foreign policy since Joe Biden took the presidency from Donald Trump? Is every despot in the world emboldened by the shocking withdrawal from Afghanistan? And what does this mean to Israel as it faces the existential threat of Iran edging closer to nuclear capability? As the latest round of JCPOA talks between Iran and the US continue in Vienna, Israel correspondent James Marlow brings his latest “Israel Briefing 4” to Jonny Gould’s Jewish State. Help suppor...
70: 🇬🇧 Tom Tugenhadt MBE MP: Israeli Palestinian conflict has nothing to do with Arab civil rights
December 24, 2021 14:23 - 28 minutesHe’s been the youngest ever chair of the Foreign Affairs Select Committee with a military career served in Iraq and Afghanistan. Tom Tugendhat MBE MP is an Arabic speaker and a fervent supporter of Israel who names of one the Jewish state’s Prime Ministers as a political hero(ine), Golda Meir. He takes this opportunity to pay tribute to the small band of Jewish soldiers serving in the British military. This episode remembers Lieutenant Paul Mervis from the 2nd Battalion, The Rifles, who was...
70: Tom Tugenhadt MBE MP: Israel Palestine has nothing to do with Arab civil rights
December 24, 2021 14:23 - 35 minutes - 32.6 MBHe’s the youngest ever chair of the Foreign Affairs Select Committee with a military career served in Iraq and Afghanistan. Tom Tugendhat MBE MP is an Arabic speaker and a fervent supporter of Israel who names of one the Jewish state’s Prime Ministers as a political hero(ine), Golda Meir. He takes this opportunity to pay tribute to the small band of Jewish soldiers serving in the British military. This episode remembers Lieutenant Paul Mervis from the 2nd Battalion, The Rifles, who was kill...
70: Tom Tugenhadt MBE MP: Treason Law should confront terror attacks at home which betray our values
December 24, 2021 14:23 - 35 minutes - 32.6 MBHe’s the youngest ever chair of the Foreign Affairs Select Committee with a military career served in Iraq and Afghanistan. Tom Tugendhat MBE MP is an Arabic speaker and a fervent supporter of Israel who names of one the Jewish state’s Prime Ministers as a political hero(ine), Golda Meir. He takes this opportunity to pay tribute to the small band of Jewish soldiers serving in the British military. This episode remembers Lieutenant Paul Mervis from the 2nd Battalion, The Rifles, who was kill...
70: Tom Tugenhadt MBE MP: Israeli Palestinian conflict has nothing to do with Arab civil rights
December 24, 2021 14:23 - 33 minutesHelp support Jonny with a coffee right here. He’s been the youngest ever chair of the Foreign Affairs Select Committee with a military career served in Iraq and Afghanistan. Tom Tugendhat MBE MP is an Arabic speaker and a fervent supporter of Israel who names of one the Jewish state’s Prime Ministers as a political hero(ine), Golda Meir. He takes this opportunity to pay tribute to the small band of Jewish soldiers serving in the British military. This episode remembers Lieutenant Paul Mervis ...
69: BBC standoff with Britain’s Jewish community
December 14, 2021 20:15 - 10 minutes - 9.22 MBA crowd of around 250 gathered to hear Gideon Falter of the Campaign Against Antisemitism demand of the BBC, “Where is the proof? Tell the truth”. This is about a bus load of Jewish people heading down London’s Oxford Street in high spirits, dancing and singing celebrating Chanukah - only to be attacked by an aggressive group of men shouting anti-Zionist jibes, banging their shoes against the bus windows and panels, performing Nazi sieg heil salutes and then chasing the bus down the road. B...
69: 📺 BBC standoff with Britain’s Jewish community
December 14, 2021 20:15 - 10 minutesA crowd of around 250 gathered to hear Gideon Falter of the Campaign Against Antisemitism demand of the BBC, “Where is the proof? Tell the truth”. This is about a bus load of Jewish people heading down London’s Oxford Street in high spirits, dancing and singing celebrating Chanukah - only to be attacked by an aggressive group of men shouting anti-Zionist jibes, banging their shoes against the bus windows and panels, performing Nazi sieg heil salutes and then chasing the bus down the road. B...
69: The BBC’s standoff with Britain’s Jewish community
December 14, 2021 20:15 - 10 minutes - 9.22 MBA crowd of around 250 gathered to hear Gideon Falter of the Campaign Against Antisemitism demand of the BBC “Where is the proof? Tell the truth”. This is about a bus load of Jewish people heading down London’s Oxford St in high spirits, dancing and singing in celebration of Chanukah - only to be attacked by an aggressive group of men shouting anti-Zionist jibes, banging their shoes against the bus windows and panels, performing Nazi sieg heil salutes and then chasing the bus down the road. ...
69: The Chanukah Bus Story: BBC standoff with Britain’s Jewish community
December 14, 2021 20:15 - 13 minutesHelp Jonny make these podcasts: buy him a morale boosting coffee here! A crowd of around 250 gathered to hear Gideon Falter of the Campaign Against Antisemitism demand of the BBC, “Where is the proof? Tell the truth”. This is about a bus load of Jewish people heading down London’s Oxford Street in high spirits, dancing and singing celebrating Chanukah - only to be attacked by an aggressive group of men shouting anti-Zionist jibes, banging their shoes against the bus windows and panels, perfor...
68: Beatie Deutsch: marathon champion charedi mum “mental & spiritual strength unlocks the physical”
December 12, 2021 12:43 - 37 minutes - 34.1 MBBeatie Deutsch, elite marathon runner, Israel’s three-time national champion, Olympic and world championships hopeful, face of the Adidas Impossible is Nothing campaign - and orthodox charedi mother of five. She won the Tiberias Marathon which she called a useful practice run. Her running style and extraordinary pace isn’t the first thing one notices. She wears modest clothing and covers her hair while she runs. Her values attracted Adidas to seek her out, joining Lionel Messi, David Bec...
68: 🏃🏻♀️Beatie Deutsch: marathon champ, charedi mum: “mental & spiritual strength unlocks the physical”
December 12, 2021 12:43 - 37 minutesBeatie Deutsch, elite marathon runner, Israel’s three-time national champion, Olympic and World Championships hopeful, face of the Adidas “Impossible is Nothing” campaign - and Orthodox Charedi mother of FIVE. She won the 2021 Tiberias Marathon, which she called “a useful practice run”. Her running style and extraordinary pace isn’t the first thing one notices. She wears modest clothing and covers her hair while she runs. Her values attracted Adidas to seek her out, joining Lionel Messi,...
68: Beatie Deutsch: marathon champ, charedi mum: “mental & spiritual strength unlocks the physical”
December 12, 2021 12:43 - 40 minutesBeatie Deutsch, elite marathon runner, Israel’s three-time national champion, Olympic and World Championships hopeful, face of the Adidas “Impossible is Nothing” campaign - and Orthodox Charedi mother of FIVE. She won the Tiberias Marathon, which she called “a useful practice run”. Her running style and extraordinary pace isn’t the first thing one notices. She wears modest clothing and covers her hair while she runs. Her values attracted Adidas to seek her out, joining Lionel Messi, David Bec...
67: 🇮🇱 President Isaac Herzog meets Prime Minister Boris Johnson and the UK’s Jewish leadership
November 23, 2021 17:40 - 23 minutesPresident of Israel Isaac Herzog’s visit to Great Britain in November 2021 set a new high mark in the nation-to-nation relationship. His Excellency met the Prince and Princess of Wales, who themselves just returned from a Royal tour of the Middle East in Jordan and Egypt and an exhibition at Chelsea FC, honouring elite Jewish athletes murdered in the Holocaust, President Herzog departs the chair of the Jewish Agency to become Israel’s head of state, pledging to strengthen diaspora ties to ...
67: President Isaac Herzog meets Prime Minister Boris Johnson and the UK’s Jewish leadership
November 23, 2021 17:40 - 26 minutesSupport thirsty Jonny's podcasting when you buy him a coffee here. President of Israel Isaac Herzog’s visit to Great Britain in November 2021 set a new high mark in the nation-to-nation relationship. His Excellency met the Prince and Princess of Wales, who themselves just returned from a Royal tour of the Middle East in Jordan and Egypt and an exhibition at Chelsea FC, honouring elite Jewish athletes murdered in the Holocaust, President Herzog departs the chair of the Jewish Agency to become ...
66: 🇬🇧 Ambassador Neil Wigan: "Fundamental rights to free speech excludes intimidation"
November 14, 2021 11:59 - 36 minutesToday’s guest is the UK Ambassador to Israel, His Excellency Neil Wigan. Britain and Israel have never been closer. Values are converging in the post-Brexit and the Abraham Accords eras: two nation states with common values, industries and defence challenges. And Ambassador Wigan is the embodiment of that; he’s married to an Israeli, Yael and they have two children. There’s some straight talk coming up in this episode, like when is the British embassy joining the US in Jerusalem? But he’...
66: Ambassador Neil Wigan: "Britain entirely supports Israel's right to self defence"
November 14, 2021 11:59 - 36 minutes - 33.1 MBToday’s guest is the UK Ambassador to Israel, His Excellency Neil Wigan. Britain and Israel have never been closer. Values are converging post-Brexit and in the era of the Abraham Accords: two nation states with common values, challenges, industries and defence issues. And Ambassador Wigan is the embodiment of that, he’s married to an Israeli, Yael and they have two children. There’s some straight talk coming up in this episode, like when is the British embassy joining the US in Jerusale...
66: Ambassador Neil Wigan: "Fundamental free speech excludes intimidation"
November 14, 2021 11:59 - 36 minutes - 33.1 MBToday’s guest is the UK Ambassador to Israel, His Excellency Neil Wigan. Britain and Israel have never been closer. Values are converging post-Brexit and in the Abraham Accords era: two nation states with common values, industries, challenges and defence issues. And Ambassador Wigan is the embodiment of that, he’s married to an Israeli, Yael and they have two children. There’s some straight talk coming up in this episode, like when is the British embassy joining the US in Jerusalem? But...
66: Ambassador Neil Wigan: "Fundamental rights to free speech excludes intimidation"
November 14, 2021 11:59 - 38 minutesJonny's podcast is thirsty work. Help by buying him a coffee here! Today’s guest is the UK Ambassador to Israel, His Excellency Neil Wigan. Britain and Israel have never been closer. Values are converging in the post-Brexit and the Abraham Accords eras: two nation states with common values, industries and defence challenges. And Ambassador Wigan is the embodiment of that; he’s married to an Israeli, Yael and they have two children. There’s some straight talk coming up in this episode, like w...
65: Ambassador Michael Oren: “Living in the age of miracles”
October 29, 2021 05:22 - 1 hour - 69.7 MBAmbassador Dr. Michael Oren: solider, diplomat, ambassador, politician, author, journalist, opinion leader. Dr. Oren was Israel’s ambassador to the US for four years until 2013, during fraught years where allies felt a personal enmity to one other, President Obama and Prime Minister Netanyahu. Born into small town upstate New York in 1955, young Michael swapped the wealth and confidence of post-war America for a front seat in what he calls the nation of miracles. His childhood was influ...
65: 🇮🇱 Ambassador Michael Oren: “We are living in the age of miracles”
October 29, 2021 05:22 - 1 hourAmbassador Dr. Michael Oren: solider, diplomat, ambassador, politician, author, journalist, opinion leader. Dr. Oren was Israel’s ambassador to the US for four years until 2013, during fraught years where allies felt a personal enmity to one other, President Obama and Prime Minister Netanyahu. Born into small town upstate New York in 1955, young Michael swapped the wealth and confidence of post-war America for a front seat in what he calls the nation of miracles. His childhood was influ...
65: Ambassador Michael Oren: “We live in the age of miracles”
October 29, 2021 05:22 - 1 hour - 65.1 MBAmbassador Dr. Michael Oren: solider, diplomat, ambassador, politician, author, journalist, opinion leader. Michael was Israel’s ambassador to the US for four years until 2013, during the fraught years of allies who felt a personal enmity to one other, President Obama and Prime Minister Netanyahu Born into small town upstate New York in 1955, young Michael swapped the wealth and confidence of post-war America for a front seat in what he calls the nation of miracles. His childhood influe...
65: Ambassador Michael Oren: “We are living in the age of miracles”
October 29, 2021 05:22 - 1 hourAmbassador Dr. Michael Oren: solider, diplomat, ambassador, politician, author, journalist, opinion leader. Dr. Oren was Israel’s ambassador to the US for four years until 2013, during fraught years where allies felt a personal enmity to one other, President Obama and Prime Minister Netanyahu. Born into small town upstate New York in 1955, young Michael swapped the wealth and confidence of post-war America for a front seat in what he calls the nation of miracles. His childhood was influenced ...