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What will happen when Mamdani becomes New York's mayor?
Former president Barack Obama has called frontrunner Zohran Mamdani and offered to be a “sounding board” if his advantage turns into victory. KAN's Mark Weiss spoke with Shmuel Rosner, a Senior fellow at the Jewish People Policy Institute, about Tuesday’s election for NYC mayor.- 6 דקות
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Yitzhak Rabin's legacy 30 years on
This week Israel marks 30 years since the assassination of prime minister Yitzhak Rabin. What is Yitzhak Rabin's legacy after 30 years? Did Yigal Amir succeed in changing the course of Israel's history? KAN's Mark Weiss spoke with Uri Dromi , the founder and president of the Jerusalem Press Club who ran the Government Press Office when Rabin was prime minister.- 7 דקות
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Understanding the impact of the Sde Teiman affair
UPDATE: Police on Sunday said IDF Military Advocate General Maj.-Gen. Yifat Tomer-Yerushalmi was alive and had contacted family. She had been missing since the morning hours, raising grave concern for her safety. She resigned last week amid an investigation into her role in leaking video footage related to allegations of severe abuse of a Palestinian detainee by soldiers at a detention facility.- 11 דקות
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Would Democrats in Israel vote for Mamdani?
With a comfortable lead in the polls, 34-year-old Zohran Mamdani is on the brink of making history when New Yorkers vote on Tuesday. He sparked outrage during the primary process when he refused to condemn the term "globalize the intifada". KAN's Mark Weiss spoke with Ethan Kushner, Chair of American Democrats in Israel.- 8 דקות
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Will Mamdani as mayor provide a huge boost for president Trump?
With a comfortable lead in the polls, 34-year-old Zohran Mamdani is on the brink of making history when New Yorkers vote on Tuesday, as the youngest mayor in over a century and the first Muslim and South Asian leader of the city. For a Republican perspective on the NYC mayoral race KAN's Mark Weiss spoke with Marc Zell, Chair of Republicans Overseas, Israel.- 6 דקות
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Ultra-Orthodox hold mass rally against military conscription
Thousands of ultra-Orthodox rallied in Jerusalem on Thursday against military service for haredim. The protest comes as a Knesset committee is slated to discuss a conscription bill which critics say only anchors into law draft exemptions for ultra-Orthodox. Dr. Gilad Malach, Research Fellow in the Ultra-Orthodox in Israel Program at the Israel Democracy Institute, spoke to KAN's Naomi Segal- 11 דקות
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The Lebanon front is hotting up
Lebanese President Joseph Aoun on Thursday ordered the country’s military to confront any future Israeli incursions into southern Lebanon, following an overnight raid by Israeli forces. KAN's Mark Weiss spoke with Res Brig Gen Assaf Orion, an International Fellow at the Washington Institute for Near East Policy and a member of Israel's INSS, the Institute for National Security Studies.- 8 דקות
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Reservists call for ultra Orthodox draft
IDF reservists are calling for the government to conscript ultra orthodox into IDF. Yisrael Ben-Shetreet, a reserve IDF captain and member of the Reservists Movement said he had great sorrow haredi young men were against being drafted. In an interview with Arieh O’Sullivan, he said most want to serve but are being held back their leaders and the current government coalition and that has to change.- 7 דקות
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