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Poor education and production levels risk turning Israel into Third World country
Israel's current socio-economic trajectory is unsustainable, and changes are needed to keep it at a First World level. This, according to Prof. Dan Ben David, Head of the Shoresh Institute for Socioeconomic Research and professor of economics at Tel Aviv University. He told reporter Arieh O’Sullivan this was a year of opportunity for Israel to make the changes necessary for the future of Israel- 11 דקות
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Miri Eisen on Gaza, the role of Turkey and Qatar and Israel's isolation
After Sunday's clashes in Rafah will the Gaza ceasefire hold? Can the sides move forward to implementation of Phase 2? How bad is Israel's standing in the world and what about the internal rifts in Israel? These are some of the questions KAN's Mark Weiss put to Ret IDF Col. Miri Eisen, who today is a Senior Fellow at the Reichman University's International Institute for Counter Terrorism.- 11 דקות
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The Gaza war becomes the War of Redemption
The government has approved changing the name of the Gaza war to "The War of Redemption." Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu told ministers that "we have risen from the terrible disaster of October 7." "Professor Dan Schueftan, a Middle East expert from Haifa University, told KAN's Mark Weiss the decision to change the name of the Gaza war is manipulation, but legitimate manipulation.- 5 דקות
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NLI calls on public to submit memorial stickers for October 7 archive
Since the October 7th attack and Iron Swords war, memorial stickers for the fallen have appeared in public spaces throughout the country and abroad – serving as personal and collective memorials. The National Library of Israel has called on the public to submit these materials to its Bearing Witness project. Maya Gan-Zvi, head of the Bearing Witness archive spoke with KAN reporter Naomi Segal- 7 דקות
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IVOW charity giving war orphans and terror victims a bright summer
IVOW, the Israeli Victims of War charity, has been helping children of orphans and others affected by wars and terrorism for decades. It brings them to Canada for to spend a month at Jewish camp and create bonds to help them with their hardships. Reporter Arieh O’Sullivan spoke with IVOW president Richard Dermer about the charity and how it’s been affected by the October 7th war.- 7 דקות
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The evolving celebrations of Simchat Torah
The celebration of Simchat Tora and Shmeni Atzeret have been going on for thousands of years and they have evolved over time. Prof. Jeffery Woolf, a professor in the Talmud department in Bar Ilan University explained the evolution of the holiday to reporter Arieh O’Sullivan and spoke about the dichotomy of the celebration with the coincidence of the tragic events in Jewish history.- 16 דקות
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Will the Gaza ceasefire pave the way for a new Middle East?
Is the Gaza ceasefire a victory for Israel? What will happen in Gaza? Who will take control? Is the growing influence of Qatar and Turkey a threat to Israel? These are some of the questions KAN's Mark Weiss put to Prof Danny Orbach, a military historian from the Hebrew University.- 6 דקות
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