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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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What does Turkey want in the Gaza Strip?
Israel has made it clear that it will not accept Turkish troops deployed in Gaza as part of a post-war arrangement. To discuss the role of Turkey and what Ankara wants, KAN's Mark Weiss spoke with Dr Gallia Lindenstrauss, a senior Research Fellow at the INSS, the Institute for National Security Studies.- 5 דקות
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Pay to Slay is here to stay
The Palestinian Authority paid stipends to security prisoners and to families of so-called “martyrs” at PA post offices over the weekend , despite publicly claiming to have ended the practice, dubbed Pay to Slay. This was revealed by Palestinian Media Watch. KAN's Mark Weiss spoke with PMW director Itamar Marcus.- 6 דקות
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How Zohran Mamdani's anti-Israel stance won him votes from the left
In New York city, early voting began this weekend to elect the next mayor of the city. Joining KAN English is veteran journalist, New York native and now an anchor for ILTV News, Calev Ben David to give us the insight behind Zohran Mamdani, the man who will likely be elected the first Muslim mayor of the city.- 14 דקות
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