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At Jewish Music Days festival, music brings meaning in complex times
The 14th "Jewish Music Days" festival will take place May 12-15th at Bar-Ilan University and the Ramat Gan Museum. The four-day event features lectures and performances that showcase the diverse range of Jewish music. Dr. Avi Bar-Eitan of the Bar-Ilan University music department, who will perform original compositions to Hebrew poems and Jewish texts, spoke to KAN's Naomi Segal- 7 דקות
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Bringing Israeli scientists back home
The security conflict has presented challenges for Israeli academics in Israel as well as abroad. The non-profit ScienceAbroad helps Israeli scientists and physicians return to Israel. At a May 18th conference in New York City, Israeli scientists will be able to present their work to potential employers and academic institutions in Israel. ScienceAbroad CEO Nadav Duani spoke to KAN's Naomi Segal- 6 דקות
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Lawlessness in the Negev goes from bad to worse
State Comptroller Matanyahu Englman warns that the lack of governance in the Negev has worsened, leaving thousands of women and children in polygamous family structures, contractors exposed to protection rackets,and state infrastructure repeatedly damaged. KAN's Mark Weiss spoke with Yoel Zilberman, Founder and CEO of the New Guard organization.- 8 דקות
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Can the Bennett-Lapid merger break Israel's political deadlock?
The first polls published since the formation of the joint list between Naftali Bennett and Yair Lapid indicates that parties opposing Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will still fall short of a Knesset majority without support from Arab parties – even after the merger. KAN's Mark Weiss spoke with Dr Gayil Talshir from the Hebrew university's Political Science department.- 6 דקות
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Northern residents wary of Lebanon ceasefire
Residents of northern Israel have responded warily to the Lebanon ceasefire, urging the government to let the IDF finish the job in removing the Hezbollah threat, and also calling on the state to take steps to invest in and rehabilitate the war-battered region. Metula resident Liat Cohen Raviv, chair of the civil forum Matzpinim, spoke to KAN's Naomi Segal- 9 דקות
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Is Hizbullah trying to torpedo peace talks between Israel and Lebanon?
Daily clashes are occurring in Lebanon despite the ceasefire declared by President Trump. Can the Lebanese government rein in Hizbullah? Will the IDF buffer zone become a permanent military occupation? KAN's Mark Weiss spoke about the situation in Lebanon with Dr. Dina Lisnyansky, a senior researcher at Tel Aviv university's Moshe Dayan Center, and a member of Forum Dvorah.- 6 דקות
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Is the Lebanon ceasefire only fiction?
Despite US President Trump's announcement on Thursday of a three-week extension to the Israel-Lebanon ceasefire, Hezbollah continues to manipulate a powerless Lebanese government, says Prof. Kobi Michael, a senior fellow at the Misgav Institute for National Security and at the Institute for National Security Studies. He spoke with KAN's David Ze'ev.- 11 דקות
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