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Are the Druze community in Syria now safe?
For the first time in decades, Syrian and Israeli officials have held high-level face-to-face talks. One of the key points on the agenda was humanitarian assistance for Syria's Druze minority following last month’s sectarian violence in southern Syria in which almost 2,000 Druze residents were killed. KAN's Mark Weiss spoke with Dr Amir Khanifess, Chair of the Israel Druze Center.- 7 דקות
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Volunteering spirit helps harvest grapes for wine-maker called serving 450 days
It’s harvest time for many grape farmers and the vineyards are full. But there are not enough hands and many farmers are serving in the military reserves. Farmer and winemaker Daniel Peretz has spent over 450 days in reserves. He put out a call for volunteers and dozens of Israelis showed up at dawn this week at his vineyard and picked six tons of grapes for his award-winning wine.- 9 דקות
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Are bilateral Israel-France ties spinning out of control?
France has slammed as "abject" and "erroneous" an accusation from Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu that President Emmanuel Macron's move to recognize a Palestinian state was fueling anti-Semitism in his country. KAN's Mark Weiss spoke with Dr Miriam Rosman , an historian and expert on Israel-France relations from the Dvorah Forum.- 12 דקות
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Alex Gerlis new spy novel The Second Traitor
It's September 1940, and British intelligence is desperately worried: the Nazi invasion of Britain is imminent. This is the background to the new novel, The Second Traitor , the second novel in Alex Gerlis’s highly acclaimed Double Agent series, a follow-up to Every Spy a Traitor. KAN's Mark Weiss spoke with Alex ahead of publication of his new spy novel.- 12 דקות
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IDF plans to recruit young Jews from the Diaspora to fill shortages
Amid reports that the IDF is mulling recruitment of Jews abroad, historian Gil Troy said serving in the IDF is a bold decision. But, he said, the IDF needed to understand that those coming to serve do so from internal motivation rather than some kind of guilt trip. He told reporter Arieh O’Sullivan that the government was too indulgent with local draft dodgers and should recruit them first.- 8 דקות
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In support of the strike
Hundreds of thousands of Israelis observed a general strike on Sunday urging the government to reach a Gaza ceasefire and hostage release deal and end the war in Gaza. Itamar Ya'ar , the former deputy head of the National Security Council told KAN's Mark Weiss why he supported the strike.- 6 דקות
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Knesset museum opens in downtown Jerusalem
A new museum opened in Jerusalem this week- the Knesset Museum. The museum was built within the old building of the Knesset, located on King George Street in Jerusalem’s city center. The Knesset operated there from 1950 to 1966. We spoke with Dr Moshe Fuksman, the director of the new Knesset Museum.- 7 דקות
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