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Culture and connection on International Museum Day
May 18th is International Museum Day, and as part of the worldwide celebrations, more than 100 museums in Israel are offering free entry to the public and special tours and activities. Galit Landau Epstein, ICOM Israel Vice Chair and Curator of Special Projects at the Tel Aviv Museum of Art spoke to KAN's Naomi Segal about the special role museums play in culture and society.- 10 דקות
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Haredi draft exemption bill is bad for Israeli security and society
The PMO have informed the Haredi parties that the IDF draft bill will be returned to the Knesset's Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee as the Likud continue efforts to pass a bill that would exempt Haredi yeshiva students from military service. Likud Knesset Member, deputy foreign minister, Sharren Heskel, who is against the bill, spoke with KAN's Mark Weiss.- 9 דקות
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Will the Israel-Lebanon talks result in peace ?
The third round of peace talks between Israel and Lebanon opens in Washington on Thursday and for the first time military representatives will also participate. KAN's Mark Weiss spoke about the Israel-Lebanon peace talks with Assaf Orion, an International Fellow at the Washington Institute for Near East Policy.- 8 דקות
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Trump in China . What to expect.
US President Donald Trump has arrived in Beijing at the start of a two-day visit during which he will hold high-stakes talks with Chinese President Xi Jinping. KAN's Mark Weiss spoke about the summit with Dr Efraim Inbar, the founder of the Jerusalem Institute of Strategy and Security.- 6 דקות
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Are the ultra-Orthodox forcing a September election?
September 1st or September 8th are the most likely date for an election following yesterday’s decision by the Degel Hatorah faction of United Torah Judaism to quit the coalition and bring about early elections. KAN's Mark Weiss spoke with Dr Gilad Malach, a Senior Research Fellow at the Israel Democracy Institute’s The Ultra Orthodox in Israel program.- 9 דקות
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What will Trump do on Iran?
US President Donald Trump has declared "unacceptable" the Iranian response to the American proposal to end the war. Trump heads to China this week with US-Iran negotiations at an impasse. Prof. Eytan Gilboa, an expert on the United States at Bar-Ilan and Reichman universities, discussed the developments with KAN's Naomi Segal- 12 דקות
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WhatsApp co-founder donates record $200 million to Shaare Zedek Medical Center
Shaare Zedek Medical Center in Jerusalem has received a record $200 million donation from the Koum Family Foundation, established by WhatsApp co-founder Jan Koum. The gift will support construction of a 24-story medical tower that will significantly increase the capacity of the hospital. Shaare Zedek Medical Center President Prof. Jonathan Halevy spoke to KAN's Naomi Segal- 10 דקות
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Government moves to keep politics off campuses
Israeli university heads have reacted angrily to the move by Education Minister Yoav Kisch to advance a bill imposing financial sanctions on educational institutions unless they keep politics out of academia. “We are putting an end to the politicization of university presidents,” Kisch tweeted. KAN's Mark Weiss spoke with Prof Daniel Chamovitz, the President of Ben-Gurion University .- 5 דקות
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