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US/EU sanctions on the far-right, with Netzah Yehuda next in line?
The United States and the EU on Friday imposed sanctions on Bentzi Gopstein, an ally of national security minister Itamar Ben-Gvir, and two far-right NGOs. .According to Axios, U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken is also expected to announce for the first time sanctions against the IDF ultra-Orthodox combat unit Netzah Yehuda battalion for alleged human rights violations. -
At Passover, feeding the hungry, helping the farmers
Passover is a time of helping those in need. The ongoing war in Gaza has exacerbated food insecurity in Israel for a number of reasons. Since the outbreak of the war, Leket Israel – the National Food Bank has worked not only to provide food to vulnerable, but also to support hard-hit farmers. Ahead of the holiday, Leket Israel founder and chairman Joseph Gitler spoke with KAN's Naomi Segal- 7 דקות
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Rumours of war. Is Iran serious about attacking Israel?
US President Joe Biden has promised Israel "ironclad" support amid fears that Teheran will respond to the last week's attack on the Iranian embassy compound in Damascus. KAN's Mark Weiss spoke with Dr Thamar Gindin , an expert on Iran from Haifa University’s Ezri Center for Iran and Persian Gulf states and asked her how the possibility of an Iranian strike on Israel is viewed in Iran.- 7 דקות
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Is US stance on Israel nearing tipping point?
An Israeli strike that killed seven aid workers in Gaza drew sharp criticism from US President Joe Biden, and calls from some House Democrats to halt arms transfers to Israel pending an investigation. KAN's Naomi Segal asked international relations expert Dr. Yonatan Freeman of the Hebrew University, if there are signs of a shift in US policy stance toward Israel in its conduct of the war on Hamas- 6 דקות
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Six months later: Kibbutz Nirim member on resilience and rebuilding
Six months after the October 7th attack, much of the community of Kibbutz Nirim in the Gaza periphery has resettled temporarily in housing in Beer Sheva. Longtime Kibbutz Nirim member Adele Raemer, a grandmother of eight who is active in public diplomacy and who writes and speaks widely about life on Israel's southern border, spoke to KAN's Naomi Segal about the efforts to rebuild and to heal.- 13 דקות
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Six months of the Gaza war. An assessment.
Sunday marks 6 months of the Gaza war. More than 1,200 people , mainly civilians, were killed on October 7th. 600 soldiers have been killed in the fighting , along with some 23,000 residents of Gaza. To mark the 6-month anniversary of the Gaza war , KAN's Mark Weiss spoke with Itamar Ya’ar , former deputy head of the National Security Council.- 8 דקות
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Local elections in Turkey deliver rebuke to Erdogan
Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan was dealt a major election blow this week as the main opposition group claimed victory in key cities including Istanbul and Ankara. Dr. Gallia Lindenstrauss, a senior research fellow at the Institute for National Security Studies at Tel Aviv University spoke to KAN's Naomi Segal- 5 דקות
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The Haredim problem is much deeper than the IDF draft question
Prof. Dan Ben David, president and founder of the Shoresh Institution for Socioeconomic Research and an economist at Tel Aviv University, tells KAN's Mark Weiss that the controversy over the age of ultra-orthodox exemption from military service misses the point and says that the problems of the Haredi community go much deeper.- 8 דקות
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