The JPost Podcast

The Jerusalem Post Podcast with Yaakov Katz and Lahav Harkov. Lahav calls in from Casablanca, where she talks to interfaith activist Jeremie Dahan about Jewish life in Morocco. Yaakov and Lahav talk about the death of Al Jazeera reporter Shireen Abu Akleh and how Israel could have handled it better. Our podcast is available on Google Play, Apple Podcasts and Spotify.   

The Jerusalem Post Podcast with Yaakov Katz and Lahav Harkov. Lahav and Yaakov talk about the new summer session of the Knesset with Meretz MK Yair Golan, a former deputy IDF chief of staff, and speculate whether Naftali Bennett's government will last. They also discuss the upcoming visit of US President Joe Biden and the significance of a possible visit by him to east Jerusalem. Our podcast is av...

The Jerusalem Post Podcast with Yaakov Katz and Lahav Harkov. Yaakov and Lahav are joined by Jerusalem Post analyst Herb Keinon and military correspondent Anna Ahronheim to discuss Israel's achievements and the challenges ahead, with a debate on fireworks: Triggering or fun? Plus, TikTok and "Drew Barrymore Show" foodie Eitan Bernath talks about his new cookbook and being a proud Jew with a major...

The Jerusalem Post Podcast with Yaakov Katz and Lahav Harkov. Lahav and Yaakov talk about Elon Musk’s purchasing of Twitter, its impact on free speech and the spat between Naftali Bennett and Benjamin Netanyahu over whose family spent more state money and how the fight is covering up the real issue - where the prime minister should live. Plus, an interview with foreign policy expert Dr. Emmanuel N...

The Jerusalem Post Podcast with Yaakov Katz and Lahav Harkov. Yaakov and Lahav speak to former general Gal Hirsch who was one of the architects for Operation Defensive Shield, launched 20 years ago after the devastating Park Hotel suicide attack on the Passover Seder night. Our podcast is available on Google Play, Apple Podcasts and Spotify. 

The Jerusalem Post Podcast with Yaakov Katz and Lahav Harkov Lahav and Yaakov are joined this week by Rabbi Dr. Ari Lamm, CEO of Bnai Zion, to talk about teaching Bible to non-Jews in Hebrew – not before they discuss the latest political developments in Israel and Naftali Bennett's future. Our podcast is available on Google Play, Apple Podcasts and Spotify. 

The Jerusalem Post Podcast with Yaakov Katz and Lahav Harkov Israel went from peace summits to a new terror wave this week. Lahav and Yaakov record from the sidelines of the Jerusalem Post conference at the House of Lords in London and at Sde Boker where Lahav interviewed Eitan Naeh, Israel’s new ambassador to Bahrain. Our podcast is available on Google Play, Apple Podcasts and Spotify.      

The Jerusalem Post Podcast with Yaakov Katz and Lahav Harkov Yaakov and Lahav discuss the Israeli leadership's decision to openly criticize Iran talks, plus how Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky's speech to the Knesset was received. This week's guest is Rabbi Natan Slifkin, who talks about the death of leading haredi Rabbi Chaim Kanievsky, his life's work and the rabbinic leadership vacuum ah...

The Jerusalem Post Podcast with Yaakov Katz and Lahav Harkov Lahav and Yaakov moderate a debate between Uri Zaki, head of the Meretz Executive Board and Yishai Fleisher, international spokesperson for the Jewish community of Hebron. They also talk about the Iran deal that is coming into a bad (?) end, and this week's Purim celebrations after two years of the Covid-19 pandemic. Our podcast is avail...

As war in Ukraine escalates, Lahav and Yaakov talk to MK Prof. Yossi Shain, one of Israel’s leading political scientists, about the wider ramifications of the conflict for Europe, Israel and the world. They also talk to Jerusalem Post Political Analyst Gil Hoffman about the end of the Knesset’s winter session and the challenges Bennett government will face ahead. Our podcast is available on Google...

Yaakov and Lahav speak with Vladislav Davidzon, a Russian-American writer who is on the ground reporting from Ukraine and Zvika Klein, The Jerusalem Post's Jewish World Analyst, who is on the Polish-Ukrainian border reporting on the Jewish refugee crisis. Our podcast is available on Google Play, Apple Podcasts and Spotify.  

The Jerusalem Post Podcast with Yaakov Katz and Lahav Harkov Yaakov and Lahav discuss the burgeoning war between Russia and Ukraine and the careful balance between Israel's values and security interests. And what does Yaakov think about Bar Refaeli's new reality TV show? Plus: Author and activist Polly Bronstein on the power and importance of moderate politics. Our podcast is available on Google P...

Lahav and Yaakov sit with The Jerusalem Post's new Jewish World Analyst Zvika Klein and discuss the divide between Israel and the Diaspora and the crisis brewing in Ukraine for the Jewish community. They also talk about in-house politics and international diplomacy as well as Herzog's upcoming visit to Turkey. Our podcast is available on Google Play, Apple Podcasts and Spotify.

The Jerusalem Post Podcast with Yaakov Katz and Lahav Harkov. Lahav and Yaakov talk with 'Disturbed' lead singer David Draiman about his vocal and public stand to defend Israel and discuss as well the latest NSO police scandal and a letter the Jerusalem Post recently received from a Chinese diplomat. Our podcast is available on Google Play, Apple Podcasts and Spotify.  

The Jerusalem Post Podcast with Yaakov Katz and Lahav Harkov Lahav and Yaakov speak to former US ambassador to Israel David Friedman ahead of the publication of his new book "Sledgehammer" which reveals what went on behind-the-scenes in the US-Israel relationship during the Trump-Netanyahu years. Plus, Yaakov and Lahav discuss what Whoopi Goldberg's Holocaust distortion and the Amnesty report call...

The Jerusalem Post Podcast with Yaakov Katz and Lahav Harkov On this week’s podcast, Yaakov and Lahav talk to Efrat's Mayor Oded Revivi and discuss the latest Jewish violence against Palestinians in the West Bank. They also zoom in on Israel’s ties with China with Carice Witte, Executive Director at SIGNAL - Sino Israel Global Network & Academic Leadership, marking 30 years to formal diplomati...

The Jerusalem Post Podcast with Yaakov Katz and Lahav Harkov After the Colleyville synagogue hostage situation and ahead of International Holocaust Remembrance Day, Diaspora Affairs Minister Nachman Shai and Yad Vashem chairman Dani Dayan talk about antisemitism and the Holocaust. Plus: Is the latest news on Netanyahu's trial bad news for the coalition? Our podcast is available on Google Play, App...

The Jerusalem Post Podcast with Yaakov Katz and Lahav Harkov On this week’s episode of The Jerusalem Post Podcast, Editor-in-Chief Yaakov Katz and Diplomatic Correspondent Lahav Harkov try to get to the bottom of Hamas accusations that Israel has trained dolphin assassins, and they examine the menagerie of animals Israel’s enemies think the Mossad has turned into spies. Plus, the latest on life in...

Yaakov and Lahav discuss the hacking of the Jerusalem Post website this week and sit down with Palestinian pollster Dr. Khalil Shikaki and the Post's Palestinian Affairs Analyst Khaled Abu Toameh to understand what is happening today between Jerusalem and Ramallah Our podcast is available on Google Play, Apple Podcasts and Spotify.

Editor-in-chief Yaakov Katz and Diplomatic Correspondent Lahav Harkov, are joined this week by managing editor David Brinn and Jpost.com editor Tamar Beeri to look back on the big stories of 2021 and try to predict what the news will be in 2022.  Some of the topics they address in this episode: >Negotiations with Iran >The political situation in Israel >COVID-19 and the Omicron variant  &...

The Jerusalem Post Health & Wellness Podcast with Maayan Hoffman and Rossella Tercatin In their last episode of 2021, Senior COVID Analyst Maayan Hoffman and Health Reporter Rossella Tercatin look back at year two of coronavirus. Where did Israel do well? How could the country have improved? They also put a strong focus on the year of the vaccines, how Pfizer came into Israel and how many live...

The Jerusalem Post Podcast with Yaakov Katz and Lahav Harkov Editor-in-chief Yaakov Katz and Diplomatic Correspondent Lahav Harkov sit down with Israel's Minister of Communications Yoaz Hendel for a candid conversation about his battle to break up ultra-Orthodox autonomy in Israel, 5G, China and his future in politics. Photo credit: Rami Zinger, as seen on jpost.com

This week on The Jerusalem Post Podcast, Editor-in-Chief Yaakov Katz and Diplomatic Correspondent Lahav Harkov start by discussing the headline from the Teheran Times, where a map was published indicating the dots of supposed potential attacks by the Iranians against Israel. The irony is that their alleged "attacks" include Shchem, Jenin and areas in Lebanon, as well as the Gaza strip and Golan He...

The Jerusalem Post Podcast - Health & Wellness Edition  In this special edition of the Jerusalem Post Podcast - Health & Wellness Edition, Senior Health Analyst Maayan Hoffman and Health Reporter Rossella Tercatin conduct a fascinating interview with Michael Shpigelmacher CEO of Bionaut Labs, an Israeli-American start-up that designs remote-controlled micro-robots revolutionizing the treat...

The Jerusalem Post Podcast with Lahav Harkov and Yaakov Katz This week on The Jerusalem Post Podcast, Editor-in-Chief Yaakov Katz and Diplomatic Correspondent Lahav Harkov start their conversation with the Iran talks, shift to discuss the Mediterranean region and Israel's relationship with Turkey, and finish by discussing the possibility of yet another stabbing Intifada after facing six terror att...