Vision Magazine Podcasts

Yehuda HaKohen is joined by Bethlehem activist Sami Awad of the Holy Land Trust. The two discuss the destructive influence of Western interests on the conflict and country, as well as the necessary conversations and healing processes that need to take place within Israeli and Palestinian societies.

Inon Kehati of the Home movement joins Yehuda HaKohen for a conversation about alternative peace work in the West Bank and the devastating effects of foreign governments artificially manufacturing support for a "two-state solution" through a network of NGOs.

Chris Whitman (https://soundcloud.com/visionmag/010-path-to-annexation-with-chris-whitman) joins Yehuda HaKohen for a deep dive into the Maccabean Revolt and the recurring conflict within Israeli society between forces of Yosef & Yehuda.

On The Next Stage podcast, Jon Loew joins Yehuda HaKohen to discuss Legion Alpha's efforts to train Diaspora Jews in combat, firearms and first-aid in order to ensure they're equipped to protect their families and communities from potential threats.

Z'ev Golan joins Yehuda HaKohen on The Next Stage podcast to discuss his book, Stern: The Man & His Gang, and to address questions of how a Sternist political orientation could be applied to contemporary Israeli foreign policy.

Ezri Tubi joins Yehuda HaKohen on The Next Stage podcast to share his work at Boomerang: Fighting for Israel. The two discuss Ezri's unique efforts to tell Israel's story from Samaria, divisions within Israeli society, Jewish identity colonization and what separates real Jewish nationalists from westernized Israeli conservatives.

Following recent violence between Israeli security forces and radical Jewish teenagers in and around Yitzhar, Yehuda HaKohen brings Akiva HaKohen onto The Next Stage to provide listeners with a rare inside glimpse of the often vilified “Hilltop Youth” subculture.

Broadcasting from a sukkah in the ancient Maccabean partisan camp, Yehuda HaKohen discusses what Israel should understand about Washington's betrayal of Rojava, how anti-Semitism functions in the current global system and how Avigdor Lieberman has been acting as an agent of the Trump administration.

Yehuda HaKohen is joined by activist Rudy Rochman, who discusses his experiences as a Columbia University organizer confronting identity issues within the Jewish community and anti-Israel sentiment on the broader campus. The two differ on the validity of the Palestinian narrative and on the obligation to resist a "two-state solution" on Diaspora campuses but see eye-to-eye on the need to inspire y...

Yehuda HaKohen is joined by activist Chris Whitman, who discusses his work on behalf of immigrant rights at the Massachusetts Immigrant and Refugee Advocacy Coalition, his years living in Ramallah, his experience being injured by Israeli security forces at a protest (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3gO19VwY8Gk&t=), and his first conversation with a West Bank Jew.

Yehuda HaKohen is joined by political analyst Mordechai Taub to discuss Israel's second national election cycle in one year. The conversation focuses on Israel's political map, the strategies of various parties, the need to deepen the national conversation and the likelihood of a Netanyahu-Gantz government following elections.

Yehuda HaKohen and his wife, Sharona eshet-Kohen, discuss practical examples of decolonizing Jewish identity, as well as the need for Israeli society to engage in a national post-colonial conversation.

Yehuda HaKohen is joined by Palestinian activist Sulaiman Khatib, who talks about his years in prison and subsequent peace work. The two discuss the material forces driving Israelis and Palestinians into conflict, the need to transcend ostensibly rival narratives and meaningful approaches to peace and Semitic unity.

Rabbi Yehuda HaKohen is joined by Sheikh Omer Salem for an unfiltered Muslim-Jewish dialogue session focusing on the role of the children of Israel in Islamic thought and the role of Islam from a Torah perspective.

Yehuda HaKohen is joined in Jerusalem by Sarah Tuttle-Singer, blogger and social media director for The Times of Israel, to discuss life in Israel, societal frictions, ostensibly rival narratives and meaningful approaches to peace.

Leah Nesya joins Yehuda HaKohen to talk about her experiences as a college student working for Israel advocacy organizations and how those experiences ultimately led her to join the Brit Ḥazon movement and move home to Israel.

Elie Yosef joins Yehuda HaKohen on The Next Stage to discuss his fight to stop Israeli weapons sales to human rights violators.

Yehuda HaKohen is joined in Jerusalem by Rabbi Mike Feuer of "The Jewish Story" to discuss the failure to liberate the city in 1948, the historical significance of the Six Day War and how Yom Yerushalayim has influenced the State of Israel's socio-political trajectory.

In a special bonus episode of The Next Stage, Yehuda HaKohen is joined by political analyst Mordechai Taub to discuss how Israeli parties performed in the country's recent elections and what type of government Binyamin Netanyahu should be expected to form.

In the first episode of The Next Stage podcast, Yehuda HaKohen and Danit Felber discuss Israel's hosting of the Eurovision contest against the backdrop of cultural tensions within Israeli society between the spiritual forces of Yehuda and Yosef.

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