Israel Radio Podcast with Yishai Fleisher

Show for June 17, 2015. Yishai delves into various aspects of Israeli Justice. First, he is joined by Knesset insider Jeremy Saltan, to talk about Justice Minister Ayelet Shaked’s offensive against boycotts. Then, Yishai is joined by Dr. Mordechai Kedar,...Download Audio

Show for June 16, 2015. Yishai is joined in-studio by Knesset insider Jeremy Saltan, who heard Defense Minister Moshe Ya’alon claim that while terrorism was yesterday’s war, BDS and Deligitimization are today’s strategic threat to Israel. Then, Yishai is joined...Download Audio

Show for June 15, 2015. With the Muslim month of Ramadan approaching, are attacks on Jews in Jerusalem going to increase? Or will the municipality, the new minister of public security and the police going to crack down on jihadist...Download Audio

Show for June 11, 2015. Yishai makes a passionate plea for Jerusalem’s honor. When you deny or disrespect the Holy City, he says, you are dishonoring God and casting doubt on the story of the Jewish people and Israel. Then,...Download Audio

Show for June 10, 2015. Eugene Kontorovich, Professor of Law at Northwestern University and head of the International Department at the Kohelet Policy Forum joins Yishai to help unearth the roots of BDS and the US Supreme Court’s rejection of...Download Audio

Show for June 9, 2015. Yishai is joined by his wife and fellow broadcaster, Malkah Fleisher, to discuss the U.S Supreme Court decision that struck down a law that would recognize Jerusalem as a city in Israel on passports. Once...Download Audio

Show for June 8, 2015. Yishai returns from a week of IDF reserve duty and reflects that there are only two kinds of people: the courageous and the cowardly. But to survive, Israel must have courage. Then, Yishai talks with...Download Audio

Show for May 27, 2015. Yishai talks about yesterday’s rocket fire from Gaza, and the explosion surrounding the Rabbi Barry Freundel sentencing. He is joined by Rabbi Susan Silverman (sister of renowned comedienne Sarah Silverman) — a leader of the...Download Audio

Show for May 26, 2015. European Jewry is in trouble, says VOI’s Yishai Fleisher, but should all European Jews immigrate to Israel? Yishai is joined in-studio by Zvika Klein, Jewish World correspondent for the NRG news site and the Hebrew...Download Audio

Show for May 25, 2015. Yishai rejects what he sees as the “Israel-is-to-blame” narrative of President Obama’s speech at the Adas Israel synagogue in Washington DC. Then, Yishai is joined in-studio by Orthodox Union senior managing director Rabbi Steven Weil...Download Audio

Show for May 21, 2015. Why does Shavuot (Festival of Weeks or Pentecost) have so many themes running through it? Agriculture, Mount Sinai, the Ten Commandments, the Book of Ruth, King David, the Baal Shem Tov, the consumption of dairy...Download Audio

Show for May 20, 2015. Different aspects of defeating the Nazis dominate this show. Yishai is joined by 95-year-old Jerusalem resident Dan Nadel, a five-time decorated WWII hero, who led troops in the Battle of the Bulge and in the...Download Audio

Show for May 19, 2015. Yishai is joined by political correspondent Raoul Wootliff for a news round-up. Raoul reviews the new seats in Knesset, the old Druze IDF unit being disbanded and PM Netanyahu’s latest attempt to restart negotiations, right...Download Audio

Show for May 18, 2015. Yishai is joined by Lars Larson, who was using the VOI studios to broadcast his popular Portland, Oregon radio show from Jerusalem. Ahead of Jerusalem Day, Larson waxes poetic about Israel. Then, Yishai is joined...Download Audio

Show for May 14, 2015. Who built and rebuilt the walls of the Holy City over and over again — and Why? Yishai is taken on a historical journey through Jerusalem with with master tour guide Meir Eisenman for a...Download Audio