This week, Jake talks to Ahmed Fouad Alkhatib, a Palestinian-American writer and peace activist. In 2001, Ahmed was caught up in an Israeli airstrike as a child in 2001, where he lost three of his friends. In the current war in Gaza, he has also tragically lost family and friends. During this conversation, the pair discuss possibilities for peace i…

This episode of Let's Talk America explores the race for the White House through a Jewish lens. The conversation looks at possible reasons why Jewish Governor Josh Shapiro was not Kamala Harris's pick for running mate. The discussion also delves into Tim Walz, Harris's Vice Presidential choice, and his views on Israel. Ultimately we are asking the …

In this special episode in collaboration with Eylon Levy's State of a Nation podcast, Jake joins Eylon to discuss whether Israelophobia is the new antisemitism. State of a Nation takes you into the spokesperson’s briefing notes, delving into the real stories and their surprising details. The series invites listeners into insider conversations with …

This episode of Let's Talk America explores the race for the White House through a Jewish lens. The conversation covers Joe Biden's decision to step down and endorse Kamala Harris, as well as the implications for the Democratic Party. The discussion also delves into Kamala Harris's stance on Israel and the potential impact of her presidency on US-I…

Welcome the JC’s newest podcast Let’s Talk America. Our editor Jake Wallis Simons will be joined by Josh Kraushaar, Editor in Chief of the US’s Jewish Insider, to talk about the race for The White House through a Jewish lens. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week Jake is joined by Danny Cohen, the BBC's former director of Television, who discusses the way the corporation has responded to criticism since October 7. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jake Wallis Simons interviews the new President of the board of deputies, Phil Rosenberg. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week Jake is joined by the UK head of StandWithUS Isaac Zarfati to talk about the situation on campuses since October 7. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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This week Jake is joined by Kan News Diplomatic correspondent Amichai Stein. The world's oldest and most influential Jewish newspaper. Since 1841. https://thejc.com/subscribe Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This episode, Jake is joined by the director of UN Watch Hillel Neuer. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

On 20th May, The Jewish Chronicle hosted a panel discussion raising the question of what a Labour government would mean for Britain's Jews. Joining JC Editor Jake Wallis Simons were Labour activist Josh Simons, former MP Dame Louise Ellman, chair of the Jewish Labour movement Mike Katz, and journalist Melanie Phillips. Hosted on Acast. See acast.co…

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This week on the podcast, Rich Goldberg is back to discuss Iran's unprecedented attack on Israel and what happens next in the region. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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This week Jake is joined by author and journalist Yascha Mounk. Their discussion was originally an event at the Jewish Literary foundation's book week 24 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week on the JC podcast, Jake is joined by Rabbi Shmuley Boteach. They discuss his upbringing, his work at Oxford University and the events and legacy of October 7th. You can watch the episode on Youtube here: https://youtu.be/sEMWoiSOOdw Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.…

This week, Jake is joined by Israeli philosopher and public intellectual Micah Goodman - they discuss ways to solve the Israeli-Palestinian conflict and why Micah doesn't think there'll be a resolution any time soon Watch on Youtube here: https://youtu.be/l_M0CLLBHrk Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.…

Or Levy is a software designer from Southern Israel. On October 7 he was taken into Gaza by Hamas terrorists. He's been there for more than 4 months. His brother Michael spoke to the JC's Jake Wallis Simons in this week's JC podcast. This episode of the podcast is produced in association with Shabbat for Israel, a national expression of solidarity …

This week, Jake is joined by Muslim peace activist and Saudi Arabian influencer Loay Al Sharif. This is a recording of their conversation at Chabad Beglravia. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week on the JC podcast, Josh Kaplan interviews UJS president Edward Isaacs about campus antisemitism, the comparision with what's happening at colleges in the US, and Bristol's David Miller. You can watch the episode on Youtube: https://youtu.be/zbdN702ZFSI Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.…

This week on the JC's Israel war briefing podcast, Josh Kaplan interviews IDF reserve officer and Israel activist Eyal Biram. Eyal, who has lost several friends to Hamas since the war began talks about how hard it is to be openly Jewish in London and how Jews of the diaspora need to to come together in the face of tragedy Watch on YouTube here: htt…

This week on the podcast Jake is joined by former Jerusalem Post editor Yaakov Katz. Watch on Youtube here: https://youtu.be/F0GJg0jJ4Co Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Dan Senor, the author of The Genius of Israel – The Surprising Resilience of a Divided Nation in a Turbulent World, spoke with Times of Israel journalist Haviv Rettig Gur, and editor of the JC, Jake Wallis Simons for a conversation about Israel since October 7, Dan's new book and the challenges facing Israel in 2024. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/…

On the latest episode of the JC podcast, Jake speaks to Israeli government spokesperson and London boy Eylon Levy. You can also watch on Youtube here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2N61tT0oJtY Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this episode of the JC podcast, Jake interviews the Chief Rabbi Sir Ephraim Mirvis about faith, unity and resilience in the wake of October 7. Advocating a seismic shift in the community’s approach to interfaith work of the kind not seen since the Holocaust, Rabbi Mirvis told a JC event at JW3 on Tuesday that Jewish-Muslim engagement now needed …

In this episode, Jake is joined by influencer and senior fellow at the Tel Aviv Institute Hen Mazzig. Israel War Briefing is a new podcast from the Jewish Chronicle offering deep insight into the crisis in the Jewish state as it continues to unfold. Each episode we'll be asking an expert commentator for their analysis of the latest developments and…

In this episode of the JC's new podcast: Israel War Briefing, Jake is joined by historian and author Niall Ferguson They discuss campus cancel culture, the role of the media in covering Israel and free speech. Israel War Briefing is a new podcast from the Jewish Chronicle offering deep insight into the crisis in the Jewish state as it continues to …

In this episode of the Israel War Briefing, Jake is joined by the policy director of United Against Nuclear Iran Jason Brodsky. They discuss the US failures to deal with the threat of Iran and what Biden can do to keep the peace in the Middle East Israel War Briefing is a new podcast from the Jewish Chronicle offering deep insight into the crisis i…

In this episode of the JC's new podcast: Israel War Briefing, Jake is joined by journalist and author Matti Friedman. They discuss the growth of activist journalism in mainstream newsrooms and talk about Leonard Cohen's Yom Kippur War tour. Israel War Briefing is a new podcast from the Jewish Chronicle offering deep insight into the crisis in the J…

In this episode of the JC's new podcast: Israel War Briefing, Jake is joined by journalist Dominic Green. Green is a contributor for the Washington Examiner and the Wall St. Journal. Israel War Briefing is a new podcast from the Jewish Chronicle offering deep insight into the crisis in the Jewish state as it continues to unfold. Each episode we'll …

In this episode of the JC's new podcast: Israel War Briefing, Jake is joined by Telegraph columnist and author Allison Pearson. Allison was one of the first signatories of the October Declaration, an open letter showing solidarity with the Israeli people in wake of October 7. Israel War Briefing is a new podcast from the Jewish Chronicle offering d…

In this episode of the JC's new podcast: Israel War Briefing, Jake is joined by CEO of the Campaign Against Antisemitism Gideon Falter. Fresh from organising one of the largest marches against Jew-hate that the UK has ever seen, Gideon Falter discusses how it all came together, how nearly the entire Jewish community supported it and what the respon…

In this episode of the JC's new podcast: Israel War Briefing, Jake is joined by BICOM's Richard Pater. They discuss the next stages of the war between Israel and Hamas and what comes next in the Gaza ground invasion. Israel War Briefing is a new podcast from the Jewish Chronicle offering deep insight into the crisis in the Jewish state as it contin…

In this episode of the JC's new podcast: Israel War Briefing, Jake is joined by leading Israel-based international human rights lawyer and CEO of the International Legal Forum. They discuss life in Israel, why its enemies consider Israel guilty of war crimes and what proportionality means in this conflict. Israel War Briefing is a new podcast from …

In this episode of the JC's new podcast: Israel War Briefing, Jake is joined by Israeli journalist and podcaster Elad Simchayoff from Israel's Channel 12 News. They discuss the reality of being an Israeli in London, the anti-Israel protest movement and antisemitism in the diaspora. Israel War Briefing is a new podcast from the Jewish Chronicle offe…

In this episode of the JC's new podcast: Israel War Briefing, Josh Kaplan sits in for Jake and is joined by Israeli podcaster and journalist Mishy Harman. Mishy is the host of 'Israel Story', one of Israel's most popular podcasts. Since the war in Israel begun, Mishy and his team have been telling the stories of people from all parts of Israeli soc…

In this episode of the JC's new podcast: Israel War Briefing, Jake is joined by journalist and associate editor of the Spectator Douglas Murray from Israel. They discuss the horrors of Hamas's atrocities in the southern Israeli kibbutzim, and the reaction from overseas Israel War Briefing is a new podcast from the Jewish Chronicle offering deep ins…

In this episode of the JC's new podcast: Israel War Briefing, Jake is joined by Fleur Hassan Nahoum, the deputy mayor of Jerusalem and a special envoy for the Israeli Foreign Ministry. She discusses how Israel reacted in the days after October 7, how Israeli civil society is taking care of its people and what this means for the future of the countr…

In this episode of the JC's new podcast: Israel War Briefing, Jake is joined by Rich Goldberg, a senior fellow at the Foundation for the Defence of democracies and host of the Limited Liability Podcast from the Jewish Insider. Israel War Briefing is a new weekly podcast from the Jewish Chronicle offering deep insight into the crisis in the Jewish s…

In this episode of the JC's new podcast: Israel War Briefing, Jake is joined by British-Israeli journalist Anshel Pfeffer to discuss Israeli politics at a time of war. Anshel reveals what the current mood in Israeli politics is, whether he thinks Netanyahu and his cabinet know what they're doing and whether tensions in Gaza could ignite passions in…

In the first episode of the JC's new podcast: Israel War Briefing, Jake Wallis Simons is joined by special advisor to Prime Minister Netanyahu and former Israeli ambassador to the UK, Mark Regev. Mark and Jake discuss how the world's media has portrayed Israel since the October 7 massacres, whether Israel is ready for war in the north as well as Ga…

On this special epsiode of Let's Talk, the Jewish Chronicle podcast, Editor Jake Wallis Simons is joined by barrister and broadcaster Rob Rinder to discuss his new book Israelophobia - The newest version of the world's oldest hate, and what to do about it. This episode was recorded in front of a live audience at the JW3 community centre in North Lo…

In this episode of Let's Talk, editor Jake Wallis Simons chats to JC columnist and Rabbi Dr Jonathan Romain about his background, his relationship with his faith, and his advocacy for assisted dying. Jonathan Romain is a Reform Rabbi based in Maidenhead. He's a regular contributor to the Jewish Chronicle and writes the Rabbi I have a problem column…

In this episode of Let's Talk, editor Jake Wallis Simons chats to JC columnist Gies Coren about his relationship with Judaism, growing up in Stanmore and why he loves a certain special kind of chicken soup. Coren dishes the dirt on his Jewish upbringing, talks about how he's trying to bring his kids back to Judaism and why he's not that fussed abou…

In this episode of the JC's brand new podcast -Let's Talk, editor Jake Wallis Simons chats to Times columnist Melanie Phillips about her journey from liberal to right-wing, how she came to love Israel and how after all this time, the online attacks still get to her. Let's Talk is a biweekly podcast with host Jake Wallis Simons and guests from the w…

In this episode of Let's Talk, editor Jake Wallis Simons chats to comedian, author, and devoted atheist David Baddiel about his views on Israel, sushi and his new book - The God Desire. David Baddiel, who's just published his latest book, is far from a shrinking violet when it comes to his faith or lack thereof. Jake and David discuss the full spec…

In this episode of Let's Talk, editor Jake Wallis Simons chats to author, journalist and Conservative peer Daniel Finkelstein on his new book: Hitler, Stalin, Mum and Dad. Daniel discusses his family's tragic story of survival in the face of unspeakable evil and the legacy it left on himself and his children as well as what he sees are the modern e…

In the first episode of the JC's brand new podcast -Let's Talk, editor Jake Wallis Simons chats to Rob Rinder about his Jewish identity, his love of Israel and what it was like working as a criminal barrister for the notorious National Front. Let's Talk is a biweekly podcast with host Jake Wallis Simons and guests from the world of the JC. Let's Ta…