For the first time since 2009, Israel has a new prime minister, Naftali Bennett. The Jerusalem Post Senior Diplomatic Correspondent Lahav Harkov joins us this week to shed some light on the new prime minister and help us understand what we can expect from Israel’s new government.

Then, we bring you one of the most-discussed sessions from AJC Virtual Global Forum 2021. Bret Stephens, op-ed columnist for The New York Times, Bari Weiss, journalist and author of How to Fight Antisemitism, and Simone Rodan-Benzaquen, Director of AJC Europe, discuss rising Jew-hatred in a session titled “The Mainstreaming of Antisemitism: How Should We Respond?”

Finally, AJC Director of Contemporary Jewish Life and Acting Director of AJC New York Laura Shaw Frank explains what we need to know about AJC’s annual survey of American Jewish opinion and its companion survey capturing the views of Israeli Jews. 

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Episode Lineup:

(0:40) Lahav Harkov

(20:48) Bret Stephens, Bari Weiss, and Simone Rodan-Benzaquen

(43:11) Laura Shaw Frank

(45:42) Manya Brachear Pashman

(49:52) Seffi Kogen

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The Mainstreaming of Antisemitism: How Should We Respond?

AJC 2021 Survey of American and Israeli Jewish Opinion