Author: David Rutman

Photo Credit: The Guardian via YouTube / screen grab Jeremy Corbyn arrives to vote at a north London polling station on 12 Dec 2019 For the second time since 2016 and the third general election since 2015, British voters are streaming to the polls to decide the future of the country, “Brexit” and perhaps the […]

Photo Credit: Jewish Press The past two weeks, we’ve been reflecting upon the terrible rocket attacks against Eretz Yisrael. This week, I’d like to zoom in on two important points. First, how these terrible occurrences are a clear fulfillment of biblical prophecies, and second, what we can do besides prayer to halt such terrorist activity. […]

Photo Credit: Tomer Neuberg / TPS Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced on Thursday that he will be quitting all of his ministerial duties by January 1 but will remain prime minister. Besides his role as prime minister, Netanyahu serves as the health minister, social welfare minister, Diaspora minister and agricultural […]

Photo Credit: Kobi Richter / TPS An Israel Railways train awaits in the Nahariya station in northern Israel. More than a decade after its original deadline, the direct train between Jerusalem and Tel Aviv is ready and tickets for the train ride for next Saturday night are on sale. Israel Railways has not yet officially […]

Photo Credit: Kobi Richter / TPS US President Donald Trump in Jerusalem Israeli and Jewish politicians and organizations have come out in support of US President Donald Trump’s decision to sign an Executive Order to combat anti-Semitism at US higher education institutions. The Executive Order makes use of Title VI of the Civil Rights Act […]

Photo Credit: Jewish Press When Yaakov gained the upper hand in his struggle against Eisav’s angel, the angel asks to be released, saying, “Send me away, ki alah hashachar – for the morning has arisen” (Genesis 32:27). “Shachar” in the sense of “morning” appears some 20 times in the Bible; “boker,” on the other hand, […]

Photo Credit: Flash90 Attorney General Avichai Mandelblit and State Prosecutor Shai Nitzan, November 4, 2019. A new poll shows that over half of Israelis are in favor of establishing an independent inquiry committee to investigate the alleged abuses of the Netanyahu investigations, including illegal leaks and witness coercion. The poll, conducted by the Midgam polling […]

Photo Credit: Pixabay In this week’s show, Ross and Jono share some stories about public transportation. Jono informs the listeners about a new direct flight from Australia to Israel. This leads the duo into a discussion about previous trips, including Ross’ account of an awkward situation with a seatmate on a previous flight to Israel. […]

Photo Credit: Pixabay Rod Reuven Dovid Bryant and Jerry Gordon interview Dexter Van Zile, Christian Media Analyst of Boston-based Committee for Accuracy for Middle East Reporting and Analysis (CAMERA). Van Zile gave the latest update on extremist Christian and sinister academic groups fostering anti-Semitism and anti-Zionism – “the likes of which we haven’t seen since […]