Haaretz Podcast

Haaretz

Gaza

Hamas

Israel

Iran

Palestinian Authority

Benjamin Netanyahu

United States

Houthis

Gaza Strip

Yemen

Israeli-Palestinian Conflict

Humanitarian Crisis

Qatar

Hezbollah

Holocaust

Palestinians

Red Sea

Casualties In Gaza

Lebanon

Abraham Accords

From Haaretz – Israel's oldest daily newspaper – a weekly podcast in English on Israel, the Middle East and the Jewish World, hosted by Allison Kaplan Sommer.

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Publishes	Twice weekly	Episodes	101	Founded	7 years ago
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Will the Iran war bring Netanyahu a triumph at the polls? | Dahlia Scheindlin on Israeli voters

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is getting high marks from the Israeli public regarding his performance leading the country in its war against Iran – but for now, these sentiments are not giving his coalition a significant boost in political pollin... more

20 Mar 2026 • 29 min

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'Soon, Trump will have had enough’: Dan Shapiro on clashing Israel-U.S. war goals in Iran

U.S. President Donald Trump “needs to find an off ramp” from the war with Iran as soon as possible, former U.S. Ambassador to Israel Dan Shapiro said on the Haaretz Podcast.

While Shapiro said the military results of the war – the decimation of Ira... more

17 Mar 2026 • 37 min

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'Silence is louder than any scream': How a film about Israelis protesting the Gaza war made it to the Oscars

Under the shadow of the Gaza war, even before the current conflict with Iran, Israeli filmmaker Hilla Medalia found it “very surprising” that her short film “Children No More: Were and Are Gone” was nominated for an Academy Award – but she was thrill... more

13 Mar 2026 • 24 min

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Iran war update: Amos Harel on Hezbollah entering the fray, Judy Maltz on Tel Aviv’s underground bomb shelters

Reports of U.S. anger with Israel for targeting Iran’s oil fields in the intensifying conflict have been “massively exaggerated,” said Haaretz senior defense analyst Amos Harel on the Haaretz Podcast.

While the American president “probably felt tha... more

11 Mar 2026 • 33 min

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Recent Guests

Anat Saragusti

Journalist, activist, and media analyst; handles press freedom issues in Israel

Union of Journalists in Israel (and Haaretz contributor)

Episode: 'They're lying to us': Why Israel's media isn't challenging Netanyahu’s narrative on the Iran war

Ehud Olmert

Former Prime Minister of Israel

Episode: 'This is an American war. No one went to war to save Israel': Former PM Ehud Olmert on 'punishing Iran' and Trump's hazy end-game

Rabbi Danya Ruttenberg

An outspoken feminist and rabbi working in the Jewish community

Episode: 'The Jewish community still thinks there's a technical fix to the Epstein scandal'

Uri Keidar

CEO of Free Israel, a movement dedicated to changing the relationship between religion and state.

Free Israel

Episode: 'It’s a disgrace. Israelis have had enough': Amid ultra-Orthodox riots, fury over IDF draft-dodging peaks

Sari Bashi

An American-Israeli journalist turned human rights activist who co-founded Gisha.

Gisha; Public Committee Against Torture

Episode: Between Tel Aviv and Ramallah: Sari Bashi on her 'upside down' marriage and raising Jewish Palestinian kids

Matan Golan

Journalist covering the West Bank for Haaretz

Haaretz

Episode: Entire communities fled: 'The West Bank's Area C is almost completely ethnically cleansed'

Aida Touma-Sliman

Member of Knesset, representing the Hadash Party since 2015.

Hadash Party

Episode: ‘Organized crime groups are subcontractors for the Netanyahu government’s destruction of Israel’s Arab society’

Amichai Chikli

Diaspora Affairs and Combating Antisemitism Minister

Israeli Government

Episode: 'World War Jew': How Israel's antisemitism conference became a far-right populist rally

Dr. Meir Javedanfar

An Iranian-Israeli lecturer, author and commentator who teaches Iranian politics at Rehman University.

Rehman University

Episode: 'Iran’s Babi Yar': An Israeli-Iranian expert says 'Iranians are being massacred in historic numbers'

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Allison Kaplan Sommer

Host of Haaretz Podcast; writer and journalist with a focus on Israel and diaspora issues; based at Haaretz.

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4.5 out of 5 stars from 853 ratings

West Bank Area C
Can you please provide a translated version of this segment. It’s all in Hebrew. Thanks
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iCentaur.com
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Israeli Red Cross
Doesn’t seem the Israeli Red Cross did anything to address the ongoing abuse of Palestinians
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TruthInPolitics
United States4 months ago
All things Israel Gaza West Bank
Haaretz has been unfailing in its attempt as an independent voice of inside Israeli media to describe what’s going on in Gaza/West Bank and in Israel. Critical analytic and enlightening
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GPKTheEuropean
Ireland7 months ago
NOT FAIRLY REPORTED. THE TITLES PROVE THE BIAS
When I read the Episode titles, I already know the result of the Interviews. That’s disappointing.
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Every Gal
United States8 months ago
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Thank you very much for a human voice out of Israel. I was not sure there was any humanity left!
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Apple Podcasts	#228	Italy/News
Apple Podcasts	#55	Israel/News
Apple Podcasts	#217	Sweden/News
Apple Podcasts	#220	South Africa/News
Apple Podcasts	#242	Brazil/News
Apple Podcasts	#244	Norway/News

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U.S.-Israel-Iran War update: Arash Azizi on 'scary times' in Tehran, Gregg Carlstrom on fury toward Iran in the Gulf

Q: What are the chances of a negotiated outcome or ceasefire given Iran's internal leadership dynamics and regional pressures?

Carlstrom and Azizi suggest a potential ceasefire is possible but conditional, noting Iran's resource constraints juxtaposed with the US and regional actors' incentives; the path to stability depends on whether leadership cohesion holds and whether an agreed framework can address regional grievances and security concerns.

U.S.-Israel-Iran War update: Arash Azizi on 'scary times' in Tehran, Gregg Carlstrom on fury toward Iran in the Gulf

Q: Arash, what has been the reaction of the Iranian people and the diaspora to the US-Israeli attack, especially the leadership's decapitation?

Azizi describes a spectrum of reactions among Iran's 90 million: some celebrate Khamenei's removal, while many are anxious about the war's trajectory and the uncertain future, with fear tempered by hope for a different, possibly better path.

'They're lying to us': Why Israel's media isn't challenging Netanyahu’s narrative on the Iran war

Q: Do you think there is more emphasis on human impact this time compared to Gaza coverage?

She argues that while the human toll exists, many everyday experiences and vulnerabilities (like shelter access for disabled people) are underreported, and there is a discrepancy between public messaging and civilian realities.

'They're lying to us': Why Israel's media isn't challenging Netanyahu’s narrative on the Iran war

Q: How are Israelis experiencing this round of war through the media?

Anat describes intense TV coverage dominated by ex-generals, a heavy reliance on military jargon, and a lack of alternative voices, with concerns about the media's alignment with the government during wartime.

'The Jewish community still thinks there's a technical fix to the Epstein scandal'

Q: Can you explain to listeners what that actually means in practice from your up close familiarity with the Wexner programs, their alumni and what it's meant to the Jewish community over the years?

The Wexner Foundation was the prestigious network and the most desirable place of entry for Jewish professionals, providing significant support and building an elite leadership community.

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6. Matan Golan
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