This is an audio version of an event we hosted on 12 October 2021. You can watch the event in full on our YouTube channel. How do journalists share complex issues, particularly when they are writing for an audience which is on the other side of the world? Join our discussion with John Lyons, the author of a new book, Dateline Jerusalem which looks at how Israel is covered by the Australian media and a former Middle East Correspondent for the Australian, Anshel Pfeffer senior correspondent and columnist for Haaretz and the Israeli correspondent for the Economist and Dina Kraft, a Tel Aviv-based journalist for the Los Angeles Times and Christian Science Monitor, to hear how foreign correspondents work to tell other people’s stories and shape the discourse in their home country.

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Foreign Correspondents Speak Out

We apologise that this event is being added to our podcast late (the event was recorded on 18 May 2021). We had some technical issues that took time to resolve, including with the volume of some of our speakers. We appreciate your patience. You may be required to adjust the volume up/down while you listen. Thanks as always. Join two leaders shaping their country's political conversations – Adam Bandt, leader of the Australian Greens, and Tamar Zandberg, Knesset member and former leader of Israel’s Meretz – on how to shift the political goal posts and take decisive action rooted in shared values of equality, democracy and justice. You can watch this event in full on our YouTube channel.

Creating a New Political Reality with Adam Bandt and Tamar Zandberg

In a time of fake news, rising populism and renewed antisemitism, join two of the world’s leading historians, Sir Simon Schama and Professor Deborah Lipstadt, in conversation with NIF’s global president and UCLA Jewish History Professor David Myers, discuss how our understanding of history shapes our current reality. Navigating how this plays out in a fractured Israel and a divided America, amidst challenges to democracy and an increase in nationalism and racism around the world, the insights of these two preeminent Jewish scholars of our time will be crucial in working out how to heal these wounds and create more just and tolerant societies. You can watch this podcast in its original form, a digital event, on our YouTube channel.

Our History, Our Future, with Sir Simon Schama, Deborah Lipstadt and David Myers

Less than two weeks after President Joe Biden took office NIF Australia hosted seasoned American Middle East negotiator, and NIF board member, Aaron David Miller and former Knesset member Ksenia Svetlova for a discussion about how America’s Middle East policy will shift under the new administration. This podcast is a recording of the event held on Tuesday 2 February 2021. You can watch the event in full on YouTube.

What the Biden-Harris Administration Means for the Middle East, with Aaron David Miller and Ksenia Svetlova

Join us for an inspiring evening filled with beautiful music and conversation. Be uplifted by the wonderful music from Jewish Israeli singer Achinoam Nini (Noa) and Palestinian Israeli singer Mira Awad, and their ongoing efforts to create a more equal and tolerant society for all Israelis and Palestinians. Their collaboration is best known from Eurovision 2009 in Moscow where they sang together in Hebrew, Arabic and English. Hanukkah is a time of bringing more light into the world, so together with these passionate activists, we’ll discuss their drive to promote peace, equality and social justice. Together, we’ll wrap a challenging year with some light and inspiration from these talented artists. This event was recorded live on Thursday 10 December 2020. You can also watch the event on YouTube.

Shining a Light: A Hanukkah Event with Mira Awad and Noa

Democracy and pluralism are under attack around the world. Join New York Times columnist Roger Cohen and academic and former deputy Knesset speaker Naomi Chazan to delve further into this troubling trend in the United States, Israel and all around the world. Joining us a week after the US elections, they’ll discuss the result and its long lasting impact on a divided American society, as well as the ongoing uncertainty in Israel’s political system, and the broader threats facing democracies worldwide, particularly during the Covid pandemic. This is a recording of an NIF digital event from Thursday 12 November. You can watch it in full on YouTube.

Democracy in Danger, with Roger Cohen and Naomi Chazan

Even at a time when they have greater than ever representation in the halls of power, the challenges facing women in politics remain high. Two veteran political leaders, Tanya Plibersek, Australia’s shadow minister for education and training, and Zehava Galon, president of Zulat and former chairwoman of Israel’s Meretz party, joined award winning journalist Deb Whitmont for a wide-ranging discussion on their experiences as prominent leaders in parliament, the barriers facing women in politics and the role gender plays in the media’s coverage of politicians. This event was streamed live to YouTube on Wednesday 14 October.

26. Tanya Plibersek and Zehava Galon on the Political Glass Ceiling in Australia and Israel

Is America looking at four more years of President Donald Trump or will Democratic candidate Joe Biden win the upcoming elections? Pulitzer Prize winning journalist and author Thomas Friedman joined us to discuss the Trump presidency and what’s at stake at next month’s US elections. You can watch the video of this event on YouTube.

25. Thomas Friedman on the Trump Presidency & Next Month’s Elections

As a former prime minister and foreign minister, there are few people with a better understanding of Australia’s role in the world and our history with the Israeli-Palestinian conflict than Kevin Rudd. Our event with Kevin Rudd, streamed live on 9 September, covered everything from Israel’s plans for West Bank annexation, the recent UAE deal, Australia's support for the two-state solution, the rise of China and more. You can watch video of this event on YouTube.

24. Kevin Rudd on Israel and the Middle East

Haaretz Diplomatic Correspondent Noa Landau joined NIF Australia for a discussion on the historic normalisation accord reached between Israel and the UAE. This event was recorded on Thursday 27 August 2020. You can also watch it on our YouTube page.

23. Briefing with Haaretz Diplomatic Correspondent Noa Landau on the Israel-UAE Deal

Leading British commentator and Guardian columnist Jonathan Freedland joined award-winning Australian journalist Debbie Whitmont for a wide ranging conversation covering Europe, Israel and the US. As one of the first and loudest voices to raise the question of antisemitism within the UK Labour party, and as a trenchant critic of Jeremy Corbyn, Freedland is uniquely placed to offer insights into whether the Jewish community is warming to the new Labour leadership and its policies. Freedland, with extensive journalistic experience in the US, Britain and the Middle East, will also speak about the country’s changing role in Europe after Brexit and what this might mean for the government’s policies towards Israel and the Palestinians. This is an audio version of a webinar event hosted on Thursday 2 July 2020.

22. Antisemitism, the UK and British Jewry in the Post-Corbyn Era

With Prime Minister Netanyahu actively advancing plans to annex parts of the West Bank and President Trump pushing his own plan for the Middle East, this event featured former US ambassador to Israel and former US special envoy for Israeli-Palestinian negotiations – not to mention NIF Australia’s co-patron! – Martin Indyk, for his insights on annexation, US-Israel relations and the future of the two-state solution. In this special conversation we heard the ultimate insider’s view on the role US presidents have played in Israeli-Palestinian negotiations, and look forward towards November’s presidential election between Joe Biden and Donald Trump. This event was recorded as part of a New Israel Fund Australia webinar on Tuesday 23 June 2020. You can watch it with video on YouTube.

21. Martin Indyk on Annexation, US-Israel Relations and Prospects for Peace

One of Israel’s best known authors, AB Yehoshua, joined Dr Mark Baker for an NIF Australia webinar to discuss the Netanyahu-Gantz government’s plans for annexation of the West Bank and efforts to reach a peaceful solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. This is a recording of our event on Thursday 18 June. You can watch the webinar on YouTube.

20. AB Yehoshua on Annexation, Israeli Democracy and Peace

A recording of our event with executive director of Physicians for Human Rights in Israel (PHRI), Ran Goldstein, in which we discuss the impact of Covid-19 in Israel and how this pandemic is impacting the refugees, people seeking asylum and undocumented workers, as well as Palestinian inhabitants of the West Bank and Gaza. You can watch this event on YouTube. Remember to join the NIF Australia for more great events. Photo credit: Wissam Hashlamoun/Flash 90

19. Health Care, Human Rights and Israeli Democracy During Covid-19

NIF Australia advisory council member Mark Baker joins US professor, author and political commentator Peter Beinart to discuss Donald Trump, the ongoing COVID crisis, the state of democracy in the US, the candidacies of Bernie Sanders and Joe Biden, and annexation and democracy in Israel. Join more NIF Australia events at www.nif.org.au/events

18. Peter Beinart on Sanders, Biden, Trump, COVID and This Year's US Elections

The New Israel Fund Australia podcast brings you interviews, stories and events with some of Israel and Diaspora Jewry's most influential and impactful voices. NIF is a partnership of Israelis and supporters of Israel worldwide, dedicated to a vision of Israel as both the Jewish homeland and a democracy for all its citizens. We promote freedom, equality and social justice in Israel by funding Israeli non-profits and fostering new discussions in the Australian Jewish community.

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