IsraelCast

Tal Shoham – Life in Gaza's Tunnels: A Survivor's Story

Host Steven Shalowitz speaks with former hostage Tal Shoham, who was abducted from Kibbutz Be'eri on October 7 and held in Gaza for 505 days. Tal recalls the terrifying m

Extremism, Propaganda, and the Fight Against Antisemitism

On this episode of IsraelCast, host Steven Shalowitz sits down with Catherine Perez-Shakdam for a candid conversation on extremism, antisemitism, and the forces shaping t

The American Jewish Divide: Politics, Religion, Israel, and Identity

On this episode of IsraelCast, host Steven Shalowitz and Professor Roberta Rosenthal Kwall explore the growing polarization within American Jewry and the political, relig

Zero to 100: Inside Israel's Elite Unit 669

In this episode of IsraelCast, host Steven Shalowitz sits down with Captain (Res.) Bar Reuven for an inside look at Unit 669, the Israeli Air Force's elite combat search

Ira Kohler: The Story Behind Once a Paratrooper

What compels a young man from Long Island to leave behind the comforts of home and enlist in the Israel Defense Forces as a Lone Soldier? In this powerful episode of Isra

Aryeh Green on Finding Peace in the Promised Land

In this episode of IsraelCast, Steven Shalowitz sits down with author, policy advisor, and Israel advocate Aryeh Green to discuss his new book, Finding Peace in the Promi

Changing the Narrative: Rawan Osman's Journey

In this episode of IsraelCast, Steven Shalowitz speaks with Rawan Osman about her extraordinary personal journey and the experiences that transformed her understanding of

Judge Roy K. Altman on History, Evidence, and the Law

In this engaging episode of IsraelCast, Steven Shalowitz sits down with Judge Roy K. Altman to discuss his new book, Israel on Trial: Examining the History, the Evidence,

The History They Don't Teach: Melissa Brodsky on Truth, Propaganda, and Israel

In this episode of IsraelCast, host Steven Shalowitz welcomes independent writer and researcher Melissa Brodsky, author of The Lioness Writes on Substack. Known for her m

Strength After Survival: Sarri Singer on Trauma, Healing, and Resilience

In this deeply moving episode of IsraelCast, Steven Shalowitz sits down with Sarri Singer to discuss survival, trauma, and the lifelong journey of healing after terror. S

War, Intelligence, and the Future of Israel: A Conversation with Yaakov Katz

In this episode of IsraelCast, Yaakov Katz joins Steven Shalowitz for an in-depth conversation about the intelligence failures, political assumptions, and regional dynami

Israel at 78: Resilience, Reality, and the Road Ahead

Speaking with host Steven Shalowitz, Shahar Azani returns to IsraelCast for a timely conversation on Israel at 78, the resilience of Israeli society, and the global chall

Peace, Modernity, and the Changing Middle East with Hussain Abdul-Hussain

In this episode of IsraelCast, Steven Shalowitz welcomes back Hussain Abdul-Hussain to discuss his new book, The Arab Case for Israel. Drawing on history, geopolitics, an

Healing, Resilience, and Inclusion: Inside ADI Negev-Nahalat Eran

IsraelCast host Steven Shalowitz speaks with Elie Klein, North American Director of Advancement and JNF-USA liaison for ADI Negev-Nahalat Eran, a groundbreaking rehabilit

South Africa, Media, and the War on Truth

In this episode of IsraelCast, host Steven Shalowitz sits down with journalist and commentator Rolene Marks for a wide-ranging and timely conversation on Israel, South Af

Inside Iran's Regime: Beni Sabti on War, Freedom, and the Fight Ahead

In this timely episode of IsraelCast, host Steven Shalowitz speaks with Iran expert Beni Sabti for a timely and deeply personal conversation recorded from near Tel Aviv i

Israel's 21st Century Pioneers

IsraelCast host Steven Shalowitz welcomes Amit Meir, CEO & Founder of Adam V'Adama, a Jewish National Fund-USA high school network launched with Hashomer HaChadash, anoth

Iran on the Brink: The Axis of Aggressors and a Middle East in Flux

IsraelCast host Steven Shalowitz speaks with Jonathan Schanzer, executive director of the Foundation for the Defense of Democracies, about what FDD calls the "axis of agg

When "Antizionism" Becomes a Weapon: Lessons from the USSR to U.S. Campuses

Author Izabella Tabarovsky—a scholar of Soviet antizionism and contemporary antisemitism, writer, journalist, and the author of Be a Refusenik: A Jewish Student's Surviva

Unmasking the Intifada on America, Israel, and the Jewish People

In this episode of IsraelCast, host Steven Shalowitz sits down with acclaimed author and historian Uri Kaufman to unpack the ideas behind his powerful new book, American