On today’s Israel Uncensored with Josh Hasten, an interview with Knesset insider and Jewish Home Party Anglo Forum Chairman Jeremy “Man” Saltan. Saltan says that his party led by Minister Naftali Bennett is so far very satisfied with the statements and actions coming from the new administration in Washington. While there may be some differences particularly when it comes to building in Judea and Samaria, Saltan estimates that his party is happy with about 80% of what’s coming from the White House – representing a significant change from the past administration. At the same time Saltan says his party remains committed to applying Israeli sovereignty over area ‘C,’ throughout Judea and Samaria.

Following last week’s court-ordered demolition of the 40-family community of Amona, Josh Hasten argues that Israel’s High Court of Justice needs an overhaul.  He feels that the Amona demolition could have been prevented and the upcoming demolition of nine homes in Ofra could be shelved if the judges on the court would stop expressing personal biases in their rulings. Hasten says that Israel needs to change the way the justices are selected, and he hopes that the current Israeli government can implement those changes.

Women in Green Co-Founder Nadia Matar joins Josh Hasten to discuss her organization’s fourth annual Jerusalem Conference on strategies towards applying Israeli sovereignty over the communities of Judea and Samaria, to be held on February 12th. Matar says that when the original idea for the conference came about, her supporters were branded as “radicals,” but now she says, the concept of applying sovereignty has not only become mainstream, but polls indicate it is an act supported by the majority of the Israeli public.

Rabbi Joseph Gerlitzky, an author and chairman of the Rabbinical Conference for Peace tells Josh Hasten that while there is hope for change with a new president entering the White House, it is not President Elect Trump, but the Israeli government which must act to abandon the “two-state solution,” if it truly wants peace. Gerlitzky says that his organization for nearly three decades has been spelling out the dangers of the Oslo Accords, and says that according to Jewish Law it is forbidden to turn over even one inch of the Land of Israel to a foreign entity. He is hopeful that the Netanyahu government will once and for all realize that the two-state plan is an existential threat to the People of Israel.

Israel on Monday was in mourning burying four young IDF soldiers murdered in a Jerusalem Jihadist truck-ramming attack. Prime Minister Netanyahu suggested that the act was ISIS-inspired. On today’s edition of Israel Uncensored, Josh Hasten interviews Dan Diker Project Director “Program to Counter Political Warfare at the Jerusalem Center for Public Affairs and host of “Counter Terrorism Today” on IDC International Radio, to clarify the PM’s comments. Diker also insists that Israel must up its deterrence while he offers suggestions to prevent another similar attack.

Dr. Martin Sherman Founder and Director of The Israel Institute for Strategic Studies suggests to Josh Hasten that Israel’s leadership didn’t take the necessary steps in advance to prevent last week’s anti-Israel UNSC resolution onslaught. He insists that the root of the problem is a combination of Israel holding on to the failed notion of a “two-state solution,” while at the same time he says that Israel continues to operate on a shoestring public diplomacy budget, thus we are failing to get our messages across. Also listen to Sherman’s insightful long-term alternative to the two-state approach.

On today’s Israel Uncensored, Josh Hasten interviews Caroline Glick, Jerusalem Post Senior Contributing Editor, columnist, and renowned author to get her take on the anti-Israel UN Security Council resolution passed this week. Glick says that the resolution gives a green light to terrorism, lends support to the anti-Israel BDS movement and is a betrayal not only to Israel, but to the American people who are also seen as legitimate targets by the worldwide Jihad.  Glick says that despite the resolution there is a silver lining with a new US Administration on the way. She concludes that this Hanukkah we should learn from our Maccabee ancestors that despite the adversity, in the end the People of Israel will prevail.

On today’s show Josh Hasten speaks with Marc Zell Chairman of Republicans Overseas in Israel who is ecstatic about the appointment of David Friedman as the new US Ambassador to Israel.  Friedman’s nomination has drawn the ire of J Street and other extremist anti-Israel groups, but Zell and many others in Israel are excited about a potential shift in US/Israel relations thanks to Friedman’s pro-Zionist track record.

On today’s show Josh Hasten gets a report from Miri Maoz-Ovadia International Desk Director, Binyamin Regional Council on the latest from Amona. As of the broadcast, the community of 40 families near Ofra remains slated for demolition in the days ahead. Maoz-Ovadia says that while a rally is being organized in Jerusalem on Tuesday calling on the government not to destroy Amona, at the same time the Council is preparing for ‘the day after’ and finding humanitarian help for the residents who live there, and may lose everything.