On today’s Israel Uncensored, Josh Hasten speaks to World Mizrachi CEO Rabbi Doron Perez about the organization’s four-day celebratory extravaganza marking the 50th anniversary of the liberation of Jerusalem. The events, starting Monday, include a mega conference about Jerusalem, a festive concert, prayers at Jerusalem’s Great synagogue and more. Most will be streamed live on Mizrachi.org throughout. Before the interview Josh gives his thoughts on the 50th anniversary of the liberation of Israel’s heartland including Judea, Samaria, Jerusalem, the Golan, etc. He says that its time to rectify the mistake made 50 years ago, and immediately apply Israeli sovereignty to all areas reclaimed during the defensive 1967 Six-Day War of survival.

On today’s Israel Uncensored Josh conducts a fascinating interview with Dr. Harold Rhode, one of the world’s preeminent scholars on Islam. Rhode who served as an adviser on Islamic Affairs at the US Department of Defense has a new book coming out titled “Modern Islamic Warfare.” The work exposes modern day terrorism as the classic style of Islamic warfare meant to instill fear in one’s enemy, whether they are fellow Muslims, Jews, Christians or others, in order to achieve one’s goals. Rhode explains that Mahmoud Abbas will never adhere to a US-negotiated ‘peace deal’ with Israel, similar to arch terrorist Yasser Arafat, as he says there is no such thing as the concept of ‘permanent peace’ in Islam, only temporary truces when a side is weak and seeks to gain strength. Ironically, Rhode believes that years of Islamic terror against the Jewish State has actually caused more and more Israelis to become stronger and deeply rooted in the Land of Israel.

On today’s edition of Israel Uncensored, Josh interviews Michael Freund Director of Shavei Israel, an organization dedicated to bringing lost Jews home to Israel. Freund has a new book out titled “A Drop in the Ocean: A daily dose of Eretz Yisrael.” Co-authored with Rabbi Moshe Lichtman, the book includes 365 short daily lessons based on Torah sources about the importance of living in the Land of Israel.

As Israel remembers the 23,544 soldiers who fell defending the State of Israel, as well as the 4,128 victims of terror, Josh speaks with terror survivor Kay Wilson. Seven years ago a severely wounded Wilson made it out of a forest along the Israel Trail alive following a gruesome attack in which her friend was brutally murdered in front of her eyes by Muslim terrorists. Wilson’s response was to become an educator combating anti-Israel hate, antisemitism, and BDS. She joins the show as a meaningful symbol of survival and resilience on this most difficult of days on the Jewish calendar.

On today’s Israel Uncensored with Josh Hasten, we mourn the loss of IDF soldier Elchai Tehar-Lev murdered in a terror attack this week near Ofra. Also on the show Josh discusses the US strike on Syria in response to the Assad regime launching a chemical weapons attack on its own people.  Was this a one-time message sent by President Trump to Syria and Iran or will the US embed itself in the situation in Syria? How will all of this affect Israel? Tune in today’s show to find out.

On today’s show Josh Hasten interviews fellow Land of Israel host Eve Harow about her recent speaking tour in the US. Eve says that American Jews overall are still stunned by the Trump presidential win. She says that at the same time there is a need to better understand the realities in Israel amongst Diaspora Jewry. Also on the show, Rabbi Guy Avihod talks about the sin of “pride,” and how Passover is the opportunity to work on evaluating how that trait controls our lives during the rest of the year.

On today’s Israel Uncensored, Josh Hasten speaks to Rabbi Shlomo Litvin who runs ‘Chabad Bluegrass’ – on campuses in various Kentucky universities and is in attendance at the current AIPAC 2017 Policy Conference in Washington DC. In addition to giving details about the lineup of prestigious speakers including US Vice President Mike Pence, Litvin says there is a lot of meeting of the minds in-between sessions especially amongst college activists who are sharing ways to support Israel and fight BDS on campus.

On today’s Israel Uncensored with Josh Hasten, an up-to-the-minute briefing on the tense situation in northern Israel with Dan Diker Senior Project Director Program to Counter BDS and Political Warfare at the Jerusalem Center for Public Affairs. Diker points his finger directly at Iran for the cross border Israel/Syria military incidents over the past several days. Ultimately he says that Russia is the key power broker in the Syrian quagmire, and hence Israel and Russian coordination is crucial in preventing any long term disputes between the two nations.

A week following Israel’s evacuation and demolition of nine family’s homes in the Binyamin Jewish Community of Ofra, a 17-year-old Israeli teen who snuck into the community to protest the move, and to support the families slated for eviction, shares her thoughts with The Land of Israel’s Josh Hasten. Despite undergoing trauma being dragged out of the houses, the teenager says that she has faith in Israel’s security services and its army, and is optimistic about the future for the Jewish People in the Land of Israel.