What is the significance of 49 delegations of kings, princes and prime ministers coming to Jerusalem to mark the 75th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz? Gil Hoffman discusses the enormity of the event with veteran Jerusalem Post correspondent and columnist Greer Fay Cashman.

Gil then talks about the current political climate and the clash between Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Knesset speaker Yuli Edelstein.

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Uri Zaki of Meretz, which united with Labor, and Jeremy Saltan of the New Right, which decided to run without uniting the Right, debate what strategy will prove successful in the March 2 election. Zaki and Saltan fight it out over issues of political cannibalization and Jewish-Arab partnership. Zaki also speaks about why the career of once promising left-wing star Stav Shaffir could be over.

In honor of the final Star Wars movie, The Rise of Skywalker, Gil Hoffman speaks about the Jewish connection to the three Star Wars trilogies. He talks about the Force of Hashem and about Jedi knights seeking knowledge that is yeda in Hebrew.

Gil then interviews Adam Nahoum, the commanding officer of the Israel branch of Star Wars Stormtroopers, about his saga in founding the legion of Star Wars loyalists and his own Star Wars connections in the Torah. To join the legion, go to their page click here.

Gil Hoffman interviews former deputy minister, Knesset Member and ambassador to the United States Michael Oren, author of two books on the US-Israel relationship, Ally and Power, Faith, and Fantasy: America in the Middle East, 1776 to the Present.

Gil and Michael speak about the similarities between US President Donald Trump and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at a time when Oren says Israeli society is stronger than America’s but the US has stronger institutions than the Jewish state.

They also address the increasing anti-Semitism in the US and what should be done about it by America, US Jews and Israel.

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Gil Hoffman and Prime Minster Benjamin Netanyahu’s former spokesman Shai Bazak talk about Netanyahu’s run for the Likud leadership and whether he’s in the midst of his last election. Bazak who worked as Netanyahu’s spokesman at the start of his political career, takes listeners back to the days of Netanyahu as a young politician with a young family and reflects about why Netanyahu still remains in politics at age 70.

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Gil Hoffman reports from Likud challenger Gideon Sa’ar’s rally Monday night in the Tel Aviv suburb Or Yehuda. He interviews Likud MKs Sharren Haskel and Michal Shir and former MK Yehudah Glick, who support Sa’ar, as well as Tel Aviv University political science Professor Emmanuel Navon. Listen to the sounds and feel the energy at the largest rally opposing Netanyahu inside his own Likud party in a generation.

Likud leadership candidate Gideon Sa’ar unveils his foreign policy in a speech to pro Israel members of parliament from around the world. He explains his vision of moral clarity that he said needs to be adopted on Islamic terrorism and the Palestinian issue. This week on Inside Israel Today, Gil Hoffman speaks at the event to Israel Allies Foundation president Josh Reinstein and South Carolina representative Alan D. Clemmons who spear headed an effort to get state legislators across America  to pass bills outlawing boycotts of Israel.

Gil Hoffman and Rabbi Stewart Weiss talk about miracles and Hanukkah and the challenge of forming a government in Israel. Rabbi Weiss says one of the messages of the Hanukkah story is that it is up to the Jewish people in Israel to end their internal fighting, in order to face the many external challenges plaguing the Jewish state. Gil says he believes with complete faith that a messiah will still come and prevent a third election, even though it currently looks detached from reality, and that the Jewish people never lose hope.

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Gil Hoffman and Jerusalem Post legal correspondent Yonah Jeremy Bob explain the legal and political quagmire that is preventing the formation of a government and could lead to a third election in under a year.

Back from his North American speaking tour, Gil Hoffman explains why he does not believe Israel will be initiating an election for the third time in under a year. He reveals why he still thinks there is a chance for a unity government or a right-wing coalition to be formed by the December 11 deadline or a minority government backed by Arab legislators by Wednesday night’s deadline. He goes into the different loopholes that remain that can help prevent another election.

Looking back on his tour around America and Canada, Gil explains why the people he met gave him hope for the future of the US-Israel relationship.

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