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The Honest Report

A podcast that gives you a behind the headlines look at news about Israel, the Middle East, and media bias. Every week, we challenge conventional wisdom and cause paradigm shifts. Learn about the Arab-Israeli conflict, terrorism, nuclear proliferation, war, and media coverage of the Middle East (the good, the bad and the ugly). Join us as we embark on this journey together. Subscribe for free to stay informed with breaking news and insider briefings: www.honestreporting.ca

  1. Fighting Pro-Terrorist And Anti-Jewish Propaganda In Public Schools: A Fireside Chat With Tamara Gottlieb, Co-Founder Of JEFA, Jewish Educators And Families Association 

    15 OCT

    Fighting Pro-Terrorist And Anti-Jewish Propaganda In Public Schools: A Fireside Chat With Tamara Gottlieb, Co-Founder Of JEFA, Jewish Educators And Families Association 

    The last year has unmasked for all to see the level of infiltration by anti-Israel and anti-Jewish extremists, in multiple areas: in the news media, in politics, in universities, and even in public schools. But noticing a problem and doing something about it are two different things. That's where JEFA has come in. JEFA, or Jewish Educators and Families Association, which also counts many non-Jews among its ranks, was founded in the wake of October 7 and has since become a powerful resource gathering students, educators and faculty members in schools across Canada to help combat the insidious and hateful campaign being waged there. Thank you for tuning into The Honest Report podcast.

    20 min
  2. Why A Truce Won't Stop Hezbollah Terrorism: A Fireside Chat With Michael Rubin, Senior Fellow At The American Enterprise Institute

    2 OCT

    Why A Truce Won't Stop Hezbollah Terrorism: A Fireside Chat With Michael Rubin, Senior Fellow At The American Enterprise Institute

    After ignoring a year of incessant Hezbollah terrorism on Israel, the news media is now devoting extensive news coverage to it as a result of Israel responding. Against Hezbollah, what can be the end game for Israel, particularly in light of discussions around a truce being pushed by Washington? And with news coverage portraying Israel, and not the terrorist group, as the aggressor, what is the path for peace? To help us untangle fact from fiction, we are joined by Michael Rubin. He is a senior fellow at the American Enterprise Institute, where his expertise focuses on Iran, Turkey and the broader Middle East. A former Pentagon official, he has lived in post-revolution Iran, Yemen, and both pre- and postwar Iraq. Michael joins us as our guest this week. Welcome to The Honest Report podcast.

    23 min
  3. What The Media Gets So Badly Wrong About Reporting On The Hamas-israel War: A Fireside Chat With Maj. (Ret) Andrew Fox

    19 SEPT

    What The Media Gets So Badly Wrong About Reporting On The Hamas-israel War: A Fireside Chat With Maj. (Ret) Andrew Fox

    Israeli misdeeds, knowing that they will be rarely challenged by news media outlets. But that doesn't make their claims any closer to the truth. Andrew Fox knows that well. Having served three tours in Afghanistan, as well as in Bosnia, northern Ireland and elsewhere in the Middle East, he is a former major in the British military who served as a paratrooper and a senior lecturer at Royal Military Academy Sandhurst, he currently is a research fellow at the Henry Jackson Society. As an expert on urban warfare, he is also an outspoken advocate seeking to ensure that media outlets articulate the truth, and not just Hamas propaganda. Major Andrew Fox joins us as our guest this week. Welcome to The Honest Report podcast.

    19 min
  4. Telling The Stories That The World Has Forgotten: A Fireside Chat With Filmmaker Igal Hecht On His New Film, The Killing Roads

    12 SEPT

    Telling The Stories That The World Has Forgotten: A Fireside Chat With Filmmaker Igal Hecht On His New Film, The Killing Roads

    A year after Hamas' genocidal massacres on October 7, and the world has long forgotten, at least much of it. It has forgotten not just the brutality and the demonic viciousness, but the deliberate randomness of it, how Hamas terrorists intentionally went after civilians, young or old, it didn't matter. But the world cannot forget, and Igal Hecht, a Toronto filmmaker and creator of Chutzpa Productions Inc, is releasing a new film, The Killing Roads, telling the stories of the highways and roads where Hamas terrorists massacred unsuspecting motorists during their invasion. The film will be released for free across social media, as well as at thekillingroads.com, on October 1, and Igal joins us as our guest this week. Thank you for tuning into The Honest Report podcast.

    23 min
  5. Anti-Hindu Violence In Bangladesh: A Case Study In How News Media Coverage Has Downplayed Or Ignored Islamist Terrorism In South Asia

    5 SEPT

    Anti-Hindu Violence In Bangladesh: A Case Study In How News Media Coverage Has Downplayed Or Ignored Islamist Terrorism In South Asia

    In South Asia, Bangladesh is a Muslim-majority country with a sizeable Hindu minority, which in recent weeks has suffered an outburst of violence, in just the latest chapter of harassment going back more than 100 years. And, like Israel, the news media has often downplayed the concerns of Hindus in Bangladesh, and that's when the story gets reported at all. To help us understand this context more deeply, we are joined by Rishabh Sarswat, the president of CoHNA, the Coalition of Hindus of North America. Thank you for tuning into The Honest Report podcast.

    20 min
  6. How My Life Changed After October 7: A Fireside Chat With Recent HRC/AVI Campus Media Fellow, Justin Chow

    27 AUG

    How My Life Changed After October 7: A Fireside Chat With Recent HRC/AVI Campus Media Fellow, Justin Chow

    There have been many impacts following the October 7 massacres. And while the negative side is well-established: Israel at war against an increasingly aggressive array of Iranian-backed terrorist groups, anti-Jewish hatred, Israel under attack diplomatically, and much more, there are also many uplifting stories. Stories like Justin Chow's: On October 6, he was a university student in Canada, from Hong Kong, minding his own business and pursuing his academic career. But the next day, everything changed for him. A light went off, so to speak, and suddenly, a conflict on the other side of the world, one which he had no personal connection with, became immensely personal to him. Justin, who just graduated from the University of Toronto, is a recent HRC/AVI Campus Media Fellow, and is now an Allyship Advisor with Allied Voices for Israel (AVI), and he joins us on our podcast this week. Welcome to The Honest Report podcast.

    21 min
  7. What Universities Can Do To Fight Anti-Israel Propaganda & Jew-Hate On Campus: A Fireside Chat With Artur Wilczynski, University Of Ottawa's Special Advisor On Antisemitism

    22 AUG

    What Universities Can Do To Fight Anti-Israel Propaganda & Jew-Hate On Campus: A Fireside Chat With Artur Wilczynski, University Of Ottawa's Special Advisor On Antisemitism

    The now-dismantled anti-Israel occupations on some Canadian university campuses may have garnered public attention, but they were just the latest manifestation of anti-Israel propaganda on universities. For years, anti-Israel activists, whether in the classroom as professors, in student government, or playing roles elsewhere in faculty have used and abused their authority to promote a fanatical anti-Israel agenda, often veering into Jew-hate. On an institutional level, what steps can be taken to help address these challenges? The University of Ottawa recently appointed Artur Wilczynski, a former Canadian ambassador to Norway and longtime senior national security official in the federal public service, as the university's first special advisor on antisemitism. It is believed to be the first such position at a Canadian university. Artur Wilczynski joins us to discuss what the role entails, what his goals and deliverables are, and the message it sends to Canadian Jews, and the wider public at large.

    20 min
  8. Life For Israel's Christian Minority In The Shadow of Hezbollah: Fireside Chat With Shadi Khalloul, President of the Israeli Christian Aramaic Association

    14 AUG

    Life For Israel's Christian Minority In The Shadow of Hezbollah: Fireside Chat With Shadi Khalloul, President of the Israeli Christian Aramaic Association

    Across the Middle East, Christian populations are falling everywhere, from Egypt to Syria, Lebanon to the Palestinian territories, except for one place: Israel. Israel's Aramean Christians link their origin to the founding of Christianity, and today, the bulk of their population is in northern Israel, in the direct shadow of Hezbollah. In this week's podcast, we sit down with Shadi Khalloul from his home in the village of Jish, just four kilometres from the Lebanese border. He is the president of the Israeli Christian Aramaic Association, and he joins us to discuss his community and its deep involvement in Israeli society today, his fears for other Christian communities in the Middle East, and why he refused to leave his home, even despite Hezbollah threats. Welcome to The Honest Report podcast.

    22 min
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A podcast that gives you a behind the headlines look at news about Israel, the Middle East, and media bias. Every week, we challenge conventional wisdom and cause paradigm shifts. Learn about the Arab-Israeli conflict, terrorism, nuclear proliferation, war, and media coverage of the Middle East (the good, the bad and the ugly). Join us as we embark on this journey together. Subscribe for free to stay informed with breaking news and insider briefings: www.honestreporting.ca

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    HonestReporting Canada
  • Years Active
    2021 - 2024
  • Episodes
    169
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