The Pulse of Israel

Avi Abelow
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Hear what is really going on, beyond the headlines, with Israel and the Jewish people. Avi Abelow is a proud Jew, living the Jewish dream in the ancestral homeland of the Jewish people, here to give you the true pulse of Israel.

  1. 5h ago

    For Decades We Voted Right and Got Left. That Finally Changed.

    For decades, right-wing Israelis complained: we voted Right, but received Left.Netanyahu was prime minister for many years, but much of that time was spent playing defense, fighting enormous international pressure for a Palestinian terror state while confronting powerful legal, bureaucratic, military and intelligence institutions resistant to many policies right-wing Israelis repeatedly voted to implement.Then something changed.Over the past four years, the Israeli Right finally began to govern.Smotrich helped dramatically expand Jewish development in Judea and Samaria. Ben-Gvir transformed conditions for security prisoners and expanded civilian firearms licensing. Levin and Rothman pushed judicial reform from an election slogan into an actual battle over the balance of power between elected officials and unelected institutions.Then October 7 shattered Israel’s failed security concept.Israel began moving from containing jihadi enemies toward defeating them. Netanyahu resisted enormous international and domestic pressure to stop the war, while the government began confronting fundamental questions about the relationship between Israel’s elected leadership and its security establishment.Has everything been accomplished?Not even close.Hamas must never again threaten Jewish lives. All jihadis must be deported from Gaza. Judicial reform remains unfinished. The ultra-Orthodox draft issue requires a sustainable solution. Israel must continue strengthening sovereignty, settlement and security.But that is precisely the point.After decades of demanding change, why would right-wing voters abandon that change because it hasn’t happened fast enough?The choice is not between this government and perfection. The choice is between two fundamentally different directions for Israel.Do we continue dismantling the failed assumptions exposed on October 7, strengthening Jewish sovereignty and reforming institutions?Or do we return to withdrawals, international guarantees, economic incentives for our enemies and the failed thinking of October 6?We have sacrificed too much and learned too much to turn back now.Have faith in God. Take responsibility. Vote for Israel’s future.Am Yisrael Chai! Join Our Whatsapp Channel: https://chat.whatsapp.com/GkavRznXy731nxxRyptCMv Follow us on Twitter: https://x.com/AviAbelow Join our Telegram Channel: https://t.me/aviabelowpulse Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/pulse_of_israel/?hl=en Pulse of Israel on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/IsraelVideoNetwork Visit Our Website - https://pulseofisrael.com/ Donate to Pulse of Israel: https://pulseofisrael.com/boost-this-video/

  2. 1d ago

    This Israeli Government Has Achieved the Impossible. Now Let Them Finish the Job

    Israel has been through three of the most difficult years in our modern history. But before Israelis go to the voting booths and vote out of anger or frustration, we must stop and recognize something extraordinary:Look at what this Israeli government has actually accomplished.Netanyahu faced enormous international pressure, disagreements with Israel’s own security establishment and repeated demands to end the war. Yet Israel kept fighting, devastated much of Hamas’s military infrastructure and dramatically changed the regional balance of power.Bezalel Smotrich helped transform the reality in Judea and Samaria, advancing more than 100 new communities and approximately 160 farms while strengthening Jewish presence in our biblical heartland. And as finance minister, he helped navigate Israel’s economy to be one of the strongest economies in the world through the extraordinary costs of a prolonged, multi-front war.Itamar Ben-Gvir transformed policies toward terrorist prisoners, dramatically expanded civilian firearms licensing after October 7 and helped advance an unprecedented reality in which Jews are increasingly able to pray openly on the Temple Mount.Is everything perfect? Absolutely not.Hamas must no longer be capable of threatening Jewish lives. The burden of defending Israel must be addressed. Judicial reform must continue. Israel must strengthen its sovereignty and security throughout the Land of Israel.But people should not become so focused on what hasn’t yet been accomplished, or anger at the Ultra-Ortgodox draft issue, that they ignore what has been accomplished.These elections are about the direction Israel takes from here.Do we continue transforming Israel from a country that contains threats and constantly seeks international approval into a strong, sovereign Jewish state capable of defending itself and defeating its enemies?Or do we turn back?Netanyahu. Smotrich. Ben-Gvir.Israelis should choose whichever best represents their priorities based on understanding what is at stake.They haven’t finished the job. Let them finish it.Am Yisrael Chai!Join Our Whatsapp Channel: https://chat.whatsapp.com/GkavRznXy731nxxRyptCMv Follow us on Twitter: https://x.com/AviAbelow Join our Telegram Channel: https://t.me/aviabelowpulse Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/pulse_of_israel/?hl=en Pulse of Israel on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/IsraelVideoNetwork Visit Our Website - https://pulseofisrael.com/ Donate to Pulse of Israel: https://pulseofisrael.com/boost-this-video/

  3. 3d ago

    They Are The Enemy

    President Trump recently sent another important message: Palestinian Authority leader Mahmoud Abbas was barred from entering New York for the UN General Assembly.And the reasons matter.The Trump administration has called out the Palestinian Authority and PLO over their international campaign against Israel, their pursuit of unilateral Palestinian statehood, payments connected to terrorists and their families, incitement and failure to implement promised reforms.Thank you, President Trump.But now comes the question Israel must finally confront:If the Palestinian Authority supports and glorifies terror, and Israel is preparing for the possibility that PA security forces could turn their weapons against Israelis and the IDF, why are we still pretending the PA is a potential “peace partner”?Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Defense Minister Israel Katz have reportedly instructed the IDF to prepare for a scenario in which PA and Tanzim forces turn their guns on Israel.Think about that.Israel is preparing for the possibility of fighting the very Palestinian Authority the international community still wants to empower.Enough pretending.The Palestinian Authority is not merely a failed peace partner. Israel must recognize the threat it poses and formulate policy accordingly.More than half a million Jews live in Judea and Samaria. Most of Israeli population is within miles of the Arab cities in Judea and Samaria. Our lives cannot depend upon diplomatic fantasies created during the Oslo era.Hamas is not the only threat Israel faces.Israel must confront our jihadist enemy, their terror, incitement and armed threats wherever they come from, while building a future of Israeli sovereignty and security throughout Judea and Samaria.I remain optimistic because the Jewish people are waking up. Reality eventually destroys even the most deeply entrenched illusions.Say the truth. Name the enemy. Protect Jewish lives.Am Yisrael Chai!Join Our Whatsapp Channel: https://chat.whatsapp.com/GkavRznXy731nxxRyptCMv Follow us on Twitter: https://x.com/AviAbelow Join our Telegram Channel: https://t.me/aviabelowpulse Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/pulse_of_israel/?hl=en Pulse of Israel on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/IsraelVideoNetwork Visit Our Website - https://pulseofisrael.com/ Donate to Pulse of Israel: https://pulseofisrael.com/boost-this-video/

  4. 3d ago

    The Battle for the American Right: Why Is Anti-Israel Sentiment Growing?

    Something significant is happening inside the American conservative movement, and Israelis and Jews around the world need to understand it.I spoke with Matt Peterson at Yoram Hazony’s National Conservatism Conference in Jerusalem for an important deep-dive conversation about the growing anti-Israel sentiment, and, in some circles, outright Jew-hating antisemitism, emerging on parts of the American right.For decades, many Jews assumed that support for Israel from American conservatives was rock solid. But the political landscape is changing.Why are some younger conservatives questioning America’s relationship with Israel? How much of this shift is legitimate criticism of American foreign policy, and where does it cross the line into demonization of Israel or antisemitism? What role are influencers, social media, isolationism and the evolving “America First” movement playing?And perhaps most importantly: How should Israel respond?Matt Peterson and I dig into the ideological battle taking place inside the American right and why Israelis cannot afford to dismiss it. And how Israel today actually represents much of what conservative Americans believe it, but are misinformed. Israel should never base its survival on popularity in Washington, or anywhere else. A sovereign Jewish state must make decisions according to the security and national interests of the Jewish people.But America remains Israel’s most important ally, and understanding the forces reshaping American conservatism matters.This conversation is not about attacking conservatives. Quite the opposite. It is about understanding a serious debate taking place within a movement that has historically been strongly supportive of Israel and confronting dangerous trends before they become mainstream.Watch this conversation. Share it with Americans and Israelis. This is a debate we need to understand now.Am Yisrael Chai!Join Our Whatsapp Channel: https://chat.whatsapp.com/GkavRznXy731nxxRyptCMv Follow us on Twitter: https://x.com/AviAbelow Join our Telegram Channel: https://t.me/aviabelowpulse Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/pulse_of_israel/?hl=en Pulse of Israel on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/IsraelVideoNetwork Visit Our Website - https://pulseofisrael.com/ Donate to Pulse of Israel: https://pulseofisrael.com/boost-this-video/

  5. Oct 20

    Israel’s Judicial Reform Was NOT Defeated — Moshe Koppel Explains What Changed

    Was Israel’s judicial reform really stopped or did Israel change far more than most people realize?I spoke with Prof. Moshe Koppel, chairman of the Kohelet Policy Forum, one of the most influential intellectual forces behind Israel’s conservative policy movement, for a fascinating conversation about what actually happened to judicial reform and what comes next.The massive protest movement attempted to stop the reform process. Then the October 7 massacre and the ensuing war transformed Israel’s national agenda.But the story did not end there.Moshe Koppel explains what was actually accomplished, what institutional and political changes have already taken place, what remains unfinished, and why Israel’s upcoming elections could be critical for the future balance between the elected government, the judiciary and the legal establishment.We also discuss the deeper political changes taking place within Israeli society and the growing importance of national conservatism not only in Israel, but throughout the Western world.With another major National Conservatism Conference bringing together thinkers, policymakers and political leaders, what does national conservatism actually mean? Why is it gaining strength? And what can Israel contribute to a broader movement emphasizing national sovereignty, tradition, democratic accountability and Western civilization?This conversation goes far beyond one judicial reform bill.It is about who governs Israel, how Israeli democracy should function, what Israelis will be voting for in the upcoming elections, and what kind of Jewish state we leave to the next generation.Watch this important conversation with Moshe Koppel and share it with anyone who wants to understand where Israel is heading.Join Our Whatsapp Channel: https://chat.whatsapp.com/GkavRznXy731nxxRyptCMv Follow us on Twitter: https://x.com/AviAbelow Join our Telegram Channel: https://t.me/aviabelowpulse Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/pulse_of_israel/?hl=en Pulse of Israel on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/IsraelVideoNetwork Visit Our Website - https://pulseofisrael.com/ Donate to Pulse of Israel: https://pulseofisrael.com/boost-this-video/

  6. Oct 19

    Israeli Political Candidate ATTACKED by Palestinian Mob in Judea & Samaria!

    An Israeli political candidate was attacked by Palestinian stone-throwers in Judea and Samaria, and she is refusing to back down.Fleur Hassan-Nahoum, a candidate for Ofer Winter's Amcha Yisrael party and a prominent advocate for Israel internationally, was traveling through the Binyamin region with social media influencers and international opinion leaders when their vehicle came under attack.During a tour organized in cooperation with the Regavim movement, the group was leaving the Palestinian village of Turmus Ayya when several Palestinians surrounded their vehicle and began hurling stones and other objects.A window was shattered, and several participants reportedly suffered minor injuries.But Hassan-Nahoum's response was unequivocal: *"Palestinian terrorism will not deter us."*This incident raises serious questions about security, freedom of movement, and the continuing threat of Palestinian violence in the Jewish heartland.Why is it so important for international influencers to see the reality of Judea and Samaria firsthand? And what does this attack reveal about the challenges Israel continues to face?Watch, share, and join the conversation.Join Our Whatsapp Channel: https://chat.whatsapp.com/GkavRznXy731nxxRyptCMv Follow us on Twitter: https://x.com/AviAbelow Join our Telegram Channel: https://t.me/aviabelowpulse Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/pulse_of_israel/?hl=en Pulse of Israel on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/IsraelVideoNetwork Visit Our Website - https://pulseofisrael.com/ Donate to Pulse of Israel: https://pulseofisrael.com/boost-this-video/

  7. Oct 15

    Why America’s Right Is Turning Against Israel and the Jews

    Why America’s Right Is Turning Against Israel and the JewsSomething very important is happening on the American conservative right, and Israelis need to understand it.At Yoram Hazony’s National Conservatism conference in Jerusalem, I sat down with Amanda Milius and Jonathan Keeperman, two Jewish Americans who were invited to Israel to help explain the growing divide over Israel within parts of the American conservative movement.For decades, Israel could count on strong support from conservative Christians and the American right. Today, however, anti-Israel sentiment, and in some circles outright Jew-hating antisemitism, is gaining traction among voices that identify with the conservative right.Why is this happening? What are these Americans hearing about Israel? Why are some younger conservatives increasingly questioning the U.S.-Israel relationship? And, most importantly, what can Israel and the Jewish people do about it?I believe this was one of the most important discussions for Israelis to hear at NatCon.Because there is another side to this story that gives me tremendous hope.The Jews of Israel today actually embody so many of the values conservative Americans cherish: faith, family, patriotism, national sovereignty, military service, tradition, community, having children, defending the freedom-loving world, and refusing to apologize for loving our nation.And increasingly, Israelis don't want to continue receiving US aid. We want a relationship between two strong, sovereign allies based on shared interests, shared values, trade, technology and mutual benefit, not dependency.The problem is that millions of Americans have absolutely no idea.Too often, Israel is presented to Americans only through war, politics, foreign aid, the distorted lens of the mainstream media and the voices of progressive Jews in America. They don't see the incredible Jewish society being rebuilt in our ancestral homeland, or an Israeli public increasingly interested in greater independence and sovereignty.That means Israel has work to do.Instead of simply complaining that support for Israel is declining, we must understand why and start communicating directly with Americans about who Israelis actually are and what Israel represents.Watch this important conversation with Amanda Milius and Jonathan Keeperman from NatCon in Jerusalem, and share it with anyone concerned about the future of the U.S.-Israel relationship.Join Our Whatsapp Channel: https://chat.whatsapp.com/GkavRznXy731nxxRyptCMv Follow us on Twitter: https://x.com/AviAbelow Join our Telegram Channel: https://t.me/aviabelowpulse Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/pulse_of_israel/?hl=en Pulse of Israel on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/IsraelVideoNetwork Visit Our Website - https://pulseofisrael.com/ Donate to Pulse of Israel: https://pulseofisrael.com/boost-this-video/

  8. Oct 13

    Jeremy Boreing in Jerusalem: Rising Jew-Hating Antisemitism and the Red-green alliance

    Jeremy Boreing came to Jerusalem, Israel, to speak at Yoram Hazony’s National Conservatism Conference, and it was a pleasure meeting him in person and having this important conversation about Israel, America, the conservative movement, Candace Owens, the red-green alliance and the disturbing rise of Jew-hating antisemitism on the right in America.Jeremy Boreing, co-founder of The Daily Wire and host of the Jeremy Boreing show, has been one of the influential voices in American conservative media. From Jerusalem, we discussed a critical question facing conservatives today: What is happening to the American right when it comes to Jews and Israel?For years, we have watched Jew-hating antisemitism spread through the radical left and the red-green alliance between radical progressive movements and radical Islamists. But today, Jew-hating antisemitism is also becoming increasingly visible among elements of the political right.We specifically discussed Candace Owens, her break with The Daily Wire, the rhetoric surrounding Jews and Israel, and the dangerous normalization of ideas that conservatives should be confronting rather than ignoring.This is bigger than left versus right.It is about Israel, America, Western civilization, Biblical values upon which the freedom-loving West was founded, jihadi Islam, and the future of the conservative movement.That is why this conversation in Jerusalem was so important.Jeremy and I may come from different backgrounds, but we share a desire to protect the countries we love. The intent of this conversation is ultimately to help save both of our countries by identifying the ideological threats confronting them and refusing to remain silent.America needs a strong Israel. Israel needs a strong America. Both nations need God. And both need people willing to stand against Jew-hating antisemitism, whether it comes from the left, the right or jihadi Muslims.Watch and share this important conversation from Jerusalem.Join Our Whatsapp Channel: https://chat.whatsapp.com/GkavRznXy731nxxRyptCMv Follow us on Twitter: https://x.com/AviAbelow Join our Telegram Channel: https://t.me/aviabelowpulse Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/pulse_of_israel/?hl=en Pulse of Israel on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/IsraelVideoNetwork Visit Our Website - https://pulseofisrael.com/ Donate to Pulse of Israel: https://pulseofisrael.com/boost-this-video/

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Hear what is really going on, beyond the headlines, with Israel and the Jewish people. Avi Abelow is a proud Jew, living the Jewish dream in the ancestral homeland of the Jewish people, here to give you the true pulse of Israel.

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