Best Returned Missionaries Podcasts (2025)

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Missionaries in Israel? - Returning Home 37:06

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Natalie interviews Rabbi BenTzion Kravitz who made aliyah in December 2024 from Los Angeles to Jerusalem. Rabbi Kravitz is the founder of Jews for Judaism, which aims to teach Jews how to think critically and embrace their Jewish heritage, so that they can repel the advances of Christian missionaries. There are many missionary groups right here in …

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Ukraine says it destroyed dozens of Russian warplanes in its unprecedented ‘Spiderweb’ operation. Here’s what the footage shows.

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On Sunday, Ukraine’s Security Service (SBU) carried out an unprecedented attack on military airfields in regions across Russia. The operation reportedly involved smuggling drones into the country and then launching them from trucks parked along highways. The SBU claims it destroyed more than 40 Russian warplanes. This figure has not been independen…

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Ukrainian Ground Forces commander resigns after deadly Russian strike on training camp

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Major General Mykhailo Drapatyi announced on Sunday that he had submitted his resignation as commander of Ukraine’s Ground Forces. “This is a deliberate decision, driven by my personal sense of responsibility for the tragedy at the 239th training ground, which claimed the lives of our soldiers,” he wrote in a post on Facebook. Earlier in the day, t…

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Russia says it downed more than 160 drones on Sunday night, less than a day after Ukraine’s ‘Spiderweb’ operation

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The Russian Defense Ministry said its air defenses shot down more than 160 Ukrainian drones over Russian territory on Sunday night. According to military officials, 57 drones were intercepted over the Kursk region, 31 over the Belgorod region, 27 over the Lipetsk region, 16 over the Voronezh region, and 11 each over the Bryansk and Ryazan regions. …

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Ukrainian delegation arrives in Istanbul for second round of talks with Russia

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A Ukrainian delegation has arrived in Istanbul, where talks with Russia are scheduled to begin today, Suspilne reported, citing Foreign Ministry spokesperson Heorhii Tykhyi. As in the previous round of negotiations held on May 16, the Ukrainian delegation is led by Defense Minister Rustem Umerov. Suspilne noted that the composition of the Ukrainian…

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A third of Russia’s strategic cruise missile carriers, worth $7 billion, hit in Ukrainian drone operation, SBU says

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In a statement confirming a special operation on Sunday that targeted airfields used by Russian strategic bombers, Ukraine’s Security Service (SBU) said it had hit a third of Russia’s strategic cruise missile carriers. “Seven billion U.S. dollars — that is the estimated value of the enemy’s strategic aviation assets struck today as a result of the …

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Ukraine says it destroyed over 40 military aircraft in major attack on airfields across Russia

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On Sunday, Ukraine’s Security Service carried out a large-scale attack on military airfields across Russia that it claims destroyed more than 40 warplanes. The operation, which reportedly took over a year and a half to plan, is said to have used drones launched from trucks deep inside Russian territory to strike air bases far from the border — incl…

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Drones strike Siberia for first time in what Ukrainian media say is an SBU operation targeting Russian military aircraft

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The latest on the attack Ukraine says it destroyed over 40 military aircraft in major attack on airfields across Russia Residents of Russia’s Irkutsk region, in Siberia, have reported the first drone attack there since the start of the full-scale war, with drones spotted in the region’s Usolsky District, according to the news outlets 7×7 and Mediaz…

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At least seven dead after explosions cause two bridges to collapse in Russian regions bordering Ukraine, authorities say

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The collapsed bridge in the Bryansk region. June 1, 2025. At least two bridges have collapsed in Russian regions bordering Ukraine over the past 24 hours, killing at least seven people and injuring dozens more, according to local authorities. In the Bryansk region, a road bridge collapsed onto a passenger train, causing it to derail. Shortly afterw…

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At least seven killed in Russian train derailment amid unverified reports of explosion

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At least seven people have been reported dead in a derailment of a Moscow-bound passenger train in Russia’s Bryansk region. Another 30, including two children, have been hospitalized, according to Governor Alexander Bogomaz. The incident occurred near the town of Vygonichi, where a highway bridge reportedly collapsed onto the passing train. In a st…

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From Cowboy to Missionary: Elder Palmer’s Faith Journey & Testimony of Jesus Christ 15:08

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From cowboy hats to name tags, Elder Palmer’s inspiring journey from ranch life to missionary service reveals the transformative love of Jesus Christ. In this heartfelt conversation, Elder Palmer shares his personal testimony of faith, how prayer and scripture shaped his decision to serve, and the joy he’s found in helping others strengthen their f…

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A nationwide vigilante network. How police backing and holy blessings helped Russkaya Obshchina become Russia’s largest far-right group

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Emboldened by support from senior law enforcement officials and a political climate more hospitable to xenophobic violence, far-right activists from “Russkaya Obshchina” (Russian Community) are increasingly involved in attacks, vigilante raids, and coordinated harassment. They typically target migrants from nations to the south or even compatriots …

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Mobile network provider terminates service for Russian advocacy group Nasiliu.Net, crashing emergency helpline for domestic violence victims

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The Russian advocacy group Nasiliu.Net (No to Violence) reported on May 30 that its mobile network operator suddenly terminated its service, crashing an emergency helpline available to domestic violence victims. “Previously, the service did not warn us about problems related to our ‘foreign agent’ status, which we have been forced to have since 202…

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Russian teen who quoted Ukrainian poet in criminal trial closing statement faces new prosecution

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On April 18, a Russian court sentenced 19-year-old activist Darya Kozyreva to two years and eight months in prison for repeatedly “discrediting” the Russian army. This week, a St. Petersburg court registered a new case against Kozyreva based on her closing statement at her previous trial. In that statement, she quoted a poem in Ukrainian by Taras S…

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Russia’s U.N. representative says halting Western weapons supplies and ending Ukraine’s draft are necessary for any ceasefire deal

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As Ukrainian officials wait for a promised memorandum on Russia’s vision for a peace treaty, Russia's permanent representative to the U.N., Vasily Nebenzya, told the U.N. Security Council on May 30 that Moscow’s “minimum” terms for a ceasefire deal are that “Western countries cease supplying weapons to the Kyiv regime” and that Ukraine end its mili…

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Ukrainian intelligence behind explosions at Russian naval base in Vladivostok, media report

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Explosions in the Russian city of Vladivostok on Friday morning were the result of a “successful operation” by Ukraine’s military intelligence agency, according to RBC-Ukraine, UNIAN, and Hromadske, all of which cited informed sources. The sources said two blasts occurred in Desantnaya Bay, near the base of the 47th Separate Air Assault Battalion, …

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Ukraine says it’s ready for another round of talks — but it’s still waiting for the ceasefire memo Russia promised

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Russia’s delegation addresses the media following talks with Ukraine in Istanbul on May 16. On May 19, three days after Russian and Ukrainian delegations met in Istanbul for their first direct talks in over three years, Russian President Vladimir Putin and U.S. President Donald Trump held a phone call. Afterwards, Putin announced that Moscow was “r…

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Mercenaries, missionaries, and mining. As local leaders decry Western neocolonialism, Russia is carving out its own sphere of influence in Africa

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Demonstrators in the Democratic Republic of the Congo protest a visit by French President Emmanuel Macron in 2023, using Russian flags and portraits of Vladimir Putin as protest symbols Moscow’s foreign policy has zeroed in on Africa in recent years. The shift is partially due to commercial interests, including access to resources like gold, uraniu…

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U.S. special envoy Keith Kellogg says Russia’s concerns about potential NATO expansion are ‘fair’

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The United States considers Russia’s concerns about NATO’s potential eastward expansion to be “fair,” U.S. presidential envoy Keith Kellogg said in an interview with ABC News on Thursday. “It’s a fair concern. We’ve said that repeatedly. We’ve said that, to us, Ukraine coming into NATO is not on the table,” Kellogg said. According to him, at least …

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Overnight Russian missile and drone attacks injure civilians in multiple Ukrainian regions

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Russian forces carried out a large-scale missile and drone attack on Ukraine’s Kharkiv region on Thursday night, according to local authorities and Ukraine’s State Emergency Service. In Kharkiv’s Slobidskyi district, a Russian strike sparked a fire at a municipal transport agency. One company building and a trolleybus caught fire, and 38 vehicles b…

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Old money, new problems. Sanctions leave Russian banks and customers stuck with older U.S. currency that’s increasingly difficult to exchange at home and abroad

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Sanctions have significantly hindered the flow of fresh foreign currency into Russian banks, leaving both the institutions and their customers with a surplus of “old-series” dollars issued before 2009. Many foreign exchange offices reject these bills or agree to exchange them only at unfavorable rates. Even domestically, Russians are increasingly e…

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Following outcry from Moscow, Serbia’s president vows to halt weapons contracts if arms are bound for Ukraine

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Serbian President Aleksandar Vučić has responded to accusations from Russia's Foreign Intelligence Service that Serbian defense enterprises continue to supply ammunition to Ukraine, calling some of the allegations false. In recent remarks cited by the local media, Vučić said he’s discussed the matter with Vladimir Putin privately and in the presenc…

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The Joy of Really Getting It - Soul Talk 21:34

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On the holiday of Shavuot we celebrate receiving the Torah. A large segment of the Torah contains a lot of rules, commands and regulations for how G-d expects us to live our lives. Why is this a reason to celebrate? Is there really joy in living a commanded life?Soul Talk 29MAY2025 - PODCASTBy Israel News Talk Radio

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The Hug - Pull Up a Chair 1:00:48

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What made the relationship between Naomi and her daughters-in-law unique? Do true converts have something to teach those of us born to the tribe?Pull Up a Chair 29MAY2025 - PODCASTBy Israel News Talk Radio

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Israeli Government Is Failing The People - The Jay Shapiro Show 1:35:37

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The Israeli government is failing the peopleThe Jay Shapiro Show 29MAY 2025 - PODCASTBy Israel News Talk Radio

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A veteran’s violent end. Officer who led Russia’s Mariupol air assault, then became Stavropol’s deputy mayor, dies in suspicious blast

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Zaur Gurtsiev The first deputy mayor of Stavropol was killed in an explosion on Wednesday night. Zaur Gurtsiev, 34, joined his hometown’s city government after participating in the Kremlin’s “Time of Heroes” program, which the Putin administration launched to promote war veterans to public office. In 2019, Gurtsiev headed the combat command center …

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‘We could not influence the list’. In Russia and Ukraine’s biggest prisoner swap of the war, Moscow returned a defector and prisoners already slated for deportation

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The first day of the prisoner exchange. May 23, 2025. Late last week, Russia and Ukraine carried out their largest prisoner exchange since the start of the full-scale war, with each side handing over 1,000 people. Moscow and Kyiv agreed to the swap during peace talks in Istanbul on May 16 — negotiations that otherwise failed to produce any results.…

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China has stopped selling drones to Ukraine while increasing component shipments to Russia — Bloomberg

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China has halted drone sales to Ukraine and other European countries but continues to supply Russia, Bloomberg reported on Thursday, citing statements from Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and other informed sources. “Chinese Mavic is open for Russians but is closed for Ukrainians. There are production lines on Russian territory where there a…

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Russia accuses Serbia of supplying weapons to Ukraine, 'profiting from the blood of their fellow Slavs'

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Russia’s Foreign Intelligence Service (SVR) said on Thursday that Serbian defense companies continue to supply ammunition to Kyiv “in defiance of Belgrade’s officially declared ‘neutrality.’” In a press release titled “Serbian arms industry tries to stab Russia in the back,” the SVR alleged that Serbian contributions to what it calls “the war waged…

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Merz says he hasn't ruled out Germany supplying Taurus missiles to Ukraine

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German Chancellor Friedrich Merz said Wednesday that he has not ruled out the possibility of supplying Ukraine with long-range Taurus cruise missiles. “Of course it’s within the realm of possibility,” Merz told the German broadcaster ZDF. At the same time, he noted that training Ukrainian soldiers to operate the missiles would take several months. …

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No take-backsies. As Putin vows support for Russian McDonald’s replacement, lawmakers move to strip foreign investors of their buyback rights

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What happened? At a meeting with business leaders on May 26, Russian President Vladimir Putin promised the management of Vkusno i tochka (the fast-food chain that replaced McDonald’s restaurants in Russia) that he would support the company if McDonald’s ever tried to return to the Russian market. Putin noted that while the “not entirely scrupulous …

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‘There’s no such thing as safety’. In Russia, journalists must either adapt to censorship or risk their freedom. So why do they keep reporting?

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In April 2025, Kommersant journalist Alexander Chernykh declined the most prestigious independent prize recognizing Russian journalism, Redkollegia. He’d won the award for a report from Russia’s Kursk region, which had recently spent more than seven months under partial Ukrainian occupation. In a statement explaining his decision, Chernykh — who re…

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Russian war veteran killed in Stavropol explosion; governor cites possible ‘Ukrainian terrorist attack’

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A veteran of Russia’s war in Ukraine, Zaur Gurtsiev, was killed in an explosion in Stavropol, Russia. After returning from the front, Gurtsiev joined the “Time of Heroes” program — a Kremlin initiative aimed at placing war veterans in government roles — and was serving as the city’s first deputy mayor. His death was announced by Stavropol Krai Gove…

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St. Petersburg proposes ban on foreign nationals working as couriers and taxi drivers

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Authorities in St. Petersburg, Russia, have proposed banning foreign nationals from working as taxi drivers and couriers through the end of the year, according to a draft order by Governor Alexander Beglov published on the city’s official website. The proposal calls for “a ban in 2025 on the employment of foreign nationals” by businesses operating …

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Three far-right activists arrested for kidnapping and torturing teenager in Russian forest

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Police in the Russian city of Kovrov (roughly 175 miles northeast of Moscow) have arrested three members of a far-right organization on charges of aggravated kidnapping. The suspects are reportedly local men in their late twenties and early thirties who belong to the group “Russkaya Obshchina” (Russian Community). Two of the three men have already …

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"Messianic Jews"? - Phantom Nation 35:57

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Apostates who deny they arePhantom Nation 28MAY2025 - PODCASTBy Israel News Talk Radio

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STREET TALK THEOLOGY Return Part 1 23:26

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In today's episode, we join Pastor Dom in a two part sermon series called "Return". Pastors covers the validity of the repeated words in the book of Ruth and why they're important. For more info about Pastor Dom and the current church he is pastoring use the link below. Desert Sky Baptist !!!Street Talk Theology has a new sponsor!!! Logos Christian…

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Freeing Japan's Forgotten: Missionary Hamilton Davis Interview 1:13:50

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Send us a text He Lived in Japan for 8 Years—Now He’s Helping Orphans No One Else Will. What happens to Japanese orphans when they turn 18? Most are forgotten, cut off from support, and left with no clear path to adulthood. In this powerful episode of The Narrow Road Home, we sit down with missionary Hamilton Davis, who spent 8 years in Japan uncov…

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Missions is More than a Church Program: Obedience is Worship, Part 3 34:52

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Britt, Riaan, and Ross Parsley discuss how the Great Commandment and Great Commission work together through our obedience.By Gateway to Mercy

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Jerusalem Day Special - The Jewish Truth Bomb 30:07

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Join Group https://chat.whatsapp.com/DYdfRcOLgCl7ccQI0AbvyNThe Jewish Truth Bomb 26MAY2025 - PODCASTBy Israel News Talk Radio

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END THE WAR! - The Tamar Yonah Show 1:00:08

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An episode on fire! Tamar and co-host Matt Zucker sound the alarm, demanding nothing less than a decisive, final victory to end the war in Gaza once and for all. The stakes couldn’t be higher, and the passion is real. They tear through the latest explosive headlines, tackle the tough questions, and open the lines to hear your voice.The Tamar Yonah …

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Why My Sister Returned to Jesus | A Story of Redemption & Grace 46:42

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In this live interview, I sit down with my sister to talk about her powerful journey back to Jesus Christ. We dive into what led her away from Him, what brought her back, and how her relationship with the Savior has changed her life. Whether you’re struggling in your own faith or know someone who is, this conversation is a reminder that it’s never …

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Living A Life That's Blessed - Soul Talk 20:13

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Everyone wants blessing in their life, but what does it mean to be blessed? Taking this one step further, we have so many blessings on any given day to say from the prayer book, before we eat, after we eat and connected to countless mitzvot. What are we actually saying when we begin a blessing saying "Blessed are you G-d." Does G-d need our blessin…

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Foolish Finger Pointing - Pull Up A Chair 40:10

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The war we're fighting is more layered than khaki clad soldiers toting weaponry. False narratives and accusations of Israeli evil-doing infects our daily lives and national psyche. And despite it all, we rise and soar!!!Pull Up A Chair 22MAY2025 - PODCASTBy Israel News Talk Radio

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Warning to Europe And America Against Falling for PA's "Moderate" Label - Alan Skorski Reports 33:06

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https://youtu.be/XwRugE-3uK4?si=oabSMi5lWDPVhIzGAlan Skorski recently interviewed Itamar Marcus, director of Palestinian Media Watch (PMW), who issued stark warnings about Western perceptions of the Palestinian Authority (PA) and its potential role in governing Gaza.Palestinian Media Watch, an Israeli watchdog organization, monitors media and offic…

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Yair Golan: A Political Transgender - Phantom Nation 36:16

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Israel's internal "malshinim" (slanderers)Phantom Nation 21MAY2025 - PODCASTBy Israel News Talk Radio

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Western Democracies Let Israel Down - The Jay Shapiro Show 1:17:51

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Israel should expect more support for its actions from the Western democraciesThe Jay Shapiro Show 22MAY2025 - PODCASTBy Israel News Talk Radio

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STREET TALK THEOLOGY Discussion with Ashok on the Pope 28:52

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In today's episode, Pastor Dom is joined by Ashok and together they discuss their feelings on the new Pope as well as the dangers of the Roman Catholic Church. For more info about Pastor Dom and the current church he is pastoring use the link below. Desert Sky Baptist !!!Street Talk Theology has a new sponsor!!! Logos Christian Academy is the proud…

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Love is Not the Answer; What do the Saudis Want? - The Jewish Truth Bomb 25:01

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Join Lenny's Whatsapp Group https://chat.whatsapp.com/DYdfRcOLgCl7ccQI0AbvyNBy Israel News Talk Radio

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"Light in the Darkness & A Baby’s Birth Amid Terror and Loss" - The Tamar Yonah Show 1:12:48

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A Family’s Strength After the Murder of Tzeila Gez”In this deeply emotional and powerful interview, Tamar speaks with Bat Chen Grossman — sister of the wounded husband and aunt to the newborn baby — about the horrific terror attack that shook their family. A young pregnant woman, Tzeila Gez, was on her way to the hospital to give birth when terrori…

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