Day 610 - David Horovitz: Shedding light on war when the facts are dim

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🗓️ 7 June 2025

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Welcome to What Matters Now, a weekly podcast exploring key issues currently shaping Israel and the Jewish World, with host Amanda Borschel-Dan speaking with ToI editor David Horovitz.

How do you cover a war when no objective, proven journalists are allowed to report independently in the war zone?

And when one side of the conflict -- a terrorist regime -- floods international media with its narrative while the other side -- an attacked sovereign nation -- provides no narrative, guess which side's story makes front pages?

This week on What Matters Now, Horovitz lays out the challenges of penetrating the fog of this war within the constraints of an Israeli information vacuum.

"The hardest challenge for journalists, and it's certainly never been harder for us in the last 19-20 months, is to get the facts first... Getting to the facts has never been harder," said Horovitz.

And so this week, we ask ToI editor David Horovitz, what matters now.

What Matters Now podcasts are available for download on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, YouTube or wherever you get your podcasts. This episode was produced by the Pod-Waves and video edited by Thomas Girsch.

IMAGE: Palestinians run following an Israeli strike in Gaza City, June 1, 2025. (AP Photo/Jehad Alshrafi)

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0:00.0	Welcome to the Times of Israel's What Matters now, a weekly podcast delving into one issue affecting Israel and the Jewish world right now.
0:11.1	I'm your host, Amanda Borschal Dan, here with our editor, David Horowitz.
0:14.9	David, thank you so much for joining me today.
0:16.8	Sure, Amanda.
0:17.8	We are going to talk about what's happening right now in this Israeli moment in which so much is opaque in terms of the Gaza war.
0:25.7	We're going to discuss the feelings on the ground here inside Israel, and we'll talk about how international media is also deciphering what they know or don't know about what's happening on the ground in Gaza.
0:39.0	All of this and more when we're back.
0:46.5	A single call can mean the difference between life and death.
0:52.1	Maghendavidadom, Israel's emergency medical service, is there every time, everywhere,
0:59.1	for anyone in need.
1:01.6	McGein-David-Dome is first on the scene treating victims of terror attacks,
1:05.8	providing critical care in remote communities, and managing Israel's national blood supply,
1:11.8	ensuring a vital lifeline for soldiers and civilians in need. But most people don't realize that Israel's
1:17.8	government doesn't fund Magendavita Dome. Our life-saving work depends on compassionate individuals
1:23.4	like you. Your generous donation to American friends of Maghendavid Adom
1:28.1	ensures that Israel remains prepared for whatever comes next.
1:33.5	Visit Magendavid adome.org.
1:58.2	I'm Amanda Borschelle Dan here with our editor, David Horvitz.
2:02.6	David, we learned this morning about the deaths of three Israeli soldiers.
2:08.5	We are just coming off of a holiday long weekend. Israel is reeling, but of course,
2:14.0	international media is not leading with the soldiers' deaths, rather with the suspected or at least alleged deaths of Gazans inside Gaza who were trying to collect aid.
2:19.6	This isn't the first time that these allegations have been made, and indeed, it's
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