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Ark Media, Ilan Benatar

Hamas, Society, News, Palestine, News Commentary, Politics, War, Government, October 7, Israel, Geopolitics

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🗓️ 8 December 2025

⏱️ 58 minutes

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0:00.0	You are listening to an art media podcast.
0:08.6	The majority of the Jews who have a foot in both worlds, they have Hellenized, they have modernized, and they have Shabbat dinner, and they keep a kosher home, and they send their kids to Hebrew school,
0:22.9	they need to finally take a stand because the people persecuting them, the Seleucids aren't saying
0:29.8	you could do both. You actually have to decide, do you take a toga and a scoop of Spanacopoda, or do you take a Torah and a scoop of schmaltz?
0:41.9	You need to decide who you are.
1:00.0	It's 4.30 p.m. on Sunday, December 7th here in New York City.
1:06.3	It's 11.30 p.m. on Sunday, December 7th in Israel, where Israelis are winding down their day.
1:13.5	Today, Sunday, German Chancellor Merse landed in Israel, marking his first official visit to Israel as Chancellor. Mers met with Prime Minister Netanyahu in Jerusalem, after which the two leaders
1:19.6	gave a joint press conference. Speaking beside the Chancellor, Natanyahu told the press that he
1:24.7	expects phase two of the Gaza ceasefire to begin soon,
1:28.2	adding that he would discuss the matter with President Trump when they meet at the White House later this month.
1:34.0	Meanwhile, there now remains one fallen hostage in Gaza, that is, 24-year-old master sergeant Ron Gvili,
1:41.8	who fought terrorists on October 7th at Kibbutz Al-U-Mim and was killed in battle.
1:48.0	The hostage family forum is demanding that the government not transitioned to phase two of the
1:53.1	Gaza ceasefire before we see Ron's return to Israel. In the same press conference,
1:59.6	Natanyahu also told reporters that he is not willing to
2:02.6	retire from politics in exchange for a pardon, which he is requested from President Herzog.
2:09.4	In other news, in a much-anticipated decision on Friday, the European Broadcasting Union voted to
2:15.4	allow Israel to compete in Eurovision 2026. However, following the
2:20.7	announcement, Spain, Ireland, and the Netherlands withdrew from the competition in protest of Israel's
2:27.0	participation. And this coming week, the head of the Mossad and a senior official from Qatar
2:33.4	will be meeting with U.S. officials.
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