Aboud Dandachi once believed all the anti-Israel rhetoric he had been taught. Since fleeing his native country of Syria and becoming a refugee in Turkey, however, he says that now that he has "seen the war from both sides," he has a completely different perspective. He joins VOI's Molly Livingstone to explain why he thinks Palestinians should revolt against BDS; how the Arab countries have disgraced them; and how the civil war in Syria forced him to grow up and realize that Israel is doing the right thing.

Ilan Ben Moshe of the Menorah Candle Company tells Judy Lash Balint how he became head of a company that makes and exports millions of Hannukah candles from his factory in Sderot. The company is one of the main employers in the town just across the border from Gaza, and also provides employment and occupational therapy for dozens of workers with special needs who pack the brightly colored candles used in Jewish homes all over the world.

HonestReporting's Yarden Frankl joins VOI's Josh Hasten to review this week's skewed media coverage of Israel.

The 'Middle Eastern' entertainer and her band join Josh Hasten to perform some of their viral hits, both covers of popular music and original songs.

'Jerusalem Design' co-founder Chezi Spero tells VOI's Eve Harow about the connection between haute couture and Torah.

Andrew Silow-Carroll, editor-in-chief of the New Jersey Jewish News, joins VOI's Ari Abramowitz and Jeremy Gimpel to talk about struggling with God.

American radio star Dr. Joy Browne joins VOI's Daniel Seaman and Daniela Traub in-studio.

Canadian businessman Laurent Amram, the visionary behind a mega Torah scroll memorial to fallen soldiers, tells Josh Hasten about his initiative.

Nemat Sadat says being an ex-Muslim gay, atheist and Zionist from Afghanistan has left him disowned by his community, family and nation. He has received thousands of death threats; has lost his job as a professor; and fears being designated as a criminal under Islamic law. In this intimate interview, VOI's Molly Livingstone finds out why he wants the world to stop justifying Muslim radicalization and Islamic violence, and why he thinks Israel should win the Nobel Peace prize.

Jonny Daniels, who runs the post-Holocaust organization 'From the Depths,' tells chilling stories to VOI's Gil Hoffman, filling in for Dan Diker.

Conservative political commentator and star American talk-show host Ben Shapiro discusses with VOI's Ari Abramowitz and Jeremy Gimpel a number of compelling issues relating to Israel and the US. Is it true, for example, that the US-Israel relationship has never been worse? And why are liberals anti-Israel? Then, listen to Ari and Jeremy duke it out about how and whether the case for Israel should be made internationally. Is there a key anti-Israel accusation that needs addressing? Need one always feel obligated to defend Israel’s decisions and policies?

VOI's Josh Hasten speaks to HonestReporting's Yarden Frankl, JobKatif's Judy Lowy, and film student Shira Gorelick.

Omri Boral, co-founder of Minga-Social Enterprise Arena, talks to VOI's Molly Livingstone about today's socially and culturally minded startups.

Can money solve the Israeli-Palestinian conflict? Author and political analyst Dr. Martin Sherman considers what kind of financial incentive Palestinians would need to be persuaded to leave Israel? Is this a moral solution? Is it practical?

How a member of the pre-state underground emerged as a very different kind of combatant.

Dr. Michael Widlanski, political communications expert, Middle East analyst and author of "Battle for Our Minds: Western Elites and the Terror Threat" tells Judy Lash Balint how intellectual arrogance and complacency in the US administration has led to repeated failures in the use of counter-terrorism intelligence. "Terrorists want to get into our head, not into our house," Widlanski says. 'Combating terror means fighting on the battlefield of the mind.'