Jerusalem city council member Rabbi Aaron Leibowitz gives food for thought on the capital.

A new book edited by Professor Cary Nelson details the efforts on university campuses to boycott Israel, a movement he calls the 'natural continuation' of his anti-Vietnam demonstrations. He and Eve Harow discuss the cult-like behavior of BDS leaders and give insights on how to keep emotions out of the discourse.

Prof. Dan Peer joins VOI's Molly Livingstone to talk about his medical breakthrough.

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.

VOI's Dov Lipman interviews Or Rappaport and Tomer Dror about their partnering initiative.

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.

In an all-too-often anti-Israel entertainment industry, David Draiman, lead singer of internationally acclaimed heavy metal rock band 'Disturbed,' explains why he 'stands with his people,' regardless of the consequences his stance may incur in popular entertainment circles.

Meet Anett Haskia, an Israeli Arab Muslim and Zionist whose children served in elite IDF units. Now, Haskia is running for a slot on the nationalist Jewish Home Party Knesset list. Pnina Taylor, Haskia's liaison to the English-speaking community, speaks to VOI's Josh Hasten about this unique candidate and how Haskia can create positive changes for the Arab minorities in Israel and for the country as a whole.

Michael Freund, founder and chairman of Shavei Israel, an organization that searches for and helps the “Lost Tribes of Israel” return to their homeland, tells about why and how he started this mission and how his relationship with it has changed over time. He also shares his experiences traveling across the world to find lost tribes, and describes what it is like for those who have settled in Israel. He believes the explanation for the phenomenon is that there is a global awakening on the part of Jews wanting to connect to their roots. For more information: http://www.shavei.org/.

VOI's Dan Diker joins Ari Abramowitz in-studio to interview Middle East Forum director Daniel Pipes, who provides an overview of how the US has become divided in relation to Israel. Whereas in the past, Israel enjoyed bi-partisan support among Americans, he says, today it has become increasingly partisan -- with Republicans backing the Jewish state wholeheartedly, and liberal Democrats less so.

Stuart and Evie Steinberg joined VOI's Dan Diker in-studio on Memorial Day to reminisce about their late son, Max.

Investigative journalist Lee Kaplan joins VOI's Josh Hasten on the phone from San Francisco to discuss the ties between Kayla Mueller -- the American killed after being held captive by ISIS -- and the anti-Israel International Solidarity Movement (ISM). Kaplan says that Mueller, like American ISM activist Rachel Corrie, turned the desire to do something good into support for terrorist organizations.

Pamela Lazarus, director of Sar-El, talks to VOI's Dov Lipman about the program.

Creators of Yid Life Crisis, Eli Batalion and Jamie Elman join VOI's Molly Livingstone in-studio to discuss their foodie-centric web series filmed entirely in their grandparents' Yiddish. This secular series tackles life, love and other Jewish concerns and fills in the wide gaps between Jerry Seinfeld's Jewish and a Torah-based lifestyle. Plus, Dr. Barry Lynn, CEO of www.weather-it-is-Israel.com, says that while last winter's snowstorm dropped nearly two feet of snow, this year's storm will be a 'blizzard' with freezing temperatures, strong winds, and whiteout conditions over a period of four to five days.

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