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Jeremy Saltan is a veteran Knesset Insider, Campaigner and Political Analyst who currently serves as Bayit Yehudi's English Forum Chairman, a local municipality politician and is one of Israel's top poll analysts. Saltan served as Campaign Manager for Bayit Yehudi’s highly successful English Language parliament campaign in 2013. He has run political campaigns in English & Hebrew for Israeli municipality, party institution, primary & general elections. Jeremy’s opinion pieces have been published, quoted, appeared or credited by the Jerusalem Post, Times of Israel, Israel National News, Jewish Press, IBA News, Voice of America, Daily Beast, France 24, Washington Post, BBC, Al Jazeera, Daystar and Foreign Policy among others.

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Game of Thrones: The Politics Behind the Purim Story

5 March 2023

Knesset Insider Jeremy Saltan joins VOI's Yishai Fleisher in-studio to dissect the politics behind the Purim story. Why did the king never leave the palace? Why was Haman so thin-skinned? How did the politically sharp Esther... (25:16) Listen now

Are Israel's Election Commercials Outdated?

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3 March 2023

VOI Knesset Insider Jeremy Saltan joins Josh Hasten in-studio to discuss the "home stretch" of Israel's election season -- and the launch of the official TV and radio campaign commercials. Jeremy weighs in on whether the ads are... (9:46) Listen now

Shas Party Spiritual Leader Calls Israel's National Anthem 'Stupid'

24 February 2023

VOI's Knesset insider Jeremy Saltan joins Josh Hasten in-studio to give his analysis on Rabbi Shlomo Cohen, the Shas party spiritual leader who dubbed Israel's national anthem -- "Hatikva" -- "stupid." Will his comments attract or... (12:11) Listen now

Nir Barkat -- Super-Hero Mayor

Jerusalem Mayor Nir Barkat. Photo: Yonatan Sindel/Flash90
23 February 2023

Not only did Jerusalem Mayor Nir Barkat wrestle a knife-wielding terrorist to the ground on a crowded street, but he did so exactly 11 years after boarding a blown-up bus to rescue survivors of a suicide-bombing. The Panel agrees that... (10:07) Listen now

A Look at This Week's Polls

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15 February 2023

VOI's Jeremy Saltan tells Gil Hoffman which parties are up and down; who can form a coalition; and why. (10:45) Listen now

How Israel's Prime Minister Is Elected

10 February 2023

VOI Knesset insider Jeremy Saltan outlines three alternative scenarios for the upcoming Knesset elections. Saltan explains the complicated process to host Josh Hasten, saying that ultimately it could be President Reuven Rivlin who... (13:01) Listen now

The 'Dressing Down' of Israeli Ambassador Ron Dermer

Caption: Mutual finger-pointing. Israeli Ambassador to the US Ron Dermer takes heat from disgruntled members of Congress over Netanyahu's upcoming address. Photo: Miriam Alster/Flash90
5 February 2023

VOI Knesset insider Jeremy Man Saltan joins VOI's Mottle Wolfe to discuss the "dressing down" of Israeli Ambassador Ron Dermer over Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's up-coming speech to the US Congress. Though the chaos... (25:20) Listen now

Did Zionism Create the Palestinian Nation?

Caption: Retired general and Knesset candidate Yoav Galant. Photo: Flash90
3 February 2023

VOI's Josh Hasten takes on statements by Yoav Galant, a retired general running for the Knesset on the Koolanu Party list. Galant has been claiming that Israel "created the Palestinian nation." Then, HonestReporting's Simon... (50:50) Listen now

Election Gets Nasty

Caption: Tzipi Hotovely hurling accusations. Photo: Flash90
1 February 2023

Likud deputy minister Tzipi Hotovely accuses the Zionist Union's Isaac Herzog and Tzipi Livni of corruption for an anti-Netanyahu campaign led by the V15 organization. V15 founder Itamar Weizman denies the charges and says Likud is... (51:20) Listen now

Knesset Jeremy: Mapping the Political 'Left'

23 December 2022

Jeremy Saltan, our veteran "Knesset Insider," plot-points the political spectrum heading into Israel's upcoming elections. Today we focus on the "Left": the Arab parties and their possible union; the liberal Meretz party; and the... (25:24) Listen now

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