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After nearly 14 years, the Likud Party finally held internal elections for the Central Committee this week. The results show a shake up in the country’s largest democratic party with new blood moving in to the conservative party. Reporter Arieh O’Sullivan spoke with newly elected committee member Attorney Eran Ben-Ari on the changing face of the Likud. (photo: Avshalom Sassoni/flash90)See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Disruptions as High Court hears petitions on probe of Sde Teiman video leak affair. Slain hostage returned to Israel from Gaza this week to be laid to rest on Sunday. Israeli citizens arrested in thwarted Hamas arms smuggling plotSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Aaron Ciechanover, the Israeli biologist who won the Nobel Prize in Chemistry, has described the academic boycott of Israel as an existential threat. He told KAN that we are on a very dangerous slippery slope that threatens our future here. The boycott by European colleges against Israel has intensified in recent months and the Gaza ceasefire  has neither stopped nor slowed its momentum, according to a  report by Israel's Association of University Heads. The data indicates that the European academic institutions that severed ties with Israel or ended collaborations with researchers have not reversed the measures. KAN's Mark Weiss spoke with former foreign ministry diplomat Emmanuel Nahshon, who today is in charge of combatting the academic boycott for Israeli universities.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Body of slain hostage Dror Or of Kibbutz Be'eri returned to Israel from Gaza. IDF says four terrorists killed, two others apprehended during attempt to flee tunnel in in Rafah area. Israeli security forces launch counter-terror operation in northern SamariaSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Heavy rains cause floods. Police: JAG's phone doesn't link AG to Sde Taiyman affair. PM to meet with Katz and Zamir.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Gila’s Way is a non-profit organization which implements, educates and presents programs regarding mental health awareness and suicide prevention in order to save lives. Rabbi Shalom Hammer, who has lived in Israel for more than 35 years, set up the organization following the tragic loss of his daughter Gila to suicide. He became a certified mental health instructor and now dedicates his life to promoting mental health awareness and suicide prevention across the globe.  Rabbi Hammer is the author of ten books, including the Gila Spreads Joy children’s book series, written in Gila’s memory. KAN's Mark Weis spoke to him about his work. (Photo: Courtesy)See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Al Jazeera report: Body of deceased hostage held by Islamic Jihad located in central Gaza Strip. IDF chief of staff says forces must be on alert in wake of assassination of Hezbollah military chief. Germany chancellor to visit IsraelSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

How have the past two years of war affected Israeli exporters. Liav Rozenberg, Global Units Executive at RH Group, spoke to KAN reporter Naomi Segal about challenges in the sector. (Photo: RH Group) See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

U.S. President Donald Trump told Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy that he had until Thursday to approve the 28-point plan, which calls on Ukraine to cede territory, accept limits on its military and renounce ambitions to join NATO. Trump’s proposal was a Russian trap. This according to Dr. Evgeni Klauber, a lecturer from Tel Aviv University and expert on Eastern European politics. He told reporter Arieh O’Sullivan that Washington was keen on weakening Zelensky now. (photo: AP)See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

A new exhibition at Yad Vashem has opened that puts hundreds of personal possessions and artifacts from Holocaust survivors, most never before seen by the public, on display for the first time. Entitled Living Memory, it offers a fresh and personal look at the lives of individuals whose stories were lost in the mass murder of six million Jews. Curator Eliad Moreh-Rosenberg told reporter Arieh O’Sullivan that the exhibition’s aim was to pass on the memories to the next generation. (photo: Yad Vashem)See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Air Force strikes hit Hamas commanders amid reports ceasefire could fail, Tens of thousands of Israelis demonstrate for release of last 3 fallen hostages held in Gaza and for national commission of inquiry See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

As the ultra-Orthodox protest against attempts to draft them into the IDF or perform any kind of community service, internal divisions are emerging in the haredi world. Prof. Kimmy Caplan, from Bar Ilan University, Department of Jewish History, helps decipher the mindset of the haredi and told reporter Arieh O’Sullivan that they are not alone in the concept that they are the sole guardians of Judaism but are dependent on government funding for their survival. (photo: Shlomi Cohen.flash90)See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Hebrew language wasn’t just the effort of Eliezer Ben-Yehuda alone, but rather a widespread effort to revive the holy language beginning in the mid-19th century. Dr. Merav Reuveni, an historian from Bar Ilan University, has written a new book called “Hebrew: From Symbol to Reality,” which brings a strikingly fresh perspective on how the Hebrew language was revived. She spoke with reporter Arieh O’Sullivan about her new book and how the Hebrew language is still evolving. (photo: courtesy) See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Lebanese PM Nawaf Salam sent a public message to Israel on Thursday, telling Bloomberg that Beirut is ready to open negotiations and will seek American help to push talks forward. He said President Joseph Aoun has already proposed discussing border disputes and the withdrawal of Israeli forces from areas Israel still controls after the war with Hizbullah. Israel this week stepped up its attacks on Hizbullah targets, saying the group was trying to reassert its presence in southern Lebanon. Israel also accused the Beirut government of failing to carry out its commitments to disarm the Iranian -backed terror group. KAN's Mark Weiss spoke with Sarit Zehavi from the Alma research centre.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

 France this week promoted Alfred Dreyfus, the Jewish army captain wrongly convicted of treason in 1894, to the rank of brigadier general as an act of reparation in a notorious case of antisemitism that has caused outrage for generations. The move is seen as a symbolic step in the fight against antisemitism in modern France, at a time of growing alarm over hate crimes targeting Jews in the country in the context of the Gaza war. French President Emmanuel Macron and Prime Minister Sebastien Lecornu signed the promotion into law on Monday, and it was published in the so-called Official Journal of new legislation on Tuesday. Parliament’s lower house unanimously approved the legislation in June, and the Senate backed it earlier this month. KAN's Mark Weiss spoke with Yael Perl-Ruiz  , the great grand-daughter of Alfred Dreyfus.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

IDF reservist moderately hurt by terrorist fire in Nablus area. Searches resume in Gaza City for deceased hostages. In Thailand, body recovered of Israeli tourist caught in strong currentsSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman said that the establishment of a Palestinian state as part of the two-state solution is key to normalization with Israel at his meeting with U.S. President Donald Trump at the White House on Tuesday. Asked at the White House meeting how the U.S. sale of F-35 fighter jets to Saudi Arabia would affect the joint U.S.–Israel policy of preserving Israel's qualitative military edge, Trump said that both Israel and the Saudi kingdom are 'at a level where they should get top-of-the-line' jets. KAN's Mark Weiss spoke about the meeting with Dr Yossi Mann from Reichman and Bar Ilan universities. (Photo: AP)See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

IDF strikes Hamas base in Lebanon. IDF kills 2 Hizbullah men. Degel HaTorah pushes draft dodging bill.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Hamas' declared refusal to disarm is the main sticking point toward advancing to the next phase of the US-brokered ceasefire framework, according to Res. Brigadier General Yossi Kuperwasser, head of the Jerusalem Institute for Strategy and Security. He told KAN reporter Naomi Segal that Israel may ultimately have to act. (Photo: Associated Press)See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The High Court of Justice has ruled that Justice Minister Yariv Levin can choose the official to oversee the investigation into the Sde Teiman video leak affair, instead of the attorney general. Despite restrictions imposed by the court, the ruling was seen as precedent setting in the granting of authority to a political figure in a criminal proceeding. Dr. Guy Lurie, Research Fellow at the Israel Democracy Institute, spoke to KAN reporter Naomi Segal about the significance of the decision.  (Photo: Yonatan Sindel, Oren Ben Hakoon/Flash90)    See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.