Defending Israel with David Harris
Lifelong Jewish advocate and JBS strategic analyst David Harris delves into the critical issues facing American Jewry and its relationship with the state of Israel, offering profound insights on how we can foster strong and enduring support for Israel’s future.
Episodes

May 7, 2026
May 7, 2026
30 min
David Harris is joined by Meng Yang, a professor who teaches China’s first university-level Yiddish course and lectures widely on Jewish civilization, the Holocaust, and contemporary antisemitism.

Apr 23, 2026
Apr 23, 2026
31 min
David Harris is joined by Georg Georgiev, the former Foreign Minister of Bulgaria, to discuss the heroic 1943 rescue of 48,000 Bulgarian Jews from a train bound for Nazi death camps, as well as the current state of Bulgarian Jewry, and contemporary Bulgaria's relationship with the state of Israel.

Apr 16, 2026
Apr 16, 2026
30 min
David Harris is joined by Rawan Osman, a Syrian-born German political activist, influencer, and self-described Arab Zionist advocating for normalization between Arab states and Israel.

Apr 7, 2026
Apr 7, 2026
31 min
David Harris interviews Gilad Cohen, Israel’s Ambassador to Japan since 2021, for a wide-ranging discussion on the history and current status of Japanese-Israeli relations, as well as the state of the small Jewish community in Japan itself.

Mar 31, 2026
Mar 31, 2026
30 min
David Harris sits with Michael Brodsky, Israel’s Ambassador to Ukraine since 2020, for a wide-ranging discussion on the war in Ukraine and its impact on Israel and the Jewish community.

Mar 12, 2026
Mar 12, 2026
30 min
David Harris is joined by Israeli Ambassador to the United Nations in Geneva Daniel Meron to discuss the rampant anti-Israel bias running amok in the 40 UN organizations headquartered in Geneva, Switzerland, and what Meron is personally and professionally doing to combat this "baked-in" prejudice.

Mar 5, 2026
Mar 5, 2026
30 min
David Harris sits with his wife, Giulietta Boukhobza, a Jewish survivor and refugee from Libya, as she recounts her family’s story and reflects on its urgent lessons for today.

Feb 18, 2026
Feb 18, 2026
30 min
David Harris is joined by French journalist Nora Bussigny, author of a high-profile book ("Les Nouveax Antisémites") based on a year infiltrating the anti-Israel community, alongside Paris-based writer and strategist Simone Rodan-Benzaquen, two voices confronting antisemitism in France and across Europe.

Feb 4, 2026
Feb 4, 2026
30 min
David Harris speaks with Avi Jorisch, author of "Thou Shalt Innovate: How Israeli Ingenuity Repairs the World," and CEO and co-founder of the Israel Economic Forum, whose work advances Israel’s global economic standing and connectivity.

Jan 26, 2026
Jan 26, 2026
30 min
David Harris is joined by international human rights lawyer, social media influencer, and Bondi Beach survivor Arsen Ostrovsky. Arsen recounts his harrowing ordeal at Bondi, as he was shot in the head, millimeters from death, not knowing if his family nearby was safe from the shooters' rampage.



