The Inside Scoop Jerusalem
The Inside Scoop Jerusalem features the hot topics people on the ground in the Holy Land are talking about. Your host, Nicole Jansezian, is a journalist and news junkie who moved from NYC to Jerusalem more than 20 years ago and is still fumbling her way through the Old City streets and the morass of regional politics. In each episode, we will explore the people and the issues behind the headlines of this complicated region which captures the attention of everyone in the world. Tune in to satisfy at least some portion of your own insatiable curiosity with an up-close look at the characters, religions, cultures, history and even the food that makes this place tick.
Episodes
It was exactly 50 years before the Oct. 7 Hamas invasion that Israel was surprised by another war: The Yom Kippur War. Bruce Bruce was at the NSA at the time and says in his book that US intelligence knew days in advance of Syrian and Egyptian plans for the 1973 Yom Kippur invasion of Israel – BUT DIDN’T TELL ISRAEL.
Is the same thing happening today?
You can get Bruce’s book, Deceit of...
Meet the Druze community of Israel, an Arabic-speaking religious and ethnic group who just lost 12 children in a Hezbollah missile strike. In this episode I interview Bahij Mansour to find out more about the Druze people, their secret religion, their connection to Israel and why they feel like second-class citizens despite serving in the army. There’s a lot to unpack about this small min...
A controversial land deal involving the expansive Armenian parking lot has captured world attention. I interview two residents who have left the effort to save their community facing an existential threat. If you want to read more about the land deal, see links on this page: https://nicjan.com/portfolio/
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Is a sacrifice of one of a red heifer imminent?? Five red heifers from America landed in Israel in September 2022 to much fanfare, celebration, end-times speculation and fears of Jewish take over of the Temple Mount. Now more than two years old, the cows are ready to be sacrificed. The red heifers are an important part of Judaism, so why is a group of Christians condemning other Christia...
We are heading into Israel's national holidays, but how do Israelis plan to approach these commemorations with a war going on and hostages still in Gaza? This week I spoke with Jonathan Feldstein, founder of the Genesis 123 Foundation about commemorating and celebrating under the shadow of war. Prayer, Jonathan believes, is the key
To join Jonathan's Global Prayer for Israel register her...
I got a little obsessed with reaction videos to Eurovision songs, not to mention the controversy surrounding Israel's participation this year in the midst of a war. So as the kids and I were testing the new microphone, our own Eurovision review transpired!
Spoiler alert: despite us not liking most of the songs in the second half many of them are in the finals!
Special guest hosts Lucas a...
What is the Qatari connection to free-Palestine protests on campuses? And what about terror threats in Malmo for Eurovision? But let’s start with the ever-dramatic and ancient Holy Fire in Jerusalem (Learn more about the ceremony here).
I mentioned this video of the Shalva Band’s Eurovision appearance.
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Was Tucker Carlson's interview with a Palestinian pastor a hit piece on Israel and Christian Zionists or truth?
Tucker Carlson's interview with a Palestinian pastor sent some shockwaves through Israel. While shedding light on challenges Christians in the Holy Land face, Tucker accused Israel of oppressing them.
Is that true? And do Christian Zionists directly fund this oppression of Chr...
In retaliation for the assassination of two generals, Iran launched drones and missiles at Israel – and we basically sat there waiting for them.
We went from no alert to high alert as Israel announced that dozens (eventually it was hundreds) of drones and other weapon were launched from Iran and were heading our way. What was that all about? What ended up happening? And what can we expec...
A controversial land deal involving the expansive Armenian parking lot has captured world attention but who are the Armenians of Jerusalem? I interview two residents who have left the effort to save their community facing an existential threat. If you want to read more about the land deal, see links on this page: https://nicjan.com/portfolio/
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Amid a charged and polarizing debate surrounding the recent war going on in Gaza, I spoke with someone from the Gaza Strip, Hanna Massad — an evagelical pastor born and raised in the Strip and now living in America.
He gives us firsthand accounts of the situation from impending famine to the deaths of relatives and congregants of his church there. And what’s more, he declares its time f...
Inside Scoop takes a look at the chaos of Purim, its convergence with Palm Sunday and Israel's military operation at Shifa Hospital in Gaza.
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In this episode, discover an ancient Armenian holiday once-pagan-turned-Christian that is still celebrated today, but not before getting some of the outrageous quotes of the week including Biden suggesting that a certain Jewish leader needs to have a “come-to-Jesus” meeting!
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This is the very first episode of the Inside Scoop Jerusalem Podcast and we are starting off on a landmine of an issue. With the onset of Ramadan 2024, war still ongoing in Gaza and some Israeli cabinet ministers intent on restricting Muslim access to Al Aqsa, we’ve got a recipe for the “perfect storm,” according to my guest Daniel Seidemann. Follow him on Twitter where he is extremely p...
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