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Like our podcast? Sign up to our mailing list www.webelieveinisrael.org.uk/joinIn part 1, we have a special guest appearance by James Sorene, CEO of the think tank BICOM, to discuss the crazy world of the Israeli elections (1:33). James outlines the events of the past weeks, provides a look ahead and even makes a prediction as to the outcome of April’s ballot. You can keep up with BICOM and James’s work using the links below:BICOM’s election page: http://www.bicom.org.uk/analysis/israeli-elections-everything-you-want-and-need-to-know/ James’s weekly election blog is at: https://blogs.timesofisrael.com/author/james-sorene/ BICOM’s weekly podcast, which James hosts, is available wherever you found this podcast, or at: http://www.bicom.org.uk/research/podcasts/ Find BICOM on Twitter: @BritainIsraelWe are then joined by Daniel Koren (8:55) of the Canadian branch of B’nai Brith, the oldest Jewish service organisation in the world, to discuss the state of the debate in Canada and the work of B’nai Brith.Find B’nai Brith Canada here: https://www.bnaibrith.ca Follow B’nai Brith on Twitter: @bnaibrithcanada We are then joined at the Jewish News Big Family Expo by Eli Seliger from Zichron Menachem, an organisation which brings children with cancer from Israel to the UK on holiday (14:10). Find out more at: https://www.zichron.org Then we sit down with Ronie Gazit (17:53), who has been following Israel’s mission to the moon. She updates the podcast on the mission.In part 2 we look at the state of the debate about Israel in the UK, and We Believe in Israel’s activities. Luke is the bearer of good news on the issue of Hezbollah (19:29), with the government having announced a full ban of the organisation. He then sits down with Daniel Korsky (22:58), of the Union of Jewish Students (UJS), to discuss the ongoing Israel Apartheid Week.Follow UJS on Twitter: @UJS_UKFinally, Luke chats with Russell Langer, from the JLC, to discuss attempts to boycott the upcoming Eurovision in Israel (27:51)Follow the JLC on Twitter: @JLC_UKThe producer was Elliot Keck.Feedback? Contact elliot@webelieveinisrael.org.ukSupport the show (https://www.webelieveinisrael.org.uk/donate)