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Oct 2023
1h 37m

Haviv Rettig Gur: Israel at War

JACK CARR
About this episode
Today’s guest for this special episode of Danger Close is journalist Haviv Rettig Gur. Haviv is a senior political analyst for The Times of Israel.  Haviv served as a combat medic in the Israel Defense Forces, was the Director of Communications for the Jewish Agency for Israel, and was a correspondent for The Jerusalem Post. You can follow him on X @h ... Show More
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