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The Quest Express: Travel, Culture & Untold Stories
The Quest Express: Travel, Culture & Untold Stories is your ticket to extraordinary journeys, hidden histories, and the world’s most fascinating people. This global travel podcast goes beyond the typical tourist path, bringing you unfiltered conversations with explorers, historians, entrepreneurs, artists, and cultural icons who have lived the stories most people never hear.
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The Quest Express: Travel, Culture & Untold Stories
Ep.117: Steve Linde - Veteran Israeli Journalist On Ethics, War & Peace
JERUSALEM: In this conversation, Steve Linde discusses the complex situation in Gaza, the role of Hamas, and the leadership of Netanyahu during the ongoing conflict. He emphasizes the importance of journalism in reporting the truth while navigating the challenges of military censorship. Linde also reflects on the media landscape, the need for diverse perspectives, and the miracles that have occurred amidst the war. He shares insights on historical figures and the balance between national security and journalistic integrity.
🇮🇱 Jewish News Syndicate: https://www.JNS.ORG
🇮🇱 Steve Linde’s Page on JNS.org: https://www.jns.org/writers/steve_linde/
JNS Podcasts & Perspectives:
- Israel Undiplomatic: https://www.jns.org/topic/israel-undiplomatic/
- Jerusalem Minute: https://www.jns.org/topic/jerusalem-minute/
- The Quad: https://www.jns.org/topic/the-quad/
- Think Twice: https://www.jns.org/topic/think-twice-with-jonathan-tobin/
- Caroline Glick Show: https://www.jns.org/topic/caroline-glick-show/
Inside this episode:
- The journey from Africa to the U.S. to Israel
- Destroying Hamas & freeing the remaining hostages
- The October 7th attack: why, how, what was learned
- Netanyahu: the man & his mission
- Myths & misunderstandings about the IDF
- Propaganda in media & journalistic integrity
- Moral & ethical dilemmas
- Steve's ultimate dinner party
- A legacy of care & compassion
Watch the interview in video on our YT Channel
ABOUT:
Steve Linde, the JNS (Jewish News Syndicate) features editor, is a former editor-in-chief of The Jerusalem Report and The Jerusalem Post, and a former director and broadcaster at Israel Radio’s English News. Born in Harare, Zimbabwe, he grew up in Durban, South Africa, and has graduate degrees in sociology and journalism, the latter from the University of California at Berkeley. He made aliyah in 1987, served in the IDF Artillery Corps, and lives in Jerusalem.
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