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  • Podcast Editor and Israel Correspondent, Haaretz
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Covers:  US and Israeli politics, US-Israel relationship, Israeli culture, Middle East diplomacy
Allison Kaplan Sommer is a journalist at Haaretz, host of the Haaretz Podcast and co-host of The Promised Podcast.

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Allison has been a journalist at Haaretz since 2012, hosts the Haaretz Weekend podcast and is a co-host of The Promised Podcast. She is the former Washington DC bureau chief for the Jerusalem Post, and has also written for the New Republic, Politico, and other publications. She won a 2016 B’nai B’rith World Center Award for Journalism for Excellence in Diaspora Reportage and the 2017 Simon Rockower award for excellence in covering Zionism, Aliyah and Israel.

Originally from Rhode Island in the…

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Whether Trump or Clinton win the U.S. election, Netanyahu loses. No wonder he's 'silent' - Opinio...

Whether Trump or Clinton win the U.S. election, Netanyahu loses. No wonder he's 'silent' - Opinio...

It's not every day that the prime minister of a country talks to an important visiting delegation from the Un…

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Shin Bet Refusal to Protect Netanyahu's Rival Raises a Chilling Question About the Election

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Will Shin Bet chief David Zini, who recently okayed lifelong security for the Netanyahus, feel more obligated to ensure Israel's election is free and fair than he did about protecting the man who is currently the greatest threat to his boss' continued rule?
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In D.C., Netanyahu Will Bid Farewell Both to Lindsey Graham and Unconditional U.S. Support

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It is only fitting that the Israeli PM should be there to send off Lindsey Graham, a politician who represented the special U.S.-Israel relationship that Netanyahu is, more than most, responsible for killing Share to FacebookShare to X Article printing is available to subscribers only Print in a simple, ad-free format Subscribe Zen reading is available to subscribers only Ad-free and in a comfortable reading format Subscribe Israel's most enthusiastic frequent flyer – Prime Minister Benjamin...
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Ro Khanna: ‘Israel has lost Americans under 50. Netanyahu has antagonized an entire generation’

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By Allison Kaplan Sommer Verified
| J. The Jewish News of Northern California Verified
California congressman and 2028 Democratic presidential hopeful Ro Khanna (D-Santa Clara) made his “outrage” known far and wide after he and his delegation were blocked and harassed by armed settlers on July 8 while touring Zanuta, a Bedouin village in the South Hebron Hills that was forcibly displaced twice by settler violence, and Israel Defense Forces soldiers who arrived on the scene “sided with the settlers.” In a wide-ranging interview with the Haaretz Podcast released July 15 — the...
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Awards

Simon Rockower award for excellence in covering Zionism, Aliyah and Israel.

2017
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B’nai B’rith World Center Award for Journalism for Excellence in Diaspora Reportage

2016
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