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Being Jewish with Jonah PlattThe Truth about Israeli Minorities with Lebanese Christian activist Jonathan ElkhouryWatch Being Jewish on YouTube:www.youtube.com/@beingjewishpodcastSubscribe to the Being Jewish Newsletter:bit.ly/beingjewishnewsletterFor Sponsorships, please email:Jonah@JonahPlatt.comTo contact us & all things BJJP:www.BeingJewishPodcast.comFollow Jonah on:Instagram - @JonahPlattX - @JonahPlattFollow Being Jewish on:Instagram - @BeingJewishPodcastTikTok - @BeingJewishWhat’s it...2025-07-3131 min
SababooshAll of the Above: Life as a Minority in Israel w/ Jonathan Elkhoury🎉Sababoosh's 25th Episode🎉In this episode, we sit down with Jonathan Elkhoury—a gay, Christian, Lebanese-Israeli—to explore what it's like to hold multiple identities in an already complicated country.From his childhood as the son of a South Lebanon Army officer who fled to Israel, to his experiences navigating Israeli society as an Arab, a Christian, and a proud Zionist, Jonathan shares his journey of reconciling what seem like contradictions—but are, for him, a whole and coherent life. We talk identity, loyalty, cultural complexity, and the power of embracing all the parts of who you are...2025-07-1554 min
SababooshAll of the Above: Life as a Minority in Israel w/ Jonathan Elkhoury🎉Sababoosh's 25th Episode🎉In this episode, we sit down with Jonathan Elkhoury—a gay, Christian, Lebanese-Israeli—to explore what it's like to hold multiple identities in a country that often prefers its citizens in simpler categories.From his childhood as the son of a South Lebanon Army officer who fled to Israel, to his experiences navigating Israeli society as an Arab, a Christian, and a proud Zionist, Jonathan shares his journey of reconciling what seem like contradictions—but are, for him, a whole and coherent life. We talk identity, loyalty, cultural complexity, and the power of embracing all the parts of who you a...2025-07-1554 min
Being Jewish with Jonah PlattMy Muslim Trip to Auschwitz & Legendary Broadway Composer Jason Robert BrownWatch Being Jewish on YouTube:www.youtube.com/@beingjewishpodcastSubscribe to the Being Jewish Newsletter:bit.ly/beingjewishnewsletterFor Sponsorships, please email:Jonah@JonahPlatt.comTo contact us & all things BJJP:www.BeingJewishPodcast.comFollow Jonah on:Instagram - @JonahPlattX - @JonahPlattFollow Being Jewish on:Instagram - @BeingJewishPodcastTikTok - @BeingJewishIn this powerful episode of Being Jewish with Jonah Platt, Tony Award-winning composer Jason Robert Brown (Parade, The Last Five Years, 13) joins Jonah for a raw...2025-05-061h 06
Israeli Citizen Spokespersons' Office PodcastDaily Briefing with Jonathan ElKhoury | Hamas cannot be allowed to remain the government of GazaSend us a textUS President Donald Trump said he is “not confident” that the Hamas ransom deal will be completed. He said “you can’t have” Hamas running the Gaza Strip. Citizen Spokesman Jonathan Elkhoury with what you need to know in today’s Daily Briefing.2025-01-2211 minIsraeli Citizen Spokespersons' Office PodcastX Space: The People of Israel Will Not Leave Anyone Behind!Send us a textThe Israeli Citizen Spokespersons' Office hosted a live X Space on Sunday, January 19, with Daniel Rubenstein, Eylon Levy, and Jonathan ElKhoury, in order to discuss Hamas's release of three Israeli hostages in exchange for a huge number of Palestinian terrorists.2025-01-2052 minIsraeli Citizen Spokespersons' Office PodcastDaily Briefing with Jonathan ElKhoury | Hamas may free hostages. But Hamas is still dangerous.Send us a textHamas may free the hostages they’ve held in terror-dungeons since Oct. 7. Iran and their terror-pirates in Yemen, the Houthis, tried to kill again with another ballistic missile. Citizen Spokesman Jonathan Elkhoury with what you need to know in today’s Daily Briefing.2025-01-1416 min
Israeli Citizen Spokespersons' Office PodcastDaily Briefing with Jonathan Elkhoury | Hamas shoots aid so Gazans sufferSend us a textJanuary 5, 2025: Hamas keeps attacking Gazan aid so the world blames Israel for aid shortages, and allows Hamas to rule Gaza again. Citizen Spokesman Jonathan Elkhoury explains why Hamas wants everyone to suffer, and that the war in Gaza ends the day after Hamas.2025-01-0511 min
Israeli Citizen Spokespersons' Office PodcastDaily Briefing with Jonathan Elkhoury | Hamas doesn’t want a hostage dealSend us a textDecember 30, 2024: There’s no hostage deal because Hamas doesn’t want one. Citizen Spokesman Jonathan Elkhoury explains recalls how Hamas has rejected every deal to release those it holds captive.2024-12-3014 minIsraeli Citizen Spokespersons' Office PodcastDaily Briefing with Jonathan Elkhoury | Israel Keeps Jihadists Off the High GroundSend us a textDecember 18, 2024: Israel’s Prime Minister said Israel’s troops are in the high-ground along Israel’s border with Syria to keep Israel’s people safe. Citizen Spokesman Jonathan Elkhoury explains why Israel can’t let jihadi forces in Syria take Mount Hermon overlooking Tel Aviv.2024-12-1810 min
Israeli Citizen Spokespersons' Office PodcastDaily Briefing with Jonathan Elkhoury | Iran Targets Palestinians in the West BankSend us a textDecember 16, 2024: Iran-backed Hamas and Islamic Jihad are in combat with Fatah’s Palestinian government. Citizen Spokesman Jonathan Elkhoury explains Iran’s interference, and wonders what Israel should expect from a Palestinian government that funds terrorists who attack Israelis.2024-12-1612 min
Ask a JewLebanon is for Lovers - with Jonathan ElkhouryJonathan Elkhoury is just your typical Lebanese, Israeli, Christian, Gay Zionist.Born in Lebanon, Jonathan fled the country at the age of 8 with his family when Hezbollah took over their village. Since his father was in the South Lebanese Army and worked closely with the IDF, the family (along with about 6,000 other SLA members and their families) were offered refuge in Israel, where they have been living since.Follow Jonathan on Instagram, X and Facebook,************It's not too late to sign up for our Hanukkah party Dec 12th! (unless you are...2024-12-111h 18
Israeli Citizen Spokespersons' Office PodcastDaily Briefing with Jonathan Elkhoury | No hostile forces on Israel’s borderSend us a textDecember 10, 2024: Israel entered the UN buffer zone to prevent hostile forces from approaching its border with Syria. Citizen Spokesman Jonathan Elkhoury explains what Israel is doing to prevent any threat from Syria.2024-12-1007 minIsraeli Citizen Spokespersons' Office PodcastDaily Briefing with Jonathan ElKhoury | Amnesty wants Hamas to win and Israelis to dieSend us a textSo-called human rights group Amnesty International redefined genocide, which was a word coined to describe the extermination of Jewish people in the Holocaust. Citizen Spokesman Jonathan Elkhoury explains how Amnesty wants to delegitimize the Jewish state so that Hamas can keep trying to murder Jews.2024-12-0512 min
Israeli Citizen Spokespersons' Office PodcastDaily Briefing with Jonathan Elkhoury | If Hezbollah Re-arms, Israel Will Strike FirstSend us a textNovember 27, 2024: Israel isn’t ceasing fire so Hezbollah can regroup & rearm. Citizen Spokesman Jonathan Elkhoury discusses Israel’s demand for freedom of action in Lebanon today, to prevent war tomorrow.2024-11-2711 minIsraeli Citizen Spokespersons' Office PodcastDaily Briefing with Jonathan Elkhoury | Israel Must Maintain Freedom of Action in LebanonSend us a textNovember 14, 2024: Israel says that in the future, if Hezbollah is again a threat from Lebanon, then Israel will have to again deal with the threat in Lebanon. In this Daily Briefing, Citizen Spokesman Jonathan Elkhoury explains the Hezbollah threat and why it cannot be allowed to return to Israel’s border.2024-11-1410 min
The QuadEp. 40: Why this may be the end of the Iranian RegimeThis week on the Quad, Fleur Hassan-Nahoum and Emily Schrader are joined by guest host Jonathan Elkhoury. Jonathan has a fascinating perspective on the current conflict as his family escaped Hezbollah’s Lebanon for Israel along with other Lebanese Christians a couple of decades ago. They also interview Iranian Christian artist Hooman Khalili about his experience breaking barriers and connecting Israelis and Iranians. And, of course, scumbags and heroes! Stay informed about Israel and the Jewish World!Latest news: Get in-depth analysis at https://bit.ly/jewish_news_serviceSubscribe for more: Never miss a story - sign up...2024-10-2841 minIsraeli Citizen Spokespersons' Office PodcastDaily Briefing with Jonathan Elkhoury | UN Warns of War – One Year InSend us a textOctober 10, 2024: UN head Guterres says Lebanon is on the verge of war. Where was he for the last year of Hezbollah's war on Israel from Lebanon? In this Daily Briefing, Citizen Spokesman Jonathan Elkhoury explains the UN's reckless role in the war in Lebanon.2024-10-1008 min
The Alex Pierson ShowSurviving Hezbollah: The Enemy Next DoorWith the likelihood that war between Hezbollah and Israel may break out any day now, Alex is joined by a Lebanese-Christian living in Israel, Jonathan Elkhoury. Jonathan lived in Hezbollah-controlled Lebanon with his family until he was able to escape into Israel, and he talks about just how dangerous this group of extremists really are.GUEST: Jonathan Elkhoury - Lebanese-Christian Peace Activist living in Israel Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices2024-07-0212 min
The Alex Pierson Show"Unsafe" Drug Supplies, More Shootings at "Party" Airbnb & Harrowing Experience With HezbollahOn this episode of The Alex Pierson Podcast, our host Alex Pierson first gets into the nitty gritty and complicated story of "Safe Supply" as it turns out the London Police Service was underreporting just how problematic organized crime has become in this program. Adam Zivo is the Director of the Canadian Centre for Responsible Drug Policy and also wrote this piece in the National Post, and questions the role of Police in this program.Next, Alex speaks with Brad Hunter with the Toronto Sun about yet another spat of shootings in a remote Airbnb which is...2024-07-0232 min
AND HERE’S MODIJonathan ElkhouryEpisode 110: Modi and Periel are joined by Jonathan Elkoury as he discusses his experience as a gay, Israeli-Lebanese, Christian living in Israel. He and his family were forced to leave Lebanon for Israel after the Lebanese Civil War and he is now prominent Israeli activist, working tirelessly to educate and advocate for Israel on US college campuses. Modi's special "Know Your Audience" is available on YouTube now!For all upcoming shows visit www.modilive.com.Follow Modi on Instagram at @modi_live.Send us a...2024-05-0156 min
Israel: State of a Nation with Eylon LevyI am a Gay Lebanese Christian Zionist | Jonathan Elkhoury on Defying StereotypesSend us a textJonathan Elkhoury, Lebanese-Israeli Christian, LGBTQ+ activist, public diplomacy adviser and commentator on Middle East affairs. Today we discuss the history, motives and power of Hezbollah and its puppet-master, Iran. Jonathan shares his escape story from Lebanon, his experiences as a gay, Christian, Lebanese Israeli and his hopes for peace between Israel and Lebanon.Stay up to date:www.stateofanationpodcast.comX: https://twitter.com/stateofapodInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/stateofapodFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61556030695001 LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com...2024-02-2045 min
IsraelCastJonathan Elkhoury, Israeli-Lebanese Christian speaker, LGBTQ+ activist, public diplomacy adviser, commentator and advocate for IsraelOriginally from a small Christian community in Lebanon, Jonathan El Khoury is now a prominent Israeli activist, working tirelessly to promote ties between Israel and the minority communities in them. His Reservists on Duty project has defended Israel from its detractors on college campuses across the United States, and El Khoury himself has supported the empowering of Israeli Christians and Muslims to enlist in the IDF. Host Steven Shalowitz sits down with El Khoury to discuss growing up in and being forced to leave Lebanon, adjusting to life in Israel, and his thoughts on the October 7 attacks.2024-01-171h 10
StandUp4Israel עם שחר חסון ויוחאי ספונדרג׳ונתן אלחורי, גיא ויהל | Jonathan Elkhoury, Guy & Yahel 🎤(English below) נראה שהעולם לא לגמרי מבין מה קורה בישראל. אז צריך שמישהו יסביר לו. באנגלית. יוסף חדאד היה עסוק, אז נאלצנו להתפשר על שני האנשים הכי (לא) מתאימים למשימה - הסטנדאפיסטים שחר חסון ויוחאי ספונדר. והיום: בזמן ששחר חיפש חנייה, ג׳ונתן אלחורי, פעיל חברתי ישראלי נוצרי, לבנוני ולהט״בי, בן לקצין צד״ל בעברו, הצטרף אלינו לאולפן לשיחה על הילדות הקשה, המצב הנוכחי וההערצה לשחר וספונדר. בנוסף אליו, גם הצמד המוזיקלי גיא ויהל שהכירו בפנימייה והפכו לצמד החם הצטרפו אלינו, על הופעות לחיילים, יצירה בצל המלחמה וגם - קולדפליי, כי חייבים… על ארץ נהדרת, על טרנד השפמים ועל חניות בתל אביב… האזנה נעימה. אורחים: ג׳ונתן אלחורי, גיא מנטש, יהל דורון It seems the world doesn’t comprehend the current situation in Israel, so someone needs to explain, in English, what’s really going on here. Yoseph Haddad was busy, so we settled on the (un)suitable pair for the task - stand-up comedians Shahar Hason & Yohay Sponder.Today: While Shahar looks for parking, Jonathan Elkhoury pulls up to the studio. As a Christian-Israeli social activist with Lebanese roots, as well as a part of the LGBT community, he joins us for a conversation about a tough childhood, the current state of affairs in Israel, and his admiration for Shahar and Sponder.We then welcome musical duo Guy and Yahel, to discuss performing for soldiers, the creative process during a time of war, and - Coldplay, if we have to…Moreover: Eretz Nehederet (Israeli TV comedy), the IDF moustache trend, and the Tel Avivian parking crisis.Enjoy Listening. Guests: Jonathan Elkhoury, Guy Mentesh, Yahel Doron2023-12-181h 00
The Alex Pierson ShowWhy are members of the LGBTQ+ community supporting Hamas - the terror regime that would be the first to kill them?Alex Pierson speaks with Jonathan Elkhoury, an Israeli Lebanese Christian leader in Israel’s LGBTQ+ community, offering a unique viewpoint on the issues facing his community in the Middle East - including Gaza and West Bank - and his experience as a refugee from Lebanon in Israel, and how Israel accepted him with open arms. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices2023-12-1212 min
The Honest ReportWhat The Media Doesn't Tell You About Christian Israeli Arabs Like Me: A Fireside Chat With Jonathan Elkhoury, Speaker, Columnist, Diplomatic AdvisorWhen it comes to Israel, the news media tends to oversimplify the realities on the ground. And that means for Canadians reading, watching or listening to the news, they aren't getting a full picture about Israel, notably about the 25% of the population which is non-Jewish, and the full civil and democratic rights they enjoy as Israeli citizens.
In this week's edition of The Honest Report, we sit down with Jonathan Elkhoury, an international speaker, columnist and diplomatic advisor, who is also a Christian Arab in Israel, for his thoughts on how his life is as an Arab...2022-04-2114 min
Straight Friendly Global🤖 The Challenges AI Represents for the LGBT CommunityTechnological advancements, in particular Artificial Intelligence (AI), are moving in a fast way in our world. Some of the advancements made public interest or even had a public debate around it, but there are some advancements that we are not even aware of, focusing on Artificial Gender Recognition that concerns that the LGBT communities are facing today.
In this Episode, Michael Ross, the host of Straight Friendly Global and Jonathan Elkhoury, the production assistant of SFG, try to shed some light on these technological advancements, on the ethical issues they raise and on some of the proposed solutions that are...2022-03-271h 00Straight Friendly Global💜🌈 Creating LGBT+ & Straight Friendly Global Content Part 2What is our responsibility as content creators for the LGBT communities?
In this second part of the New year special Michael and Jonathan continue their conversation about Creating LGBT+ & Straight Friendly Global Content.
In this Episode Jonathan Elkhoury the production assistant of SFG Podcast, a speaker and content creator himself, continues the Conversation with Michael Ross, the Host and Creator of Straight Friendly Global, about LGBT+ life in Israel, our responsibility as LGBT content creators for the LGBT communities and how it all started.
Jonathan and Michael will discuss two more episodes we published -🏳️⚧️ Trans in the Business Sector - Bianca Le...2022-01-2337 minStraight Friendly Global💜🌈Creating LGBT+ & Straight Friendly Global Content Part 1Do all the LGBT+ people and Communities around the world have a similar story?
In this special episode, that is split into 2 parts, we will reflect on the amazing year we had at Straight Friendly Global creating LGBT+ and Straight Friendly Global Content, reflecting on some of the amazing episodes we recorded and published.
Jonathan Elkhoury the production assistant of SFG, a speaker and content creator himself interviewed Michael Ross, the Host and Creator of Straight Friendly Global, about how it all started, why he decided to have a lecture about the GAY revolution, how did he make the move...2022-01-0244 min
Jewanced#50 Jonathan Elkhoury - Israeli-Lebanese Christian public diplomacy adviser, speaker, advocate for Israel, and commentatorMuch like an onion, sometimes life seems to be made up of layers upon layers of complexity. Our guest this week, Jonathan Elkhoury, definitely embodies a life of many such layers.Jonathan Elkhoury is a gay Christian Lebanese refugee who now lives in Israel. In 2000 when he was 8 years old, he and his family were forced to leave Lebanon for Israel after the Lebanese Civil War for their own protection because his father was a member of the South Lebanon Army (SLA), which was supported by the Israel Defense Forces which had just withdrew from the...2021-07-082h 16
JourneysEscape from Lebanon: How Jonathan Elkhoury became IsraeliTwenty-two-year-old Jonathan Elkhoury was born in South Lebanon to a Christian family. His father was a soldier in the South Lebanon Army, which was supported by Israel in its struggle against the PLO and Hezbollah during the 1982 Lebanon War and beyond. When Israel evacuated its forces from Lebanon in 2001, Elkhoury's family was endangered and his father was forced to flee to Israel, leaving his family behind – they only managed to join him a year later.Jonathan joins Rogel Alpher in the studio to tell the story of his family's complicated escape to Israel, and his subsequent integration into Is...2014-07-091h 00