ALL CAPS: Ofir Akunis on Jewish safety in New York, Mamdani and Israel’s message

From the streets of New York to Netflix screens across the Middle East, the latest episode of ALL CAPS examines a question increasingly confronting Israel and Jewish communities abroad: Who is shaping the story, and who is listening? Returning after Rosh Hashanah and ahead of Yom Kippur, the panel opens Episode 27 with a rapid-fire discussion of the moments that have caught their attention over the past week, including controversy surrounding New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani, Macklemore’s pro-Palestinian remarks on Ed Sheeran’s tour and the international success of the new season of Fauda. At the center of the episode is Ofir Akunis, Israel’s consul general in New York, who joins the panel to discuss what he sees as a changing climate for Israel and Jewish communities across the United States, and the growing challenge of representing Israel in America.