With annual fire season starting May 1, teams have been busy in the Mount Carmel National Park in northern Israel, the site of one of Israel's worst blazes in 2010

After the 2010 Carmel tragedy, Israel rebuilt its fire service bottom-up. But as last month’s Jerusalem Hills fire showed, firefighting can't make up for a failed prevention policy

Mercifully, last week's huge wildfires did not result in loss of life. But Israel should not be relying on miracles and the extraordinary heroism of its firefighters

David Horovitz updates listeners on the third day of destructive blazes and on the COVID vaccine campaign; Zman Yisrael editor Biranit Goren explores the new sugary drink tax