Year: 2014

An Israeli left-wing rabbi: Not a contradiction in terms – Journeys

September 8, 2014

Despite this summer’s hostilities, former MK and minister Rabbi Michael Melchior is still convinced that Israeli-Palestinian peace is within reach.

TRAKTORFABRIK, a play by Noémi Schlosser: Act 2

September 8, 2014

TLV1 has collaborated with Tel Aviv’s premier English-language performing arts organization, The Stage, to bring Noémi Schlosser’s unique play to life on the radio.

Airing grievances: A comparison of social protest movements

September 6, 2014

Naama Nagar, a sociologist from the University of Wisconsin Madison, was closely involved in two social protest movements in 2011; in Wisconsin and in her native Israel.

STORY OF THE WEEK: Musicians not politicians

September 6, 2014

Omer Mor, of “The City” (Ha’Ir Hazot) hip-hop opera, recounts the wave of protests from the BDS movement at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival.

The ‘Annual State of the Schools’ (ASS) assessment

September 6, 2014

Allison, Don and Noah discuss what works and doesn’t work in Israeli schools at the moment.

A eulogy to a different kind of Zionism – The Tel Aviv Review

September 5, 2014

Host Gilad Halpern talks to Prof. Ofer Shiff about Abba Hillel Silver’s brand of Zionism; and to Naama Nagar about the 2011 global social protest movements.

A eulogy to a different kind of Zionism

September 5, 2014

Prof. Ofer Shiff, author of the recently published ‘The Downfall of Abba Hillel Silver and the Foundation of Israel,’ talks about the American-Jewish leader.

Why are Bibi’s approval ratings in free-fall?

September 5, 2014

Allison, Don and Noah ask: Why the plummeting popularity, and what about the political consequences?

988 acres of land

September 4, 2014

Allison, Don and Noah discuss the Israeli takeover of 988 acres of land belonging to five Palestinian villages in the Etzion settlement bloc.

The “988 acres of land” edition – The Promised Podcast‏

September 4, 2014

Allison, Don and Noah discuss: Why is the government expropriating land now? Why is Bibi’s popularity at home plummeting? Plus the “Annual State of the Schools” (ASS) assessment.