‘There was a dream; it passed’ – Israel in Translation
“I was deceived by the stars. / There was a dream; it passed. / I have nothing at all in the world, / nothing but a vast waste.”
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Where Sovietology, feminism and peace activism meet – Journeys
As a CIA intelligence analyst in the 1960s, Sovietologist Galia Golan predicted the Prague Spring. She later moved to Israel and became a successful academic and activist.
Read MoreDrought dodgers: Israel’s water policy analyzed
Dr Michael Gilmont of King’s College, London, who has studied the policy of water management in Israel over the years. This winter is the driest Israel has known in its recorded history – should we be thankful to consecutive governments for their forward planning that left us with a sufficient amount of fresh water despite the severe drought?
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Ariel Sharon: Larger than life
Distinguished Israeli journalist David Landau joins Gilad Halpern in the studio to discuss his recently published book ‘Arik: The Life of Ariel Sharon.’
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The Mother of Hebrew Poetry
Rachel Bluwstein-Sela (aka “Rahel the Poet”) was one of the first female poets in the Hebrew language since the biblical Deborah.
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Rogel Alpher with entrepreneur & financier Tal Keinan – Journeys
Israel’s occupation of the Palestinian Territories just doesn’t make financial sense, says entrepreneur and financier Tal Keinan.
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Rogel Alpher with ‘plastic cartoonist’ Hanoch Piven – Journeys
It took Uruguay-born Hanoch Piven a while, and a few trips abroad, to realize that Israel is his true home, despite his initial – and protracted – feeling of alienation.
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