We discuss Former Prime Minister Ehud Barak’s book-review-cum-manifesto; icky and dangerous “conversion therapy” being offered by ultra-Orthodox therapists for gay men; and the cheesy, trashy, irresistible Eurovision song contest.

We discuss the quick and remarkable developments in Palestinian diplomacy; a study finding that Israel spends almost 9 billion NIS a year on religion; and the fortieth anniversary of the Likud winning leadership of the country.

We discuss what kind of leader the left needs now; a poll showing how little Israelis and Palestinians want to live together; and why the IDF would cancel a feminist theory workshop for top ranking officers.

We discuss the complicated place of bereaved families in Israeli discourse; what a mother from Meknes and a survivor from Prague would think about Israel today; and who we would choose to mark the start of Independence Day with twelve torches.

We discuss the convicted terrorist and likely-future Palestinian President Marwan Barghouti; Dov Khenin’s ideas about how to fight the global right (and Israel’s); and why Ultra-Orthodox Israelis ignore Holocaust Remembrance Day.

We discuss the Minister of Transportation’s ambitious plans; an NGO’s “Social Index” ranking of Members of Knesset according to their social conscience; and whether or not political satire has any political impact at all.

We discuss the the controversy over Israeli public broadcasting; the cabinet’s decision to build the first new settlement of this millennium; and what Passover might tell us about how to seek our own modern-day redemption.

We discuss the right’s use of the left’s defense of the free-speech rights as a cudgel; Naftali Bennett’s explanation of Israel’s high tech success; and why Mizrahim/Sefaradim keep voting for the right.

We ask whether leftist political parties should hold open primaries; reflect on the compatibility of Feminism and Zionism; and mull over the proud admission of an MK that he hasn’t read a book in ten years.

We discuss whether Israel should forge ties with far right leaders in Europe; an expensive new project led by a former Minister of Education and two former IDF Chiefs of Staff; and mind-blowing new research finding religious women have better body image.