The Promised Podcast

Peace, Prosperity and Philanthropy – The Promised Podcast‏

Should the IDF rely on donations to buy soldiers basic stuff like boots and socks? Is the peace process breathing its last? Should be we outraged that CEOs make 76 times what the rest of us make?

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We Need the Bread, Man! – The Promised Podcast‏

Why do more than 900,000 Israelis go to bed hungry? Is there a “character problem” in Israeli politics? Should store shelves stock sourdough on Passover?

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How do you solve a problem like corruption? – The Promised Podcast‏

Will Foreign Minister Avigdor Lieberman’s proposal to exchange whole blocs of populations help the peace process or hurt it? How do you prevent corruption without destroying Israeli social networks? Why do Israeli parents let their kids play with fire and take candy from strangers?

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Who needs ‘protektzia’ when you’ve got influence? – The Promised Podcast‏

Is a massive move to the center going to change Israeli politics beyond recognition? How did Ehud Barak earn $10 million in the six years after he was Prime Minister and before he was Defense Minister, and who was he beholden to? Should free newspapers be banned, as a proposed law would have it? All this and more on The Promised Podcast.

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Strange Bedfellows – The Promised Podcast‏

Shas leader Aryeh Dehri pledges to support Labor party head for Prime Minister: Time for the Left to pal up to the ultra Orthodox? Evangelical support for Israel is drying up: Should we lose sleep over it?

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Peace, Love & Understanding – The Promised Podcast‏

Former Ambassador to the US Michael Oren’s plans for unilateral withdrawal as a Plan B – What could possibly go wrong? This and more on the Promised Podcast!

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Screw You, Screw Them and Screw Us! – The Promised Podcast‏

Should Bibi say “Screw You” to the Likud, is a Knesset Committee saying “Screw You” to Haredim, and is the government saying “Screw You” to Israeli consumers?

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Press, Profs & Passports – The Promised Podcast‏

Should academics and intellectuals play a more significant roll in Israeli politics? And the ambivalent comforts of holding two passports. All this and more with Allison, Don, and Noah – including Israeli tribute songs to the Beatles.

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Ayatollah Strangelove – The Promised Podcast‏

Last week, Iranian TV aired a video showing Iranian drones and missiles laying waste to Tel Aviv. Are we mad to start preparing for MAD?

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