Dezionizing the Skies?
We discuss the hubbub around the suggestion that Israel needs to change the name of our airport, because some Palestinian citizens see Ben Gurion as an author of their people’s miseries.
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Grading Israel’s Schools, or Scientia Potentia Est?
We discuss a new Ministry of Education website contains all imaginable data about Israel’s schools; but could this be too much information?
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Putting South Africa Together Again (And Surviving a Bomb)
Albie Sachs offers insights about law and justice, society and humanity, and South Africa’s historic transition in his new book, “We, the People.”
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A Protest Stressed, Compressed, and Messed, all at the Supreme Court’s Behest
We discuss the brouhaha over whether, when, and where protestors can demonstrate against the putative corruption of PM Netanyahu.
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Upper West Bank: The Story of American-Born Settlers
Dr. Sara Yael Hirschhorn explains her book about why American-born Jews are disproportionately represented among immigrants who settled in the West Bank
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Alternative Facts about Trees and Shrubs
We discuss a surprising vicious debate over trees and shade, and who ought to decide what to plant, when, and where.
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Lanyard, Color War and Rocket Propelled Grenades: The Things I Learned at Camp
We discuss new “camps” for tourists that teach firearms, explosives and other deadly arts. Really?
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Badges and Gadgets: Israel’s High-Tech Army
Yaakov Katz, the editor-in-chief of the Jerusalem Post, discusses his book “Weapons Wizards: How Israel Became a High-Tech Military Superpower”
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Making War
We discuss Prime Minister Netanyahu’s bid to reduce the number of government ministers who must approve a declaration of war, which some see as Strangelovean megalomania.
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Between a Rock and Hard Place: Jews of Buczacz Amid Rising Nationalism
Omer Bartov discusses his forthcoming book, “Anatomy of Genocide: The Life and Death of a Town Called Buczacz.”
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