The astounding wisdom of the Jewish people
The Yavne City Council just voted unanimously to begin work on a museum to be called ‘The Hall of the Wisdom of the Jewish People.’
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The President and the precedent
Allison, Don, and Noah discuss President Rivlin’s speech at the annual Kafr Qasem memorial service.
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Whither Jerusalem?
Recent acts of terrible violence in Jerusalem have had pundits debating whether the Third Intifada has begun.
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Working towards a true acceptance of the ‘other’
Dr. Meir Buzaglo of the Tikun movement tells us about the alternative conference he set up when the Ministry of Education held an event called ‘From Hatred of the Stranger to Acceptance of the Other’ and didn’t include any speakers of Mizrahi (Middle Eastern) origin.
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ILENE IN: On train delays and the peace process
Sometimes a train delay is just a bloody annoying train delay. And sometimes it’s a metaphor for the Israeli-Palestinian peace process.
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The Jewish watchdog: Saving Soviet Jews
We discuss the ethos behind the recently-divulged 1990 Israeli plan to invade the USSR to save Russian Jews.
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Palestinian statehood and the tale of two lefties
We consider the two leftist models for dealing with the growing international embrace of Palestinian Statehood.
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Calamari is kosher, right?
Allison, Don, and Noah discuss whether the legitimacy of being an out-and-out secular politician is diminishing.
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ILENE IN: On wandering in the desert
Ilene looks at the big picture of immigration policy in israel, starting with our forefather, Abraham.
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