We discuss: 1) The awful, heartbreaking attack on Majdal Shams, and whether it will lead to all-out war 2) What the tragedy tells us about the identity and place of Druze folks here in Israel

We discuss: 1) Netanyahu’s speech to a joint session of the US Congress and what it was and was not 2) Who is Kamala Harris, and if she becomes president, what will it mean for, well, us?

We discuss: 1) the likely impacts of the likely assassination of Mohammad Deif, a man personally responsible for thousands of Israeli deaths 2) a new TikTok trend of videos of the everyday life of Gazans during the war, and what Israelis can learn from them

We discuss: 1) the IDF decision to allow, for the first time ever, military gravestones to add “God will avenge his blood” 2) a new line of “Heroes of Israel” action figures for kids to play with

We discuss: 1) the 3 months Bill spent in the West Bank keeping local Palestinians from being harassed by local Israelis 2) how America and Americans have left their imprint on Israeli culture and politics

We discuss: 1) the bombshell unanimous Supreme Court decision that requires Haredi men of army age to enlist 2) a new report about how to end the war and coax Gazans to accept Israel

We discuss: 1) the war with Hezbollah up north that seems each day to get hotter and more deadly 2) new polls showing despair and pessimism of a sort Israelis have never known

We discuss: 1) the rescue of four hostages from the depths of Gaza 2) Benny Gantz’s announcement that he is leaving the government and its tiny “War Cabinet”

We discuss: 1) the new Israeli proposal to bring home hostages, which puts the brakes on the war 2) the Supreme Court petitions that might force the army to conscript Haredim

We discuss: 1) how the huge victory of Yair Golan in the primary for Labor leadership may shift the future of Israeli politics 2) a lachrymose TV comedy sketch that portrays Jewish history as one damn-pogrom-after-another, up to and including October 7