The Promised Podcast

The “A Pall to Arms” Edition

We discuss the reduced sentence of the IDF soldier who killed a subdued Palestinian attacker, the morality of Israel’s weapons industry, and twenty new museums in Israel’s development towns.

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The “For the Sins We Have Sinned” Edition

We discuss the a public opinion poll that serves us up a mess of conflicting opinions, young settlers rejecting the nationalism of their parents, and which of our collective sins should most occupy us on this Yom Kippur.

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The “Serving God and Country” Edition

We discuss the Supreme Court’s rejection of allowing religious exemptions from army service, the desertion and collapse of malls in Israel, and the most important events and people of the year 5777.

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The “Keeping Up With the Netanyahus” Edition

We discuss the reality-TV foibles of the First Family, the leftist “New Likudniks” taking over their party, and why animal rights resonates with Israelis.

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The “From Sex Industry to Ex-Industry?” Edition

We discuss a video of IDF soldiers searching a West Bank Palestinian home, PM Netanyahu’s conversations with the Yisrael Ha-Yom newspaper, and the fate of the Israeli sex industry.

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The “Dezionizing the Skies?” Edition

We discuss the brouhaha over whether protestors can demonstrate against the putative corruption of PM Netanyahu, a new website containing all imaginable data about Israel’s schools, and the suggestion that Israel needs to change the name of our airport.

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The “Lanyard, Color War and Rocket Propelled Grenades: The Things I Learned at Camp” Edition

We discuss Bibi’s bid to reduce the number of government ministers who must approve a declaration of war, new “camps” for tourists that teach firearms, explosives and other deadly arts, and a surprisingly vicious debate over trees and shade that’s taking place.

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The “Charlottesville and Jerusalem” Edition

We discuss corruption charges against Netanyahu, parents’ groups aiming to keep religion out of schools, and whether Israelis should speak out against Charlottesville.

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The “Women of Influence” Edition

We discuss PM candidate Yair Lapid’s centrist manifesto, two strange initiatives to de-stigmatize mental illness, and the Forbes list of the 50 most influential Israeli women.

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The “Netanyahu’s Trump Card” Edition

We discuss Netanyahu’s borrowed war against “Fake News,” the disappearance of drinking fountains from Israel’s cities, and why Israeli bands have vanished.

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