We discuss the taboo of Israelis expressing empathy for terrorists’ families; a new Mizrahi political movement; and Donald Trump’s unexpected position on Israel.

We discuss how soldiers should react to a girl holding scissors; Miri Regev’s political journey; and whether cyber is replacing Shakespeare in Israeli schools.

We discuss opposition leader Isaac Herzog’s unilateral “peace” plan; a lawsuit against NGO Breaking the Silence; and a report showing high school kids are studying more Bible.

We discuss three emotion-themed topics: The Left’s Grinch problem; the prevalence of PTSD and other war-related trauma in Israel; and the effect of screen culture on Israeli kids.

We discuss the historic new arrangement at the Western Wall; the hubbub over a new edition of an Israeli civics textbook; and the anti-Israel LGBTQ protester.

We discuss the “NGO Transparency Bill”; the alarming deterioration of trust between Jewish and Arab Israelis; and whether it’s time to kill off the Labor Party.

We discuss right wing moles infiltrating human rights organizations; the “extra-judicial killing” of terrorists; and the decision to try a performance artist who defecated on the flag.

We discuss Palestinian condemnation of Palestinian violence; the hold philanthropists have on the institutions they fund; and the politics of “intersectionality.”

We discuss the banning of a book from the high school curriculum; a positive slant on the events of the past year; and whether you can embrace Gay politics from the right.

We ask whether reports of Israel’s demise are exaggerated; why so many of the Jewish terrorists in Israel carry American passports; and whether the historical powerlessness of the Jews makes Israelis thuggish.