The Promised Podcast – Segment

Leftier Than Thou

Instead of attacking Netanyahu, the Labor Party decides to attack his centrist opponent, Benny Gantz, as knock-off Netanyahu and right-wing stooges. Has the center-left gone Hobbesian?

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Feel the Burn

Midburn is Israel’s Burning Man, and its growing by leaps and bounds. Why is it so popular?

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The Feiglin Effect

The hottest thing in these elections is a radically libertarian, pro-weed-legalization, separation of Church and State party that also wants to annex the occupied territories tomorrow. WTF?

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Banned on the Run

Should parties that spew rage and hate be banned from running in democratic elections? Here in Israel, the question ain’t academic.

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Long Ago, in the Cowshed

An American-Israeli posts on Facebook that Benny Gantz, who is challenging Netanyahu for Israelis premiership, exposed himself to her 42 years ago, when they were both in high school. Now what?

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أعتقد أن الأطفال هم مستقبلنا (I Believe Our Children are the Future)

More and more Israelis are sending their kids to Arabic-Hebrew bilingual schools. Are parents pursuing peace with their tots?

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The Bombshell was a Dud

A week after the Attorney General announced he’d be indicted for bribery and breach of trust, PM Netanyahu is more popular than before. Why?

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Moving Advice

Your friend asks for help moving into a new apartment in a West-Bank settlement. Should you do it?

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Judaeo-Scriptio Continua

Israel’s “New Right” Party launches a campaign proposing that Judaism, Israeli identity and right-wing politics fit together hand-in-glove. Is it gonna get them votes?

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The Coalition Prohibition Supposition

No Palestinian-Israeli party has ever joined the country’s ruling coalition. Has the time come to break that taboo?

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