Tal Keinan on the price of Israel’s regional economic isolation
In 2005, Tal Keinan co-founded Clarity Capital, the first investment firm to export Israeli asset management services abroad.
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Jumpin’ hegemony!
Allison, Noah, and special guest Miriam Hershlag discuss why Mizrahim – Jews of Middle Eastern descent – shun the Israeli Left.
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A Tel Aviv beach in winter – Israel in Translation
There’s still time to visit a Tel Aviv beach this winter. To get you in the mood host Marcela Sulak reads Rachel Chalifi’s poem ‘Tel Aviv Beach Winter ’74.’
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Sports news: Crime and punishment
The Israeli soccer world reels after a turbulent transfer window; Tunisia’s naughty antics on the tennis court; and our weekly Blatt-watch is a Love story.
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Hebrew literature and the origins of Israeli malaise
Yigal Schwarz, professor of Hebrew literature at Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, discusses his latest book, ‘The Zionist Paradox.’
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Left behind: Spotlight on Meretz
We discuss Meretz and its leader Zahava Gal-On, as part of our continuing series about the parties and individuals at the heart of these elections.
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To V or not to V?
We discuss the probity of V15, a foreign-funded, get-out-the-vote NGO dedicated to removing PM Netanyahu from office.
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Songs of Sderot – Israel in Translation
Born in Sderot, the ‘bomb shelter capital of the world,’ to parents of Moroccan origin, Shimon Adaf has written five novels and three collections of poetry.
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Poking Obama in the eye?
Allison, Noah, and special guest Miriam Hershlag discuss Prime Minister Netanyahu’s decision to address the US Congress two weeks before Israeli elections.
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The tourguide’s dilemma
We discuss the phenomenon of tourists who come to Israel not to see the country’s sites of cultural wonder, but rather its sites of conflict and oppression.
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