Keep On Smiling
Especially these days, it’s important to keep on smiling and to try and stay optimistic. Guy explains how to smile in Hebrew
“Hamas Is Not Going Anywhere”
Dr Michael Milstein analyzes what Israeli military leaders and political decision-makers got - and are still getting - wrong about Hamas
The “Our Tragedy & Theirs” Edition
We discuss: 1) Whether or not our news outlets should show and tell us more about the suffering of Gazans 2) What to make of the massive increase in firearm license applications
Words of Encouragement
In time of war, we need to cheer one another up. How do we cheer on and provide words of encouragement to those around us in Hebrew? Guy explains
Hope. Yes, Hope
Many see Hamas' Oct. 7th attack as having delivered a tremendous blow to the hope of a peaceful resolution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. In Dr Oded Adomi Leshem's new book, the facts and figures paint a more complex picture
The “Things Change” Edition
We discuss: 1) What, if anything, can we learn from Oct. 7 about the prospect of peace with Palestinians 2) Whether or not it is time to take to the streets, calling for Benjamin Netanyahu to resign
The “Jangled Nerves” Edition
We discuss: 1) The unsettling period between the Hamas attack and Israel’s ground response 2) Whether our hostage crisis is driving us towards our government, or away from it
Words of War
Israel is at war. There are a few words that we hear on the news all the time — words you should absolutely know
The “Together, But Not Together-Together” Edition
We discuss: 1) The decision of Benny Gantz to join a “Unity Government” and Yair Lapid's decision not to 2) A heartbroken open letter from leaders of Israel’s left over the support for Hamas on the part of some leaders of America’s and Europe’s left
You’re in Our Thoughts
What can you write to your family and friends in Israel during these difficult days of war? What's appropriate at this moment? Guy has some ideas
The “These Last Awful Days Through the Eyes of a Palestinian” Edition
Peace, co-existence and social-justice activist Sally Abed tells Noah what these last, terrible days of grief, anger and fear have been like for her, as an Israeli Arab. This discussion is not for everyone, not at this moment, and if it is not for you, at this moment, don’t listen to it
Your Israeli Soundtrack for November 2023
DJ Antithesis delves into the songs that serve as a source of solace and resilience, and those offering a musical remedy to navigate through days of adversity and loss