Israel’s Legal Quagmire: An Appraisal
Dr. (Col. res.) Eran Shamir-Borer analyzes Israel's legal standing in relation to the Gaza War and the occupation of the Palestinian Territories
The “Trauma-Rama” Edition
We discuss: 1) An expose showing that on Oct. 7, the IDF decided to double the number of civilians whose lives it was willing to risk in order to attack Hamas leaders 2) The assertion by Amalia Sa’ar that Israeli political discourse is filled with a “narrative of trauma” that keeps us from being able to have rational political discourse and make rational political and military decisions
The “What’s Changed” Edition
We discuss: 1) How we in Israel, and the lives we lead, have changed since, and because of, Oct 7th 2) How Jews around the world, and the lives they lead, have changed since, and because of, Oct 7th
Your Israeli Soundtrack for December 2024
DJ Antithesis closes out the year with more music making the airwaves here in our little corner of the Middle East
Elias Khoury: In Memoriam
Prof. Yehuda Shenhav Shaharabani discusses the life and writing of Elias Khoury, the great Lebanese novelist who died in September, aged 76. Shaharabani single-handedly translated ten of Khoury’s novels, and was a close personal friend of his.
The “Manifest Destinies” Edition
We discuss: 1) Why Israeli Jews who think it might be a good idea to set up Jewish towns in Gaza, think what they think 2) Whether an agreement that brings home some of the hostages might, in the end, be worse than no agreement at all
The “Judgement Days” Edition
We discuss: 1) The shocking, sudden fall of Syria's strong-man ophthalmologist Bashar al-Assad 2) PM Netanyahu’s taking-of-the-stand to testify on his own behalf in his four-years-and-running bribery, fraud and breach of trust trial
Whither the Abraham Accords?
Dr Brandon Friedman discusses the future of Middle Eastern geopolitics in the wake of October 7th and ahead of Donald Trump's inauguration
The “Breaking Ranks” Edition
We discuss: 1) Moshe “Boogie” Ya’alon’s flat assertion that Netanyahu’s Gaza policy amounts to ethnic cleansing 2) The Knesset’s declaratory motion resolving that the government no longer advertise in Ha’aretz
Surprise!
The word הפתעה means "surprise." Don't be surprised if by the end of this episode you'll know several uses of הפתעה to impress your Israeli friends. Oh, and everybody knows what a ביצת הפתעה is, right?
The “The Paper They’re Written On” Edition
We discuss: 1) The cease-fire agreement between Israel and Hezbollah 2) The warrants the International Criminal Court put out for PM Netanyahu and Defense-Minister-until-not-long-ago Gallant
The “Bear Missed the Train?” Edition
We discuss: 1) What Antony Blinken told the times about how it was Hamas, not Netanyahu, who scuttled the hostage negotiations 2) The Palestinian campaign to have low-level IDF soldiers arrested abroad for war crimes