Keep Antisemitism Off Our Pitches
Daniel Lörcher, the founding director of What Matters, an organization that tackles racism, antisemitism and discrimination on the soccer field and elsewhere, discusses his work on reducing antisemitism among soccer fans and how sports culture can - and does - help create an atmosphere that promotes tolerance and pluralism
The “Violence, Here & There” Edition
We discuss: 1) Israel’s destructive and deadly latest operation in Northern Gaza, and 2) Thuggery in Amsterdam
‘I Am Happy That She Lived Her Short Life to the Fullest’
Ricarda Louk, the mother of Shani, a tattoo artist who became one of the most iconic victims of the Nova festival massacre, talks to us upon the one-year anniversary of the October 7 attack
The “Gallantry & Trumpery” Edition
We discuss: 1) PM Netanyahu’s seemingly sudden decision to sack Defense Minister Gallant, in the middle of a war 2) The little matter of the American presidential elections, and what they mean for, well, us
The Importance of Being Formally Educated
Dr Tammy Hoffman explains how public education can tackle the erosion of democratic norms and the adverse effects of social media on society
Your Israeli Soundtrack for October 2024
DJ Antithesis is back with more music making the airwaves here in our little corner of the Middle East
The “Carets & Sticks” Edition
We discuss: 1) Israel’s weekend attack on Iran 2) How what Wikipedia has to say about Israel and Zionism is changing before our eyes, and not for the better
Antique Cars and Stamp Collections
From antique cars to very slow, local buses, Guy picks up where we left off in the last episode and explains additional בניינים from the root אספ
Jewish and Demographic
Historian Dr Nimrod Lin, Managing Editor of the Journal of Israeli History, discusses his forthcoming book, “People Who Count: Zionism, Demography and Democracy in Mandate Palestine”
The “Peace & Desist” Edition
We discuss: 1) The minutes from ten meetings of Hamas leaders and what, if anything, we can learn from them 2) Has “peace” gone missing from Israeli popular culture?
The “Leaders We Got & Leaders We Need” Edition
We discuss: 1) A voice in the wilderness, calling for a two-state solution and, 2) The shockingly pro-Israel cabinet once-and-future US President Trump has nominated, and what it means for us here