The “Free At Last” Edition
We discuss: 1) the rescue of four hostages from the depths of Gaza 2) Benny Gantz’s announcement that he is leaving the government and its tiny “War Cabinet”
Oh, With Pleasure!
How do we respond when someone thanks us in Hebrew? What are the equivalents of, ‘you’re welcome’, ‘don’t mention it’ and ‘it's nothing’?
The “Dilemmas, Prisoner & Other” Edition
We discuss: 1) the new Israeli proposal to bring home hostages, which puts the brakes on the war 2) the Supreme Court petitions that might force the army to conscript Haredim
Stink Bomb
The words stinky, smelly, and stench, exist in all languages. But in Hebrew these words can also be used as slurs. Guy explains
Antisemitism: A Serious Problem, Taken Seriously
Katharina von Schnurbein, the European Commission's Coordinator on Combating Antisemitism and Fostering Jewish Life, talks about the EU's response to anti-Jewish hate crimes and speech. Despite the alarming increase in cases, she says that the Union has taken many measures that have begun to bear fruit.
The “More Things Change” Edition
We discuss: 1) how the huge victory of Yair Golan in the primary for Labor leadership may shift the future of Israeli politics 2) a lachrymose TV comedy sketch that portrays Jewish history as one damn-pogrom-after-another, up to and including October 7
The “Passing Judgments” Edition
We discuss: 1) The ultimatums for Netanyahu from members of his own “War Cabinet” 2) A warrant to arrest Israeli politicians when they travel abroad?
Walk the Walk: What Do Germans Mean by ‘Never Again’?
Dr Andrew Port, a historian at Wayne State University, discusses his new book “Never Again: Germans and Genocide after the Holocaust,” analyzing German responses to cases of genocide from the 1970s to the 1990s
The “Calamities, Past and Not” Edition
We discuss: 1) Israel’s rolling incursion into Rafah, and 2) a new hour-long movie about the rape and sexual assualt of Israeli women on Oct. 7
Your Israeli Soundtrack for May 2024
DJ Antithesis is back with more music influenced by the Israel-Gaza war, all the latest and biggest tunes, and a look at Eyal Golan’s latest album
Israel-Hamas War, 7 Months On
A special collaboration with the Jerusalem Unplugged podcast, where host Robert Mazza and Gilad Halpern discuss the current moment for Israel domestically and internationally
Parallel Injustices: Holocaust Memory in Apartheid South Africa
Dr Roni Mikel-Arieli, a postdoctoral and teaching fellow at Ben Gurion University’s Department of Sociology and Anthropology, discusses her book, “Remembering the Holocaust in a Racial State: Holocaust Memory in South Africa from Apartheid to Democracy (1948-1994)”