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?
Doll Collector
The Hebrew word לאסוף is to collect, to gather. We use this verb in supermarkets, airports, and when we talk about people with unique collections
The Uncertain Beginning of a Special Relationship
Roni Stauber, Professor of Jewish History at Tel Aviv University, discusses his book “Diplomacy in the Shadow of Memory: Israel and West Germany, 1953-1965”
The “Casting at Persians” Edition
We discuss: 1) How Israel’s war with Gaza may soon become an all-out regional war 2) What we, as a country, have to repent this Yom Kippur
Text, Subtext, Context: Monitoring Antisemitism Online
Dr Matthias Becker, research fellow at Reichman University and the University of Cambridge, discusses his Decoding Antisemitism project, using novel scholarly and technological tools to monitor and analyze online hate speech
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