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Screw You, Screw Them and Screw Us! – The Promised Podcast‏

Should Bibi say “Screw You” to the Likud, is a Knesset Committee saying “Screw You” to Haredim, and is the government saying “Screw You” to Israeli consumers?

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A Dose of Vitamin P To Heal Your Bureaucratis

Here’s a few useful words that will help you make sense of Israeli bureaucracy and get through it in one piece.

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Rogel Alpher with actress Sara von Schwarze – Journeys

Born in Germany to Catholic parents whose 1960s rebellion was converting to Judaism and moving to Israel, the famed theater actress now explores her split identity in her semi-autobiographical Between Two Worlds, an Israeli-German co-production.

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Rogel Alpher with Aya Golan – Journeys

One random encounter with an Israeli tourist on the streets of Bishkek was the first of many coincidences that led the way to Aya’s new life, in a new place with a new love.

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The lost synagogues of New York – The Tel Aviv Review

There are hundreds of disused and converted synagogues in New York, one of the world’s most Jewish cities. One woman has gone on a mission to set the record straight

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Press, Profs & Passports – The Promised Podcast‏

Should academics and intellectuals play a more significant roll in Israeli politics? And the ambivalent comforts of holding two passports. All this and more with Allison, Don, and Noah – including Israeli tribute songs to the Beatles.

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Rogel Alpher with left-wing icon Uri Avnery – Journeys

Throughout his long and eventful life, Uri Avnery – a former politician, journalist, prolific author and indefatigable peace activist – has been at numerous crossroads in Israel’s history and public life.

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Ayatollah Strangelove – The Promised Podcast‏

Last week, Iranian TV aired a video showing Iranian drones and missiles laying waste to Tel Aviv. Are we mad to start preparing for MAD?

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