Allison Kaplan Sommer, Noah Efron, and (for some of the time) special star-ringer Professor Gordon Lafer talk about: 1) How the war with Iran seems to have quickened a surprisingly close strategic relationship between Israel and the UAE, and 2) How Israel is these days seen on college campuses, from the quad to the student union to the seminar room to the faculty lounge.

For our most unreasonably generous Patreon supporters, in our extra-special, special extra discussion: Is it still possible to be a “liberal Zionist” outside of Israel?

Plus an ambivalent tribute to artist Yair Garbuz and a few things that moved us over the week.

Songs

Songs from the “I Hear Your Voices” project:

• Mor Lavi — Yamim Levanim (words by Lea Goldberg, melody by Shlomo Yidov)
• Roni Bar Hadas — ‘Im Yesh Haolam 
• Yoni Rechter & Eviatar Banai — Zeh La-Zeh  (In Memory of Shai Pizam, of Blessed Memory)

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