the promised podcast – full show

The “Pardon Me?” Edition

We discuss: 1) the Prime Minister’s request that the President pardon him 2) what to make of the movie, The Sea, which took all the important Israeli prizes this year, for its depiction of a kid living under occupation, trying to get a glimpse of the sea

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The “Old Ends & New Beginnings” Edition

We discuss: 1) our slow slouch seemingly back towards war on four fronts 2) what to make of three new political parties that have set themselves up, as we near the start of Knesset election campaigns

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The “Keeping the Peace?” Edition

We discuss: 1) the spike in young Jewish thugs, throwing rocks, beating with sticks, setting fires, and sparking fear among Palestinians on the West Bank 2) the UN Security Council’s decision to endorse US President Trump’s 20 point plan for peace in the Middle East

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The “All the iPhones in the Sea” Edition

We discuss: 1) the storm of protest and worry over the discovery that the army’s chief attorney leaked a video incriminating reserve soldiers, and (2) the rising swell of Jewish spirituality and religion after October 7th and whether it is something to celebrate or fear (or both)

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The “The Big Picture” Edition

Noah talks about the big questions about Israel’s future with historian, journalist, public intellectual and podcaster Marc Shulman

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The “So Maybe He Did Know What He Was Doing?” Edition

We discuss: 1) the on-again-off-again fragility of the ceasefire 2) whether or not Prime Minister Netanyahu successfully steered us through the war and managed to achieve things that matter

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The “To Arrive Where We Started” Edition

We discuss what the hell we make of the neither-fish-nor-foul liminal state we find ourselves in now and what the hell the future holds for us. Then we are joined by Danielle Haas to talk about bias in the Human-Rights-Industrial-Complex.

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The “Two Years & Twenty Points” Edition

We discuss: 1) US President Trump’s “Twenty Point Plan” to bring home the hostages and end the war 2) On the second Yahrzeit of Oct. 7, how we have changed, personally, and as a society.

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