This week: Prime Minister Netanyahu’s unmasked hope that Republicans capture the US Senate, and whether we won’t pay a price for his partisan enthusiasm; the call of 106 Generals to initiate a regional peace process; and the impact of new rules that liberalize conversion.

Allison, Don, and Noah discuss President Rivlin’s contradictions, “The Peace of Jerusalem,” and the astounding wisdom of the Jewish people.

Allison, Don, and Noah discuss the left’s approach to Palestinian statehood, the ‘Milky’ protests, and an Israeli plan to airlift Russian Jews from the USSR.

Allison, Don, and Noah talk about the potential ‘cantonization’ of Israel; the great media parallax; and why Israeli politicians are scared to be secular.

Allison, Don, and Noah talk about doctors getting political; lawyers rating judges; and El Al’s ultra-Orthodox seating arrangements.

A tale of two speeches: Abbas and Netanyahu at the UN; Does the Supreme Court overreach?; Does Israel silence its dissenters?

Who really killed the Israeli Left? Can the army smash class barriers in Israel? The Promised Podcast’s ‘year that was.’

Were the Unit 8200 ‘refuseniks’ right to break ranks?; Reasons to get the hell out of dodge; Reasons to make Aliyah.

Host Noah Efron conducts a very special interview with a conscientious objector, and we pull together our favorite ‘Vatacountry’ segments.

Allison, Don and Noah discuss: Why is the government expropriating land now? Why is Bibi’s popularity at home plummeting? Plus the “Annual State of the Schools” (ASS) assessment.