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Barack Obama’s Zionist Idea

In his address at President Shimon Peres’ funeral two weeks ago, President Obama spoke about the nature of Zionism.

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The Triumphs of Benjamin Netanyahu

A recent essay asserted that PM Netanyahu’s foreign policy has been much more successful than most Israelis realize.

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Yom Kippur: For the sins

Allison, Don and Noah search their souls and perform their version of the “Al Heyt” prayer, performed by Jews on Yom Kippur.

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Not being there

The head of the Arab Joint List in the Knesset, Ayman Odeh, was conspicuously (and perhaps surprisingly) absent from Shimon Peres’ funeral.

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Show me a dreamer: The legacy of Shimon Peres, z”l

Allison, Don and Noah ponder the complicated legacy of Prime Minister and President Shimon Peres – for the country and, especially, for the left.

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The year that was

We discuss the ‘Biton’ report, efforts to include Israeli Arabs and Haredim into the workforce, and the ultra-Orthodox parties’ influence on politics.

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Shuttling Hassids for free!

Some Knesset members have cried foul over the government’s decision to provide VIP services to Hassids travelling en masse to the Ukraine.

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Homogenizing Israelis for justice!

The government has decided to reduce the degree to which it sorts Israelis by their ethnic identity in reporting family expenses.

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Ehud Barak 2.0

Mysterious billboards have started appearing in Israel, prodding former Prime Minister Ehud Barak to run again.

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