The “Manifest Destinies” Edition
We discuss: 1) Why Israeli Jews who think it might be a good idea to set up Jewish towns in Gaza, think what they think 2) Whether an agreement that brings home some of the hostages might, in the end, be worse than no agreement at all
The “Judgement Days” Edition
We discuss: 1) The shocking, sudden fall of Syria's strong-man ophthalmologist Bashar al-Assad 2) PM Netanyahu’s taking-of-the-stand to testify on his own behalf in his four-years-and-running bribery, fraud and breach of trust trial
Whither the Abraham Accords?
Dr Brandon Friedman discusses the future of Middle Eastern geopolitics in the wake of October 7th and ahead of Donald Trump's inauguration
The “Breaking Ranks” Edition
We discuss: 1) Moshe “Boogie” Ya’alon’s flat assertion that Netanyahu’s Gaza policy amounts to ethnic cleansing 2) The Knesset’s declaratory motion resolving that the government no longer advertise in Ha’aretz
Surprise!
The word הפתעה means "surprise." Don't be surprised if by the end of this episode you'll know several uses of הפתעה to impress your Israeli friends. Oh, and everybody knows what a ביצת הפתעה is, right?
The “The Paper They’re Written On” Edition
We discuss: 1) The cease-fire agreement between Israel and Hezbollah 2) The warrants the International Criminal Court put out for PM Netanyahu and Defense-Minister-until-not-long-ago Gallant
Crisis: The Climate and National Security
The climate crisis is a global issue with very concrete strategic consequences: on food security, energy and more. Galit Cohen, Director of the Program on Climate Change at Tel Aviv University's Institute for National Security Studies, discusses the implications of the climate crisis on national security and the importance of policymaking in moving forward
Your Israeli Soundtrack for November 2024
DJ Antithesis is back with more music making the airwaves here in our little corner of the Middle East
The “Leaders We Got & Leaders We Need” Edition
We discuss: 1) A voice in the wilderness, calling for a two-state solution and, 2) The shockingly pro-Israel cabinet once-and-future US President Trump has nominated, and what it means for us here
Keep Antisemitism Off Our Pitches
Daniel Lörcher, the founding director of What Matters, an organization that tackles racism, antisemitism and discrimination on the soccer field and elsewhere, discusses his work on reducing antisemitism among soccer fans and how sports culture can - and does - help create an atmosphere that promotes tolerance and pluralism
The “Violence, Here & There” Edition
We discuss: 1) Israel’s destructive and deadly latest operation in Northern Gaza, and 2) Thuggery in Amsterdam
Elias Khoury: In Memoriam
Prof. Yehuda Shenhav Shaharabani discusses the life and writing of Elias Khoury, the great Lebanese novelist who died in September, aged 76. Shaharabani single-handedly translated ten of Khoury’s novels, and was a close personal friend of his.