An inside view of how Israel can warm your heart and make your blood boil. It’s a show by a journalist, a professor and an NGO professional who live in and love Israel even though it drives them crazy, and who each week discuss the latest in Israeli politics, culture, and society.
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episode 29: The “You and What Army?” Edition
Allison Kaplan Sommer and Noah Efron discuss two topics of incomparable importance and end with an anecdote about something in Israel that made them smile this week.
Hear the Extra-Special, Special Extra Segment on Patreon
—Insubordi-Nation—
There’s a growing number of elite reservists who are refusing to serve in the IDF because of the judicial reform. Is staying home from an army a fair response?
—Secular Uprising?—
Haaretz’s Anshel Pfeffer argues that the energy behind the protests comes mostly from secular folks who are fed up, once and for all, with religious folks. In the end, does it always comes down to religion?
—Israel’s Unicorn—
For our most unreasonably generous Patreon supporters, in our extra-special, special extra discussion: Was Israel’s next Eurovision song written by ChatGPT?
All that and Chaim Topol, may his memory be for a blessing, and the music of Rotem Cohen!