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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The "Ugly Israelis?" Edition
Allison, Don, and Noah discuss three topics of incomparable importance and end with an anecdote about something in Israel that made them smile this week.
"Never again" what? "Never again" why?
We discuss what lessons we Israelis should draw from the Holocaust, and what lessons we shouldn’t. Is there a different kind of Israeli exceptionalism to be found in the memory of the Holocaust?
Legislation nation
Why do Israeli lawmakers propose more bills than lawmakers anywhere else on earth? Is this a good thing, making the country better in countless small ways, or is it a distracting side-show?
Ugly, ugly Israelis
We discuss the finger-pointing at Israelis who leave trash on beaches and in national parks, and whether or not it has racist undertones.
Songs of pain, loss, and destruction, in recognition of recording on Yom Ha-Shoah (Holocaust Memorial Day):
Shuli Rand - Eiyeka
Yehudah Poliker - Efer Ve-Avak
Aviv Geffen & Arik Einstein - Yoman Masa
Efrat Ghosh - Lir’ot Et Ha-Or