The Promised Podcast

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 “Two States, One State, Whatever” Edition


Allison, Noah and Times of Israel Ops & Blogs Editor Miriam Herschlag discuss three topics of incomparable importance and end with an anecdote about something in Israel that made them smile this week.

 

Two States, One State, Whatever

We discuss Prime Minister Netanyahu’s meetings in Washington with U.S. President Donald Trump, and what the hell they mean for Israelis, Palestinians, American Jews and other living things.

Bitcoins, the Holocaust & Psoriasis: Israel’s New Lobbyists

We mull over the the 64% increase in the number of lobbyists in the Knesset in just the last year, and their impact on Israeli democracy.

Ultra-Ortholopolis The City of Tomorrow, Today!

A long-term policy of building new Ultra-Orthodox cities to solve the Haredi housing crisis has reversed; from now on, its neighborhoods in cities already on the map. We ask, is this good news?

 

Music by Ron and the Red Beans, in honor of their show on Saturday at The Container in Jaffa:
C’est Si Bon
Mardi Gras Mambo
Me, Myself and I
I Want to Be Like You


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 February 16, 2017  1h5m